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Summary: so horrible I walked out of the theatre.
Review: I saw this movie because courtney love was in it, and I heard she did great in larry flynt. I went to see the movie, and I was greatly dissapointed. after about a half an hour, I just got up and walked out. I've never done that before @ a movie, and never have since. It was a horrible movie.
Rating: 
Summary: Are you not entertained?
Review: I think because this movie is so star-studded, people expected it to be deeply meaningful. It definitely isn't. Still, it's extremely entertaining. Courtney Love and Paul Rudd are great as two friends who are resisting becoming more. Casey Affleck is endearing as a punk who's secretly a total romantic. Janeane Garofalo is hilarious in her small role. My only complaints: Christina Ricci and Gaby Hoffmann should have left the annoying fake Long Island accents alone, and the clothes are truly hideous. Of course, the latter problem isn't the fault of the movie, but of the 1980s themselves. If you're looking for pure entertainment brought to you by talented actors, look no further than 200 Cigarettes.
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: I thought this movie was so funny! Martha Plimpton did a great job as the stressed out hostess, I can really identify with her character. Brian Mcardie was really underrated. Hardly a mention of him in any of the reviews. I think my fave person in the movie was the cab driver. I have seen the "Booty Look" before. My friend and I have seen this movie at least 4 times and will undoubtibly see it again.
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Summary: don't take this movie too seriously....
Review: It's new year's eve 1980, the music is great, the clothes are not so great(maybe we thought differently back then), and this movie isn't great, but it wasn't all that bad. It was a fun frolic in the night air of New York City on the last night of 1980. There are several people all looking for dates, the same party, and all just wanting to have a great time. It's a good rental for those of us who can take Martha Plimpton for an hour and a half(she is annoying!!!)
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Summary: Are you not entertained?
Review: OK, I loved the cast, with a few exceptions, and the soundtrack is awesome. If you grew up during that era you'll be OD'ing on nostalgia. The movie sort of plodded along, not really going anywhere. Sort of like a frustration dream--that never ends. I do accept artistic license in film, even though Christina Ricci & Gaby Hoffman's accents weren't very good--their acting was. I had the pleasure of living in NYC in 80's and sorry to say the costumes, make-up & slang were NOT authentic. I really felt like it was a contemporary film. I was searching for something real from 1981, after a while I kept asking myself, "Why don't they just show the Mudd Club or Danceteria or CBGB's!" At least they showed Gem Spa, and some other landmarks. That aside, it still could have been a good film. I think the main problem was the aimlessness of the script. And the direction--did everyone direct themselves? The only things that kept my interest--were the music and the fine young actors, who did not have much to work with. I sure hope they were adequately compensated. And the most annoying part was Long Island new waver Gaby Hoffman not knowing who Elvis Costello was!! The only people in 1981 who didn't who Elvis Costello was would be your grandparents. Oh well, you better stop smoking, it's bad for your health.
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Summary: Partying like it WASN'T 1981
Review: OK, I loved the cast, with a few exceptions, and the soundtrack is awesome. If you grew up during that era you'll be OD'ing on nostalgia. The movie sort of plodded along, not really going anywhere. Sort of like a frustration dream--that never ends. I do accept artistic license in film, even though Christina Ricci & Gaby Hoffman's accents weren't very good--their acting was. I had the pleasure of living in NYC in 80's and sorry to say the costumes, make-up & slang were NOT authentic. I really felt like it was a contemporary film. I was searching for something real from 1981, after a while I kept asking myself, "Why don't they just show the Mudd Club or Danceteria or CBGB's!" At least they showed Gem Spa, and some other landmarks. That aside, it still could have been a good film. I think the main problem was the aimlessness of the script. And the direction--did everyone direct themselves? The only things that kept my interest--were the music and the fine young actors, who did not have much to work with. I sure hope they were adequately compensated. And the most annoying part was Long Island new waver Gaby Hoffman not knowing who Elvis Costello was!! The only people in 1981 who didn't who Elvis Costello was would be your grandparents. Oh well, you better stop smoking, it's bad for your health.
Rating:
Summary: oh, it's so bad
Review: Okay, apparently this Garcia woman was a agent for a long time and she called in every favor in the book to get a decent cast, but to no avail. I have never wanted to get up and walk out of a theater quite as badly as on that fateful night where some friends said, "Hey, let's go see the cigarette movie!"At any rate, it's hard to believe that a movie with a good soundtrack AND a cameo by Elvis Costello could be quite so dreadful, but believe me: This is a awe-inspiringly terrible movie. It's so bad that its very ineptness reach a perverse kind of perfection, but despite that, it's STILL no fun to watch. Look, I like Christine Ricci, but her performance (and that voice) are ridiculous. I like Ben Affleck, but his role is just a cameo to help his talentless brother's starring role. Don't get me wrong, my standards are not that high. I even like Paul Rudd and -- heaven help me -- Courtney Love but their roles are so crudely drawn (and crude) that you just have to look away. Other atrocities abound. Oh, and nobody likes Martha Plimpton. Ever. Dear Lord, please take this woman's camera away.
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Summary: Funniest movie I have seen in a long time.
Review: On a day when you are feeling as bad as you can get I can guarentee this is the one movie that will make you forget your troubles. From one scene to the next I was laughing so hard that I missed some of the dialogue that I had to go back and see the movie again. The acting and actors were unbelievable. I have recommended this movie to so many people. It was unfortunate though that it was not shown in a lot of theaters and most people did not even know what I was talking about when I said you must see 200 Cigarettes. I have done my best to encourage everyone I know to see this as soon as it comes out on video. I am actually trying to buy the video for a friend.
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Summary: Not that bad
Review: Some critics panned this movie as one of 98's worst when in fact, it's better than some of the movies that they rave over. I feel that the only reason why this movie got such a bad rap is because it had to compete with "The Wedding Singer". I didn't think that the stories stepped over each other as bad as the Amazon editorial reviewer had stated. I thought that it moved around smoothly and defined their characters as much as it could. (Let me remind you that there are 12 main characters here and the movie was only an hour and forty minutes long.) Some critics didn't like Christina Ricci in this one. I found her to be cute in her Jersey accent. Also, I call Courtney Love "the next Cher" as she plays her role flawlessly. All she needs to do is to run into the right movie and the right character, and I can see an Oscar coming her way in the future (Madonna who? ). She and Paul Rudd had some definant on-screen chemistry here (If you can get past Rudd's character's whining). And wasn't Dave Chappelle's "Disco Cabbie" the smoothest, coolest, and craziest player since Chef on South Park? He was the true star of this show and it's the best I have seen him since Robin Hood: Men in Tights. The only thing I didn't care for in this movie was the Jack and Cindy capers (Played by Jay Mohr and Kate Hudson). Those two really didn't fit in at all with the other characters and situations with their corny, boring and witless presence. They brought the mood down to a screeching halt after getting into the high energy scenes played by the better characters. If you need to go get a snack or to take time off for a bathroom break, go whenever you see the two of them on screen. Want to see Jay Mohr at his best? Rent "Go". Finally, I have to say that even though this movie had charm, great costumes, fabulous casts, funny antics, dazzling cinematography, a great feel of nostalgia, and a grooving soundtrack......It's one of those movies that you could only watch once.
Rating:
Summary: What a waste of time.......
Review: The main drawback to 200 cigarettes is that it jumped around too much and didn't allow for character development. I enjoy Ben Affleck's acting but he can do so much better than this drivel.
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