babylonsister
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Sun Apr-02-06 09:52 AM
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Has anyone seen "A History Of Violence"? |
Tallison
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Sun Apr-02-06 09:55 AM
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1. Preposterous, implausible, derivative |
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Just saw it Thursday. I felt cheated.
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Sun Apr-02-06 10:09 AM
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4. Not even entertaining? |
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I'm sorry you felt cheated.
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Sun Apr-02-06 10:19 AM
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No entertainment value in a movie so busy insulting my intelligence.
I like character-driven narratives, and there wasn't a consistent, developmentally plausible one in the entire flick. Really shallow.
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Sun Apr-02-06 10:02 AM
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of course, I'll see anything with Viggo in it. :evilgrin:
It was violent, yes, but well-acted and it kept you guessing.
William Hurt got nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in this movie, in fact. :thumbsup:
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Sun Apr-02-06 10:08 AM
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3. Phew, thanks. I have to sell it to my husband. |
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Violence should do it. :D I thought I'd read a review that it was good, so was hoping people would tell me how fabulous it was!
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Sun Apr-02-06 12:20 PM
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Not a great movie but I found it fairly entertaining. I thought the sex scenes were more graphic than the violence.
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Sun Apr-02-06 12:19 PM
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I'd say it's Cronenberg's best movie since Dead Ringers (which, I know, probably isn't saying much, but there you have it).
In fact, it was so good, that it made me take back all the bad things I've said about William Hurt being the most wooden actor in motion pictures today. He has a one-scene performance in this film that's pretty entertaining.
And Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello (in a role that could have been the usual stereotypical "supportive wife") are great too. And Ed Harris...what can you say? He's ED DAMN HARRIS!
Two :thumbsup: :thumbsup:.
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Sun Apr-02-06 12:24 PM
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8. I bought the DVD, but haven't had a chance to watch it. |
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