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The Beach (2000)

The Beach (2000)
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For his first major project after the overwhelming success of Titanic, Leonardo Di Caprio took a risky path in this adaptation of Alex Garland's acclaimed novel, directed by Danny Boyle. Richard (Di Caprio) is an American backpacking through Asia with a handful of friends from Europe. While in Bangkok, he meets a mad Scotsman who calls himself Daffy Duck (Robert Carlyle). Shortly before Mr. Duck kills himself, he gives Richard a crude map to a place in Thailand that he claims is paradise on earth: beautiful, unspoiled, and uninhabited. For lack of anything better to do, Richard and his companions try to locate the spot, which, after a dangerous and taxing journey, takes them to a beach as beautiful as Duck said it would be. Richard and his friends settle in, but before long they discover that they are not alone; a large group of fellow travelers has already dug themselves in, and they have established a community with the same social evils that Richard was hoping to leave behind. Just as important, there is an army of natives who grow marijuana in the nearby hills and do not appreciate the presence of these visitors. The Beach proved controversial during production, partly due to production delays and shifting release dates, partly due to environmental concerns after crew members bulldozed parts of the Thai island of Phi Phi Le for the planting of non-native trees. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, (more)
Director(s):
Danny Boyle
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Beach

For his first major project after the overwhelming success of Titanic, Leonardo Di Caprio took a risky path in this adaptation of Alex Garland's acclaimed novel, directed by Danny Boyle. Richard (Di Caprio) is an American backpacking through Asia with a handful of friends from Europe. While in Bangkok, he meets a mad Scotsman who calls himself Daffy Duck (Robert Carlyle). Shortly before Mr. Duck kills himself, he gives Richard a crude map to a place in Thailand that he claims is paradise on earth: beautiful, unspoiled, and uninhabited. For lack of anything better to do, Richard and his companions try to locate the spot, which, after a dangerous and taxing journey, takes them to a beach as beautiful as Duck said it would be. Richard and his friends settle in, but before long they discover that they are not alone; a large group of fellow travelers has already dug themselves in, and they have established a community with the same social evils that Richard was hoping to leave behind. Just as important, there is an army of natives who grow marijuana in the nearby hills and do not appreciate the presence of these visitors. The Beach proved controversial during production, partly due to production delays and shifting release dates, partly due to environmental concerns after crew members bulldozed parts of the Thai island of Phi Phi Le for the planting of non-native trees. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
119 mins

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Director(s):
Danny Boyle
Writer(s):
John Hodge
Producer(s):
Andrew Macdonald
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Substance Abuse, Violence, Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Categories:
Action / Adventure
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Bryan G.

    Danny Boyle 9 out of 10 times delivers pure greatness. This would fall under greatness. First off, this movie is not for everyone. Its quite druggy at times and if you have never taken any sort of mind altering drug, you will not fully enjoy what Boyle presents you with. Besides that aspect of the film, the acting is great and the locations are superb! I love the video game sequence in the movie! This movie is a must see, not sure if its a must own though!? You be the judge.

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    Joseph N.

    Seemed like it might be ok at first but just got lame after that. You will like it if you can believe that a bunch of pot smoking youths (apparently only youths can find this place), that do nothing in life but hang out in exotic foreign lands, who must obviously also be rich to afford a lifestyle like that, can then find some completely hidden from the world spot and form a perfect kum-by-yah hippie commune straight from the 60's. And to top it off they fix it up so nice, in the middle of nowhere, with buildings and furnishings straight out of a island resort....instead of the basic survival grass lean-to's they would have really had. Just plain dumb......

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    Shree F.

    This story to me was so beautiful and sad. Many people want to be in paradise. Very few people get to experience it. There were also certain dangers associated with this environment. I feel this movie must be seen by other people.

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