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Summary: Good Movie, Good Documentary
Review: As with most of my DVD reviews, I am mainly reviewing the extras offered on the DVD. In this case, the documentary directed by Sofia Coppola's mother makes the DVD more than worthwhile.The movie itself is intrguing at worst, and enthralling at best. Watching it now, you can see the talent of Kirsten Dunst; talent that has been all but wasted with her recent roles (Bring It On, Drop Dead Gorgeous, crazy/beautiful, etc.). Dunst has talent, she should use it. You also see the considerable talents of James Woods and Kathleen Turner on display (not to mention an all but unrecognizable Scott Glenn, and a distracting cameo by Danny DeVito). Coppola's direction also shows promise (unlike her acting). The jewel of the DVD, however, is the "Behind the Scenes" documentary by Coppola's mother. The short film demonstrates the stress of directing a feature film, while also revealing some of the dynamics of the Coppola clan. Sofia appears, at times, to be merely tolerating the presence of her father. To be fair, his presence must have been a distraction on a young woman directing her first film. The film is good, the documentary intrguing. Overall, a worthwhile purchase.
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Summary: An amazingly assured first film
Review: Sofia Coppola's debut, The Virgin Suicides, amazed mostly by not being the disaster that most expected. The key to watching the film was to realize it wasn't the story of the titular Lisbon sisters; rather it was the story of the boys who fetishized them. Like The Ice Storm, the 70's setting was never exploited, yet was omnipresent, leading to one of the year's best looking and sounding films. When the brilliant Air soundtrack finally subsides to allow a 70's pop tune in (Heart's Magic Man) the film coalesces into a truly transportative experience.
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Summary: Unforgettable!!
Review: I watched this movie on a friend's recomendation,and was not disappointed!.The story,told through the narrative of a nieghbourhood boy,focuses on the lives of the Lisbon sisters,in particular Lux(Kirsten Dunst)and how their hope's and dreams are slowly decaying through the effort's of their repressive parent's(James Woods/Kathleen Turner in brilliant performances).This movie examines the affect people have on us as teenager's and how we percieve them as we age. I found this film to be incredibly moving and the power of this film stayed with me for a couple of days after viewing it. This film marks Sofia Coppola's directorial debut and she is deserving of all the praise she recieved. One reviewer called this movie "Stunning,Haunting and Sensual..."you better believe it!.
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Summary: Beautiful and Airy
Review: I had wanted to see this movie for a long time. Throughout the film, I felt as if I was floating in mid-air--hypnotized. The movie was sensual, listless, hypnotic and exquisite. I especially loved Kirsten Dunst as sexually provocative Lux Lisbon and suicidal, journal-writing Cecilia Lisbon, whom said in the beginning, "Obviously doctor, you've never been a thirteen-year-old girl." Overall, this is a beautifully made, elegant movie. I give huge props to Sofia Coppola in her directorial debut.
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Summary: Not Your Typical Teen Movie
Review: Today, we live in a film era where directors seem to be focusing more on pretty girls, special effects, and other visual aspects rather than the actual storyline. The Virgin Suicides has stood out in many ways simply because of the quality. Throughout this clever film we see five pretty sisters who are doomed by fate. Underneath their natural beauty lie tortured souls. The dreary lighting and eerily beautiful music score all contribute to the decreasing neighborhood they live in. Most movies will portray the life of a teen who has absent parents (the girls who shut their parents out in Jawbreaker, the girls without mothers in She's All That and Save the Last Dance), but Sophia Coppola put a unique twist- a portayal of sisters with over-protective, suffocating parents, and the danger of that extreme. This movie doesn't give out exact answers why the girls decided to seal their own fate, and the audience will have their own opinions. After watching, me and my friends were talking about it for days after. Notice the heavy symbolism used- the trees in the neighborhood doomed with elm disease unless they are cut down, the stench of algae that pollutes the air after the death of the girls, the elm tree the sisters defend from being cut down. I recommend this movie to everyone: it's dark, it's haunting, but it's BEAUTIFUL.
