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17,201 | [
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17,202 | [
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17,203 | [
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17,204 | [
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17,205 | [
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17,206 | [
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17,207 | [
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17,208 | [
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17,209 | [
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17,210 | [
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17,211 | [
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17,212 | [
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17,213 | [
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17,214 | [
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] | 295 | 364 | Well... What to say.<br /><br />I think i shall start with a confession. I have cried 4 times in my life. once when my dad died, twice due to a girlfriend in high school, and at the end of this film. This film deals with the real confronting issues of 6 school kids, forcing them quite uncomfortably into the open for al... | 1 |
17,215 | [
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17,216 | [
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17,217 | [
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17,218 | [
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17,219 | [
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17,220 | [
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17,221 | [
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17,222 | [
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17,223 | [
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17,224 | [
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17,225 | [
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17,226 | [
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17,227 | [
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17,228 | [
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17,229 | [
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17,230 | [
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17,231 | [
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17,232 | [
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17,233 | [
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17,234 | [
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17,236 | [
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17,237 | [
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17,238 | [
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17,239 | [
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17,240 | [
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17,241 | [
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17,242 | [
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] | 245 | 296 | I don't know if it was the directors intent to make sure the sky was almost always sunny and beautiful in this film. Perhaps that is the romantic image many Americans have of the time this film is set, as it is in the middle of the War, Macy has returned from the war (His neighbor asks "Hey, is it true you got a Fritz ... | 1 |
17,243 | [
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17,244 | [
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17,245 | [
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17,246 | [
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17,247 | [
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17,248 | [
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17,249 | [
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17,250 | [
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17,251 | [
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17,252 | [
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17,253 | [
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17,255 | [
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17,256 | [
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17,257 | [
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17,258 | [
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17,259 | [
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17,260 | [
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17,261 | [
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17,262 | [
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17,263 | [
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17,265 | [
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17,266 | [
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17,269 | [
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17,270 | [
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17,271 | [
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17,272 | [
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17,273 | [
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17,274 | [
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17,275 | [
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17,276 | [
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17,277 | [
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17,278 | [
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17,279 | [
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17,280 | [
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17,281 | [
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] | 140 | 171 | The world is going to miss John Frankenheimer. This was his first feature film and it was four years before he directed his second, but don't let that dissuade you from seeking it out. Frankenheimer's direction is assured, and he gets some compelling performances out of his cast.<br /><br />Someone else has already poi... | 1 |
17,283 | [
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] | 166 | 212 | This eloquent, simple film makes a remarkably clear statement about a teenager and his father. Though a theatrical release, it has a "made-for-TV" quality. We can attribute this to the director, John Frankenheimer, who learned his craft in the early days of live television in New York City. Indeed, he directed the tele... | 1 |
17,284 | [
