The Beach

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This was horrible! Painful! The premise seemed to be that this group of people wanted to live out on the island to be different from society but the cast looked like they were transported directly out of MTV's Spring Break show. All perfect bodies and clothes. The plot jumped around with no apparent purpose and the dialog was difficult to understand. If not for the beautiful scenery, the movie would have no redeeming features!

Well it is official, Leonardo has decided to lessen his standards and become one with the money making machine. This is a terrible movie. Not at any point in the movie did I feel that I should care at all about anything that happened to anyone. Everyone was on autopilot, and the story itself seemed to fall flat on it's face. I found it really funny that they had all these people that lived on this island paradise that were trying to escape the parasitic ways of the rest of civilization yet they all still needed batteries, disposable camaras, and gameboys. They were all a bunch of sniveling crybabies. Absolute trash.

This is an extraordinary film, with all the fabulous performance especially DiCaprio, The Beach combine darkness and happiness that i rarely seen and it works so well, The Beach is incredible.

This was the first film Di Caprio made after Titanic and as such you could only imagine the expectations especially from the fangirls back then. It was huge. What bout the movie? Well it is a Danny Boyle film many forget and he is a class act. The Beach is based on a book of the same name and has some stunning picturesque locations(Thailand) but there are no redeeming qualities among any of the characters and the film just sort of...trudges along. You can watch it but there's nothing much to recommend- both Boyle and Di caprio have done far better work.

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Leonardo DiCaprio, in a good portrayal of today's youth, does a 180 degree turn from 'Titanic' in this film which has a communal look, dives into the true aspects of human nature and has a tense climax. The film is directed with a psychological flow of strong plot points by Danny Boyle, who made 'Trainspotting'. Perhaps the film's biggest triumph is that it proves what the world is all about.....that Utopia DOES NOT exist.

I could not sit through this film. Maybe it's British sensibility but I quickly found the voice over narration totally annoying. As the character went through the pacing, I found myself not really caring about him. What a blow hard and naive little puppy. I do not fault Di Caprio's part but I do fault the writing. There is no logic in why this person does what he does unless he's a complete idiot. They walk into a field of marijuana like they are taking a leisurely stroll through Busch Gardens. Parts of Jamaica is like this and the tourist boards knows that. You can't go into certain parts of the island because there are marijuana fields under armed control. And with this film, everything is telegraphed with emotions. There are no surprises and common sense apparently is in extreme short supply. To say that I deplored this is an understatement as it became an insult to the intelligence of even a 5th grader.

I love the adventure and mystery in this film. The thought of there being some special place only few know how to get to is cool. I enjoyed the entire cast, sometimes Leo's acting is a bit overdone, but he did well. The filming is great and captures some beautiful foreign scenery. Which works well with some of the sexy romantic scenes. I think in a way we all wish we could have a little adventure like this. I really didn't enjoy the game FX when Leo's running through the jungle though, that kinda takes the realism out of it.

I went into this movie with rather low expectations, but came out quite pleased. The atmosphere created in it is actually pretty believable, and really demonstrates some of the negatives of tourism, while also showcasing some of the most amazing things about tourism. It also explores a number of other themes such as the impossibility of utopia. I have had a totally changed viewpoint on travelling because of this movie. Also, Leonardo Di Caprio is quite good, no idea what people who say he was bad are talking about. If you have any interest in travel, Thailand, the pursuit of paradise or just appreciate good atmospheres, watch this film. Oh, and the opening scene is one of the greatest opening scenes of any movie ever.