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Summary: Myopic and Vulgar
Review: A myopic attempt at marketing feminism in Hollywood, the movie shows all men as either stupid, psychotic, or deceptive, and women as their frustrated victims literally pushed over the edge. Even if such a theme was not the feminist propaganda that it is, it seeks to glorify its female heroines with characters that are frankly so stupid that they don't evoke the slightest sympathy for their cause. Why should one have a soft heart for a pair of female low-lifes who's self-inflicted dilemmas are nothing more than direct products of their self-imposed minimal educations and vulgar appettites?With backward logic, the heroines choose to become fugitives from a homicide that any average person would clearly regard as self-defense. The characters then compound their problem by becoming armed robbers and fugitives?! It takes quite a leap in imagination to believe that two low-middle class women in their late 30s to mid 40s would suddenly decide to become bank robbers overnight. The emotion stirred in me by the "tragic" ending was more the relief of, "Good! That's what all criminals should do before they commit a crime: especially stupid ones!" Perhaps amusing to the bored housewife-type or deluded militant feminist but not my cup of tea. Worth renting perhaps: hardly worth owning this overhyped junk film.
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Summary: Great Movie With Brad Pitt
Review: Most people do not know that Brad Pitt is in this movie. He plays "JD", the guy with the nice abs and body. He shows his rear end in this movie, a rare thing for him. Being a teen boy, I think that this is more of a chick flick.
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Summary: Brilliant classic piece
Review: Thelma and Louise is a brilliant classic movie that everyone should see to form their own opinion. The scenery is stunning, especially in the Grand Canyon. This is the best acting I have ever seen Geena Davis do and it is the first time I have seen Susan Sarandon in a far from patronising role. The two actresses seem to be 'made for this role' and the story is all too believable. I was never bored for a moment and for men and women Geena and Brad Pitt and Susan look pretty good. They do things we would all like to do and relieve us of the responsibility. I also enjoyed the soundtrack so much I am getting a copy to play in the car to remind me of it. The dvd sounds good on my home cinema. It is also interesting to see an American policeman portrayed as an unbiased sympathetic human being for once. Even though most people know the ending it is still well done and in my opinion well worth watching.
This is one DVD that I will not be passing on or getting rid of.
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Summary: One of my favorites
Review: This movie exemplifies so many various aspects of good movie making. It carries drama, comedy, and especially thrilling excitement into the lives of two very different women. Together they embark on the journey of their lives, and leave you capitivated. Every woman in the world should see this for inspiration, and every man should see it for a warning. Never mess with a woman on the edge. No doubt...I give this 5 stars. Enjoy the show.
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Summary: Ambivalent in the theater; loved it on DVD.
Review: I didn't get an opportunity to appreciate this movie when I first saw it on the big screen. First, I was stunned by the ending. Then, with all the media controversy surrounding this movie I didn't know just how to feel. I watched this film again on DVD after all these years and loved every minute of it - including the ending. Now, I wonder what the fuss was all about. It's a funny, buddy road movie with some serious overtones. I loved it so much that I watched it thrice in a weekend (twice with the audio commentaries turned on). Every character in this film is fully developed and superbly acted. The cinematography and Ridley Scott's direction are fantastic. The only beef I have is with the second audio commentary on the DVD - with Davis, Sarandon and Khouri. I wish Khouri was miked; she is inaudible in most of the movie and barely audible in the rest.
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Summary: the definitive women's movie
Review: Thelma and Louise are two regular women in the Midwest --- Thelma (Geena Davis) stuck in an unhappy marriage with a nasty man and her friend Louise (Susan Sarandon), a bored but feisty diner waitress. The two women decide to have some fun and drive to a honky-tonk dive to drink and dance, but things quickly become ugly when Thelma refuses the advances of a surly drunk. Louise, the stronger fiercer one, steps in to save her friend and the two quickly become fugitives, running from the law throughout the great expanses of the American Midwest. Although they are in Oklahoma, Louise insists they go to Mexico WITHOUT driving through Texas, due to something that happened to her in that state years ago but she will not share with Louise. The men they meet along the way (a trucker who periodically catcalls them, JD -- Brad Pitt -- who shows Thelma what she has been missing in her marriage) help illustrate what it is like to be a woman and how much of the female life is obstructed by how men want to define it. It is an engaging movie, one you should watch with your best female friend, because it will inspire you to break out of your own ordinary life (although hopefully with better consequences!)
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Summary: a poor film
Review: I give it two stars, cause the acting is pretty good.I just found it ridiculous that you were supposed to sit there and sympathize with two women who broke the law all over again, did not go and report a crime commited against THEM,and then moped around.I'm sorry, I know that it's a movie,and I may have enjoyed this film more, if it hadn't had these demands to be taken so seriously.Trying to take this film seriously will make you go crazy.Not to mention, I though the way southerners were portrayed was poor.And the movie doesn't have enough plot....
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Summary: Geez Louise, the Special Edition puts the other to shame
Review: Thelma & Louise is a special film in many ways. Susan Sarandon is a brilliant actress, and along wtih Geena Davis, bring together the story of two friends setting off for a weekend away with the chance to leave their useless partners behind. Things change of course, and it becomes one adventure after another. What makes this film so special is the way the characters change - it happens gradually and is convincing. Both of them become better people for their experiences.
DVD SUMMARY: When this film was first released on DVD, it had a very poor transfer, and audio problems to boot. Avoid that orginal release. The 'Special Edition DVD' fixes both these problems, and also comes with an array of extras that are too numerous to mention. I will say that the audio commentaries from Ridley Scott, Sarandon and Davis are a real bonus. I can't recommend this DVD enough. Just buy it, and treasure one of the best films ever.
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Summary: The way DVD's should be produced
Review: This DVD includes a facinating full length commentary by Ridley Scott which is like a masterclass in film making. Unlike some directors who aimlessly rambles on Ridley Scott's illustrations and comments are pointed, thoughtful and interesting. This DVD also includes on a separate track a full length commentaries/converstations between Sarandon, Davis and Callie (writer) and is fun, laid back and nostaligic. Also included are deleted scenes and a deleted alternate ending and although interesting illustrates why not including them made for a better edited film. A must for all movie fans of this classic film and a definate must for any aspiring student of film studies.
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Summary: Great, influential movie
Review: I can only repeat the great things already written about this film -- but on another level, THELMA & LOUISE probably changed the very face of movies, and its influence remains today. How, you may ask? Through one scene and one scene alone, the definition of male sexuality in American cinema was forever changed. It also made Brad Pitt a major Hollywood star. I'm talking about the scene in the lonely hotel room where Pitt took off his shirt for Geena Davis, revealing six-pack abs, well-defined shoulders, a muscular chest and nary an ounce of fat to be seen. Brad Pitt took off his shirt and the women of America lost their collective minds. The reaction in movie theatres to that scene was so visceral that every Hollywood leading man since has learned the potential value of hitting the weight room to "pump up". Think about it. Today, a movie producer wouldn't dream of casting a leading man who wasn't at least in top physical condition, and preferably with a killer bod to boot. Before THELMA & LOUISE, a good male hardbody was a luxury in movies, and it usually manifested itself in action movies -- think Schwarzenegger or Van Damme. Today, a Hollywood male actor has zero chance of being considered "sexy" unless he's got that Brad Pitt bod that America first saw in THELMA & LOUISE.
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