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10 | A Fountain of Meaning | tt0414993 | I must say, there was more than enough buildup of anticipation to seeing this film long before it came out. Aside from the mesmerizing trailer that seemed to scream masterpiece, the conception of a modern re-telling of the story of the fountain of youth all but floored me. Walking into the movie theater tonight, I alre... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-93 | ur7752788 | 10 | title: A Fountain of Meaning
review: I must say, there was more than enough buildup of anticipation to seeing this film long before it came out. Aside from the mesmerizing trailer that seemed to scream masterpiece, the conception of a modern re-telling of the story of the fountain of youth all but floored me. Walking i... |
8 | Doesn't make a ton of sense, but I admire the ambition, | tt0414993 | Darren Arronofsky is a director of vision. He's directed nearly five films(with Black Swan coming out next month) and most of them have been visionary. Though one man's vision could only go so far. Critics hated Arronofsky's 3rd vision, The Fountain. Probably for the same reason they hated Vanilla sky. You know what...... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-876 | ur22881716 | 8 | title: Doesn't make a ton of sense, but I admire the ambition,
review: Darren Arronofsky is a director of vision. He's directed nearly five films(with Black Swan coming out next month) and most of them have been visionary. Though one man's vision could only go so far. Critics hated Arronofsky's 3rd vision, The Fountain... |
3 | What a mess | tt0414993 | The Fountain is one of those movies which when you say you didn't like it those who did like it get very pretentious and say "Well you just didn't get it". No, I got it. And I hated it. It's nonsensical, interminable and in the end quite laughable. Just an absolute mess. This film spends 96 minutes (and it seems infini... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-700 | ur0915482 | 3 | title: What a mess
review: The Fountain is one of those movies which when you say you didn't like it those who did like it get very pretentious and say "Well you just didn't get it". No, I got it. And I hated it. It's nonsensical, interminable and in the end quite laughable. Just an absolute mess. This film spends 96 m... |
6 | Extraordinarlily ambitious, but a failure all the same. | tt0414993 | This is an extraordinary film in so many ways which doesn't necessarily mean that it's a good one. Indeed, it is a failure but an ambitious, over-reaching one with bits here and there that really are amazing. It has had a troubled history. At one point the film was 'scrapped' and started over, it's leading actor recast... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-722 | ur1683855 | 6 | title: Extraordinarlily ambitious, but a failure all the same.
review: This is an extraordinary film in so many ways which doesn't necessarily mean that it's a good one. Indeed, it is a failure but an ambitious, over-reaching one with bits here and there that really are amazing. It has had a troubled history. At one po... |
10 | The Fountain delivers | tt0414993 | Director Darren Aronofsky has done it once again. After the amazing masterpiece that was Requiem for a Dream, Aronofsky has made another treasure that is sure to quickly develop a huge fan base. The Fountain features Hugh Jackman (a busy man with X-Men 3, The Prestige, Happy Feet, Flushed Away, and Scoop all being rele... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-294 | ur7752337 | 10 | title: The Fountain delivers
review: Director Darren Aronofsky has done it once again. After the amazing masterpiece that was Requiem for a Dream, Aronofsky has made another treasure that is sure to quickly develop a huge fan base. The Fountain features Hugh Jackman (a busy man with X-Men 3, The Prestige, Happy Feet, F... |
9 | Cinematic poetry; haunting and beautiful | tt0414993 | There are many movies which the viewer leaves with a feeling of entertainment; their money has been spent on a pleasing distraction from the doldrums of real life. Then there are films which the viewer leaves with a sense of fulfillment, as if they have witnessed something meaningful or thought provoking, an intellectu... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-453 | ur3728510 | 9 | title: Cinematic poetry; haunting and beautiful
review: There are many movies which the viewer leaves with a feeling of entertainment; their money has been spent on a pleasing distraction from the doldrums of real life. Then there are films which the viewer leaves with a sense of fulfillment, as if they have witnessed ... |
10 | Death breeds creation
The Fountain | tt0414993 | I never thought I would ever thank Brad Pitt for causing the utter failure of The Fountain launching principal photography three years ago. However, his leaving the production to do Troy may have resulted in the finest film-going experience I have ever had. Darren Aronofsky's masterpiece could only have been ruined by ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-85 | ur2020154 | 10 | title: Death breeds creation
The Fountain
review: I never thought I would ever thank Brad Pitt for causing the utter failure of The Fountain launching principal photography three years ago. However, his leaving the production to do Troy may have resulted in the finest film-going experience I have ever had. Darren Arono... |
9 | Pure imagination pure surreal brilliance! | tt0414993 | Simply put this film is everything a modern movie should be...Visually stunning and movingly beautiful in almost every way leaving so many questions un answered at the end. Superb heart breaking performances by Hugh and Rachel, this is one of the best films I have seen this year.Anything that makes a person question th... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-568 | ur4708883 | 9 | title: Pure imagination pure surreal brilliance!
review: Simply put this film is everything a modern movie should be...Visually stunning and movingly beautiful in almost every way leaving so many questions un answered at the end. Superb heart breaking performances by Hugh and Rachel, this is one of the best films I hav... |
8 | Bewilderment... | tt0414993 | First off, I have to state that in order to explain this film, you have to see it yourself. it is almost impossible to write this review, for the film had so much wonder that left me and the audience bewildered and speechless. It is a highly unusually film that could be seen in many different views. That said, a lot of... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-191 | ur3153189 | 8 | title: Bewilderment...
review: First off, I have to state that in order to explain this film, you have to see it yourself. it is almost impossible to write this review, for the film had so much wonder that left me and the audience bewildered and speechless. It is a highly unusually film that could be seen in many diffe... |
1 | Not even earnest acting by Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz could save this film | tt0414993 | Horrible and pretentious. Not even earnest acting by Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz could save this film by Weisz's fiancé, writer/director Darren Aronofsky. Some woman in the cinema was snoring loudly and none of us bothered to shush her because it was understandably a snoozefest.The main plot line is simple: Tom (Jack... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-421 | ur10756301 | 1 | title: Not even earnest acting by Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz could save this film
review: Horrible and pretentious. Not even earnest acting by Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz could save this film by Weisz's fiancé, writer/director Darren Aronofsky. Some woman in the cinema was snoring loudly and none of us bothered to... |
10 | Attention Sci-Fi Geeks: Take Your Women To See This Flick! | tt0414993 | Okay all of you sci-fi geeks out there. It's time to drag your spouse, girlfriend, or significant other out again. They'll hem and haw about going to see "yet another" science fiction film with you, but this time redemption is at your feet.THE FOUNTAIN is, for all intents and purposes, a love story built around an SF t... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-312 | ur7704831 | 10 | title: Attention Sci-Fi Geeks: Take Your Women To See This Flick!
review: Okay all of you sci-fi geeks out there. It's time to drag your spouse, girlfriend, or significant other out again. They'll hem and haw about going to see "yet another" science fiction film with you, but this time redemption is at your feet.THE FO... |
8 | An emotional journey. | tt0414993 | Aronofsky perfects his vision with this wondrous, emotionally draining experience. It transcends being a film and completely immerses the audience into it's world and story; drawing them further and further along until the explosive finale. I wasn't too crazy about some of the dialogue, and Cliff Curtis' horrific accen... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-725 | ur9521536 | 8 | title: An emotional journey.
