American Psycho (2000) | *First Time Watching* | Movie Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@csw3287]

The Green Goblin questioning Batman about the Joker missing

[@ShawnKavanagh]

It's an exclusive fraternity

[@DCshandle]

@@ShawnKavanagh👀

[@KYSNEOVV]

the best batman and the worst joker mind you

[@yanni2737]

😂😂😂

[@baldguy3960]

ELITE!

[@Cadinho93]

Fun Fact: When Brett Easton Ellis was writing the book of "American Psycho", which the movie is based on, he originally wrote it to be serious. To get material for the book, he hung out with a small group of yuppies. All they did was take him to the most trendy restaurants, talked about who had the best haircut, the best suit, the hottest girlfriend and who had the best house in the Hamptons. Not once did Brett see them working in their respective offices. So, from this experience, he completely rewrote his book to be a dark comedy satire, with the added twist that the main character is a serial killer. Also, during the card scene, one of the actors admitted to being a bit scared of Christian Bale because he could supposedly "sweat on command".

[@rosanajaquez3274]

@@Cadinho93 I still laugh at the fact he included Flutie’s, a restaurant near the South Street Seaport which was awful, but had a great view. See and be seen was the name of the game.

[@cnon.]

The book is a masterpiece but darker and more graphic. This was a good, quite faithful adaptation though. Emphasizing the satire element.

[@HuntingViolets]

It was a fight to get Christian Bale. He wasn't bankable then; the suits wanted Leonardo DiCaprio. Producer Christine Vachon writes about it in her book, _Shooting to Kill._

[@jgarofalo8813]

@@cnon. after seeing the movie and hearing the book is more graphic I never read it.

[@d_no_allyn_86]

That's incredible. It's like, if you want a role to be incredible in a movie. Or Christian bale in it.

[@HABO2210]

"Before disposing of the body, there was a moment of sheer panic when I realized that Paul's apartment overlooks the Park...and it's obviously more expensive" That line cracks me up every time 😆

[@alonenjersey]

So expensive that if you have to ask how much it cost to live there, you can't afford it.

[@portugahbk]

There are 2 explanations for the ending: -either he imagined the whole thing -or the entire society is so shallow that nobody cares enough to look into what he is doing, the lawyer says he had dinner with Paul Allen in London, but people are constantly mixing people up with one another the entire movie, it's possible the lawyer had dinner with someone else that he thought was Paul. And also the lady at the apartment at the end that tells Patrick to just go away and not cause a problem, she seems scared of him, it's possible she found the body that was there, but just hushed it up not to loose the sale deal. it really works either way.

[@TheFrugalVideoGamer]

It could even be a combination of the two, in which he *has* committed some murders, but hallucinated others (the obvious one being blowing up the cop car with a pistol) - and take note of the sign just over Bateman's shoulder during that final scene. He literally has no escape from his existence.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

​@@TheFrugalVideoGamerAs the movie goes on, he falls deeper into psychosis and both his real life actions and his fantasies get more extreme (he even says at one point that he's afraid his sanity is slipping). The director says that most, if not all, of the very end is imaginary.

[@cameron9292]

It's far more likely the former. This movie is highly overrated imo. Perhaps the book does a much better job at making the reader question how much of this is real, but I think it's very clear in the film that most if not all of what occurred was fantasy, and it's an overused trope at this point, granted the book came out in 1991 and the film 2000.

[@yomama629]

Great comment. It's up to the viewer's interpretation what the ending means for this one

[@VicMikesvideodiary]

Bingo.

[@paulfromt.o.7384]

The shimmy he does listening to Huey Lewis kills me every time 😅

[@scottwilliam3470]

do you like phil collins?

[@erikafigueroa5128]

You nailed it, they were all so self-absorbed (those in their circles) they didn't notice he was a psycho, regardless if he killed those people or not. And his secretary notices b/c she was not part of their world.

[@myajanell2504]

omg😳 really crazy😭 i love seeing how people find out and already put the puzzle pieces together. when it comes to movies or tv shows

[@jmil843]

Christian Bale’s best performance!!

[@realchilldude1271]

Yeah I always forget hes australian.....he always nails his roles.

