This thread was originally submitted by member = FAST FRED This post was made just before going to the new 2015 platform. Post as normal after it if you wish. FAST FRED (1000+ posts) 01/12/15 05:24 PM Saw "Gone Girl"...... ....and thought it was OK. The Link IMHO, too long to sit in a theater. I didn't read the book, but readers could mark their places and take a break. If viewed at home, I could have watched it on my own time schedule rather than having to see it during one continuous sitting. So, as a rental I would probably have liked it better. Lots of twists, plenty of red herrings and very dark. Much like "Zodiac," this flick's slow pace and length make me recommend most folks should rent it. I would have enjoyed it more that way, myself. Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck were very good and this slow thriller is worth seeing. But the thrills came at the end and the length and the slow buildup all, I believe, lend themselves to home viewing. Since it's almost out of theaters that's about all that's left for you anyway. JMO. If you already saw it in a theater, never mind. Your thoughts? huisache (2500+ posts) 01/14/15 02:49 PM Re: Saw "Gone Girl"...... Fincher and the writer/s tried to create tension by hiding the ball repeatedly. What they accomplished with this viewer was confusing him with what he was watching. I thought I was watching a film about a loving couple and then one disappears; then it was about the hubby falling under false suspicion---or is it false? Repeated changes of direction left me baffled and it got to the point where I just gave up. I thought the last thirty minutes were preposterous. I thought Fincher's Zodiac was one of the best cop procedurals/mysteries I ever saw, so I was prepared to love this film. Didn't happen for me. Statalyzer (25,000+ posts) 01/17/15 01:22 PM Re: Saw "Gone Girl"...... Good summary huisache. FAST FRED (1000+ posts) 02/12/15 11:02 PM Re: Saw "Gone Girl"...... Today, at home, I watched "Gone Girl" again and, as I predicted, liked it better viewed from the comfort of my recliner with a few beers being consumed and pauses whenever they were needed. Ended up giving this flick 4 stars on NETFLIX's 5 star scale. My dear wife, a first time viewer, enjoyed it even more than did I.
Spoiler alert: I thought the movie should have been over when the bust was made... the last 40 minutes or so where totally unnecessary and anticlimactic... It was the equivalent of telling a great joke, and then looking stupid explaining it.
couldn't have said it better myself. That's where it lost me and I turned from enjoying the movie to being pissed that I just wasted 2 hours watching it.
