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Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
12-14-14, 11:05 PM
#176
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Her story has so many holes in it and no one questions anything - even though it was a high profile kidnapping that resulted in the kidnapper getting his throat slashed.
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12-14-14, 11:08 PM
#177
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
No, I know how she staged it... I meant when she "escaped" and was taken for observation at the hospital and interviewed by the cops. She claimed she was clubbed in the kitchen to account for the large amount of blood on the floor. Yet does anyone check to see what injury caused it? She should have a huge gash on her head or somewhere to explain how she collapsed and bled so much.
12-14-14, 11:15 PM
#178
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Wasn't she with Doogie Howser for like a month or something like that? Add in whatever time before that from the setup.
12-14-14, 11:26 PM
#179
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Unless she had a giant visible dent in her head or a nasty scar what she said to them about being hit was incidental. Her injury "healed" up pretty well then.
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12-14-14, 11:36 PM
#180
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
No, I know how she staged it... I meant when she "escaped" and was taken for observation at the hospital and interviewed by the cops. She claimed she was clubbed in the kitchen to account for the large amount of blood on the floor. Yet does anyone check to see what injury caused it? She should have a huge gash on her head or somewhere to explain how she collapsed and bled so much. Just like a medical examination would have revealed that she's not pregnant and didn't have a miscarriage... indicating that she was never pregnant.
Her story has so many holes in it and no one questions anything - even though it was a high profile kidnapping that resulted in the kidnapper getting his throat slashed.
Her story has so many holes in it and no one questions anything - even though it was a high profile kidnapping that resulted in the kidnapper getting his throat slashed.
Neither the pregnancy nor the injury mattered, because neither is a crime. If they were on trial, sure, but not up to this point.
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12-14-14, 11:46 PM
#181
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
I thought that was the joke, she didn't act at all like she was just kidnapped and had connected the dots just well enough for a public sensationalist story.
Neither the pregnancy nor the injury mattered, because neither is a crime. If they were on trial, sure, but not up to this point.
Neither the pregnancy nor the injury mattered, because neither is a crime. If they were on trial, sure, but not up to this point.
12-14-14, 11:52 PM
#182
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Yeah. she had a smug "I could say almost anything now and they'd eat it up" attitude the entire scene, I laughed.
12-15-14, 07:54 AM
#183
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
When she "escaped" she had been gone for 30 days. Certainly she would still show some signs of the "injury" - even if it healed.
And yes, she would be examined because she claimed she was raped and killed a guy in self-defense. In the real world they wouldn't just take her word for it. There are procedures to follow - especially when the lead investigator on the case already had doubts about her story.
You can dismiss this as a satire where the pretty white girl gets away with everything - but that's just a cop-out.
And yes, she would be examined because she claimed she was raped and killed a guy in self-defense. In the real world they wouldn't just take her word for it. There are procedures to follow - especially when the lead investigator on the case already had doubts about her story.
You can dismiss this as a satire where the pretty white girl gets away with everything - but that's just a cop-out.
12-15-14, 08:42 AM
#184
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Yeah, they'd definitely check her for the rape and she did her part on that. The head wound is the only major gap I can think of and that's a precursor to everything and I though of that part as commentary, especially with the detective calling her out on both it and other things.
I don't think she ever mentions being pregnant outside of the narration and how she set it up for more public sympathy. If that ever got out it's simply "Oops, the police made a mistake and my neighbor is a crazy bitch."
I don't think she ever mentions being pregnant outside of the narration and how she set it up for more public sympathy. If that ever got out it's simply "Oops, the police made a mistake and my neighbor is a crazy bitch."
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12-15-14, 09:32 AM
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
When she "escaped" she had been gone for 30 days. Certainly she would still show some signs of the "injury" - even if it healed.
And yes, she would be examined because she claimed she was raped and killed a guy in self-defense. In the real world they wouldn't just take her word for it. There are procedures to follow - especially when the lead investigator on the case already had doubts about her story.
You can dismiss this as a satire where the pretty white girl gets away with everything - but that's just a cop-out.
And yes, she would be examined because she claimed she was raped and killed a guy in self-defense. In the real world they wouldn't just take her word for it. There are procedures to follow - especially when the lead investigator on the case already had doubts about her story.
You can dismiss this as a satire where the pretty white girl gets away with everything - but that's just a cop-out.
