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canz
18-03-2010, 16:40
Has anyone seen exit through the gift shop (a banksy film) ? I am wanting to see it but been buisy. Is it good?

nicolad22
30-03-2010, 12:27
Yep I saw it at the Showroom - I didn't know what to expect but would recommend it!

soundgeek
25-05-2010, 20:35
Yes. Very funny. Well worth seeing.

A sort of Spinal Tap for the art world.

And I think I heard Richard Hawley on the sound-track music...

ed9morelies
14-06-2010, 21:59
It's fanflippintastic.

Totally unique piece of filmmaking.

Check out www.shefdoc.org.uk if you're interested in documentaries...

Cynic
01-06-2011, 10:41
I watched it last night. I didn't know anything about it really and couldn't decide if it should be taken at face value. I've now seen one review that said - "If the film was intended as a satire on the superficiality of the contemporary art scene, the satire was going over the heads of the buyers forking out $50,000 to $200,000 a canvas". That was the feeling I had by the end of it. Alternatively, maybe it was a way for Banksy to make a lot of money very quickly without damaging his own reputation, or maybe it was all genuine.

tommythecat
22-06-2011, 11:14
I saw it on a plane last year - definitely worth a watch. It's not really about Banksy - it's shot and edited in a kind of Borat style - very much about the journey and shortcomings of the film-maker and a dig at how commercialised the whole scene has become.

As an aside, I used to walk past Imperial records in Bristol as a schoolkid where they sold canvases by Banksy for £200-400. Still kicking myself today.

shaka_zulu
23-06-2011, 13:39
It's a very unique and funny film. I recommend it.