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Movie Reviews of The Rules of Attraction
Movie Review: The most creative and original film of 2002
Summary: 5 Stars
This year's most original and creative movies, The Rules Of Attraction, in a certain sense, "rules" A must see for anyone in college, for thats the basis of the film. The movie follows three main characters, Sean Bateman, (the brother of American Psycho's Patrick Bateman), Paul, and Lauren. Sean is a drug dealer who is recieving love letters from a woman throughout the movie, and runs into many different sexual and drug related situations. Paul is bisexual, (although men is what he's mostly looking for), hes gotta crush on Sean, but Sean will only smoke w/ him, he has no interest in him sexually. Lauren, whos still a virgin and whos boyfriend has been in Europe for quite a while, decides maybe she should pursue other men, one of those men being Sean.The film has a very creative style in inrtoducing its main characters, the first segment, which is really the end of the film, follows each one during a party, one at a time, then reverses literally to follow the next character, its really quite amazing, and probably a lot less confusing watching it than reading it. Go see it, its more than a movie, its an experience.
Movie Review: The most original and creative film of 2002
Summary: 5 Stars
This year's most original and creative movies, The Rules Of Attraction, in a certain sense, "rules" A must see for anyone in college, for thats the basis of the film. The movie follows three main characters, Sean Bateman, (the brother of American Psycho's Patrick Bateman), Paul, and Lauren. Sean is a drug dealer who is recieving love letters from a woman throughout the movie, and runs into many different sexual and drug related situations. Paul is bisexual, (although men is what he's mostly looking for), hes gotta crush on Sean, but Sean will only smoke w/ him, he has no interest in him sexually. Lauren, whos still a virgin and whos boyfriend has been in Europe for quite a while, decides maybe she should pursue other men, one of those men being Sean.The film has a very creative style in inrtoducing its main characters, the first segment, which is really the end of the film, follows each one during a party, one at a time, then reverses literally to follow the next character, its really quite amazing, and probably a lot less confusing watching it than reading it. Go see it, its more than a movie, its an experience.
Movie Review: # 2 in my top 10.
Summary: 5 Stars
I was very excited to to see this film, It was only released in cinemas here in Australia on 20/2/03, so my desire to see a DVD of the fim is a LONG way off. ps we have more 'modern' censorship laws, we have the US NC-17 equivalent relase.In repsonse to those to find the suicide scene distrurbing, good. That is the whole ever loving point. This film is meant to be dark, in fact it is nowhere near as dark as the book. I'll be honest in the suicide scene, at times I just turned away.
My personal favourite characters were Paul, Laura and Richard. All of the performances were brilliant, some more so. Van Der Beek really impressed me.
The scene with the snowflake as a tear on Sean's cheek is a great one. There were a few times where I just could not stop laughing.
The only film that I have seen in the last 12 months that I have gotten more out of is "Bowling for Columbine", but they both get 5 stars from me.
If you haven't seen this film, see it. But if you are easily offended, and can not deal with very confronting scenes you may want to think twice.
Bring on "Glamourama"!
Movie Review: Whatever Nicholas
Summary: 5 Stars
Someone's eyes are closed to humanity. This is the point, or at least what I've derived from Ellis' work. It's pointless, just like humanity is boring and nihilistic. That's the film and that's the point. Sure, you could pick up and read Harry Potter or watch the movie but we seem to find suicide more entertaining. We are all wasting away and we don't even pay attention. Humanity is shallow. That's why the works of Ellis are great. We can relate to it in one form or another. No lies, no deceit. We're violent and apathetic and shameless. Why'd you go watch this movie if you already hated what it was about? The books are better because they erase Hollywood completely and tell it all the way the author intended. This is exactly why censorship is wrong. We need to see more of this so that we understand how pathetic we are. Do you want our children to grow up into a world where they don't know the truths of the world, the sad hollow existence we all embody, or do you want the children to be prepared for it. Buy that ticket, sit your [self] down and see the truth.Movie Review: 2002 Movie of the Year
Summary: 5 Stars
The Rules of Attraction is one of the best movies i have ever seen in my entire life. James Van Der Beek was out of his mind insanely great in this movie. He is the complete polar opposite of his character Dawson on Dawson's Creek. Roger Avary is a genius. There was alot of symbolism in this movie and the dynamics involving what attracts people to each other were accurately represented in this movie. Beautiful optical effects - like the snow flake that landed on Sean's cheek just below his left eye - almost as if to represent a tear - brilliant. Victor's mind-blowing European Vacation is completely off the wall and almost impossible to keep up with but that is what makes the scene so great because it represents the frenetic pace at which Victor toured Europe. A very dark and deeply ugly movie that is so damned beautiful. I have seen over 2,000 movies in my life and i don't think that any movie will ever affect me like this again. February 18th cannot possibly get here any faster. The Rules of Attraction blew me to pieces. I wish i could have been in it. PLEASE see it.