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Year: 2000
Director: Mary Harron
Plot: Bret Easton Ellis' dark and violent satire of America in the 1980s is brought to the screen in this unsettling drama with black comic overtones. Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), the son of a wealthy Wall Street financier, is pursuing his own lucrative career with his father's firm. Bateman is the prototypical yuppie, obsessed with success, fashion, and style. He is also a serial killer who murders, rapes, and mutilates both strangers and acquaintances without provocation or reason. Donald Kimble (Willem Dafoe), a police detective, questions Bateman about the disappearance of Paul Allen (Jared Leto), whom Patrick murdered several days earlier. As Kimble stays on Bateman's trail, Bateman's mask of studied, distant cool begins to fall apart. American Psycho also features Reese Witherspoon as Bateman's girlfriend, as well as Samantha Mathis, Chloe Sevigny, and Guinevere Turner; the latter also co-authored the screenplay. Controversy followed the production from the start, when speculation that Leonardo Di Caprio would play Bateman sparked concerns that he would lure preteens to an R-rated movie. Di Caprio soon bowed out of the project, and original leading man Bale was reinstated. Later, a group of Toronto residents attempted to block filming in that city after Canadian serial killer Paul Bernardo claimed that Ellis' novel inspired his murder spree. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:09:19 GMTAmerican Psycho2000Mary HarronBret Easton Ellis' dark and violent satire of America in the 1980s is brought to the screen in this unsettling drama with black comic overtones. Patrick Bateman (<a href="/players/P_____3538/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Christian Bale</a>), the son of a wealthy Wall Street financier, is pursuing his own lucrative career with his father's firm. Bateman is the prototypical yuppie, obsessed with success, fashion, and style. He is also a serial killer who murders, rapes, and mutilates both strangers and acquaintances without provocation or reason. Donald Kimble (<a href="/players/P____16547/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Willem Dafoe</a>), a police detective, questions Bateman about the disappearance of Paul Allen (<a href="/players/P___200349/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jared Leto</a>), whom Patrick murdered several days earlier. As Kimble stays on Bateman's trail, Bateman's mask of studied, distant cool begins to fall apart. American Psycho also features <a href="/players/P____77086/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Reese Witherspoon</a> as Bateman's girlfriend, as well as <a href="/players/P____46409/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Samantha Mathis</a>, Chloe Sevigny, and <a href="/players/P___228657/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Guinevere Turner</a>; the latter also co-authored the screenplay. Controversy followed the production from the start, when speculation that Leonardo Di Caprio would play Bateman sparked concerns that he would lure preteens to an R-rated movie. Di Caprio soon bowed out of the project, and original leading man Bale was reinstated. Later, a group of Toronto residents attempted to block filming in that city after Canadian serial killer Paul Bernardo claimed that Ellis' novel inspired his murder spree. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide87Tag Target (>10)10816223http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u09012stbse.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/American_Psycho/138291/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Favorite_Horror_Movies/222/43655/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: [quote user="FroggyBaBe15876"] Oo oo oo! Ask me what I think about American Psycho! Go ahead! DO IT! Okay, I will just tell you anyway. I... HATED ...it. Why? I'll tell you why...the direction might have been good and the story was all right. But I just didn't like the subject matter I guess. I hated the fact that I acutally WANTED to see it, as well. Even Jared Leto's pretty pretty face didn't help the fact that I hated it. Though, it was all too funny...his death scene..."Hey, Paul!" WHACK. Woot. So, I guess it's a good movie. And, despite his lisping, Christian Bale is a delicious actor. But I didn't like it. Aforementioned: HATED it. Especially the ending. So, that's my two cents. Cheers! [/quote] FEED ME A STRAY CAT Well I loved it. I thought it was a fantastic indightment of the kind of greed and yuppy culture that really came to fruition in the 80s. Where people are so caught up and concerned with themselves and in superficial things like business cards and music reviews and all their money and they are willing to overlook a brutal murderer in their midst so that it doesn't end up shaking up their comfortable life.
]]>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:09:19 GMTRisseladaHORROR MOVIES 1018/20/2009 11:09:19 AM[quote user="FroggyBaBe15876"] Oo oo oo! Ask me what I think about American Psycho! Go ahead! DO IT! Okay, I will just tell you anyway. I... HATED ...it. Why? I'll tell you why...the direction might have been good and the story was all right. But I just didn't like the subject matter I guess. I hated the fact that I acutally WANTED to see it, as well. Even Jared Leto's pretty pretty face didn't help the fact that I hated it. Though, it was all too funny...his death scene..."Hey, Paul!" WHACK. Woot. So, I guess it's a good movie. And, despite his lisping, Christian Bale is a delicious actor. But I didn't like it. Aforementioned: HATED it. Especially the ending. So, that's my two cents. Cheers! [/quote] FEED ME A STRAY CAT Well I loved it. I thought it was a fantastic indightment of the kind of greed and yuppy culture that really came to fruition in the 80s. Where people are so caught up and concerned with themselves and in superficial things like business cards and music reviews and all their money and they are willing to overlook a brutal murderer in their midst so that it doesn't end up shaking up their comfortable life. http://www.spout.com/blogs/mconrad3/archive/2009/2/13/40436.aspx Post By: mconrad3
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Body: To say that American Psycho is one of the funniest movies I've seen is probably a testament to my sick sense of humor. It's full of satire and insanity and plenty of dark humor. The odd thing is I can't seem to come up with enough things to say about it because it can be summed up so simply. I know people criticize Christian Bale's acting, but had he reversed roles with Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight, I'm convinced he would have been able to pull it off.The unmitigated violence and sex is completely appropriate because it only seems to add to the humor of this psychotic character. On the flip side, there's also this sense of baring witness to Bateman's neurosis firsthand. In the end of the film, you aren't sure whether anything you just saw actually happened, or if it was just a deranged fantasy. All the characters are painted as two-dimensionally as they would in a comedy and some of the events are so bizarre and difficult to explain that you question reality at any level. It is that surrealism, however, that allows you to disconnect enough to laugh at things you'd normally feel sick watching. The social commentary on 80s yuppie culture is priceless as well. After spending ten minutes with Batemen and his circle of friends, it's no wonder he starts them off. American Psycho is just one of those movies that can pull off all these seemingly incongruous elements together and still be entertaining. Sure it'll leave you scratching your head thinking if you choose to, but you could also just sit down and turn your brain off and still enjoy it.
