Elephant Man

Pros: The acting in this film is top notch.
Cons: May be too slow-paced for some.

I recently was assigned to watch The Elephant Man as a class project part of my Disabilities Awareness Seminar. This black & white version made of this 1980 account of The Elephant Man is a distinctive, visually dramatic, fact-based story about...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing

And cheated of feature by dissembling nature Deformed, Unfinished, sent before my time Into this breathing world scarce half made up And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by ...

Pros: Strong performances by the two leads; richly expressionistic cinematography with surreal highlights; fascinating themes
Cons: Too deep for Ebert

You know that something's up when you come to a film in which Anthony Hopkins is the nice guy and someone else is the freak! Then again, something bizarre is almost always up in a film directed by David Lynch. Historical Background: David ...

Pros: Acting, writing, DIRECTING, cinematography, makeup, music.
Cons: NOTHING.

As I sit down to write this review, my experiences with it from my youth came flooding back. I first saw it as a 17 year old high-schooler at my local movie theater, late one evening. I had seen, and enjoyed, the Broadway play a few months earlier, and ...

Pros: Topnotch, acting, writing, direction and cinematography
Cons: For some the slow pace

The Elephant Man remains a compelling, tragic, interesting and beautifully made film. Never preachy or overly sentimental, it has a lot to show (and tell) about human nature, compassion and how charity, cruelty, fairness, justice and exploitation ...

Pros: acting, directing, cinematography
Cons: occasionally gets a little sentimental

It is with great pleasure that I write about this early effort of David Lynch's, having hated Dune , but greatly enjoying Twin Peaks , and not having seen Lost Highway or Blue Velvet . This is a masterpiece.

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Pros: outstanding acting and story line
Cons: none

THE PLAYERS:
John Merrick (the Elephant Man) - John Hurt
Frederick Treves - Anthony Hopkins
Mrs. Kendal - Anne Bancroft

Based on the final years of John Merrick, this movie offers the opportunity to the viewer to look at...

Pros: The acting, cinematography, directing, etc., was excellent.
Cons: Might not be suitable for kids under 9 or 10.

I saw ‘The Elephant Man’ when it first came out in 1980. I would definitely say that this is one of the best movies that I’ve ever seen. The plot, the acting, cinematography, and direction were excellent.

THE PLOT. This movie is about...

Pros: eerie atmosphere contrasts nicely with the sympathy allowed the main character
Cons: zilch

Beginning with a quote:

"I am happy every hour of the day. My life is full of good. I know that I am loved."

There are an amazingly small number of people in the world who can truthfully make this claim. I know I'm not one of...

Pros: THIS REALLY WAS A MAN WITH THIS CONDITION. IT MAKES YOU COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS!
Cons: NONE

The Elephant Man is a true accounting of the man who had the most horrible disfigurement that I can imagine. His bone structure was so hiddious that he was hounded like a rabid dog, had to hide his face with masks, and to wear clothing to conceal his...

Pros: Great acting, great direction, beautifully entertaining look at a wonderful human being
Cons: some scenes seem out of place and a bit disturbing

Before I saw this film I recognized John Merrick only for his deformities on his body. I was always curious about the bizarre and unknown like David Lynch is. But after seeing how wonderful that man was I can only think about the person underneath the...

Pros: Based on actual person, powerful acting.
Cons: For selective viewing times.

The value of this film and its relevance to mankind will continue throughout generations to come.

Elephant Man is a profound movie that reaches the innermost core of a person's being, causing one to seriously reflect on his ability to...

Pros: The lead performances, the makeup used on John Hurt
Cons: --

This film, produced (in a rare turn at making a movie drama) by Mel Brooks of comic-movie fame, is a biopic of the life of John Merrick, called the Elephant Man because he suffered from a number of horrifying deformities that left him unable to do more...

Pros: Not a boring scene in it
Cons: A little too sad, not for little children

It wasn't the actors and actresses that made me want to see this movie...it was the story line. In this movie, it travels the life of the true story of the Elephant Man. It's a definite tear jerker and will make you want to see it over and over again....

Pros: The actors, the writing, the directing, the subject matter...
Cons: none at all...

This is one of the most moving and compassionate films I have ever had the privilege to watch. I have seen both films regarding John Merrick's life, both are extremely well done, however I prefer this one.

I don't know if it is because of...