Am I the only one who feels Beautiful Girls is a criminally underrated and under-appreciated film? I do not know how many times I have seen it but I never get tired of it. The movie is one of the best "character based" films of all time IMO. Anyone else agree or perhaps disagree?
Jray
01-09-05, 09:35 AM
Am I the only one who feels Beautiful Girls is a criminally underrated and under-appreciated film? I do not know how many times I have seen it but I never get tired of it. The movie is one of the best "character based" films of all time IMO. Anyone else agree or perhaps disagree?
:thumbsup: I agree. Excellent film. It gets some conversation around here occasionally.
Patman
01-09-05, 10:57 AM
It's all about the perv factor with the Natalie Portman character. :D
talemyn
01-09-05, 11:03 AM
It never jumped out as a movie that appealled to the mass public. Film fans (in general, of course) recognize it as a really strong movie and most of the non-film buffs that I know who've seen it, liked it, but it just wasn't a movie that "caught eyeballs" when it came out.
Sadly, there are many films that fall into this catagory.
Third Baseman
01-09-05, 11:58 AM
It's all about the perv factor with the Natalie Portman character. :D
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brizz
01-09-05, 03:03 PM
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bcefa/rosie.jpg
brizz
01-09-05, 03:03 PM
FWIW, I love the film....it's one of my favorites.
rafaeljose
01-09-05, 04:24 PM
Rosie O'Donnell was hilarious in this film. Liked the Pharmacy scene.
RocShemp
01-09-05, 05:27 PM
What ever became of the special edition that was in the works? I seem to remember that the director died before filming the audio commentary but hadn't he already approved of other material that would have gone into the special edition?
matome
01-09-05, 05:46 PM
Man, I love this movie. Great performaces all around (especially the Hutton/Portman/Thurman scenes), even from Michael Rappaport who I usually find annoying. The R2 UK disc is anamorphic and has DD5.1, if you can put up with PAL speedup.
shaggy
01-10-05, 02:59 AM
Well said, it is criminal. The movie is incredible. So real, so powerful. Great characters. Even someone like Rosie pulls off an amazing performance.
dgmayor
01-10-05, 07:58 AM
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bcefa/rosie.jpg
"Nice tits."
"Great ass."
;)
I absolutely love this movie. Has been in my top 10 for a long long time.
Trigger
01-10-05, 08:34 AM
I remember thinking it was good, but it wasn't something I would throw in a top 10 list - or even a top 100. I certainly wouldn't hesitate to recommend it if someone asked.
renaldow
01-11-05, 12:35 PM
I was impressed with this movie when I first saw it. It's a very well done character driven movie. One of the most solid and rewatchable movies around, I'd say.
Did this get a large theatrical release? I don't think it did, I think it found its' fan base on video and cable.
matome
01-11-05, 02:05 PM
According to boxofficemojo the widest release it had was 800 theaters (total gross $10m), so I don't think that would be considered wide even in 1996.
B.A.
01-11-05, 03:09 PM
It's not under-appreciated in my corner of the world. The wife and I have several friends who love this film as much as we do.
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