SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

dragosRO So, back when this was all new and fresh, I was absolutely maniac about it. Even dreamed of moving to LA just to experience the non-stop sex and discovery with very young, beautiful and wiling ladies.Well.. Now I'm closer to 40 and much more knowledgeable of life, in general. For the life of me I can't understand what I liked about it and why. It was rather interesting in the first and maybe second season, about how one can re-trace his shattered life and can re-make his broken family. And even the "seduction" parts were not weird and porno-movie-speed inspired. But after that, it just became one lame excuse for nudity. In fact, it's the very prototype of how you can prolong a show's life using excessive nudity. And while in the first seasons the writing was witty and funny and entertaining, it just got stupid afterwards and if that was the point.. whoever tried to make it was stupid. Case in point, one of the very last scenes, in an airplane, where Hank declares his love to Karen, some random young girl offers herself up if Karen does not respond in kind. It's porn-stupid, without the nudity. But stupid and unrealistic. And misogynistic, come to think.I have no idea if I rate it back then, but in this day and age, I'll give it 6 for the excellent cast, first two seasons, cinematography and general quality in making it. Too bad it lasted this long.

Brandon Mackenzie Californication has been one of my favorite Series to watch on Netflix. I like how the writer made each character have conflicts throughout all the season. Hank Moody, played by David Duchovny, is my favorite character due to the fact that he lost his wife and is trying to get her back no matter what's been going on. Also i like how it shows the progression of all the character growing up. Becca, for example, it shows her growing up, making new friends, experimenting with alcohol and drugs and just being a teenager. I really wished they could of continued the series and i was disappointed when i found out there wasn't anymore episodes

Tehmeh "Californication" was, for awhile, a good show. On the (rather large) surface, it was about sex, drugs and rock'n roll, about Hollywood lifestyle of the most degenerate kind. But on the inside, it was a love story about broken people. The actors were fine. David Duchovny seems to handle his part with remarkable ease, and is the center of the show. Natasha McElhone and Madeleine Martin were good too, and all three of these formed an interesting, dysfunctional family. The clever writing also gave a boost for these characters. I especially loved how there were heartfelt moments of humanity between these characters in the middle of all the crazy, hedonistic mess these people found themselves in.And then the show just didn't end. It became a farce. This might be a weird comparison, but do you remember how The Simpsons started to go bad after season seven? This happened because the heart was gone. There was nothing "real" to hang on to anymore, and nothing had any weight anymore. This is the case with Californication too. What was just a setting before, was now at the forefront. All the good will was gone concerning the characters. All the humanity went away, as the show had nothing to say anymore and started to push the "how crazy can we get" limit too far. The characters I was fond of before, now felt like some cynical adult cartoons, doing all the same crazy things again and again. Just because. And every time there was supposed to a dramatic moment, it felt forced and ridiculously fake. This show stopped earning the respect I once had towards it. It was a really good show, and it turned into steaming pile of cynical mediocrity with nothing to say. Some of the actors were still somewhat alright even in the end (although the characters got butchered), and sure, there are a couple of cheap laughs to be found here and there, but it's really all just filler at this point.I love how stories revolve around something that's really fake and superficial, and find something real in the midst of it all. And I hate it when that piece of humanity is lost right after it's found, never to be found again.I'd recommend watching seasons 1-3, and even that would be a stretch. The first season is the best and really good in many ways, and I'd recommend watching at least that. Then the show starts to get worse and worse the longer it goes on. I'd say that season 6 is the worst one. It felt like an art school student beat me up and force-fed Bukowski fanfiction down my throat. Perhaps someone finds it deep. I find it the worst kind of shallow: pretentious.Shame. This was a good show at some point. I guess it's like with some favorite bands I used to have: some of them just didn't have anything to say anymore. They drowned into the deep end of mainstream mediocrity pool. Like an artist who stops making art, and starts making ads.

Eric Williams I have watched the whole series twice now and must say there are a few things to take note of regarding the characterizations.Self Loathing is a part of this story, but the writers seemingly choose to place Hank Moody at the center of this description when you watch this series, however, that isn't entirely true.This show's structure for me goes back to the Bob Newhart formula, make your main character sane, and everyone around him insane, then put the blame on your main character.Californication is more of a crucifixion of an imperfect man. The main point to the problem resides in his relationship with Karan, who fundamentally refuses to give Hank, with whom she's in love with depending on the day, any sort of affirmation that he's worthy of anything positive, including her love, affection or his abilities as a writer.You like Karan as a person, but she's never able to reveal her desires in this series even though she is the one character the holds the golden ticket into Hank's behavior and desires.Hank is blamed for sleeping around, but in his context he feels, hey if you aren't going to affirm my attraction and abilities as a writer, then I will find someone who will suit me, if only for a day. Judging him for that only demonstrates your sense of envy for someone who can do it. Too bad for you. You would be just another dick head guest appearance on the show for doing that.But this truly is the underlying fault of this show as it demonstrates that debauchery only leads to sadness and regret, as well it should. This is supposed to be a fun ride through the nature of the media business and it is, but often drifts off into supporting character drama which we can care less about. Entourage had the same problem, being a media based storyline.More attention to the business of the media and what can happen, especially to Hank Moody, because the real gratification in this storyline is his essence of "I don't give a ***K" and that was a good thing. It was funny and was a reminder of how much we care about things that don't care about us back.I truly wish for all this show had to offer, it could have taken itself a little more literary, and reflected upon the cares of our culture instead of meandering through the disapproval of a daughter and an ex girlfriend. Their approval was what the show was about and his dysfunction was due to the fact that they dangled it in front of his big nose for seven seasons and everyone blamed him for his reactions.Trust me, if you had that happen to you, you would be getting all the T&A you could muster to cope with such mind messing behavior these two women placed on him.The only self-loathers were the two women in his life. We were just meant to believe it was only Hank Moody.Another example how women set the tone, and the tone was very Moody. This show is about you more than you think. Approve of those you love, even when they aren't perfect. It just might make for a beautiful friendship.Good show, but it could have been handled with a little more grace and sophistication.