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Summary: Bad
Review: I am very confused by all the praise this film is receiving. It tried way to hard, and ended up just being pretentious and over-done. It tries so hard to be "deep" and "moving" but it just ends up being two hours of poorly executed egotistical film school drivle... I honestly cannot think of one good thing to say about it. I would avoid it at all costs.
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Summary: One of the most realistic movies I have seen in a long time.
Review: Anyone who has not been seriously suicidal, or known someone who has been seriously suicidal will not fully "get" this movie. There is no rhyme or reason to taking your own life. No amount of hurt you feel is worth bestowing upon your loved ones the grief that will consume them after you take your own life. I wanted to end it all many times, but I kept thinking what about them, the ones you leave behind? It is horrible enough when someone young dies tragically from an accident, but suicide is horrible and it is everywhere. I think everyone should see this movie.
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Summary: oh my...
Review: good stuff.... cool shots... i don't like Kirstin Dunst...but i like this movie
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Summary: Good movie, but dark and eerie.
Review: I have not read the Virgin Suicides book, but I found the movie to be exceptional, especially for a directorial debut. Kirsten Dunst is stunning as the object of desire for young men in her neighborhood, and Kathleen Turner and James Woods are excellent as the overbearing, super-religious parents. If you are looking for a very dark, somewhat frightening movie which enlightens at least a part of everyone's childhood, you should see this movie.
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Summary: Sofia
Review: In one incontestible film, Sofia Coppola has outdone the high and mighty efforts of her highly overrated dad. So much for nurture vs. nature!
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Summary: Sure Beats Her Acting
Review: I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought Sofia Coppola should be banned from Hollywood following her "acting" debut in Godfather III. "The horror, the horror." Well, it turns out that she is much better on the other end of the camera ... well, maybe. This is a very, very good film -- don't get me wrong. But don't for a second confuse it with an independent film. Daddy Coppola's big pockets are all over this film. The result is magnificent. Whether it's Sophia or Daddy who is truly responsible for the outcome is up for debate, but this is film well worth seeing.
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Summary: Takes me back
Review: I was skeptical of Sofia Coppola's directing ability after seeing how bad an actress she was in Godfather 3. I also loved the book, which usually makes it hard to like the movie version. But Coppola's movie remains true to the essence of the book and she totally redeems herself in my eyes, leaving out less important details in favor of recreating an overall visual atmosphere that tells the story. Fortunately, Coppola doesn't sell out and over-explain things for a general audience. Unfortunately, I know there will be a lot of people who don't get this movie as a result. That's too bad, because they're missing a gem. I highly recommend this movie. I only wish it had been a little longer.My biggest kudos go out to the cast (and the casting people) for bringing each character to vivid life. Seeing how the males and females reacted to one another, their glances and body language, made me remember what it was like to be a teenager.
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Summary: The Virgin Suicides for everybody. Guys - not a "chic" flic
Review: Sofia Coppola's directorial debut is a stunning mix of tragic drama and familiar childhood trials. The story is narrated in first person by Joshua Jackson (Final Destination, The Skulls) 25 years after the events. I liken the character introduction and development to that of "Stand By Me" (pauses accompanied by voice overs - a winning combination). This consuming story of 5 beautiful and confused sisters plays out in early 1970's Michigan suburbia. The soundtrack is INTEGRAL in the flow of this movie. One word, "Heart". Sofia's stylistic impressions are beautiful. I found myself searching as to where I had seen that approach before. It had a comfortable feel with borrowed elements from some great movies. Mixing slow motion video interlaced with soundtrack to the magnitude and power of "Reservoir Dogs" and "Stand By Me". ie. Very Cool. The Movie itself is a completely different and ORIGINAL story. The performances of the girls, especially Kirsten Dunst (Lux Lisbon), are oustanding! They do not stand alone however. The integration of the neighborhood boys and parents of the 5 Lisbon sisters (James Woods and Kathleen Turner) makes for a seamless story of growing up....with a twist. Don't worry it's not as graphic as you may be thinking. A lot can be learned in this movie. About life, girls, filmmaking and coping with the hand you're dealt. I would definitely recommend this to high schoolers and beyond. It's a very good story played out from a new innovative director that really cared about this project. Kudos to Sofia Coppola on her excellent work. Also, the DVD extras are really good. The photo gallery has musical accompanyment and moves by itself. Pure genius! Watch AFTER the movie, sit back and enjoy. The "making of" is very good as well. Sofia is obviously well-liked and a natural leader of a story she obviously cared a great deal about. I had to learn more about this movie and was dying for a director commentary (none provided - BUMMER), however, the pieces that are included are enough to keep you happy. This DVD is a cherrished piece in my elaborate collection.
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Summary: Everything is very good, except the story
Review: This movie has the aesthetic sheen of all other high quality films. The performances were top notch--Kirsten Dunst's cocktease performance is every man's fantasy, and every woman's fantasy of how to torture a man. Josh Hartnett is a very good looking studly guy. And all the other actors were wonderful. The only problem I have is that just as you think the movie is gonna reach a great climax, we find out that the four sisters simply committed suicide. It's anticlimactic, and doesn't make for a very good movie. I think Sofia Coppola did a great job, but the book wasn't great for a movie (read: beginning, middle, end). Many people like this movie, but many won't. This is a love/hate movie. Rent it at your own risk.
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Summary: Heartbreaking, Eerie, and Nebulous......
Review: .....Just as the author, Jeffrey Eugenides, intented it to be. And, consequently, just how I wanted it to be. The plot; Five, or rather, four (one dies at the beginning) sisters, repressed by their parents, the social environment in which they live....Really, the inescabable harshness of life....Fall farther and farther into obscurity and desperationuntil they, pallid spectors of what they once had been and nearly unable to tell apart, decide to die. That's really all there was to the book, which was, in my mind, a masterpiece, and that's all there really was to the movie as well. Some critics complained of this when it first came out, saying that they could not tell one Lisbon sister from another, that the plot sort of "just sat there", and that the movie didn't really accomplish anything. Stuff that; in my opinion, this is one of the most faithfull re-enditions of a novel since 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'. Sophia Coppola did a smashing job at directing this, and all those critics who thumbed their noses at her should reread Eugenides' text. Wonderful, wonderful movie.
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