]]>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:52:03 GMTmconrad3mconrad3 Blog2/13/2009 12:52:03 AMTo say that American Psycho is one of the funniest movies I've seen is probably a testament to my sick sense of humor. It's full of satire and insanity and plenty of dark humor. The odd thing is I can't seem to come up with enough things to say about it because it can be summed up so simply. I know people criticize Christian Bale's acting, but had he reversed roles with Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight, I'm convinced he would have been able to pull it off.The unmitigated violence and sex is completely appropriate because it only seems to add to the humor of this psychotic character. On the flip side, there's also this sense of baring witness to Bateman's neurosis firsthand. In the end of the film, you aren't sure whether anything you just saw actually happened, or if it was just a deranged fantasy. All the characters are painted as two-dimensionally as they would in a comedy and some of the events are so bizarre and difficult to explain that you question reality at any level. It is that surrealism, however, that allows you to disconnect enough to laugh at things you'd normally feel sick watching. The social commentary on 80s yuppie culture is priceless as well. After spending ten minutes with Batemen and his circle of friends, it's no wonder he starts them off. American Psycho is just one of those movies that can pull off all these seemingly incongruous elements together and still be entertaining. Sure it'll leave you scratching your head thinking if you choose to, but you could also just sit down and turn your brain off and still enjoy it. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Workin_for_the_Weekend_Top_5_Working_Films/190/39938/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 1/26/2009 7:14:40 PM
Body: Secretary Type 80 wpm: Check. Knowledge of Excel: Check. BDSM: Check. American Psycho A number of great scenes about corporate businessmen ennui in the 80's. Clockwatchers Great indie flick about temp. secretaries. Even better cast. Fight Club Had to mention it. Joe Vs. The Volcano Tom Hanks on the verge of a seizure from the florescent lights. Love it.
]]>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:14:40 GMTmercurialTop 51/26/2009 7:14:40 PMSecretary Type 80 wpm: Check. Knowledge of Excel: Check. BDSM: Check. American Psycho A number of great scenes about corporate businessmen ennui in the 80's. Clockwatchers Great indie flick about temp. secretaries. Even better cast. Fight Club Had to mention it. Joe Vs. The Volcano Tom Hanks on the verge of a seizure from the florescent lights. Love it. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/12/12/38295.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 12/12/2008 12:00:31 PM
Body: Earlier this month, Production Weekly reported that Alex Cox and David Lynch would begin shooting their Repo Man sequel, titled Repo Chick, next month. Fifteen years after the release of the first movie, Cox revealed that it’s a timely revisit, as the new movie will “unfold against the background of the credit crunch and the subprime mortgage crisis in the US, where repossessions of homes, cars and other forms of property is at a new high.” Coupled with the recent announcement that John Carpenter is producing a remake of his own They Live, the news of a second Repo Man film has us wondering what other ‘80s cult classics should appropriately be remade or revisited now that the economy is shit again. Depending on your definition of “cult film” (many people call Ghostbusters a cult classic), some of the selected films may not be fitting for that term. Regardless, the following ten movies, if redone today, would have definite relevance to these troubled times. Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981) With unemployment on the rise, and homelessness sure to increase, it’s time for Hollywood to break out the ol’ Capra-esque stories of bums hitting the big time. Some films, such as Trading Places and Down and Out in Beverly Hills, don’t need to be touched. But this forgotten yet somewhat beloved movie could use a redo. Alan Arkin stars as an unemployed baseball player who may have a new job in the minors if he can only raise the money to get across the country. Fox could remake this story without retaining the title or the profession (though what’s more American Dream-like than baseball player? Capra employed the same idea in Meet John Doe), so as not to associate the new film with this ancient box office disappointment. Eating Raoul (1982) We recently spotlighted this “gold standard for black comedies” on a Thanksgiving-related list of cannibal movies. But it fits here as well. A couple in need of money ends up killing people and selling the corpses for cash. While the original film has the human meat sold to a dog food company, it might be even a greater gag in this financial crunch to have it feed the homeless. Or, better yet, in the U.S. Capitol’s cafeterias. The Survivors (1983) The opening premise alone will have the recently laid off feeling better about their own firing. One guy (played by Robin Williams) is let go by a parrot, while another (Walter Matthau) loses his business when it blows up. From there, anything goes with the remake as long as it still shows desperate measures resulting from unemployment. As a buddy movie, though, it’ll be worthwhile to pit a financial layoff with a blue-collar layoff. Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) Don’t say it makes no sense to remake a sequel without remaking the original. Nobody cares about the first Breakin’. Besides, Electric Boogaloo is the one that features the cliché plot involving a greedy real estate developer wanting to tear down a community center. And evil real estate developers and bankers ought to be making a comeback. Rappin’ (1985) If nobody wants to touch the sacred icon that is Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, then here’s another hip-hop movie involving an evil real estate developer. Despite a similar cheesiness, it’s not nearly as celebrated, or remembered. A remake could right all the wrongs of the original, especially with regards to the rhymes. The Goonies (1985) Hardly a cult classic, sure, but it does have the feel of one, especially to all those people who take trips to Astoria, Oregon, just to visit the film’s locations. Anyway, more evil real estate developers here, and more kids trying to save the day. Rather than truly remake the movie, which would be met with disapproval, and rather than completely bypass the reunion sequel that’s been talked about for so long, Warner Bros. ought to make a separate remake-type sequel titled The Goonies Too. The new movie will simply follow another group of kids on another adventure that will similarly stop the impending foreclosure of their homes. One Crazy Summer (1986) Yeah, yeah, more greedy real estate developers. But this one involves saving the house of an old man who nobody in the audience cares about. And a regatta. Actually, without the warped genius of Savage Steve Holland and without John Cusack in the lead, a remake of this comedy would be pointless, even if relevant. Of course, it wouldn’t be the first time Hollywood made a pointless remake, right? The Money Pit (1986) It may not technically be a cult classic, but it’s so rarely celebrated for its good qualities (like the excellent scene involving a cataclysmic sort of Rube Goldberg machine) that it deserves to be here. Plus, few plots are more relevant to the subprime mortgage crisis than one involving a couple (played by Tom Hanks and Shelley Long) that finds a deal on a new home that’s too good to be true. Wisdom (1986) If a cult classic requires only a cult of one member, then Wisdom is a cult classic. And since every economic recession needs its own Robin Hood movie, this is ripe for a remake (never mind Ridley Scott’s forthcoming Nottingham). Repo Man star Emilio Estevez wrote, co-directed (with Robert Wise) and co-starred (with Demi Moore) in this Bonnie and Clyde tale of a pair of bank “robbers” who bomb bank file cabinets in order to erase records of loans and mortgages, thereby helping out the struggling debtors. This time, though, it’s key that the main characters don’t get killed. Hiding Out (1987) Jon Cryer stars as a stockbroker on the run from mobsters he’s cheated. Does he flee to Florida and join an all-girl band? No, he shaves off his beard and magically becomes a teenager again. Then he reenrolls in his cousin’s high school and falls in love with a young girl who’d probably get him in worse trouble than he is already in. A remake of this film could be more depraved, more American Psycho than Some Like it Hot, by having the protagonist on the run from the government rather than the mob (he’s guilty of insider trading or some other form of Wall Street corruption), and his unlikable traits would extend to his multiple affairs with minors while pretending to be a high school student. And this time, it’s key that the main character does get killed. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:00:31 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com12/12/2008 12:00:31 PMEarlier this month, Production Weekly reported that Alex Cox and David Lynch would begin shooting their Repo Man sequel, titled Repo Chick, next month. Fifteen years after the release of the first movie, Cox revealed that it’s a timely revisit, as the new movie will “unfold against the background of the credit crunch and the subprime mortgage crisis in the US, where repossessions of homes, cars and other forms of property is at a new high.” Coupled with the recent announcement that John Carpenter is producing a remake of his own They Live, the news of a second Repo Man film has us wondering what other ‘80s cult classics should appropriately be remade or revisited now that the economy is shit again. Depending on your definition of “cult film” (many people call Ghostbusters a cult classic), some of the selected films may not be fitting for that term. Regardless, the following ten movies, if redone today, would have definite relevance to these troubled times. Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981) With unemployment on the rise, and homelessness sure to increase, it’s time for Hollywood to break out the ol’ Capra-esque stories of bums hitting the big time. Some films, such as Trading Places and Down and Out in Beverly Hills, don’t need to be touched. But this forgotten yet somewhat beloved movie could use a redo. Alan Arkin stars as an unemployed baseball player who may have a new job in the minors if he can only raise the money to get across the country. Fox could remake this story without retaining the title or the profession (though what’s more American Dream-like than baseball player? Capra employed the same idea in Meet John Doe), so as not to associate the new film with this ancient box office disappointment. Eating Raoul (1982) We recently spotlighted this “gold standard for black comedies” on a Thanksgiving-related list of cannibal movies. But it fits here as well. A couple in need of money ends up killing people and selling the corpses for cash. While the original film has the human meat sold to a dog food company, it might be even a greater gag in this financial crunch to have it feed the homeless. Or, better yet, in the U.S. Capitol’s cafeterias. The Survivors (1983) The opening premise alone will have the recently laid off feeling better about their own firing. One guy (played by Robin Williams) is let go by a parrot, while another (Walter Matthau) loses his business when it blows up. From there, anything goes with the remake as long as it still shows desperate measures resulting from unemployment. As a buddy movie, though, it’ll be worthwhile to pit a financial layoff with a blue-collar layoff. Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) Don’t say it makes no sense to remake a sequel without remaking the original. Nobody cares about the first Breakin’. Besides, Electric Boogaloo is the one that features the cliché plot involving a greedy real estate developer wanting to tear down a community center. And evil real estate developers and bankers ought to be making a comeback. Rappin’ (1985) If nobody wants to touch the sacred icon that is Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, then here’s another hip-hop movie involving an evil real estate developer. Despite a similar cheesiness, it’s not nearly as celebrated, or remembered. A remake could right all the wrongs of the original, especially with regards to the rhymes. The Goonies (1985) Hardly a cult classic, sure, but it does have the feel of one, especially to all those people who take trips to Astoria, Oregon, just to visit the film’s locations. Anyway, more evil real estate developers here, and more kids trying to save the day. Rather than truly remake the movie, which would be met with disapproval, and rather than completely bypass the reunion sequel that’s been talked about for so long, Warner Bros. ought to make a separate remake-type sequel titled The Goonies Too. The new movie will simply follow another group of kids on another adventure that will similarly stop the impending foreclosure of their homes. One Crazy Summer (1986) Yeah, yeah, more greedy real estate developers. But this one involves saving the house of an old man who nobody in the audience cares about. And a regatta. Actually, without the warped genius of Savage Steve Holland and without John Cusack in the lead, a remake of this comedy would be pointless, even if relevant. Of course, it wouldn’t be the first time Hollywood made a pointless remake, right? The Money Pit (1986) It may not technically be a cult classic, but it’s so rarely celebrated for its good qualities (like the excellent scene involving a cataclysmic sort of Rube Goldberg machine) that it deserves to be here. Plus, few plots are more relevant to the subprime mortgage crisis than one involving a couple (played by Tom Hanks and Shelley Long) that finds a deal on a new home that’s too good to be true. Wisdom (1986) If a cult classic requires only a cult of one member, then Wisdom is a cult classic. And since every economic recession needs its own Robin Hood movie, this is ripe for a remake (never mind Ridley Scott’s forthcoming Nottingham). Repo Man star Emilio Estevez wrote, co-directed (with Robert Wise) and co-starred (with Demi Moore) in this Bonnie and Clyde tale of a pair of bank “robbers” who bomb bank file cabinets in order to erase records of loans and mortgages, thereby helping out the struggling debtors. This time, though, it’s key that the main characters don’t get killed. Hiding Out (1987) Jon Cryer stars as a stockbroker on the run from mobsters he’s cheated. Does he flee to Florida and join an all-girl band? No, he shaves off his beard and magically becomes a teenager again. Then he reenrolls in his cousin’s high school and falls in love with a young girl who’d probably get him in worse trouble than he is already in. A remake of this film could be more depraved, more American Psycho than Some Like it Hot, by having the protagonist on the run from the government rather than the mob (he’s guilty of insider trading or some other form of Wall Street corruption), and his unlikable traits would extend to his multiple affairs with minors while pretending to be a high school student. And this time, it’s key that the main character does get killed. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_September_29_Gimme_Some_Drugs/625/35896/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: unclefestering
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Post Date: 10/4/2008 11:12:41 PM
Body: [quote user="mercurial"] I have actually grown to love Less Than Zero. I first saw it right after I read the book and hated it for the fact that it made a PG-13 version of almost X rated material, but something about it (probably the melodramatic soap opera-like acting and cheesy dialogue) has endeared it to my lexicon of films. And since I've pretty much become a Bret Easton Ellis freak with reading all of his books, I'm dying to see The Informers. That's just a bat-shit crazy book and perfect for a Magnolia-like film packed full of crazy characters and stories. [/quote] I have to keep the movie versions of Ellis' works seperate from their novel origins. The one that is closest to the source material is American Psycho and even that is tamed down from the book. I remember there was a lot of coke snorting in the book, but barely remember any in the movie.
]]>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:12:41 GMTunclefesteringWeekly Theme10/4/2008 11:12:41 PM[quote user="mercurial"] I have actually grown to love Less Than Zero. I first saw it right after I read the book and hated it for the fact that it made a PG-13 version of almost X rated material, but something about it (probably the melodramatic soap opera-like acting and cheesy dialogue) has endeared it to my lexicon of films. And since I've pretty much become a Bret Easton Ellis freak with reading all of his books, I'm dying to see The Informers. That's just a bat-shit crazy book and perfect for a Magnolia-like film packed full of crazy characters and stories. [/quote] I have to keep the movie versions of Ellis' works seperate from their novel origins. The one that is closest to the source material is American Psycho and even that is tamed down from the book. I remember there was a lot of coke snorting in the book, but barely remember any in the movie. http://www.spout.com/groups/sci_fi/Re_Kurt_Vonnegut/4/35629/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: TheWorkingDead
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Post Date: 9/27/2008 1:21:00 AM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] [/quote] I'm not sure if I've read any really good examples. Any suggestions? [/quote] Haruki Murakami delves a bit into that, although probably not as much as you'd want. I would recommend him, though. If you enjoyed Vonnegut at all I think you'll enjoy Murakami. Kafka on the Shore is a good one. Have you read any Bret Easton Ellis? His newest novel, Lunar Park, is his only official horror tale, where he's being haunted by his past creations, most prominently Patrick Bateman from American Psycho. Uhm.... Grant Morrisson, in the run of comics he did for Animal Man, had the character slowly become aware of his position as a comic book character. At the end of the series he actually tracks down where Morrisson lives and confronts him. And a fun, silly one; in one of the final episodes of Eerie, Indiana(the original series in the early 90s), the friend/enemy of the main character finds a script for an episode of Eerie Indiana, and attempts to write the main character off the show. There are more, I know, and probably a lot better ones, but those are the ones I know, and can think of right now.
