American Beauty

[beckabop123]

Ok so I looked back about 10 pages and there weren't any recent topics about this movie, so I thought I'd make one.

I saw this quite a while ago and liked it, but didn't think more of it.
A few days ago I bought it and fell in love with it. The way it makes me think about life is amazing...if you haven't watched it I seriously recommend it.

Anyone else seen it?

[Dreddz]

Good but not great.

[charliepanayi]

It's a really great film, has kind of been forgotten in a way but seeing it again recently reminded me how terrific it was. One of the few films to deserve its Best Picture Oscar.

Curiously though, I note how some of the main people involved in it have seen their careers slide since then (Wes Bentley, Thora Birch), or have barely been in a decent film since (Kevin Spacey) or have directed two films which had Oscar buzz until they were released and everyone saw them (Sam Mendes). The film is perhaps jinxed XD - though Chris Cooper hasn't done badly since then.

[I Took the Red Pill]

One of my absolute favorites. Kevin Spacey's character is smurfing immortal.

[Levian]

Yeah, awesome movie. Haven't seen the first 20 minutes though, it was running on TV and I just got home. Didn't even know it was American Beauty, it just looked interesting.

[The Shoeless Hobo]

One of my all time favourites.

[Gilghamut]

I love that movie, one of my favorite scenes is where Spacey blackmailed that guy in the office before he was released from work.

[Hambone]

I made a thread about this movie some time ago. But yeah, this movie is the <img src="http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif" alt="skull" /><img src="http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif" alt="skull" /><img src="http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif" alt="skull" /><img src="http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif" alt="skull" />.

[Shlup]

It's good, but not very re-watchable. Maybe once every few years.

[Breine]

It's a great movie, and deserved every Oscar it got. Kevin Spacey and Anette Benning are both superb in it. I actually just bought it on DVD, and will probably watch it for the first time in a couple of years next week or something.

[The Watcher]

Great movie, but i watched it at a very bad time in my life.

Watched it once things got patched up, and it is still as wonderful as i imagined it. At first i was a bit taken back at some parts, but overall, a thought provoking, deep impacting, slightly disturbing movie that every kevin spacey dreams of XD
man, he is amazing in that. Mebbe im too young, but he was the only actor i knew, apart from the neighbor army dad. Definitely a role i didnt expect him to be as.

[Nominus Experse]

Definitely one of my favourite movies