American Psycho - What's the Difference? 

I will watch this later. I've got to return some videotapes.

Willem Dafoe said they shot that scene of him interviewing Bateman 3 distinctively different ways. One where he's absolutely sure that he's talking to the killer, one where he doesn't have the slightest clue that he's talking to the killer, and one where he's on the fence about it. And they used pieces from every version in the final product. It's fun trying to spot which remarks come from which version.

American Psycho is the rare case where the movie and book are both brilliant without being carbon copies of each other

Did you know that Whitney Houston’s debut LP called Simply Whitney Houston had four number one singles on it? Did you know that, Christie?

Who else likes Huey Lewis and the News?

Cinefix's early work was a little too new wave for me, but when American Psycho - What's the Difference? came out, I think they really came into their own - commercially and artistically.

Don't stare at it, EAT IT!

I don't think the Happiness Filter is helping. I don't know.

I read that if you know about clothing items you would realize that in the book the characters are wearing combinations that would look ridiculous IRL.

Known fact:In the book, Patrick endlessly lists and describes his suits, stereo equipment, shampoo & everything else ad nauseum. This often (myself included) caused many readers to skip entire sections out of sheer boredom. This continues until Patrick can’t hold back anymore and starts killing. The murders are shocking, over the top & graphic. But soon enough, these are described as nauseum as well, WAY too over-detailed. I couldn’t figure out until later that this was deliberate; Patrick’s mundane image-based lifestyle was being juxtaposed with his lust for extreme violence. The point was to Patrick, choosing a Richard James or Hugo Boss suit to hang out at the Yale Club was no different than having a three-way with a model or eating a human brain with expensive mustard. He felt nothing. Along with the fact that he’s a wealthy materialistic investment banker on Wall Street (basically making him untouchable to the law) made him the perfect bad guy, a “Psycho”. His lifestyle & status are also his prison. He needs, deep down inside, to be caught & known, but knows he never will. Hence the final line in the book “THIS IS NOT AN EXIT”. Pat meeting Tom Cruise was pretty damn funny though. Should have been in the movie. EDIT: forgot about this. Christian Bale based his portrayal of Patrick on this. He said it was perfect, “an intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes”. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Jc1gHIitXg4.html

The book also implies that the violence is all in his head. In the book he keeps taking his bloody sheets to the dry cleaner and the dry cleaner never reacts.

Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.

I would disagree with your assessment that the movie has a serial killer in the right place at the right time, whereas the book’s killer was a product of the City and culture. Because the book is longer it can make more time to develop the influence of the city on Bateman. But this is still the same case in the film. Even though it is not as long, the book demonstrates how the culture of NY influences Bateman. His nightly bloodlust flows into his days bc of the hollow characters around him, the inability to get caught, and the lack of morals and subliminal pursuit of wealth and excess.

Can you please do one on the book vs. the film of "Hannibal" (the sequel to "silence of the lambs")?

I wonder how the “happy filter” would be for all the SAW movies?

The animated Patric looks like Archer.

I would leave a comment but i have to return some video tapes....

I've read the book several times, and this is one case where I find the movie to be equal to, and better at some parts, than the novel.

The book features a typo, "Daisy, what in god's name are you doing with a stud like Batman?" (Foreshadowing much)

"that rat was so hungry" is probably the best way to close that video omg. I laughed, I'm a monster

In my opinion, the book makes nearly every character a worse person, not just Patrick, but his friends and also some of the random people. But I also felt more sympathy towards Patrick by the end. Yes, he's a horrible person, but he's clearly insane, but can't get any help from anyone. The book also satirizes the yuppie lifestyle much more than the movie. The yuppie lifestyle is what Patrick hides behind, but it might also be a big reason for his insanity.

Yeah, the super white modern apartment was enough to give me the heebiejeebies. If somebody is that specific about their living space, what's going on in their head? *shudder* If a guy has a huge stack of porn hidden under a tarp when a lady comes over, that totally makes normal sense to me. If a guy has a bunch of video game stuff everywhere, I'm sold. Bateman's place says "Nice and clean", trying too hard to be normal. That scares me.

so I’ve read the book. And I have to say it is my all time favourite book. The reason for that is that it encompasses the psyche of a psychopath so well. He is so incredibly demented and dark and I find myself frequently captivated by the authors atmospheric sculpturing and the train of thought from this fictional character is so real. In my opinion this will always be Christian bales best performance as an actor as he emulates the character so well. It is a very profound and eerie book discussing themes of american consumerism and obsessions with violence. Patrick Bateman IS American society. It is something rare and special to witness.

