This film is remembered for many things,but the real reason I got it was for Nicole Kidman.I have the video and it's nice also to have the DVD,but I'm aware that there's a European uncensored version and it's a shame that the DVD didn't have this added footage.In fact,it could have been made like another DVD of the film "Dressed to Kill",which has both the rated and unrated versions on the same disc and even shows the viewer the comparisons.For some,this film will chiefly be remembered for it's plentiful shots of women appearing fully nude and while Miss Kidman does have some nude scenes(notably at the beginning of the movie)my favorite scene is when she's arguing in the bedroom with her soon-to-be,real-life,ex-husband,Tom Cruise.Both actors turn in a fine performance and I really think Nicole's at her sexiest here.In addition to this wonderful scene,the film also stands out as being the last ever film directed by the late Stanley Kubrick.While the film was panned by some reviewers,I would say,overall,that for his last film this was a fine achievement for Kubrick.As far as the story goes,there are some really oddball moments as well as times of real tension.I don't want to give too much of the plot away so I guess you'll just have to see it for yourself.Vollständige Rezension lesen
The DVD I bought was in excellent condition. Hard to find or expensive brand new. I went to a video store and they didn't have it. They recommended that I search online
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This is not a movie for everybody. Lots of nudity, sex, wierdness. Seems a tad too evil for my tastes, however, I was unable to stop watching. Over-the-top dialogue requiring a great beautiful actress to overwork unnatural behavior and dialobue.
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I am Australian and so I like to follow the careers of Australians, in this case, Nicole Kidman. I found many, many reviews of this movie on Google. It was the last picture before his death of the renowned director, Stanley Kubrik. It was the last movie, as far as I know, starring Kidman and Cruise, before they went their separate ways. The movie is eerie and disturbing,if for no other reason than that it appears to expose Cruise and Kidman even though they are acting the part of other characters. Kubrik found a way to make the Barbie doll nude unappetizing - have fifty of them stand in a circle in a ritualistic ceremony during which the participants wear masks. The sexuality here seems gratuitous. In contrast, Kidman's figure appears childlike in its girlish slenderness. Cruise is mocked in the street by some frat boy types who raise questions about his manhood and orientation. The last frame in which the marriage appears to have a future was unconvincing, and augurs the future breakup of the couple offscreen. This film bears watching once because of the prominence of the principals in the field of film. Many observe that the movie is not erotic. I quickly returned the DVD to ebay for resale, where I got my money back!Vollständige Rezension lesen
Some critics might be tempted to trivialize Kubrick's avante garde finale film about sexual obsessions. But it did haul in $65 million! Kidman and Cruise, plus Sydney Pollack did star. Dr. Bill Hartford (Cruise) is the sexually obsessed one. His wife, Alice (Kidman), shared a sexual fantasy with him that he couldn't erase from his mind. Dr. Hartford's life starts to fall apart as he seeks out a wild array of sexual death scenes. One of them is downright closed cultish and quite lavish in the exotic, erotic, and fantastical of the aristocracy. This film certainly questions all three of the psychological, sociological, and cultural characteristics of marriages, desires, and faith-based practices. Kidman and Cruise show about as much of their sexual selves as I have ever seen. It's especially intriguing that they do in this fetishistic and fantastical form. I think it's a stunner.Vollständige Rezension lesen
I thought it was a wonderful piece of art. The cinematography was excellent , typical for Stanley's work . Nicole and Tom both turn in great performances. I just wish it had not been edited the way it was. Thank You
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I like Tom Cruise and Stanley Kubrick films.. It came as a surprise to me that this film had something lacking. It was "OK" I am used to better from both.
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A secret society of sex worshipers. A threat to family values. She thinks about it. He experiences it. Whats the cost of keeping secrets? Nudity
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A good movie.Goes into Illuminati practices so it could be a horror movie as well as a drama.
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Great story well told. Disturbing. Classic Kubrick. Not crazy re Kidmans performance but I never am.
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