Irreversible

I was it was make clearer that this disc isn’t in the ntsc format.

Not for weak stomachs, but very powerful picture. I watched the most recent update at the theater which puts the movie scenes in chronological order. Amazing what pops out from the contrast!

Yes, Irreversible is a monster of a movie, brutal and sickening in all the worst ways. It's also a magnificent piece of storytelling, a finely crafted film and something everyone (who loves film) should see once.I have a question though, regarding the impact scene at the Club. Two major surprises unfold here, firstly that it is gentle, cerebral Pierre and not raging, coke-fuelled Marcus that commits the murder (one of the most horribly realistic murder scenes I've ever seen, and so long, it gets to the point where you want the guy to just die already and let it be over) and secondly that 'The Tapeworm' is not the man killed, but his colleague/friend. (The scene of Tapeworm looking down on the dead body and smiling was a knife to the heart (at least it will be the second time you watch the movie and realise he escaped))I wonder, though, if the movie had been played scene for scene normally, from true beginning to true end, what the impact of these two "twists" would have been. Playing the movie backwards, you just don't get it. You don't know Pierre's character yet. You don't know what the rapist looks like. Hmmmm....Although working in reverse does have it's benefits. The scene with Marcus and Alex waking up to the telephone in particular, where Alex has had a dream of a long, red tunnel (the underpass) and Marcus can't feel his arm (the one that get's so disgustingly snapped in the club)And of course, the first scene (aka the last scene) of Alex in her summer dress laying in the park with the kids playing on a gorgeous sunny day, it wouldn't mean anything if the movie played forwards, I guess. Same with the party scene. It hits harder backwards.I also have to mention the soundtrack - the music is alright, but it's the throbbing, repeated blows to the head of the ambient noise that makes the movies sound. Especially the noise in the club. Just a horrible experience, especially with the camera all tilt-a-whirl and out of control, just showing (very explicit!) glimpses of the depravity that is going on.On the DVD, the extras are slim but interesting. One guy breaks down how they did the special effects (and trust me, it does make the murder scene a little easier to take) and the digital penis is just...funny weird. I think the best part of the extras are the original French teasers. One of them is simply Alex's view as she is being raped, you can't get more simple or effective than that.Oh yeah - the DVD says it has deleted scenes, but I couldn't find any....???

I had mixed feelings about this movie, but I would still recommend it. I am by no means a film critic or a filmmaker but I can respect what this filmmaker was creating here. I liked the camera and art direction because it added to the suspense and dis ease of the whole tone, a tension building and spiraling if you will. It made me feel uncomfortable but I didn't want to turn it off. The story is a terrible one but one I identify with. The famous revenge scene made me feel like I was going to have a panic attack but I stayed with it. Unfortunately, I personally could not watch the assault against the girlfriend in its entirety as it is a trigger but I did watch the end of the scene and fastforwarded thru the rest where I could still see it pass by but not hear it. Maybe I need to see the whole scene to understand the full scope of the emotions of the story and characters but I was not able as of yet to watch. It was enough for me to get the emotion and pain and terror and violence behind her and her assailant's experience. I liked the reverse order of the film as well, letting us as viewers know the outcome and then seeing how the day began for this couple in happier, unknowing times. I was struck by the very end or the opening scene with the two men shooting the shit in the bed. It was disturbing and foreboding without even knowing what was about to happen next or in their case, what had transpired underneath them minutes before. The one thing I didn't like was the very end (or would be beginning) as it didn't make as much of an impact on me than I would like. I feel it could have been a better choice of scene or added spoken words. But it still provoked something in me that is almost indescribable, something I almost can't stop thinking about days later. I love the insight into fate and Destiny; I think everyone can relate to impending doom and little choices that have disastrous implications or outcomes. And the film speaks to the underbelly of society, the speedier side of things and people, the darker sides of life and human beings, the explicit or horribly violent or even primal sides to some or all human nature. I enjoy darker movies and this is one of those. Perhaps my favorite piece was the true assailant's face as he watches the brutal scene of revenge unfolding in the gay sex club. His expression tells the story itself.

Picture quality not good, the bumpiness of the camera gave me a sore head but it's hard to understand it's going to have to be a twice watch film to 'get it' ending was bizzare as the wrong man arrested and no outcome what happened to his fiancé did she die?live? What about the baby? So many things not understood

This is the Frankensteins monster of cinema in my opinion. The first time I saw this film I sat with my mouth open (and tears) til the credits ran, not sure whether to have a whiskey or a cleansing shower. For anyone who doesn't know, it features some truly terrible on screen violence which is what helped to create it's reputation but is more crucially the epicentre of the films theme. This story, is a grotesque and yet deeply moving portrayal of the fact that violence begets violence. Shot in reverse, the film starts at the end with a grisly comeuppance being metered out to an unknown character in an ultra violent attack. As the story unfolds, revealing relationships and hearts disintegrated by tragedy, the random events and choices made are magnified to a quietly horrific completion. One of those movies you can't unwatch and will not likely view a second time, but will raise your eyebrows to and note mentally as a game changer in revenge thrillers.

Dark but really human flick. Absolutely stunning in it's outcome. The way how Noe puts his actors perform is disturbing and yet most human way to act. I can recommend this film to all the people who have seen the darker side of life and want to understand more about human condition in the era of narcissism and abuse.

Hyped up, tedious and mediocre film. Only very marginally better than Climax and Love.

Decent film but some realy hard bits to watch!