[@therealloki33]

​@@realchilldude1271British*

[@zjbell700]

He was born in Wales but considers himself of English nationality because both of his parents come from an English line

[@zjbell700]

​@@realchilldude1271not Australian

[@zjbell700]

​@@therealloki33not British

[@TheNamelessFilm]

“He just turned into Batman all of a sudden!” Not yetttt!!!!!!! 😂😂

[@Arkainjel]

I spit my drink out at that lol

[@Floyd1138]

This is one of Christian Bale's best performances/rolls. He is fantastic in this. I would write more but i have to return some video tapes....

[@alonenjersey]

Quickly. Those late fees at BLOCKBUSTERS can be a pain.

[@nadronnocojr]

During the 80’s we rented videos and you could only have them 24 hours , or you had to pay full rental 3.99. Long before blockbuster , Individual rental house. Ran the markets, sometimes they had a special 2 day rental , so we were always returning videos, it was just as thing everyone recognized. The urgency of late fees , Ten years later blockbuster changes the game then 20 years later you get red box. It was not easy in the 80’s lmao I forgot that you have to REWIND , or get a fee , people owned rewind e’s because it would burn up your VCR all the rewinding …

[@TheCaptaininsaino]

Returning video tapes was serious business! They wouldn't let you rent a new tape until you had returned the old ones. The struggle was real.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

​@@TheCaptaininsainoAnd your parents would flip out if you misplaced a tape, causing late fees and if never returned, reimbursement for the entire lost tape and possibly a canceled membership.

[@myajanell2504]

yea😍 this movie feels like it came out in the 80s😭 and I always get this feeling that it did when I know good and well it came out in the 2000s😭

[@Arkainjel]

Nice try, serial killer. We're on to you!

[@alonenjersey]

I do remember some VCR owners who also owned a device that just rewound the VHS tapes.

[@Fred-vy1hm]

Christian Bale causing women to rethink their skincare game for over two decades now. 🤔😂

[@myajanell2504]

right😍 like😭

[@Lady-Seashell-Bikini]

Nah, that much exfoliation will cause him to look older than the alcohol-based after shave that he avoids.

[@Johonnac]

@@Lady-Seashell-BikiniYet, he desperately needs Botox already 🧐

[@MrDoBerek]

Christian Bale basically played an evil Bruce Wayne here and he delivered as always.

[@myajanell2504]

right

[@drb3nway]

Sweet! I'm gonna check this out after I'm done taking these video tapes back to the store!

[@Reefism]

The ending of this is great because it doesn't really address if Patrick Bates really is a serial killer or he just has a vivid imagination!

[@MarkRubbsJr]

50/50 maybe 🤔🤔🤔

[@ImNotLuthien]

It´s truly an ambiguous ending. They don´t even make an effort to answer if he took the ring to Mordor or not.

[@SilentBob731]

@@ImNotLuthien Of course he didn't, he took the One Ring to Dorsia.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

He definitely is a killer, but the craziness at the end is intended (I think) to erase all doubt as to whether he is nuts. He is indeed a psycho. Whether the ending is real or a fantasy, either way he is crazy.

[@jakemaddox76]

He did it. It’s making fun of the fact that whole 80’s wall street culture is clueless and a joke. The guy had lunch with what he probably thought was Paul Allen, you saw how they all confuse each other.

[@rayhume1971]

When the secretary flips through his day planner at the end, the first pages are normal. That's when he stopped taking his medication. As she turns the pages, the drawings get crazier and crazier, reflecting the growing effects of his withdrawal.

[@thefiscokid7110]

Totally agree.

[@6dogs729]

Not me getting a exfoliating ad during the reaction 😂💀 now that’s comedy timing 😂😂😂

[@RalphBednarski]

Okay...here is the deal. This is from a series of books. It was not in his head...he did it all. Here is the explanation... This takes place in the Regan 80's during the Yuppie era...where everyone is shallow. Patrick's Dad owns the company and his lawyer is the family lawyer. Because, Patrick's Dad knows how he is...they cover for him due to their financial power. Patrick had one apartment...he was using Paul Allen's over priced apartment to have sex with the hookers, no one else lived there due to it was unaffordable or the tenants were always out of town. Everybody got him mixed up with others cause all of his coworkers and peers dressed alike because of fashioned trends. This is part of a film series that was books. The films go in this order.... -Less than Zero. -The Rules of Attraction. (Patrick's younger brother's story...Patrick is mentioned). -American Psycho.(Patrick's story). -The Informants.(Patrick is the serial killer that is being talked about). The Book series... -Patrick ends up with his secretary and marries her and they have a kid. -The FBI eventually becomes aware of Patrick's kill sphree and hunt him. -Patrick gets away with everything and eventually gets medicine to temporarily fix him...but eventually returns to his ways. So,Yes...Patrick did it all and it was weird. The Cop car exaggerated explosion, ATM talking to him was due to he forgot to take his meds and he was slipping....and his lawyer lied to him and never had dinner was with Paul Allen. Hope this helps.

