Beautiful Thing [IMPORT]

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Summary: The Best Coming-out Movie Of All Time!!
Review: An exquisitely intricate tale, set in an ambiguous era (it all looks and feels to be the 1960's - particularly with the addition of a few classsic Mama Cass tunes - and yet plays like a 90's drama).

Often hilarious, this touching tale resonates soundly in the minds of all who have ever fallen in love (be it gay or straight).

The performances are all amazing, but particular attention must be paid to Linda Henry, who positively scalds the celluloid with her top-rate performance.

Without doubt, a true British Classic!

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Summary: Truly Beautiful - Touching - For Anyone Ever in Love
Review: A "beautifully done" movie!  Set in London, this wonderful film is done in English with a marvelous accent.  This one is from the UK.  Based on the story line, it would never be done in America, we're too uptight.  The movie centers around 2 high school age boys (Glen Barry as "Jamie" and Scott Neal as "Ste") coming to terms with their sexuality.  Very tastefully done, this is not a sexual romp by any means.   The movie emphasizes the pain of coming out as youth, the struggles and the successes.  Slow moving at the start, the story follows the two boys living in broken dysfuntional families to their coming to terms of their desire for one another.   Strong performances by most in the film, including the mother and several others.   The music is also fun with much of it in memory of the great Mama Cass.  I particularly enjoyed the scene featuring the song "Make Your Own Kind of Music".   I think you will too. The ending is especially touching.

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Summary: BT vs. Get Real
Review: I have seen both movies but the one which touches me the most has to be "Beautiful Thing". "Get Real" isn't a bad movie but again, it portrays gays in a nagative, sterotype way......... ike the public bathroom sex scene, & etc.

"Beautiful Thing", on the other hand, is genuinely a sweet, and innocent love story which I can truly relate to. Maybe because I too fell in love at a very early age and have been with the same person since. We'll be celebrating our 26th anniversary in a couple of months. "Beautiful Thing" shows that not all gays engage in casual sex, some of us enjoy a long and loving relationship like the straights.

The actors were great and it seems they were really into their parts. Saved for the heavy accent which can hardly be understood by Americans, I would rate "Beautiful Thing" 9 1/2 out of 10. Will recommend highly to anyone.....

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Summary: Worth a Friday night rental
Review: I had heard many wonderful things about this movie from many different sources. So, I went to the local Blockbuster and rented this movie.

At first, I didn't think I was going to like this movie. The english brogue was difficult to understand at first, but that became a background to the honest approach this movie takes to young love. It takes me back to the time when I experienced "young love."

The movie follows the lives of Jamie, his mother Sandra, their neighbor Ste and their neighbor Mama Cass (aka, can't remember her name.)

What begins as innocent flirtation between Jamie and Ste quickly escalates into young love. The movie follows the trials and tribulations of dealing with that love in working class London and trying to fit in.

The movie left a lasting impression on me and it did so with the last scene in the movie. I found that to be riveting and emotional at the same time. I felt for these characters, and I am positive you will too.

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Summary: Why an R rating /
Review: The 128 enormously positive reviews percentage wise, leave little for me to add. Except the "R" rating, it can't be sex, which leaves language. A single very offensive 4 letter word, too difficult to edit out? Unless the American movies we see here in Australia have had the innumerable gratuitous 'F'' words edited out, [which also applies to 'South Park'] what else is there in this movie, a movie that could be a literal life saver for a gay but very frightened 14-15 year old, that would damage the morals of anyone under 18 yrs old? The logic behind this rating escapes me.

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Summary: I liked this movie but....
Review: This was a good movie. You'll get no argument from me. However, I was disappointed that the movie seemed to emphasize characters like the mother and the black female neighbor. Don't get me wrong. Both provided for great comic relief but I was disappointed that not enough dialouge was written for the two main characters - Ste and Jamie. This movie had me crying out for more. Though the ending was sweet, I would have liked to have seen more of a story concerning Jamie and Ste. The film was far too short for me. It seemed like there was more of a story to tell. Still, I'd recommend this film to anyone interested in a love story with some comedy and drama rolled in. If you like this one, I'd also recommend a far better film - Get Real. This movie concentrates solely on the two main characters and although it is far more sentimental, the characters, dialogue, and story are far better developed. Plus, the ending is far more bittersweet than Beautiful Thing's "happy" ending thus making it a far more realistic movie.

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Summary: One of the greatest romances of our time
Review: I watched ths movie last night, it was 1 am. I was totally tired but I watched it till the end. Beautiful Thing is one of the greatest romances of our time. It doesn't matter if you'r straight or gay, this gay romance is better than most of the straight love-stories. And I guarantee you, after you watched this movie you will change your mind about gay people, you will see them like they really are. People who want to love and want to be loved. The Cast is great, the soundtrack is fantastic, the script totally British and so is the humor.

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Summary: exquisite
Review: There are many 'coming out' and gay-themed movies these days, but none is more heart-breaking -- or heart-warming -- than this one. Glen Berry and Scott Neal are perfect as Jamie and Ste, two troubled working-class London boys coming to terms with their sexuality, each other, and the homophobic world around them. Ste lives with an abusive father and older brother who have made him feel ugly. Jamie and his mum take him in, and the boys bunk together. They discover love to the accompaniment of "You are sixteen, going on seventeen, unprepared for a world of men". The music (a lot of Mama Cass, but also some lovely, bittersweet original stuff for string quartet) is deftly woven into the fabric of the film's story, and is an integral part of its structure. After a fight, Jamie and Ste kiss to Mama Cass singing "You gotta make your own kind of music". The ending is as uplifting and sweet as any on film. The surprising thing is that this wonderful movie was made for British television. I wish more films could be as fresh, touching, and honest as this bright, shining little gem.

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Summary: Incredibly sweet
Review: I recently bought this video solely on the advice of a friend who recommended that I see this movie. I am not sorry that I went ahead and bought it without seeing it first. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone wanting to see a love story with a slightly different twist. The title of the movie says it all, it's Beautiful. It's also incredibly sweet to see the relationship between Ste and Jaimie evolve in something deeper. Every one should see this movie!

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Summary: Films can change people's lives
Review: To add another voice to the still growing acclaim for this superb film based on Jonathan Harvey's stage play: it is nothing short of a masterpiece. Upon repeated viewing the subtle touches become more and more endearing. As the editorial review states, the film is totally democratic in its deployment of characters and even the minor characters become fascinating.

This is, however, completely by the by, as the impact that the film and the characters seem to have on the lives of people is genuinely astonishing. That a made-for-TV film should have such a lasting impact, which seems to be growing rather than diminishing as time goes by, attests to its greatness. It has spawned web-sites on which fans have written stories and sequals. It has given hope to the hopeless and has brought poetry and music back into the lives of people who had abandoned hope of ever finding love again.

The word for it is "life-affirming", although that has become a cliche. There should not be a single person living who has not watched this, and hopefully has the soundtrack.