You know the behind-the-scenes story. And if you don't, then look it up or something I am not in the mood to explain it, as I doubt I ever will be or ever have been; while some may find this behind-the-scenes story more compelling than the film itself, I only find it to be mildly interesting in general and it pales in comparison to the level of fascination I have towards the actual film itself. 'Escape from Tomorrow' has a lot going on in it, a lot going for it, and a lot going against it, and all this equates to a trashy, disgusting, horrible mess of a movie I enjoyed very very much. It's trashy exploitation coated in serious artistic merit that is undercut by a ridiculous and super successful sense of black humor that helped save various elements of the film for me. It is a film that is admittedly super cynical and ironic and deliberately unpleasant, and while all of these elements can be very problematic when it comes to their utilization in an actual work of art, the right execution can help enhance these qualities and produce something that is provocative, bizarre, and all around good, or even great. 'Tomorrow' is a hard film to praise or explain w/o some kind of repetition or over-the-top verbosity, but I'm going to attempt to describe how exactly I feel about it and why I do even further. O, it's very difficult. Firstly, secondly, thridly, I mean I've already given reasons. Do I even recommend this? O, I don't know, to some people definitely, to some people definitely not, but when it comes to most "movie buff" types I don't know how or why or even if to recommend such a film at all. It takes so many concepts and genres and styles and images and smashes them all together and it comes out being undeniably memorable and arguably masterfully haunting and disturbing. I felt almost nauseated at various points, even while I was laughing. It's humor is the type of humor that helps add to the unpleasantries and uncomfortabilties of the overall atmosphere. It is surreal and gross and twisted and didn't I already mention how damn disturbing the whole thing is? The characters are weird and mostly unlikable, they are somehow complex caricatures, if that makes any sense. This review is stitching itself together w/various contradictions and similarly wild descriptors and I guess that works when it comes to something like this. The performances aren't very good, but they are perfect for this specific movie. One of the reasons I feel that this film has so often been referred to as "Lynchian" is not only the fact that it is extraordinarily surreal and absurd throughout every last scene, but also b/c, like some of Lynch's work, it contains performances that are so odd and enigmatically out-of-touch that they add so gloriously and richly to the world the man behind the camera is attempting to create, despite being otherwise poor performances that wouldn't at all work in any other type of film (of course, there are many exceptions in Lynch's case; e.g.: Sheryl Lee in 'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me', John Hurt in 'The Elephant Man', Isabella Rosselini in 'Blue Velvet', Naomi Watts in 'Mulholland Dr.', and I could go on and on), and the same goes for some of the visuals (I am mostly referring to the visuals in 'Escape from Tomorrow', although it can be argued that Lynch's new season of 'Twin Peaks' also falls under this "category" of sorts). Satire, surrealism, sick dark humor, this film's got so much going on and off and on and off again, I'd definitely recommend it to...somebody.

I enjoyed the humor and the realism towards the human minds while around different types of people and their curiosity towards others who they've had yet to get to know much about, in regards to fear, attraction, suspicion and confusion. I like the fact that it actually shows the realistic qualities of the human brain, but visually. As for the portions towards the girls and their flirtatious behavior in general (via walking around attracting attention, flipping, dancing, hugging up on each other, in my opinion a bit sensually at times.) made me a bit uncomfortable. As well as the father being attracted to any woman or girl besides his wife and daughter (his daughter, preferably he not be attracted to, of course.), that showed (off) a larger portion of their skin. I am aware that many people of closer relation to one another, often hug up to each other and get close, as it's a natural reflex and level of comfort for many, but the fact that it was sensual, it made me uncomfortable. A few parts made me cringe. Both in good ways and bad. But all in all, the movie wasn't awful in my opinion and I though the acting to be well done. So, good on the actors as well as the director. :)

I am honestly not sure what I have been watching... nor do I care. Escape from Tomorrow - an epic tale of a pervert dad chasing teenagers and attempting the wtf award. This movie is not horror by any sense of the word, but more of an attempt for some artistic flick, failed miserably at that. Just because a film is in black and white does not make it cool. Just because it is weird and un-watchable does not make it brilliant. I get the sense that the director tried to be very original and ground breaking. It didn't work. You can sense that unnatural effort with every scene, and it's sad because the director forgot that the viewers are interested in enjoying the movie too. All I was thinking about is I wish I could go back to Disneyland and have some pancakes. And that the ending was probably the best thing that happened to that poor wife.

You've heard the stories about this movie: rogue filmmaker stealthily shoots his feature film in Disney World without being caught or somehow sued to death. The movie screens at Sundance as a buzzworthy curiosity for fans of bizarre midnight movies. The predicted legal backlash from Disney never happens and the movie is allowed to exist and sit in Netflix's Watch Instant library for anyone to see without fear of legal action. So, how does it hold up a few years later, after all the hubbub has died down? Not well is the answer! I was inspired to go back and screen this after I read about another dark Disney-inspired art piece: Banksy's "Dismaland." I don't live in the UK, so I figured the next best thing would be to experience "Escape from Tomorrow" -- a David Lynchian treatment of "The Happiest Place on Earth" that's sadly more fun to talk about than it is to actually watch.During a family vacation to Disney World, family man Jim is informed that he's being laid off from his job. And, as you can imagine, it's all downhill from there. Soon, the only thing he's riding in the Magic Kingdom is a downward spiral filled with demonic visions, psycho-sexual temptations, and sci-fi dread.For the next 90 or so minutes, we watch as Jim pervs out on two French tourist girls in the park, has a weird sexual encounter with a woman who may or may not be a witch, and tries to evade an outbreak of a mythical "Cat Flu" that is basically a death sentence of diarrhea. All sounds cool, right? Then why is it such a chore to sit through? The actors.The actors playing the family --a cast of unknowns-- just scream at each other the entire time, which made me just as uncomfortable as watching real families scream at each other in the real Disney World.I'll give the movie this: though its writing is borderline cringeworthy, the visuals on display are haunting and well-realized. The "It's a Small World" sequence --filled with a menagerie of cutesy puppet faces turning devilish-- is worth finding on youtube or at least fast-forwarding to, if you're in the mood for something that's simultaneously macabre and funny. Also noteworthy is the climactic sequence in Spaceship Earth where the movie goes into full-blown science fiction and we watch a mad scientist give Jim a brain scan with a Spaceship Earth-themed helmet.There are a lot of interesting ideas here but the execution to make any of it meaningful never comes close. Due to its production limitations, I was constantly reminded that I was watching a troupe of guerilla filmmakers putting all their effort into secretly filming a movie at a famous landmark instead of just, you know, MAKING A GOOD MOVIE.I didn't care if Jim made things right with his family, or survived the not-so-hidden horrors that were plaguing him. I just wanted to see what weird Disney-inspired twists the director was going to throw at me next. Sadly, beyond those two striking sequences I mentioned, director Randy Moore's bag of tricks is limited.The film ends with a doozy of the "WTF did I just watch?" variety, and all I'm left with is a fun movie to recount to friends and a bad taste in my mouth.