Just watched Crash

[Fearless]

It was like LA was a city of 100 people the way so many people that had nothing to do with each other kept running into each other. All in less than 24 hours.

 

[GT Web]

Yup, a little unrealistic, but very powerful nonetheless. I saw it twice in theatres after it came out...

 

[$$$]

I watched the firs half. I turned it off I didn't like it.

 

[NameWolf]

Indeed powerful but full of cliches as well. Still it was a good watch.

 

[Anthony Ng]

Good moive, but I must say not good enough to beat Brokeback Mountain, not even close.

 

[Adam DickerAdam Dicker is verified member.]

I did not enjoy this movie.

I do not enjoy movies with spousal abuse, drug abuse or child abuse.

I felt really uncomfortable when the cop was abusng the woman while her husband was right there. I don't enjoy that kind of crap, I wanted to beat the snot out of the cop.

This is to show us that this happens in real life, that's fine, but I sill don't like it at all.

-=DCG=-

 

[khuldun]

Realistic but wicked

 

[Duckinla]

It was obviously contrived but I appreciated the depth of it. The idea that the bad guys could do good things and the good guys could do bad things. The brave could be cowardly at times and the cowards could be brave at times. I liked "The Unforgiven" for the same reasons.

 

[GT Web]

I felt really uncomfortable when the cop was abusng the woman while her husband was right there. I don't enjoy that kind of crap, I wanted to beat the snot out of the cop.

As did I, but I go to the movies looking to get emotionally involved...and this movie certainly did that for me, even if the majority of the emotions were not positive ones.

 

[Anthony Ng]

As did I, but I go to the movies looking to get emotionally involved...and this movie certainly did that for me, even if the majority of the emotions were not positive ones.

Yes, this is EXACTLY the FUNCTION of movies (and literature or any form of art): catharsis (courtesy of Aristotle), to EXPERIENCE something that we are not able or willing or dare to do in real life BUT gaining that first hand feeling.

 

[greatowner]

Realistic but wicked

Agree

 

[realraptor]

For me, this movie was good but not as good as some say it is. I've seen movies with the exact same or similar themes, except that Crash is told in a different order/manner. It was predictable, and pretentious, but worth the rental fee.

 

[Momentum]

For me it was depressing and flat out was not entertaining to watch. The whole theme of breaking through racial stereotypes is just getting so predictable. And that was just one of the many cliches in this movie that have been done much better and more enjoyable in many other movies.

To me this is another example of how ridiculous the Oscars really are. And the critics for that matter.