Better Than Chocolate

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Summary: Lesbian Films Don't Get Any Better Than This!
Review: "Better than Chocolate" hits every touching,
exciting angle of lesbian 'first love.' Wow,
if we could only bottle those feelings of
raw physical desire. And Christina Cox, what
a body!

A beautifully made movie.
This is a must for every lesbian who
remembers falling in love. Made me smile from
ear to ear!

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Summary: FEELS LIKE CHOCOLATE, ONLY BETTER !!
Review: Upon watching the first few minutes you realize that you have entered a genre in pictures that most heterosexuals as myself normally would not have an interest in. Mostly, because of the saturation (endless) of one dimentional characters most mainstream movies make of gays and lesbians in their story lines. Surprise!...almost from the beginning your attracted to watch these characters grow through a series of layers of plots and situations that are credible and well explained. The sex depicted is HOT! and attractive to see. Finally, a pleasant ending is woven by the several subplots leaving the spectators wanting a sequel.

Rating:
Summary: Chocolate
Review: WOW! There is no other way to express how great this film was, other than my absolute astoundment. Everything was captured so elegantly, yet so raw at the same time. I would recommend this movie to everyone as it has become one of my favorites and I think that everyone should have this experience. It is by far "Better than Chocolate".

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Summary: Best Movie
Review: This movie is definitely one of the best movies that I have ever seen. Anne Wheeler does an exceptional job of capturing the raw emotion and love that is expressed throughout the entire movie between all characters. My favorite scene is when Kim and Maggie actually meet, which is when Kim is sketching a portrait. The eye contact, facial expressions, and body language makes the viewer desperate to be one of those two women. The chemistry which flows between them is fantastically recorded and makes love, any kind of love, a seeming joy to be a part of. I consider myself priveleged to not only have seen the movie, but also to now own the DVD, which I bought on a whim. I am positive that anyone else who values the art of making film will also appreciate how wonderful this film is. This will be one of my top five films in my collection for life.

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Summary: Chocolate
Review: Definately one of the best lesbian movies of all time. A very cute romantic comedy about two girls falling in love. Although there are some classic stareotypes, not many pose a big threat. This is a very effective tale that makes you want to watch it over and over. Keep an eye out for the beatiful Kim (Christina Cox).

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Summary: 'Better Than Chocolate' a film worth seeing
Review: I would give BTC about 4 or 4 1/2 stars. I'm not gonna write a book here, but I wanna say it's a very good les movie. Moreover, it can be enjoyed by anyone w/ a sense of humor and a heart. I laughed a little, cried a little, and found it very inspiring. Not to mention that the paitning scene was beautiful-enough said ; )

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Summary: A Zesty Dose of Humanity
Review: Tonight I will watch this film for the third time. If you liked 'Victor/Victoria', 'Tootsie', etc., you will probably enjoy 'Better Than Chocolate'. I found the frankness and humour to be particularly refreshing. It was pure fun, although certain homophobics/red necks/religious fundamentalists might object to my use of the word 'pure' as well as question my idea of fun. I read some negative reviews of this film but found them rather arbitrary dismissals of the type of picture that would make most people feel good. Enjoy.

Bryan

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Summary: Refreshing
Review: I didn't know what to expect when I purchased this DVD. I found the descriptions here varied and inconclusive. When I slid it into the player and sat back, I was immediately enthralled by the hard edge opening music, playing in the forground while entertainers lip-sync'd at a dance club. I found the movie to be a refreshing change from the often style over substance Hollywood films I usually watch.

Christina Cox in my mind was the stand out in this movie, down-playing her obvious beauty for her role in the film. The body painting scene was both beautiful and erotic and betrayed Christine's subtle attempt to appear unattractive.

The DVD itself was not loaded with extras, however Anne Wheeler's commentary was highly informative and as objective as possible. I would recommend this film to anyone looking for a change of pace. It was funny and innovative.

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Summary: "Family" favorite
Review: This little film is surprisingly well produced and chock full of talent. It's a beautiful and mostly believable story. Very relistic portrait.

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Summary: ..if the chocolate is rancid and fell behind the stove...
Review: I saw this - or should I say was assaulted by this 'film' today and still feel like I was punched in the face by a clown.

At first I thought, 'o.k. if this was geared towards 13-16 year olds and how they will deal with their sexuality, fine'.

Then I realised that the movie presents charcters who have - get this - LESS than ONE dimension. Completely melodramatic, the WORST CANADIAN ACTING WE ARE FAMOUS FOR - it was like degrassi junior high for lesbians with less care for breaking stereotypes - this movie aims to RECREATE THEM. Watch critically. The characters are HALF DIMENSIONAL! Amazing. Every stereotype is rehashed and then shaved down!

The movie reinforces, believe it or not, sitcom level interpretations of what sexual orientations do to people, communities, families. Instead of creating characters who aren't Falwell's version of Sodom dwelling gay people, the movie could have been written by Bob Larsen or anyone from the religious right. Moreover, all the characters are on par with any other STRAIGHT and TERRIBLE film, say one with PAULY SHORE. Deal with that, eh?

On top of it all, it says clearly: only the fast movers, those who pick up quick, and are promiscuous are happy, brave or doing the right thing. Anyone unnatractive, average even, say... long-term partnered, is demonized as uptight, frigid, in effect morally corrupt. The film tries to destroy the idea that you have to find out on your own how to live - instead it says: only a quick hook-up or some dildos make you adequate. For the age the characters are supposed to be, they seem entirely un-self aware. When people pass thirty-five SOMETIMES THEY START THINKING LONG TERM. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS EARLIER. SOMETIMES IT NEVER HAPPENS » THIS MOVIE SAYS THE PERFECT WORLD IS BOTH FLAT AND PEOPLE'S HEARTS ARE HARD AND CAN TAKE LOVER AFTER LOVER. Merciless.

The homogeneity pardon the pun of this film is disturbing. It's like it was written by some football guy who got paid to approximate who he thought were women, but in fact were bad jokes from primetime American TV.

This would be a disservice to show young people without the preamble "all these following characters are the LEAST REAL PEOPLE EVER PRODUCED IN CANADA" - I am ashamed to live in the same country as Peggy Thompson, the writer who should know better. This movie should be taken apart in every women's, cultural, film etc. course.

I realised this was the worst movie outside of Disney productions I had ever seen, within the first ten minutes. I continued watching to see HOW BAD IT COULD GET, and it became sufficiently progressively worse to keep my eyes slightly open.

If you have anything to do with art, have gone to art school, are familiar with conceptual art etc., when you see this you will hurt. Embarrassing like nothing else. The most juvenile, vapid and typically high-school bred approaches take root in this movie. If you have seen ghostworld, this will sum it all up: all the characters/protagonists in here are like the characters in ghostworld who are the BUTT OF THE ENTIRE FILM'S raison d'etre.

Never before have I seen such irritating, flaky bullsh-t which is a slap in the face to any gay person who has figured out that YOU AREN"T SUPPOSED TO ACT LIKE YOU ARE ON TV BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY AREN'T EIGHT.

To all those who gave this good reviews, well, I assume you are mainly American and don't have a gauge outside of television in the first place, stuck in your trailer with posters of Bud girls, watching Full House. No, it isn't so, the bulldykes I hung out with in Nashville would be pissed at this - although the hairdresser guy I rented a trailer room from was himself quite retarded. He would've liked this movie. He had a BLACK VELVET CLOWN PAINTING up in my bedroom - with NO IRONIC INTENT.

Good luck, I hated this movie so much I've been waiting all day to get it out. Buy some chocolate and rent