[@madlove1014]

So I have not watched The Informers* but in the book, Patrick is not mentioned. Timothy Price, one of Patrick's coworkers in American Psycho, is in college during this storyline, which would make Patrick in his late teens and early 20's, therefore, before his psychotic break. He's never mentioned in this book. Allison Poole, who is one of his victims in AP, returns in Glamorama, which takes place in the future. Her being alive is an indication that he did not commit the murders. The storyline where he is married to Jean was not written by Ellis. It is from American Psycho 2000 emails, and they were written by several anonymous authors. Ellis did approve them, but they are essentially fanfic with the added approval of the author.

[@RalphBednarski]

@madlove1014 Okay..it's been a while, the books and movies are a bit different, as... Glamorama is explained in a flashback from one of the characters in RULES OF ATTRACTION. Julian from LESS THAN ZERO dies in the movie, but is alive in the books. Patrick is 27 in AP(which if I remember correctly, takes place in 1987). Rules of Attraction the movie, Sean mentions Patrick....but the book has Patrick in a chapter . If I've gotten a few things wrong or mixed up, I do apologize...it's been a long time since I've read all of these.

[@madlove1014]

@@RalphBednarski No worries, lol. There are a lot of different characters and the timelines are not consistently in order when read, so confusion isn't surprising. I have not watched Less Than Zero either, though. I have watched Rules and AP. Glamorama has flashbacks told by Victor from Rules, but Allison is alive in the present as well and is dating his boss. This takes place in the 90's, so it's after her supposed death in AP. Patrick does make a cameo with stains on his clothes, but this doesn't really get addressed much. I think this was intentionally done to have readers continue to question the murders. Patrick does have a chapter in Rules (and even a deleted scene in the movie) in his POV. He has the same job that he has in AP, but I don't remember if it ever indicates whether or not it's happening right before or during AP. I read this one after watching AP, and I think I remember there being something said that made me think of the movie, but this is something that could've been done strictly for the movie. I may have to dive into these again and check out the 2 films I have not watched.

[@RalphBednarski]

@madlove1014 Definitely checkout the 5 issue mini series of AP from Sumarian...really good twist...it takes place in two timelines,1987 and 2012..and there is a focus on Willem DeFoe's Detective character.

[@leeroyjenkins6061]

An interesting fact about this film is that the director had Willem Dafoe do multiple takes in which he would behave differently each time. In some takes he would ask him to behave as though he was a keen detective that was highly suspicious of Patrick Bateman. In other takes he would have him act like a complete dummy. The different takes were then patched together in order to keep the viewer guessing about how much Detective Kimball actually knew. That's one of the reasons why his character comes across as being highly peculiar.

[@HuntingViolets]

I love how BJ kind of moves to jump in front of Asia at a certain point. It's so sweet and protective.

[@myajanell2504]

yea😍 its funny😭 asia mostly always gets scared and easy to scare

[@richardmark9161]

I watched AMERICAN PSYCHO for the first time ever last year at a special screening in New York City at the Paris theater. The Director was there and everything. It was pretty cool.

[@HuntingViolets]

Did they do a Q&A?

[@richardmark9161]

@@HuntingViolets yes they did. I thought it was gonna be an audience Q&A, but it was a reporter or blogger I never heard of. The questions were bland. Still glad I went though. Always take the opportunity to listen to a movie Director talk about their process.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@richardmark9161 Absolutely!

[@paulamoya7956]

This performance made him an instant star in Hollywood and created him a long amazing career .⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☑️

[@reservoirdude92]

His double back to shoot the janitor in the revolving door never fails to make me cackle 💀

[@shadypelican]

I heard Paul Allen reacted to this film at Dorsia.

[@markcutting6504]

Check his business card 1st

[@richlisola1]

Patrick Bateman is the alias Dexter uses when he orders the sedative from the FDA-The animal tranquilizer he uses to knock out his kills.

[@super_arcane_boy]

Now let's see BJ's business card.

