| Reality Bites | | Cast : | Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke | | Director : | Ben Stiller | | Studio : | Universal Studios Ho | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | February 18, 1994 | | DVD Released Date : | February 08, 2005 | | Language : | Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 10, 2005 | | Summary | Brilliant Actings, Predictable Story! | Content
 | I've seen ethan hawk's best performance ever in this movie. it was great. Wiona ryder and other actors were great too but it was not even a memorable movie. it has a predictable sipmle story that made no sense at least for me. maybe I'm not right but in my opinion, this movie does not worth to buy. does not even worth to rent. but gh the movie itself does not worth anything but it's soundtrack issome channels may show it occasionally. It's worth to be watch once at TV!
By the way, I forgot to mention that this movie has a great CD soundtrack, really great. worth to buy! |
| Rating | | | Date | May 16, 2005 | | Summary | The best movie of its kind | Content
| I saw this movie when it made its tv debute when I was a sophmore in high school. I loved it then because it really made me think about the future. I wondered how my life would turn out when I became the age of the characters in the movie. I thought that I'd be lucky if I turned out like any of them and if I'd be able to relate to them at all. Ten years later, after recently seeing the movie again, I realized I had everything in common with the characters. I could see paralels to my life of virtually every situation. I could see so much of myself in the characters.
Some the criticisms of trying too hard to be witty and being immature directed at this movie in the reviews here are relevant only on the surface. Another reviewer put it best. Here is how he says this film should be watched in order for it to be understood:
Reviewer: "maxpower3141" (Bolivia) -
'The idea is the one I love: Half of everything is sarcasm. And when you can filter out the real things and laugh at the ones which are jokes, then you get it, and then, you'll love it. The characters aren't being clever, they're laughing at the ones who try to be'.
I'm a little dismayed that so many idiots like this movie. The people that wrote the ravest reviews here seem to be pretty shallow by my standards, which is what I get from reading their other reviews. It still doesn't take away from how fantastic this film is. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 01, 2005 | | Summary | Rite of Passage Film | Content
| This film is a "must see" for anyone who has passed through their twenties. You don't have to be a gen x'er to appreciate it. Life should be like this when you are 20 something. Being 20 something in the 70's, I can appreciate the "drugs, sex and rock and roll" feel of the film. Good character development--I especially appreciated Hawke's "slacker" character. Well done. I've known and appreciated many "slackers" that are now successful social advocates. On on! |
| Rating | | | Date | December 19, 2004 | | Summary | Indeed, Reality Bites | Content
| If this is the generation I am supposed to belong to, I want to disown it. Ben Stiller's directorial debut centers on four friends recently graduated from collage, and are now trying to find their way in the world. The movies messege is that we are a lost generation, but that is not are parent's fault (where this movie tries to lay the blame). The kids in this movie are just lazy, more or less. And they spend their free time trying to make meaning out of their lives. Indeed, Troy (Ethan Hawke) even tries to ratinalize stealing a candy bar by saying society ows him. Winona Ryder plays waify Lelina, who makes a documentry out of recorded footage she has of her friends. One day she meets Michael (Ben Stiller) who is their age but has made a good career out of the TV industry. Ethan hates him for his honest approach to life, and so the battle for Lelina's love begins. I really wasn't too impressed with this movie, it just made it seem like my peers are just wallowing in self pity for the sake of being the cool, tortured artist; when they should get off the couch and go get a job. |
| Rating | | | Date | October 01, 2004 | | Summary | Criticized for originality | Content
| I read the very lengthy review that I saw first, and I must say I was appalled. I don't know if your from a different generation, thats fine, but no need to criticize the generations that follow. This has been one of my favorite movies for years. We find Winona Ryder, valevictorian of her university working as an assistant for a cocky talk show host. Finally she retaliates against her position working for the man when she is overqualified for the job. Janeane Garofalo, however, is the hippy of the movie. She enjoys 70's music, and 70's apparel, working at the Gap. Ethan Hawke is a genuis who feels that anything he does is almost a waste of his time until he gets a family wake up call. Steve Zahn is a man who is coming to terms with his sexuality. This is not a movie of losers, this is four people graduating from college, and dealing with the problems in life. Everything is scary once you graduate, and your parents give you the freedom to go without any more assistance. I think this was a great movie with a great soundtrack and an excellent cast getting their start. |
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