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433,407 | 2,171,244 | 48,021 | 9 | You're not the only one that had an unhappy childhood , there are millions like you , and , in my eyes , they are the tough ones , not you ! | I heard they were going to remake this French classic in 2007 , and I see it is in development for 2011 . This will be a shame , as Hollywood kicked writer / director Jules Dassin out because of the infamous blacklist . They should not have the right to remake any of his films . I love " caper " films and " film noir ,... |
432,628 | 2,171,244 | 382,932 | 9 | Ah , but that is no match for wishful thinking . If you focus on what you left behind . You will never be able to see what lies ahead . Now go up and look around . | I , of course , will be biased in my review of this film . As a food lover , I can relate well to Remy and his search for food that explodes in your mouth with taste . Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava have created one of the funniest movies I have seen - and it stars a rat ! How anyone can make a rat appealing is beyond me , ... |
434,595 | 2,171,244 | 405,422 | 9 | A 40 year old virgin ? Yeah , right . | The premise is unbelievable , but very funny . How can a man , in the time when nearly half of high school students and one in five middle school students said they have had sexual intercourse , be a virgin at 40 . Maybe it's something in the packaging of those action figures . Hey , Star Wars geeks , the packaging is ... |
433,307 | 2,171,244 | 56,592 | 9 | Jean Louise , stand up . Your father's passing . | With three wins among eight Oscar nominations , this is one of the best pictures of all times . Gregory Peck won one of those Oscars for what is certainly his best performance . It was Mary Badhams first film , and she received a well-earned nomination for her performance as Scout . It was also Phillip Alford's first f... |
434,160 | 2,171,244 | 451,094 | 9 | Be White . Live White . Like this . | Why ? Why in the world would Danny Boyle think for one second about remaking this film . It is a classic with Yeong-ae Lee as the star , and Chan-wook Park as the director . I am so tired of Hollywood stealing great Asian movies to remake them with so-called stars that can't come close to the originals - Infernal Affai... |
434,295 | 2,171,244 | 841,119 | 9 | Everybody is right when it comes to the issue of abortion . | It seems fitting that I watched this on the very day that I read about the atrocious state of child protection in Oklahoma . It is a reminder of the definition of " Pro-Life " that I believe so strongly : they only care about life before it is born , and are not concerned with life after birth . It was an outstanding d... |
434,159 | 2,171,244 | 1,032,856 | 9 | We were all in love with love . | Even if the Academy didn't allow this film to compete for an Oscar because half of it is in English , it has won 38 awards around the world , including three at Cannes . I never heard of a film winning three awards at Cannes , so you have to figure it is something special . It is certainly one of the funniest films I h... |
432,729 | 2,171,244 | 52,357 | 9 | One final thing I have to do . . . and then I'll be free of the past . | Oscar ignored this fantastic film by Hitchcock starring James Stewart . It gave nomination for Art and Set decoration and Sound . Small acknowledgment of an outstanding film . James Stewart was outstanding as a detective that was duped by his " friend ( Tom Helmore ) . " We were all led on an adventure that made absolu... |
433,521 | 2,171,244 | 1,139,797 | 9 | To flee is life , to linger death . | What grabbed me right from the start was the music of Johan Söderqvist . It was absolutely captivating and perfect for the pace of the film . After the music , the cinematography of Hoyte Van Hoytema was brilliant . The film was like a painting . It is a coming-of-age story as Oskar ( Kåre Hedebrant ) , small for his 1... |
434,467 | 2,171,244 | 478,134 | 9 | Why do we send our boys to battle monsters ? | It has been said many times that war movies are not doing well because America is not ready . They are not ready to face the truth that we are creating young men who must battle demons that they are unprepared to cope with . The fact that we have a record number of suicides by soldiers this year , and will easily break... |
432,291 | 2,171,244 | 419,887 | 9 | A man never apologizes . | Baba ( Homayoun Ershadi ) would never have to apologize because he lived his life in such a manner that he always did the right thing . For him , an apology is just a formality of speech , not something that he offers out of shame . It is too bad that his son Amir ( Zekeria Ebrahimi & Khalid Abdalla ) did not learn fro... |
433,180 | 2,171,244 | 360,717 | 9 | I'm sorry I didn't see this on the big screen | I cannot believe that I missed this movie on the big screen . I finally got to see it and I was wowed by the sound , the special effects , and the art of this film . It would have been something to see at the theater . Peter Jacson's direction was incredible , and I cannot say enough about the acting of Naomi Watts . S... |
