| a great little movie (by jimmyplm) |
| I thought this movie was very entertaining. I loved every minute of it. I love nostalgic movies about the 1980's, and this is one of the better ones to come out recently. Courtney Love stood out as the best actress in the movie; she definitely stole the show. I only had one complaint, there were lots of high quality stars, but not enough time devoted to each individual one. Go out and see this one. It is worth the time! :- |
| Stellar ensemble vehicle (by mitch-23) |
| this is one of my all-time favorite movies; as evidenced by my review history, I am not a compulsive reviewer, but decided that if one more movie deserves my shout-out it is this low-profile and vastly underrated effort so I dredged up my registration information which I hadn't used in years; I remember stumbling upon the movie at my local home video rental store nine years ago; I immediately fell in love with this star-jammed vehicle that effortlessly manages to be stridently observant and yet retain a light and joyfully irrelevant touch; some of the reviewers complain that its crowded <more> |
| it is good (by freymaroto) |
| it just a simple movie about guys going to a party and getting it all mixed up, messed up., nice when you see how love works even when we all hide behind the smoke of your cigarette. the quest for love, for fun, for a party is very well portrayed. different characters, different situations, kind of make you feel you are in the middle of the desperation on new years eve, i think 1981 1982 was a great time to place it.the speeches and quotes and the way they develop a love and funny story is very nice. i t has a lot of characters making you crazy going from here to there on new year's eve. <more> |
| 1982 is going to be like the best year ever. (by vertigo_14) |
| I love this movie. Plain and simple, I thought everyone in it did a good job being a giant bunch of twenty-something city kooks, each involved in their own various attempts to find a date, culminating in a New Year's Eve party to ring in 1982. The movie has whole slew of great comedians -- Paul Rudd as Kevin, the depressed and readily available friend of happy-go-lucky Lucy Courtney Love who goes out of her way to cheer up her friend after being dumped by long-time girlfriend, Ellie Janeane Garafolo , the artsy fartsy type. Caitlyn Angela Featherstone Bridget search out dates after <more> |
| Great fun, great movie! (by buff-18) |
| I was skeptical as I sat down to watch 200 cigarettes earlier tonite. I was prepared for the worst. At least I knew I'd get to look at Christina Ricci. But this movie surprised me and left me with a sense of fulfillment for having watched it. I did not waste my time after all!The story takes place on New Year's Eve 1981 and incorporates 3 storylines into one. All the characters are tied together in one way or another and the movie centralizes around the New Year's Eve party and a woman's apartment which no one shows up at until she's drunk and passed out .This tale of <more> |
| Exceptional, You May Love this Movie (by shuba) |
| I'm 37, so I'm about the same age of the people in this period. I had heard bad commentary on this movie and granted my expectations were lowered. Yes, the characters are shallow to a large degree, and the person I watched with got quite bored with this dialoge driven comedy. That being said, it has been a great while since I enjoyed a comedy as much as this. Like an Arthur Hailey novel you constantly bounce around to 5 or 6 parties and their very different issues. I could relate in alot of ways; please remember this is a couple years before the Aids crisis. I never found it to be <more> |
| Dave Chappelle (by enmussak) |
| Mr. Chappelle stands out as usual. Otherwise nothing is really that incredible about this flick. It is one of a couple dozen that come and go in the same fashion every year. I did like the line though, "you're not ugly, you know I don't have ugly people as friends." Mediocre and passable. |
| The title of this movie is so obvious. (by kabanks) |
| As soon as I saw the title of this movie I instantly realized what the title was referring to.Do you remember when Courtney loves character buys her flatmate a carton of cigarettes for his b'day?????Hello?????!!!!There are two hundred cigarettes in a carton. Not really all that mysterious hey? I'm fairly certain when she hands the smokes to him she tells him that he now has 200 cigarettes to get into so smoke up. Does this make a bit more sense now to all those out there that need written directions for everything? |
| Overlooked film that should have been more popular (by giflarosa) |
| "200 Cigarettes" contains some excellent acting Courtney Love, Christina Ricci, and my personal favorite, Martha Plimpton , some great dialogue and humor, and a story that keeps moving and keeps you engaged. Not profound, but a lot of fun in the same way that, say, a William Powell movie from the '30s was.I'm at a loss to understand why the director of this film has directed almost nothing else. Unlike most of what hits the screens, this movie passes an acid test in that it bears watching more than once. Try maintaining interest in, by contrast, the second viewing of <more> |