Lolita

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William M I am a big Nabokov fan. Lolita was the first of his novels that I read, shortly after it came out, and was blown away. I was also big Stanley Kubrick fan; beginning with Paths of Glory. But when I heard Kubrick was making a movie based on Nabokov's novel I thought it was doomed to fail. Lolita is not the least bit cinematic - it has virtually no plot and the subject matter is disgusting. What saves it from being pure trash is the hilarious and utterly original first-person narration. So when I went to see the movie my expectations were pretty low. But, as it turned out, not low enough. I had to force myself to sit though it. The opening five or ten minutes (that seem like an hour) is almost unwatchable. A long drawn-out unfunny Peter Seller's "shtick" (which was probably largely improvised] that gives the rest of the movie (shown in flashback) away. But that was decades ago. Less than half an hour ago, I re-watched this opening sequence on TCM. It was even worse than I remembered. BTW James Mason, who has absolutely no comic chops, is horribly miscast. This was the teenage Sue Lyons (who played Lolita) movie debut and the critics went crazy over her. If the name doesn't ring a bell the fault is not yours. Her promising movie career went exactly where I thought it would go - straight down the toilet. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/25/25 Full Review Audience Member sometimes books should stay books. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/25 Full Review D. Hunter P It was an interesting and different adaptation from the book. The beats are still there and the acting is very, I think, intentionally over the top. I do have to agree just a little that showing part of the end of the book at the beginning did ruin a little bit of the suspense. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/25 Full Review thiago s filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é mais ou menos, o filme temmuito dialogo para porra nenhuma, erolou muito para nada, no final o maluco queria fugir com lolita e não consegui nada, o filme é praticamente doentio, o cara quer ficar com uma menor de idade, que porra é essa. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/24/24 Full Review Isa B I love this film! It kept my attention for its entire runtime. The story, the acting, the dark comedy. Brilliant! Lolita is a unique work of art. James Mason was marvelous. Petter Sellers delivers an outstanding performance as Clare Quilty. That man was so talented. He does so much with so little with his subtle, seemingly disinterested moves on the dance floor. Hilarious! Sue Lyon made a remarkable debut. She acted like a true veteran thespian. Stanley Kubrick made a great picture in Lolita. I highly recommend! 92/100 Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Mason M A very interesting study on infatuation, Lolita is a great early Stanley Kubrick film. I love Kubrick's 1950s films like Paths of Glory or The Killing, so I was very excited to watch Lolita, and it did not disappoint. Lolita beautifully and subtly tells its story, full of amazing performances, well done dialogue, and great writing, making this an enthralling watch. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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