Seen Wicker Park? This is the place for Spoilers!

Theres a scene in the original that is very rear windowish.. infact i think the scene is also in wicker park. Its the part in which Rose spies on Diane and Josh from her apartment.

[Jocasta]

Is WP better than L'Appartement?
Hard to say, I like them both, very much but they are different.

With about half an hour of the film left I was feeling pretty sure how it was going to end; it was following the original to the letter. But then things started to alter until at the end it was completely different.
I like this Americanized ending; it was so touching to see two people so hopelessly in love finally get together, knowing neither had betrayed the either as they must have thought before.

One thing that bothered me was the Daniel storyline (the widowed man who was hassling Lisa). In the original he plays a significant part in the ending... to the point that Lisa doesn't end up with Matthew/Max. (Isn't Max a much sexier name than Matthew.)
If they were going to write that out then why not change his part altogether?

The flash backs in WP were easier to follow than in L'A... in a way they were done better in WP.

Where L'A scores over WP is in the sex scenes. The French version is more passionate, more detailed, more sexy! God, if only Josh were playing Max and not Matthew! [img]graemlins/boggled.gif[/img]

I didn't even realize that they changed the name. Weird, has anyone else noticed that Josh plays characters named Matthew frequently...Matt Eversman in BHD, Matt in 40/40, and now Matthew...strange, I wonder if he is used to being called that by now... [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Jocasta]

To PinkPearl;

I hope you don't mind but I moved your 'spoiler' post here, to be fair to those who haven't been able to see WP yet, so here it is...


More like a twisted Cinderalla story. For those who have seen the movie, once the shoe didn't fit, I immediately started cheering for Matt to put the pieces together and FINALLY reunite with Lisa! Awwwww....
And call me emotional, but that last scene almost made me cry. Great Acting by Josh! (As always) same goes for Rose Bryne for pulling off the "Obsessed-depressed" girl. I had to laugh though when Matt's friend(Matt Lillard) was calling Alex those names, right infront of her! LMAO... for a second, I thought, okay! He's a goner! But ofcourse no one dies in the movie! *phew* Which made me a very happy camper!

Overall great Suspenseful movie! Twisted, but very romantic! And given the hopeless romantic that I am, I give it 2 thumbs up!



(Thanks for that , Jocasta).

In my second viewing, I found myself much more emotional when Matthew and Lisa were finally reunited at the end. I also found myself getting more caught up in the emotions of all the characters. I felt so sorry for Luke when Alex told him that it was over between them and that she had used him. The look on his face was so sad. It was clear just how much Luke really cared about Alex.

[ September 05, 2004, 06:29 PM: Message edited by: olive ]

Oh, I wish they kept his name as Max too. I don't like it when Josh's character's are named Matt because that's my brother's name. [img]tongue.gif[/img] I was happy with the ending of WP, for a while there I was worried Lisa would end up dying or something. The Daniel storyline did seem to be missing something, but I guess they needed it to explain why Lisa was staying with Alex.

I just saw WP and was curious how it differed from the original...can anyone tell me how it ended and what things were different.

Originally posted by josh_addiction:
Awww, You guys are sooo lucky!!
Unfortunately I'm in Australia, and I won't be seeing it for a while!! [img]graemlins/sniff.gif[/img]

where abouts in australia are you from????

i've heard some bad stuff about wicker park...

i watched the tralier and thought it looked greaaat but then i got told it was crap and not worth me wasting my money and waiting till it it came to dvd and hiring it

i just wanted to know wot everyone else thought of it [img]graemlins/uhoh.gif[/img]

[Tcup4jdh]

I would say see it for yourself. The reviews have been wide-ranged. I've listened to others before and ended up missing some really great movies I wished I would have seen at the theatre instead of just on t.v. I was a little nervous about the reviews at first. When I saw it for myself, it was great. And it was even better the second time. You really get a chance to get into the characters without having to worry about what's coming next. You already know. I say go and enjoy. [img]smile.gif[/img]

someone who can give me more details on the 'shower scene' ? all I know is that there is one , and that he's ( unfortunately ) not showing much...

^ He's in the shower by himself (just thought I should clarify that [img]graemlins/sly.gif[/img] ) and he sticks his head out when the phone rings. The shower curtain is a bit see-through though! [img]graemlins/crooked.gif[/img]

^^^ What what what. How the hell did I miss that... must of been when I went to pee. Good thing I'm seeing it again tomorow.

Heeeeeey, I really look forward watching this movie!!! :D

I read in a German mag that they'll call WP 'Wishfully' here... not the best title, what do yu think?! [img]graemlins/ohwell.gif[/img]

i dont get it.....y do they change names in the first place?? [img]graemlins/boggled.gif[/img]

ok..thanx Mio [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img] :D

[Jocasta]

The shower scene could have been much better but still there was the lovely scene with Alex where Matt's buttoning his shirt up, sitting on the bed... oh those abs... that happy trail... *sigh*

:eek: [img]graemlins/yummy.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/faint.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/faint.gif[/img]

I loved the movie. I think all the actors did an excellent job, especially Josh and Rose..
when he cried i almost cried too [img]graemlins/crooked.gif[/img]
I was sure that the movie would be much more complicated then it actually was, i guess because i was expecting something really complicated. but still i found it quite surprising and i really enjoyed the movie.
I hope to see it again soon [img]smile.gif[/img]

Here's a mini review I got from this girl at school,"Oh! I saw that film. The beginning was stupid and it was very confusing all the way through but the ending was great." [img]smile.gif[/img]