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Summary: "Beautiful but Deadly"
Review: I have seen this movie going on 20 time's!!!It is so interesting my husband asked me?,if we could watch,The Virgin Suicide's again???And for him to ask me this,the movie must be excellent!!! As most of us women know that our husband's or boyfriend's dont really get interested in watching a certain movie over and over with us,well my husband proved to me that this movie is a 10...My husband dosent watch movie's with me,did you get that???Okay,this movie is very entertaining,it is about 4 boy's growing up in the 70's,and these boy's are so obsessed with a family's daughter's,The Lisbon girl's. First you have the youngest girl,Ceceila who is 13,next is Lux who is 14,then Bonnie who is 15,and Mary who is 16,and last Therese who is 17.The girl's seem to have it all,and everything look's normal to the outside world,but inside that house it was anything but normal.All the girl's are blonde and pretty,the boy's watching the Lisbon girl's are infatuated on them.Ceceila has 2 suicide attempts,she slit her wrist's the first time,came home 2 week's later,(The father persauded the mother to let the Lisbon girl's throw a party,for Ceceila) while the party for Ceceila is on way,Ceceila goes to the mom and ask's to be excused,the mother complies,and Ceceila goes to her room and jump's out her window,making her second attempt a reality...After this the hose really changes,the parent's played by Kathleen Turner and James Woods are very strict catholic parents,overprotective,who never let the girl's really become a woman.I feel the mother is at fault a little more than the father...The 4 boy's that were in love with the Lisbon girl's comes into play.... The girl's all of them committed suicide....This movie is a depressing movie,but there are some good scene's when the girl's are at the dance.Remember Danny Devito was Ceceila's shrink.I ordered the book,and the soundtrack to the movie,it's that good...All the acter's were excellent,the music score was excellent,all together we have a winner.A must see,and read.I hope my review was helpful to you....thank you for reading my review...Teresa Tomsic~
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Summary: Confusion.....
Review: If you have read the book you will find missing parts in the movie. In the book Mary doesnt die, she stays alive for 2 more months and then kills herself. It was a movie with no plot and made absolutely no sense at all.
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Summary: An Absorbing Tale About The Loss Of Sexual Innocence....
Review: With appealing performances,a haunting soundtrack by French band Air and excellent direction from Sofia Coppola, ''The Virgin Suicides'' stands as one of of the best films of 2000!Why it was left out at the Oscars is beyond me! The first time I saw this film I felt that it had an unsatisfactory conclusion but after multiple viewings, I thought the ending made perfect sense.P>Apart from minor flaws, this movie can only be described as excellent, beautiful, touching, haunting, magnificent! A True Masterpiece of film making!!
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Summary: Make sure you have a box of tissues at the ready
Review: The thing I love about this movie is that I think different people are touched by different elements and scenes of the movie than others. It has a large canvas of different kind of characters, and it seems like there`s someone thrown in there, whether it`s the stud Trip Fontaine, one of the Lisbon sisters, or even one of their parents, for everyone to relate to. For me the part that made me cry was when Lux`s mother forced her to burn her rock albums, but that`s just me. Then there was the part where Trip and Lux fell asleep in the football field together on the night of their homecoming dance and he left her there, explaining in his POV that to this day he doesn`t know why he did but something just felt wrong. I`ve kind of felt that way before, when something just felt wrong about a situation and I didn`t know what, and I abandoned people without even knowing why. It`s a horrible feeling and the movie captured that mood of dissapointment very well. The film`s very moody and in way aggressively tear-jerking in simply the style of it. In my point of view it`s right up there with American Beauty in excellence, and it`s something that everyone should see, a lesson everyone should learn, in a way. It`s a shame that there are people out there that just don`t understand these kind of movies.
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Summary: Utterly Pathetic
Review: With an indirectional plot, dark themes, and uncompromisingly horrible direction, Sofia Coppola tries unsuccessfully to create a lasting impression on viewers, however, this movie just ends up leaving viewers bored and at best, horrified. The acting is at least B+, with talented actors such as Dunst and Hartnett, but even these up-and-coming stars cannot save this dull, plotless film.
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