ChikPapa Very disappointed :(

Grimerlana Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

GrimPrecise I'll tell you why so serious

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

westpenn49 Yes, the women in this movie are talky, but hey, they are writers and words are their medium. Given also that they are mostly graduates of the 70's and 80's the sexual politics/gender clashing thing makes sense.Someone in this list of comments says that Todd and Trumbo are wooden. Compared to what? Yes, Trumbo's character is reserved, but we see her relaxing as her clothing relaxes -the long coat gives way to sweater.There is a scene early in that shows the problems associated with low budget- Claire goes to the motel and is greeted by someone. The greeting came off like a question "Hello?" instead of "hello". But by that time I was in awe of Ms. Todd's presence driving the car, sitting on the rocks. I rather thought that the camera was in love with her, following her every movement. And as for wooden, I would say she was fluid and graceful conveying a character in conflict without histrionics. Different strokes.A good budget, some retakes and tweaking the dialogue all could help, but for a movie that seemingly came out of nowhere it is rather remarkable.

bbraat I agree that this movie was pornography without the honesty. The whole point of the movie was that the pretty and sexy blonde sleeps with the tall, manly brunette. It is not enough that the straight (for now) blonde simply wants a romp with the brunette but she must go out of her mind with desire for the tall butch brunette. Then, of course, the butch brunette refuses the blonde's advances until later when for no apparent reason, the butch relents. They have sex. Movie ends. They live happily ever after? Huh? This is porn: the point of the movie is that the leads have sex on camera and all the other problems of life are washed away and everything is great. Are there reprecussions to the sex, is this a one night stand, are their lives changed, once the blonde gets back to New York will she stay with women or "lapse" into dependence on hairy, dirty men? "Who cares, they had sex". Realistically, there was nothing between these two women except that the blonde was ready and the brunette was willing and they were together in a rainstorm. This is a romance novel. Avoid at all costs.

my2dogezz I must say the first time I saw this movie was way back in 1997. When I saw it then I almost wished I'd not bought it. I was desperate for something to watch one weekend and pulled out the old dusty VHS tape. I watched it again and realized the acting may have not been the best, but i'm sorry Trisha Todd is a very sexy woman. Even w/ 10 years added i'm sure she is still a very sexy woman.I went out and bought the 10th Anniversary DVD to see what else there was to see. Much to my amazement there were MANY scenes deleted. After I saw the making of the movie somehow a lot of other things made sense. In my personal opinion the producers/directors of this film should have left in much that was removed. I'd personally like to see the WHOLE movie with all scenes that were shot left in.All in all a good, sensual movie. I know I'm certainly in the minority having this opinion.... Trisha Todd is just too hot to be overlooked.

bekcat Set in a women's writing retreat in Oregon, Claire of the Moon begins it's long and tedious journey. The first time I saw the movie, all I could think is, "When are they going to do IT?", but when I saw it for the second time, I got the message Nicole Conn tries to convey. Buried under the rather stiff acting of Trisha Todd and Karen Trumbo (and for that matter, all the other actors in this movie) is the most complicated problem in any relationship: exploring intimacy. The intentions are good for all involved in revealing Clare and Noel's fear of intimacy, but poorly followed throughout the tale. Conn tries too hard to make this view analytical and intelligent but succeeds in making it so intelligent that it becomes tiresome. Not that I did not like this movie; I did. But I endure this movie only for the final scene. The end leaves us wanting for the real story to finally begin, but it is too late...the movie is over. Now for the confession: I really like this movie, but only with a grain of salt, and that is how it should be viewed.