Women Movie Reviews

I had heard of Candida Royalle's work but had never seen any and I have to admit I was skeptical. It was definitely different from other sex movies I've seen. It was funny and the erotic scenes were both tender and hot. Even my husband liked it!

I already own each of the five films individually in this box set. I am a huge fan of cinema, and Mr. Hitchcock is probably my favorite director. This collection of his earlier works is excellent! Each film is, simply put, flat out brilliant. The set includes Rebecca (2 disc), The 39 Steps, Notorious, The Lady Vanishes, and Spellbound. The extra features on these movies are also outstanding (especially on the Rebecca 2 disc set). There's no need to go into the plots because they are above on this page. I had to pay top dollar for each of these dvds, but luckily, for some who do not own them yet, they are avalible in this handsome box at a reduced price. So save your pennies if that's what it takes to get this collection. It's worth it! Thanks for reading.

Dreamlike. Hypnotic. Surreal. Creepy. Yes, Robert Altman's Three Women is all of those things. It's also a true cinematic masterpiece. Shelley Duvall and Sissy Spacek give two of the best performances ever put on film as Millie and Pinky, two assistants at a convalescent home in Desert Springs, California. Who is the most pathetic? Millie, who fancies herself a hip social butterfly when, in reality, she is either ignored by or made fun of by those she considers her confidants and admirers? Or Pinky, the childlike woman who idolizes her? It's a toss up, but these two women become roommates in a swinging singles apartment complex(The Purple Sage)and it isn't long before things start getting really weird. Shelley Duvall's performance here is mesmerizing in it's detail. In improvised monologues she rambles on and on about her (non-existant) beaus, her fab recipe for Chocolate Pudding Tarts, and her chance at becoming the new Brett Girl! It's hysterical! Sissy Spacek is just as hilarious in her wide eyed infatuation with Millie. But if you're thinking this movie is a comedy you are dead wrong. After a bump on the head during an attempted suicide, Pinky begins to think she IS Millie. Is she? Observing at a distance is Willie, the third woman, the pregnant wife of a former cowboy who paints bizarre portraits of a rape and murder among reptilian aliens. Once this theft of personality gets underway, the movie really starts to sink it's hooks in you. Based on a dream, writer/producer/director Altman has created a visually stunning (three-wheelers racing across the desert), provacotive, enthralling character study of three fascinating people. Forget the ambiguous ending--the real question is why hasn't this movie ever been released on video or dvd? I taped it off cable almost 15 years ago and wouldn't sell my copy for anything. For any serious Altman fan--this film is a must own.

I would do anything to get my hands on this movie. I saw it in a theater 20 years ago, and have thought of it with longing so many times... Dreamlike, yes! Those surreal blue slo mo pool scenes...I long for them. (I vaguely remember Sissy teaches a swimming class for old people?) I read once that Altman dreamed this one night, then decided to create a screenplay. Experimental, perfect, why isn't this a classic???
Sissy Spacechick and Olive Oil Duvall were incredible, and that other woman, the "THIRD" woman, the one who is painting the walls of the drained out swimming pool...god, who was she?
I need, I need need need to see that little tail of Shelley Duvall's dress hanging out the car door whenever she drives away. Please, please Movie Gods, release this on video & dvd

Eight years on since I saw this film on TV I've been dreaming of it's being featured again but all in vain. Shelley Duvall's performance in this film is just scintillating. Winning the Best Actress Award of the Cannes International Film Festival is but an understatement of what she has accomplished. Robert Altman's free-wheeling mode of directing unveiled the hidden talent of Shelley Duvall as a gifted actor. Owning a DVD of "Three Women" definitely is my dream.

While there are good eposides on this dvd, there aren't many eposdes. While I think A BEST OF DVD is a good idea- season box sets would be expensive, and I like eposides from each season- including ones with the other characters after some left the show. Actually, they should have released (and I hope you still do) dvd(s) with eposides from EVERY season, and with many eposides- like 30-40 would be great.

