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Kommienezuspadt · **Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:08 am

overrated movie

ManiacalClown · **Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:25 am

Kommienezuspadt wrote:

overrated movie

BULLSHIT!

Two-Three-NinetyEight · **Joined:** Mon Oct 18, 2004 5:02 am **Posts:** 12

Man, I don't do drugs, but i felt as though i did after having watched it. It left me feeling pretty strung out.

And i was surprised by Marlon Wayan's performance. I thought he did a damn good job in a role more serious than you'd expect to see him in.

Human · **Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:46 am

It was too close to home for me...but yes, beautifully shot, beautifully screen plotted, beautifully acted.

BTW: Perhaps a useless trivia, but the film was entirely shot on video...

Ender · **Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:07 pm

One of the most depressing movies I've ever watched, but I guess that was the point...

Minnesota_Mama · **Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2004 2:29 pm

beautiful soundtrack too.

zeb · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:33 am **Posts:** 17101

Minnesota_Mama wrote:

beautiful soundtrack too.

That stuff is so goddamn CREEPY. The Kronos Quartet rule!

j.

Spike · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:54 pm **Posts:** 40914

i remember liking this movie

cltaylor12 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:53 pm

"Unsettling" and "disturbing", yes it is, and very sad, the entire film, but especially the woman who wants to be on t.v.

ManiacalClown · **Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:38 pm

Yeah, I think Sara is the only true tragedy of the movie, honestly. Although, you could honestly make a case that NONE of the 4 characters suffered a tragedy in the literary sense.

Iago · **Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2004 12:07 am

ManiacalClown wrote:

Yeah, I think Sara is the only true tragedy of the movie, honestly. Although, you could honestly make a case that NONE of the 4 characters suffered a tragedy in the literary sense.

Maestro · **Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:39 am

ah yes, every couple months we get some friends over to watch this movie for the first time, we call them "req virgins".

Misfitte · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:40 pm **Posts:** 207

It's true... Patty chicks do give good head. :naughty:

I really enjoyed this movie, but it didn't shock me as much as I expected it would.

ManiacalClown · **Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:31 pm

Misfitte wrote:

It's true... Patty chicks do give good head. :naughty:

I really enjoyed this movie, but it didn't shock me as much as I expected it would.

Too Big a Man Too Say · **Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:39 pm

Clubber wrote:

A body double was used for that ass to ass scene. Information provided by Mr Skin

Mr. Skin is the man :lol:

Quarter to Ten · **Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:27 pm

Ender wrote:

One of the most depressing movies I've ever watched, but I guess that was the point...

yes, very depressing - I don't know which character is the most pitiful
they are all so desperate to feed their addictions, however they can

very sobering film, makes you think

windedsailor · **Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:37 am

definitely overrated... production wise cool, but the story wasn't that cool in my opinion, had room for improvement.... but ass to ass was great i couldn't stop laughing, one of the best endings ever!!!

Iago · **Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:32 am

windedsailor wrote:

definitely overrated

No one here will ever convince me otherwise...

Charcters / Reaction

Junky 1 who will steal from his own mother to feed habit / gets what he deserves in the end

Junky 2 who is friend of Junky / gets what he deserves in the end

Girlfirend to Junky 1 who is too stupid to realize that she is clinging to a loser who drops her at the first hint of a score; ends up doing ass-to-ass as a result / don't care

Mother to Junky 1 who is the only character in this film that generates any kind of pathos but not enough to justify wasting two hours of my life...

The love angle between Junky 1 and Girlfriend to Junky 1 is laughable and not dramatically credible.

In the end, when a good portion of the posters in this thread only mention, or comment on, the ass-to-ass scene, what does that tell you about the movie as a whole?

seen77 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:46 am

Of course they got what they deserved. The movie is supposed to show that severe addictions can lead to ruin. I felt they were unredeemable and still think it's a great film.

Iago · **Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:12 pm

seen77 wrote:

Of course they got what they deserved. The movie is supposed to show that severe addictions can lead to ruin. I felt they were unredeemable and still think it's a great film.

My point is that since these characters generate nothing in the way of pathos (except for the mother), because of how paper-thin they are, I'm left wondering, "Okay, so?" In terms of time invested, the movie is a waste of time -- nothing more than a shock-fest...

By the way, what is your definition of "great" where movies are concerned?

I just watched requiem for a dream

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