pure perfection

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 1999)

definitely the best film *i've* seen 1999!
i saw it when it opened up here in malmÃ¶ (se) on december 25th, and since i rarely go to the cinema and even more seldom on opening nights, i have to admit it was a deliberate choice. i did not want to get influenced or hear about the movie from other people - it often destroys the experience.
however did one friend manage to get through to me and tell me about the film before i went (since sweden probably was one of the last countries it opened up in) and he said "excellent" so i tried to keep my expectations low...
it was not nearly as violent and bloody as i'd expected, nor was it as abusive or offensive or over-all as revolting as i'd read. but, when you hear it you expect a lot and let's face it, today it takes a *lot* of violence and disgusting effects to surpass reality. i did *not* expect all the funny and humorous remarks and comments and laughed heartily at each and every one of them.
from minute one until minute onehundredandforty (i wonder which minute they've cut out from for example the americans?), i was stuck to my seat, only my fingers moving as i tapped at the pace of the beats of the music (what an ace soundtrack as well, now that's what i call film-music!) and i was unable to speak or think when my brain and senses fought to imbibe what was going on up on the screen.
apart from the ending (which *i* think could have been a bit more polished and perhaps made out to be more of a twist) i am in awe.

all actors did super becoming their characters, special kudos to ED NORTON (of course!) BRAD PITT (of course II!) and HELENA BONHAM CARTER (of course III!) - so refreshing to see HBC in something so different from the british costume movies.
slick filming, slick performances, slick music and as i said at first - the best movie i've seen in '99. don't think it would go all the way to win an oscar for best movie, but that doesn't mean that i don't think it deserves it.
and for those who say that it might start off / increase violence amongst youngsters and gangs and such - you better go see it again 'cause that's not what this film is about.
as soon as i left the cinema i wanted to go straight back in and see it again, and i will go see it again. am certain i'll find even more hidden under the layers.
and oh, this is definitely a film for those of us who wants to get the brain activity to rise - not just during the film but also afterwards when we think about the film.
i encourage women to go see this film - it's not about men but about the society and about our lives.
quoting tyler durden: "It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything."
SEE IT. DAMMIT!