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Summary: Not THAT Bad
Review: This movie had some great elements- good acting, a good script, good shots. What I don't understand is why the "video game" scene was necessary. It seemed over-the-top. The music and scenes of the beach were wonderful. I thought Leo DiCaprio did an excellent job with what he had, the same goes for the rest of the cast.I enjoyed this movie. It won't go down as the greatest movie of all time but it definitely wasn't the worst movie of 2000.
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Summary: Read the book
Review: The Beach, directed by Danny Boyle and based on the book written by Alex Garland, is one of the most dissapointing movies I have ever seen. I have read the book three different times, and the movie does this novel no justice. I love Danny Boyle as a director, and to his credit, the cinematography, music, and style of this film is great. However, the character development, symbolism, and much of the scenes in the book do not come across in the movie. As usual, the book is better than the movie, and this movie is worse than most.
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Summary: Majestic Fantasy
Review: Okay, for all you people who said the book was better. That's just pure crap. The book wasn't only more thourough, it was more realistic and complete. Alex Garland (author) is pure genius. The movie had Leonardo Dicaprio, therefore he HAD to get down with Virginie Ledoyen (Francoise) and make things hot because that's just the way hollywood likes to do things. Pure crap. I do, however, give this movie 5 stars. I admit, I'm obsessed with it (hence my high rating). The whole idea is excellent. A possible cult movie through my eyes.
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Summary: Beautiful movie in all ways possible
Review: This is in my opinion, a wonderful movie. I have no clue why people dislike it. Leo does great. Usually I don't like him, but in this movie he was good. He really plays the role great and makes you feel close to him. The movie is beautiful in scenery, filming, acting, story, etc... I personally enjoy this movie after cannibis. It is wonderful. It to me represents a bliss that we all try to atain. It deals a lot with desire. I can relate to the main character a lot. I recommend this movie to anyone. If you have'nt seen the beach, get very high off of good ganja and watch it. Priceless
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Summary: A wildly different movie....
Review: If you're into cookie-cutter plots & characters, then this movie is probably not one you'd enjoy. If on the other hand you're looking for something new, exotic and radically different from most other movies, then 'The Beach' is just the ticket. The storyline centers around an American named Richard who goes to Thailand seeking new and exciting adventures and winds up getting more than he bargained for. A rumored pristine beach draws he and another couple to it where a small group of people from all over the world live in a utopian type of commune. They love their secretive society away from it all, but of course it can't last. Love, lust, greed and betrayal turn this planned paradise into something noone had imagined. This movie is engrossing the whole way through!
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Summary: probably the best Leo film out there
Review: I'm not a big fan of Leo but this has got to be his best work. Titanic was ok but this one captures his acting singlehanded. the video game style of Leo is awesome and when he goes crazy its cool. Tilda Swinton has never been more cooler and that hot girl Virgilene is hot hot hot, like I said shes hotl The Beach sparks another great direction from Danny Boyle(Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, A Life Less Ordinary and Shallow Grave). a big pic for Leo fans and he worked really hard and out for this role, good for him
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Summary: very enjoyable
Review: I don't understand why everyone rags on this movie. I never get sick of it and everytime I watch, I'm hooked from beginning to end. It's a fascinating story and the characters are all likeable in their own ways. I couldn't help but think that this movie was somewhat like an adult version of "Lord of the Flies." DiCaprio is a brilliant actor and this a 5-star movie in my mind.
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Summary: Visually stunning, experimentally inquisitive masterpice
Review: Visually stunning cinematography, experimentally inquisitive masterpice.
Leonardo DiCaprio delivers one of his best performance so far.
Equally charming to see talented Virginie Ledoyen.
Highly under rated movie of recent times.
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Summary: Leo
Review: See this movie for Leonardo DiCaprio. His body is the best ever. He has abs, muscles, and his usual hot face. I heard that he had to train hard for this film and that he got together with several thai guys during the making of this film. Look for him to get with several of the ladies in this film, as usual. Great scenes of the islands and filled with action.
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Summary: The Beach a perfect vehicle for Utilitarianism
Review: The Beach is a great artistic manifestation of the ethics of Utilitarianism.
Utilitarianism is based on the teachings and writings of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Their basic moral axiom, "Principle of Utility" or " The Greatest Happiness Principle". The first of the simplified formulations, involves how Utilitarians determine what is morally correct. "The morally best (or better) alternative is that which produces the greatest (or greater) net utility, where utility is defined in terms of happiness or pleasure". Utilitarians believe that pleasure and happiness is an intrinsic good, and anything that promotes this is perceived as positive. I think this film shows the strengths and weakness of Utilitarianism quite well in a setting that Bentham and Mill would be hard pressed not to think of a better context for their ideas and philosophy to take place in. I think this film takes a fair postmodernist critique of Utilitarianism, by showing the positives and negatives but leaving the final judgements on Utilitarianism to the viewer. We see many great things with Utilitarianism like its democratic foundation, universality, optimism, and fun. Yet we also see the dark side with its complexity to apply and its unjust nature. Mill wrote in Utilitarianism, "all the grand sources of human suffering are in a great degree, many of them almost entirely, conquerable by human care and effort" The Beach seems to say that the seductive power of hedonism will drive us further and further away from "human care and effort", only to a realm of questionable moral and ethical inconstancy to keep us from pain. Danny Boyle films seem to repeat this theme often in excellent manners. In "Transpotting" the chemical paradise of Heroin leads the characters down deadly and destructive roads. In "28 Days Later" the false protection and society of the Military Compound in Manchester leads the main characters to an even scarier world. As humans we are in constant search for this earthly "paradise". Boyle and Garland seem to say forget about trying to search for this "paradise" because it is false and maleviolent. And look elsewhere--where ever that may be. I love this film, and I am glad that Garland and Boyle have rebounded successfully "In 28 Days Later". I still think The Beach is a smarter film though.
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