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    Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!

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    Image of regis regis
    10/30/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    in the weeks leading up to my hysterectomy, i was overwhelmed by a temptation to watch this movie over and over.

    i resisted, and my psyche is probably the better for it, but ... yeah. that's some whacked out right there. #davidcronenberg
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    Great, underrated movie. This was my first introduction to Irons, and his performance blew me away. #davidcronenberg
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    fun movie.haven't watched it in years #davidcronenberg
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    10/30/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    Alright, so I got it and watched it tonight, and it was brilliant. Not exactly scary but Jeremy Irons is, to be reptitious, absolutely brilliant in this movie. Definitely one of his best movies and some of the best duplicate acting I have ever seen in my life. It wasn't cheesy or over the top like most 80's horror fare and the whole thing was creepy as hell, especially at the end so I am glad I watched it. Thanks for the clip CJ or else this movie would have went unnoticed by me and that would have been a shame. #davidcronenberg
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    Image of tonilost tonilost
    10/30/09

    @Makidian: The book is excellent also. #davidcronenberg
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    10/30/09

    @tonilost: I will have to give it a read then. Is it a good adaptation I take it? #davidcronenberg
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    10/31/09

    @Makidian: The movie isnt at all like the book except that they are twin docs. The book is based on a true story and is creepy in it's own right. #davidcronenberg
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    *Considers rescheduling her Monday OB/GYN appointment* #davidcronenberg
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    I saw this film when I was 18. Jeremy Irons playing two identical twins in such a way that you could tell when one twin was impersonating the other twin was a feat of acting every drama student should either be forced to watch, to learn, or prevented from watching, to keep them from just giving up.
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    10/29/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    They weren't torture instruments CJ, they were supposed to be "revolutionary new medical instruments," and Iron's character was white-faced serious about it. That was what was so unsettling about the whole scene.
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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    10/30/09

    @Cash907Censored: And they end up in a pawn-shop! #davidcronenberg
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    Image of black-wings black-wings
    11/01/09

    @Jack_Burton: No. It was an art show. #davidcronenberg
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    11/01/09

    @black-wings: Right you are... He buys them back after seeing them in a window... It has been a while. #davidcronenberg
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    11/02/09

    @Jack_Burton: Well, he just takes them and runs while someone screams after him, and he keeps shouting "They're mine!" I guess I've seen the movie a few times too many. #davidcronenberg
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    Image of J France J France
    10/29/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    Not MUTANTS, mutant, singular. His tools are developed for Genevieve's character, who has... three cervix, if i'm not mistaken. It was one of the brothers' obsession with her multi-cervixed self that sends the "psychic" paternal balance out of whack, no? (What is the plural of cervix?)

    One of my favourite Cronenberg films! I have a ratty VHS copy that disintegrated just as I got a nice, crisp DVD copy.
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    Image of tamoko tamoko
    10/29/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    I saw this film in the theater. I barely knew who Cronenberg was at the time... Jeremy Irons still skeeves me out when ever I see him... but quickly got up to speed.

    Shivers is still my favorite. #davidcronenberg
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    Image of Kenro199x Kenro199x
    10/29/09

    @tamoko: For real. This was my introduction to Jeremy Irons. Sam Neil as Damien as well.

    First impressions are a riot aren't they?
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    Image of tamoko tamoko
    11/01/09

    @Kenro199x: Yeah, kind of like the first time I saw Gary Oldman. #davidcronenberg
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    Image of Andrew Pederson Andrew Pederson
    10/29/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    Weird but, because of their masks (and I'm sure among other random minor things) I found it very hard to follow what he was saying (and therefore too distracted to actually key into any emotional reaction I was having).

    So yeah, not scary on it's own but interested enough to watch it. #davidcronenberg
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    Dead Ringers is one of my very favorite movies. Cronenberg is my favorite director and this is one of his best films. Crash, Videodrome and maybe Naked Lunch are the ones that give it the most competition for "My Favorite Cronenberg Film." #davidcronenberg
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    10/29/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    By itself it doesn't seem scary but I am intrigued enough to want to watch it. I will say that Jeremy Irons looks much cooler now than he did then, more badass with age I suppose. #davidcronenberg
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    10/29/09

    @Makidian: Dead Ringers has to be one of the best horror films of all time. #davidcronenberg
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    10/29/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    Astounding investigation into the depths of insanity. I loved that movie. When someone says Jeremy Irons, I equate Dead Ringers. #davidcronenberg
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    Image of Mrs.Ataxxia Mrs.Ataxxia
    10/29/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    I remember the first time i saw this movie. I was HORRIFIED by this scene. It still gives me the heebie-jeebies just thinking about it. #davidcronenberg
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Scariest Surgical Instruments Of All Time!
    I read that book when I was quite young and it haunted me for a long time.

    Jeremy Irons is amazing in the movie. #davidcronenberg
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