review: Aronofsky perfects his vision with this wondrous, emotionally draining experience. It transcends being a film and completely immerses the audience into it's world and story; drawing them further and further along until the explosive finale. I wasn't too crazy about some of the dialo... |
7 | Though obscure in its ways, "The Fountain" is rich and beautiful | tt0414993 | "The Fountain" often feels like an interlocking puzzle of eras, characters and symbolism, yet there is a distinct overall thematic tone to the film, almost a decoder that once utilized brings out the best in the film.It's the kind of movie that for most people will necessitate a second viewing. Once the viewer can set ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-712 | ur2496397 | 7 | title: Though obscure in its ways, "The Fountain" is rich and beautiful
review: "The Fountain" often feels like an interlocking puzzle of eras, characters and symbolism, yet there is a distinct overall thematic tone to the film, almost a decoder that once utilized brings out the best in the film.It's the kind of movie ... |
8 | Complex story about love, humanity and death | tt0414993 | THE FOUNTAIN became a long-awaited project, the production and shooting of it took many years, the result is a complex love & death story with sterling performances from both Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. There are three stories to be told; the main story is about doctor Tom who's doing everything in his power to prev... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-656 | ur1732001 | 8 | title: Complex story about love, humanity and death
review: THE FOUNTAIN became a long-awaited project, the production and shooting of it took many years, the result is a complex love & death story with sterling performances from both Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. There are three stories to be told; the main story is ... |
10 | Darren Aronofsky's best film to date! | tt0414993 | I remember seeing the previews for this movie in theaters, and saying I want to see that, but when the film came out I completely forgot about it. Then the other day I saw it laying on a store shelf at my local DVD store, and I decided to pick it up. Now Darren Aronofsky is in my opinion one of the finest filmmakers ou... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-767 | ur6136793 | 10 | title: Darren Aronofsky's best film to date!
review: I remember seeing the previews for this movie in theaters, and saying I want to see that, but when the film came out I completely forgot about it. Then the other day I saw it laying on a store shelf at my local DVD store, and I decided to pick it up. Now Darren Arono... |
8 | A visual wonder. | tt0414993 | Darren Aronofsky's film is a visual wonder which much like Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey leaves you to come to your own conclusions. Hugh Jackman stars as Tom, one man who basically has the same desire across the three periods that the film covers in the film. Rachel Weisz is his lover across all these. The f... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-379 | ur12978485 | 8 | title: A visual wonder.
review: Darren Aronofsky's film is a visual wonder which much like Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey leaves you to come to your own conclusions. Hugh Jackman stars as Tom, one man who basically has the same desire across the three periods that the film covers in the film. Rachel Weisz is h... |
10 | Beautiful and probably one of the best movies of the century | tt0414993 | ...and here I shall attempt to review what will one day be a classic in the hopefully near future. The Fountain is many things. It's a touching film. It's not long, though, clocking in at around 80 or 90 minutes, but it does manage to pack in enough emotion to out-do every single lame, candy-assed Hollywood romance eve... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-662 | ur11053153 | 10 | title: Beautiful and probably one of the best movies of the century
review: ...and here I shall attempt to review what will one day be a classic in the hopefully near future. The Fountain is many things. It's a touching film. It's not long, though, clocking in at around 80 or 90 minutes, but it does manage to pack in e... |
8 | The Great Duality Squeezed through a Post-Modern Cake Decorating Kit | tt0414993 | The Fountain offers a variety of perspectives on life and death which ring true partly because, like most great spiritual beliefs, they express no specifics nor do they exhaustively explain themselves. In fact, just like many systems of belief that incorporate the notion of spirits and other profoundly affective/effect... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-594 | ur3824745 | 8 | title: The Great Duality Squeezed through a Post-Modern Cake Decorating Kit
review: The Fountain offers a variety of perspectives on life and death which ring true partly because, like most great spiritual beliefs, they express no specifics nor do they exhaustively explain themselves. In fact, just like many systems of... |
7 | Misleading preview has it as a total different movie | tt0414993 | This movie is COMPLETELY different then how the preview portrays the film. The preview makes you believe that this film is about the legendary fountain of youth, the tree of life and back during the Spanish Inquisition days a conquistador finds and an lives on and on... but nooooooooo... First, I pick this film out to ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-601 | ur1061970 | 7 | title: Misleading preview has it as a total different movie
review: This movie is COMPLETELY different then how the preview portrays the film. The preview makes you believe that this film is about the legendary fountain of youth, the tree of life and back during the Spanish Inquisition days a conquistador finds and an ... |
3 | unbelievable - is this from the same Darren Aronofsky? | tt0414993 | I cannot believe that the gifted, original, strong, promising director who made 'Pi' and Requiem for a Dream' could make this confusing fantasy. After six years of directorial silence Darren Aronofsky is back with a combination of a New Age transcendental story and a Love Story (yes, that one) melodrama of a scientist ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-758 | ur0547823 | 3 | title: unbelievable - is this from the same Darren Aronofsky?
review: I cannot believe that the gifted, original, strong, promising director who made 'Pi' and Requiem for a Dream' could make this confusing fantasy. After six years of directorial silence Darren Aronofsky is back with a combination of a New Age transcend... |
10 | A unique experience | tt0414993 | I am a fan of surreal. Yes i am guilty of enjoying things that make little sense and are open to interpretation. I find it a pleasant release from some of the formulaic drivel that comes out of Hollywood from time to time, spoon feeding the audience with endless scenes of exposition just to let them know where they are... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-702 | ur1902479 | 10 | title: A unique experience
review: I am a fan of surreal. Yes i am guilty of enjoying things that make little sense and are open to interpretation. I find it a pleasant release from some of the formulaic drivel that comes out of Hollywood from time to time, spoon feeding the audience with endless scenes of exposition j... |
8 | Wishing You Well | tt0414993 | The Fountain is one of those movies so hard to review. Well, okay, for people like me that didn't fully get it. I mean, it's not the easiest thing to admit your ignorance.All the way through this movie, and this is my first time watching it 5+ years late, it reminded me of a more recent movie, Terrence Malick's The T... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-924 | ur17825945 | 8 | title: Wishing You Well
review: The Fountain is one of those movies so hard to review. Well, okay, for people like me that didn't fully get it. I mean, it's not the easiest thing to admit your ignorance.All the way through this movie, and this is my first time watching it 5+ years late, it reminded me of a more recen... |
9 | "The Fountain" | tt0414993 | I like to think of myself as a fairly universal film viewer, in that I watch both mainstream and art house films. Personally I don't really like the fact that there is such a thing as art house cinema films are for everyone, and we should all be given the chance to watch them, whatever their subject matter, country o... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-699 | ur4405625 | 9 | title: "The Fountain"
review: I like to think of myself as a fairly universal film viewer, in that I watch both mainstream and art house films. Personally I don't really like the fact that there is such a thing as art house cinema films are for everyone, and we should all be given the chance to watch them, whatever t... |
9 | A unique film experience - Incomparable to any other film you've seen | tt0414993 | As I am writing this review I really don't know where to begin. It reminds me of the feeling I had as I left the theatre after the closing credits rolled on the film absolutely bewildered. I can't even begin to describe the feelings I left the theatre with, but I can safely say that no movie has affected me quite lik... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-42 | ur3112639 | 9 | title: A unique film experience - Incomparable to any other film you've seen
review: As I am writing this review I really don't know where to begin. It reminds me of the feeling I had as I left the theatre after the closing credits rolled on the film absolutely bewildered. I can't even begin to describe the feelings ... |
7 | Too much water in the Fountain | tt0414993 | The Fountain Symbolism, metaphors, more symbolism, and more metaphors can't even begin to encompass Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain. Aronofsky helms the picture as if he were Pablo Picasso constructing his most personal portrait to date. Unfortunately, the director does not make things clear enough for the viewer and i... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-242 | ur2898980 | 7 | title: Too much water in the Fountain
review: The Fountain Symbolism, metaphors, more symbolism, and more metaphors can't even begin to encompass Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain. Aronofsky helms the picture as if he were Pablo Picasso constructing his most personal portrait to date. Unfortunately, the director does not... |
8 | Be patient with this movie and please think about it | tt0414993 | When I set to write something about this movie I had only one dilemma; is it going to be short or massive comment. I decided to be as short as I can, cause words can hardly describe what I feel. Maybe just one word: unique. Unique on many levels; writing ,acting, music... Sound background fits perfectly in this story t... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-741 | ur14795108 | 8 | title: Be patient with this movie and please think about it
review: When I set to write something about this movie I had only one dilemma; is it going to be short or massive comment. I decided to be as short as I can, cause words can hardly describe what I feel. Maybe just one word: unique. Unique on many levels; writi... |
7 | Leaky FOUNTAIN | tt0414993 | THE FOUNTAIN Written and Directed by Darren AronofskyTHE FOUNTAIN reinvigorates the meaning of "labour of love." Writer/Director Darren Aronofsky's ambitious offering had many eyes on it from the moment of its conception, through its disastrous pre-production period and even more so now as it finally unrolls into theat... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-278 | ur1982210 | 7 | title: Leaky FOUNTAIN
review: THE FOUNTAIN Written and Directed by Darren AronofskyTHE FOUNTAIN reinvigorates the meaning of "labour of love." Writer/Director Darren Aronofsky's ambitious offering had many eyes on it from the moment of its conception, through its disastrous pre-production period and even more so now as... |
5 | Doubtin' The Fountain | tt0414993 | Raving beauty, rabid camera angling and startlingly somber performances almost save this movie from its own convoluted and ambitious storyline.The trailers for *The Fountain* were extremely well done and conveyed the hero (Hugh Jackman) as traveling through time, pursuing his true love across the ages (Rachel Weisz) ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-749 | ur2446936 | 5 | title: Doubtin' The Fountain
review: Raving beauty, rabid camera angling and startlingly somber performances almost save this movie from its own convoluted and ambitious storyline.The trailers for *The Fountain* were extremely well done and conveyed the hero (Hugh Jackman) as traveling through time, pursuing his true l... |
10 | Style and substance combined to make an experience like nothing seen in a long time | tt0414993 | The greatest filmmakers don't repeat themselves. With each new project they give us something totally different than what they did before. They challenge us in new ways, which keeps us watching. This is a sign of a true artist who loves what they do and cares about the outcome. A lot of directors just make a few movies... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-877 | ur4597795 | 10 | title: Style and substance combined to make an experience like nothing seen in a long time
review: The greatest filmmakers don't repeat themselves. With each new project they give us something totally different than what they did before. They challenge us in new ways, which keeps us watching. This is a sign of a true a... |
5 | What If You Could Live Forever? | tt0414993 | Three stories - one each from the past, present, and future - about men in pursuit of eternity with their love. A conquistador in Mayan country searches for the tree of life to free his captive queen; a medical researcher, working with various trees, looks for a cure that will save his dying wife; a space traveler, tra... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-766 | ur8334868 | 5 | title: What If You Could Live Forever?
