The Butterfly effect: REVIEW

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:30 pm

okay so I watched butterfly effect. It's about ashton kutcher getting raped, beaten, choked, pets killed, sent to prison etc.

Overall I thought it was good and it deserves a shiny gold :chew:

DISCUSS!"!!

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:35 pm

It was surprisingly good.

Gimp Mask · Post by **Gimp Mask** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:40 pm

yea I liked it, it's good if you concentrate on enjoying the goodness of it and don't mind the wacky plot holes. though I think it would've been more interesting had it ended with the scene it began with, happy endings are cute but sometimes a bit boring. i give it 14 pirate cannonballs

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:47 pm

Still, I was expecting complete crap, and was presented with a fairly entertaining, somewhat creepy, thoroughly intriguing film. And Ashton handled his role surprisingly well. I always just sort of assumed he couldn't act.

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 4:03 pm

from the trailer it looked like a romance film but with a sci fi twist, which isn't something that appeals to me really.

Post by **King of Creation** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 4:15 pm

I hate Ashton Kutcher, so I never bothered to see the movie.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 5:30 pm

It's surprising.

Only, the kids pissed me off like woah.

Carib · Post by **Carib** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:38 pm

I enjoyed it throughly and I think Ash did a pretty good job in portraying a character who wasn't supposed to exist but made a great sacrifice by undoing his borth so he could save the lives of countless others.

Real deep stuff, dark and tragic.

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:40 pm

I thought it was a damn fine movie. One of the few I purchased this year on DVD. The original theatrical ending is much better than the special alternative ending (very lame).

Gimp Mask · Post by **Gimp Mask** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:52 pm

ExtremeDrinker wrote:I thought it was a damn fine movie. One of the few I purchased this year on DVD. The original theatrical ending is much better than the special alternative ending (very lame).

*spoilers bla bla bla*
I saw the ending where everything is fine and dandy in the end and business-asston walks past that business-chick and shit...which one is that? and what's the other ending?

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:56 pm

Rama Stryfe wrote:I enjoyed it throughly and I think Ash did a pretty good job in portraying a character who wasn't supposed to exist but made a great sacrifice by undoing his borth so he could save the lives of countless others.

Real deep stuff, dark and tragic.

Thanks

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:07 pm

YOU JUST SPOILED THE WHOLE MOVIED FUCKO.

Anyways, that ending with the business Ashton walking by the chick is really gay.

What's the other one?

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 8:36 pm

spoilers
The other ending has him watching a home movie of his mom having him as a baby, so then he strangles himself with the umbilical cord. It then shows everyone else happy.

I thought it was good, but how badly it handled some stuff. Like the first 20 minutes of the guy getting sexually assaulted, strangled, killing someone, beaten, parent getting killed etc. And then later where the fat kid kills the bully brother for no reason. Or the fat kid building planes. Or the fat goth having sex. Or Ashton Kutcher crunching up crackers with his fake arms.

I'm hoping he'd do more movies like this. Mabye Adam Sandler should as well.

Carib · Post by **Carib** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 8:41 pm

Oh shit, I knew I should have watched the DVD on the Theatrical version instead of the Director's Cut.

Hmm, remind myself to rent it again.

But in all it was a very interesting movie that raises a lot of questions of what we can, could and would probably be if certain events came to pass. Like say if you never ran into that person who would become your best friend or lover. In another possible reality they could be your worst enemy.

I mean look at the X-Men Age of Apocalypse event back in 1995. See what happens when Legion appears and attempts to kill Magneto. Perhaps if he just beat the crap out of Mags and warned him of what happened, he and Xavier would have joined forces. But when Charles did die, Magneto changed his ways and devotyed his life to building the X-Men in the dark version of their reality.

Cyclops and Jean were on opposite sides of the conflict and she hooked up with Wolverine and would later go back ot Cyke, which makes you wonder no matter what sometimes people are still meant for each other.

I guess its confusing and all... but it does make you reconsider building that time machine.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 9:19 pm

SPOILER

It sucked. Go back to your homes.

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD · Wed Oct 06, 2004 9:19 pm

I didn't see what was so special.
Seems like every other time travel movie made in the 80s. Oh wait...

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:11 am

King of Creation wrote:I hate Ashton Kutcher, so I never bothered to see the movie.

that's what I said. Then I realized that fat shit from American History X (the famous line "C'mon, we can take this niglet!" come to mind?) was in it too. Then I saw it because my friend had rented it anyways. I thought it was good. I hate Kutcher, but he did alright. It wasn't an OMGMUSTSEETHISMOVIE, but it was good enough that I can say that I don't consider the time spent watching a COMPLETE waste. Combine that with the fact that I saw the original ending, which was far better than the theatrical release.

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:12 am

I havent seen it yet, but its sounds okay. I may just buy it.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:16 am

Rent or borrow. Save your money.

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:20 am

I have so much overdue charges, I'll probably borrow it.

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