Rating: 
Summary: A Wonderful Romance
Review: I couldn't disagree with the Amazon.com review more!! I think both Slater & Masterson were wonderful in this movie. Face it; most of us have been hurt in this life, and a great deal of us NEED saving! This is a modern-day Cinderella story, about two people who've both suffered in one way or another, and come together, each helping to heal the other. What could possibly be wrong with that? Fine...it's sentimental, some parts are a bit of a stretch, but, what do you expect?? It's a MOVIE, and what do you watch a movie for? To be removed from yourself for a while, and "live" someone else's life. And if the story lifts us up at the end, then I say, "Well done!" The music is outstanding; if you like the movie, buy the soundtrack. There are only two disappointments on the soundtrack..."Killing Time" and "Nervous Heart" are jarring and don't go with the rest of the music, and the song "Insensitive" is not on it, and definitely should be. The instrumental parts are wonderful; it's like watching the movie all over again every time you listen to it!
Rating: 
Summary: VERY FUNNY and INSIGHTFUL. A STUDY OF THE SEXES.
Review: This movie should be shelved under "Sociological Comedy." No movie I've seen before or since details the Prince Charming archetype as thoroughly or with matched zeal. Men are often accused and portrayed as the superficial gender, shallow, and single-minded. This movie exacerbatingly shows the rarely mentioned superficiality of women. Christian Slater starts out as a bohemian good guy and slowly becomes a brilliant, rich, monarchal scientist with material goods to spare. If the reviews here and the woman who rented Bed of Roses when I saw it are any indication, both sexes include large numbers of small-minded sheep following the shepherd of American dreams and jumping beds of green notes, not roses. Ladies, somewhere out there is your rich guy. Guys, somewhere out there is your supermodel(see Shallow Hal, Beautiful Women, "etc, etc, in the midst of life we are in debt, etc") It may have been my state of sleep deprivation at the time, but I've not laughed harder at another movie. This is the movie I put forward as the worst I've ever seen simply for unintentionally making me cry and hunch over in convulsive laughter. Required viewing. Made for the female demographic comparable to the male demographics who truly believe in the work of Steven Seagall, Julie Strain, and Shannon Tweed. What better way to see this piece, than in Dolby Digital 5.1 and DVD video quality? Brilliant cover art and some fun extras to finish the aimed-at-female-audience brain dissection. Buy this DVD!!
Rating: 
Summary: Bed of Neuroses
Review: Wow, is this a rotten movie--it is so sickeningly sweet that it will require toothbrushing after watching it. I give it one star for the presence of Mary Stuart Masterson, whom I've always liked. But it never gets past the leaden load of sentimentality that weighs it down throughout. Slater's character is a nice (if rather obsessive) guy, and Masterson's Lisa Walker is a bland professional, and, of course, they (eventually) fall in love without much thrown in their way beyond some mournful navelgazing in the latter third of the flick. What really kills this story is the lack of any real conflict; the writer likes the characters way too much, so nothing very interesting happens to them. It's the Village of the Nice, Lonely People. I would have liked it better if Walker's world-weary, not-very-quirky "quirky single friend" (I can't even remember her name) was the one who actually sent the flowers, because she was secretly in love with Walker, who doesn't even realize it. Then there'd at least be a bizarre love triangle to add some interest, between Friend and Slater and Masterson. As good an example as any for why movies should have strong conflicts and strong characters, instead of wishy-washy blandness soaked in syrupy sentimentality. Remember your toothbrushes!
Rating:
Summary: Hopeful romance at its best!
Review: For all of the hopeful romantics out there, this is your flick! I honestly had never seen Christian Slater in a romantic lead before, and I was pleasantly surprised. Who would have thought that this "tough kid" actor could play the shy and lonesome Lewis to the point of every single woman wanting to comfort him at a moment's notice?! Rent it, then buy it, and play it over and over and over. The soundtrack is just as grand.
