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American Psycho (Uncut Killer Collector's Edition) DVD

Unrated :: Lions Gate :: Released: 2005-06-21


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American Psycho (Uncut Killer Collector's Edition) Summary Patrick Bateman, A Wall Street Yuppie Obsessed With Success, Status & Style - Is Also A Serial Killer Who Murders, Rapes & Mutilates Both Strangers & Acquaintances Without Reason. A Police Detective Is On His Trail As Bateman's Mask Of Studied, Distant Cool Begins To Fall Apart.

The Bret Easton Ellis novel American Psycho, a dark, violent satire of the "me" culture of Ronald Reagan's 1980s, is certainly one of the most controversial books of the '90s, and that notoriety fueled its bestseller status. This smart, savvy adaptation by Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol) may be able to ride the crest of the notoriety; prior to the film's release, Harron fought a ratings battle (ironically, for depictions of sex rather than violence), but at the time the director stated, "We're rescuing [the book] from its own bad reputation." Harron and co-screenwriter Guinevere Turner (Go Fish) overcome many of the objections of Ellis's novel by keeping the most extreme violence offscreen (sometimes just barely), suggesting the reign of terror of yuppie killer Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) with splashes of blood and personal souvenirs. Bale is razor sharp as the blank corporate drone, a preening tiger in designer suits whose speaking voice is part salesman, part self-help guru, and completely artificial. Carrying himself with the poised confidence of a male model, he spends his days in a numbing world of status-symbol one-upmanship and soul-sapping small talk, but breaks out at night with smirking explosions of homicide, accomplished with the fastidious care of a hopeless obsessive. The film's approach to this mayhem is simultaneously shocking and discreet; even Bateman's outrageous naked charge with a chainsaw is most notable for the impossibly polished and gleaming instrument of death. Harron's film is a hilarious, cheerfully insidious hall of mirrors all pointed inward, slowly cracking as the portrait becomes increasingly grotesque and insane. --Sean Axmaker
American Psycho [Killer Collector's... DVD Techincal Details Cast: Christian Bale, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Chloƫ Sevigny
Director: Mary Harron
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 101 mins
UPC: 031398176374
Binding: DVD
Studio: Lions Gate
Release Date: 2005-06-21
Region Code: 1
Specs: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, Surround Sound, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language),
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