Polyester
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Movie Reviews of Polyester
Movie Review: Polyester
Summary: 4 Stars
I love offbeat movies. This is a low buget John Waters movie. It's a fun watch. It's worth watching the movie again with Water's comments over the film on this DVD. If you like this one, get "Lust in the Dust" also with Tab Hunter and Divine.Movie Review: A cut above for John Waters
Summary: 4 Stars
I always liked John Waters stuff - this seems to be a cut above...even for Divine.Movie Review: Good but not Great...
Summary: 3 Stars
I really like the point of view John Waters comes from when making films, the sleazy, transgressive, exploitative school of movie making. To me though, Polyester seems to be the beginning of Waters' attempt to make more commercially acceptable films, which seems to be the antithesis of the style of flick he's making.
All of the elements are there, the foot fetishist son who breaks women's feet on angel dust highs, the go-go dancing, bo-bo dating, pregnant abortion seeking daughter, the two timing, sadistic pornographer husband, the bright as a burnt bulb ex-cleaning lady turned heiress debutant best friend, and the divine overweight alcoholic scent sniffing mother, Divine. The plot is dementedly trashy and the dialogue is funny for the most part.
But even with all of this, there isn't much in the way of shock or sleaze. It's hard to call a film like this subtle, but for the most part it is. To me the film should play way over the top, but a lot of the performances are way more realistic and subdued. A lot of this has to do with the plot, which doesn't really start moving until the last third of the movie, which plays very incidental. Since the climax is secondary, I think the build up should be more intense, but it's really by the numbers, all weird character traits considering. Practically all of the characters end up doing nothing more shocking than you'd see in 70's and 80's after-school specials.
All in all the film seems to be a good bridge to exploitation and sleaze cinema for those not familiar, but offers nothing new for fans of subversive independent film. At first that seems positive, but when you consider the aim of transgression, to push the envelope to show things considered taboo and sinful, it's really a step in the wrong direction, a step toward mediocre.
Movie Review: Polyester
Summary: 3 Stars
When I received this DVD, I had high expectations. While "Polyester" has its moments, it did not have a strong effect on me. I did not like that Divine was so down and out in this film. Her awful husband, mother and later sutor came off as tactless and cold hearted as evident by their low to non existant character. Waters' later films such as "Hairspray" and "Serial Mom" are much more to my liking. I liked it however, this film is best suited to hardcore fans of John Waters' films.Movie Review: FUNNY
Summary: 3 Stars
THIS FILM IS REALLY FUNNY. DIVINE AS USUAL IS GREAT IN IT. ONE OF MY FAVORITES. THEY SAY SOME REALLY FUNNY LINES. EDITH MASSEY AND DIVINE ARE TWO OF THE FUNNIEST CHARACTERS EVER. THERE'S NOTHING BAD I CAN SAY ABOUT THIS MOVIE. I NEVER GET TIRED OF WATCHING IT! LOVE IT!