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re: Gone Girl, Official Thread (*Spoilers After Page 5*)
Posted on 10/5/14 at 10:59 pm to Patton
Posted on 10/5/14 at 10:59 pm to Patton
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Holy fricking shite. I went in completely blind. It may have just found a spot on my top 10 ever list. I couldn't find a single thing wrong with it. Absolutely blown away.
Same. People will call me crazy, but there is really no reason why it shouldn't be #1 for me. Unbelievable film.
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Posted on 10/5/14 at 11:06 pm to SwaggerCopter
I am a bit confused about her plan. They may have mentioned it in her narration and I missed it, but what was she planning on doing if she was never robbed? I thought I heard her mention that she was going to kill herself. Did she hit herself with the hammer and get fat to sell the accident in the home and her fake pregnancy?
Posted on 10/5/14 at 11:14 pm to DestrehanTiger
She was going to kill herself but was too happy with how well her plan worked and how much he was suffering to go through with it.
She hit herself to blend in at the motel as a battered wife
She hit herself to blend in at the motel as a battered wife
Posted on 10/5/14 at 11:19 pm to BLIZZAKE7
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if anything it was too short
149 min
Only Martin Scorsese movies should be that long
Posted on 10/5/14 at 11:21 pm to SwaggerCopter
This movie was not that good, and I usually like everything I see
Posted on 10/5/14 at 11:28 pm to LSULyle00690
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This movie was not that good, and I usually like everything I see
I hate lots of movies. I usually leave the theaters unimpressed. Perhaps, this movie was for people with higher expectations.
Posted on 10/5/14 at 11:52 pm to LSULyle00690
It would be interesting to hear you expand on why you didn't like it.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 8:05 am to Patton
he feels like being contrarian. he's trying extremely hard to troll, but nobody is taking his bait 
Posted on 10/6/14 at 8:25 am to quail man
The ONLY thing i can come up with that i found slightly off about the movie, and i realize this might be in the book and done on purpose, was how calm and unshaken Affleck was in the cop station after reporting his wife missing. He was like joking and stuff. Seemed weird to me.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 8:29 am to quail man
I really enjoyed this movie and it looks like almost everyone did, but does anybody else feel like there were multiple inconsistencies or plot holes?
Posted on 10/6/14 at 8:33 am to LST
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but does anybody else feel like there were multiple inconsistencies or plot holes?
I don't know if this was a plot hole, but I am still confused as to why Affleck didn't spill the beans before she got pregnant at the very end. I assume there is a perfectly good explanation that I just didn't catch.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 8:44 am to DestrehanTiger
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I don't know if this was a plot hole, but I am still confused as to why Affleck didn't spill the beans before she got pregnant at the very end. I assume there is a perfectly good explanation that I just didn't catch.
If you remember he was rehearsing what to say when they went onto "Nancy Grace" that same afternoon. He was about to do it then she told him.
I can point out the inconsistencies I was referring to if you want me to.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 8:54 am to LST
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If you remember he was rehearsing what to say when they went onto "Nancy Grace" that same afternoon. He was about to do it then she told him.
Wasn't that months later? They had been living together for a while before they did that interview. I am wondering why he didn't do it much sooner.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:00 am to DestrehanTiger
He had no hard evidence.
It was nice how much comedy was mixed into the movie. Flynns books are like that though, dark stuff.
It was nice how much comedy was mixed into the movie. Flynns books are like that though, dark stuff.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:02 am to SwaggerCopter
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This is nothing. Gone Girl is the kind of movie that gives your whole body chills. Lone Survivor is a joke. My sister loved Lone Survivor, and she made me fast forward through parts of Django. You girl is gonna be gone. I don't know why the other guy gave you the go ahead.
Actually, she loved it. hasn't stopped talking to her girlfriends about it. The scene where NPH finds out why he prefers men IRL caught her so offguard she didn't have time to freak out. As soon as the credits rolled, I looked at her and said "bitches be crazy".
We were late and had to sit on the front row to the right of the theatre. my damn neck was killing me!
I thought it was great, but do not know if I would ever want to watch it all again. definitely the best ive seen in the theatre in a few years (I rarely go).
Anyone else get mad about the southern accents? I had friends from Carthage, MO in college and they all had that weird Midwestern accent. I bitched about that the whole movie. They all sounded Alabama-ish.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:05 am to YumYum Sauce
I didn't quite understand the southern accents but it's not as though they were bad or distracting. Maybe there are some people in Mizzou who sound like that. I've never been. I can't say. I wouldn't point to that as a negative against the movie.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:18 am to barry
Yeah I think you're right. It was the evidence thing. You can't come out and accuse your "abducted" wife without evidence. It would make the public hate him again.
Here are some of the inconsistencies I was talking about (Some taken from Reddit):
-With so many cameras around his home, wouldn't NPH have an alibi for the morning of the abduction?
-Amy changes her story and claims that the rich guy forced his way into her home and kidnapped her. The old man that called Affleck about the cat was sitting at the front of his house - wouldn't he have seen this?
-Amy's entire plan rests solely on the fact that her husband will go to a secluded place to think about their marriage while she fakes the kidnapping. Considering that she knows her husband is cheating, and also think he's a massive frick up that seems like a huge risk
-NPH's house is covered in cameras. I'm willing to let it slide that there aren't any in the bedroom, but wouldn't they have shown her arriving a week after the kidnapping, and getting out completely fine? How bout her walking outside on the decking?
