why was this film even made?

Both films are fascinating to watch and compare side by side, being adaptations of the same novel made simultaneously - I thnk they're as good as each other; it's hard for me to say which of the two I prefer. DL is faster-paced and more of a thriller while Valmont is slower and has more humour to it. Incidentally, production on Valmont began before DL; DL was made more quickly and so was released first.

I actually disagree. I think the fact that Valmont is lighthearted gets to the point of the movie, which is that it's all fun and games until people get hurt. Also, I was really distracted by how OLD (and not attractive) Glenn Close and John Malcovich were. Annette Benning was so sexy in this and I can completely understand how any woman would fall for Colin Firth's charms. Uma Thurman was too old looking and sexy to be the innocent Cecile IMO. The only person in Dangerous Liaisons who was perfect was Michelle Pfeiffer, she was amazing.

I also think the set direction, costumes, locations, etc were better in Valmont. I love Milos Forman, what can I say?

Couldn't have said it better myself! I liked this much better! Milos is a God in film! Colin is a smexy dude! My God! I think Jeffrey was very hot in this film as well! I liked this Cecile better, she was younger and also seemed younger in the way she was. And she was supposed to be 15 (she was 14 in this film). I don't know how old uma was, but she seemed old too me as well. I do like Glenn and John, but I don't know about them in DL... I think that DL seemed to "American", while Valmont was more "European", even if they had American actors.

"Things we lose have a way of comming back to us in the end" - Luna

You stole the words from my mouth.

"I have always valued my lifelessness."

Valmont was more fun to watch. I think that's kind of the point, right? They had to show how it was all fun an games until somebody got hurt. DL was never fun--kind of foreboding the whole time. Also, Uma and Keanu were just dreadful and John M. wasn't nearly as heart-throbby as Colin.

Believe it or not, Uma was 18 when she made this. Amazing how she has always looked like a sexy adult. Fairuza was perfect, which made it seem even creepier when they were manipulating her and when he took her virginity.

Annette Benning was my hero after this film. I thought she was the sexiest woman ever in this! The way she would go from soft and light to cruel and calculating on a dime was fantastic.

Glen Close is just not youthful or traditionally beautiful or sexy or especially coquettish-- which the character had to be, in order to bed so many men. Also, the chemistry between Annette Benning and Colin Firth was hot. Was not so into Glen and John---though both are obviously amazing actors and have been wonderful in other roles.

And the end, when Valmont died, seemed much truer to me in Valmont. Life goes on, the games keep getting played, just not by him.

And really--no way would the sheer "sensuality" of Glenn Close have enticed a young Keanu Reeves into bed with her. No way.

Also, Malkovitch was way too smarmy in this to be charming and sexy. If I saw him lurching towards me I would find the back door. I mean, he played Valmont as Vincent D'nofrio might have.

Although Henry Thomas as Danceny was more my type,


http://colinfirth.extra.hu/oldalak/filmek/images/valmont_osszehasonlit as_danceny_henry_thomas.jpg



I have to agree about Malkobitch. Terrible film.










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