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04-02-2002, 08:51 PM
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OK, let's talk about Frailty.
I've been seeing lots of commercials for this new thriller. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton and Powers Boothe and also marks Paxton's directorial debut.
The blurbs on the TV ads are pretty funny, in that Paxton must have enlisted a little help from his old buddies. The raves came from the likes of James Cameron, Stephen King, and Sam Raimi. 
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04-02-2002, 09:36 PM
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This movie will work if it does not go too far over the edge and gets all crazy toward the end or something which happens many times. I would like to see it be a psychological movie that is completely realistic but is warped because we are seeing the world through a crazed mind. Of course I haven't watched the whole trailer for fear something would be given away so maybe I am way off on this.
-Eric
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04-02-2002, 09:55 PM
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I, personally, can't wait to see this one. I love these types of movies, and this one looks creepy. I also really like Bill Paxton. Matthew looks like he may be going back to his Texas Chainsaw Massacre roots, though. Although, I did enjoy seeing him go over the top in that movie, so who knows? I'll be there opening weekend.(I hope, I said the same thing about Panic Room, and haven't yet manged to make it.)
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04-02-2002, 10:14 PM
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I have been eagerly waiting for this film ever since I first heard about it in mid 2001! It looks and sounds like it will be an excellent horror film, and I can't wait! I've always liked Paxton, and I feel that he has probably done very well directing this film. Being the huge horror fan that I am, and seeing how this film looks absolutely superb, I will by all means be first in line opening night!
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04-02-2002, 11:23 PM
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Variety gave the film a rave review!
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A resoundingly old-fashioned and well crafted study of evil infecting an American family, "Frailty" moves from strength to strength on its deceptive narrative course. Though Brent Hanley's script feels like it's based on an account of white Anglo-Saxon serial killers run amok in middle America, it's a genuine invention that has its cinematic roots in the rich soil plowed by such disparate works as Charles Laughton's "Night of the Hunter" and Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Pic's dark-night-of-the-soul mood derives from the former, while the latter inspired the notion that the family that kills together stays together. Final effect is of a timeless work that could have been made at any point in the past 20 years.
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04-02-2002, 11:58 PM
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Wow, Scott. You mean I got to screen something before you boys in Philly? I saw this about two weeks ago.
I guess my overall reaction to it is one of indifference. I thought it was fairly predictable for the most part. I could have done without the story being told mostly through flashbacks. Paxton's performance, at least in his first scene, is downright embarrassing. (He does recover.)
Frailty certainly has its disturbing moments, and I think there's a seed of a good movie here. But your mileage may vary.
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04-03-2002, 06:14 AM
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Yeah, Mark, you scooped me on this one. There was a screening two weeks back, but I wasn't about to pass up Panic Room for it! 
Since it doesn't come out until next Friday, I'll hopefully have a screening of this one sometime next week.
...Or I'll just wait to see the Friday it's released!
Like many, I've been a huge fan of Bill Paxton for several years now. Glad to see he's expanding into new territories these days! |
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04-07-2002, 10:33 PM
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The premise certainly looks interesting. I certainly hope the film works on a more deeper level. I'll be seeing this one next week.
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04-08-2002, 02:12 AM
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I'll be seeing it tomorrow night.
Lions Gate kindly invited me to a screening.
Mark
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04-09-2002, 05:06 PM
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Saw it last night. Five star horror flick. I sincerely loved this movie.
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