Most gory ever?
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Gramercy Lord
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Most gory ever?
I read an article today, and even though the article was dated, I thought it was interesting. It says that Ridley Scott (who I didn't know was involved) claimed it would be the most violent film ever. Isn't this a bad move?
"Beecause its allll oouuurrr tuurrrffff....."
Re: Most gory ever?
I think for the time period it might well have been the most violent for its genre. It was a film that portrayed everyday life in the bouroughs of NYC back then. It was a pretty graphic depiction of gang life, and of course the general public of suburbia doesn't want anyone invading their turf with real portrayals of the city they ran from, you know?Gramercy Lord wrote:I read an article today, and even though the article was dated, I thought it was interesting. It says that Ridley Scott (who I didn't know was involved) claimed it would be the most violent film ever. Isn't this a bad move?
Ah, they have eyes, but can't see...were these same boycotters parading to stop Exodus or Ten Commandments? They were inspired by texts which were some of the most violent words and scenarios ever written, but it's never mentioned because it's accepted.
Sorry...went on a tangent.
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Ranchgal
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Most gory ever?
Actually, it depends on how you read it. My sister and I both read the big write up that Time Magazine gave it when it first came out, she read it fast, and came up with that same thought-that they had said it was so violent, but if you actually read it carefully, they said that the violence was surreal and there really wasn't anything in the film to incite the crap that was going on with the release of the film. and the fact that there was no blood, or gore ever, backed up the surreal/unrealistic violence factor of the movie.
So it depended on if you read every line, or just skimmed the high parts.
they also brought up the fact that it wasn't the violence in the actual film, it was the fact that the theaters brought crowds together that sometimes led to confrontations.
the violence statements were depending on what side of the fence you were on.
As some factors wanted to hype up that aspect to entice more people to see it, and some factors wanted to downplay it, and show it as the film really was, and just let it speak for itself.
But with all the controversy, the studio got scared and pulled the backing out from the ads and -let it go out of distribution.
BUT GUESS WHAT-the film and it s followers didn't die out!! We are still here and so is the movie, now released for home viewing of course. So we get the last laugh.
So it depended on if you read every line, or just skimmed the high parts.
they also brought up the fact that it wasn't the violence in the actual film, it was the fact that the theaters brought crowds together that sometimes led to confrontations.
the violence statements were depending on what side of the fence you were on.
As some factors wanted to hype up that aspect to entice more people to see it, and some factors wanted to downplay it, and show it as the film really was, and just let it speak for itself.
But with all the controversy, the studio got scared and pulled the backing out from the ads and -let it go out of distribution.
BUT GUESS WHAT-the film and it s followers didn't die out!! We are still here and so is the movie, now released for home viewing of course. So we get the last laugh.