Monster's Ball on German TV - three times!

[Penthesilea]

For all the Euro Brokies who can see German TV (probably only Anke, me, Fabienne, Melissa and Jude I guess):

Monster's Ball with Heath will be aired on German TV:

Saturday, January, 27th, 23.15 Uhr (11:15pm) on HR3 (=Hessischer Rundfunk)

I haven't seen it yet. But you bet I will  .

[MaineWriter]

I am warning you, there is a very very tough scene to watch, about 25 minutes in. Be prepared.

L

[yb]

Leslie is right, be very very prepared.

[Penthesilea]

I know what's going to happen, so I thought I am prepared. And I'm a tough girl regarding movies (with the exception of BBM, that is).
But now you two are frightening me...

[MaineWriter]

If you know, you may be prepared. I had no knowledge and it hit me like a ton of bricks. Thank God I was in my living room and not a movie theater!

By my reckoning, you are watching the movie right now. Report back when it is done and give us your review!

L

[David In Indy]

"Monster's Ball" is an outstanding movie. I have it on DVD and I get it out every once in awhile to watch it.

It is a deeply disturbing though. Actually there were several scenes in the movie that shocked and startled me the first few times I watched it.

Heath Ledger is excellent in the movie. Peter Boyle (Frank Barone in "Everybody Loves Raymond) Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry also give great performances. 

[MaineWriter]

I agree that everyone was excellent but for me, it was a watch it once, that's it movie.

I always think of Peter Boyle as Frankenstein in "Young Frankenstein." LOL

L

[belbbmfan]

For all the Euro Brokies who can see German TV (probably only Anke, me, Fabienne, Melissa and Jude I guess):

Monster's Ball with Heath will be aired on German TV:

Saturday, January, 27th, 23.15 Uhr (11:15pm) on HR3 (=Hessischer Rundfunk)

I haven't seen it yet. But you bet I will  .

hey Chrissi,
hadn't seen this until now. But we can't receive HR3 anyway, only ZDF and ARD.
but i saw this movie on Belgian television some time ago. It's raw and i agree with leslie, i wasn't prepared either and glad to be in my living room.
I didn't know about Heath Ledger at the time (it was pre BBM).

I was watching Unforgiven last night! Great movie, love Clint

So, did you like it?

[Penthesilea]

So, did you like it?

Leslie and Fabienne:
I haven't seen it yet. It will be aired at Jan, 27th; two weeks from now  . I'll report back then.

[Mikaela]

** Very general comments, no specific spoilers**

Through a strange coincidence I received the Monster's Ball DVD as a gift a few days ago, so sat down to watch it over the weekend. I had never seen the whole film, just part of it on TV some while back. I had missed quite a bit of the first scenes with HL, as it turns out, so I was glad I watched the whole DVD. Heath's very impressive in this one and I can see why this role and characterisation was the precursor for Ennis. Sonny's is a very bleak story, very bleak life.

I could write a lot more about the film but I'll refrain. I may well watch the 25 first minutes or so again, but not the rest which I'm content to have watched, - but only this once. Parts of it was balancing on the edge towards the completely speculative, IMO, - and that was  quite  unneccessary and diminished the film. I'm not certain I completely bought the "change" that occurred in the main character, and I'm embarrassed to say that Peter Boyle pulled me out of the story more than once. He just always *is* Raymond's cranky father to me.

I'll be interested to read you German/Belgian Brokies opinions on the film, once you've seen it.