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Summary: Snap, Crackle, Pop....Swish....
Review: ....John Waters here is at his Cecil B. Demented best. It is a satire that foreshadowed "American Psycho", but this movie has actual laughs. Kat Turner, evvy guy's favorite actress, has fun fleshing out the haus frau with murderous intent when someone cuts in front of her in line at the Minute Mart (or in traffic) or that biddy down the street plays "Annie" on her VCR again or someone (Patty Hearst in this case) wears white after Labor Day. (The Kat, I think, relishes the role a lil too much at times, but that's ok, dig?)Think though, there are days when we actually feel like that.... But we don't act on it. Well, most of us don't. When John Waters moves up a bit, he still skewers evvything normal people considers sacred. This is mainline only in that Waters have more and better camera people, sound editors and film editors which allow him not to have that raw Super-8 feel like in "Pink Flamingoes", or some of his earlier underground hits. It still *smacks* you in the face with Waters' bite and sarcastic style...Also, you will never quite view household scissors the same way after this....
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Summary: A John Waters Masterpiece!
Review: A murderous mother (Kathleen Turner) goes on a real rampage, ridding the world of all she finds unjust. Now she must defend herself for her actions - and she does it with style. Acting, Direction, and Production techniques all within Hollywood standards. You'll get a kick out of this one.
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Summary: Serial Mom Laugh out loud Funny
Review: This is an exellent movie. i couldn't stop laughing.
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Summary: Not quite Waters
Review: I saw 'Hairspray' and 'Cry Baby', and am rather befuddled as to how Waters could make a film such as this one. Sure, its funny, and has its' share of gratuitous 'funny' homicide, but Kathleen Turner as the Serial Mom is an utter failure. It just doesn't work, right from the opening frames. I spent the entire course of the film wondering who else could have played the role better, when I noticed that it had gotten over. Ah well. No big loss.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I think this is the greatest movie I have ever seen. Kathleen Turner was the greatest . Sam Waterston proved he could be a comedy actor as well as a serious actor. I have seen this movie 100 times and I am still watching it.
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Summary: Beverly, You have doo-doo on your shoe!
Review: This film speaks directly to me. All the conflict in the movie revolves around Dottie Hinckle stealing Beverly Sutphin's parking space at the fabric store. Suburban nightmare! She can't deal with anything out of wack in her perfect world. The satire is dead on and the humor is top notch. Plus you'll learn a repertoire of lines to say from now until the cows come home: "Those are beautiful pussywillows", "Rewind! ", "Lick mommy's feet, make them all nice and wet.", "You're wrong, fashion has changed." It's a very intelligent movie so beware of dopes telling you it's no good.
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Summary: haunting, funny, witty, love me some kathleen turner
Review: well this one just pulls you in immediately...."officer, we don't allow gum in this house"....and listening to her imitate the birds outside whoo-wheet! whoo-wheet! i can't imagine any kids actually being happy their mom is a serial killer, but they seem to get quite a kick out of the notoriety with their friends. the masturbation scene left me gasping for air because of the comedy of it all....who masturbates with the sheet on top of them anyway? but the best part is killing people with a rack of lamb...that has to top one of the best ways to off someone :)
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Summary: Excellent dvd for your money!
Review: You can't pass up this dvd! If you like the movie, it's a terrific value for the inexpensive cost. I was quite surprised to find a sharp letterboxed transfer (somewhere between 1.66 and 1.85? ) that isn't mentioned on the package. There's also another hysterical commentary from John, behind the scenes footage, the theatrical trailer, and all the television spots from the ad campaign. I was pleasantly surprised to see HBO video produce such a great disc for an underappreciated film! If you're even thinking about getting it, you should...
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Summary: Great DVD of a great movie
Review: First off, this is- in my opinion- John Waters' best film. No, it doesn't have the same extreme shock value of his early work but it is a very well-written film. And the cast is absolutely perfect. For the price, this DVD is a great value-- and never mind the description found here, the film IS presented in letterbox-format. The director's commentary track makes this a must-have for Waters' fans. Plus-- not listed on the package-- there are a number of bonus goodies including interview clips and behind-the-scenes footage. These extras are quite brief, but I love finding little added tidbits on DVDs. This is one of the funniest films released in the '90s. And as a darkly humorous look at America's obsession with making celebrities out of violent criminals, it is far more effective than more celebrated films like "Natural Born Killers."
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Summary: Kathleen Turner is Serial Mom
Review: What would you do if you're mom turned out to be serial killer? Kathleen Turner stars in this little comedy as she goes about killing the neighbors. She gets irratated at her neighbor for not recylcing her garbage. Then she goes about killing anyone who doesn't make her way. Such an excellent performance by Kathleen Turner. I just loved it!
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