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A History of Violence [Blu-ray]
A History of Violence [Blu-ray]
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3.5 (429 reviews)
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4"Pal Joey?"
5ARAGORN NUDE!
51%See in Parallel with "Eastern Promises"
43 stars out of 4
5Excellent movie....Beautiful Blu Ray version
30%Movie: 3.5/5 Picture Quality: 1.5/5 Sound Quality: 3.75/5 Extras: 3.5/5
10%Watch for 2 minutes every 30 minutes...
31%Taut and entertaining
5A mobster's retirement
4Don't dis the diner owner!
10%Don't waste your time.
10%Pretentious title, movie garbage
10%Barely made it through
41%A Past That's Best Forgotten
5Identity Crisis...
5Thought Provoking
5An excellent work - great story with excellent acting
51%What a movie!!!
10%One star too many
40%The past catches up with you
5Home town hero
20%anyone from Philly barf at this farce?
20%Brutally Overrated
50%Possibly Cronenberg's best film
5A History of Violence
5A modern masterpiece, but not for everyone.
41%We never truly know people
11%absolutely terrible
11%You've gotta be kidding me!
51%Leisurely Paced And Subtle
51%perfect
40%Entertaining indeed with a surprise ending
11%Awful...
20%Good Performances, Very Stupid Plot
20%ending
51%The best movie of 2005!
51%Vengeance has never tasted so damn good...4.6 stars.
51%Best Movie of It's Kind
41%Action Movie with a Heart
50%An artistic triumph of monumental proportions: An astounding work of Art rarely achieved in the American cinema.
40%Mainstream Cronenberg
51%Is the Past Really the Past?
31%Cronenberg's History is Better Than This
40%Another hit for Cronenberg.........................
31%Bello shines, but reading the review of this movie is almost as good as the film
4Intriguing Story, Billings
40%Intensely, perfeclty acted thriller
11%Worst movie in the history of movies
40%Trouble in Indiana
40%EXCELLENT FILM! NOT JUST ANOTHER ACTION THRILLER!
50%Great commentary!
50%Loved it!
50%As Good As This Kind of Movie Gets
20%BORING
50%A History of Violence (David Cronenberg)
50%HISTORY OF A GREAT MOVIE
40%golden violence
5A morality tale worth seeing
40%See It For Harris And A Handful Of Masterful Scenes
50%cronenberg attempts to minimalize style
21%This movie fails mainly because of dialogue
50%GRIPPING STORY OF REDEMPTION THAT WILL CHALLENGE YOUR MORAL GAUGE WITH FIENDISH AUDACITY
21%cliche
40%A Minor Classic
31%A Mixed History
10%Horrible
50%Good movie
41%rather graphic, but then that is how it is named
50%Multilayered and absorbing
21%Average Cronenberg fare
40%Better Than I expected...
41%Violence is as violence does
10%So Bad I Paused It To Warn You
50%ifviolence
31%Beware of people in black Cadillac Escalades
31%Not Mr Cronenberg's Best
40%Who is Tom Stall, and why is he so good at...
41%Cronenberg's most mainstream film
41%Are you who you make of yourself or what others expect...
20%Skip it
51%"Violence" really packs a punch!
51%Excellent!
41%How Far Back Does Darwinian Violence go?
30%Overrated (but not as bad as worst reviews)
41%"When you dream at night,are you still Joey?"
51%Great Movie w/ an awesome twist
30%Not sure about this
50%History of violence
21%Overrated "Violence" Misses the Mark
40%JFK told twice
40%Good but could've been better
41%Very interesting movie.
10%Boring and Pointless
20%Subtracted a star for the teenage son, another for the wife, and one more for her UNTHINKABLE hair
30%Could have been a lot better
20%Forget this History....it's terrible
20%One of a number of conversations........
20%Interesting concept, but missed the mark
10%Not a good followup for Viggo or Cronenberg
40%Everything you always wanted to know about violence
30%split in the middle
41%Rather OverHyped, But Watchable
10%By far...
