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spongersponger Posts: 3,159
edited June 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I think it will just remind me of love lost and I will start to regret all the stupid things that I have done to myself over the years.

At least that's what The English Patient did to me. But, that was a great movie -well worth the subsequent melancholy.
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  • Purple PuppyPurple Puppy Posts: 149
    Don't watch it. I watched it with my mom. It made me sick.
    Signed it, grind it.
    Corroding and foreboding.
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    I'm still to read the book of this (I have it sat by my bed ready :o) but i'm not sure if I want to watch the movie first or not... I have it, I just haven't been in the mood. Like you, sponger, I'm unsure about the subsequent melancholy...
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  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    It is very sad. A very good film though.
  • triangleman12triangleman12 Posts: 193
    sponger wrote:
    I think it will just remind me of love lost and I will start to regret all the stupid things that I have done to myself over the years.


    Join the club! We've all been there :) Good flick. Nice twist.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    I haven't seen the film yet but the book is horrible. I hate Ian McEwan's writing style.

    :)
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  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    Byrnzie wrote:
    It is very sad. A very good film though.

    agreed. a really really good movie. :) and that's saying a lot cause most movies these days.. :rolleyes: they're either complete shite or just *meh*.

    I don't usually like Keira Knightley but this time she didn't "bother" me one bit. and James McAvoy.. *sigh* he's gorgeous AND a fine fine actor.

    definitely recommend the movie. so what if it makes you sad.. things in life make people sad, surely all those bad memories could be brought back to you by anything?


    also, I haven't read the book due to SOMEONE telling me it's shit. ;) dunno if I will, I've got many books to be read at the mo anyway.
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  • lgtlgt Posts: 720
    Actually, I found the movie particularly bad.

    Definitely shot with the Oscar in mind.

    One of the worst movies I've ever seen - and I watch quite a lot!
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    lgt wrote:
    Actually, I found the movie particularly bad.

    Definitely shot with the Oscar in mind.

    One of the worst movies I've ever seen - and I watch quite a lot!

    why did you think it was bad? or because it was "shot with the Oscar in mind"?
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    i've also watched the porn version

    Abonement


    both made me cry
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • lgtlgt Posts: 720
    eMMI wrote:
    why did you think it was bad? or because it was "shot with the Oscar in mind"?

    It was a combination of both.

    Bad acting [Keira Knightly - not much that James McAvoy could do] and a pretty cynical portray of the story with a clear objective of Oscar glory.

    I was not emotionally involved and gripped by the story at all. And I'd read the book before. I just remember it as being one of the worst movies I've sat through - even thought of leaving at a certain point, but was hoping it would get better.

    So, if the OP is worried about being reminded of past love lost, that film shouldn't stir up any melancholic feelings!
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    i liked the film - not as good as the english patient in my opinion ... the movie does lack a sense of purpose until the final scene where I thought lynn redgrave really brought it together ...

    i'm not a keira knightley (the actress) fan but i thought she was good in this
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    I'm like that. The movies with the "happy endings" really bother me. I like when everything doesn't end so happy and neat. That is real life.
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    I liked the book, haven't watched the movie yet.

    Ian McEwen is definitly not an easy read
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    sponger wrote:
    I think it will just remind me of love lost and I will start to regret all the stupid things that I have done to myself over the years.

    At least that's what The English Patient did to me. But, that was a great movie -well worth the subsequent melancholy.



    the only thing to be afraid of is being bored. seriously...it was utterly disappointing to me. bleh.



    and i LOVE the english patient....GREAT!
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