This DVD is great! But, in a few months the all too typical DVD first season will be out---see what happened with "Married with Children" they put out a few "best of" DVDs, and then after you bought those---boom they came out with the box sets. Like I said the show is great, but the DVD makers and studios tricks to take our money SUCK!

When I was 21 Designing Women first aired on TV and I thought it was a very clever show with witty dialogue and interesting characters, Charlene, Julia, Suzanne, Mary Jo, Anthony and Bernice. I'm glad the show is on DVD but it only seems to be one DVD and it's just a best of DVD, I think the whole show should be on DVD in season sets. I have a lot of favorite episodes from this show but two of my favorites are the episoodes with Dub Taylor as Daddy Jones, the first one where they go to a cabin in the woods and go to the local bar and meet Daddy Jones and his crazy sons and they make the ladies dance with them to The Charlie Rich song Behind Closed Doors and Mary Jo gets a little tipsy and starts making fun of them thus making them pretty mad and I like the one where Daddy Jones shows up at Julia's place during a hurricane and hits it off with Bernice and gets the guy who played Les on WKRP drunk and he winds up running around the house in the underwear acting like he's a chippendale dancer, I would definitely love to have those episodes on DVD!

One of the great pleasures of seeing this film in the theatre was the lush green of the English countryside. This print (or pressing) looks like it was abandoned on a deck chair in the south of France ... dry and faded.

STILL, very moving, erotic, devastating and rather frightening in its frank sexual portrayal! D.H. Lawrence veiled expose of the 'Bloomsbury' Set and 'other encounters' - today's imitations pale by comparison.

Masterful performances by Glenda Jackson, Alan Bates, and the late Oliver Reed. Lush direction - and adaptation by Ken Russell and superb costumes by Mrs Russell - all lovingly restored on the late but 'collector's item DVD. Quite true to the flamboyant novel and a veritable primer for the aspiring actor.

Now, how about more Russell Restorations??

Film versions of novels rarely get everything right but this comes pretty close. I especially like how effective the film is at conveying the importance of the body and physical sensation so vital in Lawrence's writing. I think a film can only attempt to show what the book more specifically says so to the mind the book will always be preferred but with a writer like Lawrence film makes perfect sense. In fact Lawrences flaw is perhaps that he at times uses too many words when an image would suffice. So I love that someone as visually audacious as Ken Russell made this film. I've seen it many times and always love different things about it. Russell is usually equated with excess but here everything exists in just the right amount, nothing is overdone, he finds just the right way to convey literary content without overly revering it and so framing it too neatly. Russell remains true to the book,and to his credit the way he injects the Lawrentian themes enlivens his characters, make them seem even more vital which is no small accomplishment and so the film never feels "literary" even though it is very literary in the best sense. To Lawrence love and any kind of relationship was always marked with struggle and restlessness because it could never be perfected. He was not interested in the bourgeoisie convention of marriage which domesticated love into something else but in its truest most uncompromised state. So in this film Ken Russell gives us that. Not every detail of the whole story but the essential feeling of love as experienced by four very different temperaments and all four main characters are very different types indeed, and all react differently to passion and interpret its meaning differently also. The most beautiful scenes are the wordless ones when the characters stop analyzing what their lives are about and allow themselves to simply inhabit their own passion and instincts. I think Russell is very true to Lawrence's concerns, perhaps shares them, but articulates them in his own visual way which really makes this a kind of collaboration with Lawrence as some of the scenes have no precedent in the book. The characters all remain complex and interesting and much remains unresolved because it is unresolvable. He also did a version of Women in Love's companion novel The Rainbow which is only about half as good.

