1) A very kinky, subversive ride
2) One of the most vividly underrated films of the 80s
3) Melanie Griffith & Jeff Daniels' wild performances, and Jonathan Demme's tight, surreal direction
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By Steven Flores April 26, 2011 04:45 PM
1. The Feelies as the High School Reunion Band
2. Cameos by John Waters and John Sayles.
3. The opening title song by David Byrne featuring Celia Cruz.
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By Margaret T. April 27, 2011 12:42 PM
1. Melanie Griffith is underrated, and I wish i had her wig
2. The soundtrack is awesome... full of unexpectedly cool songs from the 80s
3. Jonathan Demme went on to make The Silence of the Lambs! Need I say more?
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By Mark May 03, 2011 09:39 PM
1. Ms. Griffith's wig becomes her. Electrifyingly. Anyone ever notice that?
2. Terrific soundtrack and songs accompanying the film.
3. The last quarter of the film plays like a relentless thriller as Ray Liotta closes in.
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By Kris O'D May 19, 2011 03:09 PM
1. Feels like a vision FULLY realized ~ how often can you say that?
2. Ray Liotta fresh off the soaps, like he just knew this was his big chance so he went totally for broke and left it ALL up on the screen
3. Career best performances by Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith
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By Christofer Pierson May 19, 2011 03:37 PM
1. The moment in just after Charlie and Lulu dance to The Willies' (Feelies) cover of Fame, the music turns from red hot to ice cold and Ray, literally, enters the picture. One of the most chilling transitions (from screwball comedy to film noir thriller) in all of the movies.
2. Makes ordinary Americans seem pretty cool. If only America was really like this!
3. Those ridiculous little Bicentennial party hats, especially the way Griffith wears hers.
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By Margaret T. June 09, 2011 11:39 AM
1- Ray Liotta's terrifying peformance. Scary and menacing one moment, funny the next.
2- Melanie Griffith's hair/wig
3-You never know what's going to happen next
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By Dennis August 18, 2011 03:22 AM
1. Demme's direction and the steering he does to bring the film from a light hearted comedy to a full throttle, sweat-inducing thriller (the second half of the film showing us all why he was the right guy for THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS).
2. The honesty in the writing, depicting people speaking like, well, real people.
3. The menacing and completely terrifying performance of Ray Liotta (his work in GOODFELLAS had nothing on this).
“Speaking as a fellow Adam, you, sir, make me ashamed to share the same name. Obviously another pretentious contrarian. What's the matter, more than 500 people know who PTA is, so you don't like him . . .”
“Thanks, Vincent.
I saw this film for the first time, actually, and I thought it was very eerie, haunting, and chilling. It's like a slasher film without the slashing, a horror movie without the . . .”
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