I had to read the book in middle school (no, it wasn't any less vulgar or sexual. That's Dutch middle school for you) so I knew the plot going in. Because of that it didn't move me as much, but it's still an amazing film. At once hilarious, sad, uncomfortable and brilliant. Great great movie. Shows what Paul Verhoeven does when he's not forced to stick to censorship regulations
I like Verhoeven's films on the whole, I like his guts and his satire, but this early effort got on my nerves pretty quickly - the almost constant hysterical tone gets tiresome and the need to shock with shit, puke, blood and come just feels infantile without some balance. Hauer is as good as ever, but is saddled with a two dimensional character, Van de Ven is even less likeable and has to contend with a eye-rolling conclusion for her character. A decade later Jean-Jacques Beineix did something similar with "Betty Blue", but better.
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Sethcanes
Fantastic film, moved me much more than I expected it too.Mahler1860
Rutger Hauer and Van de Ven are truly explosive chemically; some bits are off-putting, but I felt moved, rather than exploited, in the end.Typically Thomas
I had to read the book in middle school (no, it wasn't any less vulgar or sexual. That's Dutch middle school for you) so I knew the plot going in. Because of that it didn't move me as much, but it's still an amazing film. At once hilarious, sad, uncomfortable and brilliant. Great great movie. Shows what Paul Verhoeven does when he's not forced to stick to censorship regulationsBook of Sand
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I like Verhoeven's films on the whole, I like his guts and his satire, but this early effort got on my nerves pretty quickly - the almost constant hysterical tone gets tiresome and the need to shock with shit, puke, blood and come just feels infantile without some balance. Hauer is as good as ever, but is saddled with a two dimensional character, Van de Ven is even less likeable and has to contend with a eye-rolling conclusion for her character. A decade later Jean-Jacques Beineix did something similar with "Betty Blue", but better.nicolaskrizan
tits and ass – and intelligence!