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Summary: CRITICS DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
Review: I thought Glitter was a really good movie. I enjoyed all 103 minutes of it. Even if I wasn't a huge Mariah fan I still would have enjoyed it. This DVD also comes with the videos to "Loverboy" and "Never Too Far". Don't listen to any of the critics because "Glitter" was an awsome movie and I love Mariah alot. You will not be wasting your money if you buy this.
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Summary: Not as bad...
Review: ...as people made it out to be. Sure Mariah isn't the best actress, but this movie was well done. The setting in the 80's was perfect, it wasn't fake looking or cheap, Mariah and the producers of this movie really captured the essence of the 80's with this movie. The music used (the songs that were used as background music, not the ones on her album GLITTER) were very significant of the 80's for sure. The songs she recorded for the soundtrack GLITTER speak mountains after seeing the movie, it makes far more sense now after seeing it. When you hear her sing "Reflections (Care Enough)", a song about wondering why her mother gave her up, and if she really cares, is heartwrenching and I think was an important part of the movie. "Never Too Far" is one of the most beautiful songs Mariah has written (and sang) since 1997's BUTTERFLY album. The movie was good, I think its important to see it for yourself and forget about the critics, because its not as bad as everyone made it out to be. Give it a chance.
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Summary: SIMPLY THE BEST
Review: I am not a Mariah Fan. In fact never gave her a second thought. After watching this movie, I'm now a fan. The music was great, her voice was a smash, Got to buy the movie and get the soundtrack. You go Mariah.
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Summary: Glitter is Great
Review: I watched this about 10 minutes ago and it was so what I wasn't expecting. I was hearing all the hoopla from critics about it being bad and so I thought I would just wait until it came out for rent...well I did and I'm sorry I waited cuz I liked this movie! It made me renew my faith and love for Mariah and if you read this Mariah...I'm sorry I ever doubted you and I wish you all the luck with future things cuz I'm sure you will be making great stuff soon. The story line between Billie and Dice was very sweet and the ending is....well I'll just let you see for yourself...it's a real emotional thing. What emotion you may ask? Well that to you'll have to watch to see. Just buy this DVD and take my advice on this! I would not lie to ya :o)
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Summary: Mariah did a great job on Glitter!
Review: I never got to see Glitter in the theaters because they never showed it in my area. I bought the DVD today and I finally got to see it! I thought that it was a very good movie...it didn't deserve the bad rap it got! Mariah's acting was great, and goes to show what a talented person she is!
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Summary: Surprisingly for some, "Glitter" absolutely Glitters!
Review: The movie was never released to cinemas in my country and even being the huge Mariah Carey fan that I am, after reading all the horrible reviews that it got - I was beginning to think that acting shouldn't be Mariah's forte. .. WRONG!!! Just because the media had a field day about it doesn't mean the movie was that bad. In fact, the opposite is correct, the movie was wonderful and Carey is anything but bad in it. The idea of having the 80s theme and the soundtrack to go along with it turned out to be fantastic. The songs, the club scenes, the clothes - they all contribute to having the movie look just as if it was done in the 80s. True, the plot wasn't based on a Stephen King story. But it is so much better than half of the summer movies I've seen in the past couple of years. Mariah is a singer and she excels in playing one (Billie Frank). The rest of the crew did a great job as well. Da Brat & Tia Texada (Playing Billie's childhood friends) mostly helped the funny part of the film, Max Beesley (as Billie's love interest) - the romantic/dramatic part and even gorgeous Eric Benet with a cameo appearance did a fairly nice job. All in all, the movie is short, fun and even has a surprising ending! The music that goes along with it is an extremely big part of it and I feel bad for the reporters who dislike Carey's music and for that chose to dismiss the whole movie. I suggest you give "Glitter" a try and ignore the joke that was made out of it, because it is honestly much better. One last advice, Don't back down Mariah, you have what it takes!
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Summary: Great movie minus the glam!
Review: I thought the movie was pretty moving despite the poor reviews. Mariah is definitely a singer, not an actress; music is where her talent lies. The movie's beginning was a little slow and had there been more action, we would not have noticed her novel acting. She had excessive eye-batting--like a soap opera. As the movie progresses, it's obvious that she's becoming more comfortable with her role. It is more Mariah. She is the star and not merely someone's backup singer. The ending was wonderful and a tear-jerker. I give her an-- A for effort.
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Summary: doesn't get the credit it deserved!!!
Review: first of all, i think this movie did badly because mariah ticked off the wrong people in the bisness and thats why this movie did so poorly. really the movie and soundtrack are not bad at all, and actully quite good. this is a heart-felt story that is pretty sad, and in fact made me cry. Mariah made and excellent first movie that people should watch-before they judge it.
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Summary: Better than I thought...
Review: I must say I was surprised. I only watched this movie because Mariah is in it, and really she was much better than the critics made her out to be. The whole movie is really kind of so-so, and there's not much in the way of plot or character development(so I had to give it only 3 stars), but it could have been much much worse. Mariah looks beautiful and it was a treat to watch her sing. I personally really liked the soundtrack so if you view this movie as one big video you won't be disappointed. The critics SHOULD have spent more time ripping apart her co-star Max Beesly. That accent was awful! If the public can forgive Adam Sandler for "Little Nicky" then they certainly should forgive Mariah for any missteps in her first starring role! ALL DIE-HARD MARIAH FANS SHOULD BUY IT.
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Summary: Not as bad as I was expecting, but still -- not good
Review: I'm surprised so many people on here are giving "Glitter" rave reviews, given its rank in the Bottom 100 Worst Movies Ever on the IMDB. (I'm guessing a lot of these folks are Mariah music fans, which I am admittedly not.) I'd put it somewhere in the middle. There are "good" bad movies (i.e. "Showgirls") and "bad" bad movies; "Glitter" falls into the second camp. While Mariah turns out to be a surprisingly good actress -- she certainly puts Madonna to shame, much as I hate to say it -- this film never manages to transcend into being anything other than utterly banal. Indeed, her acting skills are the only reason I'm not giving it a one-star rating. The rags-to-riches story is as trite as it gets, and the ending is predictable within the first five minutes. None of the characters are particularly interesting, and I didn't buy Max Beesley's "New Yawk" accent for even the briefest second (he plays Dice, the Love Interest, but is British in real life). While it's not in the Worst Movie Ever Made category, "Glitter" has few redeeming qualities.Then there's the small matter of period detail, which is nearly 100% off-base. The film is (inexplicably) set in the big-hair, big-shoulders, skinny-tie era of 1983-1984, yet the characters' fashions and hairstyles look like they're fresh off the new-millennium catwalk. Aside from Mariah's cover of Robert Palmer's "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" -- which in the film is, in an amusingly ironic turn, supposed to be her character Billie's big debut single -- the music is late 1990s-style, not early 1980s. Even the film's restaurants don't jibe; Asian-French fusion cuisine (consumed on Billie and Dice's first "date") didn't exist even in New York nearly 20 years ago. But I'm harping here. I'd recommend this movie only if you're a big Mariah fan and only if sappy, predictable, tragedy-laced love stories are your cup of tea.
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