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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 62444
Released: August 5, 2008 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/05/2008 Run time: 119 minutes Rating: R
Description of Fatal Attraction:
The date movie of the late 1980s, this had everyone arguing in the aisles. Does Michael Douglas deserve the unwanted attention he and his family are receiving at the hands of loony stalker Glenn Close? After a weekend extramarital affair with colleague Close, he returns home to wife Anne Archer, and Close becomes progressively angrier. You might even say she is boiling bunny mad.
Directed by Adrian Lyne, this is not your average thriller, as it garnered six Academy Award nominations. The plot is too obvious, but the dialogue rings true and the intense performances hold the story together. Anne Archer deserves kudos for side-stepping cliché as the strong but frightened wife, and Close is a scream as she chews up the scenery.
The film's original ending, which was reshot after poor preview screenings, has been added to the video release. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Fatal Attraction Reviews:
Gift 
2008-11-30 - My daughter had never seen this movie and for some reason had missed it on T.V. So I purchased it for her. She said it is one of her favorites and the quality of the dvd was excellent.
Just Remeber that Men Can Unravel As Well
2008-11-13 - This was a slick thriller that was hard to look away from.
It was awfully warm and fuzzy watching an attractive family that had it all. It was equally chilling watching things melt down as Alex refused to let go.
As for Ellen and her haircut, I have never lost any sleep over it. However, I will point out that Adrian Lyne has a habit of casting offbeat kids. I though Erik Per Sullivan was great in Unfaithful, although from a strictly physical perspective he was not the cutest child. It is hard telling, but perhaps Lyne does not want overly beautiful children upstaging his adult stars or storylines.
I loved Fred Gwynne's cameo role as Dan's boss. It was a shame that Gwynne was so typecast early in his career and that he only had a short list of serious film roles.
My only real concern about Fatal Attraction is that some people perhaps walked away with the verdict that women are crazy. We all need to bear in mind that men can just as easily unravel. In the late nineties in Toledo there was a terrible "Valentine's Day Massacre" in which a man suffering from unrequited love left a far bloodier trail than the one you see in this movie.
I wish this type of thing only happened in films, but men and women alike need to be on guard and realize that an unstable "admirer" could potentially melt down. Forewarned is forearmed.
Lost a bit of it's spark over the years but still good 
2008-09-26 - I remember when the film came out. Film goers were talking about it.
Of course, the memorable lines & scenes.
To me it has lost a bit of it's edge over the passage of 21 years.
Well acted by the 3 principles.
1 THING I HAVE ALWAYS HATED ABOUT IT & STILL BOTHERS ME TODAY. What was the deal with the kid Ellen's hair? I THOUGHT IT WAS A GIRL BUT WITH THAT BOYS HAIR CUT? A boy named Ellen?
Some good extras on the DVD. Having the laser disc of the film I had already scene the "original ending" to the film.
At the height of Michael's successful film streak in the 1980's. With the purchase of this DVD I now have the 3 roles of Glenn's I like, besides this 1 "Air Force One" & "101 Dalmatians".
`Don't ignore it" JUST IGNORE THE KID'S HAIR CUT.
Pure '80s gold that simply won't be ignored.
2008-08-13 - It is totally campy by today's standards, but it caused quite a sensation back in 1987. Glenn Close plays Alex Forrest, a mentally unstable career woman who has a one night stand with Dan Gallagher, a successful husband and father. After two nights of extremely bizarre love making (kitchen sink, anyone?), Dan decides that it is time to call it off for good. Big mistake. Alex Forrester teaches him a lesson he'll never forget...this film is responsible for the term "bunny boiler", by the way. Soon, Dan's wife gets in on the fun, and it all leads up to that disturbing, overwrought - and terribly cliched - climax.
One thing is for sure: you never know who to root for in this film. I go back and forth between Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. I can't decide. I mean, he's the jerk that cheated on his hot wife, knowing that he has a wife and a little girl at home. In a way, I think he deserves it. There are times when I smile with glee as he is forced to suffer the consequences to his actions - Mwahahahaha! But then I think, "Geez, Glenn Close. You're one scary ho! Go on with your power hair, you demented skank! Leave that man alone! What did the rabbit do to you, you whore?! Glenn! Give me the knife! Stop cutting yourself, Glenn! Alright, Anne Archer. Blast her." It's easy to switch allegiances with the characters in this film. That's part of the fun of FATAL ATTRACTION, if you can get past the hilarious love-making scenes, which include Michael Douglas constantly, OBSESSIVELY sucking on Glenn's saggy boobs every chance he gets! EVERY love scene, he goes straight for the boobs. That's all she is to him. Just one big boob to suck. Anyways, if you can get past THAT, then you'll have the time of your life. I wasn't kidding when I said it has camp value, but it is still disturbing as well, don't get me wrong. If I learned one thing by watching this film, it's that I will NEVER, EVER cheat on my wife. EVER. And that's a good thing. I'll bet you anything that this film has saved marriages. After this film, you know why THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTRY is one of the top 10. Whew...
All in all, it's an eighties classic with important moral lessons thrown in with lots of psychotic activity, kidnapping, bunny boiling, and boob sucking.
Adrian Lyne would explore this territory again in 2003's UNFAITHFUL.
[4.5] Men...all the more reason to never cheat on your wife
2008-08-10 - It is no doubt that Fatal Attraction is a classic, and fatal attraction are two words you've most likely heard at some point in life even if you haven't watched the film. Without even going into details I will already say this is a must-see movie, basically for anyone who likes good movies in general. If you are into thrillers then the experience will be all the better. It is certainly entertaining to a point, but I must admit from a guy's point of view, every time I watch this it confirms that I will never cheat on my wife when my day of marriage arrives. While this is a film and it probably exaggerates the situation to a degree, nevertheless the near perfect acting create convincing situations that make this movie feel very real. Well, Dan's wife was probably a little too easy on him in the end, but that's just my opinion.
Fatal Attraction has a lot going for it that has made it a memorable classic. Michael Douglas and Glenn Close give superb performances. The affair they encounter is played out very well, as is the extreme obsession Alex (Glenn Close) continues to have for Dan when they part ways and he returns to his family. As mentioned earlier, the obsession is a bit ongoing at times, but still believable and is what makes Fatal Attraction what it is. Glenn Close can become downright scary at times with her obsession. Constant phone calls and stalking are just the tip of what this woman does, and eventually almost anything seems possible and creates a lot of fun, and yet scary suspense throughout the movie - which only increases to the climactic ending.
I'm not sure I would say Glenn Close steals the show, because Michael Douglas does a teriffic job too. Caught as the man in the middle, his frustration only heightens when he discovers that Alex is pregnant and refuses abortion. As smart as he is and as much as he tries to hide the truth from his wife, there is just no going around it - the truth is revealed. He was not sloppy in his efforts, it just goes to show what goes around comes around and there is no escaping it.
This is a great movie that is both entertaining and (though probably not the intention, but nevertheless) makes a loud statement about cheating on your spouse and its consequences. Though containing sex, nudity, language and violence, Fatal Attraction never glorifies any of it and uses it only when necessary to make a very good, believable film.
Acting - 5
Characters - 4.5
Story - 4.5
Suspense - 4.5
Overall - 4.5
