Serial Mom

Really funny film,and a great watch.cult classic

I loved watching this movie again after so long. The cast is amazing and the plot is so ridiculous that you can’t help but laugh through the whole movie.

I hesitated to pick p the Blu Ray for a while because it only had one new feature I hadn't seen before - it wasn't like it was a Criterion release. However, the feature in question, which was a conversation between John Waters, Kathleen Turner and Mink Stole is well worth the price. Including tax, $19.11 isn't a lot of money for a Blu-Ray and it is packed with features and featurettes. Most of them, which include interviews with Waters, Ricki Lake, Patricia Hearst, Sam Waterston, Turner and Stole, were from a previous DVD release which I still have. The picture and the sound are much clearer, and somehow watching a Blu-Ray sort of makes me more aware of other images in each scene. I paid more attention to the surroundings than I had before. I had thought of putting on the old DVD and wonder if the same things would be in the frame, but talked myself out of it "They're not putting in new edits or reshooting scenes from 25 years ago, stupid, they've always been there". I gave it 5 stars, of course. I've always thought of it as a 4-star film anyway, but this conversation feature was not only informative and interesting, but it was also very nice and touching. Waters' and Stole's friendship goes back nearly 55 years and it was very sweet watching them reminisce. Kathleen Turner was very witty and seemed like one of the Dreamland gang, not at all as a big star. In fact, Turner relates a story of Michael Douglas being nervous about her doing this film because they were yet to film the sequel to Romancing the Stone. "You're not...you're not doing this one, are you..." "Uh, well, yeah, I am". It's a perfect feature which could only have been made better if Patricia Hearst had also joined in, even though she was only on screen for 15 minutes tops - hmmm.....makes me think of Warhol....I like that. Years ago, I'd resisted the fact that bigger names were appearing in his films because I thought that would rob it of its purity and independent innocence. No such thing. Sure a movie might have a "big star" in it, but there are still hassles not unlike ones which greeted John, Divine, Mink, David, Bonnie, etc., as far back as Multiple Maniacs. Tab Hunter was the big name in "Polyester", yet the neighbors still hated the film crew and actors when they filmed in the middle of a suburban Baltimore block and made way too much noise.

John Waters last truly entertaining film.

I'm weird and this is my all time favorite movie ever. The prank call scene makes me laugh every time like I've never seen it. I know it is not for everyone but this movie is hysterical for people with a decent sense of humor. Don't look for offense and you will probably enjoy it. John Waters nails it with this film imo. I really enjoy it.

funny movie

LOVE THIS MOVIE !!!!!

Funny movie.

Exceptionnel c’est un film culte ! Je recommande vivement

Este dvd es una estafa. Amazon no informa que es código regional 1, y por lo tanto, sólo se puede ver en los EE UU.

Love this film and had not seen in in years so was thrilled when I found it online. Bought it on blu-ray and, after seeing what other reviewers had written about the transfer quality, I wasn't expecting it to be great. To be fair the picture quality is not that bad, most definitely watchable. We have to keep in mind that these films were not made to high definition quality that we are used to now. The film is brilliant though, one to watch if you like humour with a darker edge.

まだVHSテープのレンタル屋だった時代に繰り返しレンタルしては夢中になって観ていた映画です。 これを面白いと思えない人は、笑いのセンス皆無です。

Wie wohl alle John Waters Filme ist auch dieser hier absolut Geschmackssache. Sicherlich als rabenschwarze und bissige Satire gedacht und auch umgesetzt, darf man den Film dennoch nicht zu ernst nehmen. Einige Zuschauer würden dann nämlich den Eindruck bekommen, dass Kathleen Turner ihre Rolle nicht "witzig mörderisch", sondern "grausam mörderisch" spielt und den Film falsch interpretieren. Seit Jahren habe ich nun auf eine gute deutsche Veröffentlichung gewartet, die UNIVERSAL mit dieser Blu Ray auch gelungen ist. Lediglich auf Extras wurde komplett verzichtet, was sehr schade ist, denn so ein Film hätte sicherlich eine Menge Potential geboten. Und wenn es nur Trailer, Outtakes o. Ä. gewesen wären. Dafür bietet Amazon den Film aber auch für unschlagbare 5,99 Euro auf Blu-Ray an! Für jeden Fan also ein absoluter Pflichtkauf! Ich selbst lege auch viel Wert auf eine gute Synchronisation, obwohl ich Filme und Serien so oft es geht in englischer Originalsprache schaue, weil die deutsche Synchronisation eben meistens furchtbar schlecht ist, aber in diesem Fall finde ich sie sehr gelungen. Die Stimmen passen und es geht kein Humor und Bissigkeit verloren. Zu empfehlen ist natürlich dennoch die englische Fassung... Alleine schon, weil Kathleen Turner eine fantastische Stimme hat. Film: 5 von 5 Punkten Bild/Ton: 4,5 von 5 Sternen Schauspieler: 4,5 von 5 Sternen Cover/Artwork: 3 von 5 Sternen Extras: 1 von 5 Sternen Deutsche Synchronisation: 5 von 5 Sternen Preis: 5 von 5 Sternen (5,99 Euro Blu-Ray beim Erstellen der Rezension) Rechnerisch sind das zwar keine 5 Sterne, aber der Film ist einfach zu empfehlenswert und das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis einfach zu gut, um die Wertung schlechter ausfallen zu lassen. Ich beende meine Rezension mit einem Zitat von Beverly Sutphin "Life doesn't have to be ugly / Das Leben muss nicht hässlich sein" :D