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Post by maxx02 on Dec 14, 2006 2:20:46 GMT
Okay guys, I need some commentary--
Have you seen it?
What's your favorite bit?
Did you watch it past Rufus to see how it turned out?
Did you wonder like me, why Bella didn't work out an "arrangement" with Tim that would have been to their mutual benefit?
Do you wonder why Rufus had his teeth fixed because they suited him better, somehow, before?
Did you think Tim was creepy or he just needed to meet the right woman?
;D
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Post by Tinkerdog on Dec 14, 2006 12:51:19 GMT
I have had the VHS for about two years now and watched it again most recently. It is a good movie even after Rufus, the storyline and acting are complete, do not confuse and leave you quite unnerved. He is exceptionally creepy, of course to his credit. The park scene was my favorite maybe because of the audacity he shows in confronting her, taking and kissing her hand - I couldn't help thinking how my heart would sink and I would probably shake internally for God knows how long, if this were me in real life - I would probably run and still be running.
As for Tim - I think he was all talk and no action - a little leaguer who didn't realize he was going to be called up to play in the Majors.
As for his teeth, now I have to go home and watch it again because when I look at him I am captured by his facial structure, cheek bones, eyes (most definitely his eyes), hair and I actually have to reverse the film to focus again on any one particular aspect of him.
If this was going to be Tim's approach to women, he needs to get a new line. The right women would need to eviscerate him and then build him up to be a more secure individual. Tim is one dysfunctional puppy!
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Post by Tinkerdog on Dec 20, 2006 22:31:19 GMT
I have to add that I looked at the snippets in the Cinema Section under Dirty Weekend and on Page 2 the last two rows (close-up shots) he does have a dangerous, hypnotised look as though he could do some serious harm. I didn't notice it watching the film but in the shots its chilling.
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Post by ree on Dec 21, 2006 6:24:04 GMT
Ok guys, Now with both your comments & Maxx's Photo Gallery Pics I really, really want to see Dirty Weekend.  You've got me staring at the teeth now too Maxx.  What other movie shows off the original unimproved pearls ? |
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Post by maxx02 on Dec 21, 2006 11:30:57 GMT
Well he still has his old teeth in Middlemarch, so anything before that for sure. I'll have to look. I never really noticed when they disappeared.
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Post by quoll on Dec 21, 2006 19:18:33 GMT
I think they went after The Shrew - probably about 12 months ago. I think he had temporary caps at the Lion Witch and Wardrobe premiere. Not that I have been watching of course!
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Jan 6, 2007 6:41:56 GMT
I just watched this for the first time...and probably won't watch it again. What a scuzzy little movie, and what a sleazy character Tim was.
It's testament to Rufus's acting abiltity that I really did not like him at all in this - even Jasper in The Holiday was nicer (slimy, yes, but not sinister like Tim)! He completely inhabited the role of repressed, mentally disturbed loner, getting his kicks in frightening women (the w*nking scene was truly disturbing), and although he was perhaps too good-looking (sorry, Rufus, you may think it's a handicap, but there you are) for the way the character was portrayed, the sense of wanting to have power over women, maybe through sexual inadequacy, was palpable, and the threats he made to Bella seemed entirely possible.
I don't think he could carry off this role so well now (even if he wanted to be a part of such a tacky endeavour) because one of his strengths here was his youth - the sense that maybe Tim was like he was due to his inexperience with women.
If you haven't seen it, do, if only to see just how creepy Rufus can act.
Just don't expect to put it on your list of "favourite roles".
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Post by mcr5137 on Jan 8, 2007 23:47:00 GMT
I've heard this isn't a "fun" film to watch at all. But Rufus is amazing in his portrayal of Tim. I should have this soon and will see for myself! I'm fully prepared to hate Ruf.......I mean Tim!
