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7/02/18 rms "No spiders or visigoths", Brilliant, absolutely briliant!! 3/31/18 KenR Nothing like I expected after many recommendations I had from others. Odd,yet affecting. 5/01/15 Anne at times moving, yet comedy is forced and contrived so the slapstick just doesn't work 3/17/13 cg Beautiful. Story of hope during one of humanities darkest times 5/16/12 Teacher The War is the backdrop, not the central theme. As a fable, it's terrific. 3/20/11 omfg wtf fml fml wtf omfg 2/09/11 Sylvia It is humour at his highest level - positive in the face of such tragedy. Creative & daring 11/25/10 Sia Shar the world of cinema needed that movie.yeah. 11/19/10 Taylor This movie is terrific!!!! it was absolutely amazingly put together perfect!! 10/21/10 Lece I loved this film its worth watching over and over 6/18/10 TravisN Unimpressed with Benigni's performance, and I didn't think he was very funny either. 2/16/10 Tim Parks Disconcerting,moving, funny.. and provocative as hell for yoir reviewers! Makes it a truly 1/17/10 blimjo the filmaker should be killed and thrown into a pit 12/18/09 kayla it was sick as fuck assholes and it was sweet so screw you 10/27/09 danny liked it 10/27/09 kate awesome 9/26/09 Seth Disappointing. No depth. Farsical depiction of holocaust/history. Naive message 12/19/08 arro one of my absolute favourites 9/16/08 DL Guido is insane, so insane that even in a CC he thinks of nothing but his kid and wife. 5/26/08 siddhant cudnt be any better!!! 5/21/08 yupp not a terrible movie, but not something I would ever want to see again. 5/19/08 PAUL SHORTT INSPIRING, HEARTRENDING, FUNNY, SAD, SUPRISING AND RICHLY IMAGINED 5/15/08 chelsea818 ghey. 4/29/08 Loren the most amazing film i have ever seen. benigni sei grande!! 3/24/08 sana superb...there is nothing more i can say 3/13/08 waqar Excellent movie that i have ever seen 2/06/08 mouse Love the story line with humor and courage of one mans tale 2/05/08 Ann Sellars Glorious Italy! Wonderul love story! Terreble cruelty of human against human. Great film. 9/20/07 Airra I love this film. I cried after watching it. I hate Hitler. 9/11/07 andi very inspirational film. every student should watch! 9/11/07 Michelle a must see for EVERYONE! it says it all in the title, life is BEAUTIFUL!!!! 9/03/07 R.W. Welch Bizarre tragi-comedy that somehow manages to work on both levels. 8/31/07 Leanne Daniella i cried at the end of the film 'cause i got so touched with the love Guido has for his son. 6/13/07 fools♫gold Like Terminator 2, it's perfect in EVERY sense so that you DON'T see how "imperfect" it is. 5/22/07 Belinda Isadore The guy is smooth in eveything he does. 4/15/07 milica its amazing how one movie can make you cry & laugh at the same time 2/12/07 Isma Very good!!! Salut to benigni...entertaining and touching...it make mcry and laugh together 2/11/07 liz Benigni master emotional engineer. what would you do for love? 11/19/06 Jerome Bosch Bullshit. NOT funny. Benigni is nothing but a poseur. 11/07/06 Bibiana This movie shows the positive side of a cruel reality 10/21/06 Gillian A way to wipe the bad out of the good (and for all you 1- star ppl- eat shit) 10/05/06 erm pretty good movie considering it's about the halocaust 5/26/06 Sheena Sad...makes you relize how bad ww2 was 5/12/06 Ann Marie It was an awesome movie. it was funny and heart warming. I would recomend anyone to see it 4/30/06 shilpa excellent 3/20/06 bibi great and touching! 1/16/06 Jared Wilson I'm a sucker for this movie 1/03/06 Piz loses a little in translation but a great movie, funny and deeply touching 12/22/05 Gabe the most beautiful piece of art I've ever seen 9/09/05 noops one of the best films i ve ever seen 8/19/05 ES One of the few movies where the englich dubbing turns a great movie into a goofy movie 8/15/05 pip smythe i thought that the movie was very sad and had bits and pieces of comedy in it 5/10/05 Katie Malone Indeed. Life is beautiful. 