American Psycho (Uncut Killer Collector's Edition)
by Mary Harron
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Actor: Bill Sage, Chloë Sevigny, Christian Bale, Josh Lucas, Justin TherouxDirector: Mary Harron
Brand: LIONS GATE HOME ENT.
Writer: Guinevere Turner
Writer: Mary Harron
Producer: Alessandro Camon
Producer: Chris Hanley
Producer: Christian Halsey Solomon
Producer: Clifford Streit
Writer: Bret Easton Ellis
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-21
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of American Psycho (Uncut Killer Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: I'm into murders and executions mostly...
Summary: 5 Stars
If you own or saw tha original American Psycho, and liked it at all, immediately click Buy. The movie itself is a four star masterpiece, and we get a bevy of special features and an extended cut.
Mary Harron directs and co-writes with Guinevere Turner, who writes and appears as Elizabeth in the movie. They adapted the screenplay off of the book by Bret Easton Ellis. They use the backdrop of the Eighties and the Yuppster-wave to create a social satire, surreal black comedy, and suspense horror all rolled into one fantastic movie.
Christian Bale plays Patrick Bateman, a yuppie who has all the right clothes, all the right friends (Bill Sage, Josh Lucas, Justin Theroux), a gorgeus fiancee (Reese Witherspoon as Evelyn), he's cheating on her with her best friend (Sam Mathis as Courtney), and is rising to the height of wallstreet celebrity. There's just one problem.... He has a lust to kill. Everyone.
The killer inside is someone he hides behind this mask of success and humanity. But he struggles to even be human. He longs for sex or violence, sometimes both. But when things start to get out of hand, he begins to lose his sanity, blending his perception of the monster within with the reality around him.
Christian's performance is amazing, as we find out in the commentary that not only did he have an amazing and rigorous excercise regimen to get an amazing physique, but in some scenes when he is dealing with inspector Kimball (Dafoe) he actually sweats on cue. Anyone who has seen him in Batman Begins, The Machinist, Equilibrium, or Velvet Goldmine will know he is a modern master, always putting himself through intense preparations for his roles. The rest of the actors are great too, with their 80's parody and preppy accents. The only thing I thought needed more screen time was Willem Dafoe. He had plenty of time in the book, and he gets top billing, but he is hardly used in the movie.
The movie does a really good job of an ambiguous ending and keeping the line between what Bateman is imagining, and whats actually happening. The scene where he is going on his rampage with the chainsaw, and the one with the gun, are so violent and over the top, that were not even sure why things are happening or if they even are. In the ending, were left with a sense that in a world where everyone strives to be the same, Bateman can't even be recognized as himself, even when he's trying to get caught. A scary and disturbed theme, that applies to more than the fictional world of Psycho, but seems as though it could have been a true story of the 80's and maybe even today.
This is the 'uncut killer edition' so we're treated to some great specials features, in fact more (in a sense, more on that in a minute) than I've seen. The other editions had only a short making-of and a interview with Christian Bale. However, this edition gets 2 commentary tracks, Six deleted scenes, 3 making-of featurettes and behind-the-scenes/interviews. Also, and odd addition of an essay written by Holly Willis and read by singer Sarah Elquist.
The first commentary features director/co-writer Mary Harron. She talks about the idea behind translating the book to screen, some of the happy accidents during shooting, the actors, etc. It's a good commentary that not only gives you info on the movie, and the controversary surrounding the book and movie. She follows the movie well and doesn't stop more than a couple times. The second track features Guinevere Turner, cowriter. She does not do such a good track speaking about her inspirations and what they changed and took out in reference to the book. But she really just watches the movie, and kinda complains.
The 'Postcards from the 80's' featurettes are sort of a making-of crossed with the VH1 formula: A whole lot of critics and producers/crew and random celebrities talking about the three parts of getting the movie made; 'The Book', 'The Deal', 'The Film'. They also go quite in depth in these three bits about the controversy of the book, and later how that affected the movie. Also, there's another called, 'The 80's: Downtown'. It's a look at the nostalgia elements used in the film. Same idea as the others, random people including people involved in the movie. Lastly, is 'The Violence of Pornography' essay. It looks at it's own social commentary from both sides. Something the films doesn't touch and not a lot of movies who would tell you the critique of it's content.
Overall this disc is a great special release, and even if you already own the original, get this one. A great addition to horror fans or yuppie haters collections.
Summary of American Psycho (Uncut Killer Collector's Edition)
Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a Wall Street yuppie obsessed with success, status and style, with a stunning fiancé (Reese Witherspoon). He is also a psychotic killer who rapes, murders and dismembers both strangers and acquaintances without provocation or purpose. Based on the controversial novel by Bret Easton Ellis, the film offers a sharp satire to the dark side of yuppie culture in the ?80s, while setting forth a vision that is both terrifying and chilling.Similar DVD Movies
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