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SimplemindedSociety — 12 years ago(February 09, 2014 11:08 PM)
'Chucking words about like 'retarded', you prove yourself one.'
The word is being chucked based on your reply. You tell me off when you did not understand what I said,then you criticize me for calling you semi-retarded. You don't see how that could provoke somebody? How do you expect people to react when you do this? Should I give you the benefit of the doubt and consider you might be 12 yrs old and misunderstood,then? -
jh66 — 12 years ago(February 13, 2014 02:07 AM)
Oooooh, touchy? Lol. I bet you're stamping your tiny feet and got your manicured hands on your childbearing hips?
I think your username and girly over-sensitivity prove your own worth here, not that other guy you failed to flame! -
SimplemindedSociety — 12 years ago(February 13, 2014 01:44 PM)
'Oooooh, touchy? Lol. I bet you're stamping your tiny feet and got your manicured hands on your childbearing hips?'
I don't have those physical characteristics. Why, do you want/need me too? are you projecting?
'I think your username and girly over-sensitivity prove your own worth here, not that other guy you failed to flame!'Why ,does sensitivity bother you because you lack such? If we lived in a world with more sensitive people, it would be a better place. Of course,if you knew you were insensitive,you would no longer be insensitive. Are you afraid of being perceived as girly if you emote? This is something you need to work on,or carry on in your primitive ways.
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spookyrat1 — 12 years ago(February 15, 2014 01:01 AM)
Some how I'm not sure this debate would be taking place if we were watching Hampton's play upon which the screenplay is partly based.
Glenn Close and John Malkovich steal the show IMO as the slimy, immoral patricians attempting to wreak havoc on their fellow aristocrats.
There don't appear to be many other substitute suggestions apart from the those in Valmont, which is OK I supposefor a less successful film. -
jeskavandetta — 12 years ago(March 08, 2014 07:37 PM)
A nice face is timeless.
That's the dumbest thing I've ever read.
What is considered a "nice face" is highly subjective. I know that I, for one, tend to like big noses (Jewish or Iranian shapes in particular) others may prefer different shaped eyes, different sized lips, &c. Of course, the idea that the perfect face is anyway timeless doesn't take into account the fact that different shapes are quite obviously more prominent among different ethnicities - how do you suppose the Sub-Saharan Africans or East Asians, for example, who don't fit your Eurocentric ideal of beauty have managed to reproduce for so many years? -
Elynne — 12 years ago(March 12, 2014 08:15 PM)
Having read this whole thread, I tried to figure out where the best spot would be for me to add my POV, and the sentence "They would have considered themselves to be attractive" is a very good observation. People who carry themselves in a certain way because they have an air of self-confidence will draw people to them, whether they are particularly good-looking or not.
But there's more to it than that. DL is a movie about people who were wealthy aristocrats, and just that fact would cause them to think very highly of themselves and to believe that they could get whatever and whomever they wanted. Also, because they were aristocrats, the peasants from that time period also probably envied them and thought them to be the most attractive and desirable, yet unattainable people on earth. Remember ~~~ there wasn't much of a "middle class" in those days; you were either very wealthy or you were as poor as dirt. -
furienna — 13 years ago(February 24, 2013 09:23 AM)
I too never understood how Uma Thurman's character could fall for John Malkovic's character, or how Keanu Reeves's character could fall for Glenn Close's character. I could maybe see Michelle Pfieffer's character falling for John Malkovic's character, but that's it.
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sarizonana — 13 years ago(March 13, 2013 06:40 PM)
I'm not a huge fan of John Malckovicth but I thought he had great chemistry with Glenn Close and that helped him a lot in his performance.
Glenn Close well I think I think she was amazing here.
She is not beautiful like let's say Catherine Zeta Jones right now or Angelina Jolie but she is attractive in a sophisticated way, she was sexy avoiding the typical cliches in a sexy type of performance.
I loved Glenn's casting in this film.
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bridgetjones12002 — 13 years ago(March 16, 2013 11:54 AM)
I saw absolutely no chemistry with John Malkovich and any of them, but irony of ironies, he did have a real life love affair with Michelle Pfeiffer when they met on this film. I actually preferred the film VALMONT with Colin Firth in the John Malkovich role, Annette Bening in the Glenn Close role (she was evil) and Meg Tilly in the UMA Thurman role where she and Colin fell in love and had a child together. Seems like there was more going on behind the scenes of these films that was actually on the screen LOL.
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MyMovieTVRomance — 12 years ago(October 27, 2013 06:23 PM)
She is not beautiful like let's say Catherine Zeta Jones right now or Angelina Jolie
And, thank goodness for that!
but she is attractive in a sophisticated way
Amen! The best kind of attractive, outside of good vs. bad.
she was sexy avoiding the typical cliches in a sexy type of performance.
I loved Glenn's casting in this film.
As did I.! I tried to watch the remake with Annette Bening, but I didn't get through it, because I just couldn't imagine anyone but Glenn in the role, and she made a Annette Bening character looks so sub par!
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sarizonana — 12 years ago(November 08, 2013 09:15 PM)
And, thank goodness for that!
OfCourse, that's what makes this film so special
Amen! The best kind of attractive, outside of good vs. bad
Couldn't agree more with that, Actually if there was another adaptation I'd cast an actress in a similar type of sophisticated beauty like Kristin Scott Thomas.
As did I.! I tried to watch the remake with Annette Bening, but I didn't get through it, because I just couldn't imagine anyone but Glenn in the role, and she made a Annette Bening character looks so sub par!
I haven't seen Valmont with Colin Firth and Annette Bening but I feel like they are too cute or soft for those roles, I saw the modern take and even though it was very good SMG and Ryan Philipie fall a bitt into cliches of sex appeal and evil. -
coolbluegreen — 12 years ago(October 02, 2013 10:19 PM)
Really? It might be interesting to you to know that Michelle Pfeiffer and John Malkovich got together during this film (he left his wife) and had a long affair. I guess she found him attractive and lord knows she is gorgeous.
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hafabee — 12 years ago(November 11, 2013 01:50 AM)
I believe that the casting director looked at who fit the role best, acting wise, not who looked the part best. After watching this version I can't stomach any other, the actors here just fit their roles so well they made them their own. These actors aren't unattractive either you know; they might not be underwear models but they're all charming and good looking.