American Psycho

[MrWayne]

wat was the true ending???

 

[jokerface89]

The director true ending is that bateman did in fact kill all those people the screenwriter also said that.I though I heard in a interview that the director had regreted that she did not make it more clear.

 

[Poetic Chaos]

Coinkydink cuz I just finished watching it. That rotating door kill is hilarious.

 

[goh78]

I like the movie...that being said I hated the ending. I think the moviegoer deserves a clear ending and it just pisses me off when movies do that. I know what you're all thinking "I'm not smart enough to understand" or "I don't get it", but I just don't grasp why a filmmaker would want an ambiguous ending like this one. i don't go to movies to think of endings myself, I go to be entertained and be told a story, not tell it to myself. These kinds of endings remind of those old books where you had to "Choose your own adventure" or whatever they were called. To me, it's the equivalent of giving a car full of people a 2 hour drive, and when you arrive at your destination, you lock the doors and don't let your passengers out.

 

[jokerface89]

The only problem I had with the end was that patrick really did kill but all the evidence was leaning towards the theory that all his killings were hallucinations.

 

[bullets]

The director true ending is that bateman did in fact kill all those people the screenwriter also said that.I though I heard in a interview that the director had regreted that she did not make it more clear.

I also thought that was in the director's commentary but maybe not. I though it was good that Bateman was so unaware because it was almost a punishment for his character to get away with it so clean. He wanted to be known or caught (which is supposedly how serial killers feel) and he couldn't .

 

[jokerface89]

I also thought that was in the director's commentary but maybe not. I though it was good that Bateman was so unaware because it was almost a punishment for his character to get away with it so clean. He wanted to be known or caught (which is supposedly how serial killers feel) and he couldn't .

It might of been I did not hear all of commentary other then a couple parts of the movies (mainly the end)I Also like how bateman somewhat lose with how he wants to get caught but won't it works even more knowing that bateman hates his yuppie lifestyle and is now still stuck in that world.

 

[Catman]

On April 14, 2000, American Psycho opened in theaters. It turned Christian Bale from the little kid in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun to the wet dream of American audiences. So, hat's off to the film and Bale's career as a relevant actor.

Men and Women wants to have sex with him. ​

 

[Crook]

Good movie, awesome performance. Thus far, Bale's first and only star-making role.

I want a time machine to swap 2010 Bale for this one.

 

[I'm Old Greg]

should have ended there
nah i dunno i jus think he's a mix bag, he's split in the middle hes good and hes a bit lousy at times as an actor..

 

[dark_b]

i didnt know that in 2010 its still popular to complain about Bale.

 

[Catman]

i didnt know that in 2010 its still popular to complain about Bale.

Considering all the praise he got for YEARS he was bound to get some backlash sooner or later. Although to be fair, he was awesome as Patrick Bateman. No one can ever take that away from him.

 

[Octoberist]

I'm sure if a young Christian Bale kicked his football over to Old Greg's house, he would keep it.

 

[Octoberist]

Considering all the praise he got for YEARS he was bound to get some backlash sooner or later. Although to be fair, he was awesome as Patrick Bateman. No one can ever take that away from him.

This is the nature of the internetz.

 

[Catman]

But after his performance in Terminator Salvation he had it coming.

 

[Octoberist]

But after his performance in Terminator Salvation he had it coming.

As much as I don't like Devin Farchi of chud.com, he did make an interesting comment about Bale: He's not a movie star, he's an actor.

Meaning that he's better at playing eccentric or conflicted characters in smaller than playing the straight man in a big blockbuster or whatever. I kinda..kinda agree. Though I think he did a good job as Batman, voice and all.

 

[jacobed]

He's great in every role he does, although I will agree with some of the hate towards him for Terminator. It looked like he didn't even want to be there. Then again he was directed by McG so who knows.

 

[Octoberist]

but I really think that The Fighter and his film with Terrance Malick will help 'repair' his image. Some people might argue that there was no damage in the first place, but I think his next roles will..bring back the nay sayers. if need be.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Bale was pretty good in it, but I never thought the movie was all that great. Worth a watch and all, but only about average quality wise. Though, after reading the book, I think the movie is better.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

This is still his best performance.

Thought he was mediocre in TDK and utterly crap in Salvation.

IMO he was better in Reign of Fire than in TDK.

 

[KenK]

No love for Newsies?!?

 

[matrix_ghost]

As much as I don't like Devin Farchi of chud.com, he did make an interesting comment about Bale: He's not a movie star, he's an actor.

Meaning that he's better at playing eccentric or conflicted characters in smaller than playing the straight man in a big blockbuster or whatever. I kinda..kinda agree. Though I think he did a good job as Batman, voice and all.

Agreed. And i think this is also what people don't realise when they come with comments like "Johnny Depp was far better then Bale " .
Actors tend to be happy with the lesser roles whereas movie stars often want the lead roles.People tend to expect actors constantly giving outmatch other actors in terms of performances , which of course , can't happen .
The whole point is that the lead is given the bulk to do whereas the supporting characters give supporting performances .

I do think that Bale does deserve some of the criticism he got for his performance in T:S ( disregarding his outburst). Him constantly screaming. But overall the guy still gives out solid performances.
He needs to do another black comedy like American Psycho though.

Also it's already 10 years since Psycho. Christ i'm getting old

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Bale was better than Depp in P.E.

Actually, Bale was the best thing about that pixellated crap fest.

 

[Vengeance of Bane]

According to an early report of a screenning, slashfilm stated that Bale could reciece an oscar nod for his role in The Fighter.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I dont think he has given a bad performance yet personally, TS he did the best with what he had to work with, which wasnt much, I just think some performances were better than others.