Beautiful Thing [IMPORT]

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Summary: Not just another gay movie...
Review: ...remember the days when you bought a movie souly based on the fact that it was a "gay movie"?

Well those days are over! This wonderful comeing out storie, will renew your faith in love, and the spirt of friendship. Two young guys from england discover something about each other... some thing in common... they're both gay.

They are faced with difficult discussions that you and I were both faced with... who to tell?, where can I meet others like me?, adn where can we go to be who we really are? All these questions and much more are answered as we follow thier lives.

Only one problem... the british accent is a bit thick, so turn up the volume ;)

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Summary: Great Movie...disappointing DVD quality
Review: This is a fabulous movie for anyone with a heart. It explores the relationship of two young men growing up, which is difficult in itself, but than you have the added complexity of sexuality. This is a heart felt & moving tale of relationships and love.
The DVD itself is a big disappointment, the Chinese subtitles which CANNOT be removed can be a distraction too. This movie is a classic, you won't want to miss it.

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Summary: Great Movie - Really Bad DVD
Review: I was vert disappointed with the quality of this DVD, because I really love the film. The quality is terrible, there are no menus, and no way to turn off the subtitles. It's very distracting, and makes watching the film difficult. Get a copy of the video instead.

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Summary: Not the best DVD, but infinitely better than VHS
Review: This wasn't the best DVD I've seen, but it was still much better than VHS. The 2 channel Dolby was quite clear, as was the picture. There's no chapter search in the menu, but the movie is split into 16 chapters; allowing for using the DVD's controls to skip or jump to a specific chapter. The always-on subtitles were a disappointment and the chapter breaks were apparently chosen randomly, but overall it's worth it for anyone who can't stand VHS.

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Summary: Beautiful Thing
Review: I just loved the flim. But when I read the reviews of the DVD I did't buy it. Thank you. I hope they do something to change it.

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Summary: The movie gets 5 stars, the DVD gets 1
Review: This is one of my all time favorites, but I was very disappointed with the DVD. What everyone says is true... no features, subtitles that you can't get rid of, bad sound. I kept it however because the movie is just so good. I will be keeping my eye out for a real DVD release of it.

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Summary: (...) Horrible DVD, But Still a Wonderful Film
Review: I have been waiting for years for this to be made available on DVD, so the quality of the presentation was really disapointing. The picture is muddy, it is overly contrasted, the sound quality is below par and the disk has no menu. In fact, in a side-by-side comparison, the Sony Classics VHS is markedly superior in both picture and sound.

On the plus side, this is still a little wonder of a film. The supporting performances are the backbone of the movie: Linda Henry, Tamika Empson and Ben Daniels offer memorable, warm characterizations.

I urge Sony/Columbia/Tristar to follow suit and come up with a suitable "special edition." If any film deserves one, this is it.

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Summary: I love this movie, I hate this DVD
Review: I agree 100% with a previous reviewer who stated his displeasure with the Chinese sub-titles on this DVD. The sub-titles cannot be disabled during viewing, and was distracting for this non-Chinese speaking viewer, so I returned it the same day I received it. Had I known this, I wouldn't have ordered it. I was more disappointed with Amazon.com for not specifying this very important technical point in their advertising for this product.

I strongly recommend that for those who really want this movie on DVD to wait for the release of either a domestic (US) version, or a non-subtitled European import.

I still can't believe that this movie, which I believe to be the absolute best movie ever made on this subject, is still not yet released on DVD, despite it being released in 1996. Yet, other newer movies, like "Edge of Seventeen" or "Get Real" with similar themes are released within one year of their theatrical releases. How much longer do we need to wait? Seventeen more years? C'mon DVD makers: get real!

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Summary: Great Film, poor DVD presentation
Review: This is an import from Hong Kong; English with Chinese subtitles. It may be Region 1, but thats where it stops.
(...) should make this clear in the product description.

This film was brilliantly done with excellent dialogue, music and cinematography. As a plus this DVD is wide screen as opposed to the VHS which is cropped for TV.

HOWEVER, in production of this HORRID DVD, the contrast is too high leaving the darks too dark and the lights washed out. The sound is muddled without good stereo separation, making the thick Thamesmead dialect even harder to understand. The subtitles are annoying at best. No menus, no interviews, no production footage, no history of the original stage production, or background on the author or director/producer. There was a lot of media coverage when this film first came out. Do viewers know that the author, Jonathan Harvey, appears with his leg in a cast in the drag scene at the Gloucester? Wouldn't it be nice to see some of this captured for DVD release??? VERY DISAPPOINTED. I only rated this a 2 because I still love the film.

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Summary: Great Movie, Bad DVD
Review: Just adding to the negative comments. This is a horrible DVD. In addition to the giant Chinese subtitles, the picture and sound quality are terrible. This seems more like a bootleg video than a quality DVD.

Avoid this. Buy the video or wait until the DVD is released by another company.