Michelle
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Post by britfan2 on Feb 12, 2007 18:51:04 GMT
I am probably out in left field again, but I thought it was one of the most schitzophrenic movies I have ever seen. Somewhat serious in the beginning (really bad in every aspect as well) then in the middle, with the over weight professor, it seemed to become campy & funny. Then as you see her response to the dentist's actions & the confrontation in the alley with the old lady it becomes very dark & you soon begin to realized that the paths of the 2 stalkers will eventually meet.
Rufus' character...I couldn't get a handle on. Was he a really nasty piece of work or.....did he see the potential for an S&M type of relationship with her & therefore was trying to coerce that from her. I have heard that abusers can recognize victims as if they had it written across their foreheads but I also realize this was a simple movie presented in simple terms. I love the way he hovered around her in the park & can see why others thought he had enough talent to give him more roles, but I didn't like what I 'thought' was hissing coming from him on the phone when he was calling her with his "ideas". That gave me the creeps.
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Post by barfleur on Feb 12, 2007 21:11:40 GMT
I didn't like what I 'thought' was hissing coming from him on the phone when he was calling her with his "ideas". That gave me the creeps. The whole film gave me the creeps! Even though Roof was good in the part, I don't think I could bring myself to watch it again. It was simply a bad film, IMHO. I liked Twenty-One much better, at least the Roof bits. G xo |
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Post by rugirl on Feb 13, 2007 3:26:23 GMT
Does anyone know if Dirty Weekend is available on DVD (Region 1) or is it part of the "hard to get Roof movies" category?
I couldn't find it on Amazon.com
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Post by rosenrot on Feb 13, 2007 3:35:41 GMT
Does anyone know if Dirty Weekend is available on DVD (Region 1) or is it part of the "hard to get Roof movies" category? I couldn't find it on Amazon.com Dirty Weekend has only recently been released on region 2 DVD. I don't think they have got round to a region 1 issue yet. You really aren't missing anything, although Rufus' character having a swifty off the wrist is quite entertaining... |
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Post by mcr5137 on Feb 13, 2007 3:54:40 GMT
Well I finally got this one and watched it............EEEEWWWWW!
Overall, this was one of the worst films I've seen in a while (I agree, Twenty-One is better, not by much, but it was better).........that said, Rufus was REALLY good as the creepy neighbor peeping Tim! I think he WAS dangerous.........that whole scene in the park........oh my gosh! He was just so disgustingly creepy and scary! And I think, if she hadn't done what she did, I really believe he would have escalated to hurting her in a big way.
I did watch the entire film, just to see what happened, I really wish I hadn't. I agree with Britfan that it just got silly and ridiculous, not entertaining. And truly, the creepiest person, was Bella! SHE was sick!
Rufus was very young in this, and that does make it seem plausible as a role for him. I think he could pull off a creep again, but in a different way. I don't see watching this one again, except to see what you all are talking about with his teeth.......I never noticed he had anything done to his teeth!
Michelle
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Post by ree on Feb 13, 2007 4:54:10 GMT
I saw DW for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I had been warned but wasn't prepared for Tim after all. I think he was a Sociopath unable to relate to women on any other level. Any kindness shown to him would surely have been misinterpreted. He certainly showed no empathy for Bella. While in the Park he hurt her hand before kissing it, and then asked her "Why do I want to hurt you?" as though she was to blame for his feelings toward her. Because he had the audacity to approach her and abuse her in such a public arena, I think he was capable of physical violence toward her in private. I think he had already dehumanized her in his mind. The only time I felt sorry for him was when she switched roles taking control away & asked him his name. At that point you glimpsed the pathetic boy beneath the cruelty. Before the end of the conversation he punished her for this by calmly telling her he had a present for her, something that comes in a bottle to put on her skin. Acid. Other than a hammer to the skull, I think the only thing that would have changed Tim's behavior was intensive psychological therapy. I believe he was truly unstable, and not to be taken lightly. Rufus was very very good!! The rest of the movie was fairly ridiculous.
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Post by britfan2 on Feb 13, 2007 19:28:33 GMT
"Swifty off the wrist" LMAO! Best part of the movie!
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What other movie shows off the original unimproved pearls ?