review: Three stories - one each from the past, present, and future - about men in pursuit of eternity with their love. A conquistador in Mayan country searches for the tree of life to free his captive queen; a medical researcher, working with various trees, looks for a cure that ... |
8 | Brilliant visuals, confusing story lines | tt0414993 | I hadn't really heard too much about The Fountain - it directed by Aronofsky, the man who did Requiem for a Dream, it was set in the past, present and future somehow, had to do with eternal life, etc. So I guessed I didn't really have much of an idea about the movie. I was right about that.The main plot revolves around... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-701 | ur3595861 | 8 | title: Brilliant visuals, confusing story lines
review: I hadn't really heard too much about The Fountain - it directed by Aronofsky, the man who did Requiem for a Dream, it was set in the past, present and future somehow, had to do with eternal life, etc. So I guessed I didn't really have much of an idea about the mov... |
6 | Visually astounding, but far too flawed to be looked at as anything more | tt0414993 | After seeing the brilliance he delivered in Requiem for a Dream last summer, I was up for anything Darren Aronofsky had to offer. I never had a chance to view his first film, Pi, but I did want to make a point of seeing The Fountain as soon as I could. And despite the heavily negative reviews I read, I figured it had t... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-503 | ur1622466 | 6 | title: Visually astounding, but far too flawed to be looked at as anything more
review: After seeing the brilliance he delivered in Requiem for a Dream last summer, I was up for anything Darren Aronofsky had to offer. I never had a chance to view his first film, Pi, but I did want to make a point of seeing The Fountain... |
9 | Be Prepared To Think! | tt0414993 | If you're going to watch The Fountain, I must caution viewers that this is one of those films that require some semblance of a brain due to the complexity of this film. People didn't like this film precisely because they did not want to think. However, I found this film fascinating because of the story that is rich in ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-980 | ur17646017 | 9 | title: Be Prepared To Think!
review: If you're going to watch The Fountain, I must caution viewers that this is one of those films that require some semblance of a brain due to the complexity of this film. People didn't like this film precisely because they did not want to think. However, I found this film fascinating ... |
10 | My interpretation of events... | tt0414993 | From the first time I heard of it, I was very interested by the concept of Darren Aronofsky's "The Fountain," starring Aronofsky's wife Rachel Weicz and Hugh Jackman. It has been receiving an extraordinarily mixed reaction from critics and audiences, and there seems to be very little middle ground. It is, truth be told... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-390 | ur3109921 | 10 | title: My interpretation of events...
review: From the first time I heard of it, I was very interested by the concept of Darren Aronofsky's "The Fountain," starring Aronofsky's wife Rachel Weicz and Hugh Jackman. It has been receiving an extraordinarily mixed reaction from critics and audiences, and there seems to be v... |
6 | Beautifully haunting and wonderfully bizarre, but its ambitions weigh it down, along with its clinical and distant approach to the characters | tt0414993 | Visually stimulating but frustratingly disconnected from its viewers, The Fountain establishes director Darren Aronofsky as one of our most daring and adventurous directors but his ambitions are ultimately what cause The Fountain to sink beneath its own heavy-handed pretensions.Aronofsky has a way of making the most ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-146 | ur1173088 | 6 | title: Beautifully haunting and wonderfully bizarre, but its ambitions weigh it down, along with its clinical and distant approach to the characters
review: Visually stimulating but frustratingly disconnected from its viewers, The Fountain establishes director Darren Aronofsky as one of our most daring and adventurous ... |
4 | If your movie is so obscure as to alienate viewers, you've failed as a director. | tt0414993 | The Fountain. Ninety minutes of overly pretentious, pompous nonsense that tries to convince you it is art. Well, it sure does look very nicely filmed and many scenes are very artistic.Sadly, that is where it also fails the hardest. It's as if so much attention was paid to trying to make it look good that they failed to... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-952 | ur1980092 | 4 | title: If your movie is so obscure as to alienate viewers, you've failed as a director.
