Fatal Attraction At Those Movies
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- Here's the review of the 1987 mega-hit Fatal Attraction starring Michael Douglas and the obsessed woman who got too close Glenn Close. Pet rabbits will never be looked at the same again.
I really miss Siskel and Ebert. I never missed the show when it used to air on ABC on Sunday nights.
They died too soon
I saw this movie when it came out in the theater. I'm still scared of Glenn Close because of this movie!
@DR-mq1vn Glenn Close is terrifyingly awesome in this. If you look at her eye shadow makeup in the beginning, you’d think nothing of it but when she starts go insane in the film, her eye shadow makeup starts make her look like some kind of demon or evil spirit.
Watch The Big Chill. That whole thing with her friend and husband was just gross. Her talent was wasted in that stupid crap,
@@LKVince11 That’s actually one of my all-time favorite films.
Very good film . Close was amazing .
This movie was a phenomenon in the late 80's. Everybody was talking about it!
Sad to think that both Ebert and Siskel have passed.
. I had remembered seeing Glenn Close from "The Big Chill"but when she played a crazy character in "Fatal Attraction" she just scared me.
The film originally ended with Glenn Close's character committing suicide to frame Michael Douglas for murder and Anne Archer realizes her motives. But test audiences hated the ending, so director Adrian Lyne was forced to shoot a new ending, which Ebert criticizes here.
Do you know if they will ever release that ending?
@@henryhill6637 It's on the DVD.
@@henryhill6637 the japanese version has that ending
@@henryhill6637 It's on youtube now.
Glenn Close actually didn't want to do the new ending and she in fact hated it, but still gave a good performance when filming it like the true professional like she is. She has since come around to the new ending.
"If you can leave after an hour and twenty minutes, you'll think you walked out of a great movie."
Wonder how many people did that.
@@sha11235 zero
I totally agree. The last 15 minutes or 25 the movie loses the coherence and goes to the easy ending: the killer let loose and has to be killed twice😓
Apart from that the rest of the movie is an amazing psychological thriller
Unfortunately the film producers wanted a Hollywood ending.
The original ending had Alex committing suicide after trying to stab Dan when he's at her apartment, then the police come and arrest Dan since his fingerprints are on the knife and they think he killed her.
Close was hot in that film...
I miss those guys so much. My mom and I never missed Sneak Previews and then At the Movies. It helped us choose movies to see or rent. I was 15 and wanted to see this but Mom saud NO it was too adult for me. If you never saw the original ending watch it! Incredible actors!
Glenn Close deserved an Oscar for this film!!! So did Diane Lane for Unfaithful..same Director i believe
Nope they didn't. Cher deserved and Diane didn't even have a chance. She probably came at five.
I agree . Sure the writers did have a hokey ending ... But glen played he parts well.
@@gabbyb7347 Yes, Cher definetely deserved the win.
Glenn Close never “deserved” any Oscar she was nominated for. That doesn’t mean she’s not a good actress. Just that in every single year that she was nominated, another actress gave a better performance. Timing.
Been looking for this review forever!
Sam: “Didn’t you see ‘Fatal Attraction’?”
Jonah (son): “You wouldn’t let me!!!”
Sam: “Well I saw it. And it scared the shit out of me. And it scared the shit out of every man in America.”
- Sleepless in Seattle :)))
Great movie...... I never had potatoes cooked like that.....H and G.......Hi and Goodbye...
@@AMERASIAN12 Hahaha. :)))
Those lines are why I finally decide to watch it
I heard a lot of critics say they should have stuck to the original ending where Alex kills herself-including Glenn Close herself. But I wouldn't have found that believable since everything Alex does involves being more & more invasive in his life. Going to their home and meeting his wife, then killing the rabbit; taking his daughter from school. She was out to harm him and yes even his family. She was out to take away his life or family not harm herself.
Agree, she terrorizes not only Dan, who might deserve it some, but also his innocent wife and especially the little girl. They spend over an hour making the audience despise her and then they want some artsy swan song....no no. That would be the cop out ending.
Jesus, Ebert really used to lay on the spoilers in these reviews! No matter what he thought of the ending (and it WAS awful), don't tell people about the rollercoaster scene, the car accident, the "Friday the 13th" twist, etc. And Siskel lets loose that Douglas tells Archer about the affair. Good God! I forgot that they used to give away so much on this show.
