such a fantastic movie

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2002)

so good. one of the best ever, and possibly my favorite movie. yes, it is disturbingly gory, perhaps too much so for squeamish people, but it really takes the idea of "the world is a terrible place" and sticks it in your eye. movies like this, american psycho, and requiem for a dream help me reinforce the idea that out in the world, there's some nasty things going on. somerset's final line in the film
"Ernest Hemingway once wrote, the world is a ... " crap, I forgot the exact quote. but it's along the lines of "the world is a wonderful place, and worth fighting for. I believe in the second part"
really captures the entire point of the film.
10/10 hands down. the people who probably won't appreciate this movie are the people who aren't cynical and are optimistic.