The Butterfly Effect

emmer · Post by **emmer** » January 28, 2004, 5:52 am

I really liked Butterfly Effect. I didn't think Ashton Kutcher would do it for me, as I have seen enough of his face to last me two lifetimes, but he actually did alright in a serious role. The movie did have a bit of a tendency from going from ultra-serious to verging on comical situations though... but I guess I always have been a sucker for the sci-fi "what if" type of movie. If you don't go into the movie expecting a oscar-caliber performance and have a little imagination, you won't walk out disappointed.

Dups. · Post by **Dups.** » March 1, 2004, 4:58 pm

I saw this movie over the weekend.

Yeah, it's a great movie! Ashton is a good actor but you tend to get tired of a person after 7ish years of the same character (dumb funny good looking guy).

I really liked the ending. It finished the way I wanted it to, not the usual ending.

I suggest if you got confused at "The Sixth Sense" to not go and see the Butterfly Effect" because it requires a bit of thought during the movie.

Out of 138 stars I give it a 107.

Drinsic Darkwood · Post by **Drinsic Darkwood** » July 7, 2004, 5:18 am

Yeah, holy fucking bump from the past, but I have a question for others that have seen this movie. Yes, I thought it was a great movie despite all the flaws involved with time travel, or rather in this case, "time reversal" but whatever; that's not what I have to ask.

A friend just rented this, and I watched it again - in the very last scene when Ashton is walking out of his office building on his cell, he's talking to "someone." He's talking about dinner or something then it sounded to me like he said "I love you, Mom" - however, the "mom" sounded really muffled, and maybe it's not really there. I kept getting some "no subtitles" recorded shit when I tried turning them; maybe my DVD player sucks or the DVD sucks. Either way, it's got me irked as to whether he's found a new love or if that was just his mom, and the window for Kaylee is still open.

Or maybe I'm just weird and dig too much into these movies and their storylines =/

Any help would be appreciated.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » July 7, 2004, 12:44 pm

I thought this was a pretty cool film. Although it was sometimes hard to follow, I tried not to think too hard on it, rather chalking it up to plot holes.

Mawafu · Post by **Mawafu** » July 7, 2004, 3:21 pm

Drinsic Darkwood wrote:Yeah, holy fucking bump from the past, but I have a question for others that have seen this movie. Yes, I thought it was a great movie despite all the flaws involved with time travel, or rather in this case, "time reversal" but whatever; that's not what I have to ask.

A friend just rented this, and I watched it again - in the very last scene when Ashton is walking out of his office building on his cell, he's talking to "someone." He's talking about dinner or something then it sounded to me like he said "I love you, Mom" - however, the "mom" sounded really muffled, and maybe it's not really there. I kept getting some "no subtitles" recorded shit when I tried turning them; maybe my DVD player sucks or the DVD sucks. Either way, it's got me irked as to whether he's found a new love or if that was just his mom, and the window for Kaylee is still open.

Or maybe I'm just weird and dig too much into these movies and their storylines =/

Any help would be appreciated.

I rented this last night and the ending I saw was completely different (I watched the Director's Cut version). Were there 2 seperate endings?

Drinsic Darkwood · Post by **Drinsic Darkwood** » July 7, 2004, 10:21 pm

Yeah there's two separate endings. Watch the Theatrical Version if you want to know what I'm talking about.

Mawafu · Post by **Mawafu** » July 8, 2004, 1:19 pm

Watched the theatrical ending last night, he says mom. I liked the director's cut better.

Tegellan · Post by **Tegellan** » July 9, 2004, 7:29 am

Well, don't hold out on us man! What is the ending like in director's cut?

I really liked this movie personally, nice plot that didn't end in teary goodness and some pretty decent acting too.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » July 9, 2004, 10:01 am

The copy I got from Netflix SAID to choose Director's Cut or Theatrical version...but then it told to you flip (a one-sided DVD) over for the Theatrical version.

From the Director's Cut...dunno how much really IS different from the end of the Theatrical version:

[Show]: Some of the changes landed him in the "Psych ward," and his mom saw that what was changing in his head was going to kill him...exactly what he tried to go back and fix when he saw his mom with lung cancer. When he saw his mom there, he asked if she brought old home movies with her which she did. That night he broke into the office, and started watching the home movie of his birth. He was able to put himself back into that time and strangled himself in the womb with his umbilical cord. Thus, making everything the way it was "supposed" to be. There were several scenes of how everyone's life played out without him ever existing, and everyone was all happy-happy joy-joy. The End.

Like I said, I don't know what the other ending was.

Mawafu · Post by **Mawafu** » July 9, 2004, 3:06 pm

Theatrical ending:

[Show]: Same as driector's cut, except he watched a movie of his birthday when he first met Kaylee. He whispered in her ear that he hated her and if she ever came near him again she would kill her and her family. So essentially it made her choose to live with her mom instead of her dad to be near Evan and all the bad things never happened.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » July 9, 2004, 9:01 pm

Oooh, big difference.

[Show]: The sonagram screen when he was "hanging" himself made the whole scene. Rather than just being a still-birth, you could see that he didn't want to be born.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » July 11, 2004, 12:51 pm

I thought it was a great movie. It effected me in a "Donnie Darko-esqe" way. Meaning, it kinda lingered with me some time after I viewed it. Yes, it had some small plot holes, but certianly none that were glaring enough to distract me while watching the film. One of the things I couldn't help but notice about Butterfly Effect was all the taboo subjects that happened. Most never get seen in a major motion picture, and this movie touched on a good 3-4 truely disturbing things in sordid detail.

I give it an 8.5 out of 10.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » July 14, 2004, 1:49 am

Having seen the theatrical and read about the Directors cut.. It sounds as if I'd like the theatrical version better. I'd have to see the actual scene though to make a final decision!

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » July 14, 2004, 1:53 am

Aslanna wrote:Having seen the theatrical and read about the Directors cut.. It sounds as if I'd like the theatrical version better. I'd have to see the actual scene though to make a final decision!

It's on alt.binaries.movies.divx as I write this! Fresh DVD rip.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » July 14, 2004, 1:57 am

Winnow wrote:
Aslanna wrote:Having seen the theatrical and read about the Directors cut.. It sounds as if I'd like the theatrical version better. I'd have to see the actual scene though to make a final decision!
It's on alt.binaries.movies.divx as I write this! Fresh DVD rip.

I'm not downloading a whole movie just for 3 minutes difference!

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » July 14, 2004, 1:59 am

Aslanna wrote:
Winnow wrote:
Aslanna wrote:Having seen the theatrical and read about the Directors cut.. It sounds as if I'd like the theatrical version better. I'd have to see the actual scene though to make a final decision!
It's on alt.binaries.movies.divx as I write this! Fresh DVD rip.
I'm not downloading a whole movie just for 3 minutes difference!

Slacker!

PS: it's in two parts! half a movie!

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » July 19, 2004, 2:20 am

Just watched it. Damn, good movie! I don't know how it didn't do better. Maybe people don't like to think about what's in front of them. Watched the director's cut, but I read what the theatrical version is. Dunno which I think is better.

Excellent movie tho.