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Empiricus
from South Carolina (United States) on 2004-11-24 21:57 [#01405036]
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I just saw this film yesterday and I was completey blown away by it. I'm not even sure why I liked it so much, but I was just sitting there watching it and having the best fucking time. That girl is hot. Also, when I was like 4 or 5 I actually had an encounter with a 7 foot anthropomorphic rabbit in my house. I later "rationally" concluded that it had to be a dream, but now I'm not so sure...
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mimi
on 2004-11-24 22:24 [#01405037]
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i always hear people raving about this movie, but it looks so dumb...what's the deal? what's it about? why is it so popular?
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Empiricus
from South Carolina (United States) on 2004-11-24 22:36 [#01405038]
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Ah, you hit it fucking perfectly. That's what I said for the past 3 years or so; I figured it probably wasn't that good. I rented it on a whim just to see what the hype was about and I had basically no expectations ( i.e. "this will be the greatest film ever" or some shit), but I ended up just loving it. Just have to watch it and come to your own conclusion, as stupid as that sounds. I found it both creepy and hilarious. But like I said, I associate with 7 foot rabbits in the middle of the night.
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epohs
from )C: on 2004-11-24 22:41 [#01405040]
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it's not nearly as deep as it's hyped up to be. but, it is a very good movie, with a superbly pulled off 80s theme and a nice sub-plot.
it is enjoyable as a shallow era piece, and if you delve a little bit into the plot of a kid coming to terms with the fact that everyone dies alone, and that he's got to sacrifice himself to save the universe and the people he cares about, it still holds together rather well.
it's a good movie. and the website is excellent.
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Empiricus
from South Carolina (United States) on 2004-11-24 22:43 [#01405041]
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I made no allusions to it's deepness.
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epohs
from )C: on 2004-11-24 22:45 [#01405042]
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i'm not saying you did. but, it does get hyped up to be a metaphysical masterpiece that i don't believe it is.
what it is, is a very good movie that's enjoyable on several different levels.
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epohs
from )C: on 2004-11-24 22:45 [#01405043]
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it sets a mood, and creates a story that works very well within that mood.
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mimi
on 2004-11-24 22:53 [#01405044]
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all right, i will add it to my netflix queue...
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plaidzebra
from so long, xlt on 2004-11-25 09:18 [#01405282]
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my two cents: avoid the director's cut, which changes some music cues, adds scenes that were originally deleted (with good reasons) and tries to clarify the confusing "tear in the fabric of the universe" dilemma with cheesy matrix graphics. this cut might be slightly less ambiguous than the original version, but under scrutiny the sequence of events does not make sense.
suffice to say, though, that the sequence of events is too complicated and detailed to describe here.
the original leaves more open to interpretation thereby better concealing the film's flaws. it is an intriguing, unique and absorbing movie...
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2004-11-25 09:21 [#01405287]
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This movie is pretty good.
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Iroel
from Pisa (Italy) on 2004-11-25 09:31 [#01405297]
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A very good movie...
Even if its deepness is overhyped it still flies pretty high when compared to the shallowness of the average movie production...
And if you consider that while being rather clever it never ends up being tedious you know why it has become a cult movie.
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2004-11-25 09:32 [#01405300]
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This is how the average movie should be. But the majority of movies are shit, so it is quite good in comparison. Which is why I give it a C+ 7.5/10
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Iroel
from Pisa (Italy) on 2004-11-25 09:38 [#01405311]
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I agree mappatazee
even though I must add that it could have easily have got a B with a couple of nude sceenes of jill...
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010101
from Vancouver (Canada) on 2004-11-25 09:50 [#01405330]
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I havn't seen the directors cut yet.
On a scale of fear and love I would have to put it in love
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2004-11-25 09:51 [#01405332]
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I thought it was excellent. Interesting characters and goings on.
"go suck a fuck"
"how does one suck a fuck exactly?"
hahah!
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2004-11-25 09:51 [#01405333]
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OMG that whole fucking scene is incredibly awesome!
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stilaktive
from a place on 2004-11-25 10:45 [#01405399]
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I love this film. no hype for me i just happened to watