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Post by sculpturedsound on Oct 14, 2004 20:51:45 GMT -5
Has anyone seen The Bad Seed? Apparently it's out of print. I saw a preview for it and thought it looked kind of interesting and it seemed entirely different from the roles I'm used to seeing Luke play. I found a copy of it someone was selling brand new on Amazon for $7.50 so I bought it, I figured that's only a few dollars more than it would have been to rent it. Did anyone like it? I got a note from the seller saying he sent it today so I guess I'll find out soon how it is, just wondering what anyone else thought of it.
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Post by Librarian on Oct 14, 2004 21:22:23 GMT -5
I did enjoy this film - but I think that is largely due to Luke. He does a great job and is able to carry the film. You'll have to watch it a second time with the commentary. Luke doesn't say much, but when he does it is quite funny. He does an impression of Dennis Farino that is worth the $7.50. The director is a bit earnest and the film suffers from it. But he is very passionate about his story, the style and the actors. (You learn all this from the commentary.) In the commentary it is so cute when Andrew comes on screen. You can picture Luke moving to the edge of his seat and excitedly pointing out that his brother is about to appear. Luke, of course, looks amazing in this film. Bottom line.
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Post by Natalie on Feb 2, 2005 21:33:02 GMT -5
I saw this late last night. I must say that it's great Luke eye-candy. I liked the movie. I also really like Dennis Farina.
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Post by Gage51 on Feb 3, 2005 14:16:03 GMT -5
I got this movie the other day from Amazon marketplace and watched it last night after I saw these posts. I agree that Luke is certainly easy on the eyes in this. I watched it again with the commentary and just cracked up. He is so funny! He said that he hadn't had a Coca-Cola since he was ten years old? Wow. I was laughing at his Dennis Farina imitation, which was dead on. He's such a great mimic. He seemed so proud to be showing off Andrew-"that's my brother Andrew Wilson on the left"....and then the director was talking about how he'd had Owen in mind while writing the part of one of the minor characters in the movie and he was telling the story of how he'd seen Owen at a video store one night ("there was this shaggy looking guy in flip flops and pants and I said 'that's Owen Wilson'") and he followed him out onto the street and followed him up to the corner and worried that Owen would think he was stalking him. Then he pitches his idea to him and says "I don't want to seem like I'm begging but...." and Owen says "you don't have to beg, just send it on over!" and Luke is just cracking up in the background so hard. Luke tells all the background stories which I love....like how he and Andrew and Dennis Farina were playing golf and when it started to rain "Farina leaves at the 12th hole!" and his funny stories about the nasty hotel shower which he refused to stand in (he put plastic down for the shower scene) and how it was so wet, damp and miserable shooting in Tacoma, Washington. "It got to where the hair guy was afraid to approach me because I kept glaring at him-he kept spritzing me down with a water bottle" and the director saying "your hair was wet for the whole 26 days we shot this". The director mentioned more than once about how Luke was a true Texas gentleman "he stands up when he shakes your hand for the first time". He also mentioned how he saw Luke at a press junket for "Home Fries" and how Luke would stand and shake hands with each reporter ("and there were at least 60 interviews that day but he did it every time"). Awwww. Those Wilson boys were raised right. There's lots of other stuff that others will probably remember. Beth
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Post by Natalie on Feb 3, 2005 14:56:40 GMT -5
That's awesome. It's great to see that the Wilsons were raised right. You can't buy class and manners!
I am going to have to watch the commentary as well. I hope to do that tonight.
Thanks for the summary! ;D
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Post by sculpturedsound on Feb 3, 2005 15:03:20 GMT -5
It was such a change for me watching Luke do a character like this, especially watching the scene where Luke's character-
SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!
-murders who he thinks is his wife's lover.
END SPOILER
I hadn't seen Luke do something so intense and violent. Ritchie was intense but not so violent.
Oops, sorry, I didn't realize I had the spoiler so close to the rest of the text.
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Post by Remi on Feb 3, 2005 15:26:36 GMT -5
--Tries not to look at spoiler--
Oh, I'm gonna HAVE to watch this one!!
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Post by sculpturedsound on Feb 3, 2005 15:35:59 GMT -5
Oh Remi, the opening shot alone is worh watching this film, total blackness to a close-up of Luke's intense face. And Luke's anguish over his wife, the film has some of the cheesiest dialogue though, but Luke and the actor playing Luke's wife's lover (Norman Reedus) carry the film so well.
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Post by Natalie on Feb 3, 2005 15:42:43 GMT -5
SPOILER! You're right sculpturedsound, he is really intense and violent. I was kind of surprised when he did that at the beginning. But I think it was a heat of the moment thing, not that he was evil. After all, he did save the other guy with the stick. I would have kicked him off.
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Post by sculpturedsound on Feb 3, 2005 16:01:45 GMT -5
SPOILER! You're right sculpturedsound, he is really intense and violent. I was kind of surprised when he did that at the beginning. But I think it was a heat of the moment thing, not that he was evil. After all, he did save the other guy with the stick. I would have kicked him off. Oh I know, I felt Preston was a good guy who landed in bad circumstances. He loved Emily, he even went for a walk in the middle of his rage and came back to talk to her after he had calmed down. I too loved when he came back for Jonothan, I felt they sort of bonded there, they both loved Emily and both never meant for any of the bad stuff to happen. That's why I kind of don't understand the title, he wasn't a "Bad Seed", neither was Jonothan, even Emily wasn't really. The movie has also been released under the name Preston Tylk, which I think is more fitting than bad seed.
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Post by Gage51 on Feb 3, 2005 17:41:29 GMT -5
He loved Emily, he even went for a walk in the middle of his rage and came back to talk to her after he had calmed down. I loved that scene in the diner when he went off to calm down. He's sitting there sooooo upset and he starts to weep quietly. His life has just fallen apart and he's so hurt. Luke does a great job in that scene. He broke my heart. I think he also did a great job in the scene where he's watching the video of Emily and Jonathan....his face is just filled with anguish and then he trashes the place. Great scene with Dennis Farina in the bathroom too. I have to say that I really enjoy watching Luke in roles like this as opposed to the sweet boyfriend. I think he gets to show his acting chops more in these types of movies. On the commentary I liked when the director said "Luke would show up on set and say 'Am I being chased today or am I crying?'" Luke cracked up-he said more than once that it was miserable being wet all the time-apparently the Tacoma weather was just constant rain and cold-and he said the more intense emotional scenes were draining. I bet! I'm going to listen to the commentary again I think for more stuff-sometimes its hard to hear when they're talking at the same time. Beth, not obsessed, really.
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Post by Natalie on Feb 3, 2005 17:58:27 GMT -5
I love the beginning too. When you just hear Luke's voice. Those were great scenes that you listed Gage51. I think Luke did a really good job in this movie.
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Post by Librarian on Feb 3, 2005 17:59:32 GMT -5
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Post by hurltomato on Feb 5, 2005 0:36:01 GMT -5
Beth, not obsessed, really. While I Was Sleeping... Beth becomes obsessed like the rest of the fools around here. I knew I liked your remarkable good taste and thanks for your take on the DVD commentary. I have never heard it, but it sounds so "lukewarmish." I know there is another thread about this movie because I've written on it before...HT
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Post by Librarian on Mar 19, 2005 19:44:44 GMT -5
Found this review on Variety.com
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