I did not like this movie at all

come on, any opinions?

Nudity over the top! You got to be kidding. Compared to movies nowadays it was pretty tame. If you don't like it don't watch it. It was a fascinating character study -- you sound like a prude. The fight scene between Nicholson's character and Ann-Margaret was hilarous!

Both of these guys are jerks especially Nicholson. That is the whole point of the film and it offers insight into their narcissism. It is done in an entertaining, sophisticated and intellectual way that is today completely lacking in male gross out comedies like 'Hangover' etc. This ranks as one of Nichols and Nicholson best and it shows the progression or devolution of Sandy and especially Jonathan over a 25 year life span. It is a great film a real one of a kind and entirely worth it.

What over-the-top nudity? There was hardly any of that stuff at all.

It is, however, a rather dull and dramatically weak movie sort meandering its way towards the end with lots of "sophisticated" topical dialogue going on that was probably supposed to be "cutting edge" at the time or whatever. I can´t really think of a single truly memorable, effective scene in the whole movie and the "insight" it strives to give, doesn´t look or sound particularly compelling. Not very successful as a character study; Nicholson and Garfunkel always remain kinda like ciphers (the former´s performance isn´t nearly as great as in Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail or The Passenger). Mike Nichols always was a mediocre director who started off by striking oil with his debut Who´s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, the success of which had plenty more to do with Albee and Burton and Taylor than him. The Graduate is somewhat overrated as well.



"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan

The film is "realistic" in the sense that it shows several unlikable characters tearing each other apart. And in that sense, it's a lot like Closer.

I am reminded of what van Gogh thought of realism. (Bear with a minute, I'm not trying to be pretentious.) When asked if he could do anything realistic like other artists were doing, he did a painting in a realistic style of a pig's head.

His point? Reality is ugly. Art should exalt its subjects.

I see this film and think the writer must have a terrible view of human nature. The characters are all remarkably shallow and self-absorbed. And in that sense it's just like Closer. People are friendly and good only when they want something, and then they get bored with that.

I lasted for about 30 mins. before giving up on it getting any more interesting. I was not offended by any explicit sexuality or exposure. I was offended by, well, rather pointless drivel. Sorry, Nichols/Nicholson/Garfunkel.
Ok, so they (the characters) are chauvinists. Ok, so people behave badly. Drawn-out dialogue between shallow people isn't really that engrossing to me. And for comparisons to Closer -- well, I couldn't stand that either! Haha. Lame peoply behaving lamely. Next.
(And, while I'm at it -- I also don't understand why, when a poster on a board expresses that they don't like a film/actor/director, some people respond w/, "If you don't like it, don't watch it!" Huh? Why shouldn't criticisms be expressed and discussed? I'd rather not have IMDB be just some kind of love-fest. That would be almost as boring as Carnal Knowledge!)

The movie was not about "just screwing ladies and explicitly talking about it." It is a movie with themes and characters that are timeless - I have to disagree with a few posters who say it is completely dated.

I have known plenty of people who act like Nicholson and Garfunkel in the film. The two main characters play off each other very well - they reinforce each other's weaknesses and self-destructive behavior, as they both also hurt various women.

However, I also disagree very much with the poster who claimed that the women in the movie are merely passive victims. They were most certainly not merely passive victims, but contributed to and encouraged the various relationships with the two men. Not all of them merely took punishment from the men - they also dished it out at times.

This movie is one of my favorites, in part because I recognize behavior in the various characters in people I've known, but also because it addresses themes that are important and seldom-addressed in movies. I think the actors do a good job with portraying characters that often engage in very unflattering behavior. That is not easy at all.

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