In the 1991 book Bateman idolizes Donald Trump. Nothing about that in the movie...

Thank you for the happy version! My kids love this video!

I gotta return some videotapes...

Is funny Because the first Time i saw the movie, i allways mispronunced ''Patrick Bateman'' with Patrick Batman... And then Chris Bale was the lead in Batman Begins. Coincidence?

I always thought that the movie adaptation missed out on one of the central themes of the book. The way that all of Bateman's colleagues confuse each other since they all act, dress, and look the same was more important in the book and was less involved in the movie. The rampage scene and conclusion in the movie didn't do the book justice since it misses out on the fact that all of Bateman's crimes were being attributed to Marcus since they both looked the same and were frequently confused with each other. I do think that the movie was great though and the book too is an American classic

I hope they make a remake of this movie just so they can cast Glenn Howerton as Patrick Bateman.

3:23 Massive props for including the misspelling of acquisitions on the business card!!

You can kill all the people you want, don't kill any dogs

I like the happy filter. I'm into mergers and acquisitions not murders and executions.

It's when batman's parents didn't die and he became bateman

I watched the movie because the book is too gruesome. But even the movie makes me sick. Amazing performance by Bale 👏

damn the happy fitler made my laugh real hard. "this time theyre pretending the models eyes are birthday candles"

Fun fact: that scene in the movie where you can see all of Patrick’s disturbing drawings of his murders? Yeah pretty much all of them appear in the book. And they are VERY. VERY. DETAILED. Like be thankful the guy in this video stopped before he could talk about the rat.

I suggest Forst Gump. Nothing like the movie at all. Or Live By Night. The movie did the book no justice at all.

That book was the most gory thing I have ever experienced

The "happy filter" ruins this.

The happy filters are hilarious. Great video as usual.

Read this book front to back when it first came out. Wished they would have done the movie in the 90's and have always thought James Spader would have played this role perfectly.

"hey remember when that rat eats his way through..." damn. i do.

An American Psycho portrayed by an English actor...such a display of patriotism in the 4th of July.

patrick is not a product of his environment, but is a psychopath in the right place at the right time. PERFECT. we still get to see the products of excess wealth and privilege set as a detail/ background for the story. the interesting dynamic is seeing how these greedy yuppies live lives that are based entirely on both status and materialistic one-upmanship excesses with patrick taking this to a whole other depraved and psychotic level.

Theres a brilliant scene in the book where Bateman runs into Tom Cruise who lives in his building and awkwardly tries to talk to him before freaking him out with a nose bleed.

WHY DON'T WE GET ANYMORE ART OF THE SCENE? ! Last time you even put the video down to not answer me, so now i want answers

*I LOVE THE HAPPY-FILTER MURDER SCENES. MORE OF THAT PLEASE! I LAUGHED SO HARD!*

American psycho.... Theres a political joke here somewhere.

Take out the letter ''E'' in ''Bateman'' and comeback to me when you do.

>make a video goint into detail about how American Psycho differs from the book >make it monetizable pick one mate

"Your dad practically owns the company I don't know why you don't quit your job" "Because I just want to fit in"

Those "happy time" inserts were pretty annoying

Hi, I would like to request a Whats the Difference? for the film Barry Lyndon by Stanley Kubrick and the book by William Thackery.

Movie version of Patrick Bateman: Psychotic Schizophrenic Book version of Patrick Bateman: Pure Psychopath

Do Forest Gump - what's the difference next. I've read the book and their is a lot

Uncensored version Bateman kills paul by an axe straight through the skull but does not kill him straigh away but instead shoves the axe down his throat then he pulls it out and the blade decapitates him

We are all a pair of trainers and a chainsaw away from being Patrick Bateman.

The happy filter joke got old really fast..

Hey! When you gonna do Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy?

Incredible classics like this are what happens when you actually pay attention to the book and use the dialogue/messages from it. Take notes Hollywood

The happy filter is more brutal than what really happens, lol.

Let's ask Paul Allen what's the difference

The "happy birthday~" made me laugh out loud

Great episode! I really enjoyed the movie but I've never read the book. Can you do I am Legend next for Whats the difference?

What I love about the book’s description of what everyone is wearing is that they’re actually terribly mismatched and no one with a sense of fashion or good taste would wear them. Supposedly. I’m far from an expert on fashion.

