07-09-2007, 07:01 PM | #1 |
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Been meaning to watch this for a while. Was prompted again recently with the Edward Norton discussion on which movie he was best in.
Excellent film. I love the hard R brutal and raw and violent but smart and character driven movie. Fargo, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction. This belongs just beneath that group. |
07-09-2007, 07:08 PM | #2 |
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The prison rape scene was terribly disturbing.
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07-09-2007, 07:12 PM | #3 |
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07-09-2007, 07:24 PM | #5 |
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I think the honor goes to American Me for that.
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07-09-2007, 07:49 PM | #6 |
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here is an interesting tidbit about the director trying to torpedo his own film, courtesy wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Kaye_(director)
a book titled "them" by jon ronson has a whole chapter that deals with the weirdness of the situation. the book is an easy read and damn entertaining in its own right. it's about a british humorist who goes around and visits with extremist people, kkk, militant muslims, ian paisley etc. but back to the film, i'm with you, it was well done. it has a mighty important message underneath all that violence. |
07-09-2007, 07:54 PM | #7 |
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Hispanic high school kid that was raped by some dudes in racially-motivated crime, 2 years after the incident climbed to the top of a tower on a cruise and jumped. He was 18. From Houston.
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07-10-2007, 12:32 AM | #8 |
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I agree with this. That scene caused me to wince, which is something I don't usually do.
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07-10-2007, 01:21 AM | #9 |
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This is an excellent movie that coincidentally I watched again yesterday. I agree the curb stomping scene is brutal and hard to watch.
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07-10-2007, 02:28 AM | #10 |
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Curb-stomping is no big deal. I do it in Gears of War all the time.
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