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Plot: Steven Soderbergh's provocative debut film concerns a shy loner who uses a video camera to extract intimate confessions from his married friends.
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MCT:September 8, 2008Nearly twenty years later, Steven Soderbergh's debut film is still as fresh and vital as ever, boasting great dialogue in a simple, yet engrossing story.
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MCT:August 24, 2008If you're going to watch this film you have to be comfortable with the content. But dont let it put you off! Spader is brilliant and even Andie MacDowell does a good job! Interesting film-making examining human beings closely.
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MCT:August 7, 2008
Kyk hierdie fliek het ek en Isabel saam op skool nog gesien in die dae toe ons nog skelm bo-18s gekyk het. Dit was ok, maar nie so goed nie. Toe kyk ons dit weer eendag nadat ons getroud was.....die keer was dit heelwat beter.....
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MCT:August 5, 2008
I'm sorry, but I just don't understand what all the hype is about. I found it to be mostly tedious and occasionally interesting
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MCT:August 5, 2008
Perverse, interesting, well-written, and sometimes even funny, you've never really seen a film quite like this one.
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MCT:May 26, 2008It is difficult to rate this movie without considering the significance of its existence. sex, lies, and videotape single-handedly birthed the indie-revival of the early to mid-90s. While, in my opinion, it is not as good as some of those movies which would follow in its footsteps (Clerks, Reservoir Dogs) it is still a good movie.
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MCT:May 10, 2008The Worst Movie! It Is a Terrible Porn Movie!
If I filmed myself on the Toilet, It was a better movie. And yet, people Love it! -
MCT:March 31, 2008
Smart, dialogue-driven piece of cinema where it\s actually a lot of fun to watch all these characters cheat on each other. You start to wonder if this movie had an influence on Closer. James Spader delivers an outstanding performance.
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MCT:January 26, 2008Once I went to a friends house and her little brother was watching this movie and he told me his mom let him watch it. Then his sister came in and screamed at him to turn it off :-D I'm thinking his mom did NOT want him watching it :-P
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MCT:January 18, 2008
A true inspiration to independent auteurs everywhere. Thoughtful script, provocative material, minimal locations and four actors. Soderbergh dons a masterful and modest debut about characters who lie to themselves and each other, while desperately trying to comprehend the truth in their relationships.
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MCT:December 31, 2007
'Sex, Lies and Videotape' is a film that was very controversial for it's day, and now it's just kind of mild. The film explores the sexual aspects of four people, Ann (Andie MacDowell - Groundhog's Day), John (Peter Gallagher - American Beauty), Cynthia (Laura San Giacamo - TV's 'Just Shoot Me') and Graham (James Spader - TV's Boston Legal). Ann and John are happily married on the outside, but not on the inside. Ann is seeing a psychiatrist, and John is being unfaithful to his wife with her sister, Cynthia. All their secrets get unearthed when Graham, an old college buddy of John's, comes into town with his video camera and his curiosity. That's about all of the film I'll tell you. I don't want to give anything away, so that you will get more out of the film when viewing it. Steven Sodebergh does a decent job with his directorial debut, some elements of his directing were really sloppy while others ran smoothly. The dialogue is pitch-perfect, but the film drags a lot during the middle. The saving grace of 'Sex, Lies and Videotape' is definitely the acting. James Spader gives his finest performance as the intricate Graham while Andie MacDowell perfects her role of the puritan-like housewife who deep down has a burning curiosity for sex. The supporting actors of the film are Peter Gallagher who does a totally believable job as the lowest form of life on the planet, a lawyer, while Laura San Giacamo also very believable as a "loose" woman. All actors perfect their roles, Spader and McDowell more noticeably in roles that should have won them Academy Award Nominations. 'Sex, Lies & Videotape' has some major flaws and short-comings but overall it's a pretty good film. It was nominated for one Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Grade: B
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MCT:December 29, 2007
Vastly overrated film for a 'yuppy' generation.
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MCT:December 4, 2007
good movie but not as good as i had hoped it will be it was somewhat disppointing it didn't end as i had hoped.
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MCT:November 30, 2007
Ann: Let's make a videotape.
Graham: No, I... I don't think that's a good idea.
Ann: Why not?
Graham: Because I don't think it's a choice that you'd make in a normal frame of mind.
Ann: And what would you know about a normal frame of mind? -
MCT:November 25, 2007
Amazing story with flawless acting and directing. There are important scenes that are subtle and thought-provoking. The best thing about the film is how different the four leading characters are, and the best and most interesting character is James Spader's Graham, who is very mysterious.
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MCT:November 14, 2007
sex, lies, and videotape is an outstanding breakthrough from writer Steven Soderbergh... the problem is it isn't and outstanding breakthrough from director Steven Soderbergh. The script is fantastic and generally real, with incredibly formed characters and dialogue, and a wonderfully set up world typical of films that ask you to "see past the picket fence." The problem comes with the fact that the movie feels like a play, and I don't think Soderbergh was a fully realized director yet, at least in his translation of the material to screen. That being said, it the movie still looked good. The performances are pretty solid. I find Andie MacDowell generally unlikable, but she pulls it off fine, and everyone fills their roles with almost no slip ups. sex, lies, and videotape is a great film if you're in the mood for a play, and otherwise, a generally good movie.
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MCT:November 4, 2007
A great film in the various collection of Soderbergh's. An intricate look into the world of marriage, friends, and strangers.
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MCT:October 27, 2007
how does steven soderbergh write these and direct them so well? he is a guru of modern film-making! i was thinking about this one all night after i'd seen it. andie macdowell and peter gallagher are the ones who shine as actors/actresses here if you want my opinion. you probably don't though. it's about peoples attitudes to sex and about them discovering each other for who they are. it's about people not knowing themselves. i can understand that. soderbergh seems to be so perceptive in picking up details about the way people act. he's perceptive in all his movies though. hurrah for the bergh machine
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MCT:October 2, 2007
An extremely well made, acted, and crafted film with adult themes and situations that were very thought provoking.
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MCT:August 15, 2007
I Love This Movie
Without A Doubt One Of The best 80's Movie And One Of the Most Memorable One Of Em
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MCT:August 7, 2007
I had always thought that this film was interesting. I liked everyone in their roles and i though that it was very well acted and an interesting plot.
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MCT:August 4, 2007
A deserving winner of the Palm D'Or. Soderbergh's first film, and with the possible exception of 'Traffic', his best.
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MCT:July 25, 2007
An extremely interesting character study, this film's timeless subject matter holds up well even today. Its straight-forward filming style and simple locations is an inspiration for young filmmakers.
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