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Being John Malkovich

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neoneagle35 neoneagle35 MemberOP
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joined Aug 2003
#1 ·
John Malkovich, John Malkovich, John Malkovich, John Malkovich, John Malkovich, John Malkovich. John Malkovich! John Malkovich? John Malkovich, John Malkovich, John Malkovich, John Malkovich, John Malkovich.

Well, I happened to catch a glimpse of it yesterday, and I suppose I’m still feeling a bit under the influence. John Malkovich!
Thomas Edwards82 Thomas Edwards82 Newcomer
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joined Aug 2003
#2 ·
Malkovich?
Thomas Edwards82 Thomas Edwards82 Newcomer
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joined Aug 2003
#3 ·
No, you're all just talking nonsense.

Pure nonsense, honestly. 🙂
Robert Murphy492 Robert Murphy492 Newcomer
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#4 ·
While the memory is still fresh in your mind, you really ought to check out Adaptation...

John Malkovich, John Malkovich
Rebecca Taylor57 Rebecca Taylor57 Member
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joined Aug 2003
#5 ·
It’s a total cinematic masterpiece—Malkovich really takes his time with the pacing, but man, that ending is absolutely legendary... A brilliant piece of work...
wiredangler40 wiredangler40 Newcomer
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joined Aug 2003
#6 ·
Man, I watched that flick a few years back... kind of a "spoiler alert" situation though!
Susan Miller3 Susan Miller3 Member
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joined Aug 2003
#7 ·
It’s weird, kind of hilarious, and honestly pretty gripping. A solid watch. 🙂

Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich!
A Anonymous Veteran
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#8 ·
Absolutely incredible movie! It blew me away!🙂
lonebison37 lonebison37 Newcomer
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joined Aug 2003
#9 ·
Oh yeah, absolutely spot on. 🙂
Roger Clark7 Roger Clark7 Newcomer
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#10 ·
I have to be honest, Watching Being John Malkovich really got under my skin. I'm struggling to even find the right words for it. It was just an incredibly irritating piece of junk.
Jose Miller17 Jose Miller17 Active Member
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joined Sep 2003
#11 ·
Here's another one with absolutely bulletproof logic...
Is that your standard response for anything you don't wrap your head around?🙄
Gregory Garcia Gregory Garcia Member
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joined Aug 2006
#12 ·
John Malkovich?

😎
Thomas Edwards82 Thomas Edwards82 Newcomer
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joined Aug 2003
#13 ·
John Malkovich 🙂
Rebecca Gonzalez3 Rebecca Gonzalez3 Member
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joined Sep 2003
#14 ·
I think the movie is brilliant—the whole concept is just completely wild and off the rails. Between the editing happening on the 7th floor and that boss who’s convinced his speech is slurred even though his secretary is actually the one losing it... and then, of course, there's the Malkovich scene. 😁
The soundtrack is top-tier.
redgull44 redgull44 Member
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#15 ·
The way they absolutely shredded Cameron Diaz is just killing me, honestly, you can't help but laugh when you see it.
urbannomad30 urbannomad30 Member
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#16 ·
I remember that movie, though it’s all a bit hazy in my mind right now.

It had this whole trippy concept involving an entrance on the 13th or 14th floor of some building—which actually served as the gateway into John Malkovich's head!

I think I absolutely loved it when I first saw it, even if the details are a little fuzzy today—I'm definitely going to have to give it another watch whenever I get a free moment!
Roger Clark7 Roger Clark7 Newcomer
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#17 ·
Jose Miller17 said:Here’s another one with absolutely airtight logic...
Is that your go-to line for everything you don't quite grasp?🙄

I don't see why you're reaching for irony. The fact that the movie got under my skin is an undeniable argument. It irritated me—that was my subjective experience while watching it—and therefore, it’s an indisputable fact.

And honestly? It irritated me because it felt like it was trying way too hard. To be fair, only *The Royal Tenenbaums* has managed to cut me that deep in recent years.
Donna Sullivan6 Donna Sullivan6 Newcomer
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joined Sep 2003
#18 ·
I absolutely loathe movies that build up my expectations only to leave me feeling utterly let down—it’s even worse than being skeptical from the get-go.

God, they just completely phoned it in during the second half. The decline starts around the midpoint, and by the end, the whole thing has gone completely off the rails—three times over, actually. What a total waste of time!

When you really look at it, this plot should have been a ten-to-fifteen-minute sketch on a late-night comedy show—though, honestly, I doubt even that would have worked—rather than a full two-hour feature.
Peter Morris58 Peter Morris58 Member
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joined Mar 2003
#19 ·
Well, I actually met John Malkovich! ha! So where are you guys 😁
Rebecca Taylor57 Rebecca Taylor57 Member
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joined Aug 2003
#20 ·
Peter Morris58 said:Well, I actually met John Malkovich myself! Ha! So, where's he hiding now? 😁

Did you meet him through some website—or was it in person? 😁

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