review: The Fountain. Ninety minutes of overly pretentious, pompous nonsense that tries to convince you it is art. Well, it sure does look very nicely filmed and many scenes are very artistic.Sadly, that is where it also fails the h... |
3 | Aronofsky is such a funny guy | tt0414993 | I'll give this two stars for the beautiful set and the fact that there was actual effort involved, and one star for the fact that it is unique in presentation. However, this is one of the most unwatchable things I've ever seen."Daronofsky" has a pretty poor track record at this point. His first flick, "Pi", seemed watc... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-760 | ur2826075 | 3 | title: Aronofsky is such a funny guy
review: I'll give this two stars for the beautiful set and the fact that there was actual effort involved, and one star for the fact that it is unique in presentation. However, this is one of the most unwatchable things I've ever seen."Daronofsky" has a pretty poor track record at t... |
7 | Not for everyone | tt0414993 | This chronicles several lives of the characters of Jackman and Weisz, who are always connected to one another(they were different relationships, but they always knew and cared about each other). It's about love, destiny, death, spirituality, the circle of life, nature and our fragile existence in this world. You won't ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-895 | ur2093818 | 7 | title: Not for everyone
review: This chronicles several lives of the characters of Jackman and Weisz, who are always connected to one another(they were different relationships, but they always knew and cared about each other). It's about love, destiny, death, spirituality, the circle of life, nature and our fragile exi... |
8 | Visual poetry | tt0414993 | In Requiem for a Dream, director Darren Aronofsky and cinematographer Matthew Libatique used innovative techniques to mimic the effects of drugs taken by the film's protagonists, fish eye lenses deforming the living space and fast motion distorting the conversation time-frame. In The Fountain, the same team attempt to ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-393 | ur0064493 | 8 | title: Visual poetry
review: In Requiem for a Dream, director Darren Aronofsky and cinematographer Matthew Libatique used innovative techniques to mimic the effects of drugs taken by the film's protagonists, fish eye lenses deforming the living space and fast motion distorting the conversation time-frame. In The Founta... |
3 | 96 minutes of mental muscle ache | tt0414993 | We tend to be twice as hard on those we love, simply because we care. With "Pi" and "Requiem for a Dream", Darren Aronofsky has raised the bar of our affection to high heaven. But with the affection comes the attention, and with the attention comes the scrutiny. "The Fountain" doesn't pass the test. By comparison with ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-518 | ur12415200 | 3 | title: 96 minutes of mental muscle ache
review: We tend to be twice as hard on those we love, simply because we care. With "Pi" and "Requiem for a Dream", Darren Aronofsky has raised the bar of our affection to high heaven. But with the affection comes the attention, and with the attention comes the scrutiny. "The Foun... |
8 | Trippy Kubrickian fable of timeless love; Aronofsky's labor of love is palpable | tt0414993 | THE FOUNTAIN (2006) *** Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Mark Margolis, Stephen McHattie, Fernando Hernandez, Cliff Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Donna Murphy, Ethan Suplee. Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky's labor of love finally comes to fruition in this trippy Kubrickian fable of timeless love between eternal lov... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-206 | ur0937743 | 8 | title: Trippy Kubrickian fable of timeless love; Aronofsky's labor of love is palpable
review: THE FOUNTAIN (2006) *** Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Mark Margolis, Stephen McHattie, Fernando Hernandez, Cliff Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Donna Murphy, Ethan Suplee. Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky's labor of love... |
1 | Tell me what is this all about. | tt0414993 | Brad Pitt & Cate Blanchettw were supposed to star in this Darren Aronofsky piece of junk. It was shelved, IT SHOULD HAVE STAYED SHELVED.I did not understand one single scene or know what this was all about. I had no idea of what was happening, I also could have cared less,The usually reliable Hugh Jackman & beautiful R... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-580 | ur0495697 | 1 | title: Tell me what is this all about.
review: Brad Pitt & Cate Blanchettw were supposed to star in this Darren Aronofsky piece of junk. It was shelved, IT SHOULD HAVE STAYED SHELVED.I did not understand one single scene or know what this was all about. I had no idea of what was happening, I also could have cared less... |
8 | A masterpiece | tt0414993 | It wouldn't be wrong to say that here in the UK "The Fountain" has had mixed reviews.The Bad. The Metro called it a "spectacular mess". The Independent called it a "towering, tumultuous folly".The Good. Empire Online called it a "complex and gorgeous mini-epic". Everybody on IMDb, who's bothered to review it, thinks th... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-473 | ur0730831 | 8 | title: A masterpiece
review: It wouldn't be wrong to say that here in the UK "The Fountain" has had mixed reviews.The Bad. The Metro called it a "spectacular mess". The Independent called it a "towering, tumultuous folly".The Good. Empire Online called it a "complex and gorgeous mini-epic". Everybody on IMDb, who's bot... |
9 | perfect combination of image, acting, music and style | tt0414993 | a film that divides view points, one that most critics in the US and UK and France seem to have derided, well almost all critics today are sheep anyway all agreeing on the same mindless pap most of the time. this films is rewarding on so many levels, it is classic cinema, the fusion of image and sound/music has not bee... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/reviews-570 | ur0077225 | 9 | title: perfect combination of image, acting, music and style
review: a film that divides view points, one that most critics in the US and UK and France seem to have derided, well almost all critics today are sheep anyway all agreeing on the same mindless pap most of the time. this films is rewarding on so many levels, ... |
6 | A great movie that most people should enjoy | tt0443536 | I'm not going to give Hoodwinked a harsh review like so many others. This is primarily a kids movie, nothing more, nothing less. All the kids in the cinema that I was in were roaring with laughter and I must admit at times I was also laughing out loud. Some of the older people and parents will enjoy the references it m... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-155 | ur5237888 | 6 | title: A great movie that most people should enjoy
review: I'm not going to give Hoodwinked a harsh review like so many others. This is primarily a kids movie, nothing more, nothing less. All the kids in the cinema that I was in were roaring with laughter and I must admit at times I was also laughing out loud. Some of ... |
7 | Never trust a bunny! | tt0443536 | I was just walking down the isle at Blockbuster Video and noticed "Hoodwinked!", I really got into the animation videos this year, so I figured to give it a shot and I have to say that I'm glad that I did. Hoodwinked is a really good and funny movie, it took the most simple childhood story of "Little Red Riding Hood" a... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-178 | ur1293485 | 7 | title: Never trust a bunny!
review: I was just walking down the isle at Blockbuster Video and noticed "Hoodwinked!", I really got into the animation videos this year, so I figured to give it a shot and I have to say that I'm glad that I did. Hoodwinked is a really good and funny movie, it took the most simple childhood... |
9 | Hoodwinked! is a great surprise. | tt0443536 | A stellar cast with Anne Hathaway (Princess Diaries) as Red, Glenn Close (101 Dalmations) as Granny, Patrick Warburton (Emporer's New Groove) as the wolf and Andy Dick (Shark Bait) as the bunny Boingo.Someone is stealing recipes throughout the entire forest, and through an investigation by Flippers (David Ogden Stiers)... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-205 | ur6732597 | 9 | title: Hoodwinked! is a great surprise.
review: A stellar cast with Anne Hathaway (Princess Diaries) as Red, Glenn Close (101 Dalmations) as Granny, Patrick Warburton (Emporer's New Groove) as the wolf and Andy Dick (Shark Bait) as the bunny Boingo.Someone is stealing recipes throughout the entire forest, and through a... |
8 | Far, far superior to Shrek! | tt0443536 | I think that CGI animated movies are stuck in a pretty bad rut. Before going to see (the rather boring and uneventful) Monster House the other day I was tortured to endless trailers for CGI talking animal movies. We already have Shrek, Shrek 2, Finding Nemo, Over the Hedge, Ice Age, Ice Age 2, Shark Tale, Madagascar, T... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-160 | ur0102816 | 8 | title: Far, far superior to Shrek!
review: I think that CGI animated movies are stuck in a pretty bad rut. Before going to see (the rather boring and uneventful) Monster House the other day I was tortured to endless trailers for CGI talking animal movies. We already have Shrek, Shrek 2, Finding Nemo, Over the Hedge, Ic... |
8 | The more I think about it, the awesomer it gets... | tt0443536 | 'Hoodwinked' purports to tell the true story of Little Red Riding Hood. This idea of ripping fairy tales apart and telling the "true" version isn't new - I have fond childhood memories of 'The True Story of the Three Little Pigs' (a wonderful book by Jon Scieszka), not to mention the 'Fractured Fairy Tales' segment fro... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-232 | ur9156285 | 8 | title: The more I think about it, the awesomer it gets...
review: 'Hoodwinked' purports to tell the true story of Little Red Riding Hood. This idea of ripping fairy tales apart and telling the "true" version isn't new - I have fond childhood memories of 'The True Story of the Three Little Pigs' (a wonderful book by Jon... |
4 | Lets face it, it wasn't the best! | tt0443536 | Lets face it, this was not the best animated film I had ever seen. And for once I actually agree with some of the movie critics reviews. (Although I think 2 out of 10 is a little harsh) There definitely were a fare few funny moments where the whole cinema laughed as one but they just weren't consistent enough to keep m... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-211 | ur15303216 | 4 | title: Lets face it, it wasn't the best!
review: Lets face it, this was not the best animated film I had ever seen. And for once I actually agree with some of the movie critics reviews. (Although I think 2 out of 10 is a little harsh) There definitely were a fare few funny moments where the whole cinema laughed as one ... |
3 | Hoodwinked! | tt0443536 | This tired, lame movie with bad animation puts no effort in to make it half decent.It combines stars such as Patrick Warburton (TV's Rules of Engagement, Family Guy), Anne Hathaway (Devil Wears Prada), Glenn Close (Air Force One), Jim Belushi (TV's According to Jim), Andy Dick (TV's NewsRadio), Chazz Palminteri (A Bron... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-251 | ur20481545 | 3 | title: Hoodwinked!
