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To the fans of this movie, why sit through this?

posted 13 years ago by ChicagoToffee
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I just finished watching a 3-minute clip from YouTube titled "Ray's Jealousy" and was cringing by the end.

Sure, it's realistic. But watching him repeatedly kick his wife and call her a *c&&&* I was thinking why would a movie-goer pay money to view scenes like this?

Seeing 3 minutes of Ray's abusing his wife is like watching graphic footage of a puppy being run over by a car. They both happen in real life, but why subject yourself to viewing it?

[–] 11 years ago

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[–] bear022013-909-645034 10 years ago

Gary Oldman.

[–] Nemesis42 10 years ago

You saw a part of it out of context.
See the whole thing.

[–] colinloves 9 years ago

You carry on, like the whole film is about Ray kicking the *beep* out of his misses.

The film is really really funny. Sure its also depressing with its rawness.
But its really funny.....their stories are great. Its like sitting with friends. (I guess that dont say too much about my friends. :P )

I still rate it as one of the best realistic, British working class film, ever made.

[–] TheArgentinian (7111) a year ago

this is like watching a clip of the rape scene in Clockwork Orange and dismissing the whole film