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Little Daz

Little Daz

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Not gratuitously violent, but when stuff does happen, it's like a kick in the nuts. The violence is still pretty intense.. maybe the most intense I've seen since the opening scene of Irreversible. Both of us shot forward in our seats several times. The special effects are pretty fucking amazing too. You get to see a lot of post-fight close-ups of busted faces, and these people get fucked up. Ed Harris was definitely one of the best parts of the movie. And Viggo Mortensen gets to kick some serious ass.

That said, this is probably the least "Cronenberg" of the Cronenberg films, in terms of the really weird shit. Nobody has any vaginas, other than the ones they were born with, and there are no shifting, breathing piles of flesh. To me, this movie asks questions about what defines the character of a man. Why are certain acts heroic in one situation and criminal in another?

Great stuff.

http://www.ahistoryofviolence.com/
 
Gringo Starr

Gringo Starr

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Aug 20, 2004
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Its cool...Crash was bizarre...but the dialogue is extra dry in this flick..even more than usual...and its got loooong stretches of boring-ness...he seems to like to draw scenes out a bit too much...

BUt i agree..the violent scenes...although few and far between...are fuckin ill...he sure knows how to make an impact when it comes to makin you say "GOD DAMN!!!!!!!!"...
 
HG800

HG800

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I like Cronenberg films but i'm skeptical whether i want to see this or not. Although Cronenberg said that in this movie he wanted the violence to look as realistic and unflinching as possible, sounds like + to me.
 
JONNNYBLZ

JONNNYBLZ

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Feb 26, 2003
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I saw this movie last night and it was hard. I don't know too much about this director but he did a good job on this flick. Some of the scenes do lag but I thought it was well worth the wait to see all the crazy shit go down.
 
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aridan3at

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Dec 26, 2004
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Ya there are alot of draggin parts but worth gettin to the point. The 2 sex scenes.........shit, almost like some porn shots. The kickin ass parts was cool, Liked the part where he said "How can you fuck that up" thought that was funny shit.
Never heard of the director, what other movies has he done???
 
HG800

HG800

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Dec 18, 2002
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^^^ He usually is known for real twisted sci-fi and horror films like-
The Fly
Scanners
eXistenZ
Dead Ringers
Naked Lunch
Videodrome
The Brood and Shivers
which leads me to believe HOV is not your ordinary Cronenberg film.
 
Talus

Talus

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May 14, 2002
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OH shiet that movie looks hella tight im soo not with the loop of whats going on here in the states....
Thanks for postin that shit up...i just came from germany and i had to pick internet or tv cuz i aint really got the fades for both.. Im about to go see that shit this weekend.
Ill post up after i see the movie!
 
Sydal

Sydal

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Just got back from seeing this flick....fuckin TERRIBLE!! Yea, the violent scenes were nice and realistic...but the movie just fuckin blew. EVERYBODY in the theater was HAPPY when this movie ended, which leads me to my biggest complaint. Who the fuck ends a movie like that? That had to have been the WORST ending I've ever seen in a movie...it's like a broad licking the tip of your dick and then leaving. I fell asleep THREE times during this flick....

This movie gets a star out of five from me....
 
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