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Summary: Not funny, bizarre - or maybe I don't get it?
Review: I, too, waited with baited breath for this DVD to arrive - thinking that I had a rare comedic treat in store. Instead I found a plot that is plain old bizarre. While I did get a laugh or two, I couldn't find anything to write home about. I have to wonder if the movie-going public is so desperate for entertainment that ANYTHING the least bit different is greeted with cudos. The friend that I watched it with agreed with me that it was strange. Neither one of us enjoyed it and, indeed, wondered what drugs Jonze was on.Frankly, I thought it didn't have a plot. The charactors are pretty much disagreeable. And, it's not very funny. Different, yes. Good, no. Maybe I don't get it? Maybe I have pedestrian tastes in movies? Whatever it is, this is not one I want to watch again.
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Summary: Spike Jonze should have passed and so should I
Review: this film is bar none the most pointless excercise of film-making in recent history. let me say up front for those of you who will say that i didn't "get it" or that i am one of the people that doesn't like a movie if its not all wrapped up neat and tidy with explanations for everything and a happy ending, that David Lynch's Lost Highway is my favorite movie ever, followed closely by David Fincher's Fight Club and Vicent Gallo's Buffalo '66. So, i "got it" and have wished ever since watching the movie that it was just a bad dream and that if i rent it again it will be the brilliant movie that it had every right to be. Spike Jonze did a great job of directing and the film had some ideas never presented before in hollywood. but the characters that Jonze was directing were awful, just awful. no amount of originality can make up for the endless whining of Cusack's character and Cameron Diaz's is abhorable at best. not even John Malavich is entertaining in this film. If you're thinking of buying this movie, just burn the money and stare at the floor for two hours and i promise you will be better off.
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Summary: Ignore the hype
Review: I can't recall a movie in the last 5 years that I was so ready to like, yet turned out to be such a disappointment. Being a fan of John Cusack and Cameron Diaz, and buoyed by the great reviews, I was really eager for this movie to come out on DVD. After I saw it, I felt really let down. While Cusack holds his own as the quirkly puppeteer, Diaz is absolutley wasted as his dowdy, psuedo-lesbian wife. While the concept was intriguing and original, the execution falls flat on its face. It was as if the writers couldn't decide if this should be a comedy or a tradgedy; as a result, the story came across as half-hearted and boring. If you're looking for better flicks, try Fight Club or Pi.
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Summary: US $ 200 John Malkovich's Inside Tour- Free Visa & Passport
Review: Maaan... This is one of the coolest films I've ever seen. The idea of discovering a portal or gateway into an actor' s inside is interesting and , at the same time, risky ( at least for the project investors ) too.But when such a project is in the good hands of Spike Jonze and Charlie' s, the results are bizarrely entertaining and somehow thought-provoking. Synopsis: The miserable puppeteer / loser Craig Schwartz, urged by his animal-loving wife Lotte, decides to find a job and ends up working as a document filer for a company on a central business district office building 7 and 1/2 th floor, which every time you get the elavator opened, if it' s opened at all, alarms go off, where floor-to-ceiling height is about a little less or more 1.30 centimetres. There, he finds himself have a huge crush on a well-dressed, shrewd and cunning colleague Maxine who often treats him like a loser, and, above all, also finds himself, by accident, a gateway to get into one of the 20th-century finest actors John Malkovich's inside for a big while. One of 1999' s glorious achievements in terms of creativity, direction, screenplay, cast performances and scores, Being John Malkovich provokes a string of philosophical and metaphysical ideas of existence and immortality in such a bizarrely interesting way, and in a way, is one of the most creative stories of 1999. Spike Jonze, with this film, puts himself on the centre stage where his future piece of work would be eagerly looked forward to. Interesting Questions: 1) If you were offered a chance to be inside of someone else of your interests to observe his private and professional activities from his very own eyes for 20 minutes or so , just for fun, would you pretend not to give a fig about others' relished value of privacy and go for it? ; 2) If you were offered a chance to be able to " control " his mind, would you go for it ?; and 3) If getting into his very own mind and / or body means lingering on in this given world for.....e-v-e-r, would you honestly do it ? A beat......... Now imagine your answers are all put into real practice......yet by t-h-a-t particular person...unto.....y-o-u ! Highly recommended for any broad-minded filmhead...... Enjoy- Shin
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Summary: Intriguing and captivating
Review: Being a 16 year old girl who loves existantial and weird movies such as this can be trying when you want to go to a movie with some friends, but i don't mind my tastes when movies like this come out! Being John Malkovich works on an amazing array of levels. The outer layer is a sad fantasy story of a man who finds a portal into another man's brain, and takes his life over. But on another level it is a story of love and loss, and complex passions. on the deepest, best level, it is an exploration into the wants and needs of the human mind and soul. It begs to be examined over and over again in order to fully understand it's complexity and beauty. And if all that confused the heck out of you, don't get this movie. Of course, if i have piqued your interest, by all means, get it, and enjoy!
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Summary: Mind Blowing
Review: One of the most unique movies I've ever seen. Every aspect of this movie is just about perfect.
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Summary: Great Idea, Witless Execution
Review: There's a brilliant idea at the core of Being John Malkovich, and when I first saw this flick I expected to like it a LOT. Few movies have disappointed me so thoroughly. To begin with, there's absolutely no one to like here...John Cusack whines his way through his role and plays nothing more than his greasy, stringy hair; Cameron Diaz is little more than a doormat; and the much-touted Catherine Keener is all stiletto heels. Then too, there's Spike Jonze's direction -- off just a shnoop (to quote Chico)...IN EVERY SCENE. What should be funny is either thrown away or, more often, belabored beyond even a smile. What should be touching is handled with sledgehammer finesse. This is one movie I won't be watching a second, third or fourth time.
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Summary: I guess I just don't get it...
Review: My wife and I anxiously awaited this DVD to come from Amazon, and when it came in we popped it in and sat back to watch it. But when the final credits rolled, we both looked at each other in amazement - "That's it?". Don't get me wrong...it has a couple funny lines, but overall this is just a bizarre movie. I guess you either get it or you don't. We didn't.
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Summary: Being totally blown away by creativity.
Review: Finally! Creativity unbound.
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Summary: Excellent Performances, incredible directing-a sensation!~
Review: When I sat down to watch this I figured it would be a real flaw that I wished I'd never paid ten dollars to see. But then throughout the movie I realized-hey this is pretty funny. From outrageous sex scenes to a drugged out psychiatrist named Charlie Sheen-this film has it all! However it lost a star from me for it's one problem-it's weirdness. When I say this I speak on behalf of the people. Some people will not want to watch it because of how weird it is. Christs sake! Even the sex scenes are weird! They're as funny and weird as the ones in Fargo! As for the story? Puppet master Craig Shwartz needs money for he and his wife with ideas of having a kid. So he goes to apply for a job on floor 71/2, Lestercorp. There the hilarious gags begin. From the speech impaired executive liaison to the strange door in the wall that leads to a mind-the mind of John Malkovich! This leads to a series of events most of which evolve from the character of Maxine (a magnificent Catherine Keener) who is the object of Craig and his wife (you heard me right) affections. Entertaining, hip-but overall just plain weird! For the Parents: Rated: R for Language and Sexuality (appropriate ages 14 and up)
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