12/04/04 Alan Liddle The funniest sad story I have ever seen 11/30/04 Evgeny Another black-white attempt at picturing Germans truly evil and Jews sweet and innocent 11/15/04 katherine excellent totaly heart breaking definatly a watch again 8/05/04 ELI I'm sorry, but I thought the main character was soooo annoying. I couldnt stand him. 7/27/04 Manju This is an INCREDIBLY AWESOME picture 7/06/04 EricDSnider Beautiful 6/14/04 T. Maj Daring concept tackled almost always successfully 4/23/04 star moving; outstandingly beautiful 4/04/04 Nick Morley Genius. Difficult subject matter tackled sensitively. Must see. 2/19/04 MP Bartley A devastating, inspiring, thoughful piece of work. 12/04/03 john a brilliant piece of work - phenomenal! 5/28/03 leanne i thought the film was really good. i am studying it for english at school 3/27/03 Gray only an Italian could make a comedy about the Holocaust (I say this in praise) 1/22/03 Pinkline Jones Totally overrated by people who haven't watched many non-English films 12/29/02 John Aster Habig a movie for everyone, Roberto funny and profound, the movie heartwarming and intelligent 6/26/02 Bada Bing Crosby Only saving grace is that it seems like this is it for Roberto's career 6/11/02 Hulahula Just didn't want the film to end...Benigni is incredible. 5/27/02 Charles Tatum The best film of the last twenty five years 5/22/02 Piz Johnny, being sarcastic to all those who says it makes a mockery of CCamps! 4/12/02 Moeru A great movie that touches our Humanity!!! Benigni's the best 3/17/02 Johnny A great movie!! 2 thumbs up! Piz, it may be a movie but it is a true story!!!!!!! 1/31/02 Andrew Carden Go Home People...and Rent Pleasentville. 1/16/02 Piz Cinematic masterpiece, remember kids, its only a movie! 12/11/01 Monster W. Kung One of the most overrated movies ever. I like Benigni, but this is not good. 10/23/01 Connoisseur mockery? john gotti, you make me ashamed of being part of the human race 10/22/01 john gotti shamfeul mockery of a terrible period in history 10/21/01 muddy One of the best movies ever made. Funny, Moving, Wonderful! 9/14/01 pooberry The basic plot is ridiculous and even frankly insulting. 9/07/01 Bada Bing Crosby To call this dogshit insults the genuine dogshit; it was worse than that 9/03/01 spaceworm Dogshit. 8/28/01 Phil M. Afficianado Honest: really WANTED to love this, but liking it became a chore. What'd I miss? Sorry guys 6/20/01 Tzila Seewald BEAUTIFUL MOVIE! Nichotta is very cute when he acted goofy! 6/19/01 Maghfira Damayanti A Very touching film 5/22/01 A Father Shows lengths people will go to for their children 5/17/01 Melissa in NYC Get the Prozac, you're going to need it! Great, sad, funny, incredible. 5/12/01 kenstillman like watching someone piss on the graves at Auschwitz while laughing at himself 4/04/01 tawni burgess I just love roberto benini, women dream to be loved like this, and he is SO FUNNY! 4/02/01 earthpet GREAT! If you love to READ your movie instead of watching! 3/21/01 Guoda Roberto Benigni's acting was wonderful. It really made a big impression on me. 3/19/01 Elendil A clue for those who don't get the comedy angle - juxtaposition. Depressing, brilliant. 3/16/01 ERAN A holocust - Denier film. Terrible 3/08/01 gmh Profound film about matters even bigger than the Holocaust 2/27/01 Steve in Prague jesus christ teen movie II is a total little stupid BITCH!!! FUCK OFF!!!!!!!!!! 2/22/01 CeoBenzGirl Great movie. Hard to put words to it.. One of those you just have to see yourself! 2/16/01 Jake Benigni annoys! 