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jules and jim: very good movie exploring the intricacies of the heart 
As mentioned in another thread, I went the other route on some old Christian Bale: American Psycho. I thought it was pretty cool. Some hilarious lines and a lot of "uncomfortable" situations.
Fans of the book criticized it because it was largely sanitized of all the blood and gore in the book, and Bale's character is a detail-oriented guy. But I liked the direction and handling here in the way that I thought 10 of the final minutes of Audition almost completely blew the whole movie in a directorial cop-out. Psychological thrillers work better and what's unseen and unstated rather than on what's seen and stated. And while this movie doesn't qualify as a psychological thriller, more an examination of soulless consumption and sociopathic dementia, the gore details would have been more of a distraction.
All I know is I am going to have to start using the line, "I need to return some videotapes" a lot more often...
That's exactly the point. The whole movie is a satire of consumerism, with Bateman's and his associates' constant struggle to one-up each other by wearing a better suit, driving a better car, even having the better restaurant reservations.
You might have noticed that all of the business cards read "Vice President" (a nice touch). I don't know if this part is significant, but Bateman takes off his glasses when he goes to read one of the cards, showing that he doesn't actually need them to enhance his vision, but is wearing them because everyone else is.
One of my favourite quotes from the movie, which kind of sums it all up, comes from this dialogue:
Evelyn: Well, you hate that job anyway. Why don't you just quit? You don't have to work.
Bateman: Because I want to fit in.
You might have noticed that all of the business cards read "Vice President" (a nice touch
). I don't know if this part is significant, but Bateman takes off his glasses when he goes to read one of the cards, showing that he doesn't actually need them to enhance his vision, but is wearing them because everyone else is.One of my favourite quotes from the movie, which kind of sums it all up, comes from this dialogue:
Evelyn: Well, you hate that job anyway. Why don't you just quit? You don't have to work.
Bateman: Because I want to fit in.
aye-i would pay money to see Tc killed
on a serious note the movie was alright but as a suspense thriller it really was lacking in edge of your seat moments. i mean you could blame that on already knowing that the attempt failed but i feel that the script,performances and(unfortunately as i like Singer) direction failed to truly capture the feelings of anxiety,trepidation or the moral dilemma's that the main protagonists were going through.
Cruise was decent in the role but you were never truly convinced of his passion fr his cause, Bill Nighy was god-awful yet again, seriously how does this guy get work? Kenneth Brannah was criminally underused and possibly should have been re-cast to get more screen-time. the rest of the cast get pass marks,but nothing special really.
i feel this really could have been a terrific film but there was no grittiness, no real feeling of suspense and it was a bit of a missed opportunity. it is certainly watchable but it should have been a lot more than an instantly forgettable flick
on a serious note the movie was alright but as a suspense thriller it really was lacking in edge of your seat moments. i mean you could blame that on already knowing that the attempt failed but i feel that the script,performances and(unfortunately as i like Singer) direction failed to truly capture the feelings of anxiety,trepidation or the moral dilemma's that the main protagonists were going through.
Cruise was decent in the role but you were never truly convinced of his passion fr his cause, Bill Nighy was god-awful yet again, seriously how does this guy get work? Kenneth Brannah was criminally underused and possibly should have been re-cast to get more screen-time. the rest of the cast get pass marks,but nothing special really.
i feel this really could have been a terrific film but there was no grittiness, no real feeling of suspense and it was a bit of a missed opportunity. it is certainly watchable but it should have been a lot more than an instantly forgettable flick
I saw Valkyrie last night, i enjoyed it, and i agree with bozi on his points, though didn't know any of the actors which he mentioned apart from tc.
I knew it failed, but didn't know exactly how, so that was the main point which i was waiting to see.
Also they should have accentuated the hanging more, as they used piano cords as the material.
I'd say a 6.5/7.0 on 10
I knew it failed, but didn't know exactly how, so that was the main point which i was waiting to see.
Also they should have accentuated the hanging more, as they used piano cords as the material.
I'd say a 6.5/7.0 on 10
There was a time when all of the aforementioned films, in the lasts pages of this thread, were already in my torrent list. Now, i can barely cope with "lost"
I just saw Il Divo. Truly amazing film. If you want to watch it, read something about Andreotti and Tangentopoli before you do though. It's a very good movie, but it's difficult, really difficult. If you're not Italian, it's probably going to be tough to understand the entire movie. I got most because I studied Italian history, but even then..
That's exactly the point. The whole movie is a satire of consumerism, with Bateman's and his associates' constant struggle to one-up each other by wearing a better suit, driving a better car, even having the better restaurant reservations.
You might have noticed that all of the business cards read "Vice President" (a nice touch). I don't know if this part is significant, but Bateman takes off his glasses when he goes to read one of the cards, showing that he doesn't actually need them to enhance his vision, but is wearing them because everyone else is.
One of my favourite quotes from the movie, which kind of sums it all up, comes from this dialogue:
Evelyn: Well, you hate that job anyway. Why don't you just quit? You don't have to work.
Bateman: Because I want to fit in.
You might have noticed that all of the business cards read "Vice President" (a nice touch
). I don't know if this part is significant, but Bateman takes off his glasses when he goes to read one of the cards, showing that he doesn't actually need them to enhance his vision, but is wearing them because everyone else is.One of my favourite quotes from the movie, which kind of sums it all up, comes from this dialogue:
Evelyn: Well, you hate that job anyway. Why don't you just quit? You don't have to work.
Bateman: Because I want to fit in.
Since I'm a touch ill and boozing seems dumb at this point I've decided to have a "movie night". The theme will be "Movies Martin Won't Like". The first feature is a favorite of mine... A little "think piece" about carnage along Route 66 and the effect of media on societal perspectives.
Yep folks, you've guessed it. Round one of "Movies Martin Won't Like" madness begins with Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers starring Woody Harrelson, Juliet Lewis, RDJ, and Tommy Lee Jones. Written by Quentin Tarantino. Key lime pie anyone? Enjoy...
Yep folks, you've guessed it. Round one of "Movies Martin Won't Like" madness begins with Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers starring Woody Harrelson, Juliet Lewis, RDJ, and Tommy Lee Jones. Written by Quentin Tarantino. Key lime pie anyone? Enjoy...
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