10%Garbage for all seasons!!
50%This film knocked my socks off!
50%Film noir rides again!
51%The violence as vehicle of redemption!
30%Closer to average than exceptional Cronenberg
51%A History of Violence: The Best Film (2005)
2Nothing to marvel over.
51%Surprise!
51%Great twists
10%Highly overrated
41%When a past returns
30%The first half is quite good then it is just silly
30%Rolling Stone, you have once again led me astray
41%Powerful, emotional movie
10%Not as good as critics say
40%Better than average movie
10%Pointless B-movie
50%Excellent Movie
51%Psychological Thriller Vs Violence for Violence Sake
51%One of the best movies of 2005!
10%Overrated Garbage
10%Ouch.
40%Violent, Moving, Powerful
10%I can't believe I bought this before I watched it...
50%You've Got It All Wrong
10%One of the Worst Movies of 2005
30%Three stars -- a LOW three stars.
10%Absolutely Terrible Movie! No plot whatsoever! 1 star because I cannot give it a ZERO!
40%A Swift, Violent Ride
41%very good but disturbing movie
10%Toal waste of talent!!!
5"A History of Violence" is a GREAT film.
10%Laughably Bad
10%A History of Cliches
31%Script needed more than violence
20%One of the most boring of 2005!!
20%Absolutely hated it
40%A history of something
50%A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
41%Forgotten, but not gone.
50%A History of A Great Film!
30%Very good movie but kind of short
11%God how I hated this movie
30%mainstream cronenberg
30%A Decent Film
21%Not nearly as good as I had hoped.
31%Like a History Text Book
21%one of the worst movies...
40%Cronenberg Brings Us An Interesting Piece
40%Cronenberg-Lite
50%Excellent!!!!
31%I feel sorry for Maria Bello
50%Previously unknown mixed emotions toward violence
50%A past you cannot escape - a future you cannot foresee, best film of 2005
50%A Steamy Thriller
30%flawed but compelling film
50%A History of Violence
31%Action in disguise
21%A big letdown.
11%How Could you **** This UP?
40%An amazing film
21%Wait, what was the lesson again?
50%Serious, complex thriller
30%Do we really know the person we love?
41%Solid Work
11%Huh?
21%Overrated
50%A good movie from another "berg"
30%not good or bad
40%Not a happy movie, but very well acted...........
50%Brilliant meditation on the effects of violence
10%worst film I've seen in a LONG time...
10%I laughed...I cried...
50%I said.... COFFEE!
40%Another fine work from Cronenberg
50%"Tom is who he says he is."
11%oh my, so - so bad...
11%Terrible Acting, Contrived Plot
40%Better than expected.....
50%he knocked the nose RIGHT OFF HIS HEAD!!!!!!!!
11%Friends don't let friends watch this movie...
31%Crowd Pleaser Left Me Bored....
10%A Minority Report
50%Exciting, thrilling, terrific
30%Not bad, but not good either. Could've been MUCH better.
21%A History of Mediocrity...
30%No disaster...
50%Feature film production values, independent film smarts
21%great title, movie doesn't live up to it
40%HEROIC FANTASY WITH (PERHAPS) A HIDDEN MESSAGE
40%Good, but not without flaws.
21%I just had to make a comment re this film..
11%Not even a rental
11%An embarrassment to cinema
11%Save your money!
30%Both contains and lacks impact
11%Croney Bologna - A Brief History of Violence (2005), directed by David Cronenberg.
40%Fast paced & Suspenceful Thriller
21%A Graphic Novel Reader
11%Ye Gods
41%A Different Cronenberg, But He's Still Got It!
10%What a joke!
21%The Last Scene is Striking, but...
50%Small town hero with a big city skeleton in the closet
21%NOT Cronenberg's best by a long shot
11%Hokey piece of garbage
21%a so-so mediocre movie boomed with too much hype
50%The REAL Best Picture of 2005
31%Ruined by a crappy ending
40%Not-So Violent, Vague Story, but Not Bad
11%Way Beyond Bad
40%A History of Violence
11%i'm beginning to think i saw a different version....
