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Re: Only God Forgives

#11 Post by valda » Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:55 am

really want to go today but a bit scared of violence :roll: :red:
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Re: Only God Forgives

#12 Post by canadian_turtle » Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:03 pm

They really should make a PG-13 version for people who just want to see the film to perv on Gosling :oops:
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Re: Only God Forgives

#13 Post by elski » Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:40 pm

canadian_turtle wrote:They really should make a PG-13 version for people who just want to see the film to perv on Gosling :oops:
you might be interested in this then ;) http://www.fmuk.org.uk/forum/viewtopic. ... 80#p305731
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Re: Only God Forgives

#14 Post by SocialFlutterBy » Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:15 pm

Really looking forward to this, seeing it on Sunday have high hopes :)
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Re: Only God Forgives

#15 Post by newdot » Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:38 pm

Saw this tonight & I'm not sure what to think.

I loved drive, bronson & valhalla rising & generally appreciate a slower paced film....but oh boy!

I'm not going to say that this film drags, because it is much too good for that, but it certainly "lingers" over many shots, punctuated by extreme physical / verbal violence (I found that the verbal outburst by gosling's character directed at the girl, the most shocking scene here).

It's probably a masterpiece of cinema, but did I "like it"? Dunno ?

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Re: Only God Forgives

#16 Post by TheBoySeggy » Sat Aug 03, 2013 8:50 am

Dire. The myth that is Ryan Gosling lives on. He's nothing more than eye candy in my opinion. He seems to have one acting style (quiet & broody) and nothing else. I'm yet to see him in a lead role & be impressed - people talk aboutDrive, but strip away the soundtrack & what's left?

Worst film I've seen this year. How I managed to finish this is a testament to... me!

Barring one scene, I didn't find the violence that bad. It was bloody yes, but I don't feel it was overly dwelt on, and for the most - you could see them coming so wasn't a great deal of "shock"
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Re: Only God Forgives

#17 Post by valda » Sat Aug 03, 2013 9:52 am

elski wrote:
canadian_turtle wrote:They really should make a PG-13 version for people who just want to see the film to perv on Gosling :oops:
you might be interested in this then ;) http://www.fmuk.org.uk/forum/viewtopic. ... 80#p305731

hehe I've seen that :red: :shifty:
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Re: Only God Forgives

#18 Post by pizzakiller » Sat Aug 03, 2013 1:38 pm

Does Ryan die at the end of movie like Drive?
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Re: Only God Forgives

#19 Post by raj101 » Sat Aug 03, 2013 1:39 pm

he didn't die in Drive!! shock!
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Re: Only God Forgives

#20 Post by Celini » Sat Aug 03, 2013 4:39 pm

pizzakiller wrote:Does Ryan die at the end of movie like Drive?
have we watched the same movie?

@don_datta: watch half nelson or lars and the real girl ;) (or Blue Valentine!)

Well, I absolutely loved this! I think this is very self indulgent of Refn (psychopath!), but I'd forgive him for that.

It won't be for everybody (as the few reviews on here already suggested it); I personally had to close my eyes a couple of time.

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