So who else hated American Psycho?
07-08-05, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Rival11
Loved it and seen it about a million times. He's a nutbag psycho and the movie showed it perfectly through his traits/characteristics.
07-08-05, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Sessa17
This coming from someone who owns such critically acclaimed, high-brow cinema as Catwoman, Crossroads, Coyote Ugly, & Honey, you own & clearly like all those, yet you cannot understand what people see in American Psycho?
And please don't give me the lame "they are my girlfriends/wife's DVD", yet you took the time to catalogue them into not one, not two, but three different online tracking system.
And please don't give me the lame "they are my girlfriends/wife's DVD", yet you took the time to catalogue them into not one, not two, but three different online tracking system.
I am glad you are so interested in my dvds, although you probably should have mentioned Showgirls as well. I proudly claim those dvds as mine. I like good movies, but also appreciate very bad cinema, especially if there is bad singing and bad dancing involved. And that said, I still hated American Psycho. There is no way I can look at that movie and find any merit whatsoever. It was just a long pointless exercise as far as I see it. I may have liked it if it was a short; however, it wasn't.
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07-09-05, 02:08 AM
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I thought American Psycho was great and completely hilarious. The quotes keep coming from that movie. Unfortunately, most people don't catch them. I find it to be a great movie when I am winding down, as Bale has a very calming voice. Well, when he's not killing someone.
Now, the 'sequel',
. I just watched it this weekend, for the first time. If they wouldn't have tried to make it a sequel, it might have been ok. But, as it stands, poo.
Feed me a cat.
Now, the 'sequel',
. I just watched it this weekend, for the first time. If they wouldn't have tried to make it a sequel, it might have been ok. But, as it stands, poo.Feed me a cat.
07-09-05, 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Sessa17
This coming from someone who owns such critically acclaimed, high-brow cinema as Catwoman, Crossroads, Coyote Ugly, & Honey, you own & clearly like all those, yet you cannot understand what people see in American Psycho?
And please don't give me the lame "they are my girlfriends/wife's DVD", yet you took the time to catalogue them into not one, not two, but three different online tracking system.
And please don't give me the lame "they are my girlfriends/wife's DVD", yet you took the time to catalogue them into not one, not two, but three different online tracking system.
I think the adaption was okay, but I'm kinda curious as to what another director would have done. I would liked to have seen Cronenberg do a version of the movie that was similar to his adaptation of Naked Lunch. My favorite parts of the book was towards the end when Patricks perception of the world became more and more surreal, and he was describing being chased by park benches, and watching a Cheerio being interviewed on television.
I remember reading an interview with Edward Pressman that touched upon David Cronenberg's interest in doing it. He said that David wanted to do a version with no sex, no killing scenes, and that Brett Easton Ellison responded by writing a script that was "entirely pornographic and ended with a musical number." That's the sorta movie I wanted to see.
07-09-05, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Julie Walker
Popcorn,if you read the book. You will see how insanely grim and over the top disgusting but hilarious it can get. It is everything the film pretends to be but does'nt dare aim at over the top offensive humor(which the novel is full of). Also the book is infinite times more disturbing and thought provoking than the very watered down film.
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07-09-05, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Crocker Jarmen
That's a pretty petty and uncalled response to someone who didn't like the movie. Really, dude.
What was uncalled for about it? I didn't insult the person, call him/her a name, or use any bad language or terms. I don't even have a problem with the person not liking the movie. But for someone to say they cannot even understand how another person could like American Psycho, especially owning some of the movies that I pointed out, that is a pretty bold & puzzling comment to make.
07-09-05, 09:39 PM
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I notice there's a new uncut version of this out now.
07-09-05, 11:20 PM
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Huh? What was uncalled for about it? I didn't insult the person, call him/her a name, or use any bad language or terms. I don't even have a problem with the person not liking the movie. But for someone to say they cannot even understand how another person could like American Psycho, especially owning some of the movies that I pointed out, that is a pretty bold & puzzling comment to make.
What was uncalled for about it? I didn't insult the person, call him/her a name, or use any bad language or terms. I don't even have a problem with the person not liking the movie. But for someone to say they cannot even understand how another person could like American Psycho, especially owning some of the movies that I pointed out, that is a pretty bold & puzzling comment to make.You could have questioned their opinion without bringing up something unrelated.
07-10-05, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Crocker Jarmen
Your implication was clear, "You like crappy woman's movies, so what the hell could you possibly know about anything?"
However, it's easy to see why someone would get the wrong impression from what he wrote.
07-10-05, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Crocker Jarmen
Your implication was clear, "You like crappy woman's movies, so what the hell could you possibly know about anything?"
You could have questioned their opinion without bringing up something unrelated.
You could have questioned their opinion without bringing up something unrelated.
07-10-05, 01:12 PM
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First off, some history on this movie. When the book came out, there was a lot of controversy about it. It was probably is, and continues to be on the most violent, disgusting books out there..check out this page for a few of the details of the book:
http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/Porn/Ellis2.html
I really think the movie is a big "f you" to people that would enjoy the violence of the movie. It repeatedly shows Bale watching horror and porn movies, as it is the way he seems to have gotten some of his ideas. So in that way, it works as a perfect denouncement of the very acts it shows on the screen.
http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/Porn/Ellis2.html
I really think the movie is a big "f you" to people that would enjoy the violence of the movie. It repeatedly shows Bale watching horror and porn movies, as it is the way he seems to have gotten some of his ideas. So in that way, it works as a perfect denouncement of the very acts it shows on the screen.
