Director: David Cronenberg
Writer: Norman Sinder and David Cronenberg based on a book by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland
Release Year: 1988

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Anna McKibben said:

J Luis;

Just wanted to say, great review for one of my favorite Cronenberg films. Sadly, I think this one is often overshadowed by many of his other films, and it deserves more recognition.

Thanks!
Anna (a.k.a. annamae3 on IMDb Horror Boards)

Thanks for the kind words! i agree, his' earlier work (and his more recent one, say, after “Spider”) tends to overshadow it. “M. Butterfly” isanother of his that I find overshadowed, have you seen it?

J. Luis Rivera said:

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Thanks for the kind words! i agree, his' earlier work (and his more recent one, say, after “Spider”) tends to overshadow it. “M. Butterfly” isanother of his that I find overshadowed, have you seen it?

I thought of “Spider” as a superbly depressing pearl of a movie.

I catched “M. Butterfly” on TV not too long ago, but sadly missed a big chunk of the first part of it. Normally I would refuse to watch a movie that way, and just flip the channel. But hey, this was one Cronenberg I had not seen yet. Sadly, I couldn't really get into it (my mistake — shouldn't have watched the rest of it). It looked like a rather a-typical Cronenberg film, except for the ending, which was pretty damn heavy (in all its portraying beauty). Unfortunately I have some misgivings towards men who dress up like women (not that I judge their personality, it's just the way they look that makes me feel… awkward). So I was left with a sort of sour aftertaste after the movie ended. I wasn't really in favor of that aspect.