Tribe.net. Local Connections $item.owner.firstName http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#aabd947c-2ea8-4846-b646-4071e7c02909 2005-10-01T04:41:30Z 2005-10-01T04:41:30Z

I think the movie was a good adaption of the book, as good as could have been expected. I have to admit the book was tough for me to get through, I'm not squeamish about killing but I am a little squeamish about pain, and the way it was painstakingly described how those women were tortured in the novel really affected me. I agree with the posters who said that part of Bateman's nuance were his obsessive lists about bad '80s music and '80s fashion, and it's impossible to capture that on film unless you have a constant voice over. The Whitney Houston diatribes make Bateman who he is. I think Christian Bale was a good representation of what I imagined Bateman to be like. I have to disagree with the poster who said that Rules of Attraction was a good adaptation on film. I thought RoA the movie was a huge disappointment. RoA is actually my favorite BEE novel so I was psyched for the movie adaptation, and the movie didn't capture any of the novel's plot, humor, or culture references in my opinion. That being said, I actually love both Less Than Zero the novel and the movie, even if they are two different entities. If LTZ was faithfully adapted from the novel, it would've just been like Linklater's Slacker, only Slacker 2: Los Angeles. LTZ the movie is one of my favorite movies, even if it is very loosely based on the novel.

$item.owner.firstName 2005-10-01T04:41:30Z Edward http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#f25041eb-e93f-4694-b4de-48bbf5437f11 2005-08-23T22:55:47Z 2005-08-23T22:55:47Z

I snickered when I read pans of the movie because they were the same pans I'd read of the book. So, all of them could simply have been summed up with "If you liked the book, you'll probably like the movie. If you didn't like the book, you probably won't like the movie." I spent a lot of time trying to convince a less-than-brilliant fellow that it was based on a non-fiction novel about a serial killer that had never been captured. Almost got away with it. It's fun being evil in a fun way.

Edward 2005-08-23T22:55:47Z otto... http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#7f94b996-f4a3-40d0-9437-47fafdcd0c95 2005-05-21T01:25:58Z 2005-05-21T01:25:58Z

i think that the movie was OK, but it is IMPOSSIBLE to capture all that was going on in Bateman's head -- those crazy diatribes about clothes, music, business cards, etc. are what made Bateman appear so damn crazy. There is only one way we could have really known what a NUT Bateman is: the movie would have had to have been 100% voice-over...

otto... 2005-05-21T01:25:58Z Meow http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#063a2789-ab4e-476e-89c7-238cbcab94cd 2004-12-24T23:10:06Z 2004-12-24T23:10:06Z

I love the movie. Christian was the perfect personification of Patrick Bateman. In fact the whole cast impressed me (even Jared Leto, which is surprising). But I have to say the book was disgustingly detailed and shocking. Marry Harron couldn't have possibly shown that in the movie. Critics would have torn it to pieces! But I love both!!!

Meow 2004-12-24T23:10:06Z The Duck http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#915819b1-e586-4e47-8f60-54566d08b21e 2004-09-22T09:21:53Z 2004-09-22T09:21:53Z

Am Ps movie adaptation wasn't bad but The Rules of Attraction m.a. was just AWESOME!

The Duck 2004-09-22T09:21:53Z ladyk826 http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#dec7ec93-10ca-4dbd-84bb-e7293a4690a1 2004-09-22T09:09:38Z 2004-09-22T09:09:38Z

book

ladyk826 2004-09-22T09:09:38Z Annie http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#6aface3f-1ab5-4844-9353-590ebfa6bbac 2004-09-19T22:33:57Z 2004-09-19T22:33:57Z

I loved the obsessive disecting of pop music icons of the 80's. In fact, it made me go out and buy Genesis: Genesis on vinyl and I don't regret it for one minute. Don't you think I haven't picked up Whitney Houston's debut but I still couldn't imagine buying Huey Lewis Sports News because that shit was bad the first time around. I thought this part of the book versus movie was amazingly well adapted and made me laugh my ass off. I just finally finished the book after about 2 months of trying to do so. It took me a very long time for a few reasons one that I am pretty dang busy these days but it was definitely hard to finish the last 100 pages when Bateman completely loses it. The gore got really gnarly and I had a hard time getting through it. For the record, I don't consider myself a squeamish type. I loved the movie and have seen it a number of times, I don't see it as a slasher but more of a comedy. BEE nails the gluttonous/obsessive 1980's manhattan and the movie depicts it it in some excellent ways. Now... to get my hands on some of his other books.

Annie 2004-09-19T22:33:57Z Hotmex365 http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#a14045c6-e411-4283-a08f-fa4db29836c2 2004-09-16T16:56:10Z 2004-09-16T16:56:10Z

I really liked the book, but why did he have to right whole chapters about huey lewis and phil collins. he's obsessive we get it. as for the movie, I wish that they would have had an unedited version, you know with all the gore. but it was a really good movie.

Hotmex365 2004-09-16T16:56:10Z Hotmex365 http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#7cbe40a1-3959-4c6e-842c-30bb9e4d55e0 2004-09-16T16:53:01Z 2004-09-16T16:53:01Z

thats a good point

Hotmex365 2004-09-16T16:53:01Z Fax http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#17cf0eb8-1905-422c-be87-89aa6c30da20 2004-01-16T18:08:44Z

For those who have read "American Psycho" and watched the movie, how well do you think it was adapted? What are your thoughts about Christian Bale cast as Pat Bateman?

Fax 2004-01-16T18:08:44Z Brian http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#3993b9d8-1d1f-43e6-b7bc-c663d34e19b0 2004-01-16T20:13:03Z

I liked the movie better. The cataloging of dress tired for me in the book, whereas the same point was gotten across in the film through only a few instances of the cataloging--through mannerism and great acting by Bale. To me it was implied that this person registers everyone in this manner. Saw the film before reading the book.

Brian 2004-01-16T20:13:03Z Isaiah http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#a9473ee0-8ca1-4578-8e91-8bb261517831 2004-01-16T22:59:20Z

I liked them both. I thought the director did a really good job. I figured they wouldn't put every little bit of the book in though, or else it would've been rated X. My only complaint about the movie was that they didn't add the part where Patrick re-unites with his old GF and she points out all of his flaws.

Isaiah 2004-01-16T22:59:20Z $item.owner.firstName http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#e1ac45e1-1965-4ff0-bcaa-189191221f69 2004-01-31T09:53:24Z

You can't really take a book like "American Psycho" and make it into a commerically successful 90 minute movie. It was a good try, and Christian Bale was great, but so much of the nuance of the book was just lost. They couldn't put in all the details and lists of course -- but they are part of what makes the book fascinating.

$item.owner.firstName 2004-01-31T09:53:24Z $item.owner.firstName http://americanpsycho.tribe.net/thread/2a5fb7a9-7522-4d7a-bae9-649b99996e27#bc83e640-4d6b-4aad-a12b-4ec1354b1b74 2004-02-01T18:55:19Z

Im sorry, but there is no comparison, however, I will agree with Jack A. in saying yes, nice try.... It most definately was a step up from the Less Than Zero adaption. Now the Rules of Attraction book to movie adaption I was surprisingly impressed with. on another American Psycho note... I saw the movie with four other people who hadnt read the book, and a lot of the movie didnt make a bit of sense to them, and I spent some time after the movie trying to explain the why's and wherefores of it.

$item.owner.firstName 2004-02-01T18:55:19Z