Surprise ending scene in Saltburn

[randeman]

I have to say I was delighted at the end "Saltburn" when Irish studpuppy Barry Keoghan dropped trou and gave an occasional full-frontal showing of all his glory at the end of the film. Although the film left me with more questions than answers, Barry's dance through the manor house was (almost) worth the price of admission.

 

It's time for more male full-frontal without prosthetics (looking at you, Taylor Zakhar Perez) in Hollywood films.  Who's with me???

[MscleLovr]

I quite enjoyed the movie, though I have to say that the ending was no surprise to me.

The movie is fairly dark and there are a few good one-liners. I also liked the music in the movie. For me, it certainly wasn’t as homoerotic as had been mentioned in the reviews - very similar to ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’. I really like how skilled an actor Barry Keoghan is. And I hadn’t seen Jacob Elordi before; he is very attractive to look at.

Overall, I found it stylish and entertaining. 

 

[randeman]

5 hours ago, MscleLovr said:

I quite enjoyed the movie, though I have to say that the ending was no surprise to me.

The movie is fairly dark and there are a few good one-liners. I also liked the music in the movie. For me, it certainly wasn’t as homoerotic as had been mentioned in the reviews - very similar to ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’. I really like how skilled an actor Barry Keoghan is. And I hadn’t seen Jacob Elordi before; he is very attractive to look at.

Overall, I found it stylish and entertaining. 

 

If you are privy to it, please tell me what Olly's motivation was.  I either missed it in the dialogue or it just went over my head.

[+ sync]

On 11/22/2023 at 5:00 PM, randeman said:

I have to say I was delighted at the end "Saltburn" when Irish studpuppy Barry Keoghan dropped trou and gave an occasional full-frontal showing of all his glory at the end of the film. Although the film left me with more questions than answers, Barry's dance through the manor house was (almost) worth the price of admission.

 

It's time for more male full-frontal without prosthetics (looking at you, Taylor Zakhar Perez) in Hollywood films.  Who's with me???

I would be willing to help out with this, just pass Taylor Zakhar Perez this way.  😛

[MscleLovr]

3 hours ago, randeman said:

If you are privy to it, please tell me what Olly's motivation was

My thought was that Oliver is a sociopath. He deliberately befriends the handsome boy, scion of a rich family, because he is dazzled by wealth. He loves and wants to be that handsome rich boy.

Thats why I compared it to the Ripley movie. He’s another charming sociopath. Patricia Highsmith’s novels that feature Ripley are splendid and I recommend them.

[randeman]

57 minutes ago, MscleLovr said:

My thought was that Oliver is a sociopath. He deliberately befriends the handsome boy, scion of a rich family, because he is dazzled by wealth. He loves and wants to be that handsome rich boy.

Thats why I compared it to the Ripley movie. He’s another charming sociopath. Patricia Highsmith’s novels that feature Ripley are splendid and I recommend them.

I've seen in print other comparisons to Ripley, and I guess if that is the best that can be ascertained, I can go with it.

Him licking up Felix's bath water and jizz was a bit much for me, though. 

[la_connor]

On 11/24/2023 at 12:30 PM, randeman said:

Him licking up Felix's bath water and jizz was a bit much for me, though. 

When he slurped up the cummy bathwater then rimmed out the drain, I creamed my boxers.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I thought Saltburn was on-par with a student film.  It tried way too hard to be avant garde and shocking.

Dialogue had moments, but the only one who delivered them with the appropriate sting was Rosamund Pike.

Loved seeing Richard Grant as Sir James.  He's been doing solid character work for decades.

This film is a good example of just because you can doesn't mean you should.

[+ stevenkesslar]

On 11/24/2023 at 7:31 AM, randeman said:

If you are privy to it, please tell me what Olly's motivation was.  I either missed it in the dialogue or it just went over my head.

Or maybe the dialogue went over Emerald Fennell's head.  

I often like to read Metacritic reviews after I watch a movie that was interesting or, in this case, just weird.  This is one that reviewers either love or hate.  I hated it.  So I read more reviews than usual wondering why some people might love it.  This was the best description of the message, if you can call it that:

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I’m not sure there’s a lot more going on here than a) the ultrarich are clueless dolts and b) everyone else will do just about anything to become part of the clueless ultrarich. And it’s all so over the top, that’s all it really needs.

