Not many movies give me a strange feeling inside but "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" gave me just that. Here is a movie that doesn't have any blood, guts, or horror....only words. It were these words that made my skin crawl and to have dialogue deeply effect me proves that this film gripped me from start to finish. Taylor and Burton are equally marvelous as well as Segal and Dennis who are permanently scarred for life after the all-night event is over....through the most brutal, manipulative, abusive and honest words I've ever seen in a movie.
To accomplish this in 1966 and have it stand the test of time 35 years later is simply a grand achievement and makes this a timeless classic.
The scene where Richard Burton spins Sandy Dennis around in a circle while shouting "WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?" at her until she throws up is one of the great (and creepy) moments in this realistic piece of americana.
To accomplish this in 1966 and have it stand the test of time 35 years later is simply a grand achievement and makes this a timeless classic.
The scene where Richard Burton spins Sandy Dennis around in a circle while shouting "WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?" at her until she throws up is one of the great (and creepy) moments in this realistic piece of americana.