2/15/01 antonio wow! 12/02/00 Mitja Podgajski One of the best movies i have ever seen in my life... 11/14/00 salvo toscano bravo roberto, "la vita è bella" è un gran film 11/01/00 JOHNNY Another Jewish Pity Party... worse then SHITliers list!!!! 10/31/00 Nicole H Excellent! When I wasn't laughing, I was crying. 10/02/00 Zeitgeist amazing 9/10/00 MIKE boo hoo hoo.... what a bore. 8/28/00 libs classic 6/03/00 emma Made me cry for our world's tragic past. Filled me with sadnes, guilt, embarrassment that I 6/03/00 Piz Don't listen to the bigots...in any language this is a masterpiece. 6/01/00 Wafer brilliant movie. simply put 5/20/00 mellemel Excellent movie! 5/04/00 nadim sara dangerous subject, briliand performance 4/13/00 2345 2345 4/03/00 PJ Nothing short of a Miracle 3/28/00 Heathyr Wolfe This movie was awesome and the first Holocaust film i have ever been able to sit thru.u 3/26/00 Billie A simple, beautifull, fable. :) 3/03/00 Pizaster brilliant work by Begnini, will move you in every way. Best Foreign Film ever. 3/01/00 Mic More 3.5 than 3 stars. After Schindler's List, the second half of this looks contrived. 2/04/00 john gotti Shameful mockery of a terrible period in history 12/09/99 Kristin M Benigni perfectly incorporated a comical twist to the serious subject of the Holocaust. 11/16/99 Monica Bersani LOVED IT! 11/10/99 Fenris This is not a "shameful mockery" but a triumph of the human spirit! 11/02/99 michele po esse meglio 10/23/99 SJKelley Few movies will move you this much. 9/15/99 Ratso Roberto Begnini is jiggling my ASS! 9/12/99 kelly totally awesome i'd see it 5 zillion times 9/10/99 Timbo OH MY GOD ROBERTO BEGNINI JUST SCALDED ME WITH HOT SOUP 9/08/99 azzad I laughed, I cried, what else can you say- the best! 8/10/99 Dane Jackson Great movie, I need to rush out and rent 'Il monstro' 7/23/99 Bozo He couldn't die fast enough for me-at least that way I didn't have to hear him anymore!!!! 6/28/99 meirose Shameful mockery of a terrible period in history 6/14/99 David It's easily Benigni's best work, if extremely heavy on the pathos 6/05/99 CozoShimpo 5 STARS! Benigni is a genius. 5/07/99 Diptherio I HATE BENNINI 5/07/99 Katie I saw it twice, it's simply wonderful. Roberto, what a guy! 5/06/99 Debbie One of my top ten of all time 4/29/99 Goddess This movie is so touching, but so real. See it! 4/27/99 ROBERTO_ROBERTO_ROBERTO ROBERTO ROBERTO ROBERTO ROBERTO ROBERTO ROBERTO ROBERTO ROBERTO ROBERTO ROBERTO ROBERTO! 4/27/99 HOLLY KRENEK AT FIRST I WAS LIKE,:I HAVE TO READ SUBTITLES!', BUT NOW I KNOW IT WAS WORTH IT!!! 4/19/99 bb Beautiful Movie. 4/19/99 Kalolaina Amazing piece of art. Reminded me what a movie can do-tell a story and touch your heart. 4/16/99 meirose Shameful mockery of a terrible period in history 4/16/99 papa eddie one of the best movies...ever 4/13/99 Ami the Wonderbread I can't help but smile and giggle every time I see Roberto!!! 4/13/99 François A. Jacques Super. Excellent. Bravo to Roberto!!! 4/11/99 Alonzo This movie was awesome 4/10/99 mikebo It had that magic that old hollywood used to have which we don't see much of anymore. 4/09/99 Matt Miller I was one of the greatest movies i have ever seen 4/07/99 Brian M Roberto is THE clown 4/05/99 film dude comparable to the great films of filmdom 4/04/99 Cool Thing People who are offended should chill the fuck out. Enjoy a brilliant movie. 4/04/99 kelykel Incredibly moving, a brilliant telling of a horrific story. 4/03/99 o_u_kidd The guy was so gallant; the idea that funny walks in this situation are FUNNY is pathetic. 3/30/99 The Graduate Astounding--the final scene had me laughing and crying at the same time. Pure genius. 3/30/99 Tony K. Overated, overacted, overdone. And whose idea was it to make a comedy about the Holocaust? 