review: This tired, lame movie with bad animation puts no effort in to make it half decent.It combines stars such as Patrick Warburton (TV's Rules of Engagement, Family Guy), Anne Hathaway (Devil Wears Prada), Glenn Close (Air Force One), Jim Belushi (TV's According to Jim), Andy Dick (TV's NewsRadio... |
8 | Amusing parody of the famous fairy-tale story. | tt0443536 | When the little red riding hood (Voiced by Anne Hathaway), the wolf (Voiced by Patrick Warburton), the woodsman (Voiced by James Belushi) and the little red riding hood's grandma (Voiced by Glenn Close) gets mixed up in a complex story about the stolen recipes. When the chief bear (Voiced by Xzibit) wants to arrest the... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-215 | ur5115203 | 8 | title: Amusing parody of the famous fairy-tale story.
review: When the little red riding hood (Voiced by Anne Hathaway), the wolf (Voiced by Patrick Warburton), the woodsman (Voiced by James Belushi) and the little red riding hood's grandma (Voiced by Glenn Close) gets mixed up in a complex story about the stolen recip... |
8 | An Independent Animation That Deserves Some Attention | tt0443536 | We all know the story of Little Red Riding Hood, right? But with director Cory Edwards at the helm of this fairy tale, things get changed
just a wee bit.Little Red (voiced by Anne Hathaway, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) wants out of the forest. She's not happy living in such a constrained society. She dreams of flying over the ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-127 | ur7704831 | 8 | title: An Independent Animation That Deserves Some Attention
review: We all know the story of Little Red Riding Hood, right? But with director Cory Edwards at the helm of this fairy tale, things get changed
just a wee bit.Little Red (voiced by Anne Hathaway, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) wants out of the forest. She's not happy... |
6 | "It Lacks Good Animation and Adventure, But Give It Credit For Being Unique." | tt0443536 | The "true" story of Little Red Riding Hood, told through four different perspectives from four different characters, Red, Granny, The Wolf, and The Woodsman. These quirky characters are far from the usual suspects. Can the detectives straighten the story out and figure out who the local "Goody Bandit" is?Hoodwinked is ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-105 | ur1878251 | 6 | title: "It Lacks Good Animation and Adventure, But Give It Credit For Being Unique."
review: The "true" story of Little Red Riding Hood, told through four different perspectives from four different characters, Red, Granny, The Wolf, and The Woodsman. These quirky characters are far from the usual suspects. Can the dete... |
10 | Hoodwinked is the best film of the year, | tt0443536 | When i saw the trailers and ads for this film. I was very happy with it. So i went on to see it. It was not bad and it is not horrible like some say it really is but that it's a better film.Hoodwinked to say the least is totally a great family film. Made by Weinstien and also this film does not fail to entertain. It's ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-256 | ur26776899 | 10 | title: Hoodwinked is the best film of the year,
review: When i saw the trailers and ads for this film. I was very happy with it. So i went on to see it. It was not bad and it is not horrible like some say it really is but that it's a better film.Hoodwinked to say the least is totally a great family film. Made by Weinst... |
7 | Pleasantly Surprised | tt0443536 | Unfortunately, in a world where Pixar and Dreamworks reign supreme with animation, it's easy to look beyond a movie like Hoodwinked. However, I was pleasantly surprised by it. I think the movie benefits from very good choices in voice actors and some great gags throughout the movie. Often, as when one of the characters... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-34 | ur7519840 | 7 | title: Pleasantly Surprised
review: Unfortunately, in a world where Pixar and Dreamworks reign supreme with animation, it's easy to look beyond a movie like Hoodwinked. However, I was pleasantly surprised by it. I think the movie benefits from very good choices in voice actors and some great gags throughout the movie. ... |
8 | A modern twist on a tired fable | tt0443536 | I found this film to be undeniably one of the best works of animation i have viewed throughout my life of viewing film.On the trailer alone, one would expect it to be a clichéd, tedious animation, which was churned out by the studio to make a few bucks. However, looks can be deceptive, as i came to discover.For start, ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-213 | ur11639833 | 8 | title: A modern twist on a tired fable
review: I found this film to be undeniably one of the best works of animation i have viewed throughout my life of viewing film.On the trailer alone, one would expect it to be a clichéd, tedious animation, which was churned out by the studio to make a few bucks. However, looks can ... |
5 | Little Red Riding Hood Rides Again! | tt0443536 | I know that I'm not the first (and I certainly won't be the last) to say that Hoodwinked could have been a whole lot better than it was.But, all the same, this zany, fast-paced, and, at times, over-the-top re-telling of the Little Red Riding Hood story contained some very funny moments.Though, at times, the story went ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-265 | ur27361979 | 5 | title: Little Red Riding Hood Rides Again!
review: I know that I'm not the first (and I certainly won't be the last) to say that Hoodwinked could have been a whole lot better than it was.But, all the same, this zany, fast-paced, and, at times, over-the-top re-telling of the Little Red Riding Hood story contained some v... |
6 | Ugly looks mask a decent and funny film - 68% | tt0443536 | Animated films have struggled to match Pixar's brilliance since "Toy Story" burst onto the scene way back in 1995. However, there have been signs of cracks appearing - "Cars 2" seems a bit of a misfire and "Brave" didn't set the box office alight either. With endless sequels to "Shrek" and "Ice Age" flooding the cinema... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-264 | ur3035115 | 6 | title: Ugly looks mask a decent and funny film - 68%
review: Animated films have struggled to match Pixar's brilliance since "Toy Story" burst onto the scene way back in 1995. However, there have been signs of cracks appearing - "Cars 2" seems a bit of a misfire and "Brave" didn't set the box office alight either. With... |
8 | Fall for the Hood... | tt0443536 | Fairy tales have been around for years and always help children to learn certain lessons on life. Now let's say you take a fairytale, retune it for the 21st century, and present a new view on the story, and you end up with a whole load of fun for the entire family.Based upon the tale of Little Red Riding Hood, Hoodwink... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-165 | ur5152832 | 8 | title: Fall for the Hood...
review: Fairy tales have been around for years and always help children to learn certain lessons on life. Now let's say you take a fairytale, retune it for the 21st century, and present a new view on the story, and you end up with a whole load of fun for the entire family.Based upon the tale... |
2 | Little Red was here...? | tt0443536 | What in President Washington was this? Little Red Riding Hood on on LSD. It turns into some sort of mystery as to who is responsible for theft and other things. Each one tells a different story. Its "Who Done It" + "Little Red Riding Hood".The end result is something you wish upon nobody. It sort of confuses the roles ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-234 | ur18271419 | 2 | title: Little Red was here...?
review: What in President Washington was this? Little Red Riding Hood on on LSD. It turns into some sort of mystery as to who is responsible for theft and other things. Each one tells a different story. Its "Who Done It" + "Little Red Riding Hood".The end result is something you wish upon... |
6 | Aiming at all ages | tt0443536 | You know the murder mystery scenario: that fairytale look of everything in place when things are not really as they seem. Take Little Red Riding Hood, for example (Hoodwinked! does): a granny who 'kicks fanny', a wolf who is more than just a master of disguises . . . everyone has a secret story to tell and characters a... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-179 | ur0064493 | 6 | title: Aiming at all ages
review: You know the murder mystery scenario: that fairytale look of everything in place when things are not really as they seem. Take Little Red Riding Hood, for example (Hoodwinked! does): a granny who 'kicks fanny', a wolf who is more than just a master of disguises . . . everyone has a sec... |
2 | Hoodwinked! | tt0443536 | I knew that this computer animated film was based on the fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood, and I had seen the poster and DVD cover quite a few times, and even with its low rating I was willing to sit through it hoping for some fun. Basically everyone knows the story of Little Red Riding Hood, the young girl in the r... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-263 | ur4248714 | 2 | title: Hoodwinked!
