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Summary: Intense
Review: an intense exploration into the limits of gay sexual fantasy.

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Summary: Read the book
Review: Call me old-fashioned, but the book is so much more intense than the film..... I rented this movie after wanting to see it for ages but never had access to such movies. I was let down. Parker Posey and her lover were great, but the other actors including the lead man semmed like they had read the script only hours before filming. The book is better, (...) read it. xo

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Summary: see the movie - don't bother with the book
Review: clever adaptation of an otherwise pointless book -dennis cooper needs to watch this movie for inspiration on what he should be writing

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Summary: watch it again
Review: Everyone whined when it came out - said it was gory and bloody and slapped the gay community in the face (um, didn't Cooper do that in writing it?) If you watched the movie you would note that there is very little blood shown in the movie - most of the 'violence' takes place in voice over's - two scenes offer 'gore' and not much at that. Changes made to the book are women added to the storyline, and its ending leaves you wondering if it was made up at all. The whole point of fiction is that it can be real - there is nothing wrong with crossing a few lines. It is hard to understand why the book gets consistent five star ratings while the movie gets such a low rating. It would appear that people like reading fiction about fiction. If nothing else watch a movie that makes you think you are seeing something you are not. Obviously if you watched the movie and were upset - really upset - then it did its job - it got a response out of you. How many movies can you say that about - certainly not Jeffrey or the Birdcage.

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Summary: interesting
Review: I found this movie to be pretty interesting and welcomed change from the typical gay movie themes. It was dark, gritty and somewhat disturbing at times. The sound and acting were not always the best. I think that the flaws made it much more interesting. It was great to see someone who was brave enough to step outside of the box. I'm glad that there are movies like this one. How many movies can we watch with drag queens, circuit boys, gay men with HIV and hustlers? Great movie. You may have to watch it a few times to really understand everything in it.

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Summary: Not even close to the great book
Review: I have always enjoyed Dennis Cooper's books and I was very excited to see this movie version. However, I wasted my money! The actors in this movie are terrible and the story line does not hold your attention. The horror and yet subtle sexiness in the book is completely void in the movie version. I am surprised that Mr. Cooper allowed such a poor movie to be made from such a fine book.

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Summary: Craig Chester rocks
Review: Probably one of the DARKEST movies I have EVER SEEN! Not much else to say, except I am suprised that anyone made a movie about such a DARK subject as murder, cutting people into small pieces, and enjoying it! WOW!

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Summary: Very Scary Movie
Review: Probably one of the DARKEST movies I have EVER SEEN! Not much else to say, except I am suprised that anyone made a movie about such a DARK subject as murder, cutting people into small pieces, and enjoying it! WOW!

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Summary: See it the first time and be shocked
Review: See it the second time and groan from boredom. Fun, because it got made at all ... but, read the book.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: Sorta true to the book, or as true to the book as one could get without being label porn.