How can a spoiler spoil what is already garbage?

"Ha ... what a joke. The people associated with his movie might learn something about abuse if they were put away in prison like they should be and had to endure a bit of it ... then their next movie might not be so seductively filmed."

You say you don't know anyone who has been abused- well Roth himself has recently come forward and spoken out about the abuse he endured when he was a child. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1168491/Im-victim-child-abuse-reveals-Tim-Roth.html

It's very common for abused children to tell no-one for years, paticularly if the abuser is a parent who has been able to groom a child from birth, thats why no one outside the family saw the signs.

I have to point out, that if you thought any of the scenes in tis film were 'seductively filmed' I think you're the one with the problem, not the filmmakers.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.- Churchill

fist off. u know nothing of directing. this movie was directed perfectly. the movie showed the truth about things. oh and yeah i know people who have been sexualy abused no there are no signs to the fact alot of sexualy abused people live in nice homes have a nice seemingly happy family who keeps there house clean oh and yeah just because he bent her over doesnt mean it was anal there is such a thing as doggy style which has nothing to do with anal. tim roth took a disturbing book and made a movie out of it he cut out alot of disturbing scenes just to make the movie barable

I think it is very sad that you started a thread four years ago railing on this film (and its maker), in which many people contributed lengthy, considerate and well thought out responses and here you are again as if you learned nothing. In that thread you seemed to learn a few things, your way of thinking was modified somewhat by the reasoned, intelligent responses people offered. Obviously you learned nothing, and I surely will not throws pearls to swine, but the bottom line is you are WRONG. Sorry, you are simply wrong. Repeating your argument, re-posting your review won't change the fact that you are wrong. Saying it assiduously, louder, with greater fervor doesn't change the fact that your opinion is in the minority, as evidenced by its very high IMDB score that you so shrilly note and the overwhelming multitude of positive comments about the movie in these forums.

The contentions that you list (boorishly) are absurd. Gems like, "I mean, how did this happen". What? How did it happen? Hello! You could say that about any film. "Oh gee, they didn't tell how the bad man in Silence of the Lambs became a bad man!" The film doesn't *need* to tell "how it happened". It doesn't matter "how it happened". This film isn't about the father, and how he became an incestuous, abusive pedophile. The film is about the horrific discovery of a boy, his journey in righting this wrong, and the story of the abused girl. If you want to tell a story about how an incestuous, abusive father becomes one, grab a camera! Pick up a PEN! However, do us all a favor before you do and excise the phrase "I mean" and the usage of the ellipsis from your vocabulary!


"...nothing is left of me, each time I see her..." - Catullus

Well, everyone is entitled to an opinion, but your post indicates that your maturity level is not high enough to enable you to understand the film. It was the most harrowing film that I have ever seen, yet it was somehow beautiful due to the cinemetography and the rawness of the actors' performances.