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One never tires of watching Russ Meyer's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, a distant relative of Jaqueline Susann's bestselling novel, Valley of the Dolls, and its filmic counterpart, Valley of the Dolls. Kelly McNamara (Dolly Read), Casey Anderson (Cynthia Myers), and Petronella Danforth (Marcia McBroome), star as the hot female trio who clumsily navigate Hollywood during the Swingin' Sixties to promote their band, The Carrie Nations. Written by Rogert Ebert, Ebert calls the film the "first rock-horror exploitation musical," because BVD, as it's called by fans, encompasses all that was sexy, funny, hip, schlocky, stylish, and horrific about America's most interesting cultural period. BVD can be viewed as a Sixties' artifact, packed with consummate party scenes (and a cameo appearance by Strawberry Alarm Clock), as the original skin flick, as a proto-cult classic, or as a benchmark in American cinema, since it is actually well- written, artfully shot, and finely edited. This special edition re-release includes a second disc comprised of five featurettes, whose topics include Meyers' biography, the Carrie Nations music as soundtrack, Casey and Roxanne's titillating lesbian love scene, and the political climate during the Sixties. Revisiting Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, especially after Russ Meyer's recent death, reminds viewers to treasure his visionary obsession with female beauty. --Trinie Dalton

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When three female rock'n'rollers travel to Hollywood to claim an inheritance, they meet up with a kinky music promoter who turns them on to a whole new scene. At first, all seems very exciting and the naïve trio becomes submerged in his dangerous tinseltown underworld-before they discover his true motives.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Upcoming DVD release!, Sep 26 2004

Par	T. Sami "HISTRIONICS" (Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (VHS Tape)

No use reviewing the film because everyone has already done that. Needless to say it's great and extremely well written. This is a far more polished piece of work than Meyer's other well-known films (i.e. not as "trashy").

Well, earlier today (September 27th, 2004) on "Ebert & Roper At The Movies", Roger Ebert spoke about the death of his friend Russ Meyer...

Ebert revealed that he has recorded a commentary for the film and it seems Criterion will be releasing it on DVD sometime next year (2005).

Skip the VHS and wait for the pot-o-gold with a commentary by the actual writer! This truly will be my happening and it freaks me out, man!

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4.0�toiles sur 5 Get away from me......or I'll cut you!!,, D�c 2 2007

Par	Jenny J.J.I. "A New Yorker" (That Lives in Northern Nevada) - Voir tous mes commentaires (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This is my first film by this director. I'm hesitant to guess what ignited my interest in the films of renowned sleaze master and independent film guru Russ Meyer. The film opens with a title card explaining that it is not, in any way, related to the work of Jacqueline Susann, the literary trashmeistress who wrote the novel upon which the 1967 Mark Robson film "Valley of the Dolls" was based.

Meet 'The Kelly Affair' - three rock rockin' song birds led by Kelly on vocals, (Dolly Reed) with Casey on rhythm guitar, (Cynthia Myers) and Pet (Marcia McBroom) on drums. Reduced to playing Senior Proms, the three girls and their Manager/Kelly's lover, Harris, (David Gurlan) decide to leave for Hollywood in search of fame. Once in town, Kelly contacts her estranged Aunt Suzan (Phyllis Davis) who works as fashion magazine editor for a place to crash with she and her band-mates. Then, after diner with Kelly, Suzan decides to give her a portion of the inheritance that Suzan received from their family. Not bad for a first day in Tinsletown. Soon, Kelly and crew are swinging at the pad of legendary Hollywood record producer Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzel (played by John LaZar - in one of the best roles in the film). Ronnie hears Kelly's music and turns them into an overnight sensation, recording their songs and renaming them "The Carrie Nations." Their albums skyrocket to the top of the charts, but not without the viscous cost of fame. Loves are lost and hearts are broken. The pure-at-heart turns to hedonistic compulsions, while money and drugs consume their very beings. Throw in some kinky sex, nice' rock numbers, garish melodrama, rapid-fire dialog, Meyer's signature camera and editing style and you've got one of the most daring movies ever produced by Hollywood.