[@dennisfawcett2311]

UPS drivers don’t have business cards

[@westcoast7429]

my guy, anybody can have a business card. you can have a business card that says unemployed. use your imagination

[@jannathompson2262]

I met a guy in the bar once and he gave me his business card, it said his name and underneath it said Since May 1, 1968😅

[@DjDown1984]

"Now let's see his f*ckin cards" - Hatchett Harry (Lock stock and 2 smoking barrels)

[@rd30000]

13:45 ....I love when Asia does her Pans Labyrinth thing when something scary comes up 😂

[@BusinessHooks]

I have to return some videotapes.

[@jgarofalo8813]

Also Christian Bale based his acting on Tom Cruise. He said he saw an interview that Tom was being friendly and had a smile but his eyes were vacant. Early movie also for Samantha Mathis, Reese Witherspoon and Jared Leto!

[@HuntingViolets]

Samantha Mathis and Christian Bale played Amy and Laurie in the 1994 _Little Women_ opposite each other (Kirsten Dunst was Amy as a child).

[@jgarofalo8813]

@@HuntingViolets I love that movie! I also love Empire of the Sun! Bale did some great movies when he was young!

[@ElizabethThompson-tj7qw]

Can confirm

[@HuntingViolets]

@@jgarofalo8813 It's funny seeing them show up here after their previous collaboration. It would be cool if they just showed up together every so often in movies that are wildly different forever.

[@GenaiDoma]

When he drags the body through the lobby and there is a trail of blood, after the camera is pointing towards the lobby from outside and there is no blood behind him. Also, the security guard does not react to the trail of blood at all then with the second camera angle showing no blood trail you know why the security guard does not react is because it is all in his head.

[@SchulzEricT]

It's not all in his head; that would directly contradict the entire premise of the satire.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@SchulzEricT Please expand.

[@UrbanCowboy2245]

Back in the day you rented videos from places like Blockbuster or similar locations. So when he says he needs to return some videos he is just taking them back to where he rented them from. Remember this was all way before streaming..

[@booklover4330]

The scariest person was the lady selling the apartment. She knew what had happened, and was going to try and sell the apartment and leave Bateman alone. I believe that he did kill Paul, if he killed everyone else outside the apartment is up for debate. Even when he shoots the police car with the gun, and it explodes, he looks at the gun in surprise. That part I believe is in his head. The cat thing with the ATM was in his head. A lot of other stuff could be up to debate. When Bateman tells his lawyer everything, and he tells him they've found Paul, I believe he is lying. Corruption is running amok throughout the movie and one of the themes in the movie. Or maybe the lawyer isn't lying but thought he really did have dinner with Paul. Another common thing in the movie was people were getting mixed up with each other. Bateman was constantly getting confused for another person.

[@brian4019]

Yup, it's about how in this 80s materialistic, shallow culture everyone is the same and you can't tell them apart. And because people are self absorbed, they don't notice anyway. The realtor is a part of this, she doesn't want to deal with a murder, and is instead concerned only about her commission through renting the apartment.

[@mattcrouch9348]

10:30 "he seems like he's on edge..." This is gonna be great.

[@igloo2158]

BJ killed me at 30:19. “Look, hey look, he done threw some shoes on!” Funniest line in a while. 😂😂😂😂

[@kylecrow3664]

Yalls reaction is gonna be hilarious. Can’t wait to watch

[@Tygorgon12]

Oh man, this is going to be a trip. Take care y'all!

[@NikkieTwix]

That business card scene is hysterical to me 🤣

[@NotQuiteFirst]

That's _bone_

[@ElizabethThompson-tj7qw]

Love that Foley of swords being drawn from scabbards

[@jwoodard29]

"Bateman," an appropriate last name for someone so self-involved. The narcissistic wound over something so minor as a business card cracks Patrick wide open and hurtles him down a dark path.

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

Legendary movie character. Fantastic directing and acting and casting. Bless up 🙏

[@jackjbrewster7799]

Brett Easton Ellis wrote the highly controversial book "American Psycho" which was a a satire of 80s consumerism. In order for it to he turned into a movie the director Mary Harron had to tone down a lot of the violence and increase the satire. There is a lot of debate about whether or not the events depicted in the film are real or imagined. But I think the proper reading is that it doesn't really matter because Bateman has no real identity and no one really cares what he's doing.

