First Time Watching *AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000)* Movie REACTION!!!

[@matthewganong1730]

Willem Dafoe shot three takes of each scene: one where he thought Patrick was innocent, one where he wasn’t sure, and one where he knew he was guilty. The director would cut these together randomly so that the audience was never sure what he was thinking.

[@myfriendisaac]

13:33 Yep, especially when he’s being “nice.” Christian Bale’s performance as *Patrick Bateman* was partially inspired by Tom Cruise: "intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes.” 😂🎬

[@abovewater6918]

You definitely caught on with your voice over that everyone is just super self absorbed to even notice or care what's going on. On top of that, they purposefully made it ambiguous as to whether he killed everyone or not. I personally think he did some of the kills, and other things was just his mind going insane.

[@h.donnellgrayiii4276]

When you read the novel it explains away that it's a gross satire of the things right white powerful blue bloods can do and get away with, with impunity.

[@BigGator5]

"Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God, it even has a watermark!" Christian Bale's a treasure. This is when he went from a supporting actor to an leading man. Fun Fact: In 2013, Funny Or Die recreated the "Hip To Be Square" scene with American Psycho With Huey Lewis And Weird Al (2013). Huey Lewis himself played the Patrick Bateman role and 'Weird Al' Yankovic was the Paul Allen role. In the scene, Lewis discusses the film, its controversial reception, Christian Bale's acting, and its effect on Bale's performance as Batman. Rather than listening to a song, Lewis pops in the American Psycho (2000) DVD, and at one point he points to the television while discussing Bale as Bale is shown pointing at the stereo discussing Lewis. It ends with Lewis killing Yankovic saying "Try parodying one of my songs now, you stupid bastard!" The video ends with the song "I Want A New Duck," a parody of the Huey Lewis and the News song "I Want A New Drug."

[@phj223]

the business card scene is fricking hilarious, and Bale's performance is just genius xD it's like Bateman is barely able to hold it together, he's physically straining hahahaha

[@mistyxmarlboro]

So hilarious!!!

[@nataliep6385]

There's a scene at one point in the movie where bateman is in his own bathroom, where for like 1-2 seconds you can see a recept pill glass standing on the counter. If you pause the scene and zoom in on the pills, you can see it's medication for delusional personality disorder (i google'd it) - so I assume that he stopped taking the pills, considering how the movies goes. Haha! Great movie.

[@ezelldaniels6064]

This movie is such a classic bro. Thanks for doing a reaction on one of the most iconic movies ever. I love this film. Christian bale is an amazing actor.

[@rory2808]

i thought i was the only one who wondered how it was for the artist to draw those images in his notebook!

[@tophers3756]

Your interpretation is spot on what the director said it was meant to mean. The characters were self-absorbed and interchangeable in others' minds. The realtor cleaned up the bodies because it might've hurt the property value. That's why she was so nervous when Patrick showed up. She knew he was likely the killer.

[@thicdedede9928]

This is one of those movies that just gets better and better with time

[@otacon6566]

3 things: 1. Because of "Hey, PAUL," I either say it or think it when I have a bad day or if I meet, see, associate with, etc. ANYONE named Paul. 2. I agree, Christian Bale's best performance of all time is during the phone call in the 3rd act of the movie. 3. Next time you watch this, notice when Bale is running down the hallway, with a chainsaw, naked, covered in blood, is wearing socks & running shoes. He wasn't wearing them before. Think about this instead of staring at Bale's perfectly sculpted a-word (you all did it, stop trying to say you didn't). This guy had to catch up with a screaming victim that could've blown his cover & ruined his life & kill her before she got away. He still took time to put socks & running shoes on but nothing else to run down a hallway, with a chainsaw, naked, covered in blood. This to me is one of the best scenes in the movie. It shows psycho, beast, determination, dedication, even intelligence. She doesn't have shoes on. She could step on something sharp or trip therefore seriously injuring her foot. Bateman took the time to think about that little detail, realizing the same thing could happen to him, therefore, shoes. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. Suprise 4 (last one I promise) I actually lived with someone (roomate) who possess same psychopathic traits, beliefs, & demeanors as Bateman. He could completely shift personalities as if it was a light switch. Depressed, sad, or furiously angry at home. Cheerful, life-of-the-party, loves everyone, smiles, outside of home. I love how you noticed the constant eye contact during the restaurant scene. As a sort of shy person I experienced that constant eye contact when I first met this person. At first it made me feel like I was the only one in the room & very important. Day two it felt like I was being looked at like I was a thick juicy steak about to be devoured, literally. It's the most uncomfortable terrifying thing I've ever experienced. Lastly, if anger, especially during a bad hangover, kicked in. This man wouldn't yell or scream. He would just stare into nothing like Bateman during the business card showing, and you could just tell. Everything going on in this guys head, bad memories, anything & everything that made this guy angry, past, present, even imaginative future events, would just swirl in this mans head, taking him over. you could see it in his eyes and it would go on for minutes. The face he would make. Just.... There is only one man that can make that face. Watch Mark Walberg in The Big Hit when he gets super pissed off. Especially at the dinner table with his friends at his house at the end. It is freaking scary as sh**. I'm so sorry for this novel of a comment. Adhd hyperfocus mode is on. Great movie, loved the reaction. Hope genuine love, hugs, & awesomeness happen to all of you. I mean that sincerely. I really do.

