BTW, as I mentioned elsewhere on this site, I still think it's freaky that two songs are on both the AP soundtrack -and- the Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack (from 1988): "True Faith" (by New Order) and "Punp Up the Volume" (by M/A/R/R/S). Will the Ellis-McInerney connection ever die? I guess not.

-- ArEiA.

The film will be released in the UK on April 21, not sure of the states.

Thank god Christian Bale got to play him in the end though.

My choice may have been one of the Baldwins, my sis Dot would have gone for a blond, like Brad Pit, gorgeous, but can be sick!

Anyone know what Bret has said about the constant references to Bale in Glamorama.

However, after seeing the movie last night i have come to the conclusion that capturing the true essence of the book on film is an impossible task. Like Stephen King's novella "Apt Pupil" this is destined to become a curiosity piece - well acted, competently filmed but ultimately a pepsi-lite version of the original.

Great films require great stories and the book American Psycho is a great literary experience NOT a great story. The themes, dialogue and subtext of American psycho exist on the page and do translate on to the screen.

You will cringe as the audience laugh at the wrong bits - as scenes are lost or amalgamated and when you overhear people's confusion and misinterpretations as they leave the cinema.

Christian Bale and the team have delivered an entertaining, well made film and remained as faithful to the book as possible - with some great set-pieces (the business card scene is brilliant) But this is not my American Psycho and i doubt whether it is the American Psycho of the vast members of people who visit this site. We can just rejoice in the fact that many people will see this film and then go and buy the book and join our elite and priveliged club!

Go see it and dissect it I will be interested to read the comments of others.

Someone asked about Jean and a nail gun. In the movie, Bateman has had dinner with Jean, and they end up in his appartment. While talking to each other about happiness and goals in life, she is sitting in his sofa while he is walking around in his kitchen looking at knives, then gets his nail gun and position himself behind her, still talking. She doesn't see him pointing the gun at the back of her head. Anyway, he can't pull the trigger and gets interrupted by the answering machine (Evelyn is calling). He says to Jean that she better go because he's afraid of hurting her.

It was a great movie, though I wish it had been longer. But since you cant fit in 399 pages in an hour and a half, I can see why they had to skip a lot of scenes from the book.

One great thing about the movie is that it captures the satire and the black humor in a way that is more obvious here than in the book. One thing that surprised me was that the film "7" with Brad Pitt was much more 'discusting' than American Psycho...

Salon: Were you secretly smiling about the irony of the despicable character being named "Paul Allen" - the co-founder of Microsoft?

Harron: That was the worst thing that happened. They wouldn't let me use "Paul Owen."

Salon: Who is "they?"

"..(If that's not enough to drive you psycho right there, Bale says Bret Easton Ellis is working on a Website that will focus on Batemen 10 years after.).."

More on the movie at the Sundance web site.

Hopefully that link works correctly and if it doesn't, well... I'm sure that y'all are resourcefull enought o figure it out.

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CRITICS OF Bret Easton Ellis' controversial novel "American Psycho" can relax a little when the movie hits screens later this year. We hear the hideous tale of a serial killer has been cleaned up considerably - many excessively sadistic details concerning women have been excised, though, for sure, this still won't be a treat for sensitive types.

"A bit of an exaggeration," says Bale. "But it is the first film I've done where everything is untitled. My trailer doesn't have an American Psycho sign on, and that's so people walking down the street don't cause trouble."

So, what does he make of the various protests and opposition to the film? Bale says, "They don't know what film we're making; they haven't read the script and obviously haven't seen the film. It's like that quote by Groucho Marx, 'Whatever it is, I'm against it,' which is basically stupid."

"American Psycho", a novel women's groups labeled as misogynistic in 1990, is being made into a move directed by a woman. Mary Harron, who co-wrote and directed "I Shot Andy Warhol", will be in charge.