First Knight

Starring:Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross, Liam Cunningham, Christopher Villiers, Valentine Pelka, Colin McCormack, Ralph Ineson, John Gielgud, Stuart Bunce, Jane Robbins, Jean Marie Coffey, Paul Kynman, Tom Lucy, John Blakey, Robert Gwyn Davin, Sean Blowers, Alexis Denisof, Daniel Naprous
Director: Jerry Zucker
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

Description

The summer of 1963 innocent 17-year-old Baby (Grey) vacations with her parents at a Catskill's resort. One evening she is drawn to the staff quarters by stirring music. There she meets Johnny, the hotel dance instructor, who is as experienced as Baby is naive. Baby soon becomes Johnny's pupil in dance and love.

Customer Reviews:

Review of Dirty Dancing.......2007-06-27

This is such a classic! Who doesn't love this movie?! I've watched it many times. Great love story, wonderful dancing, and excellent cast!

I was hoping for a little more.......2007-06-23

While I can't claim to have seen this movie more than a couple of times, I did look forward to all the extra features of this dvd. I was a little disappointed in the outtakes and deleted scenes, etc, in that they were quite brief given the enormous amount of material that must have been filmed and not used. I do highly recommend the real dirty dancing scene with "Johhny and Baby"-its the most erotic thing I have ever seen in clothes. I did enjoy the commentary and trivia as well. Recommended.

Finally the edition fans have waited for..........2007-06-11

What child of the 80s doesn't remember Johnny pulling Baby out of that corner and letting the whole world know that real men do dance?! Well, we can all breath a sigh of relief because the wonderful people over at Lionsgate have finally put out a version that includes lots and lots of extras including deleted scenes, alternate scenes, extended scenes, outtakes plus more that haven't been included in any edition before. My only complaint is that they left out Dirty Dancing Live in Concert...which means I'll probably hang onto my Ultimate version but nonetheless I'm thrilled with the new extras. If you loved this movie 20 years ago, be sure to pick it up for the next 20.

A Wonderful Ode to a Lost Time & Place.......2007-05-31

Great music, great dancing, great atmosphere, great romance, and enough schmaltz to make this a wonderful DVD to own (even if you have forgotten about the charm of the Catskills)>

"I carried a watermelon?".......2007-05-30

Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition) is still the best and sexist dance film I have ever seen. Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey sizzle, smolder, and set the screen on fire with their undeniable chemistry. It's kinda funny since both stars couldn't stand each other off camera. I am so glad I waited 'til this new edition came out, great special features. Watch the deleted scene where they really dirty dance in Swayze's bungalow, it's hot, hot, hot!!!!!!!!!!!! This movie is a classic and everyone should own this tender film about first love, trusting those you're afraid to trust, and having the time of your life. I highly recommend it!

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I absolutely Loooooooove this movie
Love it
not quite all there as I would like it
Where is Patrick?
Hello Mr Swazye!!!!

Dirty Dancing (Ultimate Edition)
Starring: Kelly Bishop , Jane Brucker , Thomas Cannold , Max Cantor , and Charles 'Honi' Coles
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
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ASIN: B0000DIXDR
Release Date: 2003-12-09

Product Description

The summer of 1963 innocent 17-year-old Baby vacations with her parents at a Catskills resort. One evening she is drawn to the staff quarters by stirring music. There she meets Johnny, the hotel dance instructor, who is as experienced as Baby is naive. Baby soon becomes Johnny's pupil in dance and love.

2-Disc Ultimate Edition DVD features

Exclusive sneak peak of the upcoming Dirty Dancing Havana Nights which comes to theatres in February 2004

Newly remastered 16x9 feature

6.1 dts-es digital discrete surround

5.1 dolby-ex digital surround audio

Commentary track with key choreographers, costume and production designers

Interviews with Jennifer Grey, Eleanor Bergstein, Kenny Ortega and Miranda Garrison

Director Emile Ardolino featurette

Jennifer Grey screen test

Trivia track

Format: DVD MOVIE

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As with Grease (1978) and Footloose (1984) before it, Dirty Dancing was a cultural phenomenon that now plays more like camp. That very campiness, though, is part of its biggest charm. And if the dancing in the movie doesn't seem particularly "dirty" by today's standards--or 1987's--it does take place in an era (the early '60s) when it would have. Frances "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey, daughter of ageless hoofer Joel Grey) has been vacationing in the Catskills with her family for many years. Uneventfully. One summer, she falls under the sway (as it were) of dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze). Baby is a pampered pup, but Johnny is a man of the world. Baby's father, Jake (Law and Order's Jerry Orbach), can't see the basic decency in greaser Johnny that she can. It should come as no surprise to find that Baby, who can be as immature as her name, learns more about love and life--and dancing--from free-spirited Johnny than traditionalist Jake.

