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Summary: I'm not sure why I liked this movie so much...
Review: I'm sure everyone knows what this movie is about - Lalaina (Wynona Ryder) can't seem to choose between 2 opposite men in her life: mature, reliable, but slightly boring and 'sold out' Michael Grates (Ben Stiller) and her artist, exciting, talented but unstable good friend Troy Dyer (Ethan Hawke). She makes the obvious decision, after the obvious twists and turns.The movie is very funny, and all its starts (especially the secondary ones) shine.
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Summary: Good Performances
Review: This is a very fun movie that is given a boost by the performances, especially Hawke and Garofalo. Not to metion Ben Stiller. The story is essentially a love triangle, between Ryder, Hawke and Stiller, which I feel was a let down. The film forgets about the other characters the last half hour or so. A good film nonetheless.
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Summary: Generation X
Review: This movie rocks afer renting it many times i finally bought it to watch it over and over till i finally know all the lines...
A great story, great actors, and all of us find a little bit of ourselves in Lelaina, "Troy who?" or even Michael.
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Summary: Fun film, but inferior DVD transfer
Review: This is a fun, gen-X, lovestory-of-a-movie so I won't argue its merits here. However, it is a far less than adequate transfer to DVD. They moved this otherwise perfectly fun-to-watch movie into a stretched-out viewing mode that is very frustrating to watch. Instead of the standard DVD size, or pan-and-scan, or letterbox, they just stretched it to fill the TV screen. Now Winona Ryder looks even skinnier and the rest of the cast is playing to funhouse mirrors. And there are no viewing options to change to a different mode. Frustrating.
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Summary: the thought of no return
Review: How can anybody watch Reality Bites and not think to themselves "what the hell am I doing here?". The movie shows a neurotic yet plausible girl in her mid-twenties twisted through her job, relationships and in altogether life. She is the person you find interesting to look at, to watch, to come in contact with but you don't want to actually be her. You feel she is what American society has become. A twisted ingenious in which things very rarely go right for but in the end all suddenly comes together. This movie has become a genre all by itself. If you have any thought in your mind that this movie is even close to insufficient you have mistaken yourself. No matter what kind of person you are there is no way I believe anyone can think there is no true point to this movie.
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Summary: The actual meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning.
Review: Oh come on.. I loved this movie. Ok. The first time I saw it I hated it. I was disgusted by the way that the characters were trying to be so witty all the time and so on.. (this was a couple of years ago) But when I watched this again a couple of weeks ago I realized what a dope I'd been. The idea is the one I love: Half of everything is sarcasm. And when you can filter out the real things and laugh at the ones which are jokes, then you get it, and then, you'll love it. The characters aren't being clever, they're laughing at the ones who try to be:) Ok. Maybe I'm seeing some things that aren't necessarely there, but in the end all truths are just popular opinions. S=klogW.
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Summary: "...I WANT YOU TO GET OUT THERE AND SHOW ME SOME INGENUITY!"
Review: I absolutely LOVE this movie; so much so, that it is hard to find the words to express to you how much. But I'll give it "the ole college try." (Ha) The screenplay is fantastic, the characters are developed to perfection and the entire cast makes them come alive. REALITY BITES to me is a great example of TEAMWORK. Hats off to everyone involved! I give REALITY BITES five stars because it is clever, emotional, thought-provoking (lots of "what ifs" for me), entertaining, and it's one of a few movies I own that I can watch repeatedly and enjoy each time. (The first time was the best for me though.) The entire movie is terrific; however, I especially enjoyed the love triangle between Lelaina, Michael and Troy. You can't see the ending coming because both Troy and Michael have qualities Lalaina wants and needs in a man. But she can only choose one. (That stinks doesn't it? Ha!) I believe she made the right choice for her and the same one I would have made. REALITY BITES is a great date movie, to enjoy with friends, or solo. Bottom line--you have got to see REALITY BITES. _________________________________________________________________ LALAINA: "I was really going to be something by the age of twenty-three." TROY? MICHAEL?: "Honey, all you have to be by the age of twenty-three is YOURSELF." You will have to watch the movie to find out who says those words to her because HE is the one that truly loves her. Another reason I give REALITY BITES five stars is because it makes me wonder what would have happened if she had picked the other man.
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Summary: I love the actors ... in their other movies
Review: I'm a little embarrassed that I dislike "Reality Bites" so much, since I was still in college when I first saw it in the theaters and I was exactly in its target audience. However, I have a visceral negative reaction against this flick. This, even though I love Garofalo and I like all the other actors. I'm amazed that Ben Stiller (who I usually find entertaining) directed this mess. I guess it was the depiction of my generation-mates as shallow and dumb that was part of it ... then there was the hideous love triangle that left Ryder's character with a choice between the boring, exploitative executive and the disaffected slacker-with-an-edge. The pop culture references meant to appeal to Gen-Xers were grating and gratuitous. Finally, the revelation that it's tough to start a career when you don't have self-esteem, ambition, or any kind of plan in general didn't strike me as too earth-shattering. I know lots of people who loved this flick, and I guess it could be appealing if you're also at a crossroads in your life, you can't get enough of growing-up-in-the-80's references, and you swoon madly over hunky Ethan Hawke. I couldn't stand it, though.
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Summary: Here's some reality for you....
Review: I've been out of high school for six years now, and I STILL can't understand why so many of my 'hip' classmates thought Winona Ryder was such an icon. With the exception of "Beetlejuice" (which led to thousands of girls dying their hair black and proclaiming themselves 'Goths') and maybe "How To Make An American Quilt," name something substantial that Ryder has done. "Reality Bites" was the talk of my senior year--"Dude, it was made for US"..."Its 'The Breakfast Club' of the 90s"..."Ethan Hawke is, like, such a hottie" (yes, that word was used back then, too) Here's the fat and skinny on "Reality Bites"--apart from the good music, it's a cliched, muddled film about young adults who pride themselves on being 'hip' (as opposed to 'cool'). You know the type--they shop in independant record stores, wear Docs and Birkenstocks, use Salinger and TS Eliot quotes as the "witty conversation" portion of a date, and think being seen holding a double mocha latte will make you seem intelligent. If you are one of these templates, this is the movie for you. If you want real movies about the young adult experience, try a Greg Arraki (pre 'Doom Generation') film or "Over The Edge" or "Kids."
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Summary: Stinker!
Review: This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I couldn't even stand to watch it all. I think the most spot-on review for this film is the one entitled "Stereotyped Bid For Hipness" further down this list of reviews. I couldn't have said it better. The characters are so self-consciously 'cool' that they end up coming across as being hideously uncool. All the characters are so unlikeable and immature that it is difficult to care what happens to them. Normally I like these actors but they are drowning here.
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