07-10-05, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Sessa17
Dude are you serious? That was not my implication at ALL, you need to not read into stuff so much.
Saying something like "I don't see how anyone could like american psycho" is really just an expression. A way of saying "this movie had not redeemable qualities IMO" with more of a quote whore angle to get more attention.
I doubt the poster genuinely cannot conceive of other people having different tastes from his/her own.
07-11-05, 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Sessa17
And please don't give me the lame "they are my girlfriends/wife's DVD", yet you took the time to catalogue them into not one, not two, but three different online tracking system.
Originally Posted by Josh Hinkle
And I think you read to much into the original post.
Saying something like "I don't see how anyone could like american psycho" is really just an expression. A way of saying "this movie had not redeemable qualities IMO" with more of a quote whore angle to get more attention.
I doubt the poster genuinely cannot conceive of other people having different tastes from his/her own.
Saying something like "I don't see how anyone could like american psycho" is really just an expression. A way of saying "this movie had not redeemable qualities IMO" with more of a quote whore angle to get more attention.
I doubt the poster genuinely cannot conceive of other people having different tastes from his/her own.
So as to Sessa's original issue with my post, "That was not my implication at ALL, you need to not read into stuff so much."
Now, hopefully, moving on....
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07-11-05, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by chanster
First off, some history on this movie. When the book came out, there was a lot of controversy about it. It was probably is, and continues to be on the most violent, disgusting books out there..check out this page for a few of the details of the book:
http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/Porn/Ellis2.html
I really think the movie is a big "f you" to people that would enjoy the violence of the movie. It repeatedly shows Bale watching horror and porn movies, as it is the way he seems to have gotten some of his ideas. So in that way, it works as a perfect denouncement of the very acts it shows on the screen.
http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/Porn/Ellis2.html
I really think the movie is a big "f you" to people that would enjoy the violence of the movie. It repeatedly shows Bale watching horror and porn movies, as it is the way he seems to have gotten some of his ideas. So in that way, it works as a perfect denouncement of the very acts it shows on the screen.
07-11-05, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Sessa17
Huh? What was uncalled for about it? I didn't insult the person, call him/her a name, or use any bad language or terms. I don't even have a problem with the person not liking the movie. But for someone to say they cannot even understand how another person could like American Psycho, especially owning some of the movies that I pointed out, that is a pretty bold & puzzling comment to make.
What was uncalled for about it? I didn't insult the person, call him/her a name, or use any bad language or terms. I don't even have a problem with the person not liking the movie. But for someone to say they cannot even understand how another person could like American Psycho, especially owning some of the movies that I pointed out, that is a pretty bold & puzzling comment to make.
07-12-05, 09:18 PM
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it doesn't stay true to the original intentions of the book. the writer is obviously paying his penance by allowing a female POV with a female writer and director. Big mistake in my eyes. The film is entertaining but could have been something more interesting and dangerous.
09-09-05, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by neatMCsammer
I watched this movie for the first time last night, also, except I had the exact opposite reaction.
This movie was HILARIOUS. I thought Bateman's rants on Huey Lewis and Phil Collins and Whitney Houston were genuinely amusing, as well as his mannerisms and reactions to almost everything, especially who has the better card. In my opinion, Christian Bale played that part perfectly.
Plus, it had violence and nudity! Not to say that those make a film good, but it did make it BETTER.
And as for the ending, was it all in his head? It seemed to me that it was sort-of left open. Sure, his lawyer could've seen Paul Allen in England, but since everyone is always thinking that someone is someone else, he might not have. As for the walking into the apartment and finding no dead bodies, I think BizRodian in this thread had a nice suggestion: "In the case of the realitor, she was so money motivated, she got rid of the body, knowing she could never sell the place if it was a murder scene."
I don't know, but I still loved the movie.
This movie was HILARIOUS. I thought Bateman's rants on Huey Lewis and Phil Collins and Whitney Houston were genuinely amusing, as well as his mannerisms and reactions to almost everything, especially who has the better card. In my opinion, Christian Bale played that part perfectly.
Plus, it had violence and nudity! Not to say that those make a film good, but it did make it BETTER.
And as for the ending, was it all in his head? It seemed to me that it was sort-of left open. Sure, his lawyer could've seen Paul Allen in England, but since everyone is always thinking that someone is someone else, he might not have. As for the walking into the apartment and finding no dead bodies, I think BizRodian in this thread had a nice suggestion: "In the case of the realitor, she was so money motivated, she got rid of the body, knowing she could never sell the place if it was a murder scene."
I don't know, but I still loved the movie.
09-10-05, 03:18 PM
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i saw american psycho quite a while ago and it never clicked with me and i didnt like it at all. in fact, i didnt get to finish it and never made an attempt to. then recently, a friend let me borrow his copy and i discovered a lot of things in the film that i didnt notice before and now its easily one of my favorite films. maybe i wasnt in the right frame of mind or something originally, i dunno. but i ws obviously missing something, cause now i love every minute of it.