Dirty Dancing spawned two successful soundtracks, a short-lived TV series, and a stage musical. It may be predictable, but Grey and Swayze have chemistry, charisma, and all the right moves. It's a sometimes silly movie with occasionally mind-boggling dialogue--"No one puts Baby in a corner!"--that nonetheless carries an underlying message about tolerance and is filled with the kind of exuberant spirit that's hard for even the most cynical to resist. Not that they'd ever admit it. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews:

I absolutely Loooooooove this movie.......2007-07-03

What else can I say. I have the VHS, DVD, both soundtracks, I love this movie.
It's a simple story, girl meets boy, girl falls in love with boy, boy takes a little time to fall in love with girl, it all works out in the end.
What's not to love.

Love it.......2007-06-24

I have had the vhs of this movie and out of the blue I was like let me but the DVD. I love it! Its the orginally movie with music videos, trailers and other cool features. Plus it is only $10!

not quite all there as I would like it.......2007-05-15

Kudos for the extras, including the Live In Concert feature. The only 2 things I don't like are: the concert does not have chapters (as it was presented on the Collector's Edition); this version doesn't include the Bill Medley interview (also from the Collector's Edition).

Where is Patrick?.......2007-05-14

I certainly enjoyed watching Dirty Dancing over. The special features are nice. Lots of memory. The only thing is there are no interview with Patrick Swayze...really strange...

Hello Mr Swazye!!!!.......2007-04-03

I have loved this movie from the first time I saw it. The music in this movie is great and I just love the story. If you like romantic movies and you havenever seen this it is a must see.

Average customer rating:

Simply the best version of this story!
First Knight Review
The Best Kind Of "Popcorn Movie"!
Torn
MY KIND OF MOVIE

First Knight
Starring: Sean Connery , Richard Gere , Julia Ormond , Ben Cross , and Liam Cunningham
Director: Jerry Zucker
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ASIN: 0800141601
Release Date: 1997-10-07

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1995 had already seen the box-office success of sword-wielding heroes in Rob Roy and Braveheart when along came this glossy revision of the Arthurian legend, in which Lady Guinevere (Julia Ormond) is torn between her love for the noble King Arthur (Sean Connery) and the passionate knight Sir Lancelot (Richard Gere). As the story opens, Guinevere's lands are under attack by the evil knight Malagant (Ben Cross), and she must choose between marriage to Arthur and the security of Camelot, or encouraging the affections of Lancelot, who has heroically rescued her from a potentially lethal attack. Anyone looking for meticulous medieval authenticity won't find it here, but director Jerry Zucker (Ghost) keeps the action moving with exuberant spirit and glorious production values. Even if you don't completely believe Richard Gere as a somewhat too-contemporary Lancelot, the performances of Ormond and especially Connery are effortlessly appealing. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Simply the best version of this story! .......2007-07-03

This movie is in my top-10 favorite movie list of all time -- Great actors portraying solid roles -- It's a great story of love & courage, while helping us to see that sometimes a person's will can be stronger than their heart ... I loved it ...

First Knight Review.......2007-06-08

I bought this movie for my 14-year-old son and he absolutely loved it. He watches it all the time. The action is wonderful.

The Best Kind Of "Popcorn Movie"!.......2007-04-21

I don't see why people are making so much noise against this movie. We all know this isn't a history class. We all know this isn't realistic in any way. It is NOT and it's NOT supposed to be!
I've never heard people say : "The musical version of The Three Musketeers with Gene Kelly isn't faithful to the book". Frankly, who cares? If you want the true story, the realistic story, get a book or a documentary. What we have here is a true "popcorn movie", the kind of film you put in your DVD player for a nice evening of "no thinking, just enjoying". This is a Hollywood family movie, with 3 great stars, fancy costumes, beautiful scenery and great music. To me, this is some of the best entertainment! The kind of entertainment that cinema was invented for and that was so succesful in the 40s and 50s.
It seems to me that people today just can't enjoy that kind of entertainment anymore. That's sad!
So, please, stop complaining and just enjoy for Pete's sake, lol!

