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![]() What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962
![]() Mildred Pierce
1945
![]() Female Trouble
1974
![]() Polyester
1981
![]() Serial Mom
1994
![]() Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan
2006
![]() Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
![]() Strait-Jacket
1964
![]() Pink Flamingos
1972
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?(Movie), Mildred Pierce(Movie), Female Trouble(Movie), Polyester(Movie), Serial Mom(Movie), Mommie Dearest: Life with Joan(Movie), Madonna: Truth or Dare(Movie), Strait-Jacket(Movie), Pink Flamingos(Movie)
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this sounded like an interesting film when i picked it up for cheap at some fly in the wall store. kind of a drama/thriller/horror film. and a true story none the less. well i watched it and it was raelly just a fucked up bio pic. with a few horrific child abuse moments thrown in. it wasn't anywhere near as good as i was expecting. why i was expecting so good i don't know. but in the end it was just okay. slightly boring, slightly repetitive, slightly on ok time filler. the acting is pretty decent and probably the best thing about this film. i'd recommend it if you haven't seen it and you've... read
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it is a fascinating phenomenon, they cast a great actress to play a great actress and the result is one of the worst acting performances ive ever seen. the material here is weak, but it was definitely something that could be elevated by a great performance, instead it crashes and burns with some of the most intense overacting put to film. i could see the campy over the top performance working if joan crawford was known for really chewing the scenery, but for most of her career she was one of the more nuanced actresses of her era. it wasnt until the end of her career that she really started... read
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