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Originally Posted by MoBb
One of the most underrated movies I've seen. Critics absolutely ripped the hell out of it for being too "shocking" or whatever.
Just saw Black Snake Moan which was average at best. It had all the potential in the world. Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci and a great new director in Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) should've been able to make something more powerful IMO, like H&F. The characters were good, but the movie was just too short (and that's at 115 min.). The story of the main characters should've had more build-up so the viewers had more invested in them. The abrupt ending (last 10 minutes) was a major dissapointment too.
Overall, 6/10.
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I don't recall critics giving any bad press due to it being shocking, as it wasn't shocking. American Psycho got the brunt of that in regard to Ellis novels into movies. I know this can be said about most film adaptations, but the book is a great read and yes better than the movie. The difficulty I found in enjoying the movie, and the press around it, is that Roger Avary seems to be a huge Ellis fan; and that does not always bode well in productions of work.
Apparently, Avary is still searching for funding a film adaptation of Eliis' Glamorama. That book cannot be made into an R rated movie, and I don't believe Avary's career could take an NC-17. Now I know we live in the age of unedited director's cut crap, but if a film is going to cost as much as he seems to feel it may (and essentially it would) it will need an even bigger return at the box-office.
IMO, the book cannot be made into a film... if you can, read it, I hugely recommend it. I'd also like to see if others agree.
As for Ellis novels into film, I would recommend Less Than Zero and American Psycho before Rules as well.