ScaryLarry
Flesh Eater
Reged: 12/11/99
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Loc: Alberta
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I'm not sure how to classify this movie. It doesn't seem to belong to any forum category below. I don't know why it took me so long to see this.
I'd seen the DVD for rent several times, and it looked, well, dull and gloomy. It came on the Dusk channel the other night, so I thought I'd give it a chance.
Wow. This is a very good movie. Chris Bale is almost skeletal here, having starved himself for the role and lost something like 60 pounds. That is dedication.
The story is not entirely original--its influences are evident--but it is, in my opinion, quite powerful, poignant, and disturbing. The ending is brilliant in its simplicity, shedding new light on everything that went before.
The "fun-house" scene has become one of my favourite sequences in horror movie history--it actually quite disturbed me.
This is very much an underrated movie, in my opinion. Highly reccommended.
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Knifey
Zombie
Reged: 06/20/04
Posts: 2316
Loc: Massachusetts
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You got me intrigued. I an unfamiliar with this title but it sounds cool to me from your description and impression.
Added to Netflix queue (which is getting loooong.)
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DanielSavage
Zombie
Reged: 09/25/03
Posts: 3050
Loc: West Virginia
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I had totally forgotten about it about The Machinist. It's a pretty good movie...
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ScaryLarry
Flesh Eater
Reged: 12/11/99
Posts: 1851
Loc: Alberta
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Thank you, Daniel. We do possess similar opinions about many things.
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DanielSavage
Zombie
Reged: 09/25/03
Posts: 3050
Loc: West Virginia
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Man, my last post looks really stupid. I've got to stop posting when I've had no sleep for days.
Larry, you might find out that I'm not a bad guy.
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ZombiesOn45
Walking Dead
Reged: 02/03/04
Posts: 1138
Loc: Arctic wastelands of WNY
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Yeah, still haven't seen this one. I've heard nothing but raves ever since it came out.
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ScaryLarry
Flesh Eater
Reged: 12/11/99
Posts: 1851
Loc: Alberta
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It's somewhat ironic that this thread is so sleep-inducing.
I never thought you were a bad guy, Danny. Just a pain in my ass. I went overboard a couple times. That was regrettable. I think (hope) it's all done now.
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korosh1ya
Rotting Corpse
Reged: 06/06/05
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Loc: New Orleans, La
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I saw this when it first came out and really enjoyed it though for some reason have never thought to revisit it. Christian Bale's dedicated performance is reason enough to watch this film. And I would also agree that it is highly underrated. The only remotely horror category I would put this in would be psychological thriller.
Oh and that funhouse scene creeped me the fuck out as well!
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DanielSavage
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Reged: 09/25/03
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Loc: West Virginia
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It's somewhat ironic that this thread is so sleep-inducing.
I never thought you were a bad guy, Danny. Just a pain in my ass. I went overboard a couple times. That was regrettable. I think (hope) it's all done now.
We'll be fine as long as calling me Danny doesn't become a habit...
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Howler
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Reged: 11/26/01
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Loc: N.B. Canada
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I'm watching this is on IFC Canada right now.Good movie. I think Bale maybe went a little to far in getting into character. He really is lucky he didn't kill himself.
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DanielSavage
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I'm watching this is on IFC Canada right now.Good movie. I think Bale maybe went a little to far in getting into character. He really is lucky he didn't kill himself.
He was sickly looking to say the very least.
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ScaryLarry
Flesh Eater
Reged: 12/11/99
Posts: 1851
Loc: Alberta
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It's somewhat ironic that this thread is so sleep-inducing.
I never thought you were a bad guy, Danny. Just a pain in my ass. I went overboard a couple times. That was regrettable. I think (hope) it's all done now.
We'll be fine as long as calling me Danny doesn't become a habit...
You don't like Danny? This might seem a bit ironic/strange, but my best friend here in town is a transplanted American whose birth name is Daniel, but we all know him as Danny. Yeah, he's an American named Daniel, and he's my best friend. That sounds made-up or something, but it's the truth. It's really odd.
Anyway, Daniel, duly noted.
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ScaryLarry
Flesh Eater
Reged: 12/11/99
Posts: 1851
Loc: Alberta
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The following link is only for those who have seen The Machinist, or those who don't intend to see the movie at all.
If you haven't seen The Machinist, and intend to do so, then "do not" click on the link. Not that it's a total spoiler, but it will ruin a good segment of the movie for you.
Okey-doke?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQpi0Tw12qM
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