review: I knew that this computer animated film was based on the fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood, and I had seen the poster and DVD cover quite a few times, and even with its low rating I was willing to sit through it hoping for some fun. Basically everyone knows the story of Little Red Riding Ho... |
10 | Hoodwinked Is A great Movie for all ages!! | tt0443536 | I have watched **Hoodwinked** twice and I think it is the best told animated film I have seen in a long time, I am 44 years old and I thought it was excellent, the animation was top notch and the songs were very appropriate for the material. I just loved the characters and the advancing story line which shows how the m... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443536/reviews-129 | ur8137828 | 10 | title: Hoodwinked Is A great Movie for all ages!!
review: I have watched **Hoodwinked** twice and I think it is the best told animated film I have seen in a long time, I am 44 years old and I thought it was excellent, the animation was top notch and the songs were very appropriate for the material. I just loved the cha... |
7 | Charming | tt0472160 | I didn't know what the heck Penelope was, I only saw the trailer once and it looked very strange, I only saw the poster more than a few times and it again, didn't really catch my interest. But my friends and I decided to check it out and I'm actually glad that I saw it. As silly story that it is and a bit predictable, ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-29 | ur1293485 | 7 | title: Charming
review: I didn't know what the heck Penelope was, I only saw the trailer once and it looked very strange, I only saw the poster more than a few times and it again, didn't really catch my interest. But my friends and I decided to check it out and I'm actually glad that I saw it. As silly story that it is... |
6 | a fairy tale about a pig faced girl who learns to love herself.. | tt0472160 | despite the efforts of her mother. Penelope was born with a family curse, the nose and ears of a pig. Legend says that in order to break the curse, one of her own must love her. They assume she must marry another blue blood like the family she comes from. Her mother faked her death in order to keep her hidden from the ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-75 | ur1773414 | 6 | title: a fairy tale about a pig faced girl who learns to love herself..
review: despite the efforts of her mother. Penelope was born with a family curse, the nose and ears of a pig. Legend says that in order to break the curse, one of her own must love her. They assume she must marry another blue blood like the family ... |
7 | Sympathetic and entertaining,but the whole is not completely satisfactory | tt0472160 | The film Penelope has good intentions at offering us a picturesque fable which is full of colorful characters who learn valuable life lessons.But the main problem from this film is that the "Burton-esque" aesthetic from this film and its screenplay cannot capture all the magic the story requires,so the final experience... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-81 | ur6216723 | 7 | title: Sympathetic and entertaining,but the whole is not completely satisfactory
review: The film Penelope has good intentions at offering us a picturesque fable which is full of colorful characters who learn valuable life lessons.But the main problem from this film is that the "Burton-esque" aesthetic from this film a... |
8 | A Movie You Love In Spite of Its Flaws | tt0472160 | "Penelope" is a flawed movie the set design and costumes are not first-rate, and the story is told in a herky-jerky, fits-and-starts fashion. And yet I love "Penelope" for its fine performances, deep truths, and genuine fairy tale quality."Penelope," through a curse placed on her snobbish, upper class ancestors by ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-27 | ur2366009 | 8 | title: A Movie You Love In Spite of Its Flaws
review: "Penelope" is a flawed movie the set design and costumes are not first-rate, and the story is told in a herky-jerky, fits-and-starts fashion. And yet I love "Penelope" for its fine performances, deep truths, and genuine fairy tale quality."Penelope," through a c... |
4 | A multifarious oddity, | tt0472160 | "Penelope" is a multifarious oddity . It might be a flowery fairytale from the surface, but it tends to paint some subduing and gritty pictures, especially when we see the hero (James McAcvoy) constantly gamble away his money at a shady bar. Also, there are witches and curses in the beginning, but as the plot untangles... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-57 | ur13593855 | 4 | title: A multifarious oddity,
review: "Penelope" is a multifarious oddity . It might be a flowery fairytale from the surface, but it tends to paint some subduing and gritty pictures, especially when we see the hero (James McAcvoy) constantly gamble away his money at a shady bar. Also, there are witches and curses in th... |
7 | In the world we live, a beautiful girl is born, with a pig nose, Penelope. | tt0472160 | I love this movie. Penelope is soooooo undervalued. I gave it a 7 because it's sooooo good. I don't offer up 7s for bad movies; this movie earned it. And allow me to say that this is really a perfect 10 in all the ways that matter. Penelope is one of those special movies that strives outside of the world of being criti... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-106 | ur23426612 | 7 | title: In the world we live, a beautiful girl is born, with a pig nose, Penelope.
review: I love this movie. Penelope is soooooo undervalued. I gave it a 7 because it's sooooo good. I don't offer up 7s for bad movies; this movie earned it. And allow me to say that this is really a perfect 10 in all the ways that matter... |
8 | Such a very cute movie | tt0472160 | Penelope was a very good and cute movie all at the same time. This review is coming from a guys point of view. When I had first seen the trailer to this movie I was expecting just what I got out of this movie when I had seen it. This movie is not disappointing at all. This movie to me like inspired me to actually not b... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-39 | ur19005144 | 8 | title: Such a very cute movie
review: Penelope was a very good and cute movie all at the same time. This review is coming from a guys point of view. When I had first seen the trailer to this movie I was expecting just what I got out of this movie when I had seen it. This movie is not disappointing at all. This movie to... |
8 | Surprisingly good | tt0472160 | I am forced to admit, this is a rare 'feel-good' romantic comedy I enjoyed. Guilty pleasure people!! The story is a mix of a modern day romcom/fairtytale, and is quite predictable. However the characters are all fun to watch, especially Catherine ...(read more)O Hara; Peter Dinklage & Simon Woods were good in their sho... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-40 | ur12939701 | 8 | title: Surprisingly good
review: I am forced to admit, this is a rare 'feel-good' romantic comedy I enjoyed. Guilty pleasure people!! The story is a mix of a modern day romcom/fairtytale, and is quite predictable. However the characters are all fun to watch, especially Catherine ...(read more)O Hara; Peter Dinklage & S... |
5 | blandly predictable modern-day fairy tale | tt0472160 | Due to a curse that was placed on her family in the 19th Century, an otherwise attractive British high society blueblood by the name of Penelope Wilhern was born with pigs' ears and a snout. This, as one would imagine, has put something of a damper on the poor girl's dating life, since prospective romantic partners inv... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-84 | ur0375636 | 5 | title: blandly predictable modern-day fairy tale
review: Due to a curse that was placed on her family in the 19th Century, an otherwise attractive British high society blueblood by the name of Penelope Wilhern was born with pigs' ears and a snout. This, as one would imagine, has put something of a damper on the poor gi... |
10 | Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder! | tt0472160 | "Penelope" was in a league entirely of its own. I haven't seen a movie this honest and sweet in such a long time. There were so many lessons to be gained from this movie, the most important of which is that it doesn't matter what you look like on the outside but who you are inside that truly counts. And all you have to... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-20 | ur18177513 | 10 | title: Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder!