Torn.......2007-04-12

This movie is GOOD, if you do not think of the traditional Arthurian story. But, unfortunately, to those of us who like the original Arthurian story, this is really a bad movie. Also, Richard Gere's character fits his real life attitude and so he really didn't have to act in this movie.... Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the movie, as a movie, BUT, it has little to do with the King Arthur legend... much like the more recent movie about King Arthur. Because of this, it is a major let down to real Arthurian lovers...... So, I am torn between giving it 4 stars for being a fun and exciting movie and giving it a negative 4 stars for letting us true Arthurian buffs down..... so, I will give it a 2 star rating....

MY KIND OF MOVIE.......2007-04-10

Not alot of critics liked this movie and it didnt do great but I loved it- I am playing it on my new Toshiba HD dvd and it is great on that machine. I think the acting is good enough and the music is great. It is a good story with prenty of action. The 2 battle scenes are good. The first with the horses running across the field at night is great. I lost my first copy after 25 plays or so and bought another on Amazon.

Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-Ray]

Average customer rating:

Dvd does not work
Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-Ray]
This Blue-Ray disc does not work on my Samsung Blue-Ray Player

Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-Ray]
Starring: Kelly Bishop , Jane Brucker , Max Cantor , Charles "Honi" Coles , and Jesus Fuentes
Manufacturer: Lionsgate
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: Blu-ray

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ASIN: B000NIVJGI
Release Date: 2007-05-08

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Dvd does not work.......2007-06-02

Dvd does not work in my samsung blu-ray player..... Just keeps trying to load... Very disappointed. Would have order a replacement, but saw that somebody else had the same issue. So why bother.

JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHO HAD THIS PROBLEM THAT THE DVD DOES WORK. YOU HAVE TO GO TO SAMSUNG'S WEBSITE AND DO THE UPDATE FOR YOUR BLU-RAY PLAYER. AFTER WE DID THE UPDATE BLU-RAY DVD WORKED GREAT.

Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-Ray].......2007-05-30

La película es una belleza de las mejores que he visto en mi vida.

This Blue-Ray disc does not work on my Samsung Blue-Ray Player.......2007-05-23

I bought this blue-ray disc, it keeps on spinning (with the logo of a few wheels turning with the word "Loading"), and never finish loading, and never get to the menu to play the content. Does anybody have the same problem?

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Very cute romantic comedy from the 80's
Cates is great, but Beart makes this movie
What a bad movie!
angel power
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Date With an Angel
Starring: O'Clair Alexander , Vinny Argiro , Steven Banks , Bibi Besch , and Eve Brent
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Very cute romantic comedy from the 80's.......2007-03-26

The first time I saw this movie I was in the 4th grade. Since then, I've had this ongoing love for both the movie and French actress Emmanuelle Beart, who was the first woman I ever had a crush on, which, if you see this movie, you will know why. But beyond the lovely Ms. Beart, Date with an Angel is totally worth seeing if you are into very cute romantic comedies.

Jim is getting ready to marry his fiance Patty, a spoiled daddy's girl, when his plans are thrown into a loop. It all begins with his friends kidnapping him for his surprise bachelor party, the moring after which he finds a beautiful angel unconcious in his pool. Jim's attempts to help the angel get home complicates his life in more ways then he has ever imagined and both hilarity and romance ensue.

Date with an Angel is totally worth watching. Both adorable and funny, it will entertain pretty much anyone who sits down to watch it. If you are looking for a fun movie to watch with the whole family or just for a night with your friends, then you need look no further than this unsung 80's gem.

Cates is great, but Beart makes this movie.......2007-01-22

As the earthbound angel, the almost-impossibly lovely Beart is enchanting. Without saying a word, she's funny too, trying to walk in high heels, and eating fast food french fries.

This was one of my favorite movies from the 80s. It's well worth owning. It makes me feel good to watch it.