[@FestivalFacePaintArtist]

“I have to return some video tapes” 🤣🤣🤣 All his quotes “chefs kiss”😘

[@KeyserTheRedBeard]

fantastic content MovieFusion. I smashed that thumbs up on your video. Keep up the great work.

[@EvanRC91]

6:13 The zoom in on your face 😂 Loved your interpretation of the ending btw. That’s a lot more interesting than “it was all in his head.”

[@bronzewand]

Bale was only 26 years young in this

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

You pretty much nailed it with your theory in post: The movie's an indictment of the self-centered 80's yuppie. Nothing in Patrick or his peers lives has any meaning other than what's on the surface. His music is 80's pop that he over-analyzes, the business cards are all the same stock standard black print on white paper despite the perceived expensive frills that they impose on them, their restaurants all look the same to the point that no one can tell which they're in half the time, and they all look and dress the same and have the same job, to the point that they lack individuality enough to know who they're even talking to at any given point in time. Minus the potential for being murderers, Patrick and his work colleagues basically have the same snippy, smarmy, vapid, vacuous, and materialistic personality of a soulless killer. I choose to believe Patrick did commit every crime shown in the film and then some, but the uptown corporate America of the 80's facilitated his ability to cover it all up.

[@ScotchBeard78]

Great reaction. Love to see people experience this film for the first time and really get the satire.

[@lenzino7383]

Omg!!! This movie!!! Introduced me to Christian Bale….when I rented this movie with sister when I was like 12!!! Back with VHS tapes and you had to leave your home to get a movie. 😝🤪

[@JohnM...]

Seems highly ridiculous that if someone were to throw a chainsaw down a stairwell after a screaming woman that NO ONE heard it! (your finger would still have to be on the start to give it full throttle anyway - it wouldn't actually cut.)

[@mistyxmarlboro]

It absolutely would have cut her being dropped from that height, but someone would have heard her screaming, the chainsaw running, & him yelling too. It didn’t need to be running to cut her, but I don’t believe that was completely true either. He had time to put socks & shoes on, grab a chainsaw (who needs a chainsaw around that town?), & dropped it perfectly over the railing onto her.

[@teresaluz975]

I believe he really killed all those people. The cat and the old lady and the police car explosion is just a fever dream, but the rest is real. The most horrifying thing is that no one cares or pays attention, he gets away with it. I love Bale in this. I've read the book and it's even more disturbing and hilarious too because there are sections dedicated to album reviews. Loved your reaction.

[@WhiteHawk77]

Correct, as the director intended it to be taken but had regrets that people thought none of it was real and didn’t making it a bit more clear to some. Bateman just had a psychotic break at the ATM machine and it continues to just before he does the answer phone confession.

[@MelissaMeyer82]

Great movie.Bataman,Joker and Green Goblin all in one movie 🤯

[@thomasbaker2067]

Christian Bale played Patrick Bateman so good.

[@AtomicVampire1]

Bret Easton Ellis, who wrote the book, has said that the narrator, Patrick Bateman, is an unreliable narrator. So, it’s more than possible that Patrick didn’t actually kill anyone.

[@IsmaelSilva7]

6:13 LOL Great reaction! This movie is such a wild ride and so sophisticated at the same time. Its true what u said about the self absorbed people, that was the bussiness culture at the end of the 80s. I've know people exactly like Patrick's friends (my dad's friends were like that) and it was hard to tell apart a regular yuppie from a psicopath lol. Patrick Bateman is such a cool psicotic villain and Bale is a genius actor.

[@justmeeagainn]

Do you have a problem with the letters “y” and “h”? It’s “psYchopath” and “psYchotic”.

[@IsmaelSilva7]

@@justmeeagainn english is not my first language but i can spell ASSHOLE very good, thanks.

