Beautiful Thing [IMPORT]

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Summary: Great Film - Terrible sound
Review: "Beautiful Thing" is a fantastic "feel good" movie. One of the best, but I had to drop a star because the sound is godawful. Volume and tone jump all over the board making it frustrating to watch. You have to keep changing the volume. I understand the DVD has the same problem. Too bad because this is my favorite low-key film since "Bagdad Cafe".

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Summary: It's a beautiful thing.
Review: Any one who has been teenage and gay will love this movie. It is touching, funny, witty and the soundtrack is great! I am not someone who buys movie videos, but I had to have this one!

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Summary: Beautiful Film, Terrible DVD
Review: This beautiful, charming, heart-warming, endearing and moving film about coming out as gay in a working-class milieu has been given an abysmal transfer onto DVD, imported from China with huge Chinese subtitles that cannot be turned off and interfere abominably with the viewer's pleasure. The quality of both the sound and the picture is also poor. I returned it. It is to be hoped that an excellent transfer with extra features which we expect on DVD will be available soon. Don't buy it! Instead, get the VHS, or wait for a good DVD.

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Summary: Real and Unpretentious.
Review: This film required two teenage "actors" (in all the sense of the word, an extraordinary supporting cast(the mother, the neighbor and the mothers boyfriend), a not so complicated story, good 60's music, not incredible sets nor decor, to make an extraordinary, personal, touching movie.

The main characters are real/behave real, there is not an abuse of abrupt reactions nor emotions, there is a quallity of warmth in this film. The two teenagers go from being timid, curious, rebellious, scared and uncertain about themselves, and blossom as the movie goes on.

It is very inspiring, corageous, and with a tremendous message of dignity and respect. This has been the very best in a long time.

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Summary: Still waiting for the real thing
Review: This is one of my favorite "small" films; very real, very honest and with a great soundtrack. Saw the play too and loved it. This DVD though is a Chinese (Japanese?) pressing with no extras. I sent it back and am still waiting for the American release. Caveat emptor.

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Summary: Great movie! Sorry DVD. (Petition Sony Pictures at...)
Review: I bought this DVD and then returned it. It is a Hong Kong import with Chinese subtitles and happens to be the only Region 1 formatted DVD of Beautiful Thing. The video quality is awful, much worse than you get from a new VHS tape.

The Region 2 formatted DVD features: theatrical trailer and biographies. Scene access. Soundtrack in Dolby surround and widescreen aspect ratio. You can get it ...for less than you'll spend for this DVD except that you must have the proper equipment to watch it.

Contact Sony Pictures Classics ...and request like I did that a version of the Region 2 formatted DVD be released in Region 1 format for US/Canadian audiences.

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Summary: Incredible
Review: - I just saw this film, and I have to say, it is one of the most endearing, touching, and genuinely true depictions of gay life for youngsters. Everyone that knows, is or loves someone that is gay should see this movie, it will put some thoughts into your mind, and a smile into your heart.

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Summary: I'm sending it back...
Review: Loved the film, too bad the dvd is such a joke. If i had realized I wouldn't have purchased it. It's so bad I suspect it's infact bootleg.
I'm hoping Sony Classics releases this dvd in the standard to which i'm accustom to.

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Summary: Great Movie, Lousy Description on Amazon
Review: This is a wonderful movie about English boys coming of age and coming out. I've seen it at least 2 dozen times on cable tv. I thought I'd buy it on dvd and watch it whenever I wanted to, even though it's an [IMPORT]. It is in it's original language British English. But, the subtitles are in chinese and cannot be turned off. This is a real nusance and not an added desired feature. Amazon should update it's description to reflect this flaw.

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Summary: What a great movie.....but such a sad DVD :(
Review: I love this movie and it's a great, fun story of coming of age in Thamesmead, London....but it is just so unfortunate that the movie hasn't yet been released on DVD in the US so that we have to resort to settling for this Chinese import. The fact that you canNOT turn off the Chinese subtitling on this DVD is really distressing since, otherwise, it would be a very good transfer to DVD. No menu options, captioning options, scene selection or other standard DVD menu options make this incredibly disappointing. If you are a die-hard Beautiful Thing fan, as I am, you'll be happy to have this DVD, but otherwise, the video is just as appealing, if not more so. We'll all just have to wait for the distributor to wake up and take note that US/Canadian audiences want this out on a well-produced DVD.......SOON.......PLEASE!!