Mad Love [DVD]

Although in the movie she is diagnosed with clinical depression that is not what the character has. Drew Barrymore's character displays the perfect diagnostic criteria for a Borderline. She is reactive to certain situations and rapidly changes moods with overwhelming emotions, she is exactly like me.*Contains Spoilers*"A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation."In the beginning Drew Barrymore is exciting, interesting, wild, and intense. She falls completely in love with Chis O'Donnell's character and obsessed with him. When he refuses to leave class after she pulls the alarm she doesn't talk to him for days. Their relationship becomes very intense and leads to concern from their parents. Chris really shines in this movie because he plays the perfect responsible and care-giving individual that would be attracted to and give care to Drew. He is innocent and naive which is the type of person a borderline would desire."Impulsiveness in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., promiscuous sex, eating disorders, binge eating, substance abuse, reckless driving)."This is the most obvious in the movie. She pulls the fire alarm, she takes a trip with Chris to a waterfall during school hours. She jumps into the lake after she and her parents have a fight. She runs away from home with O'Donnell in fear that their parents will send her away and have her leave Chris. She drives recklessly while turning the last minute only to wreck the car. She attacks the driver that picks her up and steals his car. Drives off after she catches Chris talking to her mother in fear that he is trying to abandon her. Smokes cigarettes. I believe because it was a PG rated movie they did not have her do drugs or have sex with many partners."Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, threats or self-injuring behavior such as cutting, interfering with the healing of scars (excoriation) or picking at oneself."She pulls a gun to both of their heads, and attempts suicide. She talks about her parents and her father which makes her upset and she goes into the bathroom and starts crying and having an anxiety attack. Threatens to kill herself and holds a gun to her head. I believe they didn't make her a cutter because of the PG rating."Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic dysphoria, irritability or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days)."She pastes pictures of dozens of faces from magazines in an insane sort of of way. The episode in the bathroom also."Chronic feelings of emptiness"Her behavior is an example of her feelings of emptiness. When she calls late at night because she just needed to hear from him. It's hard to explain this but as a borderline myself i did the same thing. It's like you fear the person doesn't love you anymore and you need reassurance constantly."Inappropriate anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g., frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights)."She burns the guy in the car with her cigarette."Transient, stress-related paranoid idealization, delusions or severe dissociative symptoms."When Chris is selling his telescope for cash she spaces out and experiences a dissociative moment as if she is seeing the world out of herself. This is a good example because of the camera work and score. She believes he doesn't want her anymore just because he calls her parents."Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self."This as with feelings of emptiness, is seen throughout the movie by her behavior in general. I think an example of this is when she posts all of the pictures of women from magazines so they can 'look at her' makes her feel a sense of identity.Over all this movie perfectly shows the personality of a Borderline Personality Disorder sufferer. Medications can't really help other than treating symptoms like depression or anxiety. The affect on the family and boyfriend also show how real life families struggle with a loved one suffers from it. Chris is often walking on eggshells to avoid offending or hurting her.What makes this movie so good is the perfect example of a mental illness. This is a rare thing to seen in movies, usually they mix disorder u p and get them all wrong. I recommend this movie to anyone that suffers from or know someone that suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder. I suffer from it myself and set my first boyfriend through the ringer like she did. Once I found out what it was, well now I know what i have and am getting the right treatment for it.

Great Barrymore movie

This is by far one of my favorite movies. the actors were excellent. drew Barrymore and Chris Donaldson are great actors. they did a great job helping people to understand bipolar and how it really affects someone if not treated. I have this and have had it since my teens. I never really understood what was going on, especially during my teen years. I didn't understand and it was really hard friendship-wise because I was really depressed which affected my social life badly. I felt like I was stuck and had no idea what was going on. finally, I was back. people can be so mean especially kids if you are different from others I felt so alone as a teen and today I still suffer from it. I hope people can understand and not be so quick to judge and make fun of people with mental health issues.

I bought this DVD because I've seen the movie & I loved it. Mad Love starring Drew Barrymore is one of the best love stories made. But this DVD will not play on a standard DVD player. It's a Region 2 DVD, it will not play on a US standard DVD player that usually plays Region 1 or All Region DVD Player. Do not buy this DVD if you have a US standard DVD player that usually plays Region 1 or All Region DVD Player. I contacted the seller MovieMars if they will refund my money & the shipping cost if I return this DVD because it won't play with a US standard DVD player that usually plays Region 1 or All Region DVD Player, but MovieMars will not refund the shipping cost (which cost almost the cost of the DVD). So, I end up not returning the DVD. What a waste of money. Buy the Mad Love Starring Drew Barrymore that plays with a standard DVD player that usually plays Region 1 or All Region DVD Player. I just bought one from a different company through amazon.com, in fact I just watch it a few days ago. Loved it.

Love this movie. Had to have it in the collection. Fast shipping also

This was a teen fave of mine that I thought my daughters might like seeing and they did

Have been searching for this movie for years. Was so glad I found it on Amazon. ❤️❤️Highly recommend!

So, I thought I would be a good boyfriend (I got this before we got married) and get this movie for her. I think it’s some sort of tale of high school whatnot where Drew Barrymore and her siblings take care of an alien. Wait, that’s another movie. I dunno, it has Drew Barrymore and Robin and they fall in love, or something. I’m guessing they face conflicts too. Maybe they even fall out of love, or their relationship is challenged? I don’t know. My wife likes it (or at least she did like it).

mit Psychofilme habe ichs irgendwie obgleich ich jetzt nicht manisch bin. Netter Film kann man ansehen, reißt mich aber von der Thematik nicht vom Hocker.

I remember so well watching "Mad love" at the cinema. I watched it five times!I was 13 years old and Drew Barrymore was the coolest girl I new - and I Even cut my waistlong hair short like hers.So, Of course I loved the film! It has everything a young teen girl would like in a movie: a difficult Lovestory, a untraditional heroine, a good soundtrack and lots of drama!I watched it again last week, 23(!) years later, and I avtually found it really entertaining and sweet.I no longer have Drew Barrymore as my rolemodel and like thrillers more than drama now.But still "mad love" has its own vibe.The music is still good and gives the film something Special - making it stand out in among similar movies.The wonderful thing about "mad love" is that it removes the stigma with phsyciatric disorders.I remember that this made a huge impact with me at age 13.The sad part is that not much have changed the last 20 years. It is still a stigma around phsyciatric disorders.I have a Special bond to this film, but I think it is worth watching. It is entertaining - but with a message. Both Drew and Chris are great in their roles, and the Lovestory between them is very heartfelt.

This isn't the best film you'll ever see, in fact it's likely you'll forget it shortly after you view it, but for 90 odd minutes of pure escape and entertainment it's hard to beat. Set against a backdrop of hip 1990's grunge, this film perfectly shows the fashions, trends and music of the time. The two leads are excellent in their respective roles- Barrymore has played this same mixed up character in several films, but she does it very well and she and O'Donnell are paired up well. Great little gem- you'd be "mad" to miss it "Love"!

Many thanks for the swift delivery

Received in Excellent order and an excellent film just what I wanted to make the day seem normal after a bit of Mad Love