What a bad movie!.......2006-11-10

The other reviews for this movie looked good, so I thought I would buy it. I've ordered several other movies on Amazon - this one is the worst I've purchased. The plot was fair, most of the acting was average, but the Angel was terrible. That noise she made got on my nerves and it never got better. My wife and I tried to watch it and couldn't get over half way through it. This was a waste of time and money. Don't bother!

angel power.......2006-09-11

uh, normally i expect this movie would get a one star. However to be honest, somehow the pretty blonde angel jacks it up to five stars, plus. Even though she only has a couple sentences in the whole movie. She has nice wings too! So its a "keeper" in my collection.

Purchased Movie.......2006-07-11

I have been looking for this movie for several years. When I found it on the Amazon web site I was really excited. It was easy to order and very inexpensive.

Thanks Amazon!

Average customer rating:

I absolutely Loooooooove this movie
Love it
not quite all there as I would like it
Where is Patrick?
Hello Mr Swazye!!!!

Dirty Dancing (Collector's Edition)
Starring: Kelly Bishop , Jane Brucker , Thomas Cannold , Max Cantor , and Charles 'Honi' Coles
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ASIN: B00000F566
Release Date: 2001-08-14

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Customer Reviews:

I absolutely Loooooooove this movie.......2007-07-03

Love it.......2007-06-24

I have had the vhs of this movie and out of the blue I was like let me but the DVD. I love it! Its the orginally movie with music videos, trailers and other cool features. Plus it is only $10!

not quite all there as I would like it.......2007-05-15

Where is Patrick?.......2007-05-14

I certainly enjoyed watching Dirty Dancing over. The special features are nice. Lots of memory. The only thing is there are no interview with Patrick Swayze...really strange...

Hello Mr Swazye!!!!.......2007-04-03

I have loved this movie from the first time I saw it. The music in this movie is great and I just love the story. If you like romantic movies and you havenever seen this it is a must see.

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Tom Jones
Good.
Read the novel instead
Great Memories
Fell Asleep

Tom Jones
Starring: Albert Finney , Susannah York , Hugh Griffith , Edith Evans , and Joan Greenwood
Director: Tony Richardson
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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ASIN: B00005AUKE
Release Date: 2001-06-19

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Winner of four Academy Awards including best picture, director, screenplay, and music, this 1963 adaptation of Henry Fielding's classic novel is a rousing, bawdy comedy about a young man's ribald adventures in 18th-century England. Albert Finney is splendidly hilarious in the title role of a charming womanizer who was discovered as an abandoned infant in the bed of Squire Allworthy, a wealthy landowner who named the child Tom Jones and raised him as his own. As a young man, Tom yearns for the comely daughter (Susannah York) of a neighboring squire, but his amorous adventures (including an extended food orgy that becomes the film's funniest scene) lead him to London and to a duel with a jealous husband. He's sentenced to hang, but fate intervenes. A hit around the world, the film was expertly written by noted playwright John Osborne, and director Tony Richardson uses a variety of old-style movie techniques to heighten the lusty, good-natured fun. Don't miss this one! --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Tom Jones.......2007-07-02

Winner of the Best Picture Oscar, Tony Richardson's rousing film has all vital elements in proper alignment: a brilliant screenplay by playwright John Osborne, swift pacing fueled by John Addison's zippy harpsichord score, and colorful performances from a powerhouse cast including Griffith, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento, Edith Evans, and a young David Warner as the priggish Mr. Blifil. York is the epitome of fair English beauty, and Finney carries off the central role with gusto. Sumptuous color photography is another bonus. Don't miss the famous Finney/Cilento eating scene.

Good........2007-04-10

Yes, the book is better, but this is still great stuff. I think it even got a few laughs out of my boyfriend who doesn't much care for older movies or literary classics. My favorite part is the eating scene where he and the prostitute are tearing off chunks of meat in a way that fluctuates between disgusting and lusty.

Read the novel instead.......2006-11-13

4 Oscars...1963 must have been a very bad year, and the Academy people never read Fielding. Or never read, period. The novel is brilliant and funny, the movie - not much so. They managed to condence a 900 page book into 2 hours and still make it boring. 27-year-old Finney looking 35 plays Tom Jones? Come on! As for DVD quality, think of home videos of the same period.

Great Memories.......2006-11-05

I saw this movie at first release. My brother Gary Downie did the choreography for the dance scene. So it brought back "great memories".
I love the music, it just fits perfectly.
I recommend you watch this.

