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To me, this movie is perfection.

Beautiful, moving film.

Absolutely Fantastic

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

I do understand in some ways what the film was trying to say. I also know that it's been praised and many consider it an exceptional film. However, I tried watching it tonight and ended up turning it off about halfway through the movie. Why? Because the extremely violent images were very disturbing...especially because I am sure folks enjoyed watching this. You see folks being tortured, a woman getting off with some VERY realistic masochistic behaviors (involving needles, burning herself and more) and after a while it just was too much. And, at that point I just said to myself...'how much of this can I take and SHOULD I even keep watching?'. Seeing folks brutalized just isn't my cup of tea...especially when it's combined with pornographic images and sex. Perhaps I am too squeamish, but life is too short for me to fill my mind with such stuff and I do not plan on trying to watch this one again...once was enough...so you are forewarned.

Videodrome was made more than three decades ago and dispute the setting of cable TV being nowadays outdated ,the idea it isn't. Far from it, it actually quit prophetic about the evolution of mass entertainment.In the story we follow a sleazy TV programmer, who's programs are of questionable quality to be polite and he tries to find the next best thing in order to get more audience. And the he finds out Videodrome, a show like no other, with an extremely violent imagery. But during his watch he starts to have some disturbing visions and at times it is hard to understand if watch he saw was real or not. In general David Cronenberg is master on making something unsettling feel close to the watcher as if he is facing them and Videodrome is no exception.To the prophetic , the main theme of the movie is how over-exposure in violence can cause significant mental and psychical damage to the brain and body. Now the idea that watch violence in movies and television will make cruel yourself, it is wrong for nowadays we have dozens of violent TV shows and the global crime rate is lower than when Videodrome came out, but I won't disagree with that watching mindless slaughter in your free time it isn't the best way to have a good time. For instance in Game of Thrones a lot of horrible events take place, but the reason they are so painful is that we care about the characters in it, while in Passion of Christ we only see Jesus becoming out of the blue a bloody pulp ( I don't make any religious remark I judge the film as it is) so yes horrific but why?And that is I think what Cronenberg try to warn us. Also if you are bit conspiracy crazy with that film you will either have a blast or go nuts. If you want to watch it do it at your own digression, for it has also scenes for which Cronenberg is famous for.All in all it is a really interesting film and a must watch for anyone with strong opinion about the way violence is presented to the audience, I hypothesis you will find a lot of meat in that flick.

The owner of a small cable channel in Toronto becomes intrigued by the salacious bits of kinky sex coming over from a station in Pittsburgh via an unauthorized satellite dish--actors pretending to be whipped and molested. He soon finds out these people are not willing participants, and that the subversive channel he's intercepting causes strange and dangerous hallucinations. Inscrutable nonsense from writer-director David Cronenberg, whose daze-induced pacing seems drug-addled and self-amused. Still, the filmmaker's loyal fan-base (as well as many professional critics) defend the picture as something profound and meaningful, so personal taste will have to determine its ultimate success. James Woods does give a low-keyed (for him) and interesting central performance. The outrageous special effects by Rick Baker run hot and cold. *1/2 from ****

Videodrome (1983) *** (out of 4) Max Renn (James Woods) is a television programmer who looks for shows to play on his sleazy station. One day a pirated video signal is hacked where he sees people being tortured. There's no plot or anything like that and soon he realizes that the show, Videodrome, is real but it's much more deadlier than just that.David Cronenberg's VIDEODROME is yet another very strange and surreal movie from the Canadian director who by this time had a strong reputation for delivering films unlike anything you had seen before. I must admit that the first time I watched this film I really hated it for a number of reasons but this second viewing had me appreciating it a lot more. Obviously the film is very much original and it's certainly unlike anything you've seen before and the journey you go on is quite entertaining.Viewing the film today you can't help but see the satire that is right there in front of you. Of course there's an underlying message about television having certain messages in it that can pollute ones brain and you can't help but think this here has pretty much came true. Another thing Cronenberg does wonders with is the message of whether or not watching such trash has an impact on the one watching it. VIDEODROME is full of bizarre images of violence with some of it being realistic with other bits so far-fetched but at the same time the director manages to make you believe what you're watching. The various scenes with Woods and his stomach are top-notch work from Rick Baker.It also helps that you've got such a strong cast here with Woods doing a very good job in the lead role. Not only is he believable in the role of this sleazy exec he just makes you feel that you're watching a real guy who finds himself losing control and his mind. Deborah Harry is also good in her role as is Jack Creley, Lynne Gorman and Sonja Smits. The special effects are wonderful, there's a terrific atmosphere and the music score puts you just in the right frame of mind for the material.