Rating:
Summary: Good romantic movie
Review: This is, by far, my favorite romance movie. I'm not a fan of the "lifetime" type movies, but I'm a huge Slater fan, so I had to give it a chance. I first saw it on VHS and it's remained one of my favorite movies. I can't think of a better movie to watch with a significant other. It is corny, has cheesy music and a man that's just too good to be true, but give it a chance. I guarantee you it will produce a tear or two the first time you watch it. Also, men, send your lady friend some of those blue roses after you watch it and you too can be a perfect partner.
Rating:
Summary: Piercing Right Through You.
Review: I have watched this movie again and again. I even owned the vhs and LD for it too. Bought the dvd now with ... Beatiful movie. Touches every single bit of one's life. Great love movie of my entire life so far. Nothing beats this yet. Well just to tell you how I really love the movie and how great a movie to me is, I owned every part of it, Even the poster too from U.S. Christian Slater have turn the world around for me!
Rating: 
Summary: This movie is not wretch proof
Review: Gag, gag, barf, barf--this movie will make you wretch. First things first, this guy is a stalker. It would have made a great premise for a horror movie--like Bed of Bloody Roses. You know the guy sees the girl through her window and keeps sending her roses and roses and roses, then starts killing off people around her one by one. Anyone in their right mind knows that a guy that met you in this way would not be normal and you wouldn't be all thrilled to meet him. My advice, if you need to throw up something that possibly made you sick, rent this movie and watch it. It shouldn't take long. You may wonder, why did I give it 2 stars. Well, it inspired that other great movie about Bed of Bloody Roses and I couldn't have thought of this without it.
Rating:
Summary: A rare and beautiful love story.
Review: I can not say enough about "Bed of Roses." I would give this 10 stars if I could. Christian Slater and Mary Stuart Masterson were born to play Lewis and Lisa. There's nothing fake about this story. What's so appealing is that this story could happen to anybody. It's about a flower shop owner named Lewis Farrell(played by Slater) who while on one of his nightly walks comes upon a woman standing at her window crying. Feeling sorry for her he follows her to work the next morning and finds out her name is Lisa Walker(played by Masterson).So he pretends to be a delivery boy delivering her flowers. He leaves the card blank because he doesn't want her to know it was him who sent her the flowers. Wanting to know who sent them, Lisa looks on the card and sees where they came from. So she goes to the shop the next day and asks to speak with the person who delivered the flowers. They tell her where to find Lewis, and she goes to talk to him. Well Lewis refuses to tell her who bought them. So she walks away from him, and the next morning he sees her outside the flower shop. He invites her to breakfast and he finally reveals to her that it was he who bought them. Well they start seeing each other,but what Lewis doesn't know is that Lisa has a secret from her past that has left her scard,and afraid to let anyone get close to her. What Lisa doesn't know is that Lewis has a secret of his own. Lisa finds herself falling hopelessly in love with him, but she has built a invisable wall between herself and her emotions because she feels she is unworthy of recieving his love. So she breaks the relationship off, but she learns that she can't live without him, and that life is all about taking chances, and letting go. So she shows up on his doorstep one day with his favorite flowers, and asks him to take her back. As the movie ends and the picture fades you see them in each others arms. I recommend this movie to anyone who believes that anything is possible, and that together any obstacle can be faced.
Rating:
Summary: sweet, romantic, movie
Review: I happen to like both the stars of this movie, and I love romance, so when I saw this movie with the two of them together, I was thrilled. This is not a grand, large movie like say, Notting Hill, buy maybe that's because it just doesn't have Julia Roberts. Anyways, it's definitely a very good film and should be more well know than it is. Mary Stuart Masterson plays a young, successful woman with a very painful past she hasn't really dealt with. Christian Slater owns a flower shop and delivers the flowers himself just to see peoples' happy reactions. He too has a painful history. They cross paths, and touch each other's lives in very significant ways. Comic relief is supplied by Mary's best friend. I don't know the actresses's name, but she's great. Happy viewing!
Rating:
Summary: Good romantic film
Review: I actually liked this romantic, sappy tale. You have to be in the right mood to enjoy this though. Christian Slater is endearing as Lewis. A great love story.
|