review: "Penelope" was in a league entirely of its own. I haven't seen a movie this honest and sweet in such a long time. There were so many lessons to be gained from this movie, the most important of which is that it doesn't matter what you look like on the outside but who ... |
7 | A Nice Quirky Princess Tale | tt0472160 | A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress (Christina Ricci) born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with "one who will love her faithfully."My first thought was that the pig nose does not even look that bad, so I like the explanation of why surgery is impossible... I am sure ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-101 | ur1234929 | 7 | title: A Nice Quirky Princess Tale
review: A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress (Christina Ricci) born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with "one who will love her faithfully."My first thought was that the pig nose does not even look that bad, so I like the explanation... |
9 | Beautifully Fantastical | tt0472160 | In the first ten minutes of this film, I kept thinking, "Hmm...this looks like a Tim Burton film." And the look is very fantastic in the Burtonesque style, but it lacks the darkness usually associated with the look of Burton's films. Penelope is a light-hearted flick that is infinitely appropriate for your kids.This fi... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-32 | ur3751335 | 9 | title: Beautifully Fantastical
review: In the first ten minutes of this film, I kept thinking, "Hmm...this looks like a Tim Burton film." And the look is very fantastic in the Burtonesque style, but it lacks the darkness usually associated with the look of Burton's films. Penelope is a light-hearted flick that is infin... |
7 | McCheesy's take on "Penelope" | tt0472160 | Love stories are always neutral in my book. I'm not really a fan of them but once in a while, I watch a romantic film or two.Penelope is a magical fairy tale complete with curses and wicked witches but set against the backdrop of modern day New York (or whatever city that is). It sounds a lot like "Enchanted" no? But t... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-43 | ur10252234 | 7 | title: McCheesy's take on "Penelope"
review: Love stories are always neutral in my book. I'm not really a fan of them but once in a while, I watch a romantic film or two.Penelope is a magical fairy tale complete with curses and wicked witches but set against the backdrop of modern day New York (or whatever city that is... |
6 | Heartwarming, Funny, and Sweet | tt0472160 | In a year (2008) that has thus far been awful at the cinemas, Penelope comes along like a beacon of hope. This lovely fairytale of a girl cursed with a pig snout for a nose is more than just your everyday whimsy tale. It's actually a good film.Christina Ricci comes back to leading roles with flair, playing titular char... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-34 | ur9314013 | 6 | title: Heartwarming, Funny, and Sweet
review: In a year (2008) that has thus far been awful at the cinemas, Penelope comes along like a beacon of hope. This lovely fairytale of a girl cursed with a pig snout for a nose is more than just your everyday whimsy tale. It's actually a good film.Christina Ricci comes back to ... |
8 | Penelope is mesmerizing | tt0472160 | At first, I thought it would be more of a girly movie, mostly filled with sugar-sweet romance and mild humor, fit for girls and kids below the age of 10. But when I saw this film, I realized that I was completely wrong. This movie has been critically not-so-successful but the people loved it, and that's what matters. B... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-49 | ur14156875 | 8 | title: Penelope is mesmerizing
review: At first, I thought it would be more of a girly movie, mostly filled with sugar-sweet romance and mild humor, fit for girls and kids below the age of 10. But when I saw this film, I realized that I was completely wrong. This movie has been critically not-so-successful but the peop... |
7 | Self-Esteem Lessons Inform a Modern-Day Fractured Fairy Tale with a Game Cast | tt0472160 | Considering she played a white-trash nymphomaniac chained to a radiator in the last film I saw with her, "Black Snake Moan", I was actually relieved to see Christina Ricci play a sheltered girl of standing born with a pig's snout in this whimsical 2008 parable about self-acceptance. Directed by first-timer Mark Palansk... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-60 | ur3608743 | 7 | title: Self-Esteem Lessons Inform a Modern-Day Fractured Fairy Tale with a Game Cast
review: Considering she played a white-trash nymphomaniac chained to a radiator in the last film I saw with her, "Black Snake Moan", I was actually relieved to see Christina Ricci play a sheltered girl of standing born with a pig's sno... |
9 | Clever and Witty Like a Modern Fairy Tale Should Be | tt0472160 | I wasn't expecting much when I heard the fairy tale plot, but based on Christina Ricci being in the lead, I decided to try it. I was totally surprised by how well the movie worked. It was quite original, visually creative, and well acted and directed.Christina Ricci is a little more laid back than usual and delivers a ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-79 | ur4465624 | 9 | title: Clever and Witty Like a Modern Fairy Tale Should Be
review: I wasn't expecting much when I heard the fairy tale plot, but based on Christina Ricci being in the lead, I decided to try it. I was totally surprised by how well the movie worked. It was quite original, visually creative, and well acted and directed.Ch... |
7 | Not a pigs ear! | tt0472160 | It was only very recently I actually found out about Penelope, it was also actually yesterday I did a bit of research and realised how long ago Penelope was made, in fact it was made in 2006! When I discovered this I began to worry a bit about seeing it, despite a reasonably decent trailer the fact it had been delayed ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-9 | ur13849221 | 7 | title: Not a pigs ear!
review: It was only very recently I actually found out about Penelope, it was also actually yesterday I did a bit of research and realised how long ago Penelope was made, in fact it was made in 2006! When I discovered this I began to worry a bit about seeing it, despite a reasonably decent traile... |
9 | For Fairy Tale & fantasy lovers of all ages | tt0472160 | Leslie Cavenry wrote this delightful fantasy fairy tale.Mark Palansky in his first directorial effort guides a large cast of well known players with almost effortless ease.Even though this is pure fantasy there are are smart elements of reality. Thankfully The makers of the movie never allowed it to get overly silly & ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/reviews-67 | ur0495697 | 9 | title: For Fairy Tale & fantasy lovers of all ages
review: Leslie Cavenry wrote this delightful fantasy fairy tale.Mark Palansky in his first directorial effort guides a large cast of well known players with almost effortless ease.Even though this is pure fantasy there are are smart elements of reality. Thankfully Th... |
9 | An entertaining pre Halloween movie | tt0805570 | I've been dying to watch some new(to me anyway) horror flicks since Halloween's just around the corner, when I stumbled onto this movie. I enjoyed it. There was a satisfactory amount of tension and creepiness with a nice dollop of gore. It was a little slow in places, but the movie made up for it with some really good ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-53 | ur6929395 | 9 | title: An entertaining pre Halloween movie
review: I've been dying to watch some new(to me anyway) horror flicks since Halloween's just around the corner, when I stumbled onto this movie. I enjoyed it. There was a satisfactory amount of tension and creepiness with a nice dollop of gore. It was a little slow in places, ... |
8 | Only those with a strong stomach will successfully make it to the end of the line. | tt0805570 | Hop on board and hold on tight, 'cos The Midnight Meat Train is a wild ride through the twisted world of Clive Barker, and with splatterific Japanese horror/action director Ryûhei Kitamura at the controls it can only get messy.Based on a short story in Barker's Books of Blood, The Midnight Meat Train stars Bradley Coop... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-181 | ur0945066 | 8 | title: Only those with a strong stomach will successfully make it to the end of the line.
review: Hop on board and hold on tight, 'cos The Midnight Meat Train is a wild ride through the twisted world of Clive Barker, and with splatterific Japanese horror/action director Ryûhei Kitamura at the controls it can only get m... |
1 | Cheese-horror for the next generation! Wait, what? This movie is supposed to be serious? | tt0805570 | The Midnight Meat Train is exactly the reason horror isn't a very big genre money-wise. Being a hardcore horror fan, but one who actually enjoys HORROR and not just cheese, I'm constantly told by people that they don't watch horror movies for the same reasons Scream listed: They all follow the same, predictable plot. T... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-56 | ur19835265 | 1 | title: Cheese-horror for the next generation! Wait, what? This movie is supposed to be serious?
review: The Midnight Meat Train is exactly the reason horror isn't a very big genre money-wise. Being a hardcore horror fan, but one who actually enjoys HORROR and not just cheese, I'm constantly told by people that they don... |
7 | Interesting and entertaining, but nothing special | tt0805570 | Approximately 20 years ago, writer Clive Barker melted my brain with The Books of Blood, collection on various volumes of his short stories, which came out of nowhere and were immediately acclaimed as a watershed on literary fantastic genre.In The Books of Blood, Barker showed that the brutal violence could perfectly b... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-122 | ur6216723 | 7 | title: Interesting and entertaining, but nothing special
review: Approximately 20 years ago, writer Clive Barker melted my brain with The Books of Blood, collection on various volumes of his short stories, which came out of nowhere and were immediately acclaimed as a watershed on literary fantastic genre.In The Books o... |
6 | The award for best title which could double as a gay porn goes to... | tt0805570 | The award for best title which could double as a gay porn goes to...and knowing Clive Barker, I doubt its a coincidence.Anyway, Vinnie Jones is great in this, he has one word of dialog, "Welcome". The direction is sharper than it needs to be for the subject. The film has a "Masters Of Horror" vibe to it, but on the ser... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-99 | ur15982856 | 6 | title: The award for best title which could double as a gay porn goes to...