432,680 | 2,171,244 | 104,684 | 9 | There is no room for failure now . The innocent must die ! | If you like it loud , then this is the film for you . If you like blood , then you will love this film . If you want action , you won't find any more anywhere else . John Woo is the master of hard hitting , loud , bloody action flicks . You think the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan was loud and bloody ? It is n... |
433,726 | 2,171,244 | 39,628 | 9 | It wouldn't be Christmas without this movie | It just wouldn't be Christmas if I didn't see this film . I never get tired of watching it . Edmund Gwenn was fantastic as Santa and got a well-deserved Academy Award for his performance . This would have been the Best Picture of 1947 , had it not come up against Gentleman's Agreement . The supporting cast was also exc... |
434,026 | 2,171,244 | 443,274 | 9 | What is truth ? | Whew ! This has to be the most exciting film I have seen this year . The heart-stopping action doesn't stop and you are sitting on the edge of you seat wondering what is happening . This is actually the same story - the same 15 minutes - told from the perspective of different people . Just when you think you may know w... |
433,192 | 2,171,244 | 364,569 | 9 | Revenge is good for your health , but pain will find you again . | After watching The Dentist and this film , I don't think anyone is going to be touching my teeth again . Dae-su Oh ( Min-sik Choi ) is imprisoned for 15 years and has no idea why . When he gets out , he starts trying to find the answers , and that is when the violence gets started . But in a Hitchcockian ending the ans... |
434,130 | 2,171,244 | 140,352 | 9 | The Big Lie | Jeffrey Wigand ( Russel Crowe ) put it all on the line : his family , he reputation , his career , and his life . He had a story to tell about the addictive properties of tobacco and it was eating at him until he got it out . Lowell Bergman ( Al Pacino ) of CBS News went to bat and did everything in his power to get hi... |
433,635 | 2,171,244 | 470,705 | 9 | I am the super mother bug ! | This film fits right in with Polanski's Repulsion . Those looking for typical horror will be disappointed with both films . This is the slow psychological horror that takes some effort to appreciate . Ashley Judd ( De-Lovely , Norma Jean & Marilyn ) plays a trailer-trash bi-sexual ; hooked on meth and at the mercy of a... |
433,896 | 2,171,244 | 53,221 | 9 | You want that gun , pick it up . I wish you would . | If you are looking for top action , you can't go wrong here . Howard Hawks directs John Wayne and Dean Martin in one of the most enjoyably westerns ever made . Quenton Tarantino reported has said , " When I am getting serious about a girls , I show her Rio Bravo . And she better fcking like it . " Wayne projected a bal... |
432,422 | 2,171,244 | 113,247 | 9 | Hate breeds hate ! | Hubert ( Hubert Koundé ) : Heard about the guy who fell off a skyscraper ? On his way down past each floor , he kept saying to reassure himself : So far so good . . . so far so good . . . so far so good . How you fall doesn't matter . It's how you land ! Society is in free fall . There have been at least 300 " accodent... |
432,688 | 2,171,244 | 82,971 | 9 | You want to see it opened as well as I . Indiana , we are simply passing through history . This , this is history . | This is the big one - four Oscars for sets , editing , sound , and effects , and four more nominations for Best Picture , Best Director , Cinematography and John Williams music . They just don't make them like this anymore . Harrison Ford was at the top of his game here as Indiana Jones . You could believe that he was ... |
433,971 | 2,171,244 | 78,748 | 9 | The ship will automatically destruct in " T " minus five minutes . | Ridley Scott directed a winner here . I don't need to list all the awards this film won and was considered for ; let's just say it was a shtload . I have never been a sci-fi buff , but I was attached like glue to this film from start to finish . The horror was minimal , but the suspense was incredible . Sigourney Weave... |
432,600 | 2,171,244 | 118,147 | 9 | I'm young , I'm handsome , I'm fast , I'm pretty and can't possibly be beat . | Leon Gast created the best documentary of 1997 . Of course , he had the greatest fighter of all time as his subject , so it wasn't too difficult . I could not watch this film without significant reminiscing . I was in the seminary in 1964 when Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston . I vividly remember all of us gathered a... |
432,494 | 2,171,244 | 109,306 | 9 | Never take a pretty woman . . . | There is an old Calypso ditty that states " If you want to be happy for the rest of your life , never take a pretty woman to be your wife . " If you want to have a career in the Army , you might also want to avoid bi-polar women . Tommy Lee Jones ( The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada ) was an Army Major , a nuclear... |
