i like willem dafoe. I wish i could go to that it sounds awesome

Willem Dafoe's a$$ always seems to get put on display in all the movies he's in. But I can understand that, he has a nice a$$ (even if this is coming from a str8 guy). Besides, we can all tell who will be the primary viewer of this film: women.

This film has all the earmarks of a horror-film-made-for-women. First, there is the a$$ shots of Willem Defoe. Second, there is the sex scenes-mixed-with-violence-and-horror. [I don't know ANY man who likes these kinds of scenes in horror films. Male horror film viewers like raw fear and blood & gore. I know of no men who like the sex + violence motif. I do know female horror film fans who do, though.] Then, there is the 1-on-1 nature of the relationship theme rather than the group-of-people-getting-killed-one-by-one thing that typifies most horror films and appeals mostly to male viewers. There is also the fact that the primary source of horror comes from the two characters inflicting it on each other. Definitely a female-appealing theme since it is relationship-centered more than situationally-centered. There is also the fact the couple is married. Slasher-killer horror films made for general audiences do not have married couples or if they do, they are among several such couples. In any case male viewers don't care about married couples being in the films and probably prefer they not be. Male horror film viewers are usually single and like it that way and don't really want to see married couples on film, since marriage is so... not them. Finally, the P/R around it is "gynocentric". Take a look: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jul/16/antichrist-lars-von-trier-feminism
You don't see other horror movies getting reviewed by a whole spate of feminists, do you? And these reviews are far from condemning. In fact they are practically one ad after another for it.

My analysis here is that the director/author had a stroke of marketing genius as well as inspiration, whether it arose from a serious bout of depression or not. This looks very much like it was made for a female audience characterized by women who like the horror genre (but don't want to admit it), and/or who like to watch situations that demonize men while seeing women in powerful but vulnerable (ie, victim) positions. It's perfect. It will make tons of money and probably cost very little to make. This guy will retire on it.

Freaking genius.

something about Willem Dafoe's voice makes me feel warm on the inside

it's willem dafoe; and most of his extra bones are in his cheeks.

>> ^quantumushroom:
These are the last people anyone in the West anyone should care about; one rung lower than convicted murderers.


So you're saying they're subhuman? Hmm, where have I heard that before...

>> ^gorillaman:
Willem Dafoe sure can rock.


Haha hah!

Willem Dafoe sure can rock.

Ha, that Willem Dafoe bit is classic. I'd never thought of that before, but he actually does look quite a lot like him.

"The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" was a good movie, but it weirded me out a bit. Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe are always golden.

I know what you mean. Happiness can ebb and flow. And small gestures can make all the difference. Although I didn't put this in the happy channel and I know at least a couple of people aren't fans, listening to this song puts me in a happy mood. Sort of like the Procedure, but without the surgery.

Good times.

[See what I did there? Shamelessly pimping one of my vids, but making it look less shameful by making it part of a larger point, and including someone else's vid in a relevant way at the same time. Awesome.]

If pulling of a shameless plug doesn't make you smile, what does?

There's no accounting for taste, but I kind of liked it. I liked it like the way I like Willem De Kooning. Ugly as hell, but compelling.

That said, it was mercifully short.

Definitely one of Willem Dafoe's best flicks.

^ You may be right. Willem Defoe is easily the most controversial person on the list, and while I think he is cool, he isn't as cool as McQueen. Consider the list amended, although for my own part, Bogey would come in #1.

Ummm... there is a huge exclusion on your 10 coolest guys list. Steve McQueen? The king of cool? Come on! There is no one on the planet -- alive or dead -- who is/was as effortlessly cool as Steve McQueen. I'd take Willem Dafoe off the list (he's an awesome actor, but "cool" isn't a word I'd use to describe him), and shove McQueen all the way to the top.

Oh, and in case you're wondering, here's the whole list (in no particular order):

1) Humphrey Bogart
2) Dean Martin*
3) Robert Redford
4) Christopher Walken
5) Robert Deniro
6) Willem Defoe
7) Paul Newman
Al Pacino
9) James Dean
10) George Clooney**

*Some people would put Sinatra in the list as a representative of the Rat Pack, but I like Dean better. The voice was just as good, and he seemed not to be quite as enamored with himself.

**I mean, come on. Can all our wives, daughters, moms, and sisters be wrong? I think not. But that's not what gets him on the list. He makes the cut because even though they aren't wrong, I don't resent him for it.