I enjoyed watching this version. I have seen the other two versions from the 1930s and 1940s and this was comparable.
Winona Ryder did a very good job as Jo and captured Jo's spirit perfectly. The movie never got slow and kept me riveted.
I really enjoyed Gabriel Byrne's portrayal of Professor Behr and thought he captured the character perfectly. Professor Behr has always been my favorite character, so I enjoyed this portrayal of him. The opera scene was the most touching and romantic scene between him and Jo.
Claire Danes as Beth was a little out of place. Beth was quite capable in the book and I found this Beth a little weak. The death scene was very touching and a tear-jerker. Samantha Mathis, as the older Amy, was a bit stilted in her performance and I could find no real chemistry between her and Christian Bale (Laurie). I loved Kristen Dunst and Trini Alvarado. Susan Sarandon as always held her own as the matriarch, Marmie.
I would recommend this for any DVD collection, especially for any Little Women fan. A great movie when one is in the mood for a relaxing afternoon.

This is a truly wonderful movie. It is a beautiful adaptation of a beloved book. The film strays from the book a little, mostly by rearranging the order in which things occur. It also gives Marmee (Sarandon) a feminist twist, which is fine by me, but may bother some purists. Ryder does a great job as Jo, capturing her firey spirit. Gabriel Byrne was absolutely perfect as Professor Bhaer! This is one of my favorite roles to watch him in and his final scene with Jo is so touching and beautiful, it just makes my day! The rest of the cast was wonderful, with the exception of Samantha Mathis. Her portrayal of the older Amy was so stilted and cold, I couldn't understand for the life of me where the younger Amy went and why in the WORLD Laurie chose her. Little Women is a beautiful film with a gorgeous score that keeps you suspended in its world. This is a great movie that everyone can enjoy during the holidays, or whenever.

This movie is so wonderful - the sets, the color, the costumes. The music was beautiful and whenever I watch this I wish I could jump in and join in the feast and the theatrical plays the March sisters put on.

This movie is right up there with "Beaches" and "Gone with the Wind" as far as tearjerkers go.

The characters are wonderful - I especially like Beth, Laurie and Laurie's grandfather, and Professor Behr. Claire Danes as Beth I liked very much; the scene where Laurie's grandfather gives her the piano was so natural, it makes me cry.

I can't make it through the scene where Laurie declares his love for Jo without about ten tissues. Maybe it is due to the fact that Christian Bale is so unbelievably handsome and Laurie would be type of man I would go for, but my heart literally aches for him in this scene.

I agree with most of the other reviews that Samantha Mathis as the older Amy was all wrong for this film - she was stilted and very cold and Bale's Laurie was the complete opposite.

I like to watch this movie at Christmastime too - it would make a great gift for an 8-12 year old girl.

I enjoyed watching this version. I have seen the other two versions from the 1930s and 1940s and this was comparable.
Winona Ryder did a very good job as Jo and captured Jo's spirit perfectly. The movie never got slow and kept me riveted.
I really enjoyed Gabriel Byrne's portrayal of Professor Behr and thought he captured the character perfectly. Professor Behr has always been my favorite character, so I enjoyed this portrayal of him. The opera scene was the most touching and romantic scene between him and Jo.
Claire Danes as Beth was a little out of place. Beth was quite capable in the book and I found this Beth a little weak. The death scene was very touching and a tear-jerker. Samantha Mathis, as the older Amy, was a bit stilted in her performance and I could find no real chemistry between her and Christian Bale (Laurie). I loved Kristen Dunst and Trini Alvarado. Susan Sarandon as always held her own as the matriarch, Marmie.
I would recommend this for any DVD collection, especially for any Little Women fan. A great movie when one is in the mood for a relaxing afternoon.

This is a truly wonderful movie. It is a beautiful adaptation of a beloved book. The film strays from the book a little, mostly by rearranging the order in which things occur. It also gives Marmee (Sarandon) a feminist twist, which is fine by me, but may bother some purists. Ryder does a great job as Jo, capturing her firey spirit. Gabriel Byrne was absolutely perfect as Professor Bhaer! This is one of my favorite roles to watch him in and his final scene with Jo is so touching and beautiful, it just makes my day! The rest of the cast was wonderful, with the exception of Samantha Mathis. Her portrayal of the older Amy was so stilted and cold, I couldn't understand for the life of me where the younger Amy went and why in the WORLD Laurie chose her. Little Women is a beautiful film with a gorgeous score that keeps you suspended in its world. This is a great movie that everyone can enjoy during the holidays, or whenever.

