Dallas Buyers Club

good

Mccauanahey played the role very well and the rest of the actors. Well scripted but Sad movie however.

This is a a very hard knock on bone and spear in soul creation for those of us who grew up during the AIDS epidemic in the 80's. I remember precisely where I was when Reagan first mentioned it and called it the "gay mens disease" blaming it's spread on bathhouses in NY. Even at 14 I knew it went much deeper than that. It managed to scare most of us cerebral types just enough to keep ourselves intact. Anyway I knew it couldn't be as simple as what they were tying to saturate the airwaves with. I watched media for the first few years, aching for the skeletal men who just wanted love like every one else. And then I watched my friends begin their journey with HIV. Straight, bi, gay, it didn't matter. The scramble for a new drug had the pharma companies in a frenzy as they saw the potential for $$$$$$ in a "cure" or as close as they could claim to get.But back to this movie in which both Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto literally transform not just their bodies but their very souls into the characters they potray giving them free reign to BE. The hardcore scientist in me always wondered at which level the brain activity is most prominent during such a total immersion in a character, but my soul understands just how much they are giving us, how deep they are opening up to us, like glasses of water from a river. The story is tragic, powerful, gentle and driven. It's a very sharp look at the control the FDA has over our very bodies by choosing for us what is "good" and what is "not good". In simple terms, which product will garner them the most profit. Sad but true. It has happened many times over many decades only to be a gut punch down the road when symptoms begin to alter lives, rarely for the better, from whatever drug they were prescribed. The humanE element, as I mentioned is, hands down impeccably worn like a second skin by the main actors, though all give outstanding performances. I don't know what turned me toward this movie, correction, I didn't know, but , as someone who has been diagnosed with necrotizing chronic pancretitis and after 7 years being put on in home hospice at 68lbs., I shifted my thinking, weaned myself off all the drugs they were handing out to me like candy, went back to my vegan diet, started walking my pup again and gained 12 lbs in 6 months. Since then I use only natural medicinals in their purest forms for my conditions. This movie is pure, and essential, for people to think before they leap down the rabbit hole of that first FDA approved pill that promises magic in BIG letters and prints the side effects so small and man couldn't read it.A not to miss movie!

I lost a cousin to AIDS who could have greatly benefited from the supplement regime in this movie. Sadly, his father worked for what should have been the best of all places, a major pharmaceutical company. He believed in the flawed system shown in this film. Watch this for the great acting and the great information.Our access to a variety of supplements and natural products like raw milk and cheese from local farmers is being taken away from us by an FDA/USDA run for the purposes of major drug, agricultural and biotech companies. This film shows one of the many tragic results. When it comes to food and drugs, I believe in informed consent, not bans and fines. Seeing this film will teach you a lot about the dangers of letting drug companies supersede human rights. If you want more info on the plot, there are many reviews here that give you that. I think it is such a wonderful educational opportunity that I want to comment mostly on the FDA aspect. Please note that this review will likely receive negative comments touting the wonders of the FDA . There are people paid to do that and I have seen them show up every time big pharma is questioned. I don't get paid to answer them and won't waste my time.I'm surprised that Big Pharma allowed this film to be made. They are THAT powerful. As coincidence would have it, I finally got around to watching it shortly after learning that it had long been known, in another country, that a substance in Soy could treat AIDS. Note that is REAL SOY, not the GMO, "Round Up Ready", stuff we have here which is rich in pesticide residue. Why were we not told about this years ago?? Who is REALLY protecting our health and well-being. Certainly NOT the FDA. As this film shows, it only protects the drug patents of major U.S. manufacturers and biotech companies and much of medicine supports it for financial gain.Only last week, the FDA had approved a pain killer so lethal that states are now moving to ban it. How protective of human life is that?? If you don't already know, the FDA with its Corporate Dons, like former policy maker for Monsanto Micheal Taylor, (over food) and Virginia Weldon (former Monsanto VP for public policy) now on the FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee have been running a virtual war on supplements for decades.The reason is simple. Many of them work really well and most are from natural products which have to be synthesized to be patented. If they haven't figured out how to defy nature (the process of synthesizing often has side effects not present in the original) they don't want to see a natural drug that works on the market. It is also easy to dissuade people from using them because most natural remedies work over time and don't have the immediate punch the pharmaceutical companies like to advertise. But your body doesn't like to be "punched". The movie illustrates that very well as the effects of AZT devastate patients in the early trials...This while the medical industry, which benefits financially from participation in these studies...gladly touted their worth...least they not be asked to do another.Symptomatic treatments that do nothing to enhance the body's immune system or replace vital nutrients do not create health. They create drug dependence. In a truly free society, informed consent would be the norm. Now go watch the film and tell your friends to watch it too.

