Swingers

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Summary: SO MONEY..THEY DONT EVEN KNOW IT!
Review: THE MOVIE SWINGERS HAS CHANGED MY LIFE. THIS MOVIE HAS MADE A DIRECT IMPACT ON MY LIFE. IN COLLEGE, WHEN THIS MOVIE FIRST CAME OUT ON VIDEO, MY ROOMATES AND I WOULD WATCH THIS MOVIE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE HEADING OUT TO THE BARS. VINCE GAVE US CONFIDENCE. MIKE REMINDED US HOW NOT TO ACT. THIS MOVIE IS A REALITY TO MANY MID TWENTY SINGLE MALES. JUST ABOUT EVERY MAIN CHARACTER REMINDS ME OF ONE OF MY FRIENDS. THIS MOVE IS VERY EASY TO RELATE TO AND I HAVE USED IT AS SOMEWHAT OF A BIBLE. MY GUIDE TO BEING MONEY, HOW NOT TO ACT, AND HOW TO BUILD MY CONFIDENCE. WHAT I GOT OUT OF IT: WHATEVER HAPPENS, TRY NOT TO EVER FEEL AS LOW AS MIKEY. IT'S NEVER THAT BAD, AND IF IT IS, THEN SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND LISTEN TO THEIR ADVICE. YOUR FRIENDS WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU, GIRLS JUST COME AND GO. ALWAYS FEEL MONEY. YOU ARE INTERESTING BECAUSE YOU ARE CONFIDENT AND GIRLS LIKE A GUY WHO HAS A PLAN WITH HIS LIFE. MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING IF YOU HAVE TO.

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Summary: You don't have to be a guy to like this film
Review: Girls, don't stay away just because this is a guy flick! ANYONE who's had a bad breakup and is trying to get back into the dating scene can relate to this. Trent may be a jerk, but he really cares about his hurting buddy. The moral support Mike's friends give him is similar to the way my girlfriends are with each other when one has had a bad breakup. The genuine emotion that drives this film and the characters sets it apart from other guy flicks.

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Summary: Great movie!
Review: One of my favourite movies of all time. If you've ever wanted to learn "cool guy lingo" this is the movie to watch.

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Summary: The only film a depressed guy needs to see
Review: One day I saw a glimpse of a scene from the movie Swingers. It was the "is she looking at me now? No. She hasn't looked at you all night..." scene. That was the only scene I saw and I thought, "That looks kinda funny. I should see it one day." When I finally saw it, "That looks kinda funny" was a definite understatement. That movie kept my friends and I in stitches all night. It wasn't for sale on video yet, so I spent a small fortune renting it about three times a month. All my friends and I could see ourselves in that movie. I was the Mikey of my group because my girlfriend had broken up with me six months before I saw this masterpiece and I was still broken up about her. If you can't get over your break up with a girl, and are looking for a replacement, but with no luck, you MUST see this movie. It spoke to me and now I use it as my guide for life. Whenever you feel depressed about beautiful babies not going for you, flip this movie on and check it out. You'll feel better, guaranteed.

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Summary: Good Movie
Review: Swingers has an amazing ability to grab the viewer no matter what sort of preconceptions they have toward the movie. Personally, I experienced Swingers on a whim. No background, history, or reviews cluttered my mind as I sat and watched this movie. If someone were able to experience Swingers like that now I would be very surprised as it seems that every person has one line from the movie in their repetiore. Everyone needs to try swingers, to be enraptured by it. I would only dissuade those who are sensitive to vulgarity and sexual situations from seeing this film. The DVD contains no extras of value, the widescreen picture and sound are suitable.

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Summary: Don't be put off by the title, this one's a keeper!
Review: Being above the targeted age demographic for this gloriously original and exhilarating comedy, I was expecting another inane "twenty something" slag of dung, filled with crude language, falsely profound statements and promiscuity galore.

It's great to be dead wrong.

I now think "Swingers" is one of the great comedy sleepers of the 1990s.

From its opening musical bars of a 1950s Rat Pack tune to its frequent homages to great films made during the past 15 years -- "everything is retro" hipness in "Swingers" -- truly, in my opinion, a near comedic masterpiece, filled with brio, gusto and non-stop intelligence.

This is the story of a young man's woe of a break-up that comes too soon and his delusional efforts to escape his past by "going west, young man" -- as if a change in scenery -- will be just the thing to mend a broken heart.