This movie is so wonderful - the sets, the color, the costumes. The music was beautiful and whenever I watch this I wish I could jump in and join in the feast and the theatrical plays the March sisters put on.

This movie is right up there with "Beaches" and "Gone with the Wind" as far as tearjerkers go.

The characters are wonderful - I especially like Beth, Laurie and Laurie's grandfather, and Professor Behr. Claire Danes as Beth I liked very much; the scene where Laurie's grandfather gives her the piano was so natural, it makes me cry.

I can't make it through the scene where Laurie declares his love for Jo without about ten tissues. Maybe it is due to the fact that Christian Bale is so unbelievably handsome and Laurie would be type of man I would go for, but my heart literally aches for him in this scene.

I agree with most of the other reviews that Samantha Mathis as the older Amy was all wrong for this film - she was stilted and very cold and Bale's Laurie was the complete opposite.

I like to watch this movie at Christmastime too - it would make a great gift for an 8-12 year old girl.

I think that the other reviewers covered the plot details very well, so I will just make a few brief comments here.

Before I saw a Pedro Almodovar film, a friend of mine cautioned me, saying that people either love or despise his films. I think that is a true statement & definitely one to keep in mind if you have never seen one of his movies.

I have now seen two Almodovar movies, this one & 'All About My Mother.' Apparently, I am destined to be a fan. I absolutely loved both of these films.

Why? I love the characters--offbeat, indescribably bizarre, but somehow very real at the same time. Although his characters are modern--maybe even postmodern(larger than life women, drag queens, mambo taxi drivers), his films have that old Hollywood feel to them. Almodoar obviously loves old movies (there are plenty of references to old movies & stars) & he seems to sprinkle a little of the old school glamour over his very modern women.

I love his use of colors, the bright vivid clothes & backdrops. I love the music, which again, reminds me of old movies. I love the dry humor--the low key responses to the ridiculous situations these characters often find themselves in.

There were several parts of "Women On The Verge' that made me laugh out loud. My favorite line is when Pepa says that understanding mechanics is easier than understanding male psychology--you may eventually understand a motorcycle, but you will never understand a man. By the time Pepa says this in the movie, it is easy to understand why she feels this way. :)

If you are looking for something a little different, then you should give this movie a shot. And you will either love it or hate it. But if you love it, you will find yourself seeking out more of Almodovar's movies. You may become a fan for life.

Watching this movie will make any woman feel quite sane. You just cannot imagine your life could get this out of control.

The opening scenes are dreamlike, colorful and only when you watch this for the second time do you fully understand the implications of all the movie making episodes and why Ivan is walking by woman after woman saying exactly what they want to hear.

In this movie, there are a number of women who are involved with a number of men they should be running from instead of pursuing them endlessly in the hopes of returned affection.

While I started watching this in English, you might also tend to agree it is best watched with the Castilian audio track and the subtitles of your choice.

This story really begins with Pepa (Carmen Maura) oversleeping and hearing the love of her life leave a message on her answering machine asking her to pack all his things in a suitcase because he is leaving on a trip. Pepa does what any sane woman would do and tosses out everything that reminds her of Ivan. Except it takes almost the entire movie for this to happen. We wonder how she would have reacted if she had not wanted to tell Ivan she was pregnant.

Candela (Maria Barranco) is one of her best friends she is trying to avoid so she can deal with her own heartbreak. Candela is running from the law and needs a safe place to escape to until she can figure out how to warn the world about a Shiite terrorist attack she found out about from her ex. Eventually Candela makes her way to Pepa's penthouse just as Pepa is flying out the door.

Each woman is vulnerable in various ways. Lucia deals with her rejection in violent ways, Pepa by looking for her boyfriend endlessly and Candela by trying to jump from the balcony of Pepa's penthouse.

