origin1950 0 Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 I'm surprised any other TJ film came up before this one. This one goes pretty far back for him. I had fun watchin this movie. Keanu has got to be the film's unofficial antagonist, he's responsible for Neal's overall downfall. Then again, Neal just didn't know how to say no. A good poster for peer pressure ain't it? Gretchen Mol is cute as hell in this movie, I wouldn't mind doing a makeout scene with her. One day maybe, -TL Thomas Jane is Neal Cassady Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James O'Brian 0 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Man, I love this movie. Great cast, especially with a very young Amy Smart. Claire Forlani is a looker, too. So is the young blond that Tom dates early on, what's her name? Cherry? I always want more after the damn movie is over there. I wanna know what happened to the girl and his friends and all that. Leaves me wantin' more. -JO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
origin1950 0 Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 TJ's lucky to be surrounded by all these hot chicks all the time. Claire and Amy are fuckin HOT dude. And in regards to what happened "after", we know it ends tragic. It gives ya the same kinda feeling I got from Jack Nicholson at the end of The Pledge. Men that are lost. The sandwich scene was funny. -TL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James O'Brian 0 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Haha, yeah. It was a really funny scene. Priceless. -JO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
origin1950 0 Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Amy Smart is wonderful - and I mean that in a guy/testosterone way. She IS a good actress though. Road Trip. Thank the Lord for Road Trip. Everytime I watch TJ as Neal, he looks almost Identical to the way he looked when he played Switch (Junked). Supposedly Junked was shot in '02 - according to internet garbage. Dvd for it came out in '04. I'm willin to bet he shot Junked - BEFORE Last Time I committed Suicide. Anyone else pick up on this? -TL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James O'Brian 0 Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Amy Smart is wonderful - and I mean that in a guy/testosterone way. She IS a good actress though. Road Trip. Thank the Lord for Road Trip. Everytime I watch TJ as Neal, he looks almost Identical to the way he looked when he played Switch (Junked). Supposedly Junked was shot in '02 - according to internet garbage. Dvd for it came out in '04. I'm willin to bet he shot Junked - BEFORE Last Time I committed Suicide. Anyone else pick up on this? -TL I always assumed it was shot right after. He's got the same hairstyle and sideburns, build, etc. So I just always thought it was right after. -JO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ReCoil 0 Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 I've been thinking about buying it for awhile now... It's pretty cheap, so I was wondering about buying a full price DVD and then buy this on top of that. But I always forgot. Now, I'm thinking that, when I get my next paycheck- I'll just buy it alone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sidewaysgaze 0 Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 I've been thinking about buying it for awhile now... It's pretty cheap, so I was wondering about buying a full price DVD and then buy this on top of that. But I always forgot. Now, I'm thinking that, when I get my next paycheck- I'll just buy it alone. Lurve your avatar ReCoil! If you're into Tom because of his acting ability, I'd say definitely get The Last Time I Committed Suicide. When I 1st saw it, it didn't totally hit me as a "lifestyle, mindset, type of filming" way (beat era, jittery, jazzed up Tom playing Neal C.) - it took me a few viewings to fully appreciate the film - where it was coming from, what it's trying to say, and it's place in looking at the beat poet history. Jen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
origin1950 0 Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 The dvd cover art for this film is BULLSHIT! Keanu looks nothin like that in the film, and he's not the lead in any way. The guy was chubby in this film - not lean and bearded. Good job Universal. Oh, and on the side of it is none-other than - a picture of KEANU. The Last Time I Committed suicide is not a KEANU movie. This film needs a re-release on dvd with a new cover and a widescreen cut of the film, not garbage full screen. Stephen Kay do somethin. The VHS cover did TJ more justice. -TL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James O'Brian 0 Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 The dvd cover art for this film is BULLSHIT! Keanu looks nothin like that in the film, and he's not the lead in any way. The guy was chubby in this film - not lean and bearded. Good job Universal. Oh, and on the side of it is none-other than - a picture of KEANU. The Last Time I Committed suicide is not a KEANU movie. This film needs a re-release on dvd with a new cover and a widescreen cut of the film, not garbage full screen. Stephen Kay do somethin. The VHS cover did TJ more justice. -TL Yeah, Keanu was barely in the fuckin' thing. No beard either. They should have had the VHS cover for the DVD except different lettering. Ya know? -JO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ReCoil 0 Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Lurve your avatar ReCoil! If you're into Tom because of his acting ability, I'd say definitely get The Last Time I Committed Suicide. ... Is there any other reason ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James O'Brian 0 Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 ... Is there any other reason ? Yes, yes of course. There is one hellova cast. Good dialogue. The cinematography is really great and the mood of the movie keeps you in a mellow yet aware state. It's really fun to watch. -JO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
