Joy&&Soph

I recently saw this movie for the millionth time, and I still love it. It's one of my favorite movies of all time. Sarah, Ryan and Reese all give such fabulous performances.

ANGELforBUFFY

OMG I love this movie so much. It was one of the FIRST dvds I owned

Angie

sunnykerr

I liked it, too, but I kept feeling it would have been better if Ryan's character hadn't had a change of heart. I liked him much better when he was "evil." Or, if he had to have a change of heart, I wish they hadn't ended his storyline the way they did... seemed like such a waste...

~*8Kay8*~

I finally saw this movie for the first time a few days ago, and I thought it was very good! I agree that I wasn't completely on-board for the way they ended Sebastian's storyline. I preferred evil-Sebastian and his interactions with Kathryn... Much more fun to watch.

Either way, I did enjoy this movie... and the performances were very good.

summerbug

I like this movie a lot - mostly because of casting and an incredible soundtrack. It's definitely one of my all time fave soundtracks.

I'm sure that had Sebastian's storyline ended differently he would have struggled with trying to be good enough for Annette. So, in that sense, the Sebastian storyline was an "easy" ending because it didn't have to get super sappy and alter characters too much. Everything ended on an upbeat note because, despite the one storyline, the wrap up for the others was positive with one person getting what was coming to them (Katherine).

nursechick07

This was one of my favorite movies when it came out! I was a huge SMG fan and loved seeing her in a character different than Buffy. I also loved the soundtrack, still listen to it all of the time, a definate classic!

UnsilentMajorty

Ah, yes. "Damgerous Liasons in High School"

This was one of those "Shakespere-goes-90210" movies that were all the rage back in the late '90s along with "10 Things I Hate About You" (Taming of the Shrew) and the inevitable "Romeo & Juliet".

What I like about the film is it is basically a low-budget film that looks like it was made for millions of dollars. The director's commentary tells how small a budget this film actually had once it was greenlighted and the fact it was greenlit based soley on the strength of the script alone (written by the director as his first foray into feature films).

The best scene in the film is the finale with "Bittersweet Symphony" when Kathryn gets her cumuppance. The producers said this cost almost 1/2 of the budget to get the rights to this song. They tried similar songs and even a cheap cover-band version of it, but they insisted do it right, or don't do it at all and it paid off. Also, the actual ending sequence wasn't as dramatic as Annete confronts Kathryn, but doesn't publish the journal. Instead, she blackmails her into being her personal slave by making her do a lot of community service projects and donating a lot of her money to worthy causes -- Something which Kathryn's character would find hellish... But still not as dramatic as the current ending with "Bittersweet Symphony".

Joy&&Soph

^^I remeber listening to the commentary and hearing the director talk about that. I'm glad they used the ending they did. I mean, it sucked that Sebastian died, and even the director mentioned that the film probably would've made 30 million dollars more if he were kept alive, but the Kathryn/Bittersweet Symphony song scene was so great. That's probably one of my favorite scenes I've ever seen in a movie.

UnsilentMajorty

The reason Sebastian dies is because that is how "La Liason' Dangerous" ends.

It is also his character arc. He finally learns how to really care about someone, but of course, it is too late. Poetic irony/justice and all that.

Rainstorm Jenny

Thanks for starting a thread for this movie. Im going to add it to the main thread guide so we know we have a thread for this movie.

I really liked this movie, mainly because I loved Sebastian and Annette together.

janeway1390

I LOVE this movie. I only saw it because Sarah was in it and I was so glad I did. It's one of my favorites.

Louisiana

That movie is awesome! It is so much fun to watch and never gets boring. I really liked the interaction between Sebastian and Kathryn. They were so mean to each other and it is fun to watch. Their chemistry was great. It's funny that I liked them better than Sebastian and Annette, but in real life I really love Ryan and Reese. It's just that the "mean" roles are far more interesting than the nice ones. At least to me.

lonely sidewalk

it really is an awesome movie. they are so sophisticated in ways that is just unreal but you can see how it really is them. everyone was great in this movie.

GlitterCupcake

Jay

Ditto. Best part - when Colorblind played during the elevator scene. it was the first time hearing that song.