31%Not exactly a big fan of it
21%Very Mediocre
50%THIS IS AN EXCELLENT MOVIE
40%Man with a Past: Hard-Hitting and Compelling
41%What would you do?
10%So Weird...
10%Great Movie for the Pervert
11%A bore.
21%Not with a Bang
30%Informing The Present
50%Excellent film and excellent dvd
50%More a commentary on violence
11%What the hell happened ???
50%One of the Best in Recent Memory
50%5 BIG Bloody STARS
11%what is all the hype?
40%1 word... Exciting!!
11%Watched with 9 people, not one enjoyed it
41%Provokes Contemplation
31%Great Potential - But Lacking in Realism
40%Who are we?
50%A hero or killer?
40%IT'S GOT SOME DANDY VILLAINS
11%Such a waste of time.
50%We all sit on a footlocker containing a couple of secrets we want to remain locked up
4Is there a violence connection?
40%Release your inner assassin?
30%Not too bad... definately not for the kids.
40%It's good
21%Just really, really mediocre
50%The Bad News...
11%Not What I Thought It Would Be
10%2nd Worst Movie Ever
40%Violence of Cronenberg
20%Maria Makes it a 2 Star Movie.
11%Graphic Voyeurism
40%History of Some Pretty Decent Films
20%Too simple, dont really care for the characters
30%Excuse me for moment, I must clear my nasal passages ...
20%The critics loved this?
21%just ok
30%underdeveloped, but good
30%Joey Come Lately ?
50%Excellent Film
11%Not just a "history" of violence....
40%Excellent, dark, disturbing "little film" raises questions of identity, love and nature
21%Also disappointed.
50%Cronenberg's modern western with a twist
21%Rebuilt Straw Dogs/Cape Fear
50%A masterpiece but not for people under 20
20%Bad premise, but thought provoking
50%Astonishing!
50%The Most Powerful Ending of Any Film Of Seen
40%A simple plot that gives food for thought
50%Acts of Violence
10%garbAGE
30%Definitely watchable, but not great
50%One of 05's Best
50%Stunning and well executed, one of the best films of 2005
10%What movie did they watch ?
10%Just Plain Bad
10%It stunk so bad I have vowed that this is the last I speak of it
50%An excellent study in human nature and its affect on others
40%Kicked butt!
11%bad, bad, bad...
40%Shoots the Competition Dead
5Gripping Meditation on Violence Superbly Rendered by Cronenberg and Stellar Cast
50%masterpiece of film work
30%cronenberg grows up
50%Truly one of the best films of 2005
40%Entertaining Film
30%lots of violence
3If you like "A History of Violence" you'll love...
40%"Why do you think he's so good at killing people, Mrs. Stall?"
50%Great Movie
5No Spoilers
10%a history o zzzzzzzzz
11%laughable
40%A Celebration of Violence
40%He wouldn't know you, somebody like you.
40%"Ask him, Edie, how come he's so good at killing people."
21%Way Over-rated
21%Promising Start, Weak Finish
50%Phenomenal film, brilliantly acted, certified classic!
41%Not Your Typical Action Flick!
40%Edge of your seat character driven film
40%Fabulous film first time through, enjoyable on repeated viewings
11%A history of crap, whatever.
21%Kinda sucky and smelly
40%A great film with a great story and great acting
31%Not as violent as I thought
11%Amateur Hour
21%Not enough of a Payback
40%good but a bit too short
30%More like A HISTORY OF SEX....and some VIOLENCE
40%Deeper than the surface
20%Lame, B movie fodder
21%More Plot Holes, Than Bullet Holes
41%An Unusual, Surprisingly Absorbing Fable of Human Violence.
41%I Expected More But It's Still Good
31%A Good Idea Flawed by a Thunderously Bad Script
41%David Cronenberg's take on living with violence
51%A Self, Buried
2Dissapointing
51%VIOLENCE WITH A VENGEANCE
10%HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE Movie!
