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• Virginia Woolf

  • I_Fortuna
  • 4/9/13

  This is not my favorite film and it is a film I really dislike even though the performances are terrific. I have never been able to watch it start to finish in one sitting. I did like the ending, however. I am very sure Ms. Taylor was the opposite of the character she played which makes her performance even more remarkable. Richard Burton is once again, the tragic, darkly, mysterious character. He is brilliant in everything. I find it difficult to believe that there are people who behave this way but I know there are. I cannot imagine treating guests the way they treated this young couple. I am sure I would have left after the first insulting remarks began to fly around the room. This earns a 5/5 from me.

• I'm Really Afraid of the Realism

  • GypsyPi3000
  • 4/9/13

  This movie is so discomforting to watch, but that is why it is so good!! I know I've certainly been around people like this, situations like this, where the tension is so high. You know you need to get out of the way of the volcano that's about to erupt, but you're so sopped with drink, you can only join in. YOU CAN'T ESCAPE! But that's another reason this movie is so good. YOU CAN ESCAPE! It's almost voyueristic. I'm not watching a movie, but I'm watching strangers' lives. And it's quite entertaining because the strangers are quite good at their craft. And I'm quite good at being a fly on the wall.

• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

  • Dashiell Barnes
  • 6/20/12

  The powerful drama which ushered in a new era of filmmaking. The most famous couple at the time, Burton & Taylor, are sensational to watch, the latter winning an Best Actress Oscar. Dennis also won an Academy Award for her supporting performance. The award- winning art direction, cinematography & costumes would have been undeserved unless guided by the debut work of director Nichols. The film is worth viewing just for it's place in film history. I give it a 5/5.

• whos afraid of virginia woolf?

  • jason schaaf
  • 2/28/12

  wow its the second time ive seen this classic of american cinema, and i must say ive never witnessed such stellar acting all the way around. when george segal is the weak link [and george segal is a wonderful actor, truly] you know you are seeing something truly special. miss taylor and miss dennis truly deserved their oscars i mean this is the best performance of lizs career and for sandy dennis to even be remembered in this movie is an accomplishment of a lifetime. i know gary cooper was unforgettable in high noon, but still richard burton was truly robbed of best actor oscar.

• Taylor & Burton Mentally Mean(1966)

  • nshepard
  • 2/21/12

  Martha & George(Elizabeth Taylbor & Richard Burton ) respectively deliver lifetime performances of an academically married couple, who play cruel mind games on each other . They have invited a faculty couple (Sandy Dennis & George Segal)over for an informal social meeting where the games begin. This material is so powerful and destructive, I would recommend viewing by only 18 years and older. The power of thought and repressed social problems are the main thread holding this complex dynamic together. Mike Nichols Director , is in complete command and directs with total authority, as he unwraps the layers of emotions that bind the two main combatants. Extremely profound and current. Ernest Lehmman writies a fantastic and mezmerizing screenplay. Watch carefully from a distance, you don't want to get too involved with these two, you might see a reflection you may not like. 5 stars out of 5. Very powerful film. You have been notified.

• favorate movie

  • ALBERTO
  • 12/26/10

  IF you seen father of the bride, suddendly last summer, cat on a hot tin roof?????????????? How can you not see how in every movie Elizabeth, acting, is fenomenal FROM SWEET DAUGHTER OF SPENCER FROM KATHEREN HEPBURN NICE. WHO WANTS A LABOTOMY TO A SATHBELL, WITH A TOUNGUE AN A PERFECT ACCENT TO MAKE HERSELF GAIN 30 LB. FOR THIS MOVIE EMOTIONS LIKE THAT DO NOT EXIST..... NOT TO MENTION HOW BEUTIFULL SHE WAS SCINCE NATIONAL VELVET YOU KNOW SHE WAS GOING TO BE THE MOST BEUTIFULL WOMAN IN THE WORLD,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

• Who`s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

  • Bill
  • 12/16/10

  I think this is the best acting by Elizabeth Taylor or by Richard Burton. It is as good as it gets for true drama that can be felt right through the screen onto the viewer. Segal and Dennis were workable props that happened to fit the requirements. Make no mistake of the depth Taylor and Burton enveloped their roles into everyday perplexity of wants over needs. Most noted as being Virginia's sycophantic actions and the same eventual happenings in her own real life. Ironic? Uncanny? Get some popcorn, a large beverage and enjoy this ride unfold before you. A five star movie. Needs to be shown more often.

• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

  • Cheryl
  • 6/9/10

  My favorite movie of all time. If you love "drama", this is the movie for you. Liz Taylor at her peak. Sandy Dennis so right for the part she played. Love the black and white "bleakness" of the film. I never get tired of seeing it.....

• best ever

  • rick
  • 11/3/09

  My favorite movie of all time. The acting is brilliant. Can never be done again. Why does it never play on TCM?

• Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

  • Jay
  • 4/12/09

  Taylor's performance is among the greatest of all time. A brilliant film, Mike Nichols does an amazing job. Incredibly written. Brilliant on every level. The cast is tremendous.

• Taylor & Burton's Best

  • Bruce Reber
  • 3/24/09

  I have seen all of the films starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, and to me Virginia Woolf is by far the best one they made together. I have it on DVD (the 2 disc special edition). It is a searing version of Edward Albee's play about a turbulent marriage and the twisted psychological games they (George and Martha) play with each other. When a young couple comes over for a visit, the painful secrets of their own marriage are revealed when they see George and Martha playing their games with each other. At the beginning of the film, Martha asks George which film the line "What A Dump!" is from. When he answers that he doesn't know, she proceeds to re-enact the scene where it is spoken from "Beyond The Forest" (Warner Bros., 1949)with Bette Davis and Joseph Cotten. Of course, that is the film "What A Dump!" is from. Also, the cast list has a couple of errors - the George Segal character is listed as Nick and Sandy Dennis is listed as Honey. I have seen Virginia Woolf several times, and no where in the film do I hear their names mentioned. Taylor won the 1966 Best Actress Oscar for her performance and deservedly so. I don't know if it's true, but I have heard that director Mike Nichols wanted to cast Henry Fonda and Bette Davis in the leads, but changed his mind (supposedly because he thought they were too old). Virginia Woolf is one of the most powerful dramatic films ever made. Four Stars!

• Blistering

  • Monty
  • 6/4/08

  Taylor at her best, and certainly one of the best performances on screen during the 20th century. Not bad from a girl who never had an acting lesson in her life. Burton tops too in this one and of course he lost the Oscar to Paul Scolfield. Hollywood jealousy of The Burtons back in 1967.

• mistake on quote, additional quote

  • Merlyn Schumacher
  • 2/9/07

  the quote from martha should read "I swear if you existed I'd divorce you" another noteworthy quote is from richard burton as George "There aren't many more sickening sights than you with a few drinks in you and your skirt up over your head-heads I should say"

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