Brick (Praise For a Great Film!)

dazedcola · 11.27.2006, 03:53 PM

My friend suggested i rent this movie so this weekend I did and I love it. Its such an interesting movie.

Brick is a film noir movie but first what's interesting about it is that it's set in modern times. All the character are teenagers but they act and talk like adults.No dumb teen slang.

The plot, characters and dialogue throughout the movie are really intense.The story is about this guy Brendan(junior in high school) who gets a call from his ex-girlfriend Emily (whom he still deeply cares for) that she's in trouble.He find her dead a day later and the movie is about him searching out what happened. To find out he has to infiltrate the drug culture of his town and discovers a piles of lies, corruption and distrust on his way to find the truth.

The soundtrack to the movie is also very chilling and leaves a great effect making you feel for the main character's (brendan) pain about losing his one devotion in life.

The movie is called Brick in reference to a brick of heroin which in the movie is mysteriously taken which cause even further problems.

The movie takes a lot of great turns and also has some funny points in it.Like when The drug dealer still living with a 50s style mother who's oblivious to her son.

I don't want to give too much away.It's got a great twist ending that I'm sure you'll all enjoy

So how many of you saw it? what'd you'd think of it?

If you haven't seen it I highly reccomend it

!@#$%! · 11.27.2006, 03:59 PM

oh i saw the trailer in new york last year and then on a recent dvd

last year i had to pick between birck & tsosi & i picked the south african film which was great.

but now i think i'm going to rent it yes, though it looks a little bit over the top.

i didnt read your post because it seems to have spoilers. spoiler!! :P

dazedcola · 11.27.2006, 04:02 PM

no i made sure not to give any away for new people.All i was talking about in the film was just the basic plot nothing beyond that really.

thewall91 · 11.27.2006, 04:18 PM

I didn't really like it at all. The fact that they all acted and spoke like adults took away any credibility that the way-off plot had. Maybe that's the point of the noir genre but I didn't feel like it translated well; the crossover into teen movie didn't work for me. There were some pretty laughable parts in it though so it wasn't totally unenjoyable. Just my take. I probably should have seen tsotsi instead

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 11.27.2006, 04:32 PM

it was okay.

saw it way back when it came out

!@#$%! · 11.27.2006, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by thewall91

I didn't really like it at all. The fact that they all acted and spoke like adults took away any credibility that the way-off plot had. Maybe that's the point of the noir genre but I didn't feel like it translated well; the crossover into teen movie didn't work for me. There were some pretty laughable parts in it though so it wasn't totally unenjoyable. Just my take. I probably should have seen tsotsi instead

similar reviews did that at the time

but in video, i'll check it out-- i watch movies daily, but no tv for me. so i'm always looking & looking...

luxinterior · 11.27.2006, 06:44 PM

I didn't care for it.

Alex's Trip · 11.27.2006, 06:46 PM

I rented it, but haven't watched it yet.

luxinterior · 11.27.2006, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

I rented it, but haven't watched it yet.

Go watch...oh I don't know...Legally Blonde instead. I watched it again last night when it was on TV. Found it to be as good as ever.

Brick tries too hard. It made me cringe too many times, just the dialogue, and the adult-like posing. Didn't sit well with me.

I can't even remember the last time I saw a movie that I hadn't already seen before. The last five that I watched were ones that I have seen many times (Legally Blonde, Stroszek, The Exorcist, American Psycho, and Dumb & Dumber).

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 11.27.2006, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by luxinterior

Go watch...oh I don't know...Legally Blonde instead. I watched it again last night when it was on TV. Found it to be as good as ever.

Brick tries too hard. It made me cringe too many times, just the dialogue, and the adult-like posing. Didn't sit well with me.

