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The Rules of Attraction
Posted on 4/28/11 at 12:39 am
Posted on 4/28/11 at 12:39 am
A movie that a person either finds brilliant and fascinating, or repelling and infuriating.
I really like this movie personally, but I know a lot of people that absolutely hate it.
A bunch of young, good-looking actors, weird editing, lots of split screens, retro music, flashbacks, etc. Some consider these things cheesy tricks, but I found them all to work together.
Anyways, what do you guys think of it?
I really like this movie personally, but I know a lot of people that absolutely hate it.
A bunch of young, good-looking actors, weird editing, lots of split screens, retro music, flashbacks, etc. Some consider these things cheesy tricks, but I found them all to work together.
Anyways, what do you guys think of it?
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Posted on 4/28/11 at 12:41 am to Rohan2Reed
Posted on 4/28/11 at 12:58 am to BayouBengals03
I do. But, I came of age in the 1980s, and was a bit of a Bret Easton Ellis fan at the time, despite the film being made in 2002.
Van Der Beek had so much promise coming out of Dawson's, Varsity Blues, and Rules, to have stalled into the journeyman's career it's become.
Van Der Beek had so much promise coming out of Dawson's, Varsity Blues, and Rules, to have stalled into the journeyman's career it's become.
This post was edited on 4/28/11 at 1:52 am
Posted on 4/28/11 at 1:26 am to BayouBengals03
Depressing movie
I felt like the dinner scene with the mom really cut a lot of the tension/darkness of the movie.
I felt like the dinner scene with the mom really cut a lot of the tension/darkness of the movie.
Posted on 4/28/11 at 1:40 am to BayouBengals03
I thought it sucked, but I think everything Brett Easton Ellis has done sucks. Yes, I am including American Psycho. If you took the brand names out of his novels they'd be about fifteen pages long.
This post was edited on 4/28/11 at 1:41 am
Posted on 4/28/11 at 1:46 am to BayouBengals03
I liked the montage with Kip Pardue (is that the right actor?)
Posted on 4/28/11 at 1:51 am to johnnydrama
BEE is clearly overrated as a writer, as are his works put to film, but in the '80s, he had promise, just never maximized it. He touched on some good angles and hit a few chords in the day, but history/review haven't been kind. A sorta poor man's Jay McInerney?
Much like say the Bronson/Death Wish marathon on AMC this week..I thought they sucked when I was a lil kid..now are downright comical..history unkind.
Much like say the Bronson/Death Wish marathon on AMC this week..I thought they sucked when I was a lil kid..now are downright comical..history unkind.
This post was edited on 4/28/11 at 2:05 am
Posted on 4/28/11 at 2:00 am to BayouBengals03
Loved it. Better than fast and the furious or never back down or any dumb arse movies people seem to love but lack any point.
Posted on 4/28/11 at 2:04 am to Pectus
quote:
I liked the montage with Kip Pardue (is that the right actor?)
Yea, Sunshine from Remember the Titans.
Posted on 4/28/11 at 3:36 am to BayouBengals03
That montage was the only part of that movie I thought was well done. It had good acting, but a worthless plot, and editing that tried to be creative and just fell flat.
On a personal note, I remember being incredibly sad that the girl was a virgin but basically got raped by that townie.
On a personal note, I remember being incredibly sad that the girl was a virgin but basically got raped by that townie.
Posted on 4/28/11 at 3:43 am to Froman
This is what I'm looking for. Half of you guys loving it and half of y'all hating it.
Posted on 4/28/11 at 6:14 am to BayouBengals03
Loved it. Thought it was hilarious that Jessica Biel was a coke whore that got gang-banged by the football team... "oops. rusty pipes!"
Posted on 4/28/11 at 8:25 am to BayouBengals03
It's weird to me that Sean and Patrick Bateman are supposed to be brothers.
Posted on 4/28/11 at 8:31 am to Froman
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On a personal note, I remember being incredibly sad that the girl was a virgin but basically got raped by that townie.
In the book she gets drunk and passes out and is then raped by two guys at a party. I don't recall what happens to her in the movie.
Posted on 4/28/11 at 8:33 am to BayouBengals03
i love RoA, but i don't find it brilliant
it's just an entertaining look at snotty rich kids doing selfish things, like most of BEE's work
it's one of my favorite movies to watch. i'm not saying it's one of my favorite movies, or a great movie, but i love to watch it
it's just an entertaining look at snotty rich kids doing selfish things, like most of BEE's work
it's one of my favorite movies to watch. i'm not saying it's one of my favorite movies, or a great movie, but i love to watch it
Posted on 4/28/11 at 8:35 am to johnnydrama
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but I think everything Brett Easton Ellis has done sucks. Yes, I am including American Psycho
wha wha wha WHAT
Posted on 4/28/11 at 2:15 pm to TotesMcGotes
That is a bit weird.
Posted on 4/28/11 at 2:36 pm to BayouBengals03
never seen it but I've been meaning to
Posted on 4/28/11 at 2:39 pm to Pilot Tiger
I love it because that soundtrack is actually my college soundtrack.
I don't find it brilliant, but I like the movie and own it.
I don't find it brilliant, but I like the movie and own it.
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