]]>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:21:00 GMTTheWorkingDeadsci-fi9/27/2008 1:21:00 AM[quote user="Risselada"] [/quote] I'm not sure if I've read any really good examples. Any suggestions? [/quote] Haruki Murakami delves a bit into that, although probably not as much as you'd want. I would recommend him, though. If you enjoyed Vonnegut at all I think you'll enjoy Murakami. Kafka on the Shore is a good one. Have you read any Bret Easton Ellis? His newest novel, Lunar Park, is his only official horror tale, where he's being haunted by his past creations, most prominently Patrick Bateman from American Psycho. Uhm.... Grant Morrisson, in the run of comics he did for Animal Man, had the character slowly become aware of his position as a comic book character. At the end of the series he actually tracks down where Morrisson lives and confronts him. And a fun, silly one; in one of the final episodes of Eerie, Indiana(the original series in the early 90s), the friend/enemy of the main character finds a script for an episode of Eerie Indiana, and attempts to write the main character off the show. There are more, I know, and probably a lot better ones, but those are the ones I know, and can think of right now. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_September_1_Work_Sucks/625/34630/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: unclefestering
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Post Date: 9/1/2008 10:30:25 PM
Body: Uhh, yeah, Right... Well I'm gonna have to disagree with you about American Psycho, there, Peter. Jason Batemen loves his job. He gets to go into work anytime he wants. He spends his time reading magazines and listening to his walkman. While, I wouldn't find that fulfilling,he's not looking for fulfillment in his work. He's looking for that in his hobby. I would add Clerks 2 to the list since Dante and Randall realize that there are worse places to work at than the Quick Stop. Also, for the classic "I can't stand what I do for a living," you have to look waaaay back at Local Hero and Take This Job and Shove It. As a matter of fact, the 80s seem filled with movies about people with crappy jobs since I can also throw Gung Ho in. For women, there is Working Girl and Temps. Both look at women stuck in dreary dead end office jobs. Of course if you want to look at people who are the most dissatisfied with their jobs, how can you top Peter Finch's Howard Beale in Network? I hear that he's mad as hell and isn't going to take it anymore!
]]>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:30:25 GMTunclefesteringWeekly Theme9/1/2008 10:30:25 PMUhh, yeah, Right... Well I'm gonna have to disagree with you about American Psycho, there, Peter. Jason Batemen loves his job. He gets to go into work anytime he wants. He spends his time reading magazines and listening to his walkman. While, I wouldn't find that fulfilling,he's not looking for fulfillment in his work. He's looking for that in his hobby. I would add Clerks 2 to the list since Dante and Randall realize that there are worse places to work at than the Quick Stop. Also, for the classic "I can't stand what I do for a living," you have to look waaaay back at Local Hero and Take This Job and Shove It. As a matter of fact, the 80s seem filled with movies about people with crappy jobs since I can also throw Gung Ho in. For women, there is Working Girl and Temps. Both look at women stuck in dreary dead end office jobs. Of course if you want to look at people who are the most dissatisfied with their jobs, how can you top Peter Finch's Howard Beale in Network? I hear that he's mad as hell and isn't going to take it anymore! http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_September_1_Work_Sucks/625/34624/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 9/1/2008 7:42:45 PM
Body: With this Labor Day Weekend (for those of us living in the United States - sorry for those elsewhere) coming to a close, I felt it apropos to dedicate this week's theme to all the films that celebrate those hardworking people out there that flat out hate their jobs. Undoubtedly the two movies that are referenced most often when one tries to relate their hatred for their work are Office Space and Clerks. Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, both films have managed to reach an almost iconic level of quotability among a relativly broad spectrum of society. For whatever reason I've been drawn to the darker side of this sub-genre of film, those films like American Psycho, Secretary, Fight Club and Waiting... (if you didn't think a movie with Dane Cook putting his pubic hair in someone's food is dark, you need to watch it again) which show the extreme lengths working a job that isn't right for you can have on your psyche. On the lighter side, The Devil Wears Prada, Empire Records, 9 to 5 , Jerry Maguire and Super Troopers are all good for a few laughs (or tears depending on your current emotional state). Lastly, I felt that The Kid Stays in the Picture was a great portrait of Hollywood and someone that managed to maintain a successful career in it without jumping out a window or going to prison. So hurry up and share you favorite work related films before you have to go to sleep in order to get your precious 7 hours before going back to the grind tomorrow where we all know you're just gonna pretend to work while you sit and browse Spout . . . or porn.
