The Stepford Wives
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The wives of Stepford have a secret.
What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech terrifying little town, in a very modern comedy-thriller.
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Part of **No ReWatch November 2012**.
The original novel by Ira Levin and the 1975 film are both dark, frightening thrillers. They have something to say about the shifting gender roles of the Women's Lib era. And the ending of the film will chill you to your core.
In this version, Frank Oz has decided to dispense with a direct remake. Instead, he's aiming for a Tim Burton-esque farce. By upping the silly and yet still making the gender politics the centerpiece, he robs the story of its impact on both a psychological and political level. He's going for weird and funny, and it doesn't really succeed.
I have to applaud the attempt, though. Some aspects do work. Bette Midler's…
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It's fairly funny!
In a superficial way. This remake stays away from the horror aspects of this classic story, and it focuses itself on humour. And it's a great choice. The central cast are all great, and Frank Oz even manages to mask the rumoured in screen hatred.
Not bad at all.
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This is one of those movies you just love to hate because it goes against everything but none-the-less I love this movie because it is my nightmare come true. Seriously, forget blood and gore this story is true horror. But I cannot bring myself to not love it.
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The Stepford Wives is a trashy misfire, filled with gaping plot holes and lacking the brooding atmosphere and paranoia of the original. However, it's camp fun and the dynamic between Kidman, Rees and Midler's characters proves to be more than entertaining.
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Dark, subversive and wacky... not as bad as I'd been led to believe, with solid performances and top satire with a real sinister side
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I'm not sure it deserves the hate it routinely gets, but this is still a relatively weak movie, even judged on its own merits. There are some decent laughs here and there, though, and the performances are quite strong.
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Rather toothless remake that isn't particularly funny or insightful.
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Dreck
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Diferente.
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An ok film for an evening in I suppose with quite a view moments were I chuckled to myself. There were a few plot holes that caused the film to be disjointed and unrealistic. I wasn't really sold on Nicole Kidman's performance either.
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This version attempted to modernize the original, but in so doing introduced plot holes and altogether ruined it.
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This was ok. Fun enough but seemed a bit lacking at points and had the potential to be a lot better.
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It's fairly funny!
In a superficial way. This remake stays away from the horror aspects of this classic story, and it focuses itself on humour. And it's a great choice. The central cast are all great, and Frank Oz even manages to mask the rumoured in screen hatred.
Not bad at all.
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Part of **No ReWatch November 2012**.
The original novel by Ira Levin and the 1975 film are both dark, frightening thrillers. They have something to say about the shifting gender roles of the Women's Lib era. And the ending of the film will chill you to your core.
In this version, Frank Oz has decided to dispense with a direct remake. Instead, he's aiming for a Tim Burton-esque farce. By upping the silly and yet still making the gender politics the centerpiece, he robs the story of its impact on both a psychological and political level. He's going for weird and funny, and it doesn't really succeed.
I have to applaud the attempt, though. Some aspects do work. Bette Midler's…
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Awful. Misses the point of the novel completely, and loses all the menace and satire in the process.