I think my husband and i are gonna see that tonight.

What do ya think of it?

10/28/2005 4:59:46 PM

I saw it a few months ago. It is definitely an in-depth movie and the plot jumps back and forth. If you are ready for a movie that can be hard to follow at times, but with a great twist, then definitely rent it. Also, you might have to turn the brightness up on your TV because the movie is very dark nearly the whole time.

10/28/2005 5:27:49 PM

I liked it. If nothing else, it is worth renting just to see what an anorexic Batman would look like.

10/28/2005 6:16:58 PM

THIS MOVIE KICKS ASS.

10/28/2005 6:18:27 PM

One of the shittiest movies of the year.

10/28/2005 6:49:04 PM

the people that posted in the other 5 threads made about this movie saw it.

but its good.

10/28/2005 6:59:01 PM

Good, but very predictable. I'd make a commentary about the film but that'd just give too much away.

10/28/2005 7:29:16 PM

Like "I liked it better when they called it Fight Club"?

10/28/2005 8:13:43 PM

it was good. rent it. worth a watch.

10/28/2005 8:47:49 PM

christian bale lost so much weight for that movie its crazy

10/28/2005 8:49:38 PM

on fresh air toady he said he was down to 121 lbs. he said his normal body weight is 185-190. and he had to screen test for Batman six weeks after completing this movie. pretty crazy.

10/28/2005 10:02:25 PM

i am a machinist

10/28/2005 11:30:53 PM

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"Like "I liked it better when they called it Fight Club"?"

wtf? i fail to see any resemblence whatsoever...... maybe "Insomnia" but not Fight Club.

let's face it - if you don't sleep for a freggin' year, you're probablly gonna halucinate a few times.
i liked the movie - I'm just happy I know Christian is healthy now. i have no clue why he thought this movie was worth all this effort from him - his acting suffices.

10/28/2005 11:55:40 PM

i liked it. you could pretty much see where it was going but not exactly (they just didnt give that much away).

10/29/2005 9:04:47 AM

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"wtf? i fail to see any resemblence whatsoever...... maybe "Insomnia" but not Fight Club. "

Fail to see ANY resemblence? Are you that fucking dumb. Both characters are haunted by an imaginary figure who directly or indirectly makes them do some terrible things. The Machinist is a poor ripoff of Fight Club, its pretty ovious. The only thing it really has in common with Insomnia is that they don't sleep.

10/29/2005 12:29:44 PM

fight club is a comedy, the machinist is far far from it.
using a similar plot device does not make one a 'rip-off' of the other

10/29/2005 12:50:40 PM

^ agreed. while watching it i didnt feel like it was a rip-off or anything. it isnt like fight club was the first to do that (im sure, i cant site anything).

10/29/2005 12:54:30 PM

^^I wouldn't say Fight Club is a "comedy"

10/29/2005 1:15:23 PM

it was decent. predictable plot twist but still somewhat enjoyable

10/29/2005 1:21:16 PM

Definitely a must see if you like your movies dark and twisty. The storyline was a bit lacking,but Bale more than made up for that with his outstanding performance. IMHO

10/29/2005 1:25:59 PM

With a user name like sessionnine, I can't help but think you're a little biased

10/29/2005 1:49:19 PM

good flick

10/29/2005 2:11:30 PM

Why would I be biased? lol

10/29/2005 2:16:03 PM

Brad Anderson

Director - filmography
1. The Crazies (2006) (announced)

2. Maquinista, El (2004)
... aka The Machinist (International: English title) (USA)
3. "The Wire" (2002) TV Series (episode "Cost, The" 2002)
4. "The Shield" (2002) TV Series (episode 2.11 "Inferno")
5. Session 9 (2001)
6. Happy Accidents (2000)

7. Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
8. The Darien Gap (1996)
9. Frankenstein's Planet of Monsters! (1995)
10. "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) TV Series (episode "Bones of Contention")
... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)

10/29/2005 2:21:07 PM

I was being sarcastical,lol.

10/29/2005 2:29:25 PM

I could be all fancy and edit that shit out, but instead I'll let the world know that I have no sarcasm detector.

10/29/2005 2:32:37 PM

lol,it's all good man.

10/29/2005 2:35:55 PM

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"I wouldn't say Fight Club is a "comedy""

it isnt a comedy in the jim carey screwball sense, but it is very much a black comedy

[Edited on October 29, 2005 at 3:44 PM. Reason : but it isnt a black comedy in the 'martin lawrence in a wacky situation' sense]

10/29/2005 3:43:33 PM

meh, it's worth seeing just to see how dedicated a guy can be to lose so much weight.

as far as it relating to fight club...i disagree... but it's just liek every other psychological thriller/drama in the past few years that has an imaginary character

it's not a great twist at all. it's predictable.

10/29/2005 5:51:52 PM

so is it scary. cuz i'm about to watch it right now

12/27/2005 1:17:28 AM

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"THIS MOVIE KICKS ASS."

agreed. it is in no way even close to fight club. the fight club "twist" isnt even the twist in the movie. its just one small part.

12/27/2005 1:31:57 AM

Since you have been talking about Fight Club + this movie+ twist, i'm pretty sure I can guess what the twist is already. You just ruined the movie for me

I've been considering renting this too, but I recently rented The Jacket, and the box descriptions sounded too similar.

12/27/2005 2:07:51 AM

the jacket wasn't nealry as good

12/27/2005 9:56:01 AM

yeh i liked it. wasn't as scary as i thought it would be.

12/27/2005 11:18:54 PM

it's not BOO scary - it's mentally & psychologically sort of scary i guess - if you put yourself into the character & imagine it's you atleast

there's not really a "twist" per se - this dude doesn't sleep for over a year supposedly - so it's obvious the kind of events which will happen to him but since the audience learns about the story as if they are living the life of this guy, yes - there will be a few twists & turns.

[Edited on December 28, 2005 at 12:49 AM. Reason : gy]

12/28/2005 12:45:57 AM