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That was an excellent one.

Great Film overall

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

This movie sucked so much I don't even know where to begin. It honestly has no story at all, and no character development none at all either. I rented this mess of a movie only because Analeigh Tipton was in it and it was not what I thought her character was supposed to be. The acting is OK but there is no story and doesn't go anywhere. The story is really weak and the ending is a total rip off and is a total waste of your money so go burn this instead of watching it OK? This movie currently has a 4.4 on IMDb and it deserves it cause it should be lower. I give Buttwhistle a 2/10 (the extra star is for Analeigh Tipton).

First of all, I have a great appreciation for this film, even though I don't entirely understand it. It has a very unsatisfying ending, however.I can't explain everything, but I'll broach a few of the overall themes I do think I have a handle of ...Beth was abused and neglected; if you watch for it, there are clues to this throughout the movie. In the end, Ogden imagines Beth as the happy daughter of his parents ... he sees that things could have been different for her, that her world and circumstances brought out the worst in her. He tries to bring out the best of people and of himself.The film contrasts love and hate, different ways of looking at and interacting with the world and the people in it. I don't think the message is that we should be like Ogden of the present, or that we should not follow his example, either. I think it's just acknowledging a reality of the world ... that you can't help everyone, and that you will suffer for trying. Ogden knows this. He warns Roadcap, "Yank the thorn out of the critter's foot, doesn't mean he's not gonna eat you." Later, when freeing the parrot, you can see he's afraid of getting pecked by his bird beneficiary. Later yet, Ogden explains that a dog craps on a rug because it's a dog and can't help it, not because of any malice. Ogden understands the risks, the nature of people. He doesn't feel that everyone should take those risks, but he feels that he must "to make (him) feel better about (himself)".Ogden had more hate in his past and made mistakes. He took his anger out on someone who probably didn't deserve it. Rose may have been his savior. Ogden wants to help Beth in the same way that Rose helped him. Ogden sees some of himself in Beth. He acknowledges that he was once "the new kid" too, a point Beth seemed to use as an excuse for her meanness.Bonus: There seems to be an Easter egg in the scene with the Nazi flag hanging above the porch ... in the background there's someone dressed in a purple dinosaur suit. This might be a reference to Trevor Morgan's role in "Barney's Great Adventure".

Awesome movie! On the surface it stands up as an engaging film about good and bad. It has a deeper meaning for cerebral viewers that I will not spoil. The male lead is cast well as a strong, and altruistic man with a world view I will try to duplicate for the rest of my life. The female lead Elizabeth Rice is troubled & sabotages the relationship & her life in a s/m type manner. Her topless sex scene reveals a good long look at heavenly anatomical perfection. The movie on the surface offers two approaches to life & informs younger viewers how to manage life's obstacles. Again, this is symbolic of a deeper meaning which is not necessary to thoroughly enjoy the film. It is eclectic which I almost always appreciate, & I urge people to watch this movie for Ms. Rice's dramatic performance of her career & the relentless optimism of the male lead. Buttwhistle is every bit as good as the title is unique & creative. I rate it 7/10 stars and give it the rare rating of a film I will always remember & one that impacts my life from this day forward. Enjoy. I sure did! Knox D. Alford, III

I watched this movie twice. First watch left me cold. Second watch I felt I developed some insight to Ogden because everything important in this story revolves around him. So here's my take on Director Fairchild's movie.Ogden is living his daily life with a more positive attitude than he had when his best friend Rose was alive. Enter Beth, she is bitchy, rude, demanding, insulting, and domineering. Beth is a projection of Ogden's thoughts on how he treated Rose. (I say this because there is a scene in the story where Beth jumps on Ogden's back screaming "Let me go!") Beth is an element of Ogden's personality that he is examining thinking it had something to do with Rose's suicide. Thus when he saves Beth from falling to her death it is actually Ogden realizing he hasn't been so nice to Rose and he wants to consider the consequences of his bad attitude. Rose occasionally shows up giving Ogden advice and insight. Here he is remembering the best of Rose. As most of us do when someone loved dies.At the story's end Beth is released and is no longer a part of Ogden. Ogden then sees a girl that looks like his idea of Beth but she is just a stranger on the street. Ogden has grown emotionally - his life continues.