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Summary: Possibly the worst movie I have ever seen
Review: I have never reviewed a movie on Amazon, and rarely see a movie which compels me to badmouth it, but THIS MOVIE IS TRULY AWFUL. There is nothing worthwhile in it, and I'm surprised it didn't ruin Parker Posey's career. No drama, comedy, suspense, character development, coherence, integrity, thought, or purpose. I cannot believe it has such a high customer approval rating on Amazon. I'd advise you to rent it before buying.
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Summary: This movie and cocktails makes a fabulous friday night
Review: If you have appreciation for dark comedies, this one takes the cake!! This movie has such marvelous dialogue, you can watch it repeatedly. Parker Posey is butter. The only problem with this movie is that it isn't longer. Watch this movie with some vodka cocktails, and have a blast!!
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Summary: A film where even Tori Spelling can act!
Review: This movie has a rather sick premise -- Marty and Jackie O are twins, and Marty is returning home with his fiancee (Spelling) for Thanksgiving 1981. This does not sit well with the Jackie O, and the rest of the family is acutely aware of this (their mother and younger brother Anthony, played by Freddie Prinze, Jr.) Jackie O is obsessed with the woman for whom she is named, and both twins are especially obsessed with the day of her husband's assassination. It borders on grotesque.The best acting comes from Spelling, she actually has thebest lines and delivers them well. She points out how sick Jackie O is to all and sundry, telling them the truth they don't want to hear. It is amazing!
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Summary: the beginning is the best
Review: the jackie scenes. It would be nice to watch that whole tour of the white house she does. Their scene where he's doing the waving and then she comes to save him, etc., it's a nice one. Tori Spelling's yuck, always, but she's somewhat perfect for this role. Something very 'un'shocking yet trying to be shocking. It needn't try so hard. Freddie Prinze jr is really good, too.
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Summary: ****I LOVE THIS FILM****
Review: Oh god, its so cool. Jackie-O is everything I aspire to. And her look is just darling. Brilliant scripting and aesthetics, funny but dark and disturbing in places. The character of Marty's fionce really makes you hate her. Brilliant!!!
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Summary: Good flick if you like your comedy dark
Review: Parker Posey, the Doris Day of the dark side, is in her element in this funny and well paced portrait of a deranged family ("How did you get that scar?" "Marty and Jackie were playing French Revolution, and they made me be Marie Antoinette.") The family is definitely different, and Genevieve Bujold gives a real star turn as the mother who holds it all together; or perhaps who tears it all apart ("Were you spying on us?" "A mother doesn't spy; a mother pays attention.") This is humor with an edge though, and it's definitely not for everyone. If the thought of Doris as an intelligent, bubbly, mentally ill person who's a little too intimate with her brother bothers you, you won't like it. If you're from New York, though, you probably will. I generally don't like movies where people are gratuitously mean to an innocent, but Tori Spelling's character is such a hick that Posey's relentless nastiness somehow seems appropriate. Anyway, if you're the sort of person who prefers to tread off the beaten path, you'll like this movie; it's very good. If you're pretty conventional, you probably won't.
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Summary: Enjoyable movie
Review: Parker Posey shines in this film, and Tori Spelling...doesn't. But put Miss Spelling's bad acting aside and you have a perfect film to watch with friends, not parents. My mother looked at me like I was crazy after we watched it...I guess incest is a very disgusting thing to do a movie about for her, but anyway, it's very humorous, all those one-liners ("That's not a gun it's a camera." "It is too a gun." "It's a camera that looks like a gun." "Well where'd it come from?" "God?"). After you see it a couple times it makes more and more sense and it gets more and more hilarious. Don't rent it, buy it!
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Summary: like a punch to the brain
Review: This movie is the kind that I like to spring on unsuspecting friends - a good movie, and well done, but also one with a plot that really messes with your head. It's like having someone teaching you to meditate, getting you really calm, and then when you're lulled into a sense of tranquility they come up behind you and shake you, while yelling gibberish really loudly. But when you're done watching the movie, you still can't deny that it's good.
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Summary: Be careful about the extremes on this one
Review: Reading through many of these reviews, I think there's been a tendency to take an extreme. Some have said it was simply brilliant, others have said it was terrifically horrible. I don't think either should be said. First off, it's true that this film takes you to the very boundaries of decency, and then actually beyond those boundaries. And some of it may well be done in poor taste, but the taboo and the Kennedy scenes shouldn't destory one's opinion of this flick. The House of Yes really requires the viewer to suspend preconcieved notions of incest and JFK for a couple hours and just view it for what it is. It's not making a statement about JFK, and it isn't really taking a side regarding incest either. To let these controversial topics influence our opinion of this film is to judge the work on something it isn't. That's hardly fair. What is this movie? It's an inspection of all of the different characters. It looks at how incest, distant parenting, mental illness, a new, somewhat covered up love affair affects a family unit as a unit as well as as individuals. It is on these themes that the movie should be judged. That isn't to say the film is without problems; it has plently. Many of the themes are under-examined and underdeveloped. The screenwriting (while quite witty) is choppy and contrived at times. The audio track doesn't add to the film. And the lighting isn't very inventive. But with all of that said, there are a lot of positives as well. The acting, by all of the performers, is spectacular. That includes Prinze Jr and Spelling, neither of whom I typically enjoy. The actors seem to feel their characters and perform their roles exceptionally. Especially Posey and her mother, who literally seem to BE their characters. There are, in fact, many terrific, quotable lines, at least one delivered by all of the actors. Ultimately, what I'm saying is to judge this film for what it is, not what it isn't. What it is is an average independent film with some very compelling performances. Period.
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Summary: one of the most bizarre movies ever.....
Review: I rented this movie just because it had Parker Posey in it, and looked like a funny dark comedy. Boy, was I suprised. Not only did I laugh one single time in it, but it was very bizzare. No movie I have ever seen has gone to those extremes with incest and other issues like that. The whole movie is set in a Washington Home, with a resemblance to John F. Kennedy. It is adapted from a play, so i guess thats why there is so much dialogue with so little action throughout the whole movie. It is definately one of the darkest films i have ever seen, and definately qualifies itself as a true indie. Parker Posey's role is great, i dont think anyone could have played it better, while a young Freddie Prinze Jr. plays her little brother, well, he couldnt possibly be any worse in the movie. It is pretty slowgoing but keeps your attention for the most part, and if you are looking for a bizzare dark "comedy" (although thats not what i would call it) check this one out. I still think it could have been done better, although there were superb performances by 4 of the 5 characters in the movie. It seems to have been on a shoestring budget, but it is still a film worth checking out, and defines the word "Indie".
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