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By Santana1969
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One of my favorite movies of all time! It is POIGNANT, yet DEEPLY DISTURBING. I saw this movie for the first time years ago and never forgot about it as I am a huge Jeremy Irons fan. Irons does such an outstanding job playing this role that it is even more disturbing. Even so, you cannot look away -- it's like driving by a site of a car crash. You don't want to look, but fascination prevails! Highly Recommend!
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How good did Adrian Lyne have to be to compete with Vladimir Nabokov and Stanley Kubrick in his 1997 version of the great "Lolita"? So good that he transcends wicked humor, achieving the echoes of real tragedy - well above the Python-esque thrill of absurdity achieved by Kubrick and even by the master himself, Nabokov.
Charles Dickens wrote of his favorite character, David Copperfield, that "he has a disciplined heart", and Lyne brings this eminently sane, innately forgiving love of all the novel's characters to this controlled, beautifully scored and accurately scripted film.
Lyne's closing note on the deaths of Humbert and Lolita (only a month apart, in November and December, 1950 - he of coronary thrombosis in prison, and she of complications in childbirth) tolls like a clear and gentle cathedral bell. It signals the end of an obsession comparable to the medieval idea of courtly love - which had absolutely nothing to do with marriage, but plenty to do with high-quality, sublime booty - and the end of a truly good film: a masterpiece of appreciation.
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This film is well acted and the story line is well thought out and produced. Dominique Swain is a delectable Lolita. The sex scenes are limited in what they display, quite unlike the nature of the story - no "hot" scenes! But the acting makes up for this in part. Too bad the story has such a tragic ending.
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Ageless Lolita
Ageless Lolita by Nabokov.
Weird, depressing, but true and believable love story. Love does not respect age or moral values; it is above law, logic, reason, and sex. Read more
Weird, depressing, but true and believable love story. Love does not respect age or moral values; it is above law, logic, reason, and sex. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Purus
1.0 out of 5 stars
Adrian Lyne, you do not compare to Stanley Kubrick
The original 1962 Kubrick version of this movie is so much better, he actually captured the essence of this film. The remake is completely cheesy; it pales in comparison. Read more
Published on July 17 2004 by alex
4.0 out of 5 stars
A FASCINATING STORY OF OBSESSION
It is interesting to compare this movie and its predecessor, to "Pretty Baby."
Some critics claim "Lolita" is a true love story. I disagree. Read more
Published on July 4 2004 by Chas Dickens
4.0 out of 5 stars
O lente currite noctis equi! O softly run, nightmares!
It is impossible to make a faithful (legal) movie of Nabokov's novel. However, this is very good approximation of it. Read more
Published on May 29 2004 by K. Gittins
4.0 out of 5 stars
As vexing as ever
Certainly the most compelling screen version of Lolita, Adrian Lyne has a much better feel for the story than did Stanley Kubrick, and Dominique Swain is much better cast as the... Read more
Published on April 26 2004 by James Ferguson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Puts the earlier film adaptation to shame..for once.
Reviewers who compare this film unfavorably to the Kubrick film, that starred James Mason(!) and Peter Sellers are out-to-lunch! Read more
Published on April 20 2004 by Madrok
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Movie with a Difficult Subject.
I do remember seeing this movie on TV a long time ago, during a free Showtime run. I recently watched the DVD version. Read more
Published on April 5 2004 by Frank L. Gould
3.0 out of 5 stars
Powerful, haunting, sad
Irons (who is hot) does a great job as Humbert here. You feel sorry for him; if anybody is a victim in this situation, he is. Read more
Published on Mar 16 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars
Ok, Heres the Deal
So, Ok, I have never read the book, Lolita by V. Nabakov. If either one of the film adaptions is close, then I am still dissappointed. Read more
Published on Feb 24 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars
Can't Quite Decide . . .
This screen adaption of Vladimir Nabokov's sensual novel of the same name took me by suprise from the moment it began. Jeremy Irons really is fantastic as Humbert Humphrey. Read more
Published on Jan 31 2004 by G. Garrabrant
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