I had never heard of this movie but my daughter picked it for our "movie" night and it turned out to be much better than I originally thought it would. Apparently it is based on a true story about a straight guy that contracts AIDS from a prostitute who then smuggles drugs into the US to treat his and other people with drugs that work but have not yet been approved by the FDA. The acting is good and it's worth watching.

Amazing movie! Touches your heart! A must see! Jared leto is outstanding in this role! He definitely deserved the Oscor!

Can’t go wrong when the film took home the best actor and best supporting actor Oscar. Exceptional performances. It’ll watch it again

Una película que no debe faltar en tu visionado si realmente te gusta el buen cine.Esta película le valió el Oscar a Mathew McConaughey como mejor actor, y no es para menos.Mejor que lo veas tu mismo.

watching it for 3rd time. guess its a must have for one's video library. i'm not sure how these actors manage wait..as in too much variance is not desirable.....

Dallas Buyers Club gehört für mich zu einem der ansehnlichsten Filme der letzten Jahre, denn er schafft gekonnt den Spagat zwischen der Behandlung eines ernsten Themas, der Einführung interessanter Figuren und der richtigen Dosis Humor.I. Story und UmsetzungDer Film erzählt die Geschichte von Ron Woodroof, Mitte der 80er, der so ziemlich jedes Klischee eines Texaners erfüllt. Er trinkt, hat eine proletenhafte Ausdrucksweise und hegt äußerst homophobes Gedankengut. Gefährliche Rodeos, Trinkgelage und Orgien mit fremden Frauen stehen daher für ihn an der Tagesordnung. Aufgrund eines Arbeitsunfalls, erfährt er im Zuge einer Routineuntersuchung, dass er an Aids – einer damals noch sehr unbekannten Krankheit – erkrankt ist. Sein Arzt gibt ihm eine restliche Lebenserwartung von ca. 30 Tagen und bittet ihn inständig, seine Angelegenheiten möglichst bald zu klären. Zunächst streitet Woodroof diese Diagnose als einen Fehler des Arztes ab, schließlich war ein Großteil der Bevölkerung zu dieser Zeit der Auffassung, Aids könne man – salopp gesagt – nur durch Sex mit Homosexuellen und durch ''die Nadel'' bekommen.Dennoch geht er der Krankheit nach anfänglicher Verdrängung auf den Grund und stellt nach ausführlicher Recherche fest, dass er sich diesen Virus – entgegen allen seiner Vermutungen – durch ungeschützten (heterosexuellen) Verkehr eingehandelt hat. Resignation kommt für ihn, trotz der kurzen Lebenserwartung, nicht in Frage. Woodroof erfährt von einem Medikament namens AZT, welches künftig auf dem Markt etabliert werden soll und ihm helfen könnte. Vorausgehend soll jedoch zunächst eine langwierige Studie an zufällig ausgewählten Patienten stattfinden, einige davon sollen zudem nur Placebos verabreicht bekommen, um die Wirksamkeit genauer einschätzen zu können – zu viel Zeit und Unsicherheiten für Woodroof. Somit muss er sich etwas einfallen lassen. Als er durch diverse Bestechungen eines Krankenhauspflegers nicht mehr an dieses Medikament kommt, bekommt er einen Tipp. Woodroof soll einen nicht mehr zugelassenen Arzt in Mexico aufsuchen, dieser könne noch AZT auftreiben heißt es. Besagter Arzt erklärt ihm daraufhin, dass AZT krank mache und verschreibt ihm alternative Medikamente, u.a eine Kombination aus verschiedenen Vitaminen, die seinen Geschwächten Körper wieder zu neuen Kräften verhelfen sollen.Woodroof