433,920 | 2,171,244 | 47,478 | 9 | An action movie dream | You just can't add enough praise for Akira Kurosawa and for this film . It is a cinematic masterpiece that affects many movies made since . It certainly is one of the greatest of all times . Everyone is familiar with the approaching band of riders coming into view as they crest a hilltop . This is the first film in whi... |
433,641 | 2,171,244 | 22,100 | 9 | I can't help what I do ! I can't help it , I can't . . . | We see the beginnings of film noir in Germany's first talking picture . It also has some remnants of German Expressionism . But what is most impressive is the story itself . Anyone that has followed cases of missing children know what the police go through , and watching this crime / psychological thriller and the sear... |
432,983 | 2,171,244 | 47,437 | 9 | Mon frere a une gentille petite amie . | This film has two of the giants of the fifties : Humphrey Bogart ( The African Queen , Casablanca , The Caine Mutiny ) as an industry tycoon , and William Holden ( Stalag 17 , Sunset Blvd . ) as his playboy younger brother , both of whom are enchanted by their chauffeur's daughter , Audrey Hepburn ( nominated for Oscar... |
433,921 | 2,171,244 | 1,204,315 | 9 | Love those little creatures | I cannot explain why I find these creatures so fascinating . It's like manatees . Who could love sea cows ? I like them both . As a fan of the show Meerkat Manor , I was anxious to see the film of the beginning . I was not disappointed . Whoopi Goldberg did a great job narrating what we can only suspect was the thought... |
432,292 | 2,171,244 | 171,804 | 9 | What else is there to say ? | Two-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank WAS Brandon . There just wasn't any doubt about it . She gave one of the most powerful and magnificent performances on the screen . There is no not knowing the pain , the fear , the anguish of someone who is struggling with their sexual identity after seeing this magnificent film . C... |
432,567 | 2,171,244 | 381,681 | 9 | Life is what happens when you are making other plans | I am so in love with Celine . She is the perfect woman - caring concerned , intelligent - I could listen to her forever . And , take her and put Juile Delpy's voice into her and i am in heaven . Delpy ( Hoax , Broken Flowers ) turns in an enchanting performance with Ethan Hawke ( Training Day ) , as two lovers who lost... |
432,522 | 2,171,244 | 86,979 | 9 | That's the test , ain't it ? Test of true love . | I love Frances McDormand . Every movie she is in is great . This was her first and it is great also . Simple enough ? Well , I can't make it any simpler . This is a Coen brother noir , and it is their first film also . Joel and Ethan have done some marvelous work ( Fargo , O Brother , Where Art Thou ? , Intolerable Cru... |
432,651 | 2,171,244 | 60,196 | 9 | God is not on our side because he hates idiots also . | How many accolades could one add to previous reviews of the film . There is only one other western that comes close to this , Once Upon a Time in the West . This is the ultimate western , not made by John Ford , or starring John Wayne , by a great film by Sergio Leone , and starring Clint Eastwood , Lee Van Cleef , and... |
434,109 | 2,171,244 | 36,244 | 9 | Hangin ' is any man's business that's around . | There is no shame at all in losing a Best Picture Oscar to Casablanca as this excellent western did . Henry Fonda was superb as a cowboy that was caught up in a lynching that was unjustified . Fonda , who already had his first Oscar nomination for The Grapes of Wrath , was with his sidekick , Harry Morgan ( MASH ) , wh... |
434,139 | 2,171,244 | 443,680 | 9 | You're gonna break a lot of hearts . | Thanks to the Venice Film Festival for being the only ones that recognized that the real star of this artistic masterpiece is Brad Pitt , not Casey Affleck . This is another western that doesn't fit the mold . It is an art film in every sense of the word . From the brilliant cinematography by Roger Deakins , a seven-ti... |
432,549 | 2,171,244 | 486,655 | 9 | An enchanting experience | I really had no idea what to expect out of this movie . It was billed to me as a " chick flick , " but with enough eye-candy to keep the guys interested . Boy , were they wrong . The movie is simply enchanting and a deep story about love and all it should mean . Claire Danes has somehow escaped my notice until now , bu... |
433,162 | 2,171,244 | 373,981 | 9 | Hard to get a handle on at first . | It was really difficult to get a fix on this film . I wasn't sure if it was a comedy or drama . It was a little of both . I had not seen a Hungarian film before and this was certainly a good introduction . It was written and directed by Nimród Antal , who has now moved to America after his film won so many awards . It ... |
432,230 | 2,171,244 | 71,615 | 9 | You can change yourself into gold . | How does one describe this film ? How does one describe any film by Jodorowsky ? Is there any explanation that will give a clue to the workings of his mind ? Any attempt to interpret Jodorowsky's thoughts and ideas would be an exercise in futility . he uses symbolism , mostly religious , to make a point , but what poin... |