[@tink6225]

@@justmeeagainn my eyes glazed over that

[@potts9274]

You have to do the rules of attraction! It was written by the same author as this and it’s a mind fuck! The visuals are incredible and the story amazing! You would love it!

[@danielbautista9062]

American Psycho is the best satire horror film I’ve ever seen! And about the ending, it’s up to you to decide. For me, I believe it’s the system, and the society keeping themselves perfect. A metaphor for not showing the real truth.

[@anthonyshorrorandmore]

Hey, I just subscribed to your channel. You do a really great job with your editing, and I like how you explain what you’re thinking or how you’re feeling as the movie progresses. Excellent job, man!

[@pwph8361]

if you like villainess characters you should read the book, so you can really get inside Patrick's head. They had to leave a lot of stuff out of the movie because it would have been impossible to film ( the habitrail system for example ), and they had to work a lot with the content they could use. There is a movie called 'The Rules of Attraction', which has Sean Bateman in it, Patrick's brother ( in the book they have a phone conversation ) - nothing to do with pyschos, but an excellent College love triangle movie, very well filmed. :)

[@StoryOfUsFinalDraft]

12:15 I don't know why but that frame reminds me of what Harley Quinn kept in the fridge too in the dark animated movie Justice League Gods and Monsters

[@maximillianosaben]

Bale is so good in this.

[@CoffeeLoverJoel]

🥰Love it...sooo good...perfect!

[@dcallahan713]

Another popular reading or interpretation of the film is that it is a dark satire on the yuppie culture of the 80s and 90s which started with Reagan's Wall Street friendly politics. Whether Patrick killed these people or not is secondary to the fact he A) thought or imagined or dreamt he had killed them and B) he didn't connect with humanity in general. This can be seen as a commentary on the dehumanization of Wall Street ethics (think Wolf of Wall Street). I think no one hears him because it's in his head and even if he said it no one listens in his world anyways. Like you said everyone is self obsessed. He also constantly says he has no feelings, nothing is there. He tells the homeless guy they have nothing in common. All of it is a commentary on the mindset of these people Patrick personifies.

[@ProHero86]

I always recommend people read this book if they want to read the most graphic book in every sense (descriptions of fashion, music, sex and especially violence) the movie doesn’t come close.

[@systerkeno]

I really enjoyed the reaction. I watched it at the cinema when it came out and have watched it many times since then with friends. I share much of your view on the film and I think the way she told him to leave the apartment was quite sinister, maybe showing that the rich take care of each other's problems, or something like that. I think the movie is amazing and can be interpreted in many ways. Also, great soundtrack and a quite needed comedic relief when he's talking about the songs. I find that it seems he likes the artists once they become more mainstream and change the sound making it melt together more with other music. Which might be a parallel to him wanting it to seem like he is fitting in with his crowd...or I'm totally just reading in too much into the movie. 😅 Keep up the fun reactions ✌

[@shainewhite2781]

The film is left ambiguous, as we don't know if Patrick actually killed those people, or it was just some sick fantasy he was living.

[@hollyodell4012]

Thing is, does Patrick even know how much of it is real?

[@cristiancastaneda2808]

8:41 well he is already the green goblin which is a character that is basically considered "the joker of marvel"

[@mawangshallhang]

Psychopaths can definitely read emotions even if they don't have them themselves, they're smart and know how to manipulate etc. The film is a bit of a parody.

[@jonwmeyer11]

One of my all time favorite comedies

[@kreuz7sieben]

I like your conclusion 👍 most people think it's all in his head, but I like this better

[@skyofthelivingdead]

One of the few big horror/thriller flicks directed by a woman ☺️ it was much more uncommon back in 2000.

[@EdithCardellini]

I'm one of the "I don't care how many people die in a movie as long as the dog lives" kind of person. So Patrick stomping the poor dog to death was too much for me. 💔 😣 I was super relieved he wasn't able to shoot the cat.

[@EvilA110]

Did anyone else start thinking this guy would play a great Patrick Bateman himself? Not implying that you're creepy or anything, sir, I just think you have the right look for it.

[@swagwolfgang]

The book is 1000x more fucked up and it doesnt start killing people until a solid halfway through the book😂

[@XghostXfaceX2]

I love this movie and the book! It’s such a mind fuck. I love that Bateman is a “Literally Me” meme

[@SUZUKI1777]

My favorite is joker too. I felt really bad for him. I swear joker is a pisces. The actor did impressive job with the character.