Literally the whole movie 🤣
At least they didn't mention the rabbit.
@@arturovillaluz2053 Shit, they may as well have! They outlined basically the entire freaking movie.
@@apartmentgroup9671 Well, the title itself (Fatal Attraction) was a giveaway. I knew before entering the theater what the movie was all about.
I know some people who never listen or read the movie critics because they want to see a movie without knowing anything about it. Maybe that's the way to go.
@@arturovillaluz2053 Um. no, the title was not a "dead giveaway" of all of the very specific details of the plot. That is a ridiculous statement.
I'd like to see the version from the Glenn Close character's POV.
Not exactly the same scenario but there's multiple obsessive characters in The King of Comedy like this.
Oooh, that would be great. Tangent: Wide Sargasso Sea is from the “crazy” wife’s POV from Jane Eyre.
This was the first time I saw Glenn Close or noticed her.
I don't care what Glenn Close or these two holes (especially Ebert) had to say about the ending; I saw the original ending and it was boring and overlong. The theatrical version was 10x better, and not because of the revenge factor; it was simply much more chilling and exciting, something the original ending lacked. I would've been disappointed if they had left that one in.
Totally absolutely agree 👍
I mean just look at the title...FATAL Attraction not SUICIDE Attraction. She had an obsessive attraction to this married guy that became sick, dangerous, and finally fatal.
Great movie.
Never a good idea to give the audience what you think they want. In this case the new ending was a betrayal of the beautifully fleshed out Alex Forest character. The suicide scene was a million times more haunting.
Close herself was completely devastated at having to reshoot the ending. She refused at first, but I guess she was forced to shoot it in the end (actors really have very little real power, and THIS was the role that made her super famous). I saw an interview with her where she said she had concocted a whole backstory for Alex, that she had been a sexually abused child (by her father), etc. She actually really felt a lot of empathy for the character, and that's how she chose to play her. And then she had to shoot that ridiculous ending. Close felt like it was a huge betrayal to the character as well -- I think it eats at her to this day.
Test audiences rule all. They screened it in three different cities and on each survey the rating plummeted in the last 10 minutes. Sometimes you got to give em what they want.
I disagree; I didn't like it at all. They didn't give the audience what they THOUGHT they wanted; they KNEW the audience didn't like the original ending. The movie would've ended on a week not without it.
What's interesting is they changed the original ending & glenn close '''& Anne archer hated it. It was supposed to be a bit more serious w/ Alex slicing her own neck . The police come for dan & they ask if his prints are on the knife. They flash to an earlier scene when Alex came at him w/ the knife & he grabs it & puts it down. So the movie ends with dan get arrested but his wife finds the tapes of Alex saying she was going to kill herself. So the audience is left knowing he will be cleared. Supposedly the reaction was not good & people wanted the wife to kill alex. So the ending becomes like halloween or something w/ the bloody battle to the death.
I felt the same way by one of my all time favorites that swept the Oscar's silence of the lambs . After lecter exits it gets bad. The end is a standard monster movie in the dark. The only think that saves the ending is the final lecter scene. Also it's a testament to how electrifying hannibal & caprices uneasy alliance us so great the ending still cant ruin it.
It's funny how they say this movie scared so many men . It's like the line in sleepless in seattle " did u see fatal attraction ? Well I did & it scared the s%it out of me it scared the s%it out of every man in America! Rofl.
It didn't last
I'm with Roger on this. I thought I was watching a great thriller until the ending which was as Roger said was another Friday the 13th movie.
After Michael Douglas left Glenn Close’s apartment, he was then seen at the police station. Maybe the alternate ending came after that scene.
It did..Immediately after. On both the Special edition VHS and DVD The Director Adrian Lyne talks about the scene, why it was cut and reshot and where it was to and begin in the special features before They show The Alternate Ending
@@berniesykes5184 Okay, so the alternate ending came immediately after the scene where Michael Douglas is at the police station.
Interesting Roger said "Oscar material" since the film did get some nods. And I've never seen this film completely, just clips. It's a long story.
Actually the suicide scene still could have been kept in the film. There could have been a scene where Micheal Douglas has a nap then dreams that Glenn Close has committed suicide.
