American Psycho actually gets better with repeat viewings

My problem lately with Bret Easton Ellis, who I used to like a lot, is that a lot of his work reads like "What if Maxim rewrote Catcher in the Rye", particularly Less Than Zero. I understand that focusing on what Julian wears is an important literary device, but spending FOUR CHAPTERS focusing on what Julian wears is pointless and lulls the reader away from what is actually going on. I wish he'd temper his insistance on boring everyone half to death with details to "prove" his point that violence/drugs/abusive sexual relationships are commonplace and ignored by the jaded modern youth (TM).

What a vision! I now imagine Springsteen saying something like "You can skip most of my music."

Anyway, those parts are hilarious and informative.
And the fashion stuff is priceless, I'm paraphrasingk, but 'she was wearing what looked like a cross between used Benetton and The Limited' and a jacket from, I'm guessing Charivari?' it's like historical artifacts now.

It does go downhill after the first 45 minutes.

i do like the book though, in its own trashy way.

the scene where he's naked except for a pair of trainers, and chasing the prostitute with a chainsaw? that's my mr darcy moment. HOTT.

"Whose moronic idea was it to drink dry beers?"

I've probably seen this film in excess of a hundred times. I'm not even kidding.

this kickstarted a massive crush on ... Patrick Bateman.
-- The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, August 3, 2005 7:53 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark Link

shes probably best friends with suzy or something and this shit will get me off her list forever but fuck it yo its a real actual goal of mine to sex chloe sevigny someday WHAT UP GIRL
-- st (simon_tr), Saturday, April 12, 2003 10:53 PM (4 years ago)

gershy, revivalist

she be my queen

― s trife (simon_tr), Sunday, April 13, 2003 2:23 AM (5 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

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this is probably my favorite movie of the decade

beginning of this thread is so classic!!!

btw i saw her two weeks ago in amoeba, she was next to me leafing through the cocteau twins section

http://chloesevigny.biz/chloe-sevigny-02.jpg

I still think of her as the Sassy magazine intern.

http://www.fashionista.com/images/entries/chloe%20sassy.jpg

no shit

Nicole OTM

adorable!

WHAT UP GIRL

funky!

i really liked the book. i think to capture it on film would be impossible. obv i hated the movie. it only goes 1% towards the violence & disturbing behavior. if memory serves, there was skull-fucking, for god's sake. not that i think the violence is the point, but it's important. as much as i like chloe s. she was totally wrong for the part. and willem dafoe, argh. horrible casting

― ron (ron), Sunday, 13 April 2003 04:46 (5 years ago)

Ron is rong. By about 19% I estimate.

Rin was rong I should have said. He may have changed his mind by now.

'Ron was rong' - curse my stubby fingers!

http://www.hulu.com/watch/59239/american-psycho-2

will report back on this

http://i.imgur.com/3hB19.jpg

I am so glad you posted that.

haha fucking hell that's brilliant.

OK, that totally made my day

American Psycho actually gets better with repeat viewings

It can't get much worse.

So what do Bret Easton Ellis and Duncan Sheik have in common.

hooray, "Sweeny Todd" for yuppies

I wouldn't know who Duncan Sheik is if it weren't for the fact he keeps getting written up in my college alumni magazine.

WHY??????

he's such a fuckbucket

i thought the book hinted at that, too, but i don't remember where. what does bateman do at his job? the book and movie were very good at eliding this. this is the first time i've ever used the word 'eliding' btw so i hope it goes ok.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/e3662085fb/american-psycho-with-huey-lewis-and-weird-al

I was just about to post that. Curse you, Raggett!

I have to return some videotapes

Eh. Not a fan of the movie at all, which to my mind defangs and deflates the book.

Though there are parts of the book I can't read these days, I much prefer it. And while I know it's supposed to be unclear whether he's really killing all these people or wishing he were, I always took this book literally.

(A much better BEE film adaptation, though problematic in its own ways: "The Rules of Attraction.")

Just finished the book, a must read if you like the film.

Do you like Huey Lewis and The News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.

Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Christy, take off your robe. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. Sabrina, remove your dress. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Sabrina, why don't you, uh, dance a little. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Christy, get down on your knees so Sabrina can see your asshole. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. Sabrina, don't just stare at it, eat it. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.

I wish Kubrick had taken this on

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2vv_wp1hk0