[@atheistinalabama4206]

YYYYYEEESSSSS!!!!!! One of my top 2 favorite movies 🪓 Excuse me…. I have to return some video tapes 😏🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michellemybelle7768]

To this day whenever someone at work annoys me to the point of snapping I always say "I have to return some video tapes" and walk away. 😂

[@Barovian20]

Asia zeroing in on movies within movies lol. Reactionception with Texas Chainsaw.

[@guitarman8462]

Try a Spielberg movie with Christian Bale called : Empire Of The Sun.

[@guitarman8462]

@jeannellebroussard3138 great Flick!

[@jgarofalo8813]

One of my all time favorites

[@guitarman8462]

@@jgarofalo8813 same here !!! 🎸

[@jgarofalo8813]

@@guitarman8462 people forget about it which is a same. Man that movie gutted me!

[@JohnOttawa]

LOL BJ .. "there's something about these business cards" LMAO

[@myajanell2504]

yea right😭

[@Letha-Mae]

I'm here for the A&B reaction!! If you haven't noticed my hearts have been matching what you all are wearing 🖤🤍

[@cyokel]

In the book, part of the dark humor that is a HUGE part of his internal monologue, is talking about the food they eat in restaurants. The movie shows this, but obviously since it’s a book there is a lot more. It’s funny in the book but also shows how obsessed he and his peers are about dining out at expensive restaurants and obsessing about every detail of cuisine. Part of the reason that Patrick is so sick is because he is part of a vapid, shallow, money obsessed culture, and that culture has made him go insane. (Or more insane than he might be)

[@MovementGraffiti]

I'm surprised and happy you guys watched. Yep, he either did it and the establishment protected one of its top guys or he had a psychotic break and he imagined it. Remember the shoot out w the cops when the cop car blew up? - he(Patrick) looked at his own gun like wtf? - that always made me think he didn't do it.

[@cobra7282]

Then of course there is the in between where he may have done some of it, but not all of it.

[@PuntYourJunk]

This movie is set-in 1987. Blockbuster opened in 1985. It was a thing that you had to return rented tapes back before a certain time or they would charge you for it.

[@myajanell2504]

knew this was set up in the 80s 😍 always when i see or watch this movie that i have the feeling it came out during the 80s😫 but know good and well it didn't😭

[@NEONBEAR007]

“Serena, don’t just stare at it eat it!” Was a crazy af line to write in this movie. 😂

[@waltermartinez5372]

American Hustle and Out of the Furnace christian bale was really good in those as well. They both came out in 2013

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

" Look he just threw some shoes on" 😂😂😂😂omg i died

[@myajanell2504]

right the whole scene was like😳wtf😭

[@bebop_557]

The business card scene is one of the most infamous movie mistakes of all time. They misspelled their own business name on it, Merger & Acquisitions. They misspelled it as "aquisitions". Personally I think this adds to the movie, if unintentionally. They were so obsessed with making their card look good they forgot to do the basic details like spelling their own business correctly.

[@alphasoundboard2864]

Showing off they're cards explained the whole film perfectly .so clever

[@andrewistall]

I’m not gonna lie, I follow Patrick’s morning routine and my skin feels absolutely amazing!

[@adlaihowe9764]

The book is a interesting read. And it’s funny how Batman Killed the Joker while listening to Huey Lewis and the News.

[@bassage13]

And The Green Goblin was looking for him.

[@DanABA]

This era of cinema gave us some crazy out there movies, including this one, Fight Club, etc. Some others that are in this genera that you should check out are Momento, Total Recall, The Matrix, and Donnie Darko. This really was a pioneering era of movie making when it comes to messing with the audience's psychology.

[@patrickdowdle5121]

You guys should read the book . I did in the 90s and its a real eye opener . It is far more graphic than the film . The people who made this film wanted to be more true to the book, but they realised if they did it would never get released

[@MichaelSebastian-p8m]

It’s not that he has multiple apartments he was using Paul Allen’s after he killed him

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

Its crazy how Patrick only feels panic after murdering someone when he realises their apartment is more expensive than his, not that he just killed someone

[@thekaratekidpartii2169]

According to the screen writer and director, he did kill all those people. It wasn't all just in his head. But as Bateman is an unreliable narrator we're seeing what he sees, which is basically a fantasied version of reality.

