Brideshead Revisited User Reviews
Average Rating:
Most Recent
- |
- Username
Best movie of the summer, hands down. Entertaining, thought provoking, great cinematography, and the story line could be about any family, anywhere. 5 thumbs up, and don't know why this movie got no press.....
08/21/2008, 7:54 pm
I actually really enjoyed it. An intelligent watcher might enjoy the subtly in the themes presented. Worth a watch and an open mind.
08/19/2008, 7:19 pm
Saw the movie today---If you like a homosexual theme; I f you like alcoholism; bashing of religious belief systems;poorly paced movies; and a family that puts all on a guilt trip---You will love this movie. The cinematography, however, was superlative.Wayne
08/19/2008, 3:31 pm
ab fab movie
08/17/2008, 3:16 am
The cinematography on the film was beautiful and while some scenes seemed to carry on a bit longer than necessary, overall the film had a nice, steady pace to it.
08/14/2008, 5:09 pm
Despite some thoroughly negative reviews, I really enjoyed this movie. It did run a little long due to how much needed to be included from the book. The set was absolutley stunning and the actors effectively portrayed many complex emotions. I thought there were many amazing preformances, especially from Emma Thompson, and I really loved the ending scene in Brideshead with the army. My one complaint is that the music was kind of annoying, but all in all, this was a thoroughly enjoyable movie.
08/09/2008, 6:54 pm
Is this movie worth watching? Yes, if you enjoy literature. No if you expect handsome men in dinner jackets, beautiful photography, and mid-war England to add up to another Atonement. This is not a romantic movie. The themes are serious and you do not leave the theater with a feel good glow but with the deeper reward of seeing something worth contemplating both visually and intellectually. The themes could leave some viewers pensive or uncomfortable if they have unresolved religious or homosexual issues. Brideshead stirs passions from fans of previous dramatizations and the original novel who are critical of this production but if you set these aside and watch this movie as a stand-alone you will see much that is good. However it will never delight the multiplex crowd. It is literary in length and treatment. You have to be a PBS classic drama buff or above to get something from it.
08/05/2008, 5:40 pm
I thought it was a great flick and want to go see it again! It was very thought provoking and had lots of twists to think about after it was over.
08/05/2008, 5:29 pm
"callously wickedâ¦wantonly cruelâ¦"
07/30/2008, 6:32 pm
I've only seen the trailer but my skin is still crawling. It could be because I just reread the book in which Lady Marchmain is not delighted to announce Julia's engagement to Rex nor does she warn Charles away; Cara does not accuse Charles of an improper relationship with Sebastion; Julia does not accuse Charles of having eye on the real estate rather than her; Sebastion does not snuggle up to Lord Marchmain; Lord Marchmain does not get all pop-eyed over the idea that Charles liked Brideshead, and Aloysius is a LARGE teddy bear. I give it one star because the house still looks good. This is a GREAT book. It deserves at least as much attention to detail as the Deathly Hallows. For Mr. WAugh's sake, I hope there are no cineplexes in heaven. Did we really need a Brokeback English Country House?
07/30/2008, 4:59 pm
 |