Fell Asleep.......2006-09-25

Don't see how this movie could have won any award at all. Wasn't really funny, or romantic or true to the period it supposedly was set in. Fell asleep during most of the last hour and was glad when it was finally over.

Don't waste your time. Looking forward to watching the other version of this novel.

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I absolutely Loooooooove this movie
Love it
not quite all there as I would like it
Where is Patrick?
Hello Mr Swazye!!!!

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ASIN: 0784010218
Release Date: 1997-08-27

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Customer Reviews:

I absolutely Loooooooove this movie.......2007-07-03

Love it.......2007-06-24

I have had the vhs of this movie and out of the blue I was like let me but the DVD. I love it! Its the orginally movie with music videos, trailers and other cool features. Plus it is only $10!

not quite all there as I would like it.......2007-05-15

Where is Patrick?.......2007-05-14

I certainly enjoyed watching Dirty Dancing over. The special features are nice. Lots of memory. The only thing is there are no interview with Patrick Swayze...really strange...

Hello Mr Swazye!!!!.......2007-04-03

I have loved this movie from the first time I saw it. The music in this movie is great and I just love the story. If you like romantic movies and you havenever seen this it is a must see.

Average customer rating:

Not Your Usual Kid's Film
We need more films like this!
A heartwarming Coming of Age film with wonderful acting by young leads
One of the best films in my dvd collection!!
FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Rounding First (DVD)
Starring: John Michael Bolger , Michael E. Knight , Soren Fulton , and Matt Borish
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Not Your Usual Kid's Film.......2006-12-30

"Rounding First" is not your usual kid's film. Without giving away the plot it deals with complex family issues. 3 preteens set out on a quest to find out why the parents are lying to them about something. The journey is a strange and eventful trip. Two of the young actors, Soren Fulton and Matt Borish give great preformances. I give this film a high rating as suggest it for both kids and parents.

Sincerely
Geoffrey A McGeoch

We need more films like this!.......2006-12-12

Rounding First was a pleasure to watch, both for me (an old man of 36) and my 9 year old daughter. It had something for everyone in the family - humor, action and suspense. Weeks later, my daughter is still going around citing lines from the movie. It was a great bonding experience for us.

The film fully succeeds in capturing the spirit of being a kid in America in 1980. I grew up in Western Pennsylvania, on the other side of the state from Allentown where much of the film is set. And I was about 10 when the main characters were 12. So I know what I'm talking about.

But more than just nailing the era, the film tells a timeless story about friendship, loyalty and courage. Every parent should watch it with his or her children.

A heartwarming Coming of Age film with wonderful acting by young leads.......2006-11-12

There is something very special about Rounding First , writer-director Jim Fleigner's labour of love . Rounding First is a beautifully written story about the value of friendship , and is unflinching when it puts that friendship to the ultimate test . It is a film that challenges young and adult viewers on some tough questions in life, like "when is it ok for parents to lie to children?" and "when is it ok for children to disobey parents?" . Anyone who watches this film will be deeply moved by the themes and questions it poses , and it will be impossible to walk away by film's end without having those questions linger in one's mind .

Filmed with a modest budget, with no special effects ... just a solid story and some incredible acting by its emsemble of veteran and young actors, Rounding First is a return to old school filmmaking , and it is a film with great heart . The 3 young leads, Soren Fulton , Matt Borish and Sam Semenza , are amazing , and they are pivotal to the film's impact . They made their characters thoroughly believable , appealing yet edgy , and when asked to step up to the plate in a truly intense and dramatic scene towards the film's culmination, Soren Fulton and Matt Borish were superb .

The kids are more than ably supported by the veteran cast of John Michael Bolger , best known for his work as Lt. Johnson on the critically acclaimed NBC series THIRD WATCH, three-time Emmy Award winner Michael E. Knight from the soap opera ALL MY CHILDREN, and actress Deborah Lee Johnson , known for her work on both TV and in the movies. Their presence leant resonance to the film.

If you want to see a film that is intelligent , life-affirming , and with tremendous heart , you must see Rounding First . This film deserves a wider audience , and I love it not only because it is a wonderful little film that dared to tell an important story , but the passion that was poured into the making of this film is evident in every single frame . The DVD is worth getting, not only for the film , but for the special features as well, which include a detailed commentary by writer/director Jim Fleigner , interviews with young actors Soren Fulton and Matt Borish , an extensive digital gallery , as well as some interesting deleted scenes .

