Teknolust Reviews

• Oh no you didn't!

  
  By A2HAZG8D1LNVP2 on 2004-05-04
  Okay... I read the back of this DVD before I rented it, and thought to myself... "you've got to be kidding me... cloned women who need to eat sperm to live." I figured this was a thinly veiled porno that had enough plot to make it to a rental shelf. Boy was I wrong... so wrong. It has a plot alright... a droll and ponderously slooooooow plot. A scientist makes copies of herself, but removes their reproductive ability, which makes them dependent on protein from sperm. (If you had visions of hot women givin' endless BJs to a horde of guys, look somewhere else) Long story short... the three "clones" and the scientist are all played by the same chick, who is not hot, does not get naked and poorly interacts with her other "blue-screened" selves. If you are going to have a sexually based movie, (...) It may be "low brow" to say something like this, but the title is called "TEKNOLUST". There was absolutely ZERO lust in this movie, as the clones equated sex with eating vitamins... and had no passion whatsoever when getting their "protein". The clones were color-coded like power rangers which made this movie even more retarded. I hate being duped by souped up dvd/vhs movie box cover art. This movie has the distinction in being in a small class of movies I actually had to fast-forward through because I was so bored/disappointed. In fact, if you watch this after having read my review, you need to send me a dollar for being that stupid.
  
  

• Colorful, but enigmatic.

  
  By AUTBHG6070SL4 on 2005-08-08
  This has everything I like about Tilda Swinton's best movies, plus some of what I dislike about her lesser works. Dislikes include low-budget effects and cryptic finales, but maybe that's part of the charm of these movies.
  
  The good, of course, comes from Swinton. She plays a geek girl (Rosetta Stone), but plays the role with respect. She's shy, especially shy around men, and fiercely intelligent. Swinton also plays Stone's three clones: Ruby, Olive, and Marinne. It's a bit ham-handed, but the four roles are distinguished by very different wigs, and the clones by color coding: red, green, and ultramarine. Swinton's real achievement is in her physical presence[s] - the body language of each character is distinctly the character's own. Rosetta is especially good in her my-gawd-i'm-a-mother moments, painfully but realistically unsure, and over cautious as a result.
  
  The plot device is a bit odd: almost vampiric in an AIDS-era kind of way, but with a computer-y angle and a gentle resolution in the end. Rosetta and Ruby each find romantic resolutions of their own. Olive and Marinne seem to find each other - and something more. "As easy as baking brownies." The end is enigmatic, but good enough, and leaves a few questions open.
  
  It's a good indy movie. That means it's not for everyone, but I came away happy.
  
  //wiredweird
  
  

• Delightfully different

  
  By A2RXZS4SM0SS70 on 2003-12-21
  I enjoyed this film thoroughly, but I'm afraid it will suffer unnecessary criticism from a lot of viewers disappointed to find no actual erotica in it anywhere. Instead, it takes a relaxed, funny view of virtual sex, which happens entirely off-camera. What endeared the film to me was the truly original female sensibility of it all. There are no "bad guys" in this story; every character is likeable. There are no long, boring adolescent male videogame cyberbattles. The tension is not caused by a conflict of wills or an effort by anyone to get the better of anyone else; instead, it centers on the struggles of the characters, both human and virtual, to understand and connect with each other. As I said -- it's a female sensibility. And as far as I know, that's never been done in this genre before. Kudos to Leeson; it's time women started envisioning the potentialities of virtual reality at last. (Oh yeah, and I couldn't take my EYES off Tilda Swinton. What a great face!)
  
  

• stunning

  
  By A1PBD00SFGOV3B on 2004-02-12
  i was hardly expecting this film to be beautiful; i thought it would be weird & that's about it.

  it was weird- but it was so amazing.

  tilda swinton is compelling and ultimately lovely as the four characters she embodies. the story of a lonely scientist who clones herself into 3 different selves: half human/half computer-is so deliciously odd- and bordering on a creepy reality.

  but, there was nothing creepy about this film, & with such a strong message of love & sweetness carried out through the ending... i dare anyone not to be delighted.

  highly recommended!
  
  

• A different world

  
  By A20EEWWSFMZ1PN on 2005-02-12
  Rosetta Stone (Tilda Swinton), bio-geneticist creates three artificial sweeties, Ruby/Marinne/Olivia (Tilda Swinton), each with her own color coordinated environment. She uses her own DNA and hopes to have created something better than people. They soon gain their own personalities. By sneaking into the outside world, they eventually teach Rosetta how to live in the real world.
  
  This has the feel of an independent low budget film. There is no correlation to reality; so real techies would barf. But other than that this is an interesting story and lots of color and sound. The science is appalling and amusing. The lust part of "Teknolust" is so mild that you need to look closely. About the time you get used to it the 85 minutes are over.
  
  
  

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