American Beauty vs American Psycho

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   Two films with guts to tell
story and about the glory and horrors of how being ordinary is questioned with
being special. How expectancy and how things harmonious on the surface but really
aren’t. Great performances by all parts in both films with some really impressive
filming and sculpting of story with surgically clever twists and laced with a custard
of Apollonian illusion of perfection. 

Edited by Icarium - April 20 2017 at 02:04

Poll Question: which of these film which toys with the the perseption is favored
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
American Beauty	5	[38.46%]
American Psycho	6	[46.15%]
both	1	[7.69%]
neither	1	[7.69%]
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Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34083	Topic: American Beauty vs American Psycho Posted: April 20 2017 at 01:53
	Two films with guts to tell story and about the glory and horrors of how being ordinary is questioned with being special. How expectancy and how things harmonious on the surface but really aren’t. Great performances by all parts in both films with some really impressive filming and sculpting of story with surgically clever twists and laced with a custard of Apollonian illusion of perfection. Edited by Icarium - April 20 2017 at 02:04


Tapfret Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 12 2007 Location: Bryant, Wa Status: Offline Points: 8614	Posted: April 20 2017 at 02:14
	Psycho....for the Genesis soliloquy, if nothing else.

Blacksword Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 22 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 16130	Posted: April 20 2017 at 02:42
	I've not seen American psycho! I really need to watch that film. American beauty is enjoyable enough. Nothing special although I agree Spacey's performance is as good as ever.
	Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!

Thatfabulousalien Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 27 2016 Location: Aussie/NZ Status: Offline Points: 1409	Posted: April 20 2017 at 02:42
	American Idol
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Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 37188	Posted: April 20 2017 at 11:56
	American Psycho for me. I enjoyed it, but I wasn't that impressed with American Beauty. I feel the same as Blacksword. Kevin Spacey was as good as ever. I really wanted to see the film, watched it when it came out, particularly because of Kevin Spacey. Sorry for going off-topic, but speaking of Mr. Spacey I enjoyed this parody by Peter Serafinowicz very much: Edited by Logan - April 20 2017 at 11:57

Icarium Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34083	Posted: April 20 2017 at 12:11
	I also liked the way Chris Cooper portayed the dispicable father. Very strong acting, some vicios scenes of domestic violence yet also tender moments when he kisses Spacey


Upbeat Tango Monday Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 10 2015 Location: Buenos Aires Status: Offline Points: 1189	Posted: April 20 2017 at 14:05
	Both movies lack finesse, but the pretentious nothingness of American Beauty is a thing to behold. At the very least, American Psycho's Sussudio monologue was funny. Anyway, my vote goes to "neither"
	Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement.

Larkstongue41 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 07 2015 Location: Eastern Canada Status: Offline Points: 1360	Posted: April 20 2017 at 14:46
	Beauty here. A fun movie.
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Barbu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 09 2005 Location: infinity Status: Offline Points: 30855	Posted: April 20 2017 at 19:32
	Beauty, very easily.

TeleStrat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 27 2014 Location: Norwalk, CA Status: Offline Points: 9319	Posted: April 20 2017 at 20:31
	I only watched American Beauty once and didn't get into it enough to eventually give it a second viewing so my vote goes to Psycho.