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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Feb 9, 2003
Pros: The acting in this film is top notch.
Cons: May be too slow-paced for some.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 10, 2011
Pros: Setting, acting
Cons: Tumors
Summary: When I first saw this movie years back, I assumed it was an old film. I mean very old, it being black and white. Of course under scrutiny I'd have to assume Anthony Hopkins was a time traveller for this assumption to pan out. Of course the black and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 8, 2010
Pros: moving
Cons: mawkish, sentimental
Summary: Plot Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins), a Victorian surgeon for London Hospital, is captivated by a carny sideshow in the city's grimy, gas-lit East End. His interest is aroused by an freak show exhibit called "The ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 24, 2010
Pros: Convincing acting.
Emotionally charged.
Touching story.
Cons: He who laughs first, laughs last.
Summary: The Elephant Man (1980) is a movie set in the late 1800’s and is based on the true life story of a monstrously looking man, John Merrick (John Hurt) a sideshow freak who is stared at and ridiculed by the public. A compassionate surgeon, Dr.Treves ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 22, 2009
Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 12, 2008
Pros: Acting, writing, DIRECTING, cinematography, makeup, music.
Cons: NOTHING.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 30, 2006
Pros: Topnotch, acting, writing, direction and cinematography
Cons: For some the slow pace
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 8, 2005
Pros: Strong performances by the two leads; richly expressionistic cinematography with surreal highlights; fascinating themes
Cons: Too deep for Ebert
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 1, 2002
Pros: Remember able, Remarkable, Enlightening, Heart Warming, Compassion Stirring classic
Cons: None.
Summary: ...based on the true story of the physically deformed, truly amazing John Merrick... For the first half hour I just wanted to get as many peeks at "The Elephant Man" as possible. Curiosity. Hopkins and John Hurt were amazing. By the end of the movie I ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 15, 2001
Pros: eerie atmosphere contrasts nicely with the sympathy allowed the main character
Cons: zilch
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 15, 2001
Pros: THIS REALLY WAS A MAN WITH THIS CONDITION. IT MAKES YOU COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS!
Cons: NONE
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 9, 2001
Pros: acting, directing, cinematography
Cons: occasionally gets a little sentimental
Summary: 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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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 28, 2001
Pros: The acting, cinematography, directing, etc., was excellent.
Cons: Might not be suitable for kids under 9 or 10.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 26, 2000
Pros: The actors, the writing, the directing, the subject matter...
Cons: none at all...
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 30, 2000
Pros: Great acting, great direction, beautifully entertaining look at a wonderful human being
Cons: some scenes seem out of place and a bit disturbing
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 9, 2000
Pros: outstanding acting and story line
Cons: none
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 4, 2000
Pros: Based on actual person, powerful acting.
Cons: For selective viewing times.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 28, 1999
Pros: The lead performances, the makeup used on John Hurt
Cons: --
Summary: 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 ... read more
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