433,904 | 2,171,244 | 408,236 | 9 | At last ! My arm is complete again ! | It is a scene worthy of Charles Dickens : gray buildings , gray skies and gray-faced people , living and dead . Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter shine as Sweeney , the barber with a grudge , and Mrs . Lovett , who is in love with him . Narrator : This is the tale of an ordinary man , who had everything . . . Mrs . ... |
434,150 | 2,171,244 | 824,747 | 9 | I used to tell Walter , " Never start a fight . . . but always finish it . " I didn't start this fight . . . but by God , I'm going to finish it . | Barely two weeks after Christine Collins ' ( Angelina Jolie ) son Walter disappears , the Rev . Gustav Briegleb ( John Malkovich ) is raging against the Los Angeles police department in his church and on the radio . We quickly realize that things in 1928 are not good in the City of Angels . What is going on ? Why is Ca... |
433,388 | 2,171,244 | 90,605 | 9 | They're coming outta the walls . They're coming outta the goddamn walls , we're fcked ! | Again , it would take me all night to talk about the awards this film won and was nominated for . Suffice it to say that James Cameron directed a masterpiece of sci-fi horror . Although she didn't wear those skimpy panties that showed some ass cleavage in Alien , Sigourney Weaver was just as hot in her grey underwear a... |
434,293 | 2,171,244 | 381,849 | 9 | For a one-leg rancher . . . he's one tough son of a bitch . | I really hate remakes . They take a good foreign film and put in some WB stars and it is never as good as the original . Even The Departed , with a stellar cast list . was not as good as Infernal Affairs . So , I really didn't expect a lot from a remake of a great western , even though I am a Christian Bale fan and rea... |
433,915 | 2,171,244 | 55,630 | 9 | A Fistful of Dollars at High Noon | The first " man with no name " was Toshirô Mifune , who made 16 films with writer / director Akira Kurosawa , starting with Drunken Angel in 1948 , and ending with Red beard in 1965 . This is one of his greatest performances . Anyone familiar with American or Italian spaghetti westerns will instantly see the story here... |
432,622 | 2,171,244 | 1,078,188 | 9 | I ain't that boy ! I ain't that boy ! | Andrew Garfield was magnificent as Jack , who was trying to live a normal life after serving 14 years for a murder committed as a boy . Everything seems to be going great . He has a job and a girlfriend ( Katie Lyons ) , and he even performed a heroic act saving a little girl . But , all good things must come to an end... |
432,867 | 2,171,244 | 369,702 | 9 | Life is worth living | Anyway , I was talking about a friend the other day who is struggling with depression , among other things , and the question of suicide came up . It just so happened that I caught the 2005 Oscar winning film , Mar adentro yesterday also . Something came up halfway through and I restarted it from the beginning because ... |
434,163 | 2,171,244 | 44,741 | 9 | How tragic that man can never realize how beautiful life is until he is face to face with death . | The opening of this film was just what everyone would think of bureaucracies that we deal with every day . The people wanted a park and they just got shuffled from one office to another . No one wanted to do anything that they could later be criticized for . Wantanabe ( Takashi Shimura ) was no different . He spent 30 ... |
434,539 | 2,171,244 | 51,378 | 9 | Outstanding Film Noir | I tried to watch Jeanne Moreau in François Truffaut's Jules and Jim the same day I saw this . I really tried and , despite the fact that it was the best Europen film of 1963 and Truffaut won a couple of awards for directing it , I couldn't make it more that a half hour . It was just plain boring . Not so with this film... |
433,702 | 2,171,244 | 416,991 | 9 | Real Human Rights & Democracy | Purification is the process of rendering something pure , i . e . clean of foreign elements and / or pollution . In this film , the village elders purify all young girls to make them fit for marriage . Some die as a result , but that's just too bad . It is like the young men and women who must die to purify the world i... |
432,348 | 2,171,244 | 362,225 | 9 | Absolutely superb thriller . | François Cluzet won a Best Actor César for his performance as Alex , and director Guillaume Canet won also . These are about the only two award taken away from the outstanding Lady Chatterley . While Marina Hands starred in Lady Chatterley ( two great performances in one year ; who does she think she is Kate Winslet ? ... |
433,434 | 2,171,244 | 101,889 | 9 | Brilliant performances | I was reading about the chocolate Jesus controversy yesterday and thinking about Tom Waits song " chocolate Jesus " - actually , singing it : Well its got to be a chocolate Jesus Make me feel good inside Got to be a chocolate Jesus Keep me satisfiedAnd there , on the Fisher King , was Tom Waits sitting in a wheelchair ... |
