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Essential Videos Bret Easton Ellis's novel American Psycho, a dark and violent satire of "me" culture of the 1980s, Ronald Reagan, is certainly one of the most controversial books of the 90s, and that notoriety fueled its best - Seller status. This elegant, sophisticated adaptation by Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol) may be able to ride the crest of fame, before the release of the film, Harron has waged a ratings battle (ironically, from the representations of gender rather than violence), but when the director said: "We're rescuing [the book] from its bad reputation." Harron and co-screenwriter Guinevere Turner (Go Fish) overcome many of the objections of Ellis's novel, which shall bear the most extreme violence off the field (sometimes barely), suggesting the reign of terror of yuppie killer Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) with splashes of blood and personal souvenirs. Bale is razor sharp as the hum of the company preening white tiger costume designer voice and sal…
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