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just saw the life of david gale

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this was the one with kate winslet right?
my g/f wanted to watch it.
i dont trust her opinion.
but since you guys largely recommend it--i'll give.
 
Originally posted by: CaseTragedy
this was the one with kate winslet right?
my g/f wanted to watch it.
i dont trust her opinion.
but since you guys largely recommend it--i'll give.
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Yes, its the one with Kate Winslet.
 
Originally posted by: weezergirl
I'm confused. Is this a good movie or bad? Why did some people not like it???
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Go to rottentomatoes and read some of the reviews. That will tell you why some people don't like it. There are a few good reviews for the movie there also.
 
Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: flavio
Huh, you almost had me put it in my netflix queue....good thing I checked first.

20% at Rotten Tomatoes

"There are few things more depressing than a bad film about an important subject. The Life of David Gale takes it one step further: it's a silly, ludicrous, utterly laughable film about a very important subject."
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"I ended up feeling sorry for Mr. Spacey, Ms. Winslet and Ms. Linney, so contrived was the foolishness in which they found themselves embroiled."
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You trust a review site to tell you what not to watch? Why don't you rent it and see if you like it or not?
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I don't like to waste my time with bad movies. So yes, with reviews at 20% I probably will take their advice on what not to watch.

 
I think the people most disappointed in the movie were expecting some deep movie that deals with the death penalty seriously, when in actuality the movie was nothing more than a cheap thriller/drama. If you take it for what it is, it's not as bad as people say it is, but it still isn't that great either.
 
Originally posted by: atom
I think the people most disappointed in the movie were expecting some deep movie that deals with the death penalty seriously, when in actuality the movie was nothing more than a cheap thriller/drama. If you take it for what it is, it's not as bad as people say it is, but it still isn't that great either.
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Since when do people expect "some deep movie that deals with <insert issue here> seriously" out of a Hollywood movie? If you want depth and accuracy, watch the Discovery channel.

Given that it was a Hollywood movie I think the message was appropriately conveyed with the normal level of histrionics involved.
 
Question:

1. Why not a minority ( there is a lot of them on Death Row )
2. Why not Illinois (where the death penalty has been lifted)
3. Why a George Bush look alike ( lame Hollywood attempt )
 
Personally, I like the movie, it is not the best movie I ever see, but it is a great weekend movie.

Originally posted by: Mrburns2007
Question:

1. Why not a minority ( there is a lot of them on Death Row )
2. Why not Illinois (where the death penalty has been lifted)
3. Why a George Bush look alike ( lame Hollywood attempt )
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1. Because the movie try to make a point that it could happen to anyone, not just minority who usually gets the death penalty
2. Because Texas is notorious for executing people, when you want to make a movie about the death penalty, you go for the place that's famous for it,
plus the death penalty has not been abolished there
3. I have no recollection of thinking that the guy looks like George Bush, he might be, but I never noticed that.


 
Originally posted by: Mrburns2007
Question:

1. Why not a minority ( there is a lot of them on Death Row )
2. Why not Illinois (where the death penalty has been lifted)
3. Why a George Bush look alike ( lame Hollywood attempt )
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As kyutip said:

1. It was making a point that anyone could get the death penalty, even an innocent person.

2. Texas has a very high execution rate.

3. George Bush look-alike? I didn't see any resemblance either.
 
I saw it recently with my g/f.
It was good. My roommate got caught up in it and had to finish the movie also. (even tho he had a paper to do)
 
Originally posted by: shady06
the movie was soooooooooo damn amazing, ranks right up there with american history X, maybe even better
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Too bad it tanked at the box office. I was one of the lucky ones to catch it in the theater.
 
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