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Title: PATRICK (2013) Post by: indianasmith on July 21, 2014, 11:48:43 PM This movie is actually a remake of a 1978 original that I have never seen, but I was very impressed with it when my daughter
and I watched it together this evening. Brilliantly cast, darkly scored, and with a disturbing plot, this film is one that will lurk in your dreams long after you return the DVD. Kathy Jacquard is an idealistic young nurse who is hired to work in the Roget Sanitarium, where Dr. Roget (ably played by Charles Dance, better known as Tywin Lannister from HBO's GAME OF THRONES series) is working with comatose, vegetative patients in an ongoing series of experiments to see if he can reinstate brain activity in those who have none. Among the patients is a handsome young man named Patrick, who suffers none of the emaciation and muscle atrophy common to the others. Kathy is drawn to him from the start, believing that he is still aware of his surroundings. And one day, as she cleans him up after a particularly brutal round of experimentation from Dr. Roget, he begins to respond to her. But no one else. As she tries to prove to the rest of the sanitarium staff that Patrick is aware of his surroundings, strange things begin to happen. Patrick cannot move a muscle of his body - but he can move objects with his mind. And little by little, Kathy comes to realize that this handsome young man is not exactly the innocent victim of tragedy that she has imagined him to be. This is a genuinely creepy movie with a very strong cast. I highly recommend it! :thumbup: Title: Re: PATRICK (2013) Post by: The Burgomaster on August 01, 2014, 08:57:35 AM I have the original on DVD and it is pretty creepy. Patrick lying in bed comatose with his eyes wide open is an unsettling image. You're always waiting for him to blink or move his eyes. There is a 1980 sequel made in Italy called PATRICK VIVE ANCORA (or PATRICK STILL LIVES in the U.S. version). I heard it is terrible. I would love to see it.
Title: Re: PATRICK (2013) Post by: dean on August 03, 2014, 10:02:00 PM I have the original on DVD and it is pretty creepy. Patrick lying in bed comatose with his eyes wide open is an unsettling image. You're always waiting for him to blink or move his eyes. There is a 1980 sequel made in Italy called PATRICK VIVE ANCORA (or PATRICK STILL LIVES in the U.S. version). I heard it is terrible. I would love to see it. Haha in the doco 'Not Quite Hollywood' they talk about that sequel being an unauthorised rip off [like they all are] with the only slight resemblance to the original is a random shot of a guy in a bed with close ups of his eyes every now and then. The footage I saw looked woeful... |