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Dorque

From: Los Angeles

Registered: 18 Aug 07

Posts: 1,346

Two Hands

Just saw the movie on Kate's recommendation and it is really fun.  The first half is pretty good, but it really takes off when the story comes back around to the beginning (that makes sense if you have seen the movie, and will if you see it)

I have a couple of questions which I hope Kate can help me understand, but it contains spoilers so read on at your own risk.

First and non-spoiler oriented.  The sound person in me noticed that they had replaced all of the "fucks" in the dialog with the word "bloody" or some other such word.  the movie was still rated R here (which is restricted no one under 17 without a parent which is the most severe rating they give out, except very rarely) because of the violence.  Was the movie given a lower rating there because of the absence of the word.  Or was it made for TV or ...any ideas?

And My ignorance of your money made one thing confusing.  The bill the customer had in the bank, Which Heath took off of him, and then was reacted to by one of the gangsters at the end.  Was it rare?  or really valuable? Or what?  I knew it meant something, but I don't know what.

thanks for the recommendation, it was fun.

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Warbee

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 04 May 09

Posts: 1,022

Re: Two Hands

Rick, yeah this is one of my favourite movies. The entire time it just never takes itself seriously. I think our level of swearing is alot different in Australia than the US. As far as i know the fucks werent replaced in the copy i have. They say it ALOT that plus numerous other curses, but the rating it got was MA (which is 15 plus only in Aus) They may have possibly be trying to get a lower rating in the US by replacing the word but never did. I am not sure to be honest.

The bill itself wasnt valuable. Just at the very beginning of the movie it was the point that the guy was doodling on the note and it ended up continually popping up throughout the movie. So the whole point of it was just making that particular note recognisable. So he grabs it not because the actual note was valuable but because he recognises it as a note from the original stash of money.

Its a movie that i really enjoy but i know that it tends to be either hit or miss with people. I personally love it but can see how it doesnt appeal to alot of people. So i am glad that you enjoyed it Rick. This is the first movie role i ever saw Heath in and i have loved him ever since.

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-- Kate

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