]]>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:42:45 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme9/1/2008 7:42:45 PMWith this Labor Day Weekend (for those of us living in the United States - sorry for those elsewhere) coming to a close, I felt it apropos to dedicate this week's theme to all the films that celebrate those hardworking people out there that flat out hate their jobs. Undoubtedly the two movies that are referenced most often when one tries to relate their hatred for their work are Office Space and Clerks. Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, both films have managed to reach an almost iconic level of quotability among a relativly broad spectrum of society. For whatever reason I've been drawn to the darker side of this sub-genre of film, those films like American Psycho, Secretary, Fight Club and Waiting... (if you didn't think a movie with Dane Cook putting his pubic hair in someone's food is dark, you need to watch it again) which show the extreme lengths working a job that isn't right for you can have on your psyche. On the lighter side, The Devil Wears Prada, Empire Records, 9 to 5 , Jerry Maguire and Super Troopers are all good for a few laughs (or tears depending on your current emotional state). Lastly, I felt that The Kid Stays in the Picture was a great portrait of Hollywood and someone that managed to maintain a successful career in it without jumping out a window or going to prison. So hurry up and share you favorite work related films before you have to go to sleep in order to get your precious 7 hours before going back to the grind tomorrow where we all know you're just gonna pretend to work while you sit and browse Spout . . . or porn. http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/Re_Communication_Breakdown_Translates_the_engine/598/34604/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: indieabby88
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Post Date: 8/31/2008 7:22:11 PM
Body: "American Psycho" (The Paul Owen murder scene) as translated into and back from Korean. before: INT. BATEMAN'S APARTMENT - NIGHTThe living room floor has been meticulously covered with newspaper.Owen is slumped drunkenly in a white Eames chair, a glass in his hand. Bateman is looking through his CDs.BATEMAN You like Huey Lewis and the News?OWEN They're okay.BATEMAN Their early work was a little too New Wave for my taste. But then Sports came out in 1983, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.Bateman walks to his bathroom, taking a large ax out of theshower. He takes two Valium.BATEMAN (Said partly from the bathroom) The whole album has a clear, crisp sound and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that gives the songs a big boost.Bateman comes back out and leans the ax against the wall. He walks to the foyer and puts on a raincoat, watching Owen from behind ail the time.BATEMAN He's been compared to ELvis Costello but I think Huey has a more bitter, cynical sense of humor.Owen is absent-mindedly leafing through the Barneys catalogue.OWEN Hey, Halberstam?BATEMAN Yes, Owen?OWEN Why are there copies of the Style section all over the place? Do you have a dog? A chow or something?BATEMAN No, Owen.OWEN (Confused) Is that a raincoat?BATEMAN Yes, it is.Bateman moves to the CD player. He takes a CD out of its case and slides it in the machine.BATEMAN In 1987 Huey released this, Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think I heir undisputed masterpiece is "HiP To Be Square," a song so catchy that most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's al~ a personal statement about the band itself.Bateman puts on "Hip To Be Square."BATEMAN crosses the room and picks up the ax.We follow BATEMAN from behind as he walks up to Owen, the ax raised over his head.BATEMAN Hey, Paul?As Owen turns around, FROM OWEN'S POV we see Bateman swing the ax toward his face.Blood sprays onto the white raincoat.FROM BEHIND OWEN, we see BATEMAN as he yanks the ax out.Owen drops to the floor. His body falls out of the frame. We stay on his legs twitching mechanically.Blood pulses onto the newspaper-covered floor.BATEMAN (Raising the ax and screaming) Try getting a reservation at Dorsia now, you fucking stupid bastard!LOW ANGLE ON BATEMAN as he beats Owen with the back of the ax.OFFSCREEN, the sound of the ax hitting Owen.BATEMAN (Panting) Fucking bastard...Bateman takes his raincoat off, still panting. He folds the coat carefully in half, bloody side in, and drapes it neatly over the back of a chair.He sits back on the white sofa and surveys the scene. He checks his Rolex and lights a cigar.OFFSCREEN, Paul Owen's last faint sighs are heard.----------------------And after:INT. BATEMAN' S apartments - the night living room ground prudently, with the newspaper which covers. Five [weyn] from Eames white chair and separation to alcoholic beverage withdrawal from his hand which slumps. Bateman leads and his CD thinks. Do BATEMAN you like Huey Louis and a news? Five [weyn] They' Re-okay. BATEMAN their early works for me the taste which is a new tendency. Meantime is different but the sports at 1983, thinks in their oneself who comes out, commercially and came in artistically with realness. Has the axe whose from Bateman is big and the shower which walks in his bathroom. He has the valium in 2 and he goes. BATEMAN (saying from the divided bathroom,) to the album which is whole is clear, the green onion [sak] the green onion [sak] one sound and complete the professionalism which gives a big support in the song which is new luster. Bateman returns toward the outside and leans against the axe about the wall. He walks in the rest room and five [weyn] after putting on the raincoat which sees from bother the time. BATEMAN He' s comes out ELvis Costello but is compared and to Huey where is thought more writes, a Cynics funny bone there is. Five [weyn] arguments leads and the catalogue where the leaf is being born blankly. Five [weyn] hollo, Halberstam? is like that, five [weyn]? The place where there probably is a