spricht so gut auf diese atypische Behandlung an, sodass er Gleichgesinnten daran teilhaben lassen möchte. Der Verkauf der von ihm in Mexico erhaltenen Medikamente ist in den USA illegal, weshalb er sie ins Land schmuggeln und sie auf irgendeine Art und Weise dort unter legalem Schein vertreiben muss. Dabei lernt er Rayon kennen, einen selbst an Aids erkrankten, transsexuellen jungen Mann, dem gegenüber er zunächst viele Vorurteile hegt. Rayon erklärt sich allerdings bereit, ihm bei seinem Vorhaben zu helfen. Der Dallas Buyers Club ist geboren.Die Geschichte ist in allen Belangen hervorragend verfilmt worden. Man fühlt mit den Protagonisten, hofft für sie, bangt um sie und lacht mit ihnen. Denn auch Humor wird hier und da gekonnt eingefügt, ohne je unpassend zu wirken.Schauspielerisch hervorzuheben sind vor allem Matthew McConaughey als Ron Woodroof und Jared Leto in der Rolle als Raymond. Ersterem glaubt man auf der Stelle, ernsthaft erkrankt zu sein. Dürr, hohlwangig und blass – das ist Schauspielkunst par excellence, Charakterdarstellung auf höchstem Level. Für den Zuschauer ist sein Empfinden somit sehr leicht zugänglich. Es ist sofort ersichtlich, wann Woodroof dem Tode geweiht und wann er auf dem Weg der Genesung ist – einfach hervorragend umgesetzt.Die Beziehungen zwischen den einzelnen Charakteren werden authentisch gespielt. Zwischen zwei bzw. drei grundverschiedenen Figuren baut sich eine freundschaftliche Beziehung auf und zwar so, dass es zu keinem Zeitpunkt künstlich oder gar an den Haaren herbeigezogen erscheint. Insofern grenzt sich dieses Werk deutlich von typischen Hollywood-Geschichten ab. Weitere Ausführungen erübrigen sich an dieser Stelle; man muss das o.g sehen, für sich selbst verarbeiten und ''genießen''.II. FazitDallas Buyers Club ist ein sehr guter Film über ein sehr schweres Schicksal, zusammenhängend mit einer sehr gefährlichen, damals fast gänzlich unbekannten Krankheit. Aber er ist noch mehr als das. Er schildert die Überwindung von Vorurteilen, das Ablegen alter Gewohnheiten, die Aufklärung einer gefährlichen Krankheit, die Korruption im Gesundheitswesen und die Tatsache, dass Recht nicht immer mit Gerechtigkeit einhergeht.Keine Frage, fünf Sterne.

Vedo dagli altri commenti che l'aspect ratio è la preoccupazione maggiore. Io ho la versione DVD, ma penso sia uguale, e il film si vede bene, punto. Preferisco anch'io il panoramico 21:9, mentre questo è in 16:9 pieno (senza bande nere orizzontali), ma chi si trova a leggere le altre recensioni ed esita sull'acquisto non ci pensi due volte: è un film che vale la pena vedere, e si vede bene, ma non come lo vedreste al cinema. Quanto al film in sé, per sentito dire ce lo si aspetta esagerato, fuori dalle righe, forse anche perchè è stato il grande "rivale" del Lupo di Wall Street agli Oscar, ma davvero non esiste alcun punto in comune tra i due. La storia è di un'umanità inaspettata, i temi sono delicatissimi, il film estremamente profondo e ben narrato, senza sconfinare in eccessi o in troppa drammaticità. Interpretazioni fantastiche, ma Jared Leto anche oltre lo straordinario. Da contorno, la trama è ben inserita nel suo contesto storico e geografico, che include purtroppo troppe false verità, troppi pregiudizi e troppa ottusità, che non solo sono ben rappresentati ma forse si riesce anche un po' a demolire. Cinque stelle nonostante l'aspect ratio.