Film: 25th Hour

[ChemicalBeauty]

25th Hour

What a badass flick. Edward Norton never seems to disappoint.

25th Hour sure does give a (seemingly) realistic view of what it would be like the days before doing a long stint in prison. And am I correct in assuming he was going to State Prison as opposed to Fed Prison? Because State Prison is notoriously known for being alot more hardcore than Fed, right? Because FEd Prison is mostly made up of white collar criminals? Or does the DEA send people to FEderal Prison?

One of my favorite parts was when the DEA guy was trying to coerce him into ratting out the Russian's and he leans over to the DEA agent behind him and asks in reference to the DEA agent who's interogatting him "Can I ask you a question? When you've got your dick, in his mouth - does he just keep on talking like that? I mean, I'm just curious .. you're fucking a guy in the mouth and he just wont shut up ... " that was hilarious.

What'd you guys think of this movie?

 

[undead]

dont you mean "25th hour?"

i havent seen the movie but ive heard it's very good.

 

[ChemicalBeauty]

Thanks! Sorry, I've been out all weekend, and I just got done posting about a similiarly titled movie!

/shoots self

 

[RollNRave]

A really good movie about crime & punishment. All of the actors put in top-notch performances and Norton was excellent as always. The editing was great and I loved the Twin Towers of Light credit sequence - a great homage to NYC.

Personally, my favorite part was when Edward Norton's character was looking in the mirror and going off on everybody in NYC. The first time I saw it, the whole theater was quiet, except my friend and I who were laughing. Needless to say, we got a few dirty looks from people around us. "Fuck them? No, fuck you."

 

[ChemicalBeauty]

^ Good points.

The ending clearly showed that he actually ENDED UP serving his time, right?

Another thing, I FUCKING HATE Spike Lee, but thought this was actually one of his better movies.

 

[E-llusion]

I dunno, I found that movie very boring, also too much emphasis put on racial and and class "tensions" they felt very weird and fabricated. Spike Lee's sig is all over this movie.

 

[rxt]

I really like what spike lee does and i thought this movie was very good. i think the ending, or lack there of, was done on purpose to make you think... i know it really made me think about life.

also, while they were in the club, the set that dj cipha spun was pretty sick.

oh yah, rosario dawson is hot

 

[ChemicalBeauty]

All I remember from them being in the club music-wise, was hearing that Craig Mack song something like "Kickin flava in ya ear". I'm quite sure there were no dj sets.

Am I wrong?

 

[kerosika]

I found it very boring too.

 

[alasdairm]

As usual with his films, the ending was ridiculous.. It lacked any sort of professional conclusion and left me sitting in the cinema, wondering why in the hell I bothered waiting for it rather than leaving half way through.

i agree that the ending let the movie down. in most cases i quite like when a director chooses not to wrap up all the loose ends neatly and leaves a few questions unanswered. too many movies spoon-feed the audience...

Edward Norton and Philip Seymour Hoffman were great, but acting doesn't make a film and Norton was miscast IMO.

i think they were both solid performances. who would you have cast in edward norton's role?

alasdair

 

[batty]

I didn't find the film boring in the least. Although it did seem to beat you with the hammer of its message sometimes...

The main image from the movie that I recall the most is Ed Norton toiling in a nameless bar in the southwest (or Mexico). Living an equally empty and gratifying existence. I saw the movie only once a few months ago, but I don't remember being disappointed at all. Rent it.

 

[Dj DaZ]

i really liked this movie that is one of nortons better movies.

 

[lostpunk5545]

Saw this movie last night and loved it...

Favourite scene was probably the fuck you mirror montage...

I also loved one of the deleted scenes in which the characters detail their definitions of having made it in life...

 

[Dandy]

I thought it was great. Many of my friends have seen it, and like the responses here, have either loved it or hated it. It's one of those flicks. I thought the ending was great and having the images that were in the mirror montage come back was powerful at a time when I think the audience least suspects that reference to be made (could have been just me).
Only other actor I can imagine being cast in that role would be Sean Penn.

Out of interest, did anyone notice that during that scene where it shows Norton's character first meeting his girlfriend that the man in the suit he sold the drugs to in the beginning of that scene was the addict you see in the beginning of the film bothering Norton? I think it was a nice touch.

 

[Shnouzerpuff]

Brilliant movie. Solid acting and a great story. I loved the ending and especially the "fuck you" montage.

I saw this at a Cambodian hostel and at the end there was silence then murmers of "fucking ace movie..." from everyone.

 

[honEbee]

I just saw it this weekend. Norton's character was really well developed. And his acting was great (as always).

 

[onetwothreefour]

film: 25th hour

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[IAmJacksUserName]

I thought this movie was amazing. Depressing, but amazing. The only flaw I think is the way the ending was presented. Although he was supposed to have gone to prison (The DVD commentary confirms this), it didn't seem so clear to me the first time I watched it.

And the whole point to Edward Norton's character is that he's a pretty boy. He's supposed to run in the opposite direction of the stereotype of being a drug dealer. That, and he was supposed to be dead meat and prison.

And to answer the poster's question, he was supposed to have gone to Otisville, which is a federal prison.

 

[indelibleface]

It's actually one of my favorite movies. I don't even think it's a perfect film, either. It just means a lot to me, for some reason I can't dredge up right now.

 

[L O V E L I F E]

Phenomenal movie.

And I'm a sucker for a movie that explores close friendships.

Time for a new thread.