In Reply to: The Counselor posted by user510 on March 8, 2014 at 09:32:15:
Ridley Scott has been a master of the whole gratuitous violence thing. Something he shares with Cormac McCarthy and to a certain extent the Coen Bros. You can't stop what's coming. Lol
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- Ever since Alien - geoffkait 09:06:36 03/09/14 (19)
- Aiien had gratuitous violence? Really???? Are you sure you know what the word "gratuitous" means??? - Road Warrior 20:06:26 03/10/14 (12)
- RE: Aiien had gratuitous violence? Really???? Are you sure you know what the word "gratuitous" means??? - geoffkait 17:08:10 03/11/14 (11)
- LOL, OK, you got me there. However, it was only 1 scene, non gratuitous at that, and whatta scene 'twas - Road Warrior 22:47:50 03/11/14 (0)
- Not gratuitous. It established SPOILER - tinear 17:21:59 03/11/14 (9)
- That's so funny! You guys really think this is literature. You should write book reports. Lol - geoffkait 18:28:48 03/11/14 (7)
- Goff, when we went to see Alien during its first run, there was a teen girl with her younger brother - Road Warrior 13:59:48 03/12/14 (5)
- I saw Alien the night after opening night... - rlw 08:23:35 03/16/14 (0)
- That was the scariest movie made and dethroned..... - Billy Wonka 21:32:53 03/13/14 (2)
- I wasn't necessarily scared but I did get hungry during the green pea soup scene. Nt - geoffkait 07:02:37 03/15/14 (0)
- Yup, the only two movies I've ever had bad dreams over. ^ - Road Warrior 10:23:46 03/14/14 (0)
- Nope, wasn't me. I appreciate gratuitous violence as much as the next guy. Nt - geoffkait 22:06:25 03/12/14 (0)
- If Edgar Allen Poe is "literature," well then, this is definitely "literature," too. - tinear 09:11:33 03/12/14 (0)
- Yup, plus, the book was much clearer on what happened (spoilers) - Road Warrior 17:46:03 03/11/14 (0)
- Maybe Woody Alien should use more gratuitous violence . . . - Billy Wonka 16:49:08 03/10/14 (1)
- Weren't they going to boil the lobsters in Annie Hall? Nt - geoffkait 15:12:34 03/11/14 (0)
- Violence, yes. Gratuitous? No. Necessary to the films. nt - tinear 09:59:03 03/09/14 (3)
- So, you're saying The Councelor is necessary? Lol - geoffkait 13:09:55 03/09/14 (2)
- No, I'm saying it's ridiculous to say "Gladiator" possibly could be non-violent. Or, - tinear 18:06:03 03/09/14 (1)
- Why couldn't they have a touch version you know like touch football? Nt - geoffkait 08:07:09 03/15/14 (0)