[@phj223]

Not sure if you know, but renting and returning videotapes was the way you watched movies at home for a long, looooong time during the 80s and 90s. Slowly transferring to DVD:s during the latter half of the 90s, but you still had to rent them and return them, haha.

[@justmeeagainn]

Thanks for that little informational nugget. Many people have never heard of renting videotapes, let alone returning them! Than God people like you exist to fill in the gaps.

[@phj223]

Well our man seemed perplexed by the concept so I figured I'd share just in case, no need for sarcasm.. 🤷‍♂️

[@shania991]

I see why it’s a classic but I don’t know I have mixed emotions about it left some unanswered questions and stuff it’s great idk why his morning routine was a mood 😂

[@TheOneWhoLaughs101]

Proof that Bale could of also played the Joker 👌

[@d.-_-.b]

could've

[@yishujia186]

Did all those murdering actually happen? In the last scene, that lawyer thought he had dinner with Paul Allen. He just mixed up with different people.

[@zacharybear7243]

Hahaha you and him kind of have the same facial features lol. You remind me of him in his face a lil tiny bit lol 😂

[@zacharybear7243]

I love this movie. Love your reactions. Keep’em coming. You need horror movies galore lol

[@BJ52091]

Patrick Bateman is not a psychopath as it's currently understood by the psychiatric community. He's flagrantly, aggressively psychotic, meaning that he's plagued by delusions and the occasional hallucination (FEED ME A STRAY CAT). He also has brief moments of fear and apparent remorse when he breaks down on the voicemail to his lawyer, even if that's only because he thinks he may get caught. He's more likely to diagnosed as schizophrenic due to his frequent episodes of disassociation with reality. That's not a psychopath, meaning someone who has antisocial personality disorder. A real-life psychopath would be much closer to James Bond. Emotionless, ice-cold under pressure and stress, remorseless and ruthless, and (most importantly for the purposes of comparison to Bateman) free of delusions and hallucinations. APD sufferers are zeroed in on the real world and they understand clearly how others behave because their perspective is not clouded by undue emotional attachment to other people, just how to best use them for their own gain. They're not crazy; they know what they're doing is considered wrong; they just don't care (some might argue that they're incapable of caring). So a psychopath would most likely not be like"RARRRRRR IM A CRAZY MOFO DIE YUPPIE SCUM HAHA CHAINSAW GO BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!%$!" while killing someone. A psychopath would be much more likely to just execute the guy next to you with two silenced shots to the head and then calmly apologize to you for getting blood on your carpet. Also, the ending is a total mindfreak for sure! There's enough ambiguity to argue for both interpretations, and to still ponder to what extent any of these events were imaginary. I personally think that most of them were real, and that Bateman got away with his crimes simply because everyone else around him (except Jean) is as self-absorbed and apathetic to the plight of others as he is. Bateman's co-workers were constantly mistaking Bateman for other people, which is the only reason the detective lost the scent on Bateman's murder of Paul Allen. The real estate lady simply got rid of the bodies and cleaned up the apartment so she could make a sale. The lawyer was even more cold and ruthless than Bateman was, simply playing off confession to mass murder as a great joke and subtly letting Bateman know that this will be the official story, simply in order to protect his client. That's the real horror, the genius, and the point of this film: when you realize that Patrick Bateman is the LEAST fucked up out of all of the yuppies on Wall Street. Just my two cents!

[@BJ52091]

Also, check out the lawyer's profile on the left side of the screen when Patrick says "No, you - ". You can tell that he raises his eyes pointedly at Patrick as if to say "Yes. I. Did. Take the hint, my man.".

[@mistyxmarlboro]

Someone on another comment here posted that Bateman is on medicine for some kind of personality disorder & that he probably stopped taking it. It can be seen in his bathroom.

[@savagelion1887]

YESS one of my most favorite movies Great reaction bro

[@ethanholgate2512]

8:37 I completely agree but he played green goblin which to me is pretty dame close to him playing the joker proformance wise

[@ryanje8147]

MovieFusion......have you updated your business card lately? lol

[@BrandonJames2016]

Can someone explain what happens to that one girl in the sheets like did he bite her hard making her bleed cause there was blood on his mouth always confused me.

[@asasassify]

Check out nightcrawler. Great terrible person movie

[@robertovasquez6714]

This is a good movie... Definitely a classic 💯

[@FestivalFacePaintArtist]

You can watch it a million times and still not be sure WTF is happening.😉

[@gc8846]

You should cosplay as Patrick Bateman

[@CoffeeLoverJoel]

🤪have a holly jolly xmas...LOL

[@Dylanghost19]

Yes

[@SgtCthulhu]

There's a second movie with Mila Kunis. Not really good but you should try it one day.

