A History of Violence

Moonwynd · Post by **Moonwynd** » October 9, 2005, 10:29 pm

Saw it this weekend. Cronenberg did a pretty good job.

The movie was pretty intense. It explored some interesting human emotions and relationships. The "action" scenes were pretty visceral.

I would give it an 8.5 out of 10. Rottentomatoes has it at 87.

Regards,

Moon

Clatis · Post by **Clatis** » October 13, 2005, 1:22 am

I just saw this movie tonight, it was probably one of the best movies I have seen in the last few months, and I see a movie about 2-3x's a week.

Great movie, I highly HIGHLY reccamend it

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » October 25, 2005, 12:19 am

Sucked and sucked hard. Plot is very, very simple with an ending you would see from a mile away if it wasnt so sudden. The acting was good, action was really nice, but the plot left me feeling like i was watching a stretched 30minute soft core porn. (Sex scenes were damn nice for a regular movie!

) Im damn happy I didnt pay to see it. It felt like they cut 30minutes off the movie.

Farrel · Post by **Farrel** » October 25, 2005, 5:50 pm

Im afraid Im with Sion here.
I saw it this past sunday with really high expectations, which may have been part of the problem. The plots and sub-plots seemed predictable and formulated, the sex scenes were extreme in an unnecessary way (thanks though, maria), the dialogue was rather cheesy, there was a major plot-hole, and the acting, to the exception of bello and harris (of course, ed harris owns), was lacking - probably in response to the dialogue.

[Show]: I found myself laughing throughout the house scene toward the end. partially because of what other audience members said (my favorite - "does he get to keep the house?") and because everything, even the violence, just seemed so sloppy.

as far as the plot-hole: ed harris's character and his thugs came to town to murder, or at least, kidnap - "joey". but they waste time bothering his wife and daughter (who's shopping on a school-day) while they shop and they didnt seize the opportunity to get joey while he's sitting alone in the diner.

the opening sequence was very well done, however.

academy-award winning cast and crew..."how do you fuck that up?"

Janx · Post by **Janx** » October 25, 2005, 6:55 pm

Movie sucked. Was expecting much much more...and doesnt that chick get fucked in every movie she does? She should just go into porn.

landertime · Post by **landertime** » November 4, 2005, 3:42 pm

let me see...

graphic violence? check
graphic sex scenes? check

on that basis alone the movie was alright in my books.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » April 20, 2006, 2:05 pm

This was an "ok" movie that I am glad I waited to watch on dvd (netflix not purchase). There was too much that the viewer could already see coming. I think the only "mystery" to the story is what the relationship is between Tom and Joey.

I watched the director's part of the special features, and he explains a bit more about what he wanted from the movie. I think he left out a lot of what he could have included.