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] | 142 | 168 | This movie was astonishing how good it was! The plot is extraordinary, and the acting spectacular. At first I thought this wasn't going to be that great because of a summary, but after about the first five or ten minutes of the movie, it struck me that I was dead wrong. I literally cried about four or five times in thi... | 1 |
12,801 | [
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] | 297 | 374 | The Director of Kannathil Muthamittal directed the first Indian film I had seen "Dil Se" which led me down the path of buying well over 122 Hindi DVDs in the<br /><br />course of four months. I can say I understood the total attraction, I was<br /><br />somehow confused as to why the film would stop for "music videos".... | 1 |
12,802 | [
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12,803 | [
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] | 120 | 138 | Mani is back wit a Rathnam(gem) he manages to capture the mental trauma of a small girl searching 4 her mother they way he goes about showing the problems-in Ceylon is a treat.. .. Tis movie is a must watch.the musical score does enhance the viewing pleasure.. Rahman a find of Rathnam has given some great tunes the lyr... | 1 |
12,804 | [
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12,805 | [
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] | 138 | 168 | This is an incredible movie that begins slowly. It leads you along in thinking of it as a typical maudlin family drama. Then, in the second half, there is a plot twist that utterly transforms this into a profound tale of global scope.<br /><br />If you are unaccustomed to films from India, with song and dance routines ... | 1 |
12,806 | [
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] | 185 | 240 | When I stepped into the theater, I thought this was going to be a great movie. And I was not disappointed one bit. WOW! This movie is brilliant! The emotions felt through out the whole movie are extraordinary! Great acting by Madhavan and Simran. Beautiful music by A.R. Rahman. This might most probably be the best Tami... | 1 |
12,807 | [
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] | 123 | 154 | I think this is one of the best tamil movies i've seen in a while. i love the fact that it doesn't revolve around a guy and girl falling in love and they made the movie brilliantly. The cast did a great job and i especially congratulate the litte girl. She was brilliant and really brought out the feeling of an adopted ... | 1 |
12,808 | [
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12,809 | [
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] | 115 | 156 | To tell you the truth, I do not speak Tamil, and I did not understand the film. My good Tamil friend, Kaneswaran Kumarswamypillai (wow, what a long name), explained every thing to me. What a great movie!!! After watching this movie, I felt I should have watched many more movies from Tollywood (Tamil Film Industry). The... | 1 |
12,810 | [
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] | 185 | 220 | Hello all! I went to this movie without any expectation though I knew Maniratnam would've given an excellent film! I was stunned!! The backdrop is the struggle between the tamils settled in Sri Lanka and the government. The story is about how an young girl Amudha who lives with her foster parents at Chennai, India leav... | 1 |
12,811 | [
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12,812 | [
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12,813 | [
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] | 141 | 177 | I have seen this movie when it was released and no doubt it is heart touching. I liked the point of view of a kid who came to know that what she was thinking about her were actually not true. It's a shatter to that small kid. And her search to find out who she is. And before and after she knows about her, the relations... | 1 |
12,814 | [
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12,815 | [
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12,816 | [
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] | 630 | 806 | It pays to watch Reader's Digest. Or Time, if it was the original source of the article that served as a supposed inspiration to Mani Ratnam to make this masterpiece. Based on a true story of an adopted girl who goes in search of her biological parents, Mr. Ratnam paints a classic that rivets as much as it rebukes, che... | 1 |
12,817 | [
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] | 564 | 668 | Last night, I saw A PECK ON THE CHEEK (KANNATHIL MUTHAMITTAL with English subtitles). Oddly, it was 137 minutes long--slightly longer than the time listed on IMDb.<br /><br />At first, I found myself losing interest in this film because the rather confusing style of filming really lost me. The context for what was occu... | 1 |
12,818 | [
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12,819 | [
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12,820 | [
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12,821 | [
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12,822 | [
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12,823 | [
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12,824 | [
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12,825 | [
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] | 240 | 294 | i have lost count as to how many times i have watched this movie. i've never grown tired of it since this is a movie that can be enjoyed and interpreted on so many levels. they just don't make movies like this anymore.<br /><br />after recently finally watching the riveting documentary on the making of this film (Heart... | 1 |
