SPOILERS!!! DISCUSS ALPHA DOG HERE!

TheCentralScrutinizer · 23 Mar 07 :: 21:15

Yeah, like telling people under 18 not to look is going to stop them from looking...

It is hilarious!

Deb

domesticelefant · 23 Mar 07 :: 21:20

Sisterdebmac wrote:

Yeah, like telling people under 18 not to look is going to stop them from looking...

I seriously doubt that it will stop them. LOL

TeeJay · 23 Mar 07 :: 21:25

<shrugs shoulders> So what am I supposed to do?

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 23 Mar 07 :: 21:26

Nothing. I mean it's not that their upset parents will start to call you, right?

TeeJay · 23 Mar 07 :: 21:29

Aaaaah, I need to change my phone number right now!!!

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 23 Mar 07 :: 21:31

Relax. I won't tell them anything.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 23 Mar 07 :: 22:53

It's OK. I was only kinda kidding. I look at it this way, most people who look at this MB have already seen the movie anyway. And if they've seen it, they already know how dirty that scene is. No harm.

Deb

TeeJay · 24 Mar 07 :: 14:43

I just love the "Tube Steak Boogie" scene!

Mrs. Hartunian: "When will you get home?"
Susan: "I don't know. Late, probably."
Mrs. Hartunian: "Darling, can you stay with Julie and Sabrina tonight? It's your father and my anniversary."
Keith: "Oooh, anniversary. You gonna have a little sex or someth--" (Susan hits him) "Ow!"
Susan: "That's digusting."
Keith: "Whatever, I'm interested. I mean, really, are you gonna go down on him?" (makes obscene gesture with his tongue and fist; Mrs. Hartunian looks slightly amused) "Give him a little tube steak boogie?"
Mrs. Hartunian: "No!"
Keith: "Come on. Live a little. I mean, you guys've been married, what? Like 500 years?"
Mrs. Hartunian: (gets up and goes after Keith) "Keith Stratten, I'll (whack?) the shit out of you, you little skunk!"
Susan: (grabs Keith and drags him away) "All right, okay, we're leaving. Grab your keys, let's go get Sabrina and Julie."
Keith: "Bye." (turns around and slaps his butt repeatedly as they leave)

SO naughty!!!

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 24 Mar 07 :: 15:33

Yeah, very naughty. I was really laughing my a** off when I watched that scene.

I really hope to go to the theatre soon. I need to write down my review.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 24 Mar 07 :: 19:10

I knew you'd get stuck on that scene, TeeJay, just like I did.

Deb

TheCentralScrutinizer · 03 May 07 :: 16:01

I'm so glad the sound mixing is good, Illinois. That's very important to me. Great insights from you. Been waiting a long time for your take on it.

The pov shot of Elvis shooting as Zack is really emotional because you see through Zack's eyes what is going to happen, and there is nothing he or we can do to stop it.

I never thought of it that way, but you're exactly right. Wow!

One thing I need to correct you on is that Jake and Zack are HALF brothers, not stepbrothers. Just a pet peeve of mine. They have the same dad so they're halves. Steps are when each parent brings in children from another marriage. I have one half brother and three step-sibs so I'm well-versed in that stuff.

I look forward to talking to you more about the movie now that you've seen it.

Deb

TheCentralScrutinizer · 08 May 07 :: 15:34

That is pretty funny. Also, pretty sad. That's the third time I've heard the question, "Is that the real mom?" from a teenager when Sharon's in the fat suit. How freakin' stupid are these children that we're raising? Yeah, they always switch from the actress to the real person at the end of every movie I see based on a true story. And Justin Timberlake is sooooooo great in documentaries. Jeeezus!

domesticelefant · 08 May 07 :: 18:18

Sisterdebmac wrote:

How freakin' stupid are these children that we're raising?

I ask myself this question almost every day. But sometimes it's funny to hear what my brother's girlfriend tells me from school:
Teacher: Can somebody tell me what "incubation" is?
Student: Wasn't that the time when they burnt all the witches?

TheCentralScrutinizer · 08 May 07 :: 18:28

LOL! Hilarious.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 11 May 07 :: 00:59

LOL! No idea.

TeeJay · 13 May 07 :: 17:07

Chris said just recently that he gave Nick footage of him as a kid for the beginning sequence of the movie, but that he didn't actually make it into the movie. Instead his brother Eric did, shooting a toy gun. I went back to the movie and had a look. Here's cutie little Eric Marquette:

-TeeJay

TeeJay · 13 May 07 :: 17:19

Illinoisguy1 wrote:

I found this on the net, but I can't make out what it is since it's not in English.
Found it on this site:
http://www.qmi.it/php/promo-list-new-pass.php
What is this about?

