Monster (Special Edition)
by Patty Jenkins
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Actor: Annie Corley, Bruce Dern, Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Lee TergesenDirector: Patty Jenkins
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 109 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Monster (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Depressing Movie
Summary: 1 Stars
Depressing movie, the kind you don't watch over and over.
That said, VIOLENCE is the IMMORAL use of physical, or psychological,
force. Neither a victim, nor a victimizer be. It was not a violent
act when David slew Goliath.
To call Aileen a "serial killer", is to say a "serial killer" is
somebody who kills more than one person, but not at the same time.
But I think when most people hear the phrase "serial killer" they
think of a monster, rather than somebody like Aileen, who comes
across as a victim who finally decides to protect herself by fighting
back. When sheep are being slaughtered, shall not a lamb choose to
roar? Does anybody seriously believe that the guys she killed did not
deserve to die? When David slew Goliath, it was not a violent act.
A "serial killer" in my opinion is somebody who enjoys killing.
Aileen did what she thought (felt) she had to do in order to save
herself from being preyed upon by monsters.
In comparison what US soldiers are doing in the middle east makes
no logical sense: Are they not "serial killers"? And what do you
call them who committed atrocities at "Abu Ghraib" prison?
"Abusive"? And do they not endorse genocide who put "support the
troops" bumper stickers on their vehicles? What is a "serial
killer"?
Bloodshed is abhorrent. A firefighter does not want to get burned,
but he allows the heat to touch him in order to save life. Sometimes,
somebody has to be "the vampire slayer", to get rid of the monsters.
Can you discern between the prey and the predators? Oscar Schindler
did so, during WW2, when he was surrounded by Nazis.
David slew Goliath, and eunuchs threw Jezebel out of a window.
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked
and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Psalm 11:5, KJV.
Summary of Monster (Special Edition)
Critics have universally praised Charlize Theron's performance in Monster, and the praise, for once, is astonishingly deserved. The gorgeous star of The Italian Job and The Cider House Rules vanishes into the character of Aileen Wuornos, a real-life serial killer and prostitute who murdered at least seven men in Florida. Monster traces her relationship with a young woman named Selby (Christina Ricci, The Ice Storm, Buffalo 66), which intertwines with Wuornos's murder spree. This remarkable movie finds compassion for Wuornos but unflinchingly faces her brutal crimes; Theron expresses this woman's horrific life history without softening her terrifying, dead-eyed stare. This is a gripping, devastating performance, a physical and psychological transformation comparable to Robert DeNiro's in Raging Bull. The movie's moral and emotional complexity wouldn't succeed without this searing performance--but succeed it does, and it will stick with you for some time afterward. --Bret FetzerCharlize Theron (The Italian Job Trapped) explodes in a magnetic Oscar?-winning (Best Actress 2003) performance as convicted killer Aileen Wuornos.Severely abused and unloved Aileen immersed herself in the dangerous world of highway prostitution...until she met Selby Wall (Christina Ricci Sleepy Hollow) a naive girl who was Aileen s last chance at a normal life. But ultimately all Aileen understood was violence and nobody imagined the nightmare that awaited the seven men standing in the way of her happiness. A critically-acclaimed film from writer/director Patty Jenkins. "Academy Award ?" and "Oscar ?" are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.System Requirements:Running Time: 109 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 043396089587 Manufacturer No: 08958
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