Uncle David [DVD]

I once talked about about this film David Hoyle in person. "It was just art for arts sake, really." was what Hoyle said. Meaning that the filmmakers didn't take this project anywhere near as seriously as some viewers did. They were simply creating something off the cuff.I personally found the film to be very amusing in parts, in a dark and random way.But to get deeper about the plot. I see three possible explanations:A) Uncle David does - in spite of obvious personal mental health issues - genuinely believe that Ashley is far too good, simple, vulnerable and beautiful for this cold and cruel world that he will only be taken advantage of and chewed up and spat out and become a dispirited person that he would sooner spare him the ugly truth of survival (and not to mention job interviews, the rat race and begging for mortgages) in this uncaring world by killing him.....with his permission, of course.Or B) That Uncle David was actually a narcissistic brain-washer that has been grooming Ashley all of his life and took advantage of his simple-mindedness and lack of stability to sew his wild oats and control his mind to such a level that the boy (who is actually a 20-something man) allows him to kill him?Or there is option C) which is a mix of both the A) and B) theories which make for an even more complex and disturbing schizophrenic theory.But unfortunately this is all inconsequential as most people won't be open-minded enough to appreciate some of the deeper ideas the film has to offer, as the film's execution is far too raw for most mainstream tastes. Had this film come out 30 years ago, with more money and better execution, then it would have probably had better life.But it goes without saying that 'Uncle David' is a film unlike any other. I think a director's cut is required in order to tighten up some of the film's more clumsy execution and pacing.But it is what it is, and you will either love it or hate it!

WHERE PASOLINI CAN BE SHOCKING BUT IS ART, THIS IS JUST GROSS AND SEEMS A USER MANUAL FOR MENTALLY SICK PEOPLE

A great film

very boring movie

This flim was completed weird from the start untill the end could not get into it and the ending weird

Ok but also a bit twisted.. and sick!Get up Ahsley we've got a lot to do..... Hmm, not sure I would have got out of bed for these particular activities but my friends an I have kept talking about it for some time.... If you're too tired for a tickle then this won't keep you awake (watch it to see what I'm going on about)

Anything written and acted by extreme performance artist David Hoyle was going to be an acquired taste. Given what appears to be a free reign, Hoyle’s eccentric ‘fly on the wall’ style takes a while to get used to, but is worth the initial trepidation. The trepidation being – at least in my case, watching this – you truly do not know what you are getting into.So, what is this? A doomed love/horror story of Hoyle’s Uncle David and young, softly spoken Ashley, played by pornographic actor Ashley Ryder. It seems initially that the two men meeting for a break in a static caravan by the sea is little more than a platform for Hoyle’s philosophies on life, society and conformism. And then it becomes apparent that Ashley may well be dying. This appears to be treated with a calm assurance by the two, with Hoyle assuring Ashely of his ‘ascension into the stratosphere’.Among Hoyle’s many profundities – some of which I whole-heartedly agree with, and others I do not (but who cares what I think??) – is the condemnation of ‘control freaks’ throughout society. And yet it appears that it is Uncle David who is gently persuading his young childlike ‘nephew’ that his imminent demise is a good, even beautiful thing; this is a powerful statement as he is orchestrating the passive Ashley into a mutually agreed suicide. Although having said that, Ashley has said that he wanted to die.The location is beautifully used – the down-to-earth majesty of a British seaside town, with its stretching beach and horizons contrasting with the cardboard-like homeliness of the holiday home to allow for a fascinating backdrop. Whilst Ryder could be said to be underplaying his role, Hoyle is a captivating character. His viewpoints on, well, everything may be hard to hear at times, but they are never boring.“The closer we are to oblivion, the happier we are.”

By no means a predictable film. If you don't mind being refreshed by something quite odd and very compelling, this is the film for you. Plenty of neck-up philosophy and some below the waist raw sexual energy as well. Recommended.