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13 Feb 2012, 10:30 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q3ltyPJJMQ[/youtube]

Anyone remember the extreme hype for this movie? Well, I did watch it for the first time and it is a masterpiece. I highly recommend it.



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13 Feb 2012, 11:45 am

It is a beautiful film, one that many would miss because of their objection to some of the content, like Sling Blade.


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13 Feb 2012, 11:58 am

Creepy old man film.



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14 Feb 2012, 1:37 am

I'm a fan.



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14 Feb 2012, 3:57 am

We had a class trip to see it at the cinema. We also saw American Pie as and The Matrix on school excursions too. 1999 was a great year for films.


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14 Feb 2012, 7:46 am

Did it turn any of you into creepy old men? I hear that just thinking about the movie too much would do that!



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14 Feb 2012, 8:03 am

[quote="shrox"]Did it turn any of you into creepy old men? I hear that just thinking about the movie too much would do that![/quote
Did you see it?


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14 Feb 2012, 8:06 am

Aimless wrote:
shrox wrote:
Did it turn any of you into creepy old men? I hear that just thinking about the movie too much would do that![/quote
Did you see it?


I started to watch it. I am not a fan a Kevin Spacy, and the girls are just children to me, total turn off. Didn't finish it.



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14 Feb 2012, 12:26 pm

It's one of my favorites.
I love Mr. Spacey. :D


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15 Feb 2012, 4:11 am

I love that movie! In fact, when it came out in theaters years ago, my wife and I talked a reluctant friend into seeing the movie. He left the theater as a Kevin Spacey fan, and couldn't stop talking about the movie.
Incidentally, I thought the neighbor kid who was stalking the daughter - who she then falls in love with - would've made a great Spiderman at that age.

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15 Feb 2012, 4:17 am

One of my favorites. I've had this bookmarked for ages.

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15 Feb 2012, 5:53 am

I agree, at first I thought it was about a man going through a mid life crisis, however after a second viewing, I realized it was a masterpiece which explores the hypocrisy of middle class morality and naivety of the American Dream.



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03 Mar 2012, 8:52 am

Wolfheart wrote:
I agree, at first I thought it was about a man going through a mid life crisis, however after a second viewing, I realized it was a masterpiece which explores the hypocrisy of middle class morality and naivety of the American Dream.

I watched it for the first time in 2010. And I liiiiked it.

The film is very witty. It deals with topics that people don't like to see, while they are everywhere. The film goes beneath the surface. At the same time, it is a very aesthetic film. The soundtrack is great. And I think all of the actors were excellent choices.

I also love the reality of the film. Things like that DO happen, but instead most films talk about American white middle-class families that are flawless and perfect. Here, this doesn't happen.


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