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I wanna ride with that Thunderbird...
Alien made the director Ridley Scott famous, Blade Runner made him the king of adult science fiction. Thelma & Louise made him a bloody genious. No one else didn't want to do this movie expect Scott! They didn't think there could be enough potential in a story about two women and a thunderbird. That is really interesting. Ridley Scott took the challenge and has done a wonderful work. Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon are both perfect in their roles. The silent changing of these two characters is done smootly in the film without underlining. You really start to feel what they feel as the movie goes on. There is no doubt that they are good guys, even then when they rob that store and when they blow up that perverts truck. Harvey Keitel as a honest policeman makes a great role also. Brad Pitt was annoying at first but what the hell, he IS the character he is playing. I hate the fact that some people dislike this film because there are women in the mainroles, and men are left to the background. I think that is just the power of this movie. Geena&Susan are doing their roles with a good taste, as well as the whole film.

Scott is the master of visuals. Movie looks very good, every frame is planned. The plot is kinda simple but Scott makes it work. He is not making it too emotional or too artistic. It is a real fine mix of entertainment and serious filmaking. Music plays also an important role in this film. It is full of positive songs, and Hans Zimmers original score with slide guitar is stunning. After you have seen Thelma&Louise you just want to feel that freedom and that road by yourself. No other roadmovie before this haven't painted the landscapes and the enthustiasm of driving and getting away so well. This is a dramatic story about finding yourself and finding that true meaning of frienship that is eventually all that counts. I'm sorry but I can't think anything bad about Thelma&Louise. It gets better every time you watch it...that is a promise!

DVD was a good experience, the original widescreen ratio makes the movie to look suberb. There is also lots of special stuff on the DVD. For example Scotts commentary track and alternative ending.

The Ultimate Road Movie!
This is an instant classic. Controversial and creating two instant female American icons. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis are nothing short than perfect as Thelma & Louise, both creating equally likable and complex characters. Considered to be a female buddy road-trip movie, but this film is much, much more, mainly because of the excellent multi-layered screenplay. Ridley Scott directed an instant American classic. Some scenes are now considered classics, such as the ending. The 'male' part of the cast are all excellent, Harvey Keitel and Michael Madsen are great. Brad Pitt is also a stand-out in the role that shot him into stardom. Extremely entertaining and even poignant near the end. This one is in a category all of it's own. From a scale of 1-10 I give this film an 8!

"We're fugitives now, right? Let's start behaving like that"
Thelma & Louise is one of those unfortunately all too rare movie gems which really engages the viewer. Watch it with a good friend and you'll find yourselves energised by the zest for life displayed by Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon in their stand out performances. Like Thelma and Louise, you'll want to ditch your jobs for the weekend and beg, borrow or steal a classic convertible car, before setting off on a road trip adventure along the USA's dusty mid-western highways.

The premise of the film is simple - put two ordinary people in an extraordinary situation and watch what happens as events start to snowball. Davis's bored housewife and Sarandon's diner-waitress are typical of thousands of women the world over. A chance encounter on the way to a run-of-the-mill weekend holiday in the mountains starts a chain of happenstance that thrusts the two friends into a situation where there are no signposts and no rules.

Thelma & Louise is often classified as a 'chick flick', but this is perhaps somewhat misleading. Certainly it is true that this is a film about two women, and the men in the story are shown as ineffectual or lacking in understanding (although watch for an entertaining appearance by Brad Pitt in what is regarded as his breakthrough role). However one of the main themes dealt with is the emotive and perennially grey area surrounding attempted rape and how the reporting of it is dealt with - this is clearly not the fluff and insubstantiality usually associated with chick flicks. Despite this and despite the outcome of the film (which on one level could be viewed as tragic), the brilliant and insightful cinematography of Ridley Scott leaves the viewer upbeat and with a tremendous sense of freedom.

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