Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#0Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 1:27am
How do I love this film? Let me count the ways. Anyone else here love this creepy, disturbing, emotionally draining, completely fantastic film?
#1re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 1:30amBrilliant with one of the greatest performances on film--Ms. Burstyn!
#2re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 1:32am
JRB, absofreakinlutely!
I was so disturbed though, I could not return to it, it remains a one time veiwing experience for me.
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#3re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 1:34am
You should rent Pi by the same director...Darren has a knack for the disturbing! Very intense film.
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#4re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 1:35amI think it should be required viewing for High School students to show them how easily your life can be ruined by addiction.
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Cruel_Sandwich
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#5re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 1:47amNot to mention the fact that it has some of the best cinematography and editing work I've ever seen in a movie.
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#6re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 2:04am
This is a remarkable, well-made, and so disturbing, film. One of the best I've seen in recent years. It definitely sticks with you after it's over. Doesn't hurt that the Kronos Quartet plays on the soundtrack.
I have Hubert Selby's book in my "to read" pile.
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#7re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 2:26amIt's one of my favorite movies. The first time I saw it, I was alone and it was late at night and I couldn't sleep for hours. I saw it when I was quite young, but even then, it's the first time I remember myself really thinking "Wow, this is the best acting I have ever seen in a movie!" And I still think Ellen Burstyn's performance in REQUIEM is one of the best performances EVER - and she was completely robbed of the Oscar.
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#8re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 2:35amI didn't like it. I was disturbed and everything, but I dunno... Just not my thing, I guess.
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#9re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 10:27am
I think Jennifer Connelly should have won her oscar for this movie.
I only saw this movie once but it stayed with me. All the actors gave really good/moving performances.
The movie itself has so many disturbing images that my friend and I went to Toys R Us right after because we needed to detox.
It's worth a shot/ :)
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#10re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 10:31amHave discussed this on here before - truly amazing performance and a most disturbing film.
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#11re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:24am
Briliant movie. Right behind Almost Famous as the best film of 2000. Burstyn is, in a word, phenomenal! One of the greatest performances I've ever seen. How Julia Roberts won over her is something that I'll never figure out. It's just a testament to how ridiculous the Oscars are.
Jared Leto and Marlon Wayans are very impressive, but the other revelation is Jennifer Connelly, whose work in this is gut-wrenching. How did she not get nominated?!?!
#12re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:26am
who robbed Ellen Burstyn of the supporting oscar that year?
I'll kill them.
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#13re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:27am.......oh
"I'm an American, Damnit!!! And if it's three things I don't believe in, it's quitting and math."
#14re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:31am
Julia Roberts over Ellen Burstyn, UGH. >.<
This movie was amazing; horrifically beautiful. I also read the book, and let me tell you, this is one of the few instances where seeing the movie BEFORE reading the book helps a lot.
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#15re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 11:38am
This is the only movie that I can remember going to where the entire audience stayed for all of the credits. Then we all silently (literally, no one spoke a word) filed out of the theatre and shuffled by avoiding making eye contact with the line of people waiting to go in.
I agree that Ellen Burstyn was robbed. Just seeing her clip on the Oscars (granted it was the part when she shows up at the TV studio) made me burst into tears.
#17re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 12:31pm
Absolutely one of my favorite films of the past 20 years. Haunting and terrifying. Brilliant performances, especially from Burstyn (robbed), Connelly (robbed of at least nom.) and Wayans.
Hard to pull off beautiful and ugly at the same time!
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#18re: Requiem for a Dream
Posted: 9/27/05 at 7:02pm
Yes, great movie...
I made a post a few weeks back about the movie "Pi" which is pretty similarly distrubing and same writer or director or something (forget). I suggest you all see Pi also... if you liked Requiem.
I think both movies are awesome...
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