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post #51 of 63
3/22/06 at 10:04pm
This film is greatness.
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post #52 of 63
3/22/06 at 10:06pm
Speaking of history, history will view the opening sequence as one of the greats.
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post #53 of 63
3/23/06 at 5:01am
Finally saw this tonight. A great film. Its a beautifully shot film. The DVD is cool too. The bookend scenes in the "Scene 44" special feature make me want to see the entire film in black & white. Hey, that would be a really cool special feature...

All the themes of mob violence and moral ambiguity remind me of the Sopranos, but maybe that's because I'm watching the new season right now.
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post #54 of 63
3/23/06 at 5:08am
Regarding the featurette on the deleted scene--Am I the only one who found it hilarious when Cronenberg says he'd have Fogarty pull the gun out of his (now open) chest cavity if only he hadn't used that one before (referencing Videodrome)?

The guy is twisted and funny to boot.
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post #55 of 63
3/23/06 at 9:47am
It's weird how everyone saw the ending of the movie different to me.

After they make love the first time Tom says how he knew the moment she was in love with him as he could see it in her eyes, and still can.

At the end of the movie she finally makes eye contact with him, and he keeps looking as he realises that same look is still there. She's still in love with him, it isn't open ended at all. I really did think it was that obvious, otherwise why have the scene with him saying how he could see it in her eyes?

Others who I went to see it with saw the same thing to, we thought it was open and shut. I guess people see things in different ways though...
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post #56 of 63
3/23/06 at 6:21pm
I think the looks on all their faces say a lot, but that does not necessarily deny some level of ambiguity. otherwise, why end on such an enigmatic note as an expression? it kind of reminds me of city lights in that sense. there's hope that she still loves him even though he has been revealed to be something other than he originally presented, but there is also fear there.
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post #57 of 63
3/25/06 at 1:19am
Watching the movie, and then coming here and reading about Richie Cusack possibly being gay somewhere higher up in this thread, explains why there's no broad's at his house, but he also does mention not wanting to settle down with one girl and get married.

Anyway, did anyone else wonder why he only had 4 guys with him at his house? He knows that his brother is dangerous, so why only have those two guys in the room with him? Also why did he go outside? That was a very obvious lead to get him to leave the house. Then getting caught fumbling with his keys. That seemed like something the other David, Lynch would do in one of his movies.
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post #58 of 63
3/25/06 at 1:37am
Four armed guys should've been plenty. But Richie forgot how good Joey was.
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post #59 of 63
3/26/06 at 4:53am

The Cannes premiere special feature

I don't mean to throw off the discussion, but did anyone else notice on the Cannes footage that Steven Spielberg does not have a left ear hole? Does he have some kind of medical condition I don't know about, or is it just a camera trick?


If you have the DVD, watch the feature and after they screen the movie, they have scenes of the crowd applauding, with a close-up of The 'Berg.

Awesome movie by the way. I missed it in theaters, but it deserves all the praise you guys are giving it.
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post #60 of 63
3/27/06 at 12:49pm
Richie was also fairly obviously drunk during that entire scene.
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post #61 of 63
3/27/06 at 3:04pm
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Originally Posted by chuckp
I don't mean to throw off the discussion, but did anyone else notice on the Cannes footage that Steven Spielberg does not have a left ear hole? Does he have some kind of medical condition I don't know about, or is it just a camera trick?
I don't think that's Spielberg.
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post #62 of 63
4/1/06 at 12:54am
I just saw this movie for the first time recently, and it didn't connect with me. The characters were archetypical to the point where they became untethered from any emotional reality. I did feel a vague stirring of empathy during the family/child in peril moments-a cheap kind of empathy. But I was otherwise unmoved. Thus, the final scene, which would have made a fitting ending if I had any emotional investment in the fate of the Stall family, was an empty gesture. Cronenberg couldn't find the right balance between the pulp revenge thriller, family drama, and moral fable.

I did like the sex scenes, and some of the gore was nice.
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post #63 of 63
4/7/06 at 7:15pm
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Originally Posted by Mosespeach
That sex scene worked on so many levels (hehe).

1. It let the audience know that the two of them didn't know each other until a bit later in life.

2. It illustrated just how comfortable/passionate/in love the two of them were.

3. When contrasted with the "angry" sex later in the movie, it helps to illustrate that we're really dealing with two separate personalities in this man, not just a guy sublimating his youthful rage.

IMHO.
It's amazing! I used this same 3-point argument with my co-worker and then i read it here... I also agree with the evaluation made later in the thread about the 2nd sex scene. Not too many movies use an actual scene of sex to tell a story as well (most use it merely as a plot device or excuse for nudity).

I am puzzled at the Hurt Oscar nod. Well-acted? Yes, but it seemed more like a cameo...

My biggest complaint: the crappy dvd cover art here in the states. I love dthe theatrical poster b/c it captured the tone of the tale very well. The dvd version showed someone's obvious lack of Photo-shop skills and the mandate to make Viggo as large as possible...

Original Hotness:


DVD Busted:


What happened to this image? musta been replaced by the final craptacular one above:
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