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] | 152 | 172 | My Wife and I saw this movie once in 1989 and enjoyed it so much We wanted to see it again. It was so moving that I was calling it a tear jerker. The mystery that Billings was sent to report on is really no mystery at all. Angles!! It seems that ever time He turned around something happened to him, all good, and I beli... | 1 |
17,701 | [
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17,702 | [
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17,703 | [
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17,704 | [
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17,705 | [
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17,706 | [
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17,707 | [
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17,708 | [
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17,709 | [
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17,710 | [
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17,711 | [
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17,712 | [
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17,713 | [
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17,714 | [
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17,715 | [
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17,716 | [
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17,717 | [
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17,718 | [
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17,719 | [
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17,720 | [
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17,721 | [
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17,722 | [
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17,723 | [
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17,724 | [
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17,725 | [
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17,726 | [
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17,727 | [
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17,728 | [
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17,729 | [
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17,730 | [
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17,731 | [
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17,732 | [
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17,733 | [
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17,734 | [
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17,735 | [
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17,736 | [
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17,737 | [
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17,738 | [
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17,739 | [
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17,740 | [
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17,741 | [
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17,742 | [
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17,743 | [
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17,744 | [
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17,745 | [
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17,746 | [
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17,747 | [
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17,748 | [
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17,749 | [
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17,750 | [
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17,751 | [
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17,752 | [
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17,753 | [
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17,754 | [
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17,755 | [
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17,756 | [
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17,757 | [
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17,758 | [
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17,759 | [
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17,760 | [
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17,761 | [
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17,762 | [
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17,763 | [
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17,764 | [
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17,765 | [
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17,766 | [
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17,767 | [
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17,768 | [
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17,769 | [
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17,770 | [
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17,771 | [
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17,772 | [
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17,773 | [
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17,774 | [
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17,775 | [
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17,776 | [
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17,777 | [
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17,778 | [
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17,779 | [
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] | 416 | 537 | The folks at Aardman have done a cool, cute and wild adaptation of their short films of Wallace and Gromit to feature length, as the man and his dog, inventors who seem to have more of the intelligence (or practicality) for the latter. In this case they've invented a machine that can capture all of the bunnies that are... | 1 |
17,781 | [
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] | 269 | 340 | Wallace & Gromit have been around for some time, but this was their first foray onto the silver screen. Fans of the British TV series, like myself, were eager to see them and the film did quite well in the theaters. Much of the reason is that the film is fun and quite original. In a world of CG movies like SHREK and TO... | 1 |
17,782 | [
200,
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] | 233 | 296 | Going into this movie, I was a bit cautious. I have always been a bit iffy about claymation movies. I've always enjoyed decent animated movies, but claymation was always different to me. But this one caught me by surprise. Wallace And Gromit are extremely lovable characters, and it's a great story with jokes for all ag... | 1 |
17,783 | [
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] | 143 | 176 | This scene shows how Wallace's experiment by using his brain manipulation invention goes terribly wrong, creating the "Were Rabbit". His desire as a social entrepreneur is to improve society for the better, therefore, created a "Brain Manipulator" machine. He risked his own life to help solve Tottington's pests' rabbit... | 1 |
