Disco Pigs [HD DVD] |  | Director: Kirsten Sheridan
Actors: Elaine Cassidy, Cillian Murphy, Brian F. O'byrne, Eleanor Methven, Geraldine O'rawe
Studio: Vanguard Cinema
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 210635
Format: Collector's Edition, Color
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: HD DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 93
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
MPN: VF8116
UPC: 658769811636
EAN: 0658769811636
ASIN: B0011DGFTA
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: June 24, 2008
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Product Description
This feature debut puts on display the enormous acting talents of CILLIAN MURPHY and ELAINE CASSIDY. Pig and Runt are born minutes apart in the same hospital they are spiritual twins to different mothers and totally inseparable. The pair forges an indestructible and almost telepathic bond shutting out their friends and families in fact the entire outside world. As they make their transition into adulthood external forces attempt to separate them as their own desires threaten to destroy themselves from within. When Pig decides to stop at nothing to keep their bond intact their world disintegrates into chaos somewhere between the nightmare of BUTTERFLY EFFECT and the innocence of a BJORK lyric.System Requirements:Runing Time: 94 minutesFormat: DVD HD Genre: DRAMA/PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 658769811636 Manufacturer No: VF8116
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 Asks One to Suspend One's Disbelief Too Much October 24, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Yeah, so it's a coming of age story about a girl, Shenaid, and a guy, Darren, in Ireland who've hung out since birth. Darren's a raging bully and Shenaid thinks it's cute. Suddenly, Darren expresses romantic feelings towards Shenaid, who doesn't know how to take it. Then, her parents send her to a boarding school. So, she and Darren are forced to spend an extended period of time apart, which they've never done. Darren realizes that he can't live without Shenaid. Shenaid realizes that she can live without Darren. Mayhem ensues.
What I couldn't come to terms with was the lack of police. Any police. Whatsoever. Darren is allowed to palm all his abuses, even a murder, without so much as a siren going off.
I understand it's a film, but there are some things that just aren't credible. Even in fiction.
 Very disturbing film, wonderfully acted October 6, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have rarely been more disturbed by a film than this one. The acting is amazing, and though the plot is a little slow at the beginning, I really got wrapped up in it after the first half hour. Watching the relationship between Pig and Runt evolve is like watching a train crash in slow motion: you know things will get bad, but you can't look away. The characters are so wonderfully acted, but even so, I don't think I'd see this movie again because it's so disquieting...a sign of a really good film that gets into your head!
 Haunting Similarities Regarding Teen Angst. April 3, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I saw Disco Pigs on the heels of watching Cillian Murphy in Red Eye. What a triumph for director Sheridan. What stood out for me was the similarities between Pig's experience as an Irish youth and that of many young African-American males. Pig appeared to be reared in a single-parent environment where there was no father figure; his school social worker made reference to him as a "lost cause" and his identification with manhood was sought through having his first sexual experience with his girl, Runt. Despite the dense dialogue, I was amazed to see that the two were actually robbing a liquor store at one point. I could almost feel the downward spiral beginning as Pig slowly but surely lost his anchor with reality. The sense of fear and doom I felt for these two teens mirrored the fear I felt for the teens in Boyz N' The Hood. The ending to Disco Pigs is an absolute shocker. Few movies have moved me to that extent. I was literally haunted for many months afterwards -- largely due to the outstanding performances by Murphy and Cassidy. Sheridan's expertise in directing successfully captures the innocence of youthful, unbridled puppy love, while simultaneously illustrating the affect of the erosion of confidence and dignity and the stark emasculation young males experience, often times at the hands of their own countrymen.
A perfectly painful "Irish" film... April 25, 2006
0 out of 11 found this review helpful
While I agree with the many positive reviews that this film is well-directed and shot, and engrossing in it's plot, it is also chock-full of weirdness. Cillian's bizarre Jamaican accent made me want to reach into the screen and smack him at (many) points. This one aspect of the film alone ruins it for me. Why? Of all the Irish accents available, why go with such a thick, disgusting accent for the most important, dynamic character in the film? Perhaps the accent was chosen to make him seem more insane, but honestly, it made him seem more of a brutal dullard than anything else, which makes one wonder why Runt would have ever cared for his company in the first place.
All in all, an interesting, but aggravating film to watch.
Cillian is Amazing! April 2, 2006
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I highly recommend this film. This movie is about obsessive love between 2 friends Pig and Runt. They share a world and a bond that seems to be unbreakable until their 17th birthday. Cillian Murphy is incredible as Pig. Even though his character is very violent, you can't dislike him. At times when Pig has went to far instead of getting upset with him, you want to embrace him. He cuts at your heart deeply. You feel his pain and how much he loves Runt. The ending made me cry harder than I've ever cried over a film in my life, even the titantic. When you view this movie you get lost in Pig and Runt's world. After viewing the film you can't stop thinking about the character's especially Pig. The film seems to haunt you, but in a good way. When viewing this film be prepared to become emotionally attached to the characters, do some serious crying and enter into a place you've never been. I promise you will enjoy the ride. Cillian Murphy really displays his acting abilities in this film. He is more than a gorgeous face the man is really talented.
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