It's interesting because I start off the film wondering whether I'm supposed to be sympathetic towards this guy. His rants are earnest and coherent (despite being completely wrong) to begin with but I can't bring myself to agree with him. By the end of the film, any sympathy I had was gone. The bit at the end where he asks "So I'M the bad guy?", you kindof think that there's going to be some big point made but there isn't.
― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 15:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 15:06 (eighteen years ago) link
It's very similar to Falling Down in the way that it's about someone taking a tiny little grudge against the way people go about their daily business and then thinking it's justified to use lots of weapons to demonstrate that point.
― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 15:10 (eighteen years ago) link
Oh yeah I'd forgotten about this 10 pound sledge hammer of a line.
Also there was always this 'I just want to get home, to see my family' overlay of emotional blackmail from Douglas which added to the confusion of his characters innocence. I just couldn't help but end up thinking 'hang on a minute the guys a menace!' ARREST HIM THIS INSTANCE!
― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 15:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 15:21 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12026391
― just sayin, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 13:45 (fifteen years ago) link
a pissed-off yuppie wandering around L.A. trying it
loooool
― the worst breed of fong (some dude), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 13:51 (fifteen years ago) link
(It was...)
― Mark G, Thursday, 16 December 2010 17:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Val Kilmer's lips
http://www.tvjab.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/val-kilmer-hollywood-collectors-celebrities-show-fall-2003-guwryr.jpg
― She Got the Shakes, Thursday, 16 December 2010 17:53 (thirteen years ago) link
traffic in l.a. is the worst but still not so bad that walking across the city will get you there quicker. *shakes head sadly*
― omar little, Thursday, 16 December 2010 18:17 (thirteen years ago) link
When that movie came at in 1993, anxiety about corporate downsizing and immigration/affirmative action was starting to reach a real fever pitch. The economy was in the middle of a "jobless recovery" and Ward Connerly et al were just starting to get a lot of national notice. It's pretty interesting when viewed through that historical prism.
Uh oh, I think it's time for Falling Down II.
― Josefa, Friday, 17 December 2010 04:51 (thirteen years ago) link
this movie is only good if you don't watch it with other people
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 27 July 2016 23:08 (seven years ago) link