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Mr. Brooks
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:20 pm
by danlo
Saw this last Thursday and still have no idea what to say about it. It's eerie when a movie about a serial killer leaves you with nothing to say...
If you happen to see it I'd love to hear your thoughts, cause I really don't know what to say...
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:53 pm
by matrixman
Not sure I want to see it. I can understand Kevin Costner wanting a change from his good guy image, but it'll be hard to accept something like this. Yes, I know he played a fugitive in A Perfect World, but that film didn't do too well either.
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:20 pm
by danlo
Eastwood's A Perfect World is a great movie, and one I need to own. In fact when we went up the Tram the other day there was a kid next to us who looked just like that kid! Dead ringer for "Casper".
I can, at least, tell you he did an outstanding job. William Hurt does an incredibly creepy job as his alter-ego and Demi Moore and Marg Helgenberger aren't bad to look at either...
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:46 pm
by matrixman
That's neat, didn't know William Hurt was also in it. Yeah, curiosity might make me check it out. I should've added that I liked A Perfect World, too (well, I only caught the last half). Was just saying that commercially it didn't do well, which may have been indicative of the moviegoing public's reluctance to accept Costner as the "bad guy."
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:55 pm
by dlbpharmd
I want to see this. I think Costner doesn't get the credit that he's due.
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:10 pm
by danlo
He had a awesome string of success from being the body in the casket in The Big Chill to Dances with Wolves. Perhaps he was too successful after Wolves and stupid People magazine (I think they voted him sexiest man alive) the media was looking for any excuse to cut him down-Waterworld gave them all the ammunition they needed. Too bad Tin Cup was lost in it's shadow-that's a very funny film.
Now I'll have to go out and buy Silverado-one of my all time favorite westerns (shot in NM, btw...)
Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, John Cleese...everyone does a wonderful job-Kevin Kline and Danny Glover almost steal the show. Cleese is great and Glenn and Costner have very cool, understated roles. Some very funny parts!
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:39 pm
by Lord Mhoram
Man, I thought this movie was one of the best I've seen this year.
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:18 am
by dlbpharmd
Lord Mhoram wrote:Man, I thought this movie was one of the best I've seen this year.
I agree 100%. This movie completely blew me away. Costner and Hurt were outstanding!
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:18 pm
by Cail
dlbpharmd wrote:Lord Mhoram wrote:Man, I thought this movie was one of the best I've seen this year.
I agree 100%. This movie completely blew me away. Costner and Hurt were outstanding!
Gotta agree too. Really, really great film.
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:25 am
by Tulizar
I'm not a huge Costner fan, but this movie was great. Hurt and Costner worked well together.
I enjoyed the interaction between the two actors so much that, despite Brooks' penchant for murder, I wanted him to live.
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:49 am
by dlbpharmd
I enjoyed the interaction between the two actors so much that, despite Brooks' penchant for murder, I wanted him to live.
So did I, but
I think the ending would've been so much better (and more powerful) if it hadn't turned out to be a dream.
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:49 pm
by Cail
I disagree. I thought the ending was really chilling. Brooks was obsessed with his "addiction", and the fact that he now has nightmares about passing that addiction on was perfect, especially given how unflappable he'd been the entire film. To be honest, I'd like to see a sequel.