Maurice - Special Edition

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Summary: Subtitles, and Defense of the Ending
Review: To those who inquired if the DVD has subtitles - yes, it has English subtitles. However they are hard to find. They aren't listed as an option on the menu - but you can turn them on using the subtitle button on your DVD remote control.

This is the best movie depiction of the psychological journey of a gay person's accepting his or her true nature. I want to defend the ending of the movie and book to those who say it's unrealistic (don't read the rest of this review if you haven't seen it!)

Forster himself said in the afterward to the novel that he partially based the final relationship of Alec and Maurice on a gay couple he knew who had been together for many years in Edwardian England - so two men staying together was not unheard of at the time. Those who say that Maurice and Alec could not stay together because of their social class differences are guilty of the same classism that Forster was speaking out against. Alec was obviously very intelligent despite his lack of education. Maurice could provide some education to Alec to expand his knowledge (as was hinted at in the British Museum sequence). There were certainly things that Maurice could learn from Alec - for example "not letting your head go under when swimming" - a metaphor for Alec's more comfortable expression of his sexual feelings.

I love the new cover photo for this edition. Kudos to the filmmakers and actors, and those who put this excellent DVD package together!

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Summary: I'D LIKE TO GET THIS MOVIE WITH SPANISH OR ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Review: GREAT MOVIE!

iCOULDN'T FIND IT IN MEXICO NEITHER IN LAS VEGAS USA.

DOES ANYBODY TELL ME IF i could get it It doesn't matter if it is used,,

thanks

also,,, cruising with al pacino!!!

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Summary: Does this DVD contain English subtitle?
Review: I'm not a native English speaker and could not understand all dialogues when I watched it on TV. Could anyone tell me if this DVD release has English subtitle at all? Thanks.
Plus, the movie is really great.

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Summary: True uplifting gay cinema
Review: I remember seeing parts of Maurice on TV when I was a kid and the whole gay thing was so forbidden--I had to turn the channel when I heard my parents coming. I have always wondered what it was about, so when I saw it on DVD, I ordered it. What a surprising treasure. Although sensual at times, it is in no way a skin-flick. It is such a great story told in a colorfully rich, genuine way. Classically acted, it is full of integrity, honest struggles without being cliché or angst ridden, and true to relationships of lovers, friends, and family. It moves at a slow pace, but a very enjoyable one. It is like watching a novel. Art. Beauty. Joy. It is a film that represents what gay cinema and story telling could and should be; actually, what any cinema could and should be. I believe this film can have universal appeal beyond gay or straight. I am proud to have this film in my DVD library. The extra features are very good as well, definitely watch them last, as they will alter the way you view the film. Get it, enjoy it!

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Summary: A Lost Opportunity!
Review: This movie is what makes Great Britain about great cinema. The character played by Hugh Grant is such in the closet he really misses the mark with his co-star. It portrays homosuxuality as people saw it then, (unforunately some still do); as some weird perverse ill. Society is not at times a Gay's best friend. The love discovered for Hugh Grants servant is a breath of fresh air in this flick by a would be suitor for Hugh. All men in this movie are quite handsome. This Merchant/Ivory Collection should be viewed by anyone interested in either Edwardian Society England, or in Gay timeline history. I thought the character arrested for his sexual orientation was awfull, was even more awfull is none of his friends went to bat for him. He was sentenced to 6 months hard labor. The James Ivory charcters trying to cure himself of his Gay nature is much the way some try to rid themselves of this behavoral plague. The thing is that its not a plague, but ones true nature. When will people learn there is nothing wrong with the GLBT community. This movie has alot of sideplots to support the main plot. James Ivory rivals his more popular British thespian Hugh Grant in this movie. Anyone suffering in silence I would hope this cinematic offering will bust them out of the closet. Living in a hollow shadow is not near as healthy as coming out. In this movie it I also hope both main characters are able to come to full grips with their sexuality, and retain their careers as stockbroker, and public office. PURCHASE THIS MOVIE ITS A GREAT ONE!

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Summary: The slow struggle to self-hood and dignity
Review: That first tense, riveting moment when one dares to be true to one's self. Where two young men, separated by social and economic class, risk peer status and individual reputations when the flesh's unforgiving and burning truth strips them indistinguishable from the raw primal animal of human desire, where human drama and vulnerability either entombs one to an eternal Hell on Earth or releases one so that one may finally stand fully erect and human.

I think every gay man must see himself in one of these three gay characters. The struggle to extract one's self from the raging, roaring river of life's absolute indifference to the happiness and well-being of the individual, no matter what species, is the fate of every living, breathing human being. Being gay is just one more snag. Just another twist and turn of circumstances and conditions to challenge.

Filmed in the tradition of English good taste and esthetics, one is easily mesmorized by the beauty of every scene, the young men and their families. You can't help but want to be a part of their lives. You can't help but want to bring our modern attitudes and perspective to their seemingly unnecessary maze of darkness and desperation.

Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves and James Wilby each do a convincing and outstanding job. Three straight actors who perform with the strength and sensitivity necessary for a gay man to be convinced that they 'must' be really gay. For they reveal us so well.

The last fifteen minutes of the movie are some of the most powerful scenes ever captured on film. The climax of the last two minutes doesn't leave anyone unaffected. I highly recommend this film.

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Summary: EGODYSTONIC HOMOSEXUALS
Review: yes, I said it..."egodystonic homosexuality" at it's best. What does this mean? It's gays who hate themselves for being gay.

This film abounds with this. It's good, but you end up hating the gays who can't resolve their sexuality. I figure that was intentional.

michael