51%Masterful moviemaking, wonderful acting
40%Better than I expected
20%A History of Mediocre Filmmaking
51%Disturbing, unnerving, tough to watch....a great film
40%So close, yet you lost me at the mob (3 1/2 stars)
10%Boring so very very boring
50%"A History Of Violence" is brilliant!
50%A History of Violence
10%Funniest Movie Ever!!
51%One of Cronenberg's finest films
10%What an awful adaptation of a compelling book....worst movie of 2005
50%Oh Bro-heem, what a good flick!
20%Well directed, but not worth the time
10%A Waste of Talent
40%Both Captivating and Unnerving
40%William Hurt, if for no other reason
40%SLOW SLOW SLOW... but strangely AWESOME
30%If this was a fight... it would have been a very messy brawl.
50%Brilliant, but slightly censored.
1Great build-up, horrible ending
51%I Saw This In The Theatre....
30%Overrated Garbage
51%What would you do?
51%The Absolute Best Film of 2005
10%Save Your Money
50%chaos princess
51%One of the top ten movies of 05'
41%Highly Recommended For Non-Squeamish Thinking Adults
10%Unintentionally, the funniest movie of the year.
10%Oh, this movie was terrible.
51%I'm a big fan of this movie
20%Most Overrated Film of 2005
51%Tom Stall had the perfect life... until he became a hero.
41%Why did I laugh sometimes?
51%More layers than an onion
51%Life is far from being perfect.
51%An escalating violence.
51%It will make you wonder about that guy in the funny chef's hat barbequing next door.
31%An improbable metamorphosis
51%Cronenberg directs a magnificent, creepy drama.
41%Falls short but is still a fascinating movie
51%Cold Sweat Along the Spîne
50%best meld of action/drama
51%ONCE A KILLER, ALWAYS A KILLER
41%Everyone has something to hide.
51%History Of Violence/ A Cronenberg masterpiece
51%A violent past, a peaceful present...what of the future?
10%My deeeep, philosophical insight on the history of violence...
41%Bro-heem
51%Quite Brilliant
51%Unsettling Cronenberg Masterpiece
10%AWFUL
51%The Real Plot Of This Film
41%Bloodlust as part of the human condition
41%"We do not solve problems by hitting people! "
51%Good Old American "Violence"
41%The title helps
20%Weird Movie
41%Cronenberg shines with A History of Violence
10%A Horrible Waste of Time, Money, and Talent!!!!!
30%A history of (Sex and) Violence
51%Great suspense story with a complex theme at its core
30%Title says it all.
40%No beast so fierce...
10%What makes a good movie?
31%More of a theory than a great film
10%Dont listen to the reviews - this movie is B A D
51%One of 2005's Best and clearly a Cronenberg classic
31%Not enough
20%What a load of crap
21% I was hoping for better..
41%A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE Disturbs the Senses
40%Makes you think
51%A profoundly disturbing masterpiece.
51%A man with two faces.
40%As transparent as they come but with strong performances...
3A disappointed Cronenberg fan...
10%Gee,,,I thought i saw this on TV........
5A Thought Provoking Film
5Excellent - well thought out film
51%A marvelous movie...the best of the year
51%David Cronenberg does it again with this good movie!!!
31%You might like this film but you probably won't love it.
51%A History of Violence
41%Well-crafted and entertaining...but not a classic.
4Nicely done but not quite real.
20%Here we go again........
30%Plot Twists of a Great Short Story But Paper Characters
5AMAZING
31%Disappointingly straight-forward
5Deceptively straight-forward action, non-action film
30%pretty good
5NOT a romantic comedy!
51%One of Cronenberg's Best.........One Of Mortensen's finest performances..maybe his best
51%One of the Best Films of 2005 by Far
41%Several strong performances
5AMAZING MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!
41%A History of Violence, a dangerous present, an uncertain future...
31%Good - Not Great - Cronenberg Film...
41%Don't make me angry
51%The Killings
51%Great film. One of the best this year.
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