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Lionel Mandrake

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18. Okay, I watched Gothika.

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 08:09 PM

Jul 2012

I should have stopped after this bit of dialog:

Pete Graham (Robert Downey, Jr.): "I don't believe in ghosts."

Miranda Grey (Halle Berry): "Neither do I, but they believe in me."

What kind of writing is that? It makes no sense, and no plot twist could possibly rescue it.

Good movies that seem absurd make sense at the end. Not this one.

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Movies where what you see isn't happening. [View all] Lionel Mandrake Jul 2012 OP

Fight Club NightWatcher Jul 2012 #1

Thanks. Lionel Mandrake Jul 2012 #3

Refresh my memory. What was the twist in that one? Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #31

Shutter Island and Gothica. bluesbassman Jul 2012 #2

Shutter Island sounds intriguing. Lionel Mandrake Jul 2012 #10

I felt the same way about Gothica, but it happened to be on one day so I watched it. bluesbassman Jul 2012 #11

Okay, I watched Gothika. Lionel Mandrake Jul 2012 #18

Keyser Soze? Was that the name of a movie? Or was it just a character in some movie? CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2012 #4

Usual Suspects ohiosmith Jul 2012 #7

D'oh! Of course. Thanks! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2012 #8

My pleasure! ohiosmith Jul 2012 #12

** Spoilers ** Right. What you saw was mostly a pack of lies. Lionel Mandrake Jul 2012 #13

Inception. surrealAmerican Jul 2012 #5

Memento. ohiosmith Jul 2012 #6

I really loved that movie! Time travel always intrigues the hell out of me! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2012 #9

Memento is exceptional... RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #25

A standalone movie. Exceptionally good. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #32

Brazil n/t MorningGlow Jul 2012 #14

The Amazing Spiderman (reboot) warrior1 Jul 2012 #15

Jacob's Ladder, Angel Heart CBGLuthier Jul 2012 #16

Jacob's ladder is the best example. pa28 Jul 2012 #19

Angel Heart is a little different. It's all really happening. yardwork Jul 2012 #20

The Wizard of Oz nolabear Jul 2012 #17

Mulholland Drive BrendaBrick Jul 2012 #21

2001: A Space Odyssey Duer 157099 Jul 2012 #22

I assumed it was happening. Lionel Mandrake Jul 2012 #26

The Others fishwax Jul 2012 #23

Identity RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #24

Hitchcock's "Stage Fright" darkstar Jul 2012 #27

A Beautiful Mind solara Jul 2012 #28

The Conversation n/t Frank Cannon Jul 2012 #29

The Game Lars39 Jul 2012 #30

Does Sucker Punch fall in this category? Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #33

I'd argue for The Machinist and American Psycho WilmywoodNCparalegal Jul 2012 #34