I liked MONDO TRASHO, but at 95 minutes it's way too long. It would have been much better at just half that time. Wacky, off-the-wall stories like this are much better told quickly and without giving the audience a chance to think too much about what's going on. With MONDO TRASHO the viewer has plenty of time to daydream. Simple scenes go on and on without reason. Example: the scenes showing Mary Vivian Pearce leaving her residence, waiting on the bus and then riding the bus before arriving at the park take from 2:45 to 7:23. That's over 4 minutes of literally nothing! No dialogue, no forward movement. Nothing. It's the opening scene of the movie (post-opening credits), so why not just start the film at the park!? There's many unneeded scenes like this. That said, I love early John Waters' stuff, so even watching Dreamlanders running around doing nothing is still interesting.
Crude B&W photography, Divine briefly out of drag, slow as molasses pace, crazy story that doesn't make a lick of sense, chickens murdered, a ridiculous amount of songs snipped and spliced together. Worth a watch for fans of Waters, but most other people would probably be bored to tears. I would love to one day see a proper release with a John Waters audio commentary.
