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18,966 | [
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] | 266 | 315 | This is a powerful film which seems to have never re-arisen after the Joe McCarthy censorship period. It influenced me as a Jewish teen-ager who had friends of various colors and whose father's family had suffered under the Fascist regimes in Europe during the second quarter of the Twentieth Century. Unlike the later r... | 1 |
18,973 | [
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18,987 | [
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19,002 | [
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19,016 | [
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19,019 | [
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19,028 | [
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19,033 | [
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19,037 | [
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] | 251 | 317 | Bergman's Skammen is one of the most realistic depictions of war ever set to film. This is not an action film by any means, though the pacing is faster and there is most action than in most any other Bergman movie. Nor is this a romanticisation of war or patriotism, unlike most war movies. In fact, the gritty realism a... | 1 |
19,042 | [
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19,047 | [
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19,056 | [
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19,064 | [
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19,070 | [
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19,071 | [
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19,096 | [
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19,113 | [
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19,120 | [
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19,138 | [
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19,152 | [
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19,173 | [
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19,184 | [
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19,195 | [
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19,216 | [
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19,222 | [
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19,228 | [
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19,244 | [
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19,279 | [
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19,288 | [
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19,291 | [
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19,301 | [
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19,303 | [
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19,307 | [
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19,324 | [
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19,336 | [
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19,344 | [
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] | 265 | 349 | More of a near miss than a flop, MR. IMPERIUM stars Ezio Pinza as Alex, heir apparent to and later king of a small European nation, who falls in love with a willing American actress and entertainer, Fredda Barlo (Lana Turner), but due to machinations by the sly prime minister of Alex as king, nicely played by Cedric Ha... | 1 |
19,394 | [
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] | 273 | 335 | "National Velvet" tells the story of Velvet Brown, a young English girl with dreams of entering her beloved horse into competition at the prestigious Grand National horse race. The film follows her as she trains her horse with the aid of a former jockey and the support of her parents.<br /><br />While "National Velvet"... | 1 |
19,405 | [
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] | 299 | 357 | First, let me say that I find films like Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile, and most of Spielberg to be absolutely horrid and stomach turning. Although, National Velvet on the surface would seem to be in the same genre and has what should be cringe-worthy moments, I thoroughly enjoyed it, laughing and bawling through... | 1 |
19,406 | [
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19,414 | [
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19,422 | [
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] | 276 | 339 | <br /><br />When this film was released I dismissed as being lightweight pop nonsense. That was a mistake. <br /><br />After repeated viewings and seeing a documentary of the making of DIRTY DANCING, discovering the depth of this film certainly increases its appeal.<br /><br />DIRTY DANCING is a film about change. The ... | 1 |
19,427 | [
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19,445 | [
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] | 281 | 338 | Pitch Black is a survival story. It's about how to survive in an hostile, alien world against even more hostile enemies. The task gets even more difficult when the nearest enemies can be found within your own surviving group.<br /><br />The plot of Pitch Black is quite usual and has been seen several times before in di... | 1 |
19,453 | [
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] | 303 | 380 | This film gets off to a bad start. An incredibly corny monologue is followed immediately by a brilliantly-done, truly amazing spaceship crash. Then things go downhill again, as you realize that the survivors are all a) bad actors (apart from the docking pilot and the psychopath) and b) almost all of them fit too nicely... | 1 |
19,460 | [
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19,477 | [
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19,480 | [
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19,486 | [
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19,488 | [
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19,499 | [
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19,503 | [
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19,504 | [
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19,510 | [
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19,515 | [
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19,517 | [
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19,522 | [
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19,543 | [
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19,545 | [
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19,552 | [
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19,558 | [
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19,577 | [
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19,580 | [
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19,586 | [
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19,587 | [
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19,588 | [
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19,592 | [
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19,593 | [
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19,594 | [
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19,597 | [
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19,601 | [
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19,603 | [
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19,606 | [
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19,607 | [
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] | 284 | 370 | This film marked the end of the "serious" Universal Monsters era (Abbott and Costello meet up with the monsters later in "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankentstein"). It was a somewhat desparate, yet fun attempt to revive the classic monsters of the Wolf Man, Frankenstein's monster, and Dracula one "last" time.<br /><br /... | 1 |
19,641 | [
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19,649 | [
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19,656 | [
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19,685 | [
