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Summary: silver screen beauty
Review: i love movies...all kinds...but this one took my heart and made it feel again. the script, the actions that take place are beyond genious. the paper bag scene was delightful, and kevin spacey is a wonder.
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Summary: What can I say...
Review: ok... I've gone through and read the reviews for this movie, and about 2 per page are negative (as opposed to the other 8 5-stars per page). For those of you who wrote all of those comments, let me be the first to tell you something. American Beauty did a pretty weak job of portraying American suburbia. The REAL America is 10times as x-rated as the directors showed it to be. To be more precise, I doubt they could have gotten the real America into theatres (not including the ones that show nothing but cheap porn at midnight). Suffering from the same plight as American Pie, they had to tone it down a bit. I've had gay neighbors. (didn't like them.. but they were there, and they didn't jog, but they rode bikes every afternoon). I think everyone in the world knows someone who's unhappy with their marriage now-a-days. Aside from the disasterous ending, and Lester's "awakening" (which was meant to be different anyway) I can't think of one part of this movie that ISN'T part of American life. The adult roles were convincing, and cynically humorous, but the "children" acting was the most amazing. Keep that in mind when you read the other reviews.
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Summary: My Two Cents--See It Again, and Again...
Review: ...and again. I avoided comment about this because I did not want to sound like another viewer who was hyped up about it because it won all the Oscars. Nevermind all the hype, see for yourself and judge for yourself. I did and I think it is one of the best movies put out in a long, long time. I fail to see how it is greatly similar to "..Garp..", the movie or the novel. Maybe both Garp and Beauty requires some introspection on the part of the viewer/reader to see each story's uniqueness and beauty. Some folks, unfortunately, would rather not do that, its not one of the easiest things to do. It's easier, like the film subtexts, to find error and faults. It's those folks who don't really 'get it'...
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Summary: A MUCH NEEDED D.V.D. THAT DESERVES THE FULL WORKS.
Review: This is such a brillent movie that deserves the full works when it comes out on DVD. They could bring out a special collectors edition where it would have 2 discs, one for the film, and the other brimming full of special features, like most companies have done with their films such as The Fight Club, The Abyss, etc. The list would be endless, you could have an oscar segment, where we see the people who were involved in the film, collect their awards and listen to their Speeches. They could put everything on the disc to do with the film, because this film deserves everything, as its a classic movie, and I recommend anyone who hasn't yet seen it, to see it, and see it again. I give it infinity out of infinity.
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Summary: An American Beauty
Review: This movie is good, entertaining, and funny. With a good storyline and worthy acting make this one a winner...barely.
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Summary: A Sick Movie About Sick People
Review: I had wanted to see this movie ever since it came out but when I did go see it I didn't like what I was watching. My brother, two friends, & I went and saw this two weeks after it's release. I was the only one of us four who saw the entire film. My brother fell asleep, one of my friends walked out & the other bought a ticket for another movie. It was a disgusting picture that shouldn't have won anything. The characters were gross and obnoxis. No one I know enjoyed it and the as for the touching part at the end I didn't even notice anything touching or spirtual about it.
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Summary: a final masterpiece
Review: I have just been waiting for a movie of this excellence to come out. Hollywood has finally done something right. While watching the movie I was totally entranced, then once I left the movie thearta, I left like a different person. There is something amazing about the movie, however it is hard to say exactly what. The movie centers around what looks like an every day American family, however once you look behind the exterior, it is quite evendent that they are not your perfect suburban, American family. The father seams to realise something about life that mady we should all realise. One day he snaps, realising that what he has done all this life is a waste of a life. Some people might say he was going though a midlife crisis however I would say it is something deeper. It is the kind of movie you either hate or love, and if you love it i think you can get a lot out of it.
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Summary: Well done, maestro!
Review: This movie was a great experience. It was touching, suspenseful, and funny. I will be a definite buyer when it gets a lower price. This movie must be part of any legitimate film connosieur's collection.
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Summary: It Deserved Every Rave Review It Got
Review: I was prepared to like this film before I saw it, given the extraordinary critical acclaim it drew. But I was unprepared for the emotional wallop of the characterizations: Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening give two of the most brilliant performances I've ever seen, as the severely dysfunctional couple whose marriage is unravelling. The lesser roles are played to perfection: Thora Birch as their angry and confused daughter; Mena Suvari as her seductive and self-absorbed girlfriend, for whom Spacey develops a driving obsession; Wes Bentley as her next door neighbor, who maintains a lucrative business in illicit drugs to support his obsession with filming everything around him, including the daughter, who becomes his lover. Chris Cooper plays the boyfriend's brutal Marine father, oblivious to what is going on around him. It would be a shame to discuss the plot and spoil its many unexpected twists and turns, but this film draws you in deeper and deeper into the growing tension and alienation of Spacey and Bening's marriage, as the teenagers struggle to find the "beauty in life" that gives the film its title, and Bentley attempts to capture with his camera. You may have some trouble accepting the fact that a drug-dealer is the sanest character in this film, but that's an indication of how severely alienated the characters are. Spacey's announcement in the first few minutes that "In less than a year, I'll be dead," makes his character's gradually evolving self-acceptance all the more emotionally heart-wrenching.. This is the kind of film that should be seen several times, to pick up the subtleties you miss while being riveted by the performances at first viewing. Definitely one of the most original and unforgettable films of recent years.
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Summary: Look Closer
Review: This is a film that has, after only four years since its release, has lost its edge and thus has aged badly.
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