review: The award for best title which could double as a gay porn goes to...and knowing Clive Barker, I doubt its a coincidence.Anyway, Vinnie Jones is great in this, he has one word of dialog, "Welcome". The direction is sharper than it needs ... |
7 | Weird yet fascinating. | tt0805570 | THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN is certainly a weird but fascinating horror film, I admit of course there are leaner and meaner horror films out there but this film's aim is not to try and be overly scary, it actually tries to draw you in with an intriguing plot which it does, it sets a very dark mood and has an interesting at... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-103 | ur16399785 | 7 | title: Weird yet fascinating.
review: THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN is certainly a weird but fascinating horror film, I admit of course there are leaner and meaner horror films out there but this film's aim is not to try and be overly scary, it actually tries to draw you in with an intriguing plot which it does, it sets a ve... |
10 | Sit in the dark and watch it around the midnight house and eat a steak at the same time. | tt0805570 | What I think makes this movie so scary is that there is tons of darkness in it and people being alone. What I was most afraid of was the butcher because he just had those eyes that just stopped me cold and make the hair on my neck rise. I don't know what that Leon guy was thinking but he had some guts to keep on and ke... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-140 | ur10123981 | 10 | title: Sit in the dark and watch it around the midnight house and eat a steak at the same time.
review: What I think makes this movie so scary is that there is tons of darkness in it and people being alone. What I was most afraid of was the butcher because he just had those eyes that just stopped me cold and make the h... |
8 | Intriguing, unusual, strong horror film. | tt0805570 | An ambitious art photographer (Bradley Cooper) is trying to capture the darkness, sleaziness or the disturbing sights of New York City by taking photos of strangers. But he has an eye on a mysterious butcher (Vinnie Jones), who takes the subway after midnight. But the photographer realized that one of the strangers, he... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-57 | ur5115203 | 8 | title: Intriguing, unusual, strong horror film.
review: An ambitious art photographer (Bradley Cooper) is trying to capture the darkness, sleaziness or the disturbing sights of New York City by taking photos of strangers. But he has an eye on a mysterious butcher (Vinnie Jones), who takes the subway after midnight. But... |
7 | Gory Good | tt0805570 | 'Midnight Meat Train' knows exactly what it wants to be and it doesn't apologize for it. It is an over the top, gory, adult thrill ride and it it's power stems from it. The film isn't a masterpiece by any means but it is admirable in it's scope, well acted, and very much brilliantly conceived.I was really surprised by ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-162 | ur4986911 | 7 | title: Gory Good
review: 'Midnight Meat Train' knows exactly what it wants to be and it doesn't apologize for it. It is an over the top, gory, adult thrill ride and it it's power stems from it. The film isn't a masterpiece by any means but it is admirable in it's scope, well acted, and very much brilliantly conceived.I... |
8 | People usually run away
The Midnight Meat Train | tt0805570 | I don't know what it was about the trailer for The Midnight Meat Train that drew me in, but I had been anticipating finally seeing it for a long while. Maybe it was seeing Bradley Cooper in a lead role, against his usual type, (and now of course he is huge after The Hangover); maybe it was the bleak, metallic starkness... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-109 | ur2020154 | 8 | title: People usually run away
The Midnight Meat Train
review: I don't know what it was about the trailer for The Midnight Meat Train that drew me in, but I had been anticipating finally seeing it for a long while. Maybe it was seeing Bradley Cooper in a lead role, against his usual type, (and now of course he is hug... |
8 | Models and Boy Scouts advised to avoid riding subways alone after 2am | tt0805570 | It is one of my unwritten principles about film criticism never to say things like "Such-and- such movie could only have come from the mind of so-and-so." It's a self-congratulatory phrase that sell-out critics (film critics and books critics alike) use in efforts to get their names on movie or book covers, and having ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-82 | ur0562732 | 8 | title: Models and Boy Scouts advised to avoid riding subways alone after 2am
review: It is one of my unwritten principles about film criticism never to say things like "Such-and- such movie could only have come from the mind of so-and-so." It's a self-congratulatory phrase that sell-out critics (film critics and books ... |
6 | Derailed by obsession - Another Vinnie Jones bad-guy production: Midnight Meat Train | tt0805570 | Bradley Cooper as an obsessed shutterbug chasing down perennial bad-guy Vinnie Jones in a story that may remind some of a variation on the TV-series "Harvest Home"...Bradley, who I best recall as the reporter from "Alias", plays Leon - a photographer looking for the perfect shot in his exhibition curated by Brooke Shie... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-46 | ur3387906 | 6 | title: Derailed by obsession - Another Vinnie Jones bad-guy production: Midnight Meat Train
review: Bradley Cooper as an obsessed shutterbug chasing down perennial bad-guy Vinnie Jones in a story that may remind some of a variation on the TV-series "Harvest Home"...Bradley, who I best recall as the reporter from "Alias... |
4 | The Tedious Train of Terror | tt0805570 | I had rather high hopes for this film going into it as I still consider myself a Clive Barker fan (despite disliking every film based on his work except Hellraiser) and the trailer looked interesting. Unfortunately, however, The Midnight Meat Train does not capitalise on its interesting premise and is more damp squib t... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-121 | ur2248099 | 4 | title: The Tedious Train of Terror
review: I had rather high hopes for this film going into it as I still consider myself a Clive Barker fan (despite disliking every film based on his work except Hellraiser) and the trailer looked interesting. Unfortunately, however, The Midnight Meat Train does not capitalise on its i... |
10 | The best Clive Barker adaptation ever. | tt0805570 | I was so intrigued by this movie the first time I saw it. This film has so many scares, thrills and chills. Midnight Meat Train is one of the most original horror films to be released to date. I really like the plot this film had. Based on a Clive Barker short of the same name. A photographer tracking a serial killer w... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-171 | ur26145148 | 10 | title: The best Clive Barker adaptation ever.
review: I was so intrigued by this movie the first time I saw it. This film has so many scares, thrills and chills. Midnight Meat Train is one of the most original horror films to be released to date. I really like the plot this film had. Based on a Clive Barker short of th... |
9 | A ride any horror fan should take. | tt0805570 | I think the biggest question is how this movie would live up to the short story with the same name. I was a huge fan of not only the Midnight Meat Train short story, but The Books of Blood as well. So my expectations were a little high. Ryuhei Kitamura, the director best known for directing the foreign horror film Vers... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-155 | ur5811408 | 9 | title: A ride any horror fan should take.
review: I think the biggest question is how this movie would live up to the short story with the same name. I was a huge fan of not only the Midnight Meat Train short story, but The Books of Blood as well. So my expectations were a little high. Ryuhei Kitamura, the director bes... |
6 | A nutshell review | tt0805570 | This movie is a classic example of the mindless killing movies. Our main character is a not so talented photographer. On top of that he is also not too smart. He discovers a serial killer who kills people with big knives and even bigger hammers and then he starts following him with a camera. Yeah, very smart...Then we ... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-91 | ur18911506 | 6 | title: A nutshell review
review: This movie is a classic example of the mindless killing movies. Our main character is a not so talented photographer. On top of that he is also not too smart. He discovers a serial killer who kills people with big knives and even bigger hammers and then he starts following him with a ca... |
9 | Midnight Meat Train | tt0805570 | "The most terrifying ride you'll ever take" A photographer propelled to explore his dark side begins tracking a subway serial killer whose brutal butchery makes for the most nightmarish images ever captured on camera in director Ryuhei Kitamura's adaptation of a short story by horror heavyweight Clive Barker. Leon Kauf... | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805570/reviews-50 | ur10252234 | 9 | title: Midnight Meat Train
review: "The most terrifying ride you'll ever take" A photographer propelled to explore his dark side begins tracking a subway serial killer whose brutal butchery makes for the most nightmarish images ever captured on camera in director Ryuhei Kitamura's adaptation of a short story by horror ... |
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