[@d_no_allyn_86]

So.. there's an article and a video I think of the author saying that it was never supposed to be taken fully as that it was all in his head. I think he didn't kill an old woman randomly, the guy at the desk, he didn't blow up cop cars with a simple hand gun lol, the atm didn't really say feed me a cat 😅. Did he mutilate a woman by biting off her clitoris, killing her and the woman with the chainsaw, the random woman from the bar, (her head later seen in the fridge) yes! He killed the homeless guy, and yes he killed Paul Allen. Yeah the guy at the end said he had lunch with Paul and everyone seems to know Paul but at the same time, no one really knows who is who.. so.. can you trust that guy really knows it was Paul when he seems to think he knows who Patrick Bateman is in theory,but he doesn't know him when he's staring him in the face?? No, he doesn't know who is who. That speaks to what the author was getting at. They're so self absorbed and only care about having the next best thing, flaunting their wealth and status that they don't pay attention to the "little details". Especially the reaction of the woman giving a showing of Paul Allen's apartment tells us these things really transpired. She obviously knows about something that went on there, and she almost helps cover for him by the "i think you better go" comment,so nothing gets stirred up about the apartment so she can sell it with more ease. Here comes this guy, the only one that knows about the state of the place before it was stripped clean. So yeah, there was blood there. He did it. Very very well done to try and throw the viewer. The movie is incredible.

[@lexiesierra9673]

Im lovin' watching Asia and BJ trying to decipher this movie. We have all been there trying to figure it out

[@KiraBirb-pi6sl]

You guys never disappoint!!! Another amazing reaction vid - so glad you’ve seen this movie now!!

[@__RYN__]

12:05 One of my favorite films "The Rules of Attraction" kinda prelude stars Bateman brother Sean Bateman

[@Dre9Mega]

The lore for the inception of Bale's character is interesting, to say the least, 😂 he moulded his persona by watching interviews with Tom Cruise. He stated that, to paraphrase, there was something void behind Tom's eyes, like he was simply adjusting and adapting to the conversations, akin to a mask while not being there. The film uses Bateman's character to critique the emptiness of materialism and the superficiality of social status while also exploring the nature of reality and madness. Its open-ended conclusion forces viewers to reflect on the themes presented and come to their conclusions about what is real and what is imagined.

[@marwynthemasterful6369]

Classic. Makes me wanna go buy a raincoat and a Huey Lewis album.

[@dennyawright21]

Huey Lewis and the News is a great band. 😂

[@-WEST-]

Perfect timing! I just finished the audiobook on saturday lmao

[@amberlopez7477]

Is the book better?

[@-WEST-]

@@amberlopez7477 It's hard to compare the two. The book is more sick and twisted than the movie, but it's a slow burn, and A LOT of time is dedicated to detailed descriptions of clothing, food, and household appliances. It's a very strange yet very fascinating book, but not as fun or thrilling as the movie.

[@jmphotographereditor]

The key to understanding the ending is Patrick's final thought, 'This confession has meant nothing.' There's no point in his confessing if everyone is guilty, if everyone is as psychotic as him. Throughout the movie, we see people cover him for no other reason than it benefits them. He left a bloody trail in his apartment's lobby to be cleaned up by the staff. His friends say he was having dinner with when Paul disappeared, likely too superficial to have remembered. The woman showing Paul's apartment knows Patrick isn't there to view the apartment. She knows what he did there because she cleaned it up, as you can't sell an apartment for full price when dozens of murders took place there. His lawyer is lying about having dinner with Paul in London because it makes him look important. Even as he realizes Patrick is insane, he continues to keep the lie up for the sake of his image. And that's when Patrick realizes his confession means nothing. At the beginning of the film, he admits he's just a façade of a human being, that there's no real depth. By the end of the film he's realized he lives in a world surrounded by people so superficial they'll abet murder. Everyone would rather look good and profit than stop him. Everyone is a psycho, Patrick's just more honest about it.

[@TheLadyHBomb]

When I first watched this movie many years ago, I rewound the tape immediately and watched it for a second time. I'm still baffled.

[@susanliltz3875]

I like “Psycho “ more than this one!! Still holds up after all these years!! Glad you did watch the original.

[@HuntingViolets]

Kind of the opposite in some ways, if you go with a certain interpretation.

[@chaoticneutral3487]

"Return video tapes... return them to where?" Haha! Back in the day, you used to have to go to a video rental store like Blockbuster and rent them. Then you had a day or two to watch and return them. "Be kind and rewind!"