-When killing said rich guy, she slit this throat, not stabbed him violently ... she's slit his throat. Weren't her hands supposed to be tied up?
-Amy claims that she was hit over the head when kidnapped and lost - in the detective's words - "a life threatening amount of blood". She sticks to this story when the police and FBI are questioning her at the end (in fact her story hinges on it), yet not one person brings up the fact that there is no sign of a massive gash on her head. Considering that her husband is desperate to prove that she's a lying killer, you think he would mention it.
-At the end she says that Nick would have to take blame for stealing the credit cards and buying the stuff in the woodshed. Couldn't she just say that she bought him all that stuff for their anniversary since the clues she left led there?
-Affleck pointed it out, but "I think he may kill me" is a convenient ending line to the diary.
Here are some of the inconsistencies I was talking about (Some taken from Reddit):
-With so many cameras around his home, wouldn't NPH have an alibi for the morning of the abduction?
-Amy changes her story and claims that the rich guy forced his way into her home and kidnapped her. The old man that called Affleck about the cat was sitting at the front of his house - wouldn't he have seen this?
-Amy's entire plan rests solely on the fact that her husband will go to a secluded place to think about their marriage while she fakes the kidnapping. Considering that she knows her husband is cheating, and also think he's a massive frick up that seems like a huge risk
-NPH's house is covered in cameras. I'm willing to let it slide that there aren't any in the bedroom, but wouldn't they have shown her arriving a week after the kidnapping, and getting out completely fine? How bout her walking outside on the decking?
-When killing said rich guy, she slit this throat, not stabbed him violently ... she's slit his throat. Weren't her hands supposed to be tied up?
-Amy claims that she was hit over the head when kidnapped and lost - in the detective's words - "a life threatening amount of blood". She sticks to this story when the police and FBI are questioning her at the end (in fact her story hinges on it), yet not one person brings up the fact that there is no sign of a massive gash on her head. Considering that her husband is desperate to prove that she's a lying killer, you think he would mention it.
-At the end she says that Nick would have to take blame for stealing the credit cards and buying the stuff in the woodshed. Couldn't she just say that she bought him all that stuff for their anniversary since the clues she left led there?
-Affleck pointed it out, but "I think he may kill me" is a convenient ending line to the diary.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:20 am to DestrehanTiger
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I don't know if this was a plot hole, but I am still confused as to why Affleck didn't spill the beans before she got pregnant at the very end. I assume there is a perfectly good explanation that I just didn't catch.
He was waiting until the media got out of their grill. He told her he was leaving her as soon as the street got clear. By the way, I'm reading the book right now. I'm gonna post a list (I will give the Spoiler warning) of things that are different. So far, I'm a bit more than halfway through, and there are things I like more and less about the movie. One thing is for sure, they did an incredible job writing the screenplay. Gillian actually improved some parts.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:26 am to LST
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-With so many cameras around his home, wouldn't NPH have an alibi for the morning of the abduction?
That was his lake home. He didn't live there. We have no idea about the cameras in his actual home.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:40 am to LST
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-With so many cameras around his home, wouldn't NPH have an alibi for the morning of the abduction?
Easy. He did not live at the lake house. He moved there to be with her. He let her stay there, so she could stay off the grid. No guarantee the other house had cameras.
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Amy changes her story and claims that the rich guy forced his way into her home and kidnapped her. The old man that called Affleck about the cat was sitting at the front of his house - wouldn't he have seen this?
Somebody not seeing something is hard to use as proof.
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Amy's entire plan rests solely on the fact that her husband will go to a secluded place to think about their marriage while she fakes the kidnapping. Considering that she knows her husband is cheating, and also think he's a massive frick up that seems like a huge risk
In the book, she directs him a little better. And she knows him very well, even knowing when and where he cheats (this is the scavenger hunt). I'll give the benefit of the doubt here.
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-When killing said rich guy, she slit this throat, not stabbed him violently ... she's slit his throat. Weren't her hands supposed to be tied up?
Nick even makes a reference to this. He says, "How'd she get a box cutter if she was tied up?" And the cop acts like he is an ungrateful a-hole who isn't happy to have his wife back. She benefits from the case being handing off to the feds, and it being too sensitive of a time to question her heavily.
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-Amy claims that she was hit over the head when kidnapped and lost - in the detective's words - "a life threatening amount of blood". She sticks to this story when the police and FBI are questioning her at the end (in fact her story hinges on it), yet not one person brings up the fact that there is no sign of a massive gash on her head. Considering that her husband is desperate to prove that she's a lying killer, you think he would mention it.
This is odd. But keep in mind, that everyone is shocked she's alive and that they were completely wrong about everything. They aren't looking to incriminate her like we the viewers are.
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At the end she says that Nick would have to take blame for stealing the credit cards and buying the stuff in the woodshed. Couldn't she just say that she bought him all that stuff for their anniversary since the clues she left led there?
Her diary mentions arguing about credit card debt and such. She needs him to be hiding something from him. The blame can't be on her.
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Affleck pointed it out, but "I think he may kill me" is a convenient ending line to the diary.
That is actually not the very last line of the entry in the book, but I don't mind this one, like I don't mind the box cutter killing Desi because it is addressed in the movie. It's not like they missed it. A character sees the problem. When Amy takes some heat in the hospital, she is quick to point out how the cops have fricked up the whole investigation to this point. Most of them don't have the confidence to bark up another tree.
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