Actually, Jacob Elordi is all it really needs.

In terms of why some people might actually like it, I thought the BBC nailed it:

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If you see it as a lurid pulp fantasy rather than a penetrating satire, then Saltburn is deliriously enjoyable. It's the dialogue and the performances that clinch it.

Speaking of fantasies, and penetration, I figured out about 30 minutes into the film that the only reason to keep watching it was Jacob Elordi.  I wouldn't mind a sequel, or just a porn movie, featuring Elordi dancing around naked.  Or just being penetrating, in a particular way that the film was not.

What do you say, Jacob?

[TonyDown]

On 12/15/2023 at 2:23 PM, stevenkesslar said:

Or maybe the dialogue went over Emerald Fennell's head.  

I often like to read Metacritic reviews after I watch a movie that was interesting or, in this case, just weird.  This is one that reviewers either love or hate.  I hated it.  So I read more reviews than usual wondering why some people might love it.  This was the best description of the message, if you can call it that:

Actually, Jacob Elordi is all it really needs.

In terms of why some people might actually like it, I thought the BBC nailed it:

Speaking of fantasies, and penetration, I figured out about 30 minutes into the film that the only reason to keep watching it was Jacob Elordi.  I wouldn't mind a sequel, or just a porn movie, featuring Elordi dancing around naked.  Or just being penetrating, in a particular way that the film was not.

What do you say, Jacob?

I also hated the film.  Thought it was predictable and shallow.

Love the cast but that's about it.

[MikeThomas]

[Ali Gator]

I'm the odd man out, but I really enjoyed the movie - one of the better films I saw in the past year. I thought BK was excellent in his role (especially when he went to visit his family and we saw the 'real' Oliver) - he should win an Oscar.  Sure there were some 'shocking scenes' to get tongues wagging (and they have), but they played nicely into the film and the craziness of the character. 

[pubic_assistance]

12 minutes ago, Ali Gator said:

I'm the odd man out, but I really enjoyed the movie

Same. I actually enjoyed it so much, I watched it twice. There were many qualities that I really enjoyed: acting, directing, screenplay & set design.

 

[TonyDown]

I'm in the minority.

I will watch movies like My Policeman and Benediction again but Saltburn, no.  Big disappointment.

That said Jacob Elordi will host SNL tonight.

[pubic_assistance]

5 hours ago, TonyDown said:

That said Jacob Elordi will host SNL tonight.

Not the greatest actor...but I find him to be very sexy.

[pubic_assistance]

5 hours ago, TonyDown said:

I will watch movies like My Policeman and Benediction again but Saltburn, no.  Big disappointment.

Different people look for different things in film. That said...I am with Roger Ebert on  the film -My Policeman:

"How can a movie with this much youthful talent be so breathlessly boring? "

I like a film where something happens.

[+ azdr0710]

1 hour ago, pubic_assistance said:

I like a film where something happens.

then I highly recommend "My Dinner With Andre"........you will be held spellbound.......things happen at every turn!!  😁

sorry for the off-topic......

 

[Alpha714]

I really liked the film. Yes, very much like Ridley but I loved how it all unfolded with some very disturbing scenes that really pushed the boundaries of what is in movies today. Great soundtrack. Been listening to the playlist on Spotify all weekend!

[Rod Hagen]

Overlong and poorly written.  C-

Afterward, I imdb'd it and saw it's from the same director and writer who did the poorly written Promising Young Woman, so that tracks.

For a much better Talented Mr. Ripley themed movie, see AKA:

 

 

[Rod Hagen]

On 1/20/2024 at 6:22 PM, pubic_assistance said:

Different people look for different things in film. That said...I am with Roger Ebert on  the film -My Policeman:

"How can a movie with this much youthful talent be so breathlessly boring? "

I like a film where something happens.

I read the book, found it boring so didn't bother with the movie.  Also, doesn't my policeman have Harry Styles in it? (or am I thinking of a different movie?)  He Ruined RUINED Beachwood Cafe.