17,784 | [
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] | 332 | 395 | I was extremely amused to read some of the bad reviews on this movie. First, many have said that they have taken their 4 year old daughters and granddaughters to see this and they did not enjoy it. First, I don't believe that this is a kid's movie, at least not a movie for very very young children, not 4 at least. It h... | 1 |
17,785 | [
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] | 139 | 173 | If you haven't watched the movie yet, but you do like comedy, go out and buy or at least rent it! The fact it won, the animation Oscar, is not a coincidence! I haven't watched many other Wallace & Gromit movies (in fact, I think I only watched one other), but the humor is very distinctive ... and some would also say ve... | 1 |
17,786 | [
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] | 161 | 182 | A great animation movie that really gets up to the level of oldies like "The Lion King" . <br /><br />I went to see this with one of my best Belgian friends who also watched the series on TV . I was lucky because I didn't know people in Belgium were aware of "Wallace and Gromit" . <br /><br />When it started and that g... | 1 |
17,787 | [
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] | 596 | 825 | Although it isn't half as hilarious as "Chicken Run," the new Wallace and Gromit comedy "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" (*** out of ****) yields more laughs than most live action comedies. British director Nick Park, who created the Wallace and Gromit characters, and co-director Steve Box rely on the old-fashioned, stop... | 1 |
17,788 | [
200,
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] | 223 | 295 | Arising from characters previously developed in a series of much-lauded shorts, THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT is about as far from run-of-the-mill "family fare" as you can get: beautifully crafted and with witty dialogue and clever concepts, this really is a movie that will appeal to almost every member of the family.<b... | 1 |
17,789 | [
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] | 192 | 236 | The first full-length film featuring the Aardman characters Wallace and Gromit manages to bring in elements of all the previous half-hour show which aired on television.<br /><br />Wallace runs a company to humanely capture rogue rabbits from people's vegetable gardens, and has the bright idea to try out his invention ... | 1 |
17,790 | [
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] | 135 | 155 | Following on from the huge success of Nick Park and the Aardman team with the Wallace and Gromit short animations we now have the first (hopefully of many) feature with the plasticine characters that so many love. The DVD of the movie has proved to be the most durable and best used of my two children's many Christmas p... | 1 |
17,791 | [
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] | 229 | 290 | Simply delightful claymation feature from Nick Park and company spoofing such film-greats as "King Kong" and "The Wolf Man" has Wallace and Gromit as rabbit security finding it difficult to solve a major problem in their village..a giant were-rabbit is feasting lavishly on the vegetable crops of the citizens! What make... | 1 |
17,792 | [
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] | 520 | 641 | Leland Fitzgerald (Ryan Gosling) is sent to jail for the murder of an autistic kid. When pressured with the question 'Why?' he doesn't have an answer. While in jail he meets Pearl (Don Cheadle), his teacher, who decides to take matters into his own hands and helps Leland figure out why he did it. Throughout this film w... | 1 |
17,793 | [
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] | 216 | 259 | Don't let any reviews (critics, IMDb users or mine) influence you seeing this movie. I read only the plot premise and became intrigued. After watching, this movie, in my opinion, is definitely worth seeing. It gives a perspective on life that many have probably not contemplated. Its is not however, as Leland himself sa... | 1 |
17,794 | [
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] | 294 | 394 | Leland P. Fitzgerald (Ryan Gosling) has committed an unspeakable crime, the stabbing of the retarded younger brother of his ex-girlfriend Becky (Jena Malone). No one, least of all Leland himself, can explain why he's done what he's done, whether the act was premeditated or spontaneous, done out of hatred or love.<br />... | 1 |
17,795 | [
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] | 419 | 482 | I was looking at the external reviews (Ebert, etc.) for this film and they were all pretty much negative. However, after reading many of them, I noticed that they all made the same point. Critics were upset that the film centers around what appears to be a senseless murder of an autistic child. Certainly, this is a dis... | 1 |
17,796 | [
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] | 156 | 181 | I am no Ebert. What I am is a compassionate and I have never felt more compassion for a fictional character than I felt for Leland P. Fitzgerald. Sorry if I do not offer a critique, but I see nothing but perfection in this film. I am sure that many who watch this film will never see the same things I do, but if you loo... | 1 |
17,797 | [
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] | 143 | 169 | Before I saw this film, I read the comment of someone who wasn't very fond of it. This I must admit made me apprehensive to dedicate 1 hour and 48 minutes of my life to it, but I'm glad I did. Ryan Gosling is a fantastic actor, I especially loved the Believer. Don Cheadle was also fantastic. The film presented an inter... | 1 |
17,798 | [
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] | 287 | 349 | There are subtleties in this film that I think a lot of people may miss if they're not careful. You really need to follow what Leland says and read his character to figure out the intended "why" the movie presents at the end. Nothing it solid, it's not definite, it's about what the individual viewer takes out of it. I ... | 1 |
17,799 | [
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] | 76 | 93 | Every role, down to the smallest, has been cast and acted with bravado.<br /><br />The extraordinary Jena Malone never takes a misstep. Her two co-stars are equal to her in this film. Ryan Gosling may be the best actor of his generation. Chris Klein gives his best performance to date. This is a thought and conversation... | 1 |
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