Crumb

I had never seen comics about Robert crumb because I don't read comics, the docu is well done and speaks firsthand about the inspirations that led him to make the desecrating comics. In the docu there are his family members as well as many of his ex-girlfriends and friends.

It is a shockingly honest representation of brilliant minds disconnected from society and the rest of the world. The way Crumb and his brothers use art as a form of therapy is fascinating as it is disturbing and amazing. Robert Crumb is the perfect example of what separates a good artist from a great artist and that's how honest the artist chooses to be. Being honest with yourself as well as with your imagination. Never put boundaries on your art. Robert Crumb never did.

This is a documentary about Robert Crumb, the cartoonist who does raunchy, stream of conciousness cartoons that could only be underground- they're too odd for the mainstream. The movie shows, not tells, possible reasons/ motives for a lot of his controversial stuff, that mainly being his family. The brother who takes tranquelizers and lives with his mom, a virgin somewhere in his 40's and the brother who takes Haldol and makes himself swallow a string and pass it through his digestive system as a form of meditation. The movie raised interesting questions - Do Crumb's cartoons have underlying social commentary, or is it just smut? R. Crumb is predominantly disgusted by the 50's keep-up-with-the-joneses facade of family life, saying it's wrong, scary and those kind of people need help. On the other hand, I wouldnt be surprised if someone said that about his family.

It takes a lot of work to get through this film. Not because the film is boring or slow, but because it throws a lot at you. I wasn't too familiar with Robert Crumb's art, but through the course of the film I identified several familiar pieces I never knew he was responsible for creating. What a brilliantly odd and sometimes painfully truthful perception of the world he has in his extensive catalogue! I'm not what one would call a fan, nor is most of his material for my taste, but to watch him explain his structural and comic techniques, I was able to understand his mind that much better (again, more work). After seeing the film to its end and having endured watching R. Crumb with his "they can't be real" family, I was left stupefied, depressed, educated, inspired, and somehow uplifted. If you allow yourself into this movie, you will be moved.

Watch Crumb, and you get an idea about how to continue your life. Despise of his handicaps (which are exposed freely here), Robert Crumb is a winner, compared to Charles and Mason (and their two sisters). Why? Because he simply decided to keep on going and living. All of these characters are almost nobody's idol. You see their ugliness and their beauty. But that's life. That's Crumb.

i saw this wonderful movie yesterday ,and i highly recommend it.I sat through the entire movie with a smile,what a fantastic member of the human race,Robert Crumb is.The Crumb family gives a whole new meaning to the word Dysfunctional,and it made my family look really sane:)love it. Go on see it and if you don't like it,see a doctor.

David Lynch presents the story of Robert Crumb, so those three words 'David Lynch Presents' obviously sets the tone for what you are about to see, how a documentary about a strange cartoon artist can be so good you never know, but it is. Crumb is a look into the mind of the man responsible for the Zap Comic, and Fritz the Cat, he's a joker, he's strange he's sexually frustrated, he likes getting piggy backs from ladies! but he is the films hero, and when you look into his life and see his family, he's the most normal one of them all. This is a thoroughly enjoyable and extraordinary documentary, perfect when you want to watch something really interesting!

This looks like a somewhat revealing documentary of some of Robert Crumb's life and what shapes it. I am a comic collector of 27 years now (as of the year 2000), but I found myself skipping chapters and fast forwarding after chapter 15 of the DVD. The whole story is just boring. It's obvious that Crumb and his family are disfunctional, but it's not what I'd consider "interesting". There are a couple of interesting tidbits, but to *everyone* except true Crumb fans, this documentary will bore you to tears. I'd avoid at all costs. I rated it a 2 of 10.

An excellent but deeply disturbing documentary about the comic artist, Crumb, who came up with the Keep on Truckin cartoon. He seems like a weird little man but his other brothers are even stranger than he. A must see if you like documentaries.

If you're looking for a bizarre, yet somehow touching film with characters that are beyond description, then you've just got to rent this movie. And even if that doesn't sound good, watch it anyway. "Crumb" has it all...and is all the more amazing when you consider that these people are REAL. The artwork is spectacular, the revelations are stunning, the laughs are almost non-stop, and there's really nothing that I can point to in this film that is anything less than terrific. It's one of the best documentaries ever, and an outstanding movie, period.