This is one film and DVD that I would recommend without reservation.

One of the best films in my dvd collection!!.......2006-10-15

Rounding First is one of the best films in my DVD collection. I have over 600 DVD films and also a big collection of autographed photos from actors all over the world. Me and my family love this film, its one of the best! I am 24 years old and I could feel like I was one of the boys when I was younger. BUY IT TODAY! Best regards, Robert in Sweden

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.......2006-09-30

At this time of movies with huge budgets & special effects comes along a movie made for the whole family. My kids saw it & when their friends come over, they sit & watch it over & over again. As a parent, you don't have to worry. With the movie being set in the early 80's, the movie does a good job of capturing 1980 & it brings me back to the days when I was a rebel as a kid.

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not a typical serial killer movie...
Dahmer.......
4 Stars for Slow Depress-O-Rama...Here's why
The acting was good, but a bad poorly researched script
Pre-Dahmer: Or, what happened to a young man

Dahmer
Starring: Jeremy Renner , Bruce Davison , Artel Kayàru , Matt Newton , and Dion Basco
Director: David Jacobson
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not a typical serial killer movie..........2007-02-13

I was actually disappointed in *Dahmer*. I guess I was expecting the life and crimes of Dahmer. I remembered, as a teenager, how it was such a big deal when Dahmer was arrested. So, I was looking forward to a gruesome account of how he had came to be. He was charged on 17 counts of murder. However, he was actually convicted on 15 of them, totally some 937 years in prison.

Instead, like one reviewer put it, this was like "pre-Dahmer" and it certainly felt that way. Plus, not everything in this film was accurate as there was a disclaimer saying so. So, if you're not familiar on Dahmer and his crimes, then you won't know which is true and which isn't.

*Dahmer* paints this serial killer as a lonesome gay chocolate factory worker in Milwaukee. However, Dahmer likes his men to be totally submissive. In order for them to be submissive, he'll have them drugged and then killed.

The problem is that we don't really see how or where he murders them, except 2 of them. We see, in flashbacks, how he seduced his (first?) victim. Then, we see how he seduced Khamtay. Khamtay was the only person who gave suspense in this entire film. You see, Khamtay escaped from Dahmer's apartment and begged for help. However, when the police arrived so did Dahmer, from work. After some smooth talking, the police gave Khamtay back to Dahmer to his death. Last, we see the drama between Dahmer and Rodney. In real life, Rodney is supposed to be Tracy, who was the second and last victim to escape from Dahmer.

However, we do not see that here. Instead, we see that Rodney is interested in Dahmer. Dahmer is interested but conflicted. Every time that Dahmer wanted to kill Rodney, he stopped.

So, we do not really see the real portrayal of Dahmer in this film. Instead, we see flashbacks of his teen years and young adulthood where Dahmer struggled against the authority of his religious father. I guess that is supposed to explain why Dahmer came to be as this serial killer. We see his run-in's with the police but gets away with it every time. We see how he drugged men at the local gay bar and in his apartment. And that's just about it.

Honestly, it was a waste of time. You're better off watching *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre* just to get an idea of what Dahmer might've been like.

