Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Python Hyena The Ringmaster (1998): Dir: Neil Abramson / Cast: Jerry Springer, Molly Hagan, Jaime Pressly, Michael Jai White, William McNamara: Idiotic comedy about Jerry Springer's dysfunctional talk show and totally insincere at that. The title places him as a go-between within the depraved. At one point he defends his guests comparing their lives to that of the rich and famous. It is as if an applause is required. Among his guests are a mother and daughter combo played by Molly Hagan and Jaime Pressly. Apparently the Pressly character slept with her stepfather and became pregnant. Her mother then gives her daughter's boyfriend a blowjob. In fact, everyone seems to be sleeping with everybody in this film. One idiot even goes so far to tell his girlfriend that he slipped off to attend a Bible study in the area. Horrible directing by Neil Abramson with a screenplay that plays like a soap opera. We are given some insight into Springer's disposition as he prepares this event but he also seems to be promoting himself, especially with his pathetic and phoney concluding statement. Hagan and Pressly exploit society's nightmares through applauded vulgarity. Some of their actions are amusing but the resolution is phoney. Michael Jai White makes a wasted appearance as another cheater. Advertises Springer's career with sloppy filmmaking, bad acting and one big ugly orgy. Score: 2 / 10

cbevilac I have seen this movie and I don't understand why everyone spends 3 paragraphs talking about how horrible it is. This movie was clearly never intended to Win best picture- And I am sure the Producers and Directors were aware of that while filming. The intent of the movie is to make fun of people and the way some people live.I actually thought the movie covered every base, everything from the magazines lying around their house, to the food they eat, to hanging out at the laundromat! Obviously nothing you can take too seriously, but I got a kick out of it.6/10

themowg Most people do not get this movie. If you read the typical reviews of this movie, you'll see the same phrases repeated over and over again--"trashy, nauseating, crap, etc." And if you watch this movie in the frame of mind with which you watch 'good' movies, you will be sorely disappointed and tend to agree with the typical comments you'll find on IMDb.com.The problem with this approach, though, is that this is not supposed to be a 'good' movie. It is not supposed to be an epic, a great romance, an action-drama, or even a true comedy. This movie will not make you cry or question your existence or find any new deep thoughts."Ringmaster" is for anyone who has ever watched trash TV talk shows and wondered, 'where in the hell do they dig these characters up?' Here, I must confess that I have asked that question several times before (who hasn't?). So when I watched this film, I was pleased to have such questions answered. You get to see a 'typical' breeding ground for the types of people who get invited to the Springer Show. And though everyone who has ever watched the Jerry Springer show knows that on a certain level, the show is bleak and depressing, this film does a very good job of illustrating just how bleak and depressing the real stories behind the show are. 'Ringmaster' presents the people on the Jerry Springer Show as more than just caricatures and archetype puppets on display for our freakshow entertainment. It tells the story behind the bleeped-out arguments and exaggerated fight scenes you see on weekdays at 9:00 a.m. For anyone who has ever been curious about the sad reality behind trash TV, this film is worth a viewing.

wft2020 Was this movie stupid? Yup. Did this movie depth? Nope. Character development? Nope. Plot twists? Nope. This was simply a movie about a highly-fictionalized Springer show. It shows the lengths that some people will go to get their mugs on TV. Molly Hagan did a great job as Jaime Pressly's mom. Jaime is....well...GORGEOUS! This flick wasn't so much made to be a "breakthrough" movie, rather, it was intended to life in a trailer park (I live in a trailer park and ours is nothing like the one in this movie) where everyone sleeps with everyone else, all the girls get pregnant by different guys, and all the guys drive rusted-out '66 Ford pickups (exaggeration, of course, but that's the picture everyone sees when you mention "trailer park"). Some people over-analyze movies (case-in-point: Star Trek freaks). I watch movies purely for the entertainment value; not to point out that the girl is wearing a different shirt in a different scene (read the "Goofs" bit about Connie's shirt. Could it have been better? Sure. But it was funny as hell.