A good point was the difference of time spent on details. I never felt like it was all in his head in the movie but a few scenes do stand out. When he physically confronts his lawyer who mistakes him for someone else then Bateman acts confused can seem confusing. That's another yuppie thing. I think that Bateman could've even mistaken Allen so he's unsure that he even killed him and killed someone else instead or that everyone else was mistaking someone else for Allen. Another scene is Bateman's gun spree but even that to me is just a showcase of his psychotic persona and despair for catharsis clashing with the harsh reality. He could have delusions but the focus of the story in both pieces is still the culture satire that everything is self-centered and no one cares.

American Psycho is one of those rare films that if you only saw a scene or two of it, you would think it sucks, but it’s actually a masterpiece.

I did a college paper on this exact topic back in the day. Great video guys!

Anyone that enjoys the film shouldn’t definitely read the book it’s a lot more violent and mental

Fun Fact: Patrick Bateman is usually shown on the American Psycho book covers as having blonde hair and blue eyes. (Edit: Like Homelander from The Boys)

Can you guys please do what's the difference for Firestarter the book vs the film? It's my favorite book.

Impressed that you even mentioned the rat. Disappointed you didn't mention Evelyn's fancy dessert. The chapter on The Police is great because that's where I noticed Bateman keeps messing up the names of the band members. Even his music enthusiasm is a front.

I remember I used to actually think this was an 80s movie. I didn't realize it was from 2000 until later.

This new RU-vid censorship is ridiculous. As if people watching this video haven’t seen the movie or read the book and would be upset about words like “kill” “murder” ext.

Hey paul!!! Aaaahhhhhhhhhhh

I love American Psycho but I hate the fact that the internet completely miss judged Bateman's character as a whole, looking past who he actually is and seeing him as some; 'Based Sigma Male Gigachad.'

I could have sworn I read American Psycho at some point but turns out I didn't. Now I'm trying to think of what I actually read that I my brain decided was American Psycho and I can't and it's very frustrating. So I hope you guys are happy.

Please do Battle Royale next

I think one difference that is Patrick is a little bit more likeable in the movie but only because I think it’s bales charisma whereas in the book there is a lot more instances of Patrick being a deeply unpleasant person even without the murders

I like the happy filter

I actually felt like the book felt more surreal than the movie, sometimes i even doubted that the mais character was actually named patrick. Idk There's an American Psycho musical and it's fucking amazing, it's on spotify. I got to see it in the theatre and it was so creepy, so insane and so so so good.

Screw RU-vid for this demonetisations. We want raw and uncut entertainment

Very nice. Let's see Paul Alan's What's the Difference?

I remember seeing the movie after hearing how good it was, and it left me cold. I kept thinking there was something I missed. I listened to all the commentary tracks, still nothing. I read the book cover to cover. It was different, but I still felt the same way. The plot twist that all the horrible bits might just be in his head was okay, but otherwise he's just a large type asshat that makes the story hard to tolerate.

Uncensored version Bateman kills a homeless man but first he lures him in to stab him so hard his eyes pop out and leaves the dog with broken legs

Really like this book. The discriptions of everything eighties is just so mind numbingly tedious that I can barely stand to read it for any lenght of time, not to mention the graphic nature of the violence, but it's still captivating in it's own way and always sticks in my mind for ages. It's like a painting of hell and all the worst things in existence, done in incredible detail by a truly talented hand.

1:05 did he kill that woman? I didn't get it while watching

You know a movie and book might be a bit too much is when there’s a happy filter. That being said I enjoyed this video as always

He steals a taxi cab not a police car. And he turns the windshield wipers on to clean the blood on the inside window from the cab driver.

do a video on the best sci fi horror movies

Normally I like these. This time, it wasn’t that good. The “Happy Scenes” weren’t funny.

😆 Oh my gosh, I LOVE the Happy Filter!!

When I heard they were making a movie from this book I immediately thought,"How the actual fuck can they even write a screenplay for it,because they'll have to cut literally 90% out due to the horrifically graphic violence?!"😧I read this book quite a few years ago,and the violence was something that sticks in your memory forever.😖

Patrick Bateman was homelander before homelander was trendy and hip.

Can you guys do the Hannibal lector novels Red Dragon Sotl And Hannibal

Uncensored version Bateman brings the blonde to his home and kills her via lighting her eyes on fire

NOOOO NOT THE DOG!

Impressive. Nice. Now, Let’s See Paul Allen’s Comparison.

...So when are we getting the non happy filter one...

I would return some videotapes but I have to return some videotapes.