copy of five [weyn] why completely style profiles? Do you have the dog? Chow or silence? BATEMAN no, five [weyn]. Are five [weyn] (confusing,) it the raincoat? BATEMAN is like that, is it. Bateman moves with CD players. If he from it to have CD it wraps from the glide machine which goes. As BATEMAN this releases and 1987 is put from Huey, the whole surface! Their most large quantities the album which is attained. Me I the successor a masterpiece which is positive " where thinks that wears out; Orderliness will be " Hip; Gaining a popularity, easy song is like this probably people don' of most; t listens closely a household duties. But they in because it' Will be and; About pleasure and importance of suitability s only trends. It' s about al~ bands personal bill oneself. Bateman " Puts above; Square." The hip will be; The room intersects and in compliance with BATEMAN the axe picks up. Us when him five [weyn] comfort walking, the axe which follows BATEMAN, from after raised in his head. BATEMAN hollo, pawl? As OWEN' goes round in five [weyn] these circumferences; From; S POV us with his face which sees Bateman swings the axe. The blood scatters to the white raincoat. After five [weyn] from, we when him the axe rapidly pulling at the outside, see BATEMAN. Falls to five [weyn] grounds. That body falls from a structure. We catch mechanically and in his leg which pulls we stay. The blood the newspaper the pulse runs to the ground which covers. Gets a reservation now in, BATEMAN (to raise the axe, shout stroke) Dorsia have sexual intercourse your [e] three to examine and hybrid! Five where he has after [weyn] as BATEMAN hits the low-end each axe. From real life, five [weyn] sound of the axe which hits the target. BATEMAN (virtue distance will break) the hybrid which is severe… Bateman will take off his raincoat, the virtue thing phosphorus which will break yet. In compliance with him the half which gets folded, from the side which is bloody attention puts on deeply in inside, it neatly, dominates and on rear of the chair which hangs down. He by the white sofa is after and investigates a scene. Inspects his Rolex and ignites a woman [song] year. From real life, pawl Owen' s last Faintly! one breaths are audible.----------------------It's completely indecipherable, but my favorite line was the Dorsia one, right at the end.
]]>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:22:11 GMTindieabby88Movie Games8/31/2008 7:22:11 PM"American Psycho" (The Paul Owen murder scene) as translated into and back from Korean. before: INT. BATEMAN'S APARTMENT - NIGHTThe living room floor has been meticulously covered with newspaper.Owen is slumped drunkenly in a white Eames chair, a glass in his hand. Bateman is looking through his CDs.BATEMAN You like Huey Lewis and the News?OWEN They're okay.BATEMAN Their early work was a little too New Wave for my taste. But then Sports came out in 1983, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.Bateman walks to his bathroom, taking a large ax out of theshower. He takes two Valium.BATEMAN (Said partly from the bathroom) The whole album has a clear, crisp sound and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that gives the songs a big boost.Bateman comes back out and leans the ax against the wall. He walks to the foyer and puts on a raincoat, watching Owen from behind ail the time.BATEMAN He's been compared to ELvis Costello but I think Huey has a more bitter, cynical sense of humor.Owen is absent-mindedly leafing through the Barneys catalogue.OWEN Hey, Halberstam?BATEMAN Yes, Owen?OWEN Why are there copies of the Style section all over the place? Do you have a dog? A chow or something?BATEMAN No, Owen.OWEN (Confused) Is that a raincoat?BATEMAN Yes, it is.Bateman moves to the CD player. He takes a CD out of its case and slides it in the machine.BATEMAN In 1987 Huey released this, Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think I heir undisputed masterpiece is "HiP To Be Square," a song so catchy that most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's al~ a personal statement about the band itself.Bateman puts on "Hip To Be Square."BATEMAN crosses the room and picks up the ax.We follow BATEMAN from behind as he walks up to Owen, the ax raised over his head.BATEMAN Hey, Paul?As Owen turns around, FROM OWEN'S POV we see Bateman swing the ax toward his face.Blood sprays onto the white raincoat.FROM BEHIND OWEN, we see BATEMAN as he yanks the ax out.Owen drops to the floor. His body falls out of the frame. We stay on his legs twitching mechanically.Blood pulses onto the newspaper-covered floor.BATEMAN (Raising the ax and screaming) Try getting a reservation at Dorsia now, you fucking stupid bastard!LOW ANGLE ON BATEMAN as he beats Owen with the back of the ax.OFFSCREEN, the sound of the ax hitting Owen.BATEMAN (Panting) Fucking bastard...Bateman takes his raincoat off, still panting. He folds the coat carefully in half, bloody side in, and drapes it neatly over the back of a chair.He sits back on the white sofa and surveys the scene. He checks his Rolex and lights a cigar.OFFSCREEN, Paul Owen's last faint sighs are heard.----------------------And after:INT. BATEMAN' S apartments - the night living room ground prudently, with the newspaper which covers. Five [weyn] from Eames white chair and separation to alcoholic beverage withdrawal from his hand which slumps. Bateman leads and his CD thinks. Do BATEMAN you like Huey Louis and a news? Five [weyn] They' Re-okay. BATEMAN their early works for me the taste which is a new tendency. Meantime is different but the sports at 1983, thinks in their oneself who comes out, commercially and came in artistically with realness. Has the axe whose from Bateman is big and the shower which walks in his bathroom. He has the valium in 2 and he goes. BATEMAN (saying from the divided bathroom,) to the album which is whole is clear, the green onion [sak] the green onion [sak] one sound and complete the professionalism which gives a big support in the song which is new luster. Bateman returns toward the