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Summary: Undoubtedly one of the top 10 WORST movies I've ever seen
Review: This movie was terrible...almost unwatchable. The acting paralleled that of a high school play. I kept waiting for some interesting characters to develop, but they never did.Don't waste your time.
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Summary: Misunderstood and Wrongfully Dismissed
Review: American Psycho, the film, is really a totally separate entity from American Psycho, the novel. Mary Harron, the director, has taken an unfilmable novel and boiled it down to the vital components. She has extricated the satire and the humor from the novel's gratuitous (and largely unnecessary) violence, which (I believe) detracts from the themes of the novel. Don't get me wrong, there is still plenty of violence and gore in the film, but within the context of the film it is at an appropriate level. The film serves as an effective indictment of the 1980's "Me" culture and the yuppies who were responsible for sustaining it. Christian Bale nails the character of Patrick Bateman. I can't think of another actor who could have pulled it off with the kind of bravado that he brings to the part. Leonardo DiCaprio doesn't have the physique or the vocal skills to be believable in Mary Harron's film. Now, he might have worked in Oliver Stone's American Psycho...but I'm glad that combination didn't materialize. If you have an offbeat sense of humor and you know what the definition of subtext is, you will enjoy this film.
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Summary: This Movie Really Sucks
Review: I saw this flick in the theater. It sucks. Really. I am usually able to find the value in a movie, but this one missed me. Maybe it is because I found the '80's to be little bit empty artistically to begin with, but this movie really blows. I think you are better off with Taxi Driver for that urban angst.
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Summary: It gets better and better, after you've seen it...
Review: This movie is as sick as it is fun. Though "sick" might seem like the wrong way to describe this movie, I chose to use that word. The only thing that's sick in the movie is Patrick Bateman. I'm sure you've read enough about this movie to know who and what Bateman is, so I won't get in to specifics. The movie is both a Horror-flick and a Comedy, all meshed into one. You might not think that that's an easy thing to pull off, but this movie does it just perfectly on all levels possible. You're never quite sure if Bateman really kills anyone. It might all be in his head. There's no question about the fact that he's totally mental, but you never really know about the murders. The murder-scenes aren't all that gory. Sure, there's blood, but not extreme ammounts of it. As I also mentioned, it's also a comedy. I laughed my ass of in some scenes, and so will you, probably. You laugh at the fact that Bateman is so incredibly sick and that he has such little connection to the "real world". Well, anyways, this is a very entertaining flick, and I really recommend the Unrated version of it. HEY, PAUL!
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Summary: Brilliant! Only Salinger compares.
Review: Anyone who doesn't love this book and the movie must surely be a yuppie.
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Summary: Hmmmm
Review: Despite the film being silly, corny and at times STUPID, I must admit it was a bit entertaining. Still, I would not really recommend it to anyone who has read the novel. But feel free to take a chance. It just might get to you.
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Summary: a masterpiece in its own right....
Review: to truly like this film, one has to understand it...this is not a horror film, nor is it trying to be...as people who have seen it can tell you, the film itself is not gory and there are few on screen deaths...this is just a black comedy, a satire if u must, of one of the most hectic decades, the 80's...it takes things to the extreme, but thats just the fun of the film, it's supposed to make you laugh, no matter how guilty you feel about it...while no where near as fascinating or gory as the book, this film does do it justice in my opinion...it stayed as true to the book as it could without causing more unneeded controversy, the material is controversial after all...this is not for all tastes and many people will dislike this movie, and those are the people who will not understand it or did not get it for what it was, a black satire...the previews did deceive and turned this out to look like a slasher flick...that it is not...is it enjoyable? Yes... will everyone like it? no...do i recommend it? Definitely...
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Summary: Odd, very odd...
Review: This film was like a very bad made-for-cable movie. There was no plot, and when you think you have a chance of figuring out what is going on, the end comes, and you have no idea of what just happened. Christian Bale is normally a good actor, but in this movie he is a really bad over-actor. The only reason this is getting 2 stars instead of 1 are the visuals. Aside from the plot and the acting, the film is the definition of surreal. When else are you going to see a nail gun pointed at the back of a woman's head or a prostitute being chased by a naked guy with a chainsaw. That's about all the movie is about, folks. If your feel like wasting time and money, rent (or buy) it, but I'd just wait for cable.
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Summary: BAD DOG FOOD GARBAGE
Review: If this film was meant to be a satire it failed completely. It show us rich people having "fun". So my point is: What do we care? When Oliver Stone made "Natural Born Killers" people didn't understand the satire because the film was too clever and they were to stupid. Even if "American Psycho" is a satire, a bad one indeed, we got nothing that can relate to us. To our lives. And if I would be Phil Collins I would be really ashamed today. This film don't makes you feel anything, and it's not much "fun". To quote Oliver Stone: "I'm surprised that a lot of directors today find violence entertaining. You know, to shout somebody is fun, it's hip, it's cool..."
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Summary: A good, but misundertood movie.
Review: I think the biggest thing about American Psycho that a lot of people missed was that it was a SATIRE. A lot of people see the title and expect to see a slasher Friday-night-at-the-movies flick and wind up disappointed instead of open minded. The violence was only a backdrop or run away exadgeration of what a life like this could lead up to. In fact, I'm sure a lot of people have fantasies such as these (when under pressure), but are too rational to act on them. The conclusion may leave some, including myself puzzled, but then again this IS suppose to be a movie that makes you think. For similar movies, check out In the Company of Men, WallStreet, and more yuppie shows on NBC.
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