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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Lions Gate
EAN: 9781588176943
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1588176940
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 18, 2003
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 11094
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: October 11, 2002
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Totally sexy film about a group of pampered college students who party without end. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 03/22/2005 Starring: James Van Der Beek Jessica Biel Run time: 110 minutes Rating: R Director: Roger Avary
Amazon.com:
A not-quite dazzling array of cinematic tricks (split screens, freeze-frames, running the film backwards, rapid editing, etc.) are used to depict college students floundering in the pursuit of love and meaning. Drugs, blow jobs, pornography, booze, rape, masturbation, '80s pop tunes, beatings, suicide, attempted suicide, faked suicide, loss of bladder control, and trite pseudo-philosophy are on display as pretty young actors with squeaky-clean images (like James Van Der Beek and Jessica Biel) attempt to dirty themselves up. The Rules of Attraction comes to life for about five minutes when an actor named Russell Sams appears for an outrageous restaurant scene, then slumps back into terminal disaffection when he departs. Also featuring Shannyn Sossamon, Faye Dunaway, Swoozie Kurtz, Ian Somerhalder, Kate Bosworth, Eric Stolz, Fred Savage, and many strikingly good-looking young people. The filmmakers are attempting to depict the vacuousness of today's youth but only succeed in portraying the void in their own hearts. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great movie
Interesting look at college-life from the perspective of a few hedonistic students. The book is way better.
Rating: - I'm Attracted To It...
When you read the back cover of The Rules of Attraction it talks about drugs, sex, booze and ultimately chaos, which sums up the movie pretty well. What's interesting about the movie is the way it shows its main characters and never really explodes in to one type of film.
The movie sinks its teeth in dark humor at every turn. From suicides, to attempted suicides, to drug deals gone wrong to twisted characters that seem to enter from every door and hallway, it all carries a certain feel ... Read More
Rating: - The ultimate film about college life
I just watched this movie, and I have to say that I really, really liked it, although I can understand why others don't. This is a cult film, to be sure, and it requires a certain sensibility to see through to the end--the film's blunt force trauma approach to Gen Y college kids will leave lots of viewers cold, unable to muster any feeling for the film's characters. But others will enjoy the comedy of it all. For me, the movie clicked from the very first scene. I totally got what was going on and what ... Read More
Rating:  - For Bret Ellis Lovers
As a huge fan of Bret Ellis' novels, I was especially pleased with this theatrical interpretation. For those who love American Psycho and appreciate movies that hold true to Ellis' work, this is a must-see to be sure.
Rating: - Ellis and Avery are NOT for everyone but this is a PERFECT MATCH
Bret Easton Ellis is a writer that has NO middle ground. You either dislike immediately and not understand what all the fuss is about or you let yourself get drawn into what he is trying to display and go along for the ride. Rules of Attraction may be the least of his three works brought to the big screen but it may have translated the best with the direction of Roger Avary. It is also entertaining to watch beloved TV actors and actresses take roles that are worlds apart from their TV personas. Fans ... Read More
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