origin1950 0 Posted October 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 The Sandwich scene. The Sandwich scene!!! -TL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sidewaysgaze 0 Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 ... Is there any other reason ? Ahhh...I meant because he also looks so damn *fine*!! Jen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
origin1950 0 Posted October 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Alright let's get technical with Neal Cassady. It wasn't until I read an interview of TJ's where he explained a fuck-load about Neal - that I knew what this guy (Cassady) was really about. He signifies and is the epidemy of instability. The kinda guy that cannot maintain anything simple in life, erasing any chance of building routines. To some this may sound wonderful in a person (I myself prefer being spontaneous about life), but the truth is its actually a serious problem. Serious because it applies to everything. Neal really had no foundation for his lifestyle, it was a fuckin milkshake. His hidden turmoil is what makes this film powerful. The scene where he pictures normal American life indicates it was what he wanted all along, yet he was afraid of wanting it. It made him feel square. Neal... Here's the more decent cover of the film, that unfortunately only reached VHS. "...So, all this an explanation of why Joan and I didn't live happily ever after. It's very simple, really...We were given no chance. Or perhaps we were given every chance and took none. I guess I coulda waited. Probably shoulda waited. But, as you know this was not the last time I committed suicide. And so love goes. And so life goes. And so I go. You carry on my Brother." -Thomas Jane as Neal Cassady This is where TJ begins. -TL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jayesse8 0 Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 I really enjoyed this film very much ... I knew "of" Neal Cassady during my Jack Kerouac phase ... To me, he remains the enigmatic friend and genuine person on the road. While others seemed to have lived and chronicled as they went, he lived it all, seemingly without much concern of formal documentation. I am deeply intrigued by what has been left unwritten ... Thomas Jane's portrayal is loose and lovely, the character is really just a kid (19 or 20 years old) but seems quite old and world weary already. The film makes me nostalgic for an era in which I did not live ... how is that even possible? The magic of the beat generation and film, I suppose ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murphy 0 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 At the risk of sounding like an old man, I have to say this movie has a great soundtrack. Picked it up cheap on Amazon when I couldn't find the DVD, and it really gave me a taste for Jazz. I'm sure I'll buy some more Jazz some day (when I'm older :-P) but this was a great intro to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Syvell 0 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 I gotta say, this is one of my favourite TJ films. I just love the way he acts in it. When I see him in his vest in the beginning, all I keep thinking is: Brando as Stanley in Streetcar Named Desire! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sidewaysgaze 0 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Short review of TLTICS: "...the more angelic (sad, fallen angel more accurate) version of neal. thomas jane does a good job as film version (angelic) neal." http://rundangerously.blogspot.com/2009/10...cide-movie.html Jen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aly 0 Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I'm surprised any other TJ film came up before this one. This one goes pretty far back for him. I had fun watchin this movie. Keanu has got to be the film's unofficial antagonist, he's responsible for Neal's overall downfall. Then again, Neal just didn't know how to say no. A good poster for peer pressure ain't it? Gretchen Mol is cute as hell in this movie, I wouldn't mind doing a makeout scene with her. One day maybe, -TL Thomas Jane is Neal Cassady This is a Great fuckin' movie! And from a woman's point of view....TJ is fuckin adorable in it! but then again, what movie isn't he hot in? YUMMY! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Summers14 0 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 This is a Great fuckin' movie! And from a woman's point of view....TJ is fuckin adorable in it! but then again, what movie isn't he hot in? YUMMY! Totally agree Aly...This movie is on the top of my list of favorites! He was f'n adorable and fantastic all in the same breath...LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aly 0 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Totally agree Aly...This movie is on the top of my list of favorites! He was f'n adorable and fantastic all in the same breath...LOL Oh yes! LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rosella 0 Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 I was really excited when I found this movie at a store. I bought it without hesitation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aly 0 Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 I was really excited when I found this movie at a store. I bought it without hesitation. It's a great movie! So, what'dya think of it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rosella 0 Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 It's a great movie! So, what'dya think of it? I really enjoyed it. Thomas Jane gave an excellent performance. Keanu Reeves was okay. I kept my eyes on Jane the entire time. I havn't watched it in a long time, but now I want to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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