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Summary: wonder boys
Review: This movie was terrific! Michael Douglas who usually seems like he's always playing the same character, made a great performance in this movie. Mr. Downey definetely saved the film though with his modest, low key, portrayel of a homosexual book editor. This isn't a surprise to me to see Mr. Downey spit out another breath taking performance. It almost seems effortless to him. He makes acting seem like breathing. That man is truely a beautiful talent, and it's a shame that his personal life has been more publicized than his acting career, because Robert is the best actor of our generation. I have the movie poster on my wall. - I think it's the best movie I've seen this year! I'd recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Wonder Boys? What wonder?
Review: I was willing to try to watch this movie, because I had head good things about it, but now that I have, you can count on my comments to be truthful rather than complimentary. To start, the movie was contrived and obvious--- Woo Hoo drugs (what, since it worked for American Beauty, it will work here?). WooHoo the rejection of drugs as a final "turning point" in the story (did you get paid to do that from the government?). WooHoo the never ending appearance of a happy heterosexual ending to a movie not primarily based in that specific relationship. Way to go, don't explain anything. That is, way to have a movie with little development of the individuals we (the audience) are supposed to care about. You also have to give it to the producers to cast name-recognition actors to star in their less-than-average movie so that people will like it. Finally, where the hell did they come up with the stupid name "Wonder Boys"? I mean it, get real. Overall, not worth the time, money, or attention.
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Summary: Here's Why It's Edited, Everybody......
Review: As reported at IMDB, Tobey Maguire mistakenly identified Alan Ladd as a suicide while alphabetically reciting Hollywood suicides for Robert Downey Jr. Ladd's family complained, and Paramount edited out that portion of dialogue in all future releases of "Wonder Boys." I was very distressed when I saw that disclaimer on my DVD, and thankfully the wonderful IMDB cleared it up for me -- thought I'd throw it into this forum as well.
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Summary: YOU MUST BE JOKING
Review: Anyone who said that Tobey MAcGuire acting in this movie was great must be joking !! He's atrocious here, ruining the whole picture. Anyway, we don't care at all at the characters of this movie, so shallow they are. It never explains the trouble with James Leer's (MacGuire ) parents, nor why he is a future gay, only waiting for some smart gay ( Downey's character ) to seduce him and lead him to the "EVIL WAYS" ... The appearance of Vernon is a shameful attempt to twist the plot in a comical way, but it fails miserably. All in all, Hanson dropped the ball here. I agree the movie is different from Hollywood clichês, and this is good. Douglas performance is outstanding. Along the middle, the movie already made the audinece lose all attention on it.
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Summary: GREAT PERFORMANCES BUT ....
Review: Michael Douglas astonished me. He's perfect here as the professor. But why on Earth the history had the show the outcast brilliant student ( Tobey MAcGuire ) being gay alongside RObert Downey's character ???!! THe scene where they appear together in bed was so unecessary and bad tasted, I almost puked !! I'm not being moralist, I just think that Downey's character ( the editor ) being gay was enough. Other than this, the movie sometimes is very, very, very slow....
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Summary: Fantastic movie, and a note to those with the edited version
Review: First off, this is, as most have stated, one of the best movies of a very disappointing 2000. And it was shockingly ignored and underrated. Now, apart from that, I too ended up with the edited version the first time out. It was not marked anywhere on the packaging and I have seen no mention of it anywhere. Needless to say I was extremely mad at this and stormed back to the store ... and I demanded my money back... I STRONGLY URGE ANYONE WHO GOT SUCKERED BY THE EDITED VERSION TO RETURN THE DISC AND NOT LEAVE THE STORE UNTIL YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK. You should never have to keep a product that has not been correctly represented by it's packaging, nor should you have someone else decide what is appropriate for you to view. I also think that the edited version may not have been handled as well as it should have been, and might be causing some of the technical problems you are all experiencing. I have not had any problems with the unedited version. Other than that, great film, and the DVD is technically solid, even though it could have included some worthwhile features, esspecially a commentary.
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Summary: The music is great, and I love Robert Downey, Jr., but .....
Review: I rented this movie because I have the CD and the music is great! However, the movie was so boring that I couldn't get through it (and I had a 5-day rental).
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Summary: Really bad
Review: Go see this movie if you need a good two-hour nap. This is the most boring movie I have ever paid money to see. I cannot believe that anyone liked this flick. The story was terrible, the characters were not likeable, and Robert Downey's character molests Toby Maguire. Does this sound like your type of movie? If so, then you sound watch this movie. However, if you aren't homosexual or into child molestation, I recommend not touching this movie with a 10-foot pole.
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Summary: Four star movie - 3 star DVD
Review: I liked this movie in the theater, although, as others here have noted, one has to forgive the cloyingly sentimental ending (the original novel handles this better, but not that much better). The performances by Douglas, McDormand, Downey and especially Toby Maguire are first rate. As a matter of fact, I pre-ordered it from Amazon the day after I saw it. Seeing it again on DVD produced mixed emotions. First: I mean really "first." Before the movie starts, the screen is filled with the HORRIFYING message: "This film has been edited for content." WHAT???? This set up a sense of foreboding that never left me as I watched the movie, although I'm not clear on what content was actually edited. That may sound lame, but I'm just saying that the disclaimer affected my enjoyment of the movie. (I held out a vain hope that the filmakers had chosen an alternate ending. Alas.) Second: The sound is pretty dull. You'd think a picture that won its only Oscar for best song would have a digital track. It does not. Dolby 5.0 and 2.0 are your choices. Neither very attractive. Third: Extra Features - REALLY lame. A running commentary by director Hanson would have been nice. The book's author, Michael Chabon, would have been even better. As it is, we get a whimsical tour through Pittsburg with the director. Blyuuck. Fourth: There are annoying spots in the transfer where the image gets stuck and lines of dialog are lost. I know this has something to do with "layering" and, apparently, can't be avoided, but I've never seen it as bad as on this DVD. Summing up: This movie never got the attention it deserved from audiences, and now it has gotten a sloppy DVD transfer. What a shame, because this was one of the better movies of 2000.
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Summary: Very Enjoyable Night's Viewing
Review: I generally enjoy all of Michael Douglas's work and this was no exception. He does a very able job playing Grady Tripp, a creative writing instructor at a college despite his not having produced a second novel after his glittering first novel of seven years ago. Set over a weekend, this is a comic look at everything that goes comicly wrong in Tripp's (Douglas's) life, from the women in it to the students to his literary agent and beyond. I LOL when I saw him working on his 2,000 page book manuscript that he typed on a typewriter, for God's sake! The fate of this manuscript during the course of this movie is pretty comedic in and of itself. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and stuck right with it. However, I notice that a few other Amazon reviewers mention that they thought it was slow. I didn't have that problem with it but I did notice that hubby dozed off a time or two during it. This is not gripping, hard hitting material by any means and it is possible that others may find it slow as well. Nevertheless, it is a good evening's entertainment for you and I recommend it.
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