This movie is so beautifully woven together with all sort of delicious connections including the gazpacho episodes and the taxi driver. Nothing in this movie is expected. You also see each character giving her view of the entire situation. Antonio Banderas appears as Ivan's son Carlos and is hardly recognizable at first. Must have been that he is so young and is wearing glasses.

At times just the way the scenes are filmed gives it such visual appeal. It is a comedy, a mystery, a thriller depending on the music which is only used to maximum effect where needed. There is some brilliant symbolism like the bed going up in flames perhaps representing a relationship destroyed in a moment of misunderstanding or passion.

With that said, this has to be the most hysterical film I have seen "since" I watched a movie when I was seven called "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)." This movie is also one you will not soon forget. If it wasn't for the study of sexual customs, this would be an innocent romp at best.

Vibrant, artistic and unrestricted in its originality and hilarity.

hilarious, touching, classic almodovar, what more can i say?

Mudd's Women-This episode, in which we meet Mudd and his three sirens, has never really worked for me. For one thing, it moves like molasses. The 'inquest' scene, for example, in which the women seduce the crew, in addition to being ineffective is at least twice as long as it need have been. Other evidence of low production values at this point in the show include the cheesy music and use of the (grossly) soft lens in the scenes with Mudd's Women. Other problems include the hopeless moralizing and cornball twist at the close of the episode. While it's true that later shows could be too cold, it's also true that first season episodes were often smarmily warm and cloyingly sincere.

The episode is not without it's pluses. It does explore some of the contradictions surrounding perceptions of beauty and the objectification of women, and I suppose makes a statement about drug use. They also did a nice job making the women look ugly (although in my opinion--probably by design--they weren't too eautiful to begin with). (2 stars)

The Enemy Within-With this episode, in which a transporter malfunction creates two wildly different Kirk's, the show begins to hit its stride. Like many first season shows, this one is sharply focused on dynamics of human personality and interaction. We are shown subtle aspects of both the two Kirks, and the thought process of the rest of the crew as the relate to the new Kirk's. Such attention to internal details, for better or worse, really fell off in the 2nd and 3rd seasons as the show become more extroverted. As others have noted, Shatner turns in a nice performance here, although that absurd make-up they put on the male crew members for the early shows is kind of distracting in the close-ups. One other nice thing about this episode is that its central theme, concerning our dual nature, is not presented in an overly simplisitic way; by this I mean that even each of the two sides of Kirk are somewhat nuanced, and the description of how the two parts need to be together not overly cliché. Nevertheless, the show like many early ones, is way too talky. While the show was beginning to hit it's stride, it wasn't there yet; this episode does drag, and feels somewhat clunky despite a fair amount of action (3 stars)

Star Trek: The Original Series Volume 2 presents two episodes aired in 1966:

"Mudd's Women:" In this segment we are introduced to the galaxy's most likeable adversary, Harry Mudd. Mudd brings aboard the Enterprise his "cargo" -- three beautiful women. There's a surprising drug angle to the story regarding the illegal Venus drug which supposedly enhances the beauty of Mudd's gals (uh, I don't think the need any help -- especially Ruth and Magda). It's interesting to note that this story was one of the three candidates for the (second) pilot; the two others being "The Omega Glory" and the accepted "Where No Man Has Gone Before." Good choice because otherwise Star Trek wouldn't exist. Anyway, the episode starts to drag a bit in the third act, but other than that it's a fun, enjoyable outing. GRADE: B

"The Enemy Within:" Kirk gets split into two separate versions of himself a la "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Watch out for the dark Kirk's bestial expression at the end of the teaser -- it's great! Note the top two items on the dark Kirk's 'things-to-do' list: 1.) Get some booze off of Dr. McCoy and 2.) Go after sexy Yeoman Janice Rand in her red miniskirt. It is revealed that Kirk's command abilities and decisiveness stem from his carnal side, not his spiritual side. Spock theorizes that the 'evil' side of the human psyche, properly controlled and disciplined, is vital to our strength. Thus with Kirk's negative side removed from him, the power of command starts to elude him. (Though McCoy rightly points out later that a human being's essential courage stems from his/her 'good' side). Bottom Line: A brilliant and captivating psychological exploration; fails to achieve "A+" status only because it starts to plod a bit in the second half. GRADE: A

Mudd's Women...Kirk beams up Harry Mudd & 3 ultra-sexy women who no man can seem to resist. But are they really that beautiful? Watch & find out.

