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"American History X - BBC 2 - 10:30pm"

Anyone else watching this tonight? I've seen bits and pieces before, and it has two of my favourite actors in (Edward Furlong and Edward Norton). Also, I'm curious to see the head-stomping scene. It does look very good, can't wait.

And it was HORRIBLE. Poor thing just didn't see the bus coming.

Excellent. Never seen it before, but was gripped the whole time. Must have been such an uncomfortable film to make though.

The director hated it, and didn't even want his name in the credits. Apparantly Norton had the entire film re-edited to give him more screen time and cut back on the real story of what Furlong was up to.

Still a good film, though.

*or*

They said all that because they didn't want to get tracked down by Nazis?

I watched it last night. I've seen it before. What a film!

I think it's good.

Seen it before, so didn't watch it. V good though.

ßora† §agdiyeV wrote:
> yeah, in one of his finest roles IMO.
>
> Oh, and I'm not being Gay and suggesting Mel is nice looking or
> anything, you have to see the film to appreciate the 'Hubba Hubba
> Hubba' bit.

Actually, Ed Norton does look very good-looking with his shortish hair and goatee. NOT A GAY COMMENT!

SHEEPY wrote:
> It was a good watch the first time but I couldn't help feeling they
> over emphasised and glamourised the view from the facists in the
> film.
>
> It was a weak anti message in the end I felt.
----

I second that.
And Tony Kaye is an egotistical hack, his biggest fan and a maker of poncy wannabe-art commercials.

Watch Romper Stomper instead, it's not a slo-mo sexed up love letter to facism.

The Hibernator wrote:
> ßora† §agdiyeV wrote:
> yeah, in one of his finest roles IMO.
>
> Oh, and I'm not being Gay and suggesting Mel is nice looking or
> anything, you have to see the film to appreciate the 'Hubba Hubba
> Hubba' bit.
>
> Actually, Ed Norton does look very good-looking with his shortish
> hair and goatee. NOT A GAY COMMENT!

I was referring to Mel Gibson in Payback