Thelma & Louise
1991 Directed by Ridley Scott
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Somebody said get a life... so they did.
Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and self-strengths in the trying times.
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71/100
Saddest thing about this film is that it'd still seem gutsy if a major studio released it today. Louise's righteous fury just before she pulls the trigger ("In the future, when a woman's crying like that, she isn't having any fun!") has lost none of its accusatory power; that the shooting is unjustified, in response to a crude insult after the immediate danger has passed, is crucial, and it's hard to imagine how it escaped being altered during development. Plus, let's count all the major motion pictures that were subsequently made about two complex women who oh are we done counting already no I'm afraid Bride Wars doesn't qualify. I'm even somewhat inclined to forgive T&L's one massive flaw,…
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Still love this movie. Funny and sweetly sad.
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I think I'm a little too into this movie.
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What's not to like about this one? Two small town women heading up to a cabin in the woods for a weekend of fishing are suddenly on the roadtrip of their lives after an evening of drinking and dancing at the Silver Bullet turns deadly. Basically the film adaptation of my life.
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Post-Prometheus, I was espousing the opinion to a friend that Ridley Scott had only ever made two really good films in the course of his career - Alien and, surprisingly enough, Matchstick Men - when she asked, but what about Thelma & Louise? She was incredulous that I'd never seen it so after rectifying the situation I have to grudgingly update the total to three. But that's despite Scott's best efforts to drown the film with needlessly flashy visuals and pop video cinematography. But the script and performances are just too good and the film is a blast as result. It's little wonder it's become so iconic. Glad I've finally caught up with it.
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I have no desire to see Prometheus, this is the type of Ridley I love. Two gals fighting the patriarchy not by not shaving their legs but by driving of a cliff.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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I think perhaps time hasn't been too kind to this one. Still a fine, unique, yay women movie but now doesn't seem as "controversial" as when it came out. Still give HUGE props to the courage of that ending.
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Ridley Scott's widely considered to have made two stone-cold classics: Blade Runner and Alien. With Thelma and Louise, he crafted a perfectly told character driven story about friendship and feminism, and one could argue made the third masterpiece of his glittering career.
The film is beautifully shot, scripted, and acted: Saranden and Davis are exceptional in the lead roles, with Michael Madsen and Harvey Keitel offering brilliant backing.
The story of two strong women standing up for themselves and stickin' it to the man is all too rare in mainstream cinema. It reminded me of Made in Dagenham - both films that, if I ever have a daughter, will be thrust upon her and deemed essential viewing en route to…
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La dirección de Ridley Scott es soberbia y la química entre Susan Sarandon y Geena Davis magnífica. Puede que "Thelma y Louise" tenga altibajos en su ritmo (y que la crítica social fuerce algunos diálogos), pero el final es sin duda uno de los mejores de la historia del cine.
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Still love this movie. Funny and sweetly sad.
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What's not to like about this one? Two small town women heading up to a cabin in the woods for a weekend of fishing are suddenly on the roadtrip of their lives after an evening of drinking and dancing at the Silver Bullet turns deadly. Basically the film adaptation of my life.
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I hate it when people refer to this as a "chick flick" just because there are two women in the lead roles. Callie Khouri's screenplay is one of the most intelligent and inspiring in contemporary cinema and should be appreciated equally by both genders.
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I've seen this a bunch of times, but this latest rewatch made me realize how much I actually like this movie. Bumped it from 4 to 4,5. Great story, superb cast and one of the best endings ever.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.