Laikals
The greatest movie ever made..!
TaryBiggBall
It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
FrogGlace
In other words,this film is a surreal ride.
Sameer Callahan
It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
J Besser
It's hard to describe "Polyester". It's not a camp movie. It's different. It does have some funny moments. It does have some really funny ideas. And Divine is something else. Almost always watchable in this one. The only scene that he didn't really pull off was the ending. There is a lot of really funny stuff in this one. On the flip side, there's a lot cringe worthy stuff in it too. John Waters would later lose his way. I guess he couldn't work with a budget. John Waters was a unique filmmaker. There will never be another one like him. I'm saying I'm a fan of his movies but he is a director that I think should not be lost to younger generations. "Polyester", for better or worse, is one of a kind.
dougdoepke
It's good that everything is done up in ridiculous fashion, otherwise the pranks would be too mean-spirited to sit through. Everyone comes in for their share of abuse, some funny, some not so. No doubt, the movie is strictly a matter of taste. Waters takes a shot at social mores, marriage especially. Poor wife Francine's life is in an ongoing crisis, from foot-stomping son to slutty daughter to philandering husband to abusive mother. Only gap-toothed Cuddles provides relief. That is, until handsome Tod (Hunter) cozies up. But is he too good to be true. This may be the most kinetic movie I've seen in a while. The performers are in constant motion such that dialogue gets delivered on the fly. It's like Waters doesn't want to risk a revealing pause. I'm sure Waters would hate it, but I suspect there's a moral at work here. Namely that true repulsiveness comes from within and not from without. Note that the repulsive looking Francine and Cuddles are the most sympathetic characters, while the other more normal looking or attractive are callous in some exaggerated way. I was curious to see a Waters film since this one and others were much ballyhooed at the time. Though well made, I frankly wasn't impressed much one way or the other. But I can see why it's attracted a cult following among fans of the outrageous.
sydneyswesternsuburbs
Director and writer John Waters who also directed and wrote other classic comedy flicks, Multiple Maniacs 1970, Pink Flamingos 1972, Female Trouble 1974, Desperate Living 1977, and Serial Mom 1994 plus the classic flick Cry Baby 1990 has created another gem in Polyester.Starring Divine who was also in John Waters's Multiple Maniacs and Pink Flamingos.Also starring Tab Hunter.Also starring Edith Massey who was also in John Waters's Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble and Desperate Living.Also starring Mink Stole who was also in John Waters's Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble and Desperate Living. Serial Mom and Cry Baby.I enjoyed all the characters and their issues! If you enjoyed this as much as I did then check out other classic comedy flicks, 2 Days in Paris 2007, After Hours 1985, Clerks 1994, Clerks II 2006, Delicatessen 1991, Duck Soup 1933, The Hangover 2009, Hercules Returns 1993, Idle Hands 1999, Life of Brian 1979, Living in Oblivion 1995, Meaning of Life 1983, The Out of Towners 1970, Remote Control 1992, Hangin' with the Homeboys 1991, Swingers 1996, Denise Calls Up 1995 and Grimsby 2016.
Lee Eisenberg
John Waters was still doing really outrageous movies when "Polyester" came out. Portraying suburban Baltimore housewife Francine Fishpaw's (Divine) world falling apart, the movie pulls no punches. I just wish that I could have gotten an Odorama card when I watched the movie; maybe some of the things in the movie weren't to pleasant to smell, but it would have been neat nevertheless.What more to say? That whole sequence where the daughter was at the camp was a hoot. It just goes to show that if John Waters is all about bad taste, then he knows how to do it right. I hope that he keeps making movies forever.
