Merry War [VHS]
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VHS Movie Reviews of Merry War [VHS]
Movie Review: This film was OK. I would like to read the work now.
Summary: 3 Stars
Well, it was nice to be able to relate to the film's premise (in terms of both male-female relationships and the idea of ridding oneself from society. My parents actually found this movie and sugggested that I watch it. I'm not sure what that means. Maybe I should buy a plant.Movie Review: Unjustly neglected small gem of a film......
Summary: 4 Stars
Because wit and charm are in short supply these days, both in the culture at large and in film, "A Merry War" stands as an important piece of work. Literate, humorous, and bitingly satirical, the film also gives us Helena Bonham Carter and Richard E. Grant as two rich, fascinating characters who are worth spending time with. The film is based on a story by George Orwell and like "1984," the story covers conformity and the need for the human spirit to triumph over mindless commercialism and statism.Movie Review: Would George Orwell have written a happy ending?
Summary: 4 Stars
Although I enjoyed much of what Mr. Orwell said in this movie, i.e., the fight between the artist and philistines, I think him ending up in the suburbs with the aphisdistra is out of line, but then of course, he had Ms. Bonham-Carter. That should ease some of the pain.Movie Review: Orwell adapted flawlessly, Film Severely Underated.
Summary: 5 Stars
This film was perhaps the most underated, underseen British sleeper of '98. Richard Grant is the most extraordinary and under-utilized actor working in Britain today. Helena Bonham Carter is beautiful as ever, and perfect for the part. If you loved Orwell's "Keep the Asphidistra Flying," then you will love this funny, touching, flawless adaptation of perhaps one of Orwell's best (yet widely [and sadly] unread) novels. Buy this film now!Movie Review: EXCELLENT ADAPTATION OF GEORGE ORWELL NOVEL
Summary: 5 Stars
True beatniks and bohemian-types probably will not like this movie because it's about an artist who tried to be a beatnik but in the end embraced responsibilities and the middle class life--something beatniks and bohemians probably would never think of doing. (That's why they're beatniks and bohemians.) But if you can get beyond all that and have an open mind--you will love this movie. It's a great study on the class system, suggesting that the middle class is the backbone of society and the upper and lower classes are the lazy parasites of society. (Upper class are parasites of their money and lower class are parasites of welfare.) At the beginning of the movie, the protagonist hates being part of the middle class. He's not rich enough to have sex in the afternoons and he's not poor enough to have sex in the afternoons. By the end of the movie, he realizes the importance of the middle class and if it wasn't for the middle class--there would be no society. A VERY BRAVE FILM TO MAKE THIS OBSERVATION. Highly recommended.