Dahmer..............2006-02-26

As a owner of such films such as Ted Bundy, Ed Gein, Gacy and interviews of many natorious serial killers, I must say that Jeff Dahmer is definetly the most DISTURBED serial killer to date. This movie is not a true serial killer flick. It focuses on Jeffery's lifestyle and doesn't truly explain to us the reason this man turned into a ruthless killer. Jeremy Renner does a good job portraying Dahmer in this film. You look at Dahmer and would never suspect that while working in a chocolate factory by day, he was a murderer by night. Dahmer was a loner who would pray on young men, usually dark skinned. We see Dahmer pick up a young man while shopping. Dahmer offers to buy this young man a pair of shoes with an ulterior motive. Dahmer would lure these young men to his apartment by offering then $50 or $100 dollars to pose for pictures for him. Unaware of what lied ahead, these young men would agree and once in the privacy of Dahmer's apartment, he would usually give them a drink which was heavily drugged ultimately rendering his victims helpless. We see him perform a labotomy on one victim. We also see scenes with his father. Dahmer at that time was living with his grandmother and stole a manniquen from a local store which was found by his father and grandmother in his closet. Dahmer's explanation was that it was just fun to have stolen it but we know that the manequin was used by Dahmer so he could sleep with it and fondle it. We see him go to bars where he would drug young men by buying them drinks and slipping in his deadly cocktail drug and take these young men to a back room of the bar to have sex with them while they were knocked out. This is not a bloody, gory film. At one point, we do see Dahmer hack up the body of a young man he has killed. Dahmer would have to get himself intoxicated in order to dismember the bodies. He then puts the body in garbage bags and was on his way to a local dump to dispose of the body when he was pulled over by a policeman who saw him swerving in the road. Dahmer was able to talk his way out of it saying that he was just adjusting his rearview mirror. The policeman saw the garbage bags in the back of Dahmer's vehicle and inquired about them but smooth Dahmer explained that he couldn't sleep and was on his way to the local dump to dispose of trash. The policeman did not search the bags and let Dahmer go. Dahmer was finally caught when one would be victim escaped from Dahmer's apartment and went to local authorities. From that point on the police went to Dahmer's apartment and found a crime scene like no other. There were body parts, a huge drum with 3 torsos in it, and remains of other victims. The smell was awful...and Dahmer was arrested and convicted of killing 17 young men and was sentenced to 957 years in jail. Dahmer does not deny anything and admits to the killings and admits to even eating some of his victims, making him a cannibal. The town of Milwaukee could now breath a sigh of relief. As we all know, 2 years after being in jail for serving a "life" sentence, Dahmer was killed in a bathroom by another inmate. He was beat in the head and pronounced dead upon arrival at the local hospital. This movie is worth renting because you do see the different sides of Jeff Dahmer, a man who could not stop himself from killing.

4 Stars for Slow Depress-O-Rama...Here's why.......2006-01-25

The first thing anyone should know about this film is that it is not entertaining. That may be surprising to hear considering that I'm giving it four stars. Here's why.

This film was made by a production company that has found a niche making straight-to-video serial killer films. Of the films I've seen in the series, this is the way it goes: "Gacy" and "Bundy" are exploitative and entertaining in their guilty pleasure way. "The Hillside Strangler" is even more exploitative, and not for the feint of heart, but has a raw, unapologetic quality to it that almost brings it to the level of the cult classic "Henry: Portrait of Serial Killer". (All of these films, I've noticed, suffer from the filmmakers' seeming inability to realize that they might have something good on their hands. They always pull the story over for cheap, expoitative pitstops when they really don't need to. If made in the seventies or eighties, some of these films may have found a large following, but they're guilty-viewing novelites in the P.C. Aughts.)

Then there's "Dahmer". Faced with these less artistic possibilities, the filmmakers chose the exact opposite approach; a stark, sophisticated psychodrama that takes such a straightforward look at such an incomprehensible personality that it drains the viewer of everything except a creepy, disaffected feeling.

I skimmed some of the negative reviews of this film (I was quite surprised to find 67 reviews) and a central criticism is that you don't gather any new information about Dahmer. That's accurate, to a point. This film is an intense character study. It's not looking to give you information you received from a TV documentary because, quite simply, you already have it. The film is trying to give you an inkling of what it was like to be Jeffrey Dahmer. Can any of us possibly imagine how bizarre and alien such a psychology must be? "Dahmer" attempts to achieve this and succeeds to the inevitable point of leaving us either scratching our head or trying to forget the whole thing. "Dahmer" brings us into the farthest, darkest corner of the human condition. Its as lonely as being buried alive for two hours, without the fear. And about as boring.

The main reason I'm giving this film four stars is that it is, undoubtedly, one of the most unique films I've ever seen. You never know what to make of it. I don't think anyone with any sense of morality wants to feel sympathy for Jeffrey Dahmer. Yet, the filmmakers chose to take such a uncompromising look at their subject that we find ourselves in Dahmer's reality and it is a very ugly place. Dahmer is such an anomalous soul that the viewer can't find any anchor to hold on to. The film reeks with an intense, morose sadness and emptiness. The acting of the central players is subtle and mature. The film concentrates a great deal on the relationship between Dahmer and his father, Lionel (played well by Bruce Davison) and we really get the sense of a parent dealing with a desperate situation that he hasn't even begun to grasp. Dramtatic irony is played up to a crescendo in one unforgetable scene where Lionel Dahmer demands to know the contents of a box which we know contains...

