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Monster (2003)
Released By: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Patty Jenkins
Language: English
Official Website: http://www.monsterfilm.com/
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: 6/1/2004
Cast: Bruce Dern, Christina Ricci, Annie Corley, Charlize Theron, Pruitt Tayor Vince, Lee Tergesen
Published ID: 353874
UPC: 043396055520, 043396089587, 687797202345, 687797202369,
Plot: Model-turned-actress Charlize Theron leaves her glamorous image behind for this gritty drama, in which she plays a disturbed prostitute who becomes a serial killer. Aileen Wuornos (Theron) was a woman who survived a brutal and abusive childhood in Michigan to become a thick-skinned but emotionally damaged adult. Homeless most of her life, Wuornos subsisted by working as a street prostitute; later, when she was in Florida, down to her last five dollars and pondering suicide, she stopped into a bar for a beer. There, Aileen met Selby Wall (Christina Ricci), a woman in her early twenties who had been sent to live with relatives after her Christian parents became aware of her lesbian lifestyle. Selby is immediately attracted to Aileen, and while Aileen tells Selby she's never been in a lesbian relationship, she soon finds herself equally infatuated with her. Selby runs away from her family and moves into a cheap hotel with Aileen, who initially pays the bills by hooking. However, as their money runs low and Aileen finds herself unable to land a regular job, tensions mount between the two. One night, after a john attacks her, Aileen pulls a gun and kills the man. Although her first murder can be categorized as self-defense, Aileen's loathing for the men who pay her for sex becomes so extreme that she begins killing her customers regardless of their behavior. Meanwhile, Selby slowly becomes aware of the full extent of her lover's instability and the bloody consequences of her actions. Monster was inspired by the true story of Aileen Wuornos, whose life and death was chronicled in two documentaries by filmmaker Nick Broomfield, Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer, and Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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One of the most haunting movies I've ever seen
Added 9/30/2009
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3H4SAED05RTIF
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MOST OUTSTANDING DISPLAY
Added 9/16/2009
THIS MOVIE IS AN OUTSTANDING DISPLAY OF SOMEONE WHO ALL THEY WANTED WAS TO BE LOVED BY SOMEONE. FOR WHAT SHE DID FOR HER FRIEND SHOWS NO MERCY AS TO WHY SHE DID WHAT SHE DID. THIS IS AN AWESOME MOVIE AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE THAT LIKES TRUE CRIME STORIES.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Blu-ray Version Don't Buy This!
Added 9/10/2009
I like this film, but the Blu-ray disc is so substandard that it is hard to organize all the negative thoughts I have about it. The general video quality is virtually the same as the standard def version...non of the qualities you associate with HD show up on this disc. The dark scenes are just horrid. The audio is poor and severely out of sync with the picture...in some cases about one second off. If you own the standard def version, do not think the Blu-ray is an upgrade, it is not. Having tried to watch this (and being irritated by it) I would not bother to rent it. I own over 300 Blu-ray discs and this is absolutely the worst. I'm sending it back to Amazon for a refund
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Blu-Ray Version
Added 9/6/2009
I recently purchased the Blu-Ray version of MONSTER and it wasn't good. The dark scenes are horrible which makes it have this grainy look on it. The scenes in the day time are great though. The thing that i absolutely hated was that there is no SCENE SELECTIONS! you have to fast forward throughout the movie. This version needs a lot of work to be a high quality Blu-Ray version
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Blu Ray Version Only
Added 9/1/2009
This movie is obviously an American classic - a beautiful and haunting film.

The Blu Ray is horrible. The detail is substantially less than that of the regular DVD. I would have to say that this is probably one of the worst looking Blu Rays to date and I wouldn't recommend this to ANYONE regardless of the cheap price. This is my last "blind buy" of Blu Rays because lately the quality is just dropping. Let the studios feel the pain and do not buy such garbage.

I got this the same day as the abysmal Gladiator Blu Ray and it's pretty evident studios now think they can release just anything and the general population will buy it. No more for me.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful.
One of the most haunting movies I've ever seen
Added 9/30/2009
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3H4SAED05RTIF
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
MOST OUTSTANDING DISPLAY
Added 9/16/2009
THIS MOVIE IS AN OUTSTANDING DISPLAY OF SOMEONE WHO ALL THEY WANTED WAS TO BE LOVED BY SOMEONE. FOR WHAT SHE DID FOR HER FRIEND SHOWS NO MERCY AS TO WHY SHE DID WHAT SHE DID. THIS IS AN AWESOME MOVIE AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE THAT LIKES TRUE CRIME STORIES.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Blu-ray Version Don't Buy This!
Added 9/10/2009
I like this film, but the Blu-ray disc is so substandard that it is hard to organize all the negative thoughts I have about it. The general video quality is virtually the same as the standard def version...non of the qualities you associate with HD show up on this disc. The dark scenes are just horrid. The audio is poor and severely out of sync with the picture...in some cases about one second off. If you own the standard def version, do not think the Blu-ray is an upgrade, it is not. Having tried to watch this (and being irritated by it) I would not bother to rent it. I own over 300 Blu-ray discs and this is absolutely the worst. I'm sending it back to Amazon for a refund
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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