The Enemy Within...Kirk is duplicated in a transporter accident. See Shatner portray Kirk's "evil side" with absolute brilliance.

"Little Women" - a coming of age story that follows the lives of the March sisters as they mature from the angst of childhood into young women. This is the second time Louisa May Alcott's novel has been filmed - the first, in Technicolor. In the lead role of Joesphine "Joe" March, June Allyson takes over from Kathryn Hepburn's original, indelible on screen performance. Allyson is properly pert, plucky and disdainful all at once and really makes the part her own. The rest of the women are rounded out by a solid cast that includes Janet Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor(the one miscast member in the troupe), Margaret O'Brien (a tad long in the tooth) and Mary Astor as their mother. Also in the cast are C. Aubrey Smith and Peter Lawford as Laurie. This is a wonderful tale no matter your age and the acting in this version really holds up.
TRANSFER: Warner gives us a beautiful looking transfer. Colors are rich, bold and vibrant. Flesh tones have been nicely balanced. Black and contrast levels are dead on. Only in a few night time scenes does the transfer tend to lose fine detail. Over all, a great looking DVD. The audio is mono but nicely mixed and fresh sounding.
EXTRAS: None to speak of.
BOTTOM LINE: What a wonderful movie and an admirable looking transfer besides. My respect for the good people at Warner Brothers continues to grow. A definite "Yes" for your collection!

I like this version (with June Allyson) much better than the Katherine Hepburn (whom I think really *overacts* in her version, often using a forced deep voice that doesn't work at all) or the Wynona Ryder (whom I think really can't act at all...she's just been fortunate to be in some *really* good films) versions. June Allyson is ideal as Jo. She seems like she really was a tomboy as a girl, but yet has a sensitivity that is perfect for the adult Jo. The supporting cast is wonderful too. Elizabeth Taylor is so funny as Amy!

A sweet, charming, non-stop entertainment film. My only regret is that Rossanno Brazzi is in it, but that's okay. This 1949 ACADEMY-AWARD WINNING version of the beloved classic was incredibly done; with a script and cast to die for.

June Allyson plays the tom-boy writer, Jo March ("Look at me! Dying to go fight by father's side, and here I am--sitting and knitting...like a poky old woman."). Allyson never stopped being the character, and is such fun to watch.

Margaret O'Brien plays little Beth March, the frail and sickly child in the family ("We are a lot better off than a lot of people. Orphans, for instance. We have father, and Marmee, and each other."). I cried like a baby in the end of the film, when our poor Bethy dies from Scarlet fever.

Elizabeth Taylor made me laugh out loud so many times in this movie, portraying Amy March ("When one is in Europe, one feels that the dirt there is so picturesque!"). She can't stop eating, and she feels that her nose is unshapley. Hm.

Janet Leigh played Meg March, the most sensible of the girls, and the oldest ("I haven't changed [Jo]! But it's about time YOU had!!"). She is confused by her love for the nasal-voiced Mr. Brookes, and ends up marrying him, in spite of all Jo's begs for her not to.

Lastly, Mary Astor plays Marmee as gracefully as...well, gracefully ("God bless and keep us all."). Sometimes, I wish that she could be my mother too! (no offense, mom).

This film made me laugh hysterically (such as when the girls rehearse a play; or when Jo gets mad at Amy for eating too much), or sob uncontrallably (when Beth dies, and when Jo finds out her aunt is taking Amy to Europe instead of her). I would definitely reccomend this to ALL movie-goers, fans of the book, or fans of anyone in the cast. It is superb.