I know Adjani and Neill are good actors but the overacting in this was obviously the choice of the director to play it this way. It really became annoying after awhile.

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Sure, the overacting was likely intentional but that doesn't change the fact, that it was still absolutely ridiculous, not to mention irritating.
Throughout the film, the makers seem to have sought the most counter-intuitive ways of film making - and even story telling in itself - which easily makes
Possession
one of the worst and most amateurish looking professional movies I've ever seen.
It's not completely worthless, though. The hysterical overacting and overall weirdness makes it actually a pretty good backdrop for shts and giggles; if you have a bunch of pals over, getting high and drunk, it offers many a wtf/lol-moment.
On its own however, it's too slow-paced and boring (let alone non-sensical), so it probably shouldn't be the only activity to focus on.

I do not think Neill was terrible, I think the overacting was most certainly part of Zulawski 's direction. It's part of the film's very unsettling atmosphere. Very intentional. Which therefore, makes it not terrible.
It's not easy to watch, I'll give you that. It does get easier on the 2nd and 3rd viewing though!!

Sam Neill was terrible! Watching him chew the scenery while his wife's lover danced around was agonizing.

In another thread, I stated that Sam Neill looked as if he just graduated from the William Shatner School of Acting it was that bad!

Ahahahah!!!!! I loved your second edit! Picturing your dog's reaction in my head had me rolling on the floor, for some reason!!

Anna/Adjani in the subway is one of the most intense and disturbing scenes I've watched on film. I'm not surprised your dog couldn't take it especially after listening to Mark/Neill's constant talk about dogs crawling under the porch to die.
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Good for you.

i watched it and loved it so

Yeah, these two really found their match. And breed more of their kind, too.
Burton and Taylor in Virginia Woolf were beautifully measured in their loudmouthed mania though, poetic even, if youll allow. Also mixing it up with equally beautifully measured quiet moments. Here, things really seem to have gotten out of hand at times.
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Stanleystop being such a twat.

I watched it, paid attention, loved it. Absolute beauty IMO.
(sorry for that haha)
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I watched it, paid attention, hated it. Absolute trash IMO.

The pace in this film (the extended version) is VEEEEERRRY SLOOOOW.
It encourages the mind to wander.
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How about YOU shut the beep up and watch the goddamn beep film. If you have ADD and are too small minded to watch a film such as this, then don't beep watch it. I know it's a cliche, but you ought to stick to Transformers or Avatar.
beep philistine.