Pros: Powerhouse performances, Brilliant script, Relevant topic Cons: Some content and characters a bit exaggerated
This is my entry into Epinions member dbcint's* The Quote That Makes The Movie W/O. The objective is to write a review of film in which there is a memorable quote that basically sums up the contents of the film. I chose for my entry, one of the most ...
No one gripes more about the wasteland of television (and when Network was released, there were only 4 major networks with smaller, typically UHF channels for larger localities) than the people who make it. Every profession has its nay-sayers, ...
Pros: hilarious, poignant, surreal, prophetic Cons: outdated production values
I saw this film, back in 1976 when it was released, and couldn't believe my eyes. Never before had a movie struck me with such power and brilliance. Never before had I been hit right between the eyes by the anger and poetry of satire. Growing up in ...
Pros: One of the best satires ever written for the screen Cons: Some might say it is dated and too exaggerated
I was talking to my dad just the other day about what some of the most memorable screenplays of all-time are. Given that we were not allowed to talk about adapted screenplays, I found it very, very difficult to come up with screenplays that were ...
Pros: Legendary cast performances, superb direction, great dialogue and script Cons: Some tend to overact, romance unnecessary, controversial
Whether you classify this classic as a dark satire or if you look at it from a controversial dramatic point of view, one thing is certain, Network is nothing short of brilliant as it works on all levels of filmmaking, from Sidney Lumet’s direction to ...
Being a fan of UHF, I’ve been watching some of the movies that I know have been parodied (or, at least, referenced) by “Weird Al” Yankovic. One such movie is Network, known for it’s “I’m mad as hell” line, which Yankovic referenced. Network revolves ...
Pros: Timely to an unnerving degree. Cons: Dark with little hope.
Howard Beale was a top network news anchor for years. He was valued, tried, tested and true, and held in high regard not only by his competitors but in equally high regard by his audience.But time offers love briefly and one can only descend from ...
Pros: Performances, story, direction. Cons: Monologues can grow old.
Sidney Lumet's Network (1977) is so skillfully crafted that its more dramatic scenes can sneak up on viewers and bite them in the ass -- hard. It is a satire on the American media but demands that its characters be taken seriously. The ...
The film is a seriously dark satire of the news media and stars the late Peter Finch as news anchor Howard Beale, a long-respected (but increasingly boozy) news veteran for the fictitious UBS network, who calmly announces on-air one night that he plans ...
Pros: Timely content, not dated. Superlative acting. Cons: Strong language.
§ Opening Network opens with an anecdote—“Did I ever tell ya that one before?” UBS news exec Max Schumacher (William Holden) is telling his friend and associate Howard Beale (Peter Finch), “I was ...
Pros: acting, monologues, direction Cons: unnecessary subplots
Now that the FCC will allow giant corporations to control multiple media outlets in one city, we can sleep soundly knowing that a few men in suits will decide what entire cities believe to be the truth that comes from their newspaper or newscast. And peo ...
Pros: An amazing cast, tense, tight direction, one of the best screenplays ever written Cons: It's all true
When Network was released in 1976, who could have predicted that it would all come true? The insanity presented in the film now surrounds us. Television is filled with psychics, trash talk shows, mad prophets, and mindless dreck.
Karl Marx...
Pros: tremendous acting, wicked dialogue Cons: some may find the film too dark and angry
Television has been the victim, so to speak, of a number of self-righteous attacks, in diverse mediums such as commentaries,
books, fiction, and even on television itself. Most of these attacks centre around the idea that TV exploits the players on...
Pros: Incredible acting; Intelligent plot; Powerful message Cons: Not enough focus on Finch's character
Network was a relatively unknown film to me up until a few years ago. You can pretty much ask anyone if they've seen it and they'll probably tell you they've never even heard of it. This is unfortunate, because Network deserves to be recognized for the...
Newscaster Howard Beale has a message for those who package reports of cute puppies, movie premieres and fender benders as hard news: I m mad as hell,...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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