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Crash (Uncut) [1997] [DVD] | ![Crash (Uncut) [1997] [DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/313GHTW4B5L._SL160_.jpg) | Actors: David Cronenberg, James Spader, Elias Koteas
Studio: Sony
Category: DVD
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 77788
Format: PAL
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
EAN: 8414533003421
ASIN: B000G8NZF8
Release Date: March 21, 2006
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Adapted from the controversial novel by J.G. Ballard, ICrash/I will either repel or amaze you, with little or no room for a neutral reaction. The film is perfectly matched to the artistic and intellectual proclivities of director David Cronenberg, who has used the inspiration of Ballard's novel to create what critic Roger Ebert has described as "a dissection of the mechanics of pornography". Filmed with a metallic colour scheme and a dominant tone of emotional detachment, the story focuses on a close-knit group of people who have developed a sexual fetish around the collision of automobiles. They use cars as a tool of arousal, in which orgasm is directly connected to death-defying temptations of fate at high speeds. Ballard wrote his book to illustrate the connections between sex and technology--the ultimate postmodern melding of flesh and machine--and Cronenberg takes this theme to the final frontier of sexual expression. Holly Hunter, James Spader and Deborah Unger are utterly fearless in roles that few actors would dare to play, and their surrender to Cronenberg's vision makes ICrash/I an utterly unique and challenging film experience. --IJeff Shannon, Amazon.com/I
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 You may not like it, but it is still a masterpiece! January 20, 2002
Jason Parkes (Worcester, UK)
22 out of 36 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful film of Ballard's hardcore novel- the book is a speed complementary series of looping sexual acts and recurrent car crashes. Cronenberg, no stranger to impossible books to film (see 'Naked Lunch'), makes a wonderful film of the book- with imagery matching early films like 'Shivers' (very 'High Rise') and 'Scanners'...The camerawork and soundtrack are awesome; o.k., there appears to be just a series of sex-acts. But they are the narrative; sex is not sex as in silly Hollywood films like 'Basic Instinct'. Here it is other; very Baudrillardian...As with 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'Salo', it is a hard film to watch AND a hard film to avert your gaze from. Don't confuse your moral reaction to the film- fiction does not require morals. Moral equilibrium and 'normality' (meaning?) are just not applicable here. This film ought to be seen at least once, with an open mind. You may not want to watch it again- but you have to admire it! Up there with films like 'Weekend', 'Repulsion' and 'Mullholland Drive'. Enjoy!
 Fast cars, fast women. April 20, 2004
R Jess (Limerick, Ireland.)
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
I didn't know what to expect from previous reviews of this film, but I was pleasantly surprised. I was most impressed by the daring of the actors involved. In fact I think fans of James Spader won't be disappointed. This is a typical James Spader movie in which he plays a stereotypical cold and aloof James Spader (but that's why we like him). How many recognizable male Hollywood actors would put their carefully constructed image on the line by engaging in an erotic scene with another male actor? Not many. But fortunatley for us Spader doesn't put commercial limits on the parts he chooses to take.pBisexuality seems to be a recurrent theme amongst Cronrnberg's most recent movies i.e. 'Dead Ringers', 'Naked Lunch' and 'Madame Butterfly'. It's an acknowledgement of that perennial Cronenberg theme, the dominance of the physical over the mental. The characters give free rein to their desires unburdened of society's restrictive mores and conventions. Their criteria for indulging in these rather eccentric pleasures is whether it excites them or not, society's prejudiced definitions of right and wrong don't enter the equation.pAs for the idea that [adult relations] and cars go together, this has always been prevelant in our culture, "fast cars, fast women" as the saying goes. The thrill of stepping on the gas has conveyed an orgasmic high in countless films, books and songs. The auto industry readily endorses it if it can sell more cars.
A film that examines the need for danger in a 'safe' world July 23, 2002
L. Hennessy (Twickenham)
22 out of 25 found this review helpful
Cronenburg always has a serious point to make in his films, and there's no point watching this film unless you are prepared to examine the reasons for making the film.brThe film is set in the near future where society has enveloped itself with technology; the characters are made safe from any danger by this, but find themselves almost instinctively bored; they have a jaded attitude towards most things, and they seek refuge from the pervasive torpor that surrounds them by seeking thrills in more and more extreme ways, leading to the now-infamous car crash fetishism scenes; they derive a sense of being alive by experiencing the few seconds of mayhem that occur during the impact of vehicles.brSo this film examines the need for danger and excitement in peoples' lives; forget the fuss caused by the censors back when it was released - this film is way above the level of 'pornography', as I believe Alexander Walker of'The Daily Mail' described it.brIf you're prepared to make a leap in how you think about things at a basic level, then try this film; it's not perfect, but it's got something to say...
Disturbing, stimulating March 5, 2001
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Ballard may have been out to explore the connections between sex and technology, but I have not read the book and would say the film is more concerned with the connection and contrast between sex and death. By risking their bodies and lives in car crashes, the Crash fetishists amplify their vulnerability in order to intensify their pleasure in sex. The film is slow, but this gives the viewer time to become absorbed in the fetish; as one's natural inclination is to dismiss it as repulsive, unlikely and absurd. I would suggest that anyone who is easily disturbed should not watch this film - it is not a great film, so why risk upsetting yourself? But if you're up for it, climb aboard for an intellectually stimulating dark ride. The film leaves us to ponder the attraction of such a fetish: facing/embracing death and so life, breaking out from the modern cosseted world, defining ones own reality, exploring vulnaribility...pIncidentally, if you enjoyed Videodrome you will probably enjoy this.
Well, it's different... June 21, 2006
S. Connor (UK)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Cronenberg has never been one to shy away from controversy. This film is unashamedly about fetishism regarding car accidents, injuries, disfigurement and sex. But it is also about these fetishes preventing people from having proper relationships. No love, just lust.
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br /Yes it is pretty much a soft porn movie for much of the time. I particularly like the scene in the car wash.
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