Law enforcement look for crimes they can prosecute and win convictions on. At the end of the film what crime would they be successful in getting a conviction for? Murder 1 against a beautiful blonde middle class white kidnap victim whose husband and family reputation have just been dragged through the mud by a shoddy local police department? The mountain of circumstantial evidence over at Barney Stinson's house will not convince a jury. There is no fucking witness. And prosecuting this sainted woman would make any prosecutor look like a monster.
The whole point of the film is that in the court of public opinion we frame, blame, exonerate, and acquit all the time based on biases and looks and circumstantial evidence
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12-28-14, 01:24 PM
#186
Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Saw this last night and I have to say that's it's VERY overrated. It's merely passable.
There was a mix of little and bigger things that bothered me and it usually resulted in unrealistic scenes.
When the cops are checking Nick's house and find blood and marks it off with a sticky - does Nick even ask or check to see what's there? Does he realize there's blood at that point? If he does - why does he not give a reaction? Your wife if possibly abducted and there's blood in your kitchen - no cause for concern?
The idiot neighbor waits until there's a public gathering at the park to reveal that Amy was pregnant? Why not tell the cops. Just a cheap way at creating a surprise scene.
The plot holes with Amy's "escape" and lack of explanations for things (ie. pregnancy, lack of wound causing all the blood loss, etc.) were glaring.
Affleck was playing Afflect again - he has very little range and is wooden most times. Pikes narration was a little annoying. NPH was poorly cast. He doesn't seem far off from the Barney Stinson character - and Desi's pride/love for material things in his home make him seem even more like Barney. That similarity is more than enough reason not to cast him.
I give it a solid "meh".
There was a mix of little and bigger things that bothered me and it usually resulted in unrealistic scenes.
When the cops are checking Nick's house and find blood and marks it off with a sticky - does Nick even ask or check to see what's there? Does he realize there's blood at that point? If he does - why does he not give a reaction? Your wife if possibly abducted and there's blood in your kitchen - no cause for concern?
The idiot neighbor waits until there's a public gathering at the park to reveal that Amy was pregnant? Why not tell the cops. Just a cheap way at creating a surprise scene.
The plot holes with Amy's "escape" and lack of explanations for things (ie. pregnancy, lack of wound causing all the blood loss, etc.) were glaring.
Affleck was playing Afflect again - he has very little range and is wooden most times. Pikes narration was a little annoying. NPH was poorly cast. He doesn't seem far off from the Barney Stinson character - and Desi's pride/love for material things in his home make him seem even more like Barney. That similarity is more than enough reason not to cast him.
I give it a solid "meh".
I agree that there are glaring holes in the plot but those weren't the holes for me. For example, Pike would definitely need to have a head scan to check for her supposed head injuries from the alleged attack in the kitchen. The results would not be consistent with the blood loss. She would need some routine hospital lab work when she got back because of the heavy loss of blood and her overall condition (being starved, for example) and a simple bHCG test from her blood at that point would show she was never pregnant to begin with (but she could claim the urine test was a false positive). Then there are the security cameras all over the lake house. Did she just wipe all the hard drives with videos showing she walked around the house as she pleased?
12-28-14, 01:29 PM
#187
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
There's a finite amount of time those types of security systems usually film, generally between 24 hours and 7 days. Not sure how much time passed between a couple events so I don't know if that changes anything.
01-13-15, 11:00 AM
#188
Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Gillian Flynn says a sequel could happen at some point: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.2073834
01-13-15, 11:41 AM
#191
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Gone Girl 2: Gone Harder? Goner Girl? Girl Gone? 2 Gone 2 Girl?
01-13-15, 12:01 PM
#192
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
I don't see a point in a sequel to this, at least involving the same characters. It was interesting seeing how the characters unraveled and the plot and schemes unfolded, but knowing the type of people both main characters are already would make a sequel far less interesting.
01-13-15, 01:11 PM
#195
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Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
The Return of Gone Girl (part 2) & Gone Girl Rises Again! (Part 3, because if you make a sequel, a trilogy is sure to follow.)
01-13-15, 02:45 PM
#198
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
I don't get it, I thought Gone Girl had plenty of closure.
01-13-15, 04:19 PM
#199
Re: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Fucking hilarious. Might be one the funniest ones they've done. 
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