V for VIOLENCE!

[orangerful]

so I watched 'History of Violence' last night.

that was really...well it was really VIOLENT! I guess I hadn't expected it to be quite so graphic. It had an interesting concept. Knowing that it was based on a graphic novel was interesting too, since I kept wondering how close it was to the original comic. Some scenes felt like panels out of a comic book. (I ordered the GN thru the library so I shall know soon enough). But this movie is not for the faint of heart, or stomach. I watched a large portion of the movie thru my fingers. And I guess there was some sort of controversy about "Scene 44" but I was totally unaware of it. It's one of the more gruesome moments, and I didn't have the stomach to watch the documentary on it, since they started it off immediately by showing the scene in slo-mo.

Anyway, it was a good movie, if you can handle it. I really had no desire to ever see Viggo Mortensen's butt, but if that's your thing, this movie has you covered for at least one scene. I really felt like there should have been more plot. It was almost too easy at the end. But, again, I shall peruse the comic and see how it compares. I thought Mortensen did a good job. Definately no Aragorn haha.

I think I'm going to get 'Capote' next. Everyone is requesting 'In Cold Blood' from the library and I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman, so yes, that is next.

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[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I usually avoid movies that are too graphic, but this one had so many positive reviews I was curious to see it. Titus was the same way, awesome movie but OMG so gross. Too bad that play is so complicated, teach that one instead of Romeo & Juliet and you'd make some Shakespeare fans.