12,826 | [
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12,827 | [
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12,828 | [
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12,829 | [
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The plot was loosely based on the book 'Heart of Darkness,' a st... | 1 |
12,830 | [
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12,831 | [
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12,832 | [
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12,833 | [
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12,834 | [
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12,835 | [
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12,836 | [
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12,837 | [
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12,838 | [
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12,839 | [
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12,840 | [
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12,841 | [
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] | 120 | 173 | This movie is a must see for any war movie buff. One of the greatest movies of all time and loaded with great quotes such as:<br /><br />Kilgore: If I say its safe to surf this beach Captain, then its safe to surf this beach!<br /><br />Kilgore: Smell that? You smell that? Lance: What? Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing in ... | 1 |
12,842 | [
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12,843 | [
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12,844 | [
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12,845 | [
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] | 219 | 293 | It carries the tone of voice that narrates the book into the jungle of Vietnam and into the wild-eyed look of Martin Sheen and Dennis Hopper and the mystical morbidity surrounding Colonel Kurtz.(I don't say Marlon Brando because after watching the documentary, "Hearts of Darkness," I am skeptical as to how much credit ... | 1 |
12,846 | [
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12,847 | [
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] | 256 | 315 | This is an apocalyptic vision of the hell of our contemporary world. The social criticism of our shallow, commercially oriented values is what makes this film an exceptional vision of the "war is hell" cliché, underscored by a mythical journey upriver to Cambodia by a special forces captain whose mission is to eliminat... | 1 |
12,848 | [
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12,849 | [
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12,850 | [
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12,851 | [
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12,852 | [
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12,853 | [
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12,854 | [
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12,855 | [
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12,856 | [
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12,857 | [
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12,858 | [
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12,859 | [
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12,860 | [
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12,861 | [
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12,862 | [
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12,863 | [
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12,864 | [
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12,865 | [
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12,866 | [
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12,867 | [
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12,868 | [
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12,869 | [
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12,870 | [
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12,871 | [
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12,872 | [
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12,873 | [
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12,874 | [
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12,875 | [
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12,876 | [
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12,877 | [
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12,878 | [
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12,879 | [
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12,880 | [
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12,881 | [
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] | 100 | 115 | Watched this film at a local festival, the Silver Sprocket International Film Festival Florida . What a lovely film. A simple, uncomplicated morality tale about a young care free young man having to take responsibility for his actions. It neither pretentious or flashy my two teenage daughters loved it and for a change ... | 1 |
12,883 | [
200,
300
] | 212 | 256 | This Gundam series only follows Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory. The story takes place during the same time line as the original Gundam in the year U.C. 0079 the time of the One year war, but the mobile suits are designed as new models are and are as a result look more articulate. The Hero of the story is a young Lt. Shiro... | 1 |
12,884 | [
700,
800
