Just saw the movie FRAILTY!

Jae · 13-Apr-2002, 04:29 PM

WHOA! That was fucked up. One plot swerve only to be swerved again.

OTIS didn't take no shit. He knew how to smack a bitch down.

musclebrains · 13-Apr-2002, 06:01 PM

I saw it last night and thought it was awful. I made my friend buy my dinner afterward for talking me into seeing it against my better judgment.

Jae · 13-Apr-2002, 06:53 PM

Depends on how you view it. I, for one, actually thought the father was really crazy. What a twist.

The Almighty · 13-Apr-2002, 06:54 PM

I thought it was most excellent.

Jae · 13-Apr-2002, 07:00 PM

Is that OTIS in your avatar?

musclebrains · 13-Apr-2002, 08:29 PM

I thought the ending was totally predictable. From the moment the guy showed up at the FBI office it was clear what was up.

Really hated it -- a piss poor attempt at retro Southern Gothic. Gimme Slingblade any day.

Jae · 13-Apr-2002, 09:48 PM

Oh it was predictable that he was the killer. The throw off was that his father really did have a visions of who these "demons" were. Not going bonkers in the head, but actually people who needed to be put to death.

musclebrains · 14-Apr-2002, 10:05 AM

Originally posted by Jae
Oh it was predictable that he was the killer. The throw off was that his father really did have a visions of who these "demons" were. Not going bonkers in the head, but actually people who needed to be put to death.

I didn't find that surprising either. In the Southern Gothic tradition -- Flannery O'Connor's work, in particular, which obviously inspires the movie -- what looks evil is frequently an instrument of grace. The problem with the movie,unlike O'Connor's work, is that there is no redemption offered -- just a cheesy "surprise" at the end. In the absence of redemption, it just becomes a parody.

Jae · 14-Apr-2002, 10:12 AM

Oh stop analyzing it so much. It is just a movie. No wonder you were not enjoying it. You were upholding it to how YOU would have directed it seems. And for people who have not read any of that work by O'Conners, it was quite a good movie. My son enjoyed it as well.

musclebrains · 14-Apr-2002, 10:28 AM

Originally posted by Jae
Oh stop analyzing it so much. It is just a movie. No wonder you were not enjoying it. You were upholding it to how YOU would have directed it seems. And for people who have not read any of that work by O'Conners, it was quite a good movie. My son enjoyed it as well.

13-Apr-2002, 04:29 PM	#1
Jae Pro Bodybuilder Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,049 Karmic Power: 0 Karma Hits: -1717	WHOA! That was fucked up. One plot swerve only to be swerved again. OTIS didn't take no shit. He knew how to smack a bitch down.

13-Apr-2002, 06:01 PM	#2
musclebrains Mutant Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,490 Karmic Power: 0 Karma Hits: -1326	I saw it last night and thought it was awful. I made my friend buy my dinner afterward for talking me into seeing it against my better judgment.

13-Apr-2002, 06:53 PM	#3
Jae Pro Bodybuilder Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,049 Karmic Power: 0 Karma Hits: -1717	Depends on how you view it. I, for one, actually thought the father was really crazy. What a twist.

13-Apr-2002, 06:54 PM	#4
The Almighty Mutant Join Date: Apr 2001 Gender: M Posts: 4,476 Karmic Power: 0 Karma Hits: -1607	I thought it was most excellent.

13-Apr-2002, 07:00 PM	#5
Jae Pro Bodybuilder Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,049 Karmic Power: 0 Karma Hits: -1717	Is that OTIS in your avatar?

13-Apr-2002, 08:29 PM	#6
musclebrains Mutant Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,490 Karmic Power: 0 Karma Hits: -1326	I thought the ending was totally predictable. From the moment the guy showed up at the FBI office it was clear what was up. Really hated it -- a piss poor attempt at retro Southern Gothic. Gimme Slingblade any day.

13-Apr-2002, 09:48 PM	#7
Jae Pro Bodybuilder Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,049 Karmic Power: 0 Karma Hits: -1717	Oh it was predictable that he was the killer. The throw off was that his father really did have a visions of who these "demons" were. Not going bonkers in the head, but actually people who needed to be put to death.

14-Apr-2002, 10:12 AM	#9
Jae Pro Bodybuilder Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,049 Karmic Power: 0 Karma Hits: -1717	Oh stop analyzing it so much. It is just a movie. No wonder you were not enjoying it. You were upholding it to how YOU would have directed it seems. And for people who have not read any of that work by O'Conners, it was quite a good movie. My son enjoyed it as well.

Just saw the movie FRAILTY!

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Just saw the movie FRAILTY!