A History of Violence (New Line Platinum Series)

Buy This Item A History of Violence (New Line Platinum Series) by New Line Home Video  Available from Amazon  $6.49  on 9-22-2008     An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father (Viggo Mortensen) commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner. <P><b>DVD Features:</b> <b>Audio Commentary:</b>Director David Cronenberg Commentary <b>Deleted Scenes:</b>Deleted scene w/director commentary <b>Documentary:</b>"Acts of Violence" documentary <b>Easter Eggs</b> <b>Featurette:</b>"The Unmakeing of Scene 44" "Violence's History: U.S. vs. International Versions" "Too Commercial for Cannes" </p> Reader Reviews I have no idea why people like this. When it comes to comic book movies, I always try to read the book first, and I LOVED "A History of Violence" (the graphic novel), so I thought I'd love this movie. Boy was I wrong. The plot is like a spoof of the book. There's no real captivating moments or tension; events just happen bam-bam-bam. Viggo acting "crazed" actually had me laughing AT the character. The villains are terrible; again seeming more like a spoof of a real movie. I'm supposed take this seriously? There are TWO too-long sex scenes that I ended up fast-forwarding through because they were BORING and POINTLESS. If I wanted to watch extremely watered-down with-your-clothes-on sex, I'd turn around in the movie theater. The scenes had nothing to do with the plot, and I do not recall such tedious moments in the book. The ending was also terrible. The ending itself was stupid and cliche and the acting was again absolutely laughable. I've seen better portrayals of "scary crazy man" in high school musicals. Apparently, a lot of people have a different opinion somehow. My advice? If you haven't seen it and want to, find a friend to borrow it from first, so you don't end up wasting money on a horrible movie.

A History of Violence (New Line Platinum Series) Available from Amazon Price: $6.49 Updated on 9-22-2008.

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