I thought it was really good. Maybe not for everyone, especially if you’re very PC as it’s full of stereotyping and racial epithets of every variety. Blacks, whites, latinos, middle easterners, asians - no one is spared. Some interesting stuff there and lots of really intense moments. I also thought the performances were really good for the most part.
Anyone else seen this yet?
David Cronenberg’s Crash? It’s massive 
The wife and I are going this weekend, when we can get babysitting. I’m pretty psyched, which makes me nervous. I love movies don’t get to see that many since fatherhood, and hate to be disappointed. Glad you liked it, always nice to have a regular dude’s opinion.
Sell your Crosswinds yet?
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Not to ruin the ending for you, but I think there is a car crash in it.
I saw it. Still haven’t gotten the point, if there was one, except that pretty much “everyone” stereotypes, and no good comes of it. But it was entertaining.
Bastard. I thought it was the sequel to “Bull Durham”
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How did you shut it off? Isn’t it still in theaters?
One of the perks of mother’s day was that I was able to see this movie by myself. I loved it. You do have to sit through the whole thing to get it, though. It’s not a dark movie at all, although it appears to be for quite some time. It’s actually a movie about redemption; about the fallacy of the “all evil” man; and about truth that underlies all stereotypes. This was a very tough story to tell without coming off as hokey.
At first I thought you were talking about the cycling DVD Crash!, then I thought you were talking about the movie that came out about 10 years ago in which people get off on crashing their cars. I guess neither is correct. I had no idea there was a new Crash out. I can’t keep it straight.
You will probably like it less. It is pretty moody, and that will be lost on the small screen.
“I thought you were talking about the movie that came out about 10 years ago in which people get off on crashing their cars”
That’s that freaky movie with James Spader. A lot of broken bodies and sex. I think its based on the same novel that the Dave Matthews Band song ‘Crash’ is based upon. People are weird…kj
It’s actually a movie about redemption
I think just as many went to Hell as got redeemed. And then some just made no sense. There was no central theme in that, although stereotyping/racism was involved in all vignettes, some were resolved with karma, some with irony and some with coincidence, but all were contrived.
Who got redeemed? The older rednecky white cop. Ludicris’ character.
Who went to Hell? The young idealistic white cop. The black detective. Sandra Bullock was in Hell and stayed there. Her husband was there and stayed there.
The middle Eastern guy? None of this guys actions made any sense.
The black director just started standing up for himself–I don’t think it had anything to do with stereotyping or racism–the first guy he went off on was the Ludicris character, who was also black. But his wife was hot, if you like 'em skinny, which I do.
I think the cop, the gangsta, the Middle Eastern guy, and the director were all redeemed in the end. I do agree that the vignettes were contrived, especially the locksmith and his daughter. But then again, the film’s theme was trite: the fundamentally evil can do genuine good; the fundamentally good can do geniuine evil. That said, the fact that a theme is time-worn doesn’t mean it can’t be effectively explored. With all of the demonization and polarization that goes on these days, I like that someone is talking about the grey areas. I also think it took a skilled hand to communicate these ideas without sounding like some sappy, preachy Mitch Albom book.
Oh, as for your “But his wife was hot, if you like 'em skinny, which I do”, I totally agree but for different reasons I suspect. Women built like that wear clothes really well and look elegant no matter what.
David Cronenberg’s Crash? It’s massive
Ballard’s book is as good, or better.
You will probably like it less. It is pretty moody, and that will be lost on the small screen.
I don’t know. He walked out because it was too dark, but he left before some of the darkness was lifted. Personally, I like my movies on the dark side. Requiem for a Dream is one of my faves.
And yes, the director’s wife was hot.
but he left before some of the darkness was lifted.
Oh yeah–you mean the uplifting part at the end where the black detective finds his brother dead and gets blamed for it by his crack-addicted mother at the morgue. That really made it the “Feel Good Movie” of the year!
Plus, it was never explained how the detective went from running a Hotel in Rwanda to being a detective in LA.