Originally Posted by dankrsta

Fixed!

I'm a little surprised more people didn't vote. I was sure many have seen both films. My vote goes unquestionably to Romper Stomper. It's a pretty solid film with a believable insight into one skinhead group. On the other hand, American History X always seemed to me like a typical preachy, melodramatic Oscar bait, especially with all those slow motion shots and alternating b&w and color scenes. So transparent and with subtlety of a sledgehammer. We're constantly beaten over the head with a massage, not to mention a weak handling of the main character's transition. While I usually like Edward Norton, I can't join the universal praise he got for this performance. He just wasn't believable enough as a violent skinhead. For such authenticity one doesn't need to look much further than Russell Crowe in Romper Stomper.