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pantalaimon
from Winterfell (United Kingdom) on 2009-01-15 03:10 [#02264775]
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Can't believe the amount of hype for this film, am I the only person who doesn't even think it looks all that good? I haven't seen it yet but not sure I really want to...
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swift_jams
from big sky on 2009-01-15 03:19 [#02264778]
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It honestly looks terrible.
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pantalaimon
from Winterfell (United Kingdom) on 2009-01-15 03:24 [#02264782]
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good, i'm not alone then!
It looks like a foreign film for the masses
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Phresch
from fucking Trondheim (Norway) on 2009-01-15 03:42 [#02264784]
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it looks shit. don't think i'll watch it. and what's up with mike leigh making feel-good movies now (happy go lucky)? :(
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pantalaimon
from Winterfell (United Kingdom) on 2009-01-15 03:56 [#02264786]
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I thought Happy Go Lucky was a decent film, not his best though. I didn't think it was a feel good movie, its pretty dark.
Also Slumdog Millionaire is set in India, the kid is brought up in the slums... are Indians born with an ability to speak good English? Can slum dwellers afford English lessons?
I hate films pretending to be something they aren't, in this case gritty and realistic, if your going to do that go all the way, not just in bits and pieces.
Its like drissle, either rain or don't... fuck this in-between shit!
rant over
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midgetbridget
from Bouvet Island on 2009-01-15 04:20 [#02264790]
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"I haven't seen it, but it can't be any good! Nooooo!"
Usless pricks
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Indeksical
from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2009-01-15 06:30 [#02264812]
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It's a good film. Not the great heart warming story it is touted at but still really good.
The way the story is told is superb. The main character is on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and his life story is told through flashbacks showing how he knows the answer to each question. The film juxtaposes normal human moments of comedy with the brutality of living in a world where the only way to make money is to do terrible things really well.
The kid doesn't speak English when he's young but picks it up and hones it while working as a tea boy in a call centre.
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Indeksical
from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2009-01-15 06:30 [#02264813]
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Oh and I had no interest in it before I sat down to watch it. I'd recommend checking it out.
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Indeksical
from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2009-01-15 06:38 [#02264815]
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The soundtrack is pretty good too.
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fleetmouse
from Horny for Truth on 2009-01-15 09:07 [#02264857]
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It is v.good
People who do not like it are foolish people with small hats and small shoes.
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Raz0rBlade_uk
on 2009-01-15 09:25 [#02264858]
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8.7 on imdb
it's got to be at least watchable
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fleetmouse
from Horny for Truth on 2009-01-15 09:28 [#02264859]
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When the guy with the rage virus stumbles onto the set of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and starts biting people, it is a TRIUMPH.
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Zephyr Twin
from ΔΔΔ on 2009-01-15 09:53 [#02264868]
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wait, rage virus?? EXTREEEEEEME!
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fleetmouse
from Horny for Truth on 2009-01-15 12:14 [#02264890]
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Oh wait, I'm confusing this with Dead Set. Teehee!
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Zephyr Twin
from ΔΔΔ on 2009-01-15 12:20 [#02264891]
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it's an easy mistake to make.
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b6662966
from ? on 2009-01-15 13:15 [#02264906]
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I saw this movie about a week ago. Seriously, the hype is undeserved. In fact Im having trouble understanding why its getting the response it is. My only guess is because its foreign and was shot with a low budget... well really its not so foreign as its an entirely British production, directed by Danny Boyle.
Anyways, as far as the actual movie is concerned, without revealing any spoilers, its pretty much a never ending series of unrealistic cliches. Within 15 minutes of watching you already know exactly whats going to happen because youve seen it before in countless other movies.
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Wolfslice
from Bay Area, CA (United States) on 2009-01-15 16:22 [#02264961]
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I saw it... I thought it was pretty predictable and over directed but not entirely bad. Overhyped is right.
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rad smiles
on 2009-01-16 05:42 [#02265049]
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the gal in that movie is hot. one ms. pinto.
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