Black Swan

[rok]

The next Aronofsky film didn't really interest me until this bit from the script leaked. Unless some studio hack steps in and starts cutting out scenes, including this one, I need to see this movie.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/08/20/script...uiet-slow-burn/
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->There’s a review of Mark Heyman’s script for Black Swan, soon to be a Darren Aronofsky film starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, over at ScriptShadow. There’s a lot of detail there and some good analysis, but the piece opens with a huge bit of salesmanship that will likely get at least half our readers interested in the film really, really fast: <b>“in this movie, Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis have sex…And not just nice sweet innocent sex either. We’re talking ecstasy-induced hungry aggressive angry sex.”</b> Does that make all you puerile bastards more interested in a movie about ballerinas? Yeah, I thought so. More after the break.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

[veryzer]

i want to see parts of that movie.

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

I want to see parts in that movie.

[rok]

It could turn into Showgirls with a supernatural edge to it.

[veryzer]

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i enjoyed parts of "showgirls."

[Butcher]

I've enjoyed everything Aaronofsky has done so far. I'm going to assume this one will be good until I see evidence to the contrary.

[rok]

It also kind of sounds a little bit like Suspiria, without some of the corny horror elements, and I would guess this is partly what attracted Aronofsky to it.

[Ace]

Things like that never end up actually being as over the top as described. The scene, I mean. Not the flick.

[rok]

This still has promise, but I am sort of unimpressed with the trailer, as I am with most over-edited trailers these days. Reminds me of Suspiria mixed in with some of Polanski's The Tenant.

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[Auz]

After seeing the trailer - Agree with Tom

[Ace]

I think that looks pretty good.

[rok]

Saw this tonight. It was excellent, and surprisingly the erotic scene involving Portman and Kunis actually didn't disappoint. Hopefully it gets a wide release, because the audience loved it as well. That is all I will say.

4.5/5 stars.

[Butcher]

I'm seeing it tonight. Can't wait...

[Jody]

This is a little off topic but it's Mila Kunis. Also, it may be a little NSFW-ish. Gentlemen, start your boners....



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[Butcher]

Natalie Portman definitely deserves Oscar consideration. I still think the lead from Winter's Bone should probably take home the Best Actress Oscar, but Portman should get a nomination. She clearly poured everything she had into the role. I like the movie a lot, but it didn't have quite the same visceral impact that Requiem had. That's not necessarily a criticism because very few movies have the same visceral impact of Requiem...

It was actually very similar in a lot of ways to The Wrestler, thematically. But Natalie Portman is a lot more fun to look at for 2 hours than Mickey Rourke.