[@longfootbuddy]

congrats to asia and bj for being about the only reactors ive seen that understood that he didnt actually kill these people

[@talex86]

I just checked it, the director says she is sorry that her intention was so confusing. She was nver tried to draw Patrick's actions as they didn't happen. Patrick is in fact a serial killer.

[@bar5radass]

Empire of the Sun, he was phenomenal in that at such a young age!

[@TVwithAli]

*That kissy face he makes at **12:55** is my favorite meme 😂😂*

[@susanliltz3875]

Love how you mentioned him going all “Batman “ on them , Christian Bale was one of the guys to play Batman!! ( pretty sure)

[@Harkness78]

20:32 OMG that is the hardest I have laughed in a week! "... Is that a Hole Punch?!"" LOL, I had never noticed it or the implications

[@90hatter90]

In this movie Bale plays Patrick Bateman. If you drop the “e” you get Batman, which Bale has played also. Batman aka The Dark Knight. Jared Leto plays Paul Allen. He always plays The Joker in the Suicide Squad movies. In this movie Bale’s character Bateman kills Leto’s character Allen. So basically Batman has killed the Joker.

[@dovahkiin_007]

Willem Dafoe's character changes his personality every time he speaks with the main character

[@JulietteFaxx-s3p]

I think you guys hit the nail right on the head. This stuff was all in his head and it was comedic, his exaggerations of reality. A true psycho. This was a view into the very little he could control: dude couldn't even get a real reservation at Dorsia! He was so desperate for some control. He fell apart confessing to things he didn't actually do. Another great reaction from Asia and BJ. Fully appreciating the movie. Keep it up and I'ma keep watching.

[@haroldlipschitz9301]

Oh BJ....you always kill me dude. 'If someone says Ted Bundy you gotta run!'...you said it sir!

[@MATT-2033]

This movie is over 20 years old. As Charles Manson once said if i ain't seen it it's new to me.

[@morgand1]

One of my favorite performances of all time.

[@MrDMF567]

The business card scene is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen lol.

[@ChuchuNocab]

Reese Witherspoon in American psycho. .whoa

[@lisaspikes4291]

I love the business card comparison scene! Makes me laugh every time!

[@KainErrow]

Best line ever: “I had to! She almost got away!”

[@SilentBob731]

31:05 Bless you, and hope you are feeling better soon Asia. 🙏❤

[@TheTNK97]

They filmed the interrogation scene with Defoe three different ways. One where he didn’t thite Bateman was guilty, one where he was unsure, and one where he was certain Bateman was guilty.

[@louhillen8254]

Christian Bale boogying to Huey Lewis - CLASS 😃

[@sinunknown9929]

My pain is sharp and constant... My reflection is no connection to myself... I do not wish for a better world for anyone... I want to inflict my pain on to others... This realization does not bring me any closer to understanding myself... As I drink the devil's piss I can hear him laughing as he spreads his wings...

[@darcylyons4313]

I was confused by this film, like was this all in his head like a dream WTF❤ Major head scracher💜

[@MATT-2033]

The director said it really happened and apologized for giving people thee impression it all happened in his head. She apologized a few years ago. Funny thing is the movies violence is toned down dramatically from the book it's based on.

[@BizNizil7676]

The tasteful thickness of it. 😆

[@DaiHard64]

The thing that puts me in the "it was all in his head" camp is the whole scene with him chasing the girl around naked with a chainsaw. As if nobody would have heard that or reported it. But the scene where his secretary is looking thru his appointment book and seeing all the sick sketches is real, he really is a psycho. And regardless of anything else, the scene of his phone call confession is one of the reasons I think Christian Bale is one of the greatest actors of all time.

[@gistvisions]

Love you both. Asias reactions are so genuine and BJ is so chill, definitely the comic relief. Enjoy this movie! See Rules of Attraction, its in the same universe. Much love from Texas!

[@NullVoid-rm7jm]

I had to watch this movie twice to understand, but if you didn't catch it, some, or most, or possibly all the murders Patrick committed were all in his head

[@lordofthereels6790]

Zodiac is another great killer thriller. It's super dark but a very accurate account of the journalist trying to figure out who the Zodiac killer may be. Really intense directing by David Fincher with great Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr & Mark Ruffalo performances.

[@sallyramirez8938]

Buckle up it's a wild ride guys😊

[@kanonbravo7808]

When Asia said Paul Bateman