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Great movie, definitely worth seeing
I can understand that a lot of people on this board don't like the topic of this movie, but that shouldn't keep them from enjoying a fantastic movie. I personally found this movie absolutely hilarious--Larry Flynt is definitely a colorful character, as is Althea. Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, and Edward Norton give outstanding performances. It's really amazing to see how a dirt poor red neck kid can end up being a millionaire. You'll be left wondering what stunt is Larry Flynt going to pull next. So what if Hustler is disgusting to you? As Edward Norton said, you have the right to not buy it. A brilliant, brilliant film. I would definitely recommend picking this one up.

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SUCCEEDING AGAINST ODDS
Woody Harrelson gives a credible and entertaining performance here as porn king Larry Flynt. Ed Norton is also excellent (as usual) as Flynt's busy and much beleaguered lawyer. I have more doubts about the performance of Courtney Love because she has not done enough other acting to compare her performance to. Many people would argue that this performance was not much of a stretch from her everyday life perhaps (not that anyone of us would know). Many would say this was her acting out how her life might have been had she continued spiraling into heroin addiction. But none of this speculation is fair. Her performance within the context of the film was perfect for what the film needed. She played the wife of Flynt, Althea, with convincing and reckless abandon, and her decline and eventual demise is also well played.
The story, well, the story of Flynt is well known, and the film will tell the tale once more if curious. Whether or not you love or hate Flynt, the film is an interesting look at how he got started and how he succeeded against the odds.

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LARRY FLYNT: DEMOCRAT
When Ronald Reagan became the President, a shift to conservatism occurred in Hollywood and the media. Hustler founder Larry Flynt flirted with Christianity, but it did not take. When his editors suggested that the Reagan mood should portend more "family friendly" fare, Flynt fired that messenger and went from sick and disgusting to really hardcore porn (which is better than sick and disgusting). He aligned himself against the Republicans, who were asking 7-11s to keep their porn mags away from minors (a move since described by liberals as tantamount to Stalinist censorship). In 1998, Flynt became the mouthpiece of the Democrat party, a de facto Clinton spokesman and unofficial public relations firm for the DNC. In 2003 he decided to run for Governor of California as a Democrat. While his intentions may be to benefit the Democrats, he could not have harmed them more. Republicans need say nothing about this fact. It exists for what it is, on it face. Republicans just smile and say, "Hey, you Democrats, you can have Larry Flynt." They have him and he has them. A mariage made in...?

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