434,097 | 2,171,244 | 75,314 | 9 | De Niro was outstanding ! | I actually saw this for the first time this morning . I couldn't sleep and it was on at 4am . It was every bit as good as I was led to believe . Comparing the two , I cannot see how this lost to Rocky at the Academy Awards . Scorsese fans will also agree that he deserved a directing award for this film . While De Niro ... |
432,161 | 2,171,244 | 335,266 | 9 | It's better the second time around | Sometimes I watch a movie and I just don't get it . The accolades flowed for this one and I really couldn't see what all the fuss was about . Maybe it is the deadpan way that Bill Murray plays his characters . He just seems so emotionless to me . I watched it again this morning and it made perfect sense to me . It was ... |
434,605 | 2,171,244 | 1,240,076 | 9 | Amazing episode | This was an amazing episode on so many levels . The suicide of one woman was unexplained until they happened to talk to another , who was also a bank teller , and discovered a link that was just incredible . I am not sure this is possible , but it made for a compelling and funny story . The husband who pulled his wife'... |
434,191 | 2,171,244 | 114,369 | 9 | Yeah , a landlord's dream : a paralyzed tenant with no tongue . | There is no one who could argue against the fact that if you put Brad Pitt , Morgan Freeman , Gwyneth Paltrow , and Kevin Spacey together in a film , it is going to be a hit . I have watched countless hours of murder mysteries in movies and TV and have read innumerable books , and there is no finer murder / serial kill... |
432,693 | 2,171,244 | 386,032 | 9 | I am just sick ! | I have good health insurance and do not worry that I will be treated for any illness that I have . Why is that not the same for every American ? The fact that we treat the prisoners in Gitmo better than we treat the heroes of says it all . We should be ashamed . The tour of the Canadian , British , French , and Cuban s... |
434,199 | 2,171,244 | 101,700 | 9 | This is a job for the Australian ! | French actor Dominique Pinon ( The Return of Martin Guerre ) as Louison was absolutely outstanding in the farce about survivors of a nuclear war . he plays a clown who stumbles into a situation where an apartment full of people are looking for their next meal . The plan is for him to be the main course ! The butcher's ... |
432,135 | 2,171,244 | 1,310,622 | 9 | Obama dream | I don't much care for porn . I can truthfully say that I find most of it boring . I bought The Da Vinci Load just to see what porn parody was like . As much as I enjoyed that , this film is just too good to miss . It starts with Lisa Ann as Serra Paylin and two Russians . That was funny enough . Then , Holly West plays... |
433,850 | 2,171,244 | 101,640 | 9 | Yimou Zhang & Li Gong equals much pleasure | This Oscar-nominated film which was the favorite of many film critics represents the eighth collaboration between Yimou Zhang ( Hero , House of Flying Daggers , Curse of the Golden Flower ) and Li Gong ( Miami Vice , 2046 , Zhou Yu's Train ) . They make an incredible team and this is an incredible movie . It provides a... |
432,681 | 2,171,244 | 40,506 | 9 | There's only one Johnny Rocco . | What an apt time to revisit an old classic . With Tropical Storm Barry banging at the door , I tune into John Huston's classic . Huston directed and co-wrote ( with Richard Brooks ) this amazing story of gangsters coming up to Key West from Cuba to do a deal in the middle of a storm . Starring the greats Humphrey Bogar... |
433,102 | 2,171,244 | 110,413 | 9 | Cleaners need love , too | It is easy to praise the father-daughter relationship that Leon ( Jean Reno ) and Mathilda ( Natalie Portman ) display in this dark and compelling film , but I feel that would be superficial . The relationship appeared to be much deeper - almost sexual - as the two tried to find some meaning in their lives . Leon was j... |
434,235 | 2,171,244 | 385,726 | 9 | It's a long and winding road to Glory | I was discussing affirmative action the other day and encountered the usual argument about those things that happened in our great grandfather's day . Having grown up in the South , I am well aware that many of the things that happened in " my " day are still going on to some extent . I was high enough up the food chai... |
434,101 | 2,171,244 | 86,197 | 9 | The real American heroes | Chuck Yeager didn't believe in " The Right Stuff , " even though he had it in spades . A military hero and a top test pilot , he was truly the stuff heroes are made of . Sam Sheppard's portrayal of him in this film may have been exaggerated a bit , but he still was head and shoulders above the rest . Just like Yeager ,... |
433,780 | 2,171,244 | 396,171 | 9 | An original concept in horror | You knew that this film was going to be different from the very beginning . When the sentence was read and the crowd reaction , it was obviously something so unspeakable that it would keep you on the very edge of your seat . Then comes the description of Paris : " In the period of which we speak , there reigned in the ... |
