I like the original Crash

[supernova]

With James Spader and Holly Hunter.



I haven't seen the new one, so I can't tell if it's better or not. Though, it might make an interesting evening of compare and contrast with two movies of the same title.

[peekaloo]

1. lol

:D

p.s. Don Cheadle was robbed......again!!!!! Best unrecognized(award wise, not even nominated this year) actor in 'Murka today.

[supernova]

2. Amen to that!

:D

[supernova]

3. Am I the only one who saw this movie?

[seemunkee]

8. Loved it

I was a big fan of Ballard's writing and was pleased with the movie adaptation.

[Lautremont]

4. I like the original original Crash,

the one with Jose Ferrer and the demonically possessed car. It was darn good. I also like the Cronenberg one. Funny how the Crash that won Best Picture is actually the third best movie called Crash ever made.

(edited to fix a typo)

[bridgit]

5. very strange premise...

[supernova]

6. Yes, it is

It's one that most people don't think a lot about, but it does exist.

Mostly what moved me about it was the willingness to show sexuality of people who have been injured and have scars, esp. patricia arquette.

[bridgit]

7. you got that right, arquette seemed to personify the...

maso-erotic (not a word prolly but you catch it ;-)), and that vahn dude willing to crack up a sparse view remaining porche boxers just to get 'the groove on'...very odd x(

had to watch the beginning a couple times over cause it finally looked like the spader character was 'chosen' = crashed into, and brought into that maso-erotic fold, again very strange

[ghostsofgiants]

9. I thought you were gonna say Magnolia.

:evilgrin:

(It's basically the same type of film as Magnolia, except with a focus on race relations, in case you didn't get the joke, haha.)

Cronenberg's "Crash" is a very very different film. Honestly, I wasn't a fan. I've always considered it one of Cronenberg's weaker offerings.

[Shine]

10. Yeah, that was a trippy movie, I must admit.

Cronenberg is a real freakazoid.

[DS1]

11. Junk film

imo

[swag]

12. Loved the book by JG Ballard. That and "Concrete Island" are faves.

So since I loved the book, I couldn't like Cronenburg's movie (same with Naked Lunch, of course).

Some good jerking material in the uncut version, though.