Eric Bana is an Aussie ? I knew this before I saw BLACK HAWK DOWN . If I hadn`t I would have been totally convinced this guy was from the Southern states , Bana`s deep south accent was absolutely flawless in that movie unlike some of the British cast members . Since then he`s appeared in the blockbuster release of THE INCREDIBLE HULK ( Which I haven`t seen yet ) and he`ll be playing a major role in up coming mega-blockbuster TROY . After seeing him as Mark Read in CHOPPER I was totally struck by something - Eric Bana is gonna be a megastar very soon
Watching CHOPPER is somewhat like watching the young Deniro in TAXI DRIVER Bana`s performance more than makes up for the flaws in the movie , he`s not an actor playing a character - He is that character , he is Mark " Chopper " Read . Chopper puts on weight so Bana puts on weight , and I`m loathe to ask what Bana did in order to er ... how can I put it , that scene in the bar ! Did Mr Bana get a surgical extension ? That no doubt explains the title of the movie
Like I said there are some flaws to this movie which revolves around Chopper Read starting off as violent criminal to becoming best selling author ( A sort of Aussie Jimmy Boyle ) but his writing is only referred to within the last 10 minutes of the movie and I`m none the wiser as to what his books are about . One thing`s for sure but - His bestsellers can`t be half as bad as anything JK Rowling has scribbled . I also liked the poem sequence at the end though I guess just as many people will loathe it as like it
I do admire the producers honesty in pointing out that much of this screenplay is invented and I do wish more producers would do this , a pity that those of us such as myself who had never heard of Chopper Read have no idea what bits are true and what bits are fiction though . I guess that the way Chopper is written and played our sympathies should go out to him though we can`t condone what he`s done in life . I found it difficult to sympathise with this violent nutter myself but I guess anyone who asks
" Who did you f*** while I was inside ? " only to be met with the reply
" Everyone . I work in a brothel don`t I ? "
can`t actually be responsible for much of their own actions . Indeed Chopper is painted as a sad pathetic idiot though thankfully not as some type of victim
So I found CHOPPER to be violently disturbing and laugh out funny in equal measure , just like the first time I saw TAXI DRIVER . Have I mentioned that Eric Bana is going to become the world`s biggest movie star ?
Watching CHOPPER is somewhat like watching the young Deniro in TAXI DRIVER Bana`s performance more than makes up for the flaws in the movie , he`s not an actor playing a character - He is that character , he is Mark " Chopper " Read . Chopper puts on weight so Bana puts on weight , and I`m loathe to ask what Bana did in order to er ... how can I put it , that scene in the bar ! Did Mr Bana get a surgical extension ? That no doubt explains the title of the movie
Like I said there are some flaws to this movie which revolves around Chopper Read starting off as violent criminal to becoming best selling author ( A sort of Aussie Jimmy Boyle ) but his writing is only referred to within the last 10 minutes of the movie and I`m none the wiser as to what his books are about . One thing`s for sure but - His bestsellers can`t be half as bad as anything JK Rowling has scribbled . I also liked the poem sequence at the end though I guess just as many people will loathe it as like it
I do admire the producers honesty in pointing out that much of this screenplay is invented and I do wish more producers would do this , a pity that those of us such as myself who had never heard of Chopper Read have no idea what bits are true and what bits are fiction though . I guess that the way Chopper is written and played our sympathies should go out to him though we can`t condone what he`s done in life . I found it difficult to sympathise with this violent nutter myself but I guess anyone who asks
" Who did you f*** while I was inside ? " only to be met with the reply
" Everyone . I work in a brothel don`t I ? "
can`t actually be responsible for much of their own actions . Indeed Chopper is painted as a sad pathetic idiot though thankfully not as some type of victim
So I found CHOPPER to be violently disturbing and laugh out funny in equal measure , just like the first time I saw TAXI DRIVER . Have I mentioned that Eric Bana is going to become the world`s biggest movie star ?