DAISIES (DVD MOVIE)
Crazy daisies - a fantastic watch
Most of the other reviews have gone into the more \\"serious\\" aspects of this film, so I will stick to a strict movie buff review here.  First of all, this film is fun.  I don't mean that in any trite sense - the colors, the action, the script, everything is just entertaining while making you think.  This is a difficult line, entertaining without sacrificing art.  Yet we see movement: never too jarring, never too fast, just a rapid-paced, youthful journey into \\"being bad.\\"  My wife and I commented that it was a bit like watching out pet ferrets...in a candy store...after they finished watching Thelma and Louise.<br /><br />Aside from the movement, the visuals are fantastic.  Wild scenery mixes psychedelia with nature, the costumes are fun, and the play with color is great.  There were several times I was reminded of Amelie.<br /><br />So what is it about?  Hmm...a bit difficult to answer quickly.  To sum it up, two girls keep themselves occupied finding new ways to get free dinners.  In the process they upstage a floor show at a restaraunt, fool several old men, and destroy a banquet.  They are being bad - while being completely innocent.  This isn't an exploration of vice, but of youthfulness, individuality, and autonomy.<br /><br />One quick note:  the dvd provides decent subtitles in English.