A film so far ahead of it's time, no wonder it bewildered the very studio that produced it. It's always great to stick this movie on people who don't know what to expect: "Do I laugh at what I think is supposed to be funny?" "Is this funny?" "Is this serious?" "No way could they have thought this was supposed to be serious." "Is it?" "I'm confused." "I'm entertained - but am I supposed to be?" "Did Roger Ebert really write this?" The answer is `yes' to most of these questions. But no, this film was never meant to be serious. It was a parody before parodies were sheik. A comedy so far removed from what people were used to, even the actors didn't know it.

As screenwriter Roger Ebert can confirm, every single frame in this film is exactly the way the director wanted it. Every joke, edit, camera angle and music cue was meticulously placed by the filmmaker - and in spite of the film's age - it still remains a fresh feast for the ears and eyes. Particularly the eyes. The films of Russ Meyer certainly isn't for everyone, but if you appreciate the kind of cinema that is so bad it's great then his entire catalogue of trash is undoubtedly for you.

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2.0�toiles sur 5 This movie is so 1970, Mai 21 2004

Par	Kevin Freeman (Pacifica, CA United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (VHS Tape)

Worst thing that can happen to an already-bad movie is that it becomes dated, and alas, that's what became of "BVD". So we get wooden acting and a howlingly bad script right alongside "square", "groovy", and bad color reproduction. They tried to work a rock band somewhere into this movie, but it all seems to have gotten lost in the mess of flamboyant scenery-chewing and several women with bubble hair missing their cues.

The "racy" stuff this film is famous for has not endured the march of time, and even the creepy part at the end (...)is of little shock value in our modern world brimming with "transgenders".

Lastly, the tacked-on moralizing sequence at the end of the flick effectively nullifies everything that occurs in the movie up to that point, sort of a "don't try this at home" band-aid for a Hollywood too cowardly to take a "chance" on this release.

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1.0�toiles sur 5 what's up with the bloody violence?
It's REALLY amazing that roger ebert takes
pride in mentioning that he co wrote this
script when he gives two thumbs down on movies
with scripts 5 times better than this... Read more

Publi� le Nov. 20 2004

5.0�toiles sur 5 A Movie That Takes Risks and Attempts To Make A Statement
"Beyond The Valley of the Dolls" is a movie that was made over 30 years ago but is still enjoyable to watch today. Read more

Publi� le Mai 12 2004 par Dorrie Wheeler

4.0�toiles sur 5 camp classic
Ignore the one-star reviewers,they were all born in the 80s.They simply are NOT qualified to critique this or any other film of the era. Read more

Publi� le Avril 28 2004 par Benjamin Wilkerson

1.0�toiles sur 5 What's all the excitement about?
Boring, stupid, laughable, dated and ridiculous.

Why would anyone want to relive the Silly Sixties?

And Roger Ebert is now a film critic? Give me a break! Read more

Publi� le Mars 7 2004

1.0�toiles sur 5 Absolutely Awful! -"Nudies, that's all they are! Nudies!"
Saw it on the Independent Film Channel & thought it was Mysoginist, & offensive. Too much graphic sex & naked females pollute the movie. Read more

Publi� le Mars 7 2004

5.0�toiles sur 5 Classic 60's
This film has just about every element of the social situation of the late 1960's: free love, drugs, rock and roll, etc. Read more

Publi� le Mars 2 2004 par JCV

5.0�toiles sur 5 Dig It, The Greatest Hunk Of Cheese Ever.
As mentioned practically every genre in film is expressed in this movie. Drama, comedy, love story, mystery, slasher-horror, psychological mind bender, and soft porn (straight,... Read more

Publi� le Sep 13 2003 par Spackler

5.0�toiles sur 5 A post modern Classic
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Publi� le Juil 21 2003 par A. M. Fletcher

4.0�toiles sur 5 The Big Limburger of Cheesy Movies
BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS isn't just a cheesy movie: it is the Limburger of cheesy movies--a devastatingly awful flick of such horrific proportions that it completely defies... Read more

Publi� le Juil 15 2003 par Gary F. Taylor

5.0�toiles sur 5 Cult classic on decadent LA lifestyle and human nature
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