outside and leans against the axe about the wall. He walks in the rest room and five [weyn] after putting on the raincoat which sees from bother the time. BATEMAN He' s comes out ELvis Costello but is compared and to Huey where is thought more writes, a Cynics funny bone there is. Five [weyn] arguments leads and the catalogue where the leaf is being born blankly. Five [weyn] hollo, Halberstam? is like that, five [weyn]? The place where there probably is a copy of five [weyn] why completely style profiles? Do you have the dog? Chow or silence? BATEMAN no, five [weyn]. Are five [weyn] (confusing,) it the raincoat? BATEMAN is like that, is it. Bateman moves with CD players. If he from it to have CD it wraps from the glide machine which goes. As BATEMAN this releases and 1987 is put from Huey, the whole surface! Their most large quantities the album which is attained. Me I the successor a masterpiece which is positive " where thinks that wears out; Orderliness will be " Hip; Gaining a popularity, easy song is like this probably people don' of most; t listens closely a household duties. But they in because it' Will be and; About pleasure and importance of suitability s only trends. It' s about al~ bands personal bill oneself. Bateman " Puts above; Square." The hip will be; The room intersects and in compliance with BATEMAN the axe picks up. Us when him five [weyn] comfort walking, the axe which follows BATEMAN, from after raised in his head. BATEMAN hollo, pawl? As OWEN' goes round in five [weyn] these circumferences; From; S POV us with his face which sees Bateman swings the axe. The blood scatters to the white raincoat. After five [weyn] from, we when him the axe rapidly pulling at the outside, see BATEMAN. Falls to five [weyn] grounds. That body falls from a structure. We catch mechanically and in his leg which pulls we stay. The blood the newspaper the pulse runs to the ground which covers. Gets a reservation now in, BATEMAN (to raise the axe, shout stroke) Dorsia have sexual intercourse your [e] three to examine and hybrid! Five where he has after [weyn] as BATEMAN hits the low-end each axe. From real life, five [weyn] sound of the axe which hits the target. BATEMAN (virtue distance will break) the hybrid which is severe&hellip; Bateman will take off his raincoat, the virtue thing phosphorus which will break yet. In compliance with him the half which gets folded, from the side which is bloody attention puts on deeply in inside, it neatly, dominates and on rear of the chair which hangs down. He by the white sofa is after and investigates a scene. Inspects his Rolex and ignites a woman [song] year. From real life, pawl Owen' s last Faintly! one breaths are audible.----------------------It's completely indecipherable, but my favorite line was the Dorsia one, right at the end. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/7/33708.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 8/7/2008 4:01:14 PM
Body: I can’t explain what attracts me so much to the highly unlikable characters of Bret Easton Ellis’ fiction — or, in my case, since I’ve never actually read his books, of movies based on Bret Easton Ellis’ fiction — but I absolutely love Less Than Zero, American Psycho, and especially The Rules of Attraction. However, I have to give more credit to the filmmakers behind each of these films, because all three adaptations have their own appreciable style that helps me to enjoy the stories of these horrible people. The Informers may look like it fits in with the rest of the filmed versions of Ellis, but I’m skeptical. I was quite bored with director Gregor Jordan’s war satire Buffalo Soldiers, and I fear that he’s going to fail again at holding my attention here. I am eager to watch Brad Renfro in his final, posthumous role (maybe it’s Oscar-worthy!). I am anxious to see if Winona Ryder can regain my favor (she’s fallen pretty far in my mind since her days as my celebrity crush in the early ’90s). And I’m interested to see an Ellis film that the author actually co-adapted. Yet I’m maintaining low expectations after watching the new trailer, because it just looks like a dark movie about vacuous people without anything extra like the era-defining production design, the iconic performance by Christian Bale and the clever post-production tricks featured respectively in Less Than Zero, American Psycho and The Rules of Attraction. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:01:14 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com8/7/2008 4:01:14 PM I can’t explain what attracts me so much to the highly unlikable characters of Bret Easton Ellis’ fiction — or, in my case, since I’ve never actually read his books, of movies based on Bret Easton Ellis’ fiction — but I absolutely love Less Than Zero, American Psycho, and especially The Rules of Attraction. However, I have to give more credit to the filmmakers behind each of these films, because all three adaptations have their own appreciable style that helps me to enjoy the stories of these horrible people. The Informers may look like it fits in with the rest of the filmed versions of Ellis, but I’m skeptical. I was quite bored with director Gregor Jordan’s war satire Buffalo Soldiers, and I fear that he’s going to fail again at holding my attention here. I am eager to watch Brad Renfro in his final, posthumous role (maybe it’s Oscar-worthy!). I am anxious to see if Winona Ryder can regain my favor (she’s fallen pretty far in my mind since her days as my celebrity crush in the early ’90s). And I’m interested to see an Ellis film that the author actually co-adapted. Yet I’m maintaining low expectations after watching the new trailer, because it just looks like a dark movie about vacuous people without anything extra like the era-defining production design, the iconic performance by Christian Bale and the clever post-production tricks featured respectively in Less Than Zero, American Psycho and The Rules of Attraction. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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