Billy Elliot [DVD]

Wonderful movie that is still as fascinating as it was when l watched it many years ago with friends when l was young. I am glad to have found it on Amazon.com Prime Videos. Now l am watching it again years later with my teenage son.

I have re-watched this movie when I need a feel-good movie that doesn't sugarcoat that life is hard.

This is such an inspiring story. I had watched when I was younger many years ago and now rewatched with my 13 and 10 year old daughters. I love how against all odds, within one of the least likely of contexts a child remains true to himself and his dream. Interesting subplots that help give some political background to the boys reality.Totally recommend!

Wonderful movie. Well acted and a movie with stories with in stories.

My Granddaughter and i love this movie and spend time together watching it.

Heartwarming and love a good ending !

"A wonderful movie experience, in all the best senses of that phrase. Great story, acting, social relevance, music, dance, heart-felt emotion, a real pleasure." If the review is all that you wanted to hear, you can stop reading; the rest is a review of the reasons why I think 98 percent of the reviewers liked this movie (they EXPERIENCED IT!) and 2 percent did not, (they are the CRITICS).In my opinion, Cinema is the most powerful artistic expression of the 20th and 21st centuries, because it combines all the other arts (except maybe sculpture?) in ONE single mind-blowing experience. You have visual art, photography, music, dance, drama, writing, acting, sometimes even mime, yes even poetry, AT THE SAME TIME. What a concept!As if that were not enough, they throw in satire, comedy, social comment, history, and education, and test your opinion on the social mores of the day (homophobia, feminism, anti-war feelings, patriotism, you name it).WHO CARES if sometimes the direction is forced, the acting is over the top, the story is predictable, the music is intrusive, the conclusion is inevitable, there is swearing, there is sex (sometimes), the realism is too much, and yes, your emotions are manipulated by Sony or Miramax. SO WHAT!I went to see La Boheme in Paris on my 21st birthday and guess what? I knew that Mimi dies! The ballet fans who go to see Swan Lake and the opera fans who watch the Ring Cycle know the story! I have personally seen "The Matrix" six times, and I have read the Lord of the Rings at least 10 times, and seen the movies (2 of the 3) at least 4 times. I have read War and Peace, (only once), even though I knew that Napoleon would lose. My wife has read Gone with the Wind three times, and cries through the last 100 pages every time. Art is art is art; and that is enough.We are not crazy: we immerse ourselves in the art we love, to celebrate the triumph of the human spirit, be it Literature, Film, Painting, Opera, Poetry, Ballet, Dance, Jazz, whatever.So critics, please take a break and get manipulated once in a while. In these days of sterotyped TV soap opera and billion dollar professional sports (who cares?), lay back in your sofa with a beer or a glass of wine with someone you love, and let Billy Elliot wash over you.If you like it, you can buy it on video for less than the price of a book, and add it to your collection. And if you don't like it, so what? It is life, it is art, it is thought provoking; go to Blockbuster and try again.

Absolutely love this film! The dancing is outstanding (though I am no professional judge) and the storyline is fabulous. We laughed and cried watching it. It's a tough film to watch, but so sweet and worth every minute!

I was thrilled to have discovered that they made a movie of Billy Elliot in 2001. As I commented before on Billy Elliot The Musical, which was awesome and that I preferred, the movie shows the actions in a different perspective and where some scenes are different than the musical. As a fan of Billy Elliot the Musical and the movie, I recommend both of them.

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Me encanta esta película, es de mis favoritas. Ese afán de superación por parte del protagonista con mucha personalidad, sin pararse a lo que piensen los demás. Un toque inglés de seriedad y humor a su estilo la hacen una película especial.

Muy buena película, una de esas que uno no debe perderse, una enseñanza en contra de los prejuicios, la recomiendo independientemente si te gusta o no el baile...

My favorite movie. Everyone should have a copy.