Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Pros: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, George Segal, Sandy Dennis, Story, Direction, everything else
Cons: Nada damn one

“What a dump.” Bette Davis, in some forgotten film Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a film version of the Edward Albee stage play of the same name and has been a part of my video collection for a good many years. The film is not easy t ...

Pros: Superb acting and direction, well translated script
Cons: A little claustrophobic in it's settings

Mike Nichols' film version of Albee's play is a domestic nightmare that will leave you stunned. The acting is top notch and the script bristles with intensity rarely seen outside of live theater. Hollywood super-couple Burton and Taylor are never...

Pros: script, cast, direction, originality, edgy
Cons: talky, lengthy, emotionally draining

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were twice married and divorced, with their on and off romance creating enormous publicity for their dozen (or so) films together. But these films were largely a disappointment: Cleopatra (1963) brought...

Pros: Brilliant and scathing drama
Cons: Unless you're paying attention, you won't get it

I can no longer remember which version of Albee's work I saw first, this film or the play. I know that I've never seen the play live on stage, and I'm not sure that I would have enjoyed the play if I had simply read it first. What confuses me now is...

Pros: stunning, highly intelligent psychological drama. A real classic.
Cons: no widescreen version, mediocre extras, of limited interest to any but aspiring filmmakers.

AUTHOR'S NOTE (11/2000):
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Color me red-faced. In my original review, left intact below, I chastized the manufacturers of this disk for not having a widescreen release of this film, particularly in view of the...

Pros: Richly acted, psychological, funny
Cons: Dark and moody, and too intense for some people

If there has ever been a single film to capture with precision the dark, loud, and drunken nature of a late evening spent with people you know in a bare, professional way, it is "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" The play rolls from soft to...

Pros: ensemble acting; b&w photography; script
Cons: too dark for many; still, at heart, a filmed stage play

“You are cordially invited to George and Martha’s for an evening of fun and games.” So ran the deceptively tame tagline to 1996’s then semi-scandalous Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – a two-hour, seven-minute descent into domestic hell in which the lo ...

Pros: Great script, acting, direction, really polished professionals.
Cons: Like the first little climb before the roller coaster takes off, this starts out deceptively slow.

The one movie that seemed so personal, I almost turned myself in as a "Peeping Tom". Albee a monkey's uncle if this isn't in every filmophile's top 10. This one even gets a great performance from George Segal. Equally fine is Sandy Dennis in an...

Pros: Suspense, dialogues, cinematography, acting, story
Cons: too much dialogue, the timing for suspense wasn't it's best

Our Creative writing class teacher had let us watch "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" during class to show us an example of play dialogue. I had seen this to be a good play, and for a play-inspired film, this was one good film.

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Pros: Not a one
Cons: plot, lines, characters, painful to watch

Today in my media class I was forced to watch the "classic" Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The movie stars Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor who plays his obnoxious wife. At 2AM they have guests over, God knows why. There is no need to summarize the ...

Pros: Great acting
Cons: a real buzzkill

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf is, concievably the darkest film ever to come out of the hollywood system. Elizabeth Taylor, an actress that I usually have little use for, gives a stunning performance as an aging alchoholic married to a proffessor of...

Pros: Terrific movie- acting & script & direction.
Cons: Don't watch this under medication-

This movie will leave you feeling drained but glad you're not Martha & George ( or Nick & Honey for that matter).

The movie revolves around the crumbling marriage of Martha & George (Taylor & Burton in their best pairing together). George is...