Has anyone seen "Gone Girl" yet?

[whathehell]

I haven't seen it yet and I'm curious as to people's reactions.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. No - but we may go this weekend!

I've not read the book but I've had three people tell me that it was an excellent flick.

[whathehell]

2. Yes, that's what I'm doing.

The book definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat, so I would expect the same of the flick.

We can touch base on Monday and compare notes.

[joshrichiiji]

17. Good movie :)

Good movie

[CrispyQ]

3. Just started the book.

Unfortunate casting. I think Ben Affleck is such a bad actor.

[mainstreetonce]

4. I totally agree

The movie is very well done. I thought Affleck was terrible. My first reaction was,do this again with a real actor.

Later I thought maybe Affleck got it right and he was acting like an emotionless ass because that is who Nick Dunn is.

The lead actress is great. Her psycho craziness is so over the top, the audience actually laughed out loud at some of the biggest shock moments.

If you read the book,it is worth seeing. If you didn't read the book,you are in for quite an experience.

[JustAnotherGen]

12. We finally saw this - last night

Just - can you tell me -

Does the book end differently?

I have an anniversary edition of Fatal Attraction that has Lyne's original ending that didn't test well.

I feel like I saw the "Original Ending".

[mainstreetonce]

13. If I remember correctly, the book ends the same.

..

[Iris]

5. Saw it yesterday. Loved it.

I read the book but didn't quite remember the ending until well into the movie.

[whathehell]

6. I saw it Saturday night and I must say

that I was disappointed in it.

My reasons: 1.

The main character of Amy was characterized, IMO, differently and not nearly
as interestingly as in the book. For at least the first 2/3 of the book, she was snarky, witty and ironic,
In other words, funny and even likeable. I could actually identify with her, to an extent.
The movie, in my view, showed NONE of that -- She was played as a blank slate,
almost -- unsmiling and serious. I agree that this was one aspect of her personality,
but it barely surfaced until the 3rd act.

2. I found it way too graphic in terms of violence, and gratuitously foul-mouthed, in an
anti-female way. I found this depressingly misogynistic, especially since most of it came
from the women.

I mean, seriously, has anyone ever actually heard of "Double Twat" panties?

I should add the Mr. Whathell disliked as well.

[viviangel]

7. how about vampire movies

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[whathehell]

8. I'm not a fan of vampire movies -- I think I'm out of the age group. n/t

[DebJ]

9. Yes. Horrible. see link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12701235

[bigwillq]

10. I thought it was fantastic.

A great adult thriller.

I thought Rosamund Pike was outstanding; a serious award-season contender, imo.

[whathehell]

11. To each his own..

[cwydro]

15. Not yet, but

the book was great.

[whathehell]

16. I'm glad you mentioned the book..

I liked the book as well but did NOT like the movie...This may have been

one of those books that are just not easy to film, although by the reviews

many liked it. I don't know how many of those also read the book, though.

Here's my complaint:

I found the title character rather likable for at least the first half to 2/3

of the book -- I could relate to her to a certain extent and I frequently found her funny.

She is NOT any of that in the film; There is NO nuance for either of the main characters, actually.

Both leads come off as flat, and in her case, one dimensional, which I thought was

a real loss.

I should mention that I also agree with Deb J on the film's dark, depressing quality.

and it ties into my criticism of Amy's portrayal, because a little humor would have alleviated

that.

[Zexcy]

18. Gone Girl

Am I the only one who did not like this movie? The acting was great, but it was waaaaay to long and the ending was awful. Just really unsatisfying.

[whathehell]

19. No, you're not....I found it very dark and depressing,

and, unlike the book on which it was based, utterly lacking in even the smallest bit of comic relief.

[Menshunables]

20. I saw it quite a while ago and remember liking it enough.

I should do a re-do. I'm really bad at remembering the movies I've seen.