3/28/99 Kenda beautiful 3/28/99 HeatherLadyBug life is ugly...very ugly 3/27/99 Donna This movie was the worst! In fact, I walked out of it after the first 30 minutes! 3/26/99 arkasha very moving, beautifuly un-Hollywood 3/25/99 debbie tuttle bonjourno principessa! 3/24/99 meirose insulting parody of a terrible time in history 3/22/99 Shuita Brilliant film, genius filmmaking 3/22/99 Totok Wicaksono I don't like it 3/20/99 Zandman Impressive and inventive mixture of comedy and tragedy. 3/20/99 Lindsay Amazing. 3/20/99 Charlie Cannot buy Dad's deception/Son's belief 3/14/99 Dharma Once you finish sobbing, you will be smiling for two hours straigt after seeing this movie. 3/10/99 Negative Creep Hands Down this is the best film of the year principesa! 3/09/99 Katie Roberto Benigni is wonderful, this film's a joy to watch. 3/01/99 jennifer newsome this film was beautiful in all aspects, bravo! awesome! 2/28/99 Malbert Best movie I have ever seen! 2/24/99 Cool Thing This is one of the great ones. Will be remembered for a long time. 2/23/99 Mira This is fantastic. Life IS beutiful, and it doesn't get any better than this! 2/22/99 kitty houston Couldn't stand this wildly over-rated stinker 2/21/99 sp it moved me to tears!! 2/21/99 Bryan Best Movie of '98 2/20/99 bp Absolutely incredible film experience. I will go see this again. 2/19/99 Jeff It REALLY doesn't get any better than this movie. See it. 2/18/99 jess amazing. you HAVE to see this film. 2/17/99 Derek Begnini is a treasure. Funny, eerie, and unique. 2/17/99 Dave Piz touched on every emotion...a blend of what makes movies great. 2/17/99 Carol Touching, funny, lovely, SEE IT. Twice. 2/16/99 Bridgette Beautiful 2/16/99 Icy This was definitely one of the best movies I've ever seen...I hope it wins Best Picture! 2/10/99 jeannine The best movie I have seen in years! 2/01/99 Bob M. I've seen it twice this week. Great Movie!!! 1/23/99 sparkwoman WOW! I had no idea what I was in for; what an incredibly wonderful surprise. 1/23/99 Hannah Hopkins-Maupin Thought-provoking...everyone should see it. 1/22/99 Goofaloo The most wonderful film of 98. Freakin' brilliant. Hollywood can't do this. 1/10/99 Kudra This was one of the most amazing films I've ever seen. 1/09/99 Suzz wonderful film 1/06/99 Jon excellent 12/29/98 jvt So close to being great, but the overlong first half takes it down 12/23/98 Lou Pine, Jr. You either suspend your disbelief or you don't. I did. Very moving. 12/21/98 Jim Niles I really enjoyed this film...wonderfully drawn characters 12/20/98 c foley I can't get this film out of my head, i loved it 12/19/98 Tom Ripley Seems most of you miss the point. The movie is about denial; ain't just a river in Egypt. 12/09/98 UncleMonty A genuine warmth. Not perfect, but wonderful in the true sense of the word. 12/06/98 Mr Showbiz Warm and cuddly film about the holocaust? And it's as tasteless as it sounds. 12/04/98 grunter the only thing more annoying than Benigni is a Mr. Bean marathon - yeeuck. 11/30/98 Evil Buffy awsome. it was so sweet and charming and funny, and then it was so sad. i laughed i cried 11/27/98 GLee Charming, but not thrilled with light depiction of the camp. 11/25/98 Missy Funny, charming, and heartwrenching 11/22/98 Chris Best Foriegn Film I've seen. 11/22/98 Montes Great movie. Effective, powerful, beautiful. 11/17/98 Goshosento Tears of laughter literally mixed with those of sorrow as I watched this unforgetabl film 11/16/98 Tom Ripley Funny as hell, until the subtext kicks in. Hello, Oscar! 11/15/98 Johny Lacks some cruelty, but does NOT make light of Nazis. Controversy is misguided - 4.5 stars 11/15/98 MissDelicateFlower damn good, not perfect, but damn good. 11/14/98 dforcher Depict humor, joy, and hope in the face of doom. Heavy, heavy.

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