What makes Gone Girl such a brilliant movie?

[SP33Demon]

My wife liked it, I really didn't.

Must be some female thing.

Agreed, it was a silly feminist movie. No way I'd be getting back with that psycho just for money.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Agreed, it was a silly feminist movie. No way I'd be getting back with that psycho just for money.

I wouldn't even want to miss taking out the garbage if she was my woman. :biggrin:

 

[PricklyPete]

The movie was well done, acting was good, but the plot was pretty ho-hum in my opinion.

 

[dainthomas]

I started watching it yesterday. About 10 minutes into it, I had to stop. I was bored. I tried again a couple of hours later and got bored after about 20 minutes. I watched "The Judge" instead.
I'll try Girl again later this week when I get back from Irvine.

Haven't seen either, but I missed The Judge in the theaters so really want to check it out.

Lifetime movie is exactly how I've heard Gone Girl described. Less than zero interest in it.

 

[purbeast0]

the judge is about an hour too long. alright movie though.

 

[yuchai]

I found the movie entertaining, especially the first part. Ending didn't make any sense.

 

[Pens1566]

Spoiler

I wasn't buying into him staying with her, that's why I said the ending fucked it up in my first post.

Spoiler

Would you leave and piss her off, knowing what she is capable of? Seems to be the more dangerous path at that point. To me that makes it at least plausible.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I really enjoyed it, but there's no question that it could easily have been a shitty B movie if it hadn't been shot by such a talented director.

 

[Scarpozzi]

My wife liked it, I really didn't.

Must be some female thing.

Same here. I like these kinds of films, but got annoyed by the female cop and the way the plot unraveled.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Spoiler

Would you leave and piss her off, knowing what she is capable of? Seems to be the more dangerous path at that point. To me that makes it at least plausible.

Fuck yes I would, get as far away as possible.

 

[z1ggy]

I thought it was good. I didn't read the book.

 

[Pens1566]

Fuck yes I would, get as far away as possible.

Spoiler

NPH's character got away for years, then gets his throat cut. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. Plus, world class vagina.

 

[futurefields]

The movie was well done, acting was good, but the plot was pretty ho-hum in my opinion.

I agree on technical aspects it is very well done. I watched it again last night. You have to admire David Fincher's craftsmanship. I love his films since Se7en.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Spoiler

NPH's character got away for years, then gets his throat cut. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. Plus, world class vagina.

He wouldn't have, had he stayed away. I don't know anyone with arms that long. :biggrin:

 

[Black Octagon]

I thought the acting, directing and atmosphere all were very good. Ending was a bit disappointing, but that's strangely enough what I remember the least. What I remember is a movie that took me to a strange and interesting place for a couple hours.

 

[olds]

Spoiler

Oh please. They give her clean scrubs at the hospital and she puts them on over the blood?

 

[Phoenix86]

I thought it was a good movie up until the hospital scene after she was "found". There's no fucking way anyone would have taken her home after he KNEW she was framing him. Everything after that just didn't make sense.

 

[zephyrprime]

This was a lot less interesting than I expected.

 

[JimKiler]

Spoiler

Would you leave and piss her off, knowing what she is capable of? Seems to be the more dangerous path at that point. To me that makes it at least plausible.

Why are we doing spoiler text for this thread? I presume everyone here has seem it otherwise why would they read this thread after the first post spoiled it?


He did not want to leave her since she could have mentally destroyed their daughter. He was doing it to save his daughter but that does not make sense since psycho wife/mom was raising the daughter with Ben Affleck as we are lead to believe in the end. You know darn well the daughter will be as manipulative as the mom growing up in that house.

Also did anyone notice the clue in the very beginning with the game Ben Affleck played with his sister?

Further this movie is so much more entertaining than the other popular movie last year, Interstellar. Why anyone would like that is beyond me...so many plot holes.

 

[Mandres]

I thought it was completely forgettable. The only good element was the female detective.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Why are we doing spoiler text for this thread? I presume everyone here has seem it otherwise why would they read this thread after the first post spoiled it?


He did not want to leave her since she could have mentally destroyed their daughter. He was doing it to save his daughter but that does not make sense since psycho wife/mom was raising the daughter with Ben Affleck as we are lead to believe in the end. You know darn well the daughter will be as manipulative as the mom growing up in that house.

Also did anyone notice the clue in the very beginning with the game Ben Affleck played with his sister?

Further this movie is so much more entertaining than the other popular movie last year, Interstellar. Why anyone would like that is beyond me...so many plot holes.

I did spoilers just because it was premiering on HBO that night, just in case. But I don't think we still need them.

 

[ultimatebob]

I don't know... sometimes people like it when the "bad guy" wins.

I didn't really buy the ending, though.

 

[JimKiler]

I don't know... sometimes people like it when the "bad guy" wins.

I didn't really buy the ending, though.

Ben Affleck may have been afraid of not seeing his daughter if he tried to leave.

 

[Phoenix86]

I don't know... sometimes people like it when the "bad guy" wins.

I didn't really buy the ending, though.

I have no issue with "bad guy wins" endings, but they should make sense. It's like they covered all the little details in the first 90% of the movie, then said fuck it, we have 2 days to write the rest.