] | 633 | 745 | It seems to me that a lot of people don't know that Blade is actually a superhero movie on par with X-Men, Daredevil, Punisher and the likes. What all these heroes (and in the case of X-Men hero group) have in common is that they were all conceived in the magical world of Marvel. Blade was originally a normal person (i... | 1 |
12,885 | [
0,
100
] | 63 | 71 | I admit I go more for the traditional vampire tale, but this one is a real winner. Lots of way out graphics and good story to go with them made for an interesting 2 hours. There was loads of gore with vicious blood suckers attacking mortals and even each other for control of the world. A good one for all us vampire lov... | 1 |
12,886 | [
200,
300
] | 197 | 251 | Hope the summary line won't irritate you that much (it's a little homage to the Chappelle Show/Charlie Murphy, but also to the character Daywalker). But I'll try to put all the things I liked about the movie in one paragraph and everything I didn't like in another paragraph, so it will be easier to read! <br /><br />Le... | 1 |
12,887 | [
400,
500
] | 295 | 431 | 'Blade' would be an extremely above-average comic-book, vampire-hunter action/horror if it weren't for two minor flaws. #1 I loved seeing the all-but invincible Blade/Snipes do his slicing and dicing, but the whole "Yes!" fist/punch was literally a letdown. #2 Bad, no make that horrible, CGI even for 1998 standards. ... | 1 |
12,888 | [
400,
500
] | 365 | 444 | Overall, I give this film a decent 7.6. To start I'll say I love how the character was portrayed and adapted on to the screen. If you read comics occasionally or simply watch DVD extras you'll see the Blade character is drastically different from the one we see in the film. Among the changes, Blade is now most importan... | 1 |
12,889 | [
0,
100
] | 72 | 91 | Blade is a dark, gloomy, but significent vampire movie and is one of the best ones. A bit of gore, but nothing really that bad. Wesley snipes played a strong role as he eliminates the vampires. Not really like buffy, because thats too tame but Blade delivers a decent plot and it's the kind of movie that you would proba... | 1 |
12,890 | [
100,
200
] | 125 | 154 | In the ever growing film genre of comic book adaptations, Blade is by far one of the best realised, and most faithful (overall) to the source material.... given that the character has almost 30 years of history in the comics since his debut as a back up figure in Marvel's Tomb of Dracula, the writer took almost ALL of ... | 1 |
12,891 | [
0,
100
] | 55 | 70 | However closely the movie is to the comics, it doesn't matter. This movie radically moves away from the boredom of "Interview with the Vampire" (although it's acting was good) and slides in the wonderful action scenes. Very convincing tale and interesting with surprisingly good acting from all. Disadvantage - poor grap... | 1 |
12,892 | [
0,
100
] | 79 | 98 | For a brief moment. The opening scene with Traci Lords and the<br /><br />techno bar is incredible. I'd probably follow her to my ultimate death too! Best vampire movie of all time but with a twist. The fight scenes are awesome. Wesley Snipes displays an athleticism you dont get to see every day. And Stephen Dorff is i... | 1 |
12,893 | [
0,
100
] | 70 | 85 | Interesting twist on the Vampire yarn - fast, loud and moody. Despite my initial fears Kris K carries his part reasonably well and Snipes aka Blade provides a formidable physical presence. Lots of blood, steel, silver, burning and exploding bodies provide an enjoyable :) 110 minute distraction. IF you like the black lo... | 1 |
12,894 | [
200,
300
] | 200 | 227 | This film is superb! Wesley Snipes Plays Blade the vampire hunter with pure class, he kicks butt in such a fluid and violent way that would make Bruce Lee proud. The movie is a fast paced, thrill ride of action and superb stunts. The first action scene and last are outstanding and Wesley looks like a Terminator as he r... | 1 |
12,895 | [
100,
200
] | 162 | 192 | This is one of those movies that I can watch again and again and not get tired of it. It is by far one of the best comic book adaptations ever. I liked this one even more than X-men. In fact, this movie is sort of a cross between X-men and the matrix and it came out before either. Wesley Snipes does a great job with th... | 1 |
12,896 | [
100,
200
] | 138 | 165 | I remember seeing this one in the theatres when it came out, having no idea what it was going to be about and being so pleasantly surprised that I vowed to buy the video when it came out. <br /><br />While I won't go too far into dissecting this film, I will say that I gave it an 8/10, for all the reasons you can read ... | 1 |
12,897 | [
0,
100
] | 65 | 84 | this film was brilliant! i absolutely loved it! wesley snipes was great for this role - and i'm sure blade 2 would be just as good.<br /><br />blade is by far one of my favorite action/horror movies out there! and if you havent seen it yet, and like vampires and blood (all that stuff) you should really rent it, because... | 1 |
12,898 | [
100,
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] | 89 | 122 | I loved it. In fact, I watched it over and over and over, and I could watch it again. This movie doesn't get boring.<br /><br />The vampire concept is revolutionized in this movie. It's a job well done, great for today's generation.<br /><br />Wesley Snipes was born for this role. Stephen Dorff was an ideal vampire. Ar... | 1 |
12,899 | [
0,
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] | 36 | 41 | Great underrated movie great action good actors and a wonderful story line. Wesley is verry good and the villain the bad guy is wonderful The girl plays a nice role and the comedy mixed with blakness! | 1 |
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