434,454 | 2,171,244 | 292,963 | 9 | What a cast ! | Sidney Lumet has one more great film before he left us . He took Kelly Masterson's first screenplay and gave it to Albert Finney , Rosemary Harris , Ethan Hawke , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Brian F . O'Byrne , Amy Ryan , Michael Shannon , and Marisa Tomei . They performed magnificently and he directed flawlessly in a cap... |
434,372 | 2,171,244 | 361,596 | 9 | Nothing new here | Academy Award winning director and writer Michael Moore gives us a visual and auditory treat as we look at the lies and deception of the Bush Administration and their handling of the events post , including the theft of our personal liberties with The Patriot Act . There is nothing new here to those who pay attention t... |
434,597 | 2,171,244 | 427,312 | 10 | Why would you want to do this ? | Now , why would anyone want to live with grizzlies ? I keep driving down the roads near where I live and hope one day to spot a Florida black bear , but I have no intention of moving to the Ocala Forest and have them looking in my window . I leave that to the Rainbow people and those who are avoiding society for some r... |
433,853 | 2,171,244 | 118,607 | 10 | An amazing story of history and freedom | While theatergoers in 1997 were being amazed by special effects on another ship , this magnificent story given to us by the master director Steven Spielberg gives us the true story of our country and what it means to be American . We are not free as long as one of us is in chains . As John Quincy Adams ( Anthony Hopkin... |
433,940 | 2,171,244 | 105,151 | 10 | Who wasn't in this ? | Wow ! Are you a Tim Robbins fan ? He was the lead . Do you like Greta Scacchi ? She was there , too . How about Fred Ward ? Count him in . I really like Vincent D'Onofrio . Sorry about that , Vince . Wacky for Whoopi ? No problem , she was a hoot . Hey , there's Lyle Lovett . Where's Julia Roberts ? Oh , she's there to... |
433,879 | 2,171,244 | 118,583 | 10 | Earth , man . What a shithole . | Amélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet did a fantastic job and gave us the best Alien film of the lot . I loved the first two , but this was so much more . First , there was the lighting . It may seem trivial to some , but this film was much more enjoyable due to the fact that everything didn't happen in the dark . I do no... |
433,735 | 2,171,244 | 405,094 | 10 | For the many unsung heroes who resisted the Communist regime , | An absolutely brilliant film by writer / director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck . His first feature film was more than deserving of the awards it receives , especially last year's Oscar . Ulrich Mühe totally captivated me by his performance as the Stassi agent trying to please his boss , who was trying to get a prom... |
433,834 | 2,171,244 | 61,418 | 10 | This here's Miss Bonnie Parker . I'm Clyde Barrow . We rob banks . | I just had a hankering to go back and look at some of the classics of 40 years ago . This film was one of the adult films made in 1967 before the MPAA took over . Warren Beatty made this classic and also starred in it . t was innovative and a powerful drama about two outlaws : Clyde Barrow ( Beatty ) and Bonnie Parker ... |
433,950 | 2,171,244 | 1,032,846 | 10 | Not for the feint of heart | I cannot recall seeing any other Romanian film , but if this is what we have to look forward to from writer / director Cristian Mungiu , then we will have some great pieces of art coming from that country . I will not pretend to have any idea of what a woman ( Laura Vasiliu ) goes through in having an abortion , but I ... |
434,217 | 2,171,244 | 361,127 | 10 | Outstanding study of the difficulty of change | Kevin Bacon was fantastic . His torture was appropriate for someone trying to expel the demons that haunted him . Parents might also be warned that these demons are not easily expelled , as he had been in prison for 12 years and was still struggling . In fact , the recidivism rate for sex offenders is about 14 percent ... |
433,232 | 2,171,244 | 424,227 | 10 | What does Iraq want ? | You cannot watch this movie without thinking about that question . What do they expect to get out of this war ? A gross mistake by us , it will not end until we find the answer to that question . In this film , Iranian film maker Bahman Ghobadi takes a look at this question , through the eyes of children . In a refugee... |
433,161 | 2,171,244 | 338,564 | 10 | I'll dream of you , Officer Yan . | One cannot relate all the superlatives of this film without the risk of missing something . This is the film " The Departed " wanted to be when they tried to duplicate it - - they didn't come close . Felix Chong and Siu Fai Mak wrote this incredible story of and undercover cop in the mob , and an undercover mobster on ... |
433,092 | 2,171,244 | 401,383 | 10 | Cinema at it's finest . | Seldom do we get to see such a beautiful and moving picture . Director Julian Schnabel ( Before Night Falls ) and writer Ronald Harwood ( The Pianist ) gave us a story that warms the heart and makes us appreciate just what we have in life . " . . . two things aren't paralyzed , my imagination and my memory . " We get t... |
