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Chumscrubber [DVD] [2005]
enlarge	Director: Arie Posin Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Rory Culkin, Thomas Curtis, Josh Janowicz, John Heard Studio: Icon Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £2.67 as of 22/11/2009 05:30 GMT details You Save: £17.32 (87%) New (16) Used (6) from £1.49 Seller: findprice Rating: 9 reviews Sales Rank: 21762 Format: Anamorphic, PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 104 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5051429101194 ASIN: B000O771Y2 Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Release Date: September 17, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 9 1 2 Next » Satire at its finest February 3, 2008 Braw Loon (Bonny Scotland) 9 out of 10 found this review helpful The other review that there currently is for this film is absolutely scathing. This film would not be to everyones taste but why not give it at least 2 stars and admit that it did have something. A one star review is enough to cool anyone's interest. br /This is a superb film. It is quite stylistic, which is all part of its satirircal look at shallow upper class values and living. It takes a while for the humour to kick-in but with a lot less effort than a lot of art-house cinema it isn't too long before the storyline gets compelling. br /Its got a lot of soul too as much as it is satirical as one or two of the many characters find a little redemption while for others their downward spiral is wickedly funny. br /Even if this film is doing what has been done before, which I'm not well-versed enough to categorically comment on - there must always be room for an imitation as good as this. Impressive indie head-trip June 28, 2008 D. Jackson (UK) 9 out of 11 found this review helpful The Cumscrubber's plot is far from simple: When a popular high school drug dealer hangs himself, it's up to Jamie Bell to continue his legacy after a bunch of 'cool kids' kidnap a young boy (who they think is his brother) in order to make their plan of blackmail successful... and that's the sane part! br / br /Certain other plot points include a woman so focused on having the perfect wedding that she looses all sense of logic; a mayor who slowly descends into madness through the symbolic shape of dolphins; a relentless and unforgiving police officer who's intent on getting his girl back by any means possible, and above all, stupendously dysfunctional families. br / br /The Chumscrubber somehow manages to roll all these elements and more into quite a short little film, without ever crossing over that line into pretentiousness- which is something so many of these films unfortunately do. As always, Jamie Bell steals the show but admittedly has some good competition against a very strong supporting cast, which is useful as The Chumscrubber is extremely character driven. br / br /Ignoring a few quiet flaws, -i.e. why everybody in the neighborhood seems to be going insane is never fully explained, and none of the characters seem to be particularly bothered about any of the strange events that're going on- The Chumscrubber still packs a heck of a punch by covering up its flaws with incredible weirdness. br / br /By having all these amazing characters cooped up in one small suburban neighborhood -reminiscent of enclosing them all in a tiny room- the climax to The Chumscrubber seems like they're all let loose on each other like wild animals, as all the supposedly random events come together in a big, character driven, metaphorical explosion! br / br /In the end, at these prices, The Chumscrubber is probably one of the greatest bargains on Amazon, due to it being more of an experience rather than a film. In a word, it's wonderful. The Chumscrubber defies all expectations in the best possible way, ending up as more of an enjoyabely quirky and ultimately odd fantasy fairy-tale. One of my instant favorites. br / br /See this film. br / Yeah! February 13, 2009 M. Healy (Glasgow, Scotland) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful So, a lot of previous reviews seem to be saying things like "Oh wow, yet another film about upper class Americans etc etc overmedicated etc etc". This seems, to me at least, incredibly stupid. It's almost as if the film is being attacked for choosing that specific subject matter rather than any great fault with the movie itself. br / br /I watched this after seeing Bell's performance in (the phenomenal) Hallam Foe and seriously enjoyed it. The cast play their parts perfectly with both Bell and Ralph Fiennes being particularly great. The plot is brilliantly paced, with the characters developing well over the course of the film. br / br /The only problem I had with Chumscrubber was the ending, which seemed a bit out of place and too happy considering the tone of the rest of the film. br / br /However, that aside, I loved this movie and while I'm sure people will disagree with my opinions I don't really care because this is my review and not theirs! May the VeggieForce be with you October 17, 2009 Kona (Emerald City) Dean is a withdrawn teen living in a wealthy suburb where his only friend is Troy, his drug dealer. When Troy dies, a school bully kidnaps Dean's little brother to force him to find Troy's stash. br / br /What a terrific movie! I loved it and I think I could see it again and again and still see new things. Although the "alienated teens with self-absorbed parents living in luxury" plot has been done before, there was nothing cliché about this script. The story constantly surprised me and was quite intense and exciting. The cast is full of big stars: Glenn Close plays Troy's shell-shocked mother, Ralph Fiennes is a spaced-out groom, John Heard plays a tough cop, Allison Janney is Dean's mother obsessed with selling VeggieForce, Jason Isaacs is another parent oblivious to his child and the list goes on. Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot) is the star, however, and he's quite wonderful as the pill-popping, long-suffering Dean. br / br /The movie is a dark comedy/tragedy with a fresh look at the emptiness behind the picture-perfect homes of suburbia. Highly recommended. oh dead July 20, 2008 victoria Fountain (uk) 0 out of 2 found this review helpful i brought this film based on an advert but all the way through the film i found it just confusing and weird! all in all i think think the film is just pointless! i was expecting some sort of moral. Showing reviews 1-5 of 9 1 2 Next »

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