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Wonderland Reviews

2004

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Fast cars, fast women, sex, drugs, and rock and roll, with guns and ammo thrown in for good measure--that was the world of porn star John Holmes in Los Angeles in the 1970s. But everything came tumbling down in June 1981 when he was accused of taking part in a multiple murder that forms the basis of James Cox's dizzying .. Read more

Starring	Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Kudrow, Josh Lucas
Director	James Cox
Genres	Thriller

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  Wonderland
  
  In the late 1970's John Holmes was the biggest(in more ways than one) porn star in the business - he appeared in thousands of features - the Mark Wahlberg ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Stevieb47
  - 89 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 16 Nov 2004 at 17:12
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  Wonderland 2004
  
  What a film! I really liked and because it was based on a true story that made all the more intriguing and exiting to watch. Val Kilmer played his character so ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 18 Jun 2011 at 19:36
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  a good man is hard to find.....
  
  A fantastic soundtrack album with a decent movie attached. The flashy visuals sometimes feel like they are compensating for a hollowness at the heart of the ... read more »
  
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- - Munkki
  - 46 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Mar 2011 at 21:27
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  Good movie
  
  Always amazes me that films like this slip through the net.. never heard of it, but really enjoyed it.
  
  Well worth a watch!
  
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- - olstar
  - 4 reviews
  - Notts
  - 12 Mar 2011 at 01:47
- - 0
  - 0
  drug fuelled holywood tale
  
  A decent film, bit hit and miss with the character developments at times, but there is enough intrigue and action to keep you watching to the end. Could have ... read more »
  
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- 951917
- - Torro
  - 11 reviews
  - Hell
  - 08 Jan 2011 at 18:02
- - 1
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  the story of john holmes.....
  
  to start their are some good actor's in this film, the trailer sold it to me before i watched with the help of the OST. Im really into films that are based ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Bristol
  - 07 Nov 2010 at 11:09
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  - 1
  pretty poor
  
  I usually like val kilmer but this film was just .....pedestrian, did not like it at all.
  
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- - Stokiesteve
  - 13 reviews
  - Stoke on Trent
  - 10 Oct 2009 at 21:42
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  wonderful
  
  i did enjoy this film and found the story very gripping, i liked the music and the content even thouh it was very adult, so watch it and learn something on why ... read more »
  
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- - tigerbarb43
  - 83 reviews
  - Portsmouth
  - 08 Oct 2009 at 02:29
- - 1
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  don't compare to boogie nights
  
  When I received this dvd I'd forgotten why i ordered it and frankly wasn't expecting much. As i began watching I realised the connection with boogie ... read more »
  
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- 779533
- - conformist
  - 24 reviews
  - Ulverston
  - 04 Jul 2009 at 17:29
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  very good
  
  val kilmer is excellent in this, this is well worth watching.
  
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  - Selby
  - 29 Jan 2009 at 12:59
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  wonder what
  
  it was okish, kilmer got on my nerves and it was half an hour too long
  
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  - Weston-super-Mare
  - 22 Nov 2008 at 14:44
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  - 9
  Wonderland
  
  In the late 1970's John Holmes was the biggest(in more ways than one) porn star in the business - he appeared in thousands of features - the Mark Wahlberg ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 53597
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  - Stevieb47
  - 89 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 16 Nov 2004 at 17:12
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  A Genuine Suprise - Excellent Film
  
  What a great movie this is - a highly entertaining true story about the seedy drug related goings on of a former porn star. The film rolls along brilliantly and... read more »
  
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- - imran
  - 165 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Feb 2005 at 13:49
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  Walking into Wonderland ..
  
  .. A slow starter, and tends to race around all over the place at first and confuse the viewer, but bear with it - This movie gets better .. Great ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Jay
  - London, England
  - 16 Mar 2005 at 10:16
- - 5
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  Wonderland
  
  I really enjoyed this film and thought Val Kilmer was excellent as John Holmes-a retired porn star now mixed up in a world of drugs and violence.
  
  The... read more »
  
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- - Paul Gager
  - Pontefract England
  - 18 Apr 2005 at 12:16
- - 4
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  Underground LA
  
  I think this film is primarily a drug -induced hotpot of debauchery and recklessness.
  
  The plot is fairly simple, however the shot sequences are very ... read more »
  
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- - maserade
  - Beds
  - 01 Dec 2004 at 19:04
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  Boogie Nights- the Real Deal!
  
  This dark, sinister portrayal into the post-career of John "The King" Holmes certainly reminds the viewer of Anderson's epic 70's porn homage... read more »
  
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- - TONYRUK
  - LONDON
  - 26 Sep 2004 at 17:48
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  Boogie Nights it isn't...
  
  Forget the fact that John Holmes was a porn star, this film begins after he has reached 'legendary' status and his lucrative career is incidental to the... read more »
  
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- - Matthew Sludds
  - Peterborough, Cambs
  - 24 Sep 2004 at 11:13
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  Sex and Drugs..not good news
  
  This fact-based story on a brutal but far from extraordinary drug-based murder case would never have achieved the notoriety it gained if it hadn?t involved a ... read more »
  
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- - Bobnessuk
  - 169 reviews
  - LONDON
  - 09 Feb 2005 at 22:55
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  Wonderful
  
  Kilmer's performance is the making of this film, truly inspired acting making his character (John Holmes porn king and cocaine addict) come alive. This film... read more »
  
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- - Tina
  - London
  - 22 Dec 2004 at 09:24
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  Sammy Recommendation
  
  Wonderland lends a dramatic approach to a violent mass murder in early 80s LA. The central players embroiled in the case included a rich business man and ... read more »
  
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- 65477
- - Samuel Tyler
  - Reading, England
  - 19 Jan 2005 at 18:31

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  Fast cars, fast women, sex, drugs, and rock and roll, with guns and ammo thrown in for good measure--that was the world of porn star John Holmes in Los Angeles in the 1970s. But everything came tumbling down in June 1981 when he was accused of taking part in a multiple murder that forms the basis ...