"Dahmer" wants to be a sophisticated film and it is. Anyone looking for blood and guts thrills is going to be disappointed. "Dahmer" doesn't rely on suspense, scary incidental music, or scenes where the killer pops into frame with an evil smile and beheads his victim. The film does detail Dahmer's killings, but it never exploits them for scary thrills.

None of this, unfortunately, adds up to a film that is entertaining. "Dahmer" is so slow that I felt like I'd watched a four hour film. It desperately needed a bit more editing. One of the film's final scenes seems like it literally will not end. "Dahmer" is, in fact, boring without having to be, and it wouldn't need to compromise its vision to be better. This does not take away from the fact that the film is so dedicated to giving the viewer a realistic portrayal of what it was like to walk around in Dahmer's shoes. If you are looking for entertaining Friday night viewing, you are in the wrong place. "Dahmer" is very depressing and makes "Taxi Driver" feel like a trip to Disneyland. If you're not especially interested in this subject matter, or a film student, this is not for you.

The acting was good, but a bad poorly researched script.......2005-12-11

I thought the actors did a very good job considering what they had to work with. The only reason why I'm giving a "1" is because it was disappointing--it's NOT a good documentary movie reflecting the life of this sicko. The movie ED GEIN was superior in this respect--yes it had gruesome scenes about what Gein did to his victims, but it was necessary. Not so with Dahmer: You watch the movie, and still know as much as you did about Dahmer before watching it...it really was very superficial. It showed NOTHING about the events that led to his arrest. It showed NOTHING about what police did. It really didn't show anything at all.

It's a kind of generic profile that could fit any serial killer--but this movie did NOT even hint at cannibalism.

Still, despite the bad script and obvious poor research, I cannot emphasize the actors were good.

Pre-Dahmer: Or, what happened to a young man.......2005-09-01

Three and a half stars, but I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt.

If you are looking for blood and murder, you won't find it here. There is one puddle of blood, a pretty tame drill bit, and one flashing, bloodless cavity exploration. This isn't a film about Dahmer's killing spree; it's a "Pre-Dahmer" exploration of a young man's transformation. And even then, sorry to say, it doesn't have the ring of accuracy to those who know psychology.

What 'Dahmer' does have is some surprisingly good acting from unknown talents. Jeremy Renner is especially good in his role of Jeffrey Dahmer, and kudos to Artel Kayaru, Matt Newton, Dion Basco and Bruce Davison. The film is artistically directed, well photographed, well edited, and makes good use of music/soundtrack and make-up effects. Overall, it's a very well done movie.

'Dhamer' covers Jeffrey's life prior to his 'splurge', so to speak. It's a development study. The script makes use of Dahmer's close run-in's with police that were blown off, like getting caught trying to return a victim to his house, getting caught drugging drinks in a gay bar, and an incident in his youth with a garbage bag in the back of his mothers car that *wasn't* grass clippings.

The movie makes strong use of flashbacks and scene-skips, but it works to an advantage on film. Jeremy Renner plays both younger and older Dahmer, and the make-up/photography is excellent in making this work on-screen. To some, the movie may seem paceless, but it's absorbing nonetheless. It did seem to end too soon, too much left out; but for the time frame of Dahmer's life it did a good job.

Some interesting notes of my own would be the writer's reference to the Christian cross as a torture device, like worshiping an electric chair or a guillotine. To a serial killer, this would make sense. It brings up interesting social issues for a young gay man, but I honestly don't credit Dahmer with having much debative intellect. Serial killers are normally creatures of immediate sensation, not debative thought. They live 'in the now' and often believe that other people are simply 'items' in their world and not beings with thought processes; like them. Others are a study, not a reality.

I strongly doubt Dahmer felt any revulsion the first time he cut, killed, dismembered, or ate any of his victims. It would have been merely interesting to him. In the real world, you can't use reason to reach unreasonable people. They cannot hear it.

All in all, I suggest renting before buying, and keep in mind its more of an artistic study than a horror movie. Enjoy!

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