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MsSneakieZ
06-13-2008, 02:41 PM
Okay, for the most part this movie isn't very good. The actors were not really actors (I'm pretty sure they were just students at the place this was filmed). The film was really slow for the first 45 minutes. However, even though you know what's going to eventually happen (from the key scene near the beginning or from reading the synopsis), it is awful when the "action" begins.

My heart was pounding and I couldn't help but put my hand to my mouth as I watched the events unfold. The beginning showed the "main" characters all going through their day at school, just a normal day nothing out of the ordinary. Except on this particular ordinary day, two students have something different on schedule for the school.

Maybe it was the thunderstorm that was brewing outside my window, maybe it was the actual film, all I know is that I am spooked and a little afraid to go back to school this fall. I guess it's good I have a couple months to recover and try to forget.

Has anyone seen this film and would like to discuss it? If you haven't seen it, I recommend it just for the impact the ending can have on you. I repeat, this is not an amazing movie, but it is certainly worth a look-see just for thought's sake.

sothief
06-13-2008, 05:54 PM
I thought it was boring but the bleached hair kid was cute.

AceKevin
06-13-2008, 06:44 PM
Boring and shitty. I filmed myself ejaculating once, and that had better pacing and a more original story than Elephant.

trevor57
06-13-2008, 08:53 PM
^ lol.

you're right in that it wasn't an amazing movie or anything... but it was a good idea for a story. it was kind of interesting, but the acting wasn't good at all, so the movie was just kind of boring.

MsSneakieZ
06-13-2008, 10:49 PM
Yea, I agree with all of you but just the thought of a school shooting tends to make me feel on edge. So I guess I just felt a little more freaked out by it, mainly the last 15 minutes of the movie when things actually start happening.

Amour_
06-14-2008, 01:41 AM
It suprises me that no else likes it. It's one of my favorite movies.

swtascandi19
06-14-2008, 07:12 PM
i thought it was okay i mean it is a an indie they always keep guessing and going huh? but overrall i see where they were going with of course since school shootings arent really uncommon anymore so it just shows us the tortures side soilikei said it was okay in a dark and twisted way