[Rod Hagen]

On 1/19/2024 at 8:32 PM, pubic_assistance said:

Same. I actually enjoyed it so much, I watched it twice. There were many qualities that I really enjoyed: acting, directing, screenplay & set design.

 

Set design and locations were awesome, well-pointed out . I won't fault those things.  Music was often spot-on too, particularly the MGMT song at the right place in the movie.  Still, the writing, the horrible narrative, ugh.  But, very very pretty, which is not nothing.

 

This is a mashup, not the scene w/MGMT, and it may contain spoilers.  And, also, given that it's unofficial, I suspect youtube will remove this video.  But, for now, enjoy:

 

Edited January 24 by Rod Hagen

[+ stevenkesslar]

On 1/20/2024 at 6:22 PM, pubic_assistance said:

I like a film where something happens.

One interesting thing that DOES NOT happen in a whole slew of recent queer-ish cinema, most anchored in the past, is that the boy DOES NOT get the boy.  At least, not legally.

Saltburn is unclear about everything, and has no real point.  Including about its homoeroticism.  But you can make an argument that the unrequited lust and obsession a guy feels towards a guy is part of the problem.  Who can't relate to wanting to be fucked by Jacob Elordi?  Or at least lick up his cum from a bath tub?  🤔

We followed the same path with Fellow Travelers, Maestro, and My Policeman.  Among others.   It is mostly a grim picture of the emotional, social, and marital consequences of a guy having to get the girl.  Because he can't have the boy he really wanted.

If this is in fact a trend, it underscores a very important point.  Something very big did happen.  We won same sex marriage.  Some of this may be that we can now look back at how many lives were ruined by discrimination and an intolerance for queer love.

Edited January 25 by stevenkesslar

[d.anders]

I thought the movie was pretty bad. I had to watch it twice to be sure. It's a rip-off version of Talented Mr. Ripley, and Ripley is a masterpiece of gay sociopath/psychopath by comparison. There are so many things wrong with Saltburn, it's hard to know where to begin. Someone said it's trying too hard, and that is an understatement. All show and no substance. I hated that Keoghan and Elordi barely had an on-screen relationship. They are hardly seen together. Any obsession made no sense. The house exterior is the star, and it seems that's all that is required post-Downton. Rosamond Pike and Richard Grant were fun. So is a surprising Carey Mulligan. The sex scenes with Alison Oliver grossed me out. Archie was a fun gay to hate. But the story? Preposterous. Not sure if this has been mentioned, but Emerald Fennell, director of Saltburn, played Camilla Parker Bowles in Season 3 and 4 of The Crown. IMO, she should stick to acting. I did enjoy the ending nude scene. Who hasn't danced naked in his home? Not sure what to say about Barry's uncut cock. Sort of looks like his face at times. When I was younger, I had a problem with too much extended foreskin. Now, I guess, it just depends on the scent. 😄

Edited January 25 by d.anders

[pubic_assistance]

17 hours ago, stevenkesslar said:

Saltburn is unclear about everything, and has no real point.  Including about its homoeroticism.  But you can make an argument that the unrequited lust and obsession a guy feels towards a guy is part of the problem.  Who can't relate to wanting to be fucked by Jacob Elordi?  Or at least lick up his cum from a bath tub?

The beginning was very reminiscent of premise of  Evelyn Waugh's, Brideshead Revisited, so I expected the *middle class chap meets eccentric aristocratic family* to move in the same direction. In Brideshead there was an innocent homoeroticism about romance between two friends, one homosexual and one (mostly) heterosexual.  The relationship in Saltburn rode the homoerotic story line for a bit, but in the end, Oliver's major attraction was more about the aristocratic lifestyle, than the person.

For the record, I would have totally sucked the cum out of a bathtub filled by Jacob Elordi. 😉

 

 

Edited January 25 by pubic_assistance
punctuation

[+ Lucky]

On 1/25/2024 at 9:34 AM, pubic_assistance said:

For the record, I would have totally sucked the cum out of a bathtub filled by Jacob Elordi. 😉

 

 

Me too. But I didn't like Saltburn, but I loved the Murder on the Dance Floor number. The song, the lighting, the setting, the dancing, the body, the dick, the butt...I watched it several times.

Edited March 26 by Lucky