Oh, my God. I'd forgotten how good this movie is, but it's making the rounds on The Movie Channel.
If you've not seen it, well, let's just say you'll never look at Huey Lewis the same way again.
BTW, nice axe!
So superficial, it's deep.
September 30, 2021, 10:22 PM
flesheatingvirus
Great flick. Even though I’ve heard there is little similarity, I still need to read the book.
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-- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. --
September 30, 2021, 11:35 PM
corsair
Ohh, that's a really good but, gruesome flick. Put Christian Bale on the map.
Early work with Reese Witherspoon, Jared Leto, Paul Theroux, and Josh Lucas
Ha! just looked up, Carruthers is played by Matt Ross, who played Gavin Belson in Silicone Valley
October 01, 2021, 06:42 AM
Lt CHEG
That is a really great movie. Not only is it a very well done movie, but it also brings back lots of great memories of the 80s. Really great flick.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
October 01, 2021, 07:37 AM
Leemur
Christian Bale was was equal parts hilarious, psychotic and sad in that movie. I was an instant fan of his after I saw it.
October 01, 2021, 09:30 AM
KSGM
This was my favorite movie for a couple years. I became a temporary Bret Easton Ellis fan because of it too. I watched three of the four movies (maybe all four, but can't say for sure on Less Than Zero), and read The Rules of Attraction. Tried to read American Psycho, but it was a bit much. I don't much care to read about hamsters being inserted into acid-eaten private parts of prostitutes. The Rules of Attraction was an enjoyable read, and I liked the movie too. American Psycho now strikes me as smut masquerading as sophisticated social commentary. Bret Easton Ellis is no-doubt a disturbed individual.
Edited to add that I do think the American Psycho film deserves applause for the actors' performances, and the film-makers' achievement.
October 01, 2021, 09:52 AM
46and2
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Oh, my God. It even has a watermark.
October 01, 2021, 10:33 AM
hberttmank
I like it a lot, have it on DVD.
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October 01, 2021, 11:58 AM
Balzé Halzé
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Originally posted by 46and2: " Oh, my God. It even has a watermark."
A personal favorite of mine as well.
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October 01, 2021, 12:03 PM
Pyker
I have read the book, but not seen the film. The book was...unpleasant to say the least. I have no desire to see the film.
October 01, 2021, 12:13 PM
46and2
Yeah, all of the business card bits are (chef's kiss).
That and Huey Lewis . And...
IIRC, Bale based his portrayal on aspects of Tom Cruise.
October 01, 2021, 12:43 PM
P220 Smudge
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Originally posted by Pyker: I have read the book, but not seen the film. The book was...unpleasant to say the least. I have no desire to see the film.
Haven’t read the book, but I’ve read about it. To says they’re different would be an understatement. The film is much tamer, but I can understand not wanting to go through the material again.
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October 01, 2021, 04:44 PM
MikeGLI
"I like that color" "Thats BONE"
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October 01, 2021, 06:57 PM
parabellum
Excellent analysis. Never ever would I have gotten the Sarte reference on my own. What I did get is that the movie is more an indictment of the superficial, self-absorbed culture in which Batemen lives. For instance, if you accept that he really did commit these murders, that means that the landlord/property agent cleaned up all the bodies in his apartment and failed to report the crime scene to authorities, so as to not forever taint the reputation of the property and therefore ruin its property value. Now that would be fucked up.
BTW, I just love the snooty director of tfe film that she "never intended for it to be a dream." Who in the fuck cares what you intended, lady? Look to the source novel, or did you write it, too?
October 01, 2021, 09:08 PM
dave7378
Big fan of Bale. This one is my favorite. Really good cast. I wanted to kill Leto too