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] | 726 | 903 | ***SPOILERS*** Well made and interesting film about the alienated youth of America back in the 1950's. Back in those days many parents caught up with making big bucks and living high on the hog forget that their children, especially teen-agers, needed a lot more then a car and and hefty allowance in order to feel part ... | 1 |
17,285 | [
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] | 246 | 302 | The late Director John Frankenheimer directed his first feature film, The Young Stranger, after starting out directing live television dramas in New York City. This film came on the heels of the success of Rebel Without A Cause in 1955. James MacArthur made his feature film debut as a troubled teen with a movie produce... | 1 |
17,286 | [
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] | 53 | 64 | Not high art, not even exceptionally innovative, but a thoroughly enjoyable movie. Funny, fresh, intelligent - there are still people out there who don't need millions of dollars to hide that they're out of ideas.<br /><br />When you compare this to your average Hollywood action flick, you're comparing a homemade meal ... | 1 |
17,287 | [
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] | 206 | 255 | If you're familiar with the work of auteur Johnny To and his band of filmmaking cronies over at Milky Way, you know what to expect with this latest production. All the familiar elements are in place: the strong camaraderie between two characters: usually a cop and a baddie, the coincidences and chances that turn on a d... | 1 |
17,288 | [
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] | 149 | 179 | I've recently seen An zhan. Not because it was a Hong Kong film, but because I was looking for a change from the films being produced here in the US. In my humble opinion, I believe the film could easily compete against the action thrillers being produced here, except for the traditional idiocyncracies of Hong Kong fil... | 1 |
17,289 | [
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] | 184 | 221 | This film is a refreshing change of pace from the mindless Hong Kong triad movies I have grown so tired of. There are no spectacular gun fights. No car chases. And practically minimal action to speak of. The audience is kept in suspense for the most part, though certain aspects of the so called "ploy" by Andy Lau are q... | 1 |
17,290 | [
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] | 70 | 83 | I just purchased An Zhan (Running out of time) on DVD and it was an excellent film I must say. Not really action-packed, in terms of gun play, but definitely exciting and witty. I do not think I have seen Andy Lau in better form. And the editing on this film was very well executed. Go watch this now if you are a fan of... | 1 |
17,291 | [
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] | 380 | 471 | Running Out of Time rests somewhere in the middle of Johnny To's cannon, in the "solid good" category. As a crime thriller it's not terribly original or overwhelming and the action scenes will not blow you away but it has something else going for it. It's a Johnny To film after all, it has to.<br /><br />Andy Lau has 7... | 1 |
17,292 | [
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] | 188 | 217 | Having seen 'only' about 200 Hong Kong films in my time, I have to say this film is among my very top favorites. Not only is the plot engaging (and in some ways surprising, which these days is rare for any movie), but the chemistry between the two lead actors is superb. Top notch casting! And while often even the most ... | 1 |
17,293 | [
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] | 111 | 146 | Andy Lau and Lau Ching-Wan are both superb in Johnny To's tautly directed crime thriller which puts most Western efforts to shame. Think of it as the Hong Kong 'Heat', only better! Everything about the film screams class; from the performances to the soundtrack, the cinematography to the script. The tone remains seriou... | 1 |
17,294 | [
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] | 143 | 187 | Terrific, deeply moving crime thriller starring Andy Lau and Lau Ching Wan.<br /><br />From the dizzying opening sequence to the extremely satisfying conclusion, this cat and mouser hardly misses a beat.<br /><br />Johnny To, again working with ace composer Arthur Wong, constructs another operatic actioner that grots i... | 1 |
17,295 | [
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] | 125 | 154 | The one thing that can be said about RUNNING OUT OF TIME is that it's an immensely clever film. It's interesting to note that the film's writers are French, which may explain the movie's "out of the norm" vibe, as it doesn't really fit in with what is commonly called "Hong Kong Cinema".<br /><br />The movie concerns a ... | 1 |
17,296 | [
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] | 244 | 293 | Running Out of Time is probably as close to a perfect film as you're ever likely to see out of Hong Kong. All the elements click: a terrific script (by French writers Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud) that even manages to subvert the odd cliché, reliably imaginative direction by Johnnie To, and excellent central per... | 1 |
17,297 | [
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] | 153 | 181 | you know I've seen a lot of crappy hong kong movies in terms of production and were good. But Running out of TIme was great.<br /><br />i guess what made it so good was the fact that Andy Lau and Ching Wang, have such great chemistry. The film at first is really fast paced but slows down not enough to even notice which... | 1 |
17,298 | [
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] | 295 | 362 | Octavio Paz, Mexican poet, writer, and diplomat, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990, said about "Nazarin": "Nazarin follows the great tradition of mad Spaniards originated by Cervantes. His madness consists in taking seriously great ideas and trying to live accordingly". A humble and spiritual priest (... | 1 |
17,299 | [
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] | 207 | 280 | Nazarin is some kind of saint,he wants to live in life exactly how Christ taught man to do.But it's too late:now the Catholic Church is between the hands of a wealthy bourgeoisie,the bishops live in luxury and don't give a damn about the poor and the sick.That's why our hero can't follow the way his hierarchy asks him ... | 1 |
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