It's an Italian site, the main site is apparently something about entertainment marketing. I can't speak Italian either, but what I can make out, it's a promo for an Italian special edition DVD of the movie. The site that you found it on is called Hollywood Movie Money. I think it's an agency that promotes movies for the production companies in Italy. Interestingly, the page you found cannot be reached through their actual live website, so maybe it's something that was planned but didn't actually happen? Sounds unlikely that Italy would get a special edition when the US didn't.

Actually, it says "promozioni passate". That means "promotion in the past", so it's something that has already happened? I don't really get it either.

No, wait, I got it! They say something about "Slevin Patto Criminale". That's the Italian title for "Lucky Number Slevin", another movie. So it's a special edition DVD that has Lucky Number Slevin and Alpha Dog on it. Also says "Special Edition Doppo Disco", which means "special two disc edition". Probably just those two movies and no specials, so I don't think this is anything to get excited about.

-TeeJay

TeeJay · 13 May 07 :: 17:32

Oh, and the German version of the Alpha Dog DVD will come out on Sep 26, 2007, btw. Here's what it'll look like. No word on the extras, but probably the same as on the US version:

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I just read what they wrote in the German press documentation for AD that you can download on the Concorde website (German distributor). It's basically just his generic bio that you can find on pretty much every info page on Chris. What's funny, though, is that they got the title for "The Invisible" completely wrong:

Demnächst wird er neben Justin Chatwin und Margarita Levieva im Thriller „The Spyglass" unter der Regie von David S. Goyer zu sehen sein, außerdem in „Fanboys", eine Produktion von Kevin Spaceys Firma Trigger Street Productions und in einer Hauptrolle in Fred Dursts „The Education of Charlie Banks".

The first part says: He will soon be seen on screen in the thriller "The Spyglass", next to Justin Chatwin and Margarita Levieva.

The Spyglass??? LOL! I think the movie was produced by Spyglass Entertainment. Quite a funny mix-up, wouldn't you say?

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 13 May 07 :: 17:38

And I still think the Dorquette Version of the Cover is way better than this one.

TeeJay · 19 May 07 :: 22:42

Well, Deb, now I can compete with you where theatrical viewings of AD are concerned. Because I just came back from watching it in the theater (which would be my third time). This time without subtitles and this time I also managed to catch the "For Nicky, may your slumber be blessed" dedication at the end, even though the clean-up crew was already busy tidying up around me (= annoying!).

So while other people are watching the DVD in their homes, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to see it again on the big screen. Though this screen wasn't actually really big.

And I can say there are definitely nuances that are worth watching the movie over a few times. Justin still impressed me and Chris still amazes me. That heart-breaking look on his face (on both their faces, actually) at the end at the mountain still kills me. And even though there were just a handful of people in the room with me, Chris still got a few laughs in the tube steak boogie scene and in the end, when Keith hugged Zack, I could feel the tension around me.

This movie truly is stunning, and I really wish Universal would release a DVD that's worth buying. Because I'd love to have it on my shelf. But the crappy version that not only sucks because of its extras totally isn't. You're right, Deb, I feel sorry for Nick as well.

And there was one more thing. Watching the beginning sequence closely again, there is one shot where I really think you can see one of the Marquette brothers other than the one with the toy gun. Of course I could be wrong, but it looks so much like Chris from his really early stuff. When I'm back home I'll make a screencap. But I guess we should be believing Chris when he says only Eric ended up in the movie in that one scene.

-TeeJay

TheCentralScrutinizer · 19 May 07 :: 22:56

Cool beans. I watched it again last night, as I said in the Doghouse, and it was a lot of fun because it's been at least a month since I last saw it. I did catch Keith saying "I fell," when Zack asks what happened after he and Elvis come back from the hill. Zack even says, "You fell?" Never noticed that before.

And I really felt it when Keith broke down and hugged Zack. That poor kid. He knew exactly what was going to happen and he was too terrified to try to stop it.

Yes, there are many nuances that you catch on repeat viewing. That was number 7 for me, not counting the times that I just watch the Chris parts.

It just gets better...

Deb

Baniku · 19 May 07 :: 23:37

All of the Chris-scenes were awesome, like in every movie!:)
But that was a little boring that in every 2nd sentence there was acting the "fucking/fuck" word.
Close the end of the film, when I saw Chris crying, I had to cry too...
Who killed the cute guy (I forgot his name) was soooooo stupid! He/they didn't had to, but he/they did that. Poor stolen boy.

TeeJay · 20 May 07 :: 09:15

Yeah, the use of the f-word was pretty heavy in this movie, but I felt like it was authentic. These kids actually talk that way. The guy who killed Zack was called Elvis, played by the wonderful Shawn Hatosy. And, yes, poor Zack. It's a really twisted world that this movie is showing us.

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 20 May 07 :: 10:40

I miss being able to see this on big screen. I don't think TI will work out on big screen here. They already cancelled it again. Grrr. Now I wanna see AD again.

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