August Osage County

[ProblemAgain]

i finally got around to watching August Osage County...a good movie, not necessarily a great movie but great acting. kind of a step by step revelation of an extremely dysfunctional family with the narcissistic matriarch. streep manages to make herself thoroughly unlikable...anyway, that's my take...the closing music was such a choice of irony in juxtaposition to the film. the last mile home is a sort of accolade to family...as opposed to the family depicted that is best seen in the rear view mirror. perhaps that's why the tune was chosen because in the film it seems like the family members kept getting hosed by their expectation of what it means to be a family and that family will treat you decently

[crestofwaves]

When I went to see this movie, I thought "What do I need to see this for?"  I've seen my sister, a good woman but very troubled although not a drug addict, do the same to me and her sons.  It hit too close to home--that quick jab of an attack and the air that " Well, I was just being honest" makes hurtful words OK.  Honesty does not make hurt OK.  LIe if you are going to  hurt someone is my motto.

[ProblemAgain]

there's a difference between being honest and using 'honesty' as a weapon. sometimes you just stfu like when a woman asks if these pants make her ass look big. i kept thinking why aren't the daughters running the fuck away when the funeral was done? why are they subjecting themselves and each other to such calculated viciousness? they were all narcissists as a survival mechanism to deal with the family dynamics. and 'yes, baby, you're the best i ever had'  works

[Wayne Goodwin]

Early in life i learned to trust just a few people ...

[frenchy]

well just speakin for myself , i found the movie hard to take .. the actin was good no doubt about that but people just tearin each other a new ass all the time ain't no fun to watch .. reminds me of who's afraid of virginia wolfe .. i guess we all have some leftover animosity from our own families but i try to avoid all that if possible .. sometimes you can't tho and when that happens i have to asses weather its even worth it or not to say what i feel .. cause if i do i can be just as sharp as anyone in the room , but then if i am i'm only throwin more gasoline on the fire .. so most of the time if i count to 10 i just let it go .. most of the time anyway .. but if i don't let it go .. look out ..