432,789 | 2,171,244 | 78,788 | 10 | Oh man , the sht piled up so fast in Vietnam you needed wings to stay above it . | This film deserved every single award it got , and deserved some that it didn't get . The winners for Best Picture and Best Director and best supporting Actor paled in comparison to this film and Driector Francis Ford Coppola , and Robert Duvall's portrayal as Lt Col Kilgore . Duvall's performance was just one of some ... |
433,251 | 2,171,244 | 477,348 | 10 | You can't stop what's coming . | West Texas is a perfect setting for a movie like this - - no trees , just desolate land for miles around . The chicken farmer ( Richard Jackson ) was from Alpine - a place in the middle of nowhere with a long long stretch of road that literally - I kid you not - has turkey buzzards on the fence posts along the way . An... |
433,935 | 2,171,244 | 236,576 | 10 | It wasn't only Jews ! | I would imagine that 99 % of those questioned would think that only Jews were killed in the Nazi death camps . In fact , gypsies , homosexuals , politicals , and Jehovah's Witnesses were also given special stars and faced extermination . There are only about 10 homosexuals left from this tragedy , and they interviewed ... |
432,204 | 2,171,244 | 57,012 | 10 | Your Commie has no regard for human life . Not even his own . | I am amazed that I had not seen this Stanley Kubrick classic before yesterday . I may not have appreciated it before , but it certainly is one of the best comedies ever produced . Even the title ranks among the funniest ever written . Beside the outstanding film Stanley Kubrick ( 2001 : A Space Odyssey , A Clockwork Or... |
433,436 | 2,171,244 | 299,977 | 10 | Beautiful Opera | If you want to see a perfect example of Chinese acting , storytelling and cinematography ( Christopher Doyle ) , as well as one of the best directors in the business , then you can't go wrong with Hero . It won 21 awards ( It should have won 23 , but the Golden Globes and Academy voters were idiots ! ) Director Yimou Z... |
433,109 | 2,171,244 | 497,116 | 10 | I'm Al Gore , I used to be the next president of the United States . | In The Da Vinci Load , Dr . Nadia Saint decries bad sperm and asks " Why is Goerge Bush president ? " It may be because of bad sperm , but it more likely because of the machinations of Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris that the star of this film , Al Gore , is not out current President . Say what you will about his wooden ... |
432,247 | 2,171,244 | 911,010 | 10 | War is not for children . | The total estimated human loss of life caused by World War II , irrespective of political alignment , was roughly 72 million people . This figure includes military and civilian . It includes six million Jews exterminated by the Nazi , and it includes the over 200 , 000 who died on August 6th and 9th as the bombs were d... |
432,153 | 2,171,244 | 43,014 | 10 | I am big . It's the pictures that got small . | Released the same year that I was , this magnificent film ( # 16 on AFI's 2007 Top-100 Movies ) was the greatest of Billy Wilder's many achievements . Wilder enraged the big-wigs in Hollywood with his film . It would probably won many more Oscars had the voters been honest and not let their hurt feelings get in the way... |
433,535 | 2,171,244 | 442,933 | 10 | I shall make you the greatest king that ever lived | When I heard that Ray Winstone was cast as Beowulf and was only 5 ' 5 " , I wondered why . Seeing him act , I have no doubts that they knew what they were doing . The benefit of CGI and Motion capture puts a great actor in a mythic role . A perfect fit . Another perfect fit was Angelina Jolie as Grendel's mother . I me... |
432,594 | 2,171,244 | 404,203 | 10 | He should just be castrated . Just snip , quick and easy . | Todd Field ( Eyes Wide Shut ) presents a slice of life in suburbia that is both fascinating and sad . This is the first time that I have watched a movie where a narrator ( Will Lyman ) provided hints as to what was going on . It worked beautifully as I felt that I was watching an anthropological study on suburban life ... |
432,154 | 2,171,244 | 109,831 | 10 | My all-time favorite | There is no movie that I enjoy watching over and over . This is absolutely the best film of Hugh Grant's career . Andie MacDowell is stupendous as his American Love interest . These two belong together like butter and jam on toast . There were so many great performances in this film that it is hard to point out anyone ... |
433,810 | 2,171,244 | 51,658 | 10 | Thank Heaven for little girls . | It has to be unprecedented . Like the 1972 Miami Dolphins . Nine Oscar nominations and nine wins : Best Art Direction-Set Decoration , Black-and-White or Color ; Best Cinematography , Color ; Best Costume Design , Black-and-White or Color ; Best Director - Vincente Minnelli ; Best Film Editing ; Best Music , Original S... |
