This movie is a joke.
I mean it's litteraly ONE joke over and over and over.
Peter Sellers' character says something simple and dumb about gardening or watching TV and every one is like "OMG you're right, you're a GENIUS !!!"
Rinse and repeat for two hours
(I exagerate, you can also see someone having erection trouble and some people absurdly unable to find any informations about M. Chance)
Everything is so forced, therefore it's never believable, therefore it's neither funny nor clever.
And it's a real shame because the concept is great (all the beginning and its delightful mystery is really good), Sellers is amazing and the visuals are nice and poetic.
It has everything to be great and meaningful but it's just forced, dumb and repetitive.
A major disappointment for me.
What a beautiful, funny, but also sad movie to some degree. Think I had a smile on my face throughout most of it. And I didn't mind the bloopers at the end. It's nice to finish of the emotional experience the movie brings by having a laugh, either by yourself, or with whoever you shared it with. (But I also understand Sellers himself was not a fan of the outtakes.)
Delightful movie. Perfect near-sendoff of Peter Sellers. The blooper reel in the credits was an odd choice, indeed. I’m all about a win-win though. Stop the movie before the credits roll, but go back later and watch the blooper reel. It’s hilarious. And if anything, the message is pretty clear: it’s a comedy. Don’t take it too seriously.
Being There stars Peter Sellers as a TV-obsessed, simple-minded gardener who is evicted from his home and by chance (which is his name), finds himself propelled on the international stage, mostly by parroting others, or through misunderstandings. Shirley MacLaine gives a sweet, vulnerable performance as a woman taken with him for other reasons. This is a quiet, quirky satire that nevertheless savagely attacks a number of things, whether our general complacency, our edification of what's on television, our ability to fill an empty vessel and project our opinions into it, white male privilege, the glorification of ignorance, and fabricated manifest political destiny. The last scene has implications that take the cynicism to even greater depths. This was made in 1979, on the eve of Ronald Reagan's presidency, but more relevant today than ever.
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This movie is a joke.I mean it's litteraly ONE joke over and over and over.
Peter Sellers' character says something simple and dumb about gardening or watching TV and every one is like "OMG you're right, you're a GENIUS !!!"
Rinse and repeat for two hours
(I exagerate, you can also see someone having erection trouble and some people absurdly unable to find any informations about M. Chance)
Everything is so forced, therefore it's never believable, therefore it's neither funny nor clever.
And it's a real shame because the concept is great (all the beginning and its delightful mystery is really good), Sellers is amazing and the visuals are nice and poetic.
It has everything to be great and meaningful but it's just forced, dumb and repetitive.
A major disappointment for me.
Warrison
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What a beautiful, funny, but also sad movie to some degree. Think I had a smile on my face throughout most of it. And I didn't mind the bloopers at the end. It's nice to finish of the emotional experience the movie brings by having a laugh, either by yourself, or with whoever you shared it with. (But I also understand Sellers himself was not a fan of the outtakes.)TomReagan
Delightful movie. Perfect near-sendoff of Peter Sellers. The blooper reel in the credits was an odd choice, indeed. I’m all about a win-win though. Stop the movie before the credits roll, but go back later and watch the blooper reel. It’s hilarious. And if anything, the message is pretty clear: it’s a comedy. Don’t take it too seriously.Siskoid
Being There stars Peter Sellers as a TV-obsessed, simple-minded gardener who is evicted from his home and by chance (which is his name), finds himself propelled on the international stage, mostly by parroting others, or through misunderstandings. Shirley MacLaine gives a sweet, vulnerable performance as a woman taken with him for other reasons. This is a quiet, quirky satire that nevertheless savagely attacks a number of things, whether our general complacency, our edification of what's on television, our ability to fill an empty vessel and project our opinions into it, white male privilege, the glorification of ignorance, and fabricated manifest political destiny. The last scene has implications that take the cynicism to even greater depths. This was made in 1979, on the eve of Ronald Reagan's presidency, but more relevant today than ever.God
great biopic about george w. bushthestuman101694
Fantastic, satirical, enlightening, humbling and hilarious. Great writing, acting and directing all around. I also support the ending credits.Wise Jake
I support the blooper reel. Great film.red.hexapus
Just as few other people stated here, don't watch the ending credits (the bloopers). It completely destroys the mood of the movie...Ariph
Fantastic! 9/10It's a true feel good film.
So happy, peaceful now. =) Must see!
Peters Sellers is wonderful!
HelenMelen
Very beautiful but underrated. Peter Sellers is simply the best.abbatazappa
Shouldn't "Being There" be the primary title and "Chance" the AKA?devilsadvocado
Magical and brilliant. I was well warned by the comments and stopped the movie before the end bloopers had a chance to roll.itsnazia1993
The blooper reel dragged it down ever so slightly. Otherwise fantastic. [2]Jonathan_Hutchings
Amazing film. All hail Peter Sellers!Showing items 1 – 15 of 22