[@kaimiralis]

Please react to 10 Cloverfield Lane !!

[@Justafox305]

Have you ever seen Donnie darko or wild things? ^ Those are some other movies with plot twists.

[@justmeeagainn]

There are other movies with plot twists?!

[@SandraMorris51]

This movie is why people were initially surprised he was chosen as Batman because this was his most known role at the time. Another film of his I love is Reign of Fire: it's about dragons!

[@AdamtheGrey02]

7:11 Batman and The Joker, face to face. Two different universes but I'll take it.

[@h.donnellgrayiii4276]

When you read the novel it explains away that it's a gross satire of the things rich white powerful blue bloods can do and get away with, with impunity. This was the decadence of the yuppie era (Young Urban Professional) when Wall Street was booming in the Savings and Loan junk bonds market. One call to his lawyer and it all went away, just like that. You kids seeing Bale as Batman first not the other way around like I did is the thing that makes you all uncomfortable most with the film.

[@WerewolfReaper]

So u got the self absorbed thing the novel hits a lot of ppl miss that. Patrick is an untrustworthy narrator. Ur not supposed to know if its all in his head or real. Also for Paul Allen it could very well be his family saw the bodies assumed that's why he is missing maybe he killed them and covered it up. There are many different ways to take it.

[@DougRayPhillips]

The ATM display "FEED ME A STRAY CAT" which shows at 16:30 of your reaction is the first solid clue that at least SOME of what we're seeing is just in his head. And it's pretty far-fetched that he could explode squad car gas tanks with just a handgun. I prefer the interpretation that ALL of it is imaginary.

[@WhiteHawk77]

According to the director and writer it’s not. Only the ATM and shooting spree is in his head as he has a psychotic break at that point and starts seeing things, everything else is real and the director has stated she regrets not making it more clear that it wasn’t all just in his head.

[@DXChrisCross]

Just avoid the sequel at all costs and you'll be fine. Now, if you'll excuse me...I have to return some videotapes.

[@slayskool777]

It was all in his mind.

[@zacharybear7243]

Go watch antlers. That was so creepy

[@MetzMan]

I like to go with the theory that all of the actually crazy killing and stuff and visions of the head in a fridge were not real. Especially running around a building naked with a chainsaw screaming. People would definitely hear that, check it out themselves or immediately call the police. There is never a real aftermath of those incidents either. Same with the killing spree and being able to take out cops and explode their car while doing it. All fantasies build on a mental illness or a way to cope with anxiety attacks etc. But I do also like the idea that this whole high end society he is living in has lawyers and other officials that would cover for murder and other extreme ventures, like with the Paul Allen murder where a person might just "disappear". Very interesting movie.

[@rumham7466]

I think that it Is real. Going along with the theme of how self-centered people can be, and these type of people very much were back in the 80’s. How they were so self absorbed they wouldn’t care to notice. And if they did, they let it go if it meant the benefit for them, Like the woman selling Paul’s condo for example. She’d have a hard time getting a good price if it was known there were a bunch of murders there. But it’s been up for debate lol

[@rumham7466]

Although he clearly imagined the car explosion, so that throws things off. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@justmeeagainn]

Ever hear of Kitty Genovese? Lots of people heard her getting murdered and nobody did anything. Don’t think that just because someone is screaming and yelling that anyone will help.

[@WhiteHawk77]

According to the director and writer it’s not in his head. Only the ATM and shooting spree is in his head as he has a psychotic break at that point and starts seeing things, everything else is real and the director has stated she regrets not making it more clear that it wasn’t all just in his head. The reason no one hears him with the chainsaw is twofold, one he clearly has bought out more than just the one penthouse, maybe more than one floor to keep the body’s in, that’s why the hooker runs around opening doors trying to find the way out, and the other reason is the same as when he does stuff like mention killing people or drags a body in a bag leaking blood through the lobby in front of the doorman and is ignored, people just don’t want to believe it or get involved or are too self involved, like the real estate agent who cleaned up the body’s and blood and didn’t tell on Bateman so she could make a load of money selling a million dollar apartment.

[@kampinak]

there are a lot of interpretations of this movie, think yours is pretty good, people are just ignorant and self-centered, they dont really see or hear anything, plus him as a person from the upper layer of society, white collar, he can just get away with things, everything is fine, no repercussions for his actions, the society is corrupt and rotten :)

[@justmeeagainn]

That’s so deep!