Touches You

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Absolutely the worst movie.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

This is all about a myth this charismatic deviant creates about himself and the film kind of documents his sick action without judging and that's so incredibly interesting, the level of realism it maintains in the light of sheer sickness of its protagonist. At many reviews I've read that only Aussie audience can get this, well its complete BS, I did not have any knowledge of this person beforehand, I enjoyed it tremendously, the lead acting is superb, sometimes I found myself laughing and then felt embarrassed because you really don't laugh at those kind of things, but in this film, you just can't help yourself. Just go see for yourself, it is a dark dark comedy and would be a shame if it remained ignored. Yeah and the storytelling man, at at least three moments I had to rewind to see what the fook happened - many times there are flashbacks of certain key situations told from the perspective of various individuals involved and it's really fun to make out witch parts of what is true and then collect in your mind the big picture and that drags you into the movie big time. And I must tell this one more - Eric Bana was BRILLIANT. And yes, it made me go to amazon and order the book right away,

This is 94 minutes of watching Chopper wander about town and shooting people at random. It becomes clear about 15 minutes in to the movie that Mark Read is as deluded about his self- importance as the film is about it's ability to say anything interesting.Eric Bana does a nice job of delivering the BS that constantly flows from Read's mouth. He comes across and eloquent despite the shallow material.Cinematography is well done. Colors are wrong in almost every scene of the movie as if it was filmed in the wrong light or with expired film. It emphasizes the insanity of Read's world while also making it feel like personal snapshots of the world in which he lived.

This movie is a surprise in just how funny this really is, although it's mean to be serious. It was much funnier than the disappointing Wog Boy. Bana, as you've no doubt heard so much about already, delivers a landmark performance that totally eptomizes the real Chopper Read, although Heath Franklin is closer to the mark in his standup comedy. Alongside him are a great bunch of actors, a list in fact too long to mention. We follow Chopper, a few years before his release back in 86 (where he takes his share of knifings in the cell) to his next stint back in prison in the last ten minutes, when he has a big interview, such a show pony. His books have sold millions, his success an enigma. This unexpected comedy is a hoot all the way through, mostly on Chopper's part. The violence is very realistic, some of it, quite hard to take, the ear hacking scene, and the repeated stabbing of Chopper's arch enemy, Keith George. Chopper's story is one hell of a tale. The story is formulated brilliantly, and so is it's writing. The actor who plays Jimmy Lachnlan is great, and Vince Colosimo, isn't bad either, as Choppers ex friend, Neville Bartos, where him and Lachlan conspire to have him wasted, only it doesn't work out the way they wanted. Bana totally absorbs the character, one moment sane, the next, a full blown nutter, a performance he won't ever surpass. If as a tease, one shot, has the real chopper being escorted into a police car. A hell of a night's viewing of comedy, rent Chopper, although you might not find it in the comedy section of your local DVD outlet.

"Chopper," is the story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a notorious(so I am told) Australian outlaw. The movie is supposed to be based on a best selling book that he wrote while in prison.The Good: Eric Bana does an awesome job playing Chopper, and this movie shows why he came to Hollywood to make real movies ala Russell Crowe and Mel Gibson. Also the beginning 10-15 minutes sets this movie up to be outstanding, full of violence and even humor. Also the director goes back to making good scenes in the last 10 minutes. So watch, fast forward, and watch again.The Bad: If you subtract the first 10-15 minutes and the last 10 minutes, it is just another boring, low budget Australian movie. I read a bunch of good reviews about this movie, and some compared it to the movie, "Resevior Dogs." Well, I guess who ever said that must have been watching a different Resevior Dogs than the one I watched. I think everyone must have watched for 15 minutes, fell asleep, and woke up in the last 10. There really is no explanation other than that.Again, it starts off really promising and I thought," Wow, this is going to be a great movie." Wow, was I disappointed. Eric Bana was the only reason I continued to watch this one and he was truly great. I guess other than a few odd scenes I found almost no real good humor. There are a few mildly amusing moments but nothing worth raving about.I guess there is a small amount of action, but it is sandwiched within so much bad writing and directing that when it does happen you really could care less. All scenes except the prison ones were poorly lit and filmed. All the supporting actors were horrible, except for Kate Beahan, who played Choppers prostitute girlfriend, but she was gone after only a few scenes.I give it a 6 out of 10, and that is for Bana alone. All you people that are jumping up and down giving this movie high praise really need to get out and watch more movies. You all set me up for a giant letdown.