I've always loved the movie but i think Rog makes a great point! The rollercoaster, the accident and the rabbit! 🍲👎
This movie is well-liked, I know. This could never happen to me because I would have run away from Glen Close before it ever even got started!
Someone on here gave me shit about asking any questions but I’m sorry I’m a huge movie review nerd-do you happen to have the rest of this episode where they review Amazon women on the moon, the principal etc? Would love to see what they thought
This is from "At the Movies" not "At Those Movies." Just an FYI regarding your video title.
Wow. It’s rare that I completely disagree with Ebert. Close. IMHO, gave the best female performance never to win an Oscar.
I guess spoilers weren’t a big deal yet back then.
He only had ONE kid, Gene.
They might have liked the original ending better. There is a video of it here.
Gosh they often didn’t get it right it would seem
She really wasn’t the villain. She was driven over the edge because of Michael Douglas who couldn’t keep it inside his pants
2:41 - :51 In other words, anyone who hasn't experienced this would feel on the outside looking in.
Good thing, too.
I think S&E would've liked the movie better if they kept the original ending.
Anne Archer is beautiful.
O por lo menos era hermosa, ahora como mínimo se ve linda, algo que no puedo decir lo mismo de meg Ryan
Good lord, they spoiled the ENTIRE film 😅😅😅
The best movie critics they're ever were. They would be so disappointed with this New Fatal Attraction Series
I liked it
If you get a chance could you look for the review of The Principal which was reviewed with Fatal Attraction
Hi Rene, I just checked, I have it and will post it this week. Thanks for watching!
@@erichaynes7502 appreciate it
Hi Rene, it's up!: ruclips.net/video/fWmxaEWnnD8/видео.html
@@erichaynes7502 You only have the clip things from the old website, huh? Because there is this website siskelebert.org, that has the full shows. Not all of them though.
@@sha11235 Thank God for the guy that runs siskelebert.org it's so great that somebody cares enough to put all of the old shows in one spot. The site admin said Ebert's widow complained to him but he told her it's out of love, not for profit.
Roger really missed the point of the movie and, in a way, so did Gene.
the thing is , these guys are only 2 people in the whole world and lots of times they miss the mark and then later they even change their tune .
Egbert 2 emotional its definitely a great movie yeah the ending wasn't perfect but so what
Egbert 2 (new movie)
I saw the original ending and I hated it.I thought the ending that ended up in the film was brillant and much more entertaining.I thought the original ending was too depressing too downbeat.
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Roger Ebert right on with this one. The movies last 30 minutes is the worst part of the film.
What scene did the original ending where Glenn Close kills herself come after?
@@larrydalesowell1016 Okay. The knife had both Michael Douglas’ and Glenn Close’s finger prints on it. Did the alternate ending come right after Michael Douglas left Glenn Close’s apartment?
@@larrydalesowell1016 Okay. At the beginning of the alternate ending, Michael Douglas and his wife and daughter are raking leaves. If the alternate ending was released into the movie, it probably would have started directly after the scene where Michael Douglas left Glenn Close’s apartment. What does serene mean?
You can find the alternate ending on RUclips.
@@apartmentgroup9671 I’ve seen it on RUclips before.
What’s disgusting is:
THE SECOND THE WIFE is gone for a minute, he jumps into bed with another woman. He’s the sick one. He’s got a child a wife and a happy marriage but cheats anyway and we’re supposed to feel sorry for him?
it was the 80s
Actually it takes a few viewings to pick up that the Micheal Douglas character has cheated many times before. Notice that at the first sign of trouble-the murdered pet-one of the first questions the wife asks is "Did you have an affair?" That to me is a BIG clue that this is not the first time he's been unfaithful. I mean why would a wife's very first thought when she realizes her home was broken into, is that her husband cheated on her? Because he's done it before.
The slasher ruined it for me.
Typical out-of-touch critics. The part they (especially Ebert) liked the least -- the powerhouse thriller elements and the ending -- is the part audiences liked most.
Well, sometimes the audience should be denied their bloodlust. Make them think instead.
I didn’t
@@nikosvault There was no thinking to the original ending; it was simply boring.
In what universe is glen close sexy???? The wife was pretty and sexy, that movie sucked