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The Believer vs Romper Stomper vs American History X

posted 15 years ago by youre_speaking_Korean
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anybody seen all three? for my money, i think The Believer is the most personal and emotional look at the subject matter. Gosling vs Crowe vs Norton is a hard choice though.

[–] gandhi_III 15 years ago

Being an Aussie I would have to say Romper, It was one of the only films I liked Crowe in, and it really shows what Australia looks like, A bloody crap hole.

Please ship me to Europe, thx.

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[–] psdhart 10 years ago

i hope you made it to europe, mate

I would say AHX and then Romper stomper, the Believer

[–] SeanJoyce 15 years ago

The ranking of the films:

1) American History X

2) The Believer

3) Romper Stomper

The same ranking applies for the performances of the lead actors.

This should be a 4-way battle, however, with the other contestant being This is England. I have yet to see it, however, so can't comment.

Cheers.

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[–] simonvankrevel 12 years ago

1. American History X
2. Romper Stomper

I didn't really rate The Believer.

Collective fantasism.

[–] intuitsteve 12 years ago

American History X
The Believer
Romper Stomper

[–] aaronalmarez 11 years ago

This is England, Fuehrer Ex, White Lies, and maybe Higher Learning should be included with all three of the main movies that comprise this post as well.

[–] Howlin Wolf 11 years ago

I think Romper Stomper is the best of the lot, but they're all good… I'd give the acting honours to Gosling.

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[–] armynod 9 years ago

The choice is between The Believer and American History X. Romper Stomper a distant third.

[–] yajji 9 years ago

Please ship me to Europe, thx.

Why does every second Australian believe Europe is the place to be?

[–] cthulhulurks 9 years ago

I've seen the three. Is the believer about a jew boy turned skinhead?

AHX is the best of all three but the palm d'or for the skinhead gang leader goes to young Crowe.

my vote history:
http://www.imdb.com/user/ur13767631/ratings

[–] haymish28 9 years ago

I've only seen Romper Stomper and AHX, but I would definitely say Romper Stomper is the best. AHX is good, but it seems a little pretentious and heavy handed. Romper Stomper is more realistic and impartial. Plus the soundtrack is better. And Crowe is better than Norton who - while having given a technically great performance - is harder to believe as an alpha skinhead.

[–] cthulhulurks 9 years ago

There's just as much pretentiousness in Romper Stomper. Gratuitous violence, maybe there is less of it but it's still unrealistic. The character arcs are quite realistic though and Crowe makes for a very believable youth gang leader. Also he wasn't as much a celebrity as an actor at the time, at least he wasn't that well known in the northern hemisphere at the time.

my vote history:
http://www.imdb.com/user/ur13767631/ratings

[–] FirebirdCamaro 8 years ago

Yes, it was loosely based on the real life Daniel Burros, who was a Jewish racist skinhead, he commited suicide when he was "found out"