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Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 2:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
There are two documentaries out about Aileen. One made about 10 - 12 years ago, and one made in 2002-03. Both by the same guy. Very interesting stuff. You'll get an even better appreciation for how good Charlize portrayed the woman after watching them.

I also don't get why they changed the girlfriend's name. Her name can be found in both documentaries, and in articles all over the web. I guess maybe she didn't give them permission to use it??

Tobor7
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07-19-2002

Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 9:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We rented "Monster" last week.

What a piece of crap this was. The wife stopped watching halfway through. I suffered it to the end.

Too bad Theron won the acad award for best actress in this movie, because it I'm sure a lot of people saw it for that and were very pissed off.

I have to ask... WHY did they even bother to make this movie? Who would have wanted to write it let alone spend months working on it? The fact that it was based on a true story only limited the writer from making it the slight bit interesting. You didn't care for or even understand any of the characters. Sympathy level of zero. Even for the victims.

Sure Theron did a good job acting, but you still have to ask... WHY would she even want to do this film? Did she read the script and say. "Oh yeah. That is a part for a lifetime and I have to do it." How pathetic. I'm a real Theron fan and I have loved her other movies, but this was the pitts.

Bottom line... If you want to murder 2 hours of your life, then this film would do it.


Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 7:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I guess you didn't watch the special features, eh Tobor? They explain totally the motivations behind the people who made the movie.

Sorry you had such a bad time with this film. Obviously, it's not for everyone.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 8:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
One of the reasons that it is such an interesting story and one worth looking into is that Women generally are not serial killers. When Wormos committed those crimes people were shocked that a woman was a serial killer.

It is a fascinating story.

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 8:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If you go to truecrimelibrary.com, there's a special section devoted only to 'Women Who Kill'. There have been several female serial killers throughout history, however, nearly all of them were 'poisiners', and a lot of them were caregivers with easy access to poisins like aresenic, etc. What sets Aileen apart is that she not only serial killed, she did it like her male counterparts...violently. The only other notable violent female serial killer that comes immediately to mind is Elizabeth Bathory, who killed approximately 600 young women so she could bathe in their blood because she thought it would keep her young.

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yikes...I can see crime interests you, Ly.

When I worked at the library I was always reading in the True Crime section....it's fascinating.

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am curious about the criminal mind. What sets a psychotic person apart from a normal person, etc. I'm addicted to Court T.V., A&E, History channel, etc...

Tobor7
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07-19-2002

Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 12:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lyc-

You are right. I didn't watch the special features. It just wasn't interesting enough for me. I think we rented it because it was about a serial killer and because she won the award. Most interesting serial killer movies are about the interplay between the killer/victims and the cops trying to solve the case. This has none of that. And the co-star role, although very well acted, was an empty and uninteresting vessel.

For example, Natural Born Killers was far more interesting because it wasn't lock-stepped into a real story.


Babyboo
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06-16-2003

Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I thought this movie was Great, the first
time i rented it, i watched it three times that night, i was blown away with
Charlize Theron's performance, i don't think that anyone else could have done a better job, she certainly deserved the Oscar, without question, Yes it is a disturbing film but worth seeing, I liked it because it shows another side of life. They need to make more movies like this, based on real life people and their struggles in life.






Monkeyboy
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05-27-2001

Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 9:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I saw this movie last week. It truly disturbed me, but was good and made me think about a lot of things. It just gave me the creeps.