434,209 | 2,171,244 | 1,280,627 | 10 | Exceeded all expectations | I know back in the day when I listened to Air America that Rachel Maddow was something special . She impressed me then as someone who had a keen grasp of what was happening and could translate it into terms that anyone could understand . I believe that it is not only her impressive academic credentials that contribute ... |
432,694 | 2,171,244 | 389,557 | 10 | An exciting tale of espionage | When I think of a Paul Verhoeven film , I think of excitement - Total Recall , Flesh+Blood , Robocop , etc . He hits another home run with this tale of the Dutch resistance against the Nazis and the sacrifice made by one woman ( Carice van Houten ) to avenge the death of her family . Van Houten , who we will see again ... |
432,798 | 2,171,244 | 465,538 | 10 | I am Shiva , the god of death . | This is an adult film in every sense of the word . If you are looking for car chases or flatulace or crude sexal humor , go elsewhere . The poker games that Michael Clayton George Clooney ) take part in are a means to control a life that appears way out of control . His investments are bad , his custody of his son is h... |
432,164 | 2,171,244 | 293,508 | 10 | A visual and auditory feast ! | I hadn't watched The Phantom of the Opera even though it had been on my shelf since the day it was released on DVD . I bought it for my wife because she was in love with Andrew Lloyd Webber's music . I think she was more in love with the Michael Crawford CD . She can dream of Michael Crawford as long as she doesn't min... |
433,725 | 2,171,244 | 315,733 | 10 | Film Magic | 2004 was a great year for films . This was one of the very best . Don't just take my word for it ; look at the 27 nominations and 20 wins it took . Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu must have been practicing for Babel . They have a similar style of telling three interlocking stories , but Babel flowed a little more smoothly ... |
422,539 | 2,248,099 | 290,329 | 1 | Notorious , sick and very , very boring | I actually retired from Asian horror films some time ago after becoming completely sick of seeing samey ghost story rubbish . However , I've been getting more and more into exploitation flicks recently , and so decided to give them another chance . My first port of call was highly rated director Takashi Miike's highly ... |
422,002 | 2,248,099 | 369,226 | 1 | Wow , it really is as bad as they say . . . | Having seen this and hated it is made even worse by the fact that it's all my fault . When most people hear comments about a film that are as bad as what's been said about Alone in the Dark , they'll avoid at all costs ; but for me , the bad comments really made me want to see it , just to see if it is really is as bad... |
422,265 | 2,248,099 | 74,768 | 1 | Garbage exploitation crap | When I decided to see every film on the DPP ' Video Nasty ' list , I knew I'd be letting myself in for some rubbish ; but I really didn't expect anything this depressingly awful . This movie transcends the bounds of ' so bad it's good ' and just becomes bad . There are some other bad films on the list , but most of tho... |
423,135 | 2,248,099 | 120,863 | 1 | I Fought My Own War | The tagline , " Every man fights his own war " does actually ring true for the people viewing this movie . I fought my own war , against sleep ; as this is one hell of a boring movie . It could be said that being boring is to the movie's credit as it is a good way to cure insomnia . Personally , I'd rather have insomni... |
423,810 | 2,248,099 | 365,686 | 1 | If I were to describe this film by holding a button down on my keyboard , that button would be ' z ' . . . | To be completely honest , I shouldn't really be reviewing this film ; but since I wasted half an hour of my life on it ; I feel I really have to throw in my two cents ( I'll make it quick ) . Of course , this film isn't half an hour long - but that's all the time I could bring myself to spend on it , as after the first... |
422,533 | 2,248,099 | 173,866 | 1 | Unbelievably amateurish - don't waste your time ! | I have to say that my decision to see every film on the DPP Video Nasty list has largely been a good one , as I've discovered many films ; films such Possession and House on Straw Hill , that I otherwise might not have seen . But when I see a film like this , it really does make me wonder why I ever bothered . If there... |
422,552 | 2,248,099 | 411,805 | 2 | The living dead return . . . unfortunately | There are two mysteries surrounding this movie ; firstly , why was it ever made ? And secondly , why did I bother watching it ? The first can be somewhat explained by the fact that zombie flicks have enjoyed a new lease of life recently with films such as Shaun of the Dead and the terrible Dawn of the Dead remake being... |
423,308 | 2,248,099 | 77,844 | 2 | Another entry in Milligan's horrible legacy of films | Legacy of Blood is pretty much your typical Andy Milligan film ; poorly produced , badly acted and very boring . This film is something of a remake of Milligan's earlier film ; the very boring , poorly acted and produced ' Video Nasty ' Blood Rites , and does nothing to improve on its predecessor . The film has pretty ... |
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