Product ReviewsAmerican Splendor (DVD, 2004)

Not great

I generally expect great things from Paul Giamati. He is one of my favorite actors. This movie was basically a documentary with Giamatti acting out various scenes of the subjects life. It was casual to a fault and not terribly watchable. The subject is a famous cartoonist who was friends with and made famous by cartoonist Robert Crumb. There was an award winning documentary made of him some years ago that I highly recommend.Read full review...

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Great DVD in great shape

This used DVD of the 2004 American Splendor film came in excellent condition: no scratches on disc, intact cover, and complete inserts (includes an actual mini comic book that is relevant to the film). I was very happy with it. I had been looking for this film for a friend who adores it and was about to have a birthday. And I preferred a good used version to a new one (recycling!) It is a very original, endearing film that I also love. So innovative and interesting plus superb acting - I can see why it was awarded a top award at Cannes. In addition, the DVD version has many interesting extras for any true lover of this film. If you are looking for something different, funny, full of pathos and are a lover of the comics and/or jazz, you might really enjoy this DVD.Read full review...

Great Autobiographical Tale of the Cult Comic Creator

Oscar Nominee Paul Giamatti(Cinderella Man)skillfully plays Harvey Pekar in American Splendor, the autobiograpical tale of this pessimistic urbanist's struggle to find meaning within the banalities of modern existence. Through his real-life association with Robert Crumb, the comic genius behind Fritz the Cat, Harvey Pekar was inspired to create his own Cult Comic 'American Splendor'.

This film wonderfully portrays Pekar's quirky life as he juggles his girlfriend, his developing comic book, appearances on Letterman and his drab job as a file clerk. In this film, the viewer finds magic in the ordinary, quiet pangs of suffering within the mundane, and humor in the unlikely. Pekar's eccentric personality simply shines through Giamotti's engaging performance and this DVD is worth purchasing on that basis alone. It's like a window has opened into another person's life - a life entirely contrasting from your own.

American Splendor placed among many critics' Top Ten lists in 2003 and I highly recommend it as the movie you're looking for when you'd like to step out of your own reality and into another's different world.Read full review...

Great film!

Thanks for the great film! Our public library did not have a copy so I was thrilled to get it for such a great price! Thanks!

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Great movie with "different" characters

Harvey Pekar is a regular guy. He is no hero, and his life kinda sucks sometimes.
He found his talent writing for a comic book.
By the end you will find that you genuinely care about him and will cheer for him.

You do not have to be a Hero to be worthy.
Through his story you can find contentment in your life, whatever happens.

the casting is very good and this is my favorite role for paul giamattiRead full review...

Good value

Stuff gets messed up in the mail. A few glitches but hey that's life. Will buy from you again at some point

Very interesting!

Enjoyed it very much

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American Splendor

One of the best movies of all time. A poor, down-and-out guy ends up doing..okay. His life isn't full of money and beautiful women, but he has some good friends that are truly characters. Great feel good movie, and full of some great laughs.Read full review...

Perfect, thanks so much.

Perfect, thanks so much.

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American Splendor

A movie that could so easily be self-indulgent. It is simultaneously autobiographical and biographical. Lovely lovely film of one man's struggles in being himself.