American History X is on, and it's one of the best movies I've ever seen.

[flvegan]

Discuss.

[AlCzervik]

1. the one scene that shows what crime put him in jail, awful, one of the the most cringe

inducing things i've even seen in a movie.

[Rising Phoenix]

2. definitely

I screamed.....I first saw this movie while getting my first tat...the tat had nothing to do with the screaming

[LynneSin]

11. I have to change channels when that scene comes up

it's too painful to watch. I feel it's my face down there on the sidewalk

:cry:

[mitchum]

3. Once again, Stacy Keach proves just how much he is a criminally underrated actor

[ellisonz]

7. No joke

He was great on Titus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacy_Keach

Likely basis for his character: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Metzger

[Hellenic_Pagan]

4. Definately!

The death scene in the beginning...

the "shower scene" in the prison...

the scenes where they play basketball...

they are so gritty and seeping with the hate of white supremacists, it makes it palpabale for the viewers. It is one of those movies that makes you think and stays with you after you watch it.

But I wouldn't recommend watching it late at night if you want a good night's sleep! (It gave me nightmares!)

Great movie though.

[Solon]

5. The ending fucks me up though...

excellent movie though.

[thegsxrrider1000]

6. it caused me to shiver

very sad movie, I have never understood hate.

[RebelOne]

8. I watched the trailer and it seemed really depressing.

I don't think I will be watching the movie.

[seemunkee]

9. It is depressing

but a great movie and well worth watching.

[racaulk]

10. Excellent movie!

Quality acting from all the players in that movie, especially from Edward Norton and Stacey Keach.

One of my top 10 favorite movies ever!

[tammywammy]

12. It really is a great movie

The original ending, was going to show Derek in the bathroom shaving his head again. The circle of hate is hard to stop.

[vi5]

14. I didn't know that....

....interesting.

[tammywammy]

15. It's on the DVD

deleted scenes and original ending.

[Throd]

16. That would have been a better ending

instead of the ABC afterschool special way it ended.

[vi5]

13. That movie is great....

I saw it when it came out in the theater and I had concerns that Norton could pull it off or not, or how ridiculous and pat they would have to make this guys conversion in a 2 hour movie.

But they really did pull it off and so did he.

I unfortunately have a lot of experience with guys like him and that whole scene since I lived in an area of PA that had a lot of white power skinheads in the area and a compound of them not too far away. And the depictions and portrayals in that movie were pretty much accurate as can be.

[EstimatedProphet]

17. Yes. Very powerful film, very well done.