But while Vince Vaughn steals the show, it is Jon Favreau's acting in the lead role and his screenplay that makes "Swingers" perhaps the most mis-titled great film of 1996.

What we learn in "Swingers" is what we already know, but brilliantly realized on film in the form of a laugh-a-minute and ultimately touching comedy that illustrates most vividly that even moving yourself thousands of miles away doesn't make things easier when you've been dumped by the love of your life. You are incapable of breaking out of a funk to find a replacement girl -- that you believe -- simply doesn't exist.

After the sixth or seventh viewing, this old codger in his 40s is convinced that "Swingers" is a film that should be seen by people of all ages, filled with bittersweet observations, hilarious confrontations and an eternally joyous feeling of vicariously watching others go through that critical period when finding the "right person" seems as elusive as finding the missing sock in a clothes dryer. From beginning to end, "Swingers" is filled with smart dialogue and an undercurrent of nostalgia that rings true and familiar for every viewer regardless of whether you're a baby boomer, a Generation X'er, Y'er, whatever. Its themes of searching for "the right one" and their associated pain and embarrassment have been done before, but never with such cutting humor and a sense of urgency that asks aloud whether the storybook way our parents found love can be brought to today's sensibilities. And the big-band music and classic crooner soundtrack is a constant reminder of our parent's past. These elements, bringing the past to the present and vice versa, makes "Swingers" accessible to every generation and still wildly entertaining after multiple viewings.

"Swingers" is a five-star mix of gin and tonic for the soul, boasting a drop-dead funny, hilariously timed ending that leaves you smiling from ear to ear, and a resolution that, while satisfying, doesn't come cheap. Without giving it away, when Favreau's character utters the line, "it just didn't occur to me," one is dumbstruck by the ringing bell of common sense that dictates that despite all adversity, life does go on, and all that was wrong with the world can suddenly be made right when it's your turn in the spotlight.

Not everyone can reach the goals Favreau's character reaches by the end of "Swingers," but the intelligence and thought processes Favreau's script brings to the screen makes everything not only plausible, but familiar to anyone who's gone through the up and down machinations of true romance.

And what about Vince Vaughn? He's more than just a pretty boy, more than just comic relief in this, his breakout role. He's the childish but fun-loving guy who carries the "I could die tomorrow so let's have fun today" torch, and he carries it with hilarity while still displaying genuine affection for the trials and tribulations of his aggrieved best friend, played by Favreau. This is the heart of "Swingers" success. Great script, great acting, great production values. I urge everyone who has yet to see this film, to do so immediately. The "R" rating is for language, nothing else. This one's a winner, a treasure, one of the best films of 1996 or for any year, for that matter.

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Summary: This film sure is money man
Review: A bunch of guys try to take their friend's mind off his recently-ex-girlfriend. That's the 'plot'. There's nothing else to give anything away. But man, is this one hell of a film! Astute, poignant and viciously funny, swingers captures an ordinary moment in an ordinary man's life. For a film to be this good without any real plot is astounding. Swingers has often been touted as an anti-chick flick (that is, a film for the boys to get all male over), but this unfairly pigeon-holes what is essentially an amazingly observant film, which captures a great deal of real life emotion. Ok, so the boys are boys, gambling, drinking and looking for women. But that's life, and in Swingers, Liman has captured the essence of a life very ordinary. And as for the Swinger-dialect (I have resisted up until now), well, it's quite simply 'money' man!

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Summary: What a Gem!
Review: I don't know about the rest of the world, but this movie was not highly promoted in New Zealand, nor was I familiar with any of the leading actors/writer and I bought the video based on the comments of Amazon.com reviews and the director. However, what a little gem of a movie it was! Writing as a female it was an interesting turn around to see the male viewpoint of a broken heart (the scene in the trailer at Vegas cracked me up!) The character development was believable and stylishly portrayed (and of course there is always the "friend" who believes they are a babe magnet more than what they are!) I thoroughly enjoyed the humour of this movie and the laughter carried right through to the very end! Oh and a great sound track.

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Summary: "Vegas, Baby,...Vegas ! "
Review: What else can I say about "Swingers" ? This is an excellent movie. Funny, smart, and original. Great acting, and great humor. It also has a great vibe and a sweet soundtrack. If you have never seen it, I very highly recommend it ! This movie is "money" ! Miramax has done it again !

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Summary: very funny, entertaining, and honest about being a DUDE
Review: essential viewing for every man, swingers follows a group of friends through nightlife and heartache and bar and clubs with witty dialogue and an astounding cast. simply brilliant!