I can't even remember the last time I saw a movie that I hadn't already seen before. The last five that I watched were ones that I have seen many times (Legally Blonde, Stroszek, The Exorcist, American Psycho, and Dumb & Dumber).

i love you.

but yeah, this movie is kinda eh
watching it after having 9 vodka-redbulls did not help either

luxinterior · 11.27.2006, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cryptowonderdruginvogue

i love you.

but yeah, this movie is kinda eh
watching it after having 9 vodka-redbulls did not help either

Did you puke?

Alex's Trip · 11.27.2006, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by luxinterior

Go watch...oh I don't know...Legally Blonde instead. I watched it again last night when it was on TV. Found it to be as good as ever.

Brick tries too hard. It made me cringe too many times, just the dialogue, and the adult-like posing. Didn't sit well with me.

I can't even remember the last time I saw a movie that I hadn't already seen before. The last five that I watched were ones that I have seen many times (Legally Blonde, Stroszek, The Exorcist, American Psycho, and Dumb & Dumber).

Oh Reese Witherspoon...

Poor Felicity Huffman got cheated out of an Oscar...

Richard Pryor on Fire · 11.28.2006, 12:42 AM

I thought Brick was amazing, the kids talking all serious was nice, it was done for style and it wasn't supposed to seem realistic it was amazing. It's one of the best movies I've seen in a while, I bought it on dvd as a matter of fact.

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 11.28.2006, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by luxinterior

Did you puke?

nope
i was just really hyper and bored

11.27.2006, 03:53 PM	#1
dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	My friend suggested i rent this movie so this weekend I did and I love it. Its such an interesting movie. Brick is a film noir movie but first what's interesting about it is that it's set in modern times. All the character are teenagers but they act and talk like adults.No dumb teen slang. The plot, characters and dialogue throughout the movie are really intense.The story is about this guy Brendan(junior in high school) who gets a call from his ex-girlfriend Emily (whom he still deeply cares for) that she's in trouble.He find her dead a day later and the movie is about him searching out what happened. To find out he has to infiltrate the drug culture of his town and discovers a piles of lies, corruption and distrust on his way to find the truth. The soundtrack to the movie is also very chilling and leaves a great effect making you feel for the main character's (brendan) pain about losing his one devotion in life. The movie is called Brick in reference to a brick of heroin which in the movie is mysteriously taken which cause even further problems. The movie takes a lot of great turns and also has some funny points in it.Like when The drug dealer still living with a 50s style mother who's oblivious to her son. I don't want to give too much away.It's got a great twist ending that I'm sure you'll all enjoy So how many of you saw it? what'd you'd think of it? If you haven't seen it I highly reccomend it __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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11.27.2006, 03:59 PM	#2
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,564	oh i saw the trailer in new york last year and then on a recent dvd last year i had to pick between birck & tsosi & i picked the south african film which was great. but now i think i'm going to rent it yes, though it looks a little bit over the top. i didnt read your post because it seems to have spoilers. spoiler!! :P
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11.27.2006, 04:02 PM	#3
dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	no i made sure not to give any away for new people.All i was talking about in the film was just the basic plot nothing beyond that really. __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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11.27.2006, 04:18 PM	#4
thewall91 children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 383	I didn't really like it at all. The fact that they all acted and spoke like adults took away any credibility that the way-off plot had. Maybe that's the point of the noir genre but I didn't feel like it translated well; the crossover into teen movie didn't work for me. There were some pretty laughable parts in it though so it wasn't totally unenjoyable. Just my take. I probably should have seen tsotsi instead
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11.27.2006, 04:32 PM	#5
cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	it was okay. saw it way back when it came out
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11.27.2006, 06:44 PM	#7
luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	I didn't care for it. __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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11.27.2006, 06:46 PM	#8
Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	I rented it, but haven't watched it yet.
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11.28.2006, 12:42 AM	#13
Richard Pryor on Fire 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Detroit. Posts: 709	I thought Brick was amazing, the kids talking all serious was nice, it was done for style and it wasn't supposed to seem realistic it was amazing. It's one of the best movies I've seen in a while, I bought it on dvd as a matter of fact. __________________ http://pissingaway.blogspot.com/
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