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19,690 | [
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19,693 | [
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19,703 | [
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19,722 | [
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] | 262 | 358 | ROMEO AND JULIET had been interpreted in so many ways, but very few of the versions captured the essance of the play. The ony ones I can think of that really nail the romance's spirit were WEST SIDE STORY and, beleive it or not, Troma Film's TROMEO AND JULIET. At first glance, this is another mere splatterfest, and man... | 1 |
19,766 | [
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] | 251 | 318 | I've read every adventure of Asterix and Obelix at least 5 times and I'm also a fan of "Les Nuls" and "Les Robins des Bois" and Jamel so I expected a lot from this movie.... and I finally got satisfied. Unlike the first adaptation of Asterix on the big screen (Astérix et Obélix contre César) which wasn't a real success... | 1 |
19,769 | [
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] | 291 | 344 | I watched Asterix and Obelix in Operation Cleopatra, which was my first exposure to the live action version of the classic comic. Like the comic the whole movie is full of jokes based upon puns, anachronistic jokes and slapstick gags which rarely fall flat.<br /><br />Asterix and Obelix are Gauls who use a strength pot... | 1 |
19,775 | [
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] | 306 | 384 | The above line sums it up pretty good. The best assets of the comics are it's visual gags and word-jokes (the latter of which are almost impossible to translate, which is why the comics are at their best in their original language).<br /><br />Both are quite hard to capture in film, which is why those will never be as ... | 1 |
19,782 | [
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] | 258 | 317 | The second (not animated) movie about the only people still refusing to surrender to the Roman Empire is even more hilarious than the first film "Asterix & Obelix contre Ceasar".<br /><br />Where the first movie got all the laughs because all cartoon-characters were so perfectly brought to life without losing their car... | 1 |
19,786 | [
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] | 281 | 377 | In 1968 when, "SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: Take One", was released, it came from out of nowhere, and struck like a psychedelic thunder bolt. Afro-American actor and film maker, William Greaves, aimed to forever alter the 'news-reel' style of documentary film-making, and to this day, there has never been anything quite like ... | 1 |
19,788 | [
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] | 308 | 391 | How important is the director, anyway? In this film, made in the politically tumultuous times of the late 60s where questions of social organization were prime conflicts, asks that question by making a movie that turns the camera away from the action and only begs to reveal the director, William Greaves. It is an impor... | 1 |
19,795 | [
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] | 308 | 385 | My first Mamin film, saw it on IFC long ago, and LOVED it. It seemed absolutely artistic, original, fun and hilarious. Not a moment in the film let me down or made me bored, and i was laughing a lot or had a smile on my face. I mean this movie is truly funny. But here's the catch: it's also very artistic and creative -... | 1 |
19,796 | [
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] | 293 | 396 | One of the most unfairly maligned programmes of all time, 'Terry & June' was also one of the most popular sitcoms of the '70's and '80's.<br /><br />It started life as 'Happy Ever After', but when Eric Merriman decided he didn't want to write any more, it changed into this, hence the dropping of 'Aunt Lucy' and the Fle... | 1 |
19,798 | [
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] | 306 | 399 | When the long running 'Happy Ever After' came to an end, its characters- 'Terry & June Fletcher' were revived for the longer running and more popular sequel- 'Terry & June', although their surnames were changed from Fletcher to Medford.<br /><br />Terry has received a new job and as a result, he and June move to Purley... | 1 |
19,807 | [
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] | 302 | 390 | I just saw this movie in a sneak preview and before reading my comment you have to know that it is very subjective because I love Techno, Trance, Club, House and music like that.<br /><br />The movie deals with Carl, whose brother Jason (or whatever his name was) died in an accident: he fell off a rooftop, "drunk". Car... | 1 |
19,841 | [
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] | 258 | 344 | While driving in a dangerous zigzag manner on a lonely road in the night, the teenager Cliff (Jay R. Ferguson) has a car accident with his friends Lauren (Christine Taylor), Alex (Kim Murphy) and Eric (Christopher Masterson). While spending the cold night stranded in the woods around a campfire, they kill time telling ... | 1 |
19,846 | [
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] | 314 | 366 | I decided to watch this on FearNet on demand for free because I figured well, nothing else looks enjoyable. And it turned out to be quite a good little horror surprise! The film serves as an anthology of four urban legends told from the point of view of four teenagers whose car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Aft... | 1 |
19,847 | [
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] | 327 | 396 | "Campfire Tales" is basically made up of three spooky stories that a group of friends tell after they get into a car crash in the woods after a concert. The film begins with the classic "Hook" story, and then we're introduced to the group of friends driving home from the concert. They crash their car, put out some flar... | 1 |
19,849 | [
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] | 298 | 386 | This movie dethroned Dr. Giggles as the best horror movie I've ever seen. The plot was great, the plot twists were even better and the cast was great. It's hard to believe that they compiled the most unknown people 8 years ago and they would be big names today! <br /><br />The plot is simple. 4 teenagers wreck their ca... | 1 |
19,857 | [
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] | 304 | 361 | Wow! My mom bought me this movie because it was on sale really cheap in some store in my town, and she knows I love scary movies. First I looked at the cover and sighed, thinking that it was some ordinary B-movie trying to be scary. I was so wrong! I made the great big mistake watching it alone, my parents and my broth... | 1 |
19,879 | [
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] | 301 | 360 | The Gymnast (2006) was written and directed by Ned Farr. Dreya Weber portrays Jane Hawkins, a former world-class gymnast who was seriously injured and now earns her living as a certified massage therapist.<br /><br />The promotional material leads you to believe that the plot hinges around Jane's accidental reunion wit... | 1 |
19,897 | [
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] | 274 | 338 | This is one particular Stooge short that actually uses satire in conjunction with slapstick, a rarity. As mentioned, the title and concept for this short was "borrowed" from a feature film from the same year with Clark Gable called "Men In White". It's basically about the trials and tribulations of interns and their sa... | 1 |
19,903 | [
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] | 227 | 308 | Everyone's favorite trio of bumbling imbeciles run amok in a hospital in this incredibly raucous and often hysterically funny romp. These guys are without a doubt the single most incompetent bunch of doctors to ever fumble their way across the screen. Comic highlights include the Stooges constantly breaking a glass pan... | 1 |
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