Gary Ross has written some very charming and funny films over the years. He wrote the delightful Big, with Tom Hanks as a young boy trapped in a 30-year-old's body, and the enjoyable Dave, with Kevin Kline as a man who's hired to ...
Pros: Different, entertaining Cons: Not appropriate for children under 13 due to frequent sexual reference
Pleasantville is one of my all time favorite movies, and a recent addition to our movie library. Who’s Who in Pleasantville: Tobey Maguire as David and Bud Reese Witherspoon as Jennifer and Mary Sue William H. Macy as George ...
Pros: interesting visuals. someone got a good performance out of Jeff Daniels! Cons: a little over-emotional at points.
David Wagner (Tobey MacGuire) and his twin sister Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon) are both children of the 1990's, but they are as different as can be. While Jennifer is super-cool and rather promiscuous, David is obsessed with the world of 50's black and...
Pros: Its beautifully made with a wonderful story Cons: n/a
This film is all about David (Tobey Maguire) and his sister Jennifer (Reece Witherspoon). They are from a broken home and are two totally different characters. David is intelligent, unassuming and totally addicted to an old 50’s television show,...
Pros: imaginative story, good performances Cons: some obvious symbolism, a teeny bit simplistic
David and Jennifer are 90s American high school seniors whose parents are divorced. Although twins, they couldn't be more different. Jennifer is "cool", "popular", and tough. David is, well, not any of those things. He's a shy,...
Pros: Good parable. Cons: The moralizing gets way too heavy-handed at times.
In one of my favorite songs by them, the Talking Heads attack the concept of heaven. Lyrically, David Byrne dismisses heaven as "a place where nothing ever happens". Typical Byrne cynicism to be sure, yet that same concept seems to be what the makers of...
Pros: Special effects; Performances;Soundtrack; the fact that the story can be taken at different levels Cons: Some may find the sex over-emphasized; occasionally loses sublety
As the movie begins ("Once Upon a Time" in the credits), we're introduced to two true children of the '90's; brother and sister Jennifer and David. They come from a broken home, face a grim future, faced with such problems as a weakening economy and ...
Pros: Awesome visual design, great cast, unique concept Cons: Metaphors can be heavy-handed at times
1998's Pleasantville is a charmingly executed parable about introducing change to a closed society, and the ripple effect that even the smallest changes can produce. Siblings David (Tobey Maguire) and Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon) are polar ...
Pros: enjoyable, funny, a real treat Cons: a full two hours long (longer than some kids movies)
When Pleasantville first came out in 1998, I really wanted to see it in the theaters. But my husband didn't so it was added to the list to see when it comes out on video.
Well, instead of watching it on video, it was playing on...
Pros: Deep and Emotional Look at "Original Sin" Cons: If You're the Butt of the Joke, You Won't Get It
If you saw the poster, watched the trailers or read the video box for Gary Ross’s 1998 movie Pleasantville, you probably have a pretty good idea what it’s about: two teenagers from the real world of our time get "zapped" into a 1950s black and...
Pros: Wonderful story and acting; deep symbolism & poignant nostalgia Cons: Previews of the movie when it was released to theaters simplified it,
When the week of September 10th started for me, I was just beginning a long awaited vacation. I had plans. I was going get some writing in and I was going to go up to Vegas for a couple of days, taking full advantage of the 45 minute airplane flight from...
Pros: Promotes a good mental attitude.
Funny with good performances. Cons: Somewhat maudlin at points.
Picture a world of black and white that lives on an invisible agenda, a way of life that was assigned to all the citizens from some unseen force. They go about business as usual, always, and never break routine. Never, because they don't know how to. ...
Pros: An original enjoyable fantasy Cons: Most of the actors look too dreamy in their parts
The Plot:
When David (Tobey Maguire) fights over the TV remote control with his twin sister Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon), they accidentally smash it to bits. The TV won't work without it. This causes a minor tragedy. Jennifer will miss...
Pros: For a deeper look into psychological motivations of adolescents, transformation takes on COLOR ! Cons: none
Sometimes a word needs to be re-defined in order to properly assimilate the constructs built around it. Webster’s dictionary defines ‘pleasant’ as agreeable and ‘mythology ’as the study of legends and stories. A writer who worked in ...
Two modern American teenagers are sucked into their television set and end up living in a black-and-white fifties sitcom. Bewildered by their new worl...More at Family Video
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