With Abbie Cornish and Heath Ledger
Your thoughts?
I felt like this film had been done before, sort of.
I didn't have as much of an emotional response to it as I thought I would. I also didn't think that the co-dependence of the relationship was developed enough, but as I write that I think maybe I might have completely over looked something/.

i really want to see this. but i refuse to go to the cinemas on rundle st. i just dont like them. and i dont want to go to marion.

im not adding anything to this thread except i really want to see this one. obviously not that much or i would have just gone to see it. but you know what i mean.

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well I really loved it..But mostly i think because I read the novel years and years ago and Luke davies is one of my favourite authors....The movie has nothing on the book..no movie ever does.. but I love abby Cornish and she was perfect as Candy..heath ledger i'm not so sure about!

i just watched this movie and i had to ressurect this thread to say i LOVED it.

and i loved candy's poem. it's made me really want to read the book, he seems like a beautiful writer.

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ughh where your old avatr mg?!!?!!?!!?!

well i had it made into a christmassy one and then i lost the old one so i thought it was time for a change!

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mother greer, we have to talk movies sometime

i really liked candy, though i never read the book. heroin movies are becoming an overdone fad, but of all the australian movies i have evr seen this was the most beautifully made. i thought the acting was good, and i thought it was fairly emotional, i just kind of sympathised with the idea that one person can unwittingly fuck the other over. it was more to earth than say, the basketball diaries etc.
OH- and it had noni hazelhurst in it. back to the days when i was a 4year old

yep. usually i loathe these fucked up on drugs movies, but i really loved this for some reason. their co-dependency was so heartbreaking and it really pulled you in!

do u have msn? you can add me! sonjbean@gmail.com

ps. i loved noni too. hehehe do u remember lizzie's library?!

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i don't remember lizzies library i dont think, i've got a horrible memory.

i agree. i was quite disappointed, especially at the ending.

i read the book, and enjoyed it a lot. but i haven't seen the movie yet. i talked to a lady from THINK films (who produced this movie), one day at work, and she said that they have got a lot of compliments on how well the movie suits the book. but...being that i haven't seen it, does it follow the book pretty good?

Damnit i thought this was going to be about late Actor/Comedian John Candy.

I watched this last night whilst drunk which i wouldnt recommend. Its not as powerful as say "requiem for a dream", but it moved me.
Abbie Cornish was pretty great. She looks like Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts' love child though.
It was like a mix of Basketball diaries & Mad Love.

And "Mother Greer" I love Candy's poem too.

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I haven't seen the movie, but the novel was the worst drivel I have read, ever.

^^^ the movie was a tad cliche at times, but the acting was really good. heath ledger is amazing.

the wedding scene was so weird!!

i read the book though and it's not in it. that dissapointed me. haha

however,i liked the book.

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i seen this two nights ago.i enjoyed it.i liked how she wrote all that stuff on the walls.he never seemed to fight with her she picked like two fights in the movie but i didnt really see how they struggled with one another.he shouldnt have took that dudes money and if he didnt take his wallet do you think he would have prostituted?

i want to see this movie soo badly!
i need to rent the dvd!!!

bumping this because I only just saw it this morning.

Absolutely loved it. The photography was beautiful & I thought Noni was wonderful.

a bit hesitant to watch it at first as i'm a bit over reading/watching heroin shit but now i'm thinking its worth reading the book..?

the movie is better than the book, in my opinion, but it's still worth a read.

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