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By Robert C (1,701) on 04 Apr 2009

Incredibly flawed and not nearly as good as it seemed 23 years ago, but I still rather like it…

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By Steve V (140) on 15 Feb 2009

Absolute Beginners is a fun, if un-even film. It's visually stunning and well worth the watch if you have a big screen home theater…

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By Tio B (201) on 22 Aug 2008

Such a gem. . . . I consider myself lucky to have seen this in the Ziegfeld theater (NYC) when it first came out. . . .discover it for yourself…

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By Ericka G (11) on 19 Aug 2008

I typically dislike musicals adapted to film, but this is one rare exception (Carmen Jones and Grease are the others I enjoy)…

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By Lindsay Michelle (3) on 26 Jul 2008

Mmm, David Bowie. Love the randomness of this comedy. The plot was a little shaky, but the acting was awesome! Kind of crazy but fun to watch…

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By Stephen C (1,119) on 22 Jun 2008

This film was unfairly given a right hammering by the Critics when it first came out in 1986…

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By Alexis L (81) on 08 Mar 2008

It's the 80's recreating the 50's…

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By Private U (13,627) on 24 Jan 2008

This is one of my favourite films. That doesn't mean it's a great film... hell, it might not even be a good film…

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By Tara H (294) on 12 Jan 2008

Based in Colin MacInnes' novel about London life in 1957, when post-war austerity was shifting towards multiculuralism and youth culture…

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By Dean B (197) on 12 Jan 2008

When they called it 'Absolute Beginners', little did I realise that they were referring to the filmmakers…

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By Alan H (304) on 11 Jan 2008

Saw it on TV yesterday and reminded me how good it is. Quite camp - but then its a musical…

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By Aidan H (393) on 30 Oct 2007

Bears no relation to the book, or film making for that matter…

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By Emily P (277) on 30 Jul 2007

What a glorious 80s technicolor mess. For those who can't get nearly enough choreographed knife fights…

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By Lucy E (23) on 30 Jul 2007

What a glorious 80s technicolor mess. For those who can't get nearly enough choreographed knife fights…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 28 Jul 2007

Though the film is flawed, it's still underrated as an exploration of a crucial era of London's pop culture, and the eccentric cast (including…

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By Maria F (88) on 15 Jul 2007

The 50's,80's style. Julien Temple's cinematic interpretation of the cult novel has more pro's than con's…

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By Amy W (351) on 24 Jun 2007

Oh, how I wish this movie had been good. I love Bowie, and musicals, and '60s music, and 80s movies...but this is so bad…

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By Gill M (9) on 12 Jun 2007

It's not a good movie, but it's still one of my favorites. Love the soundtrack…

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By Jens S (711) on 10 Jun 2007

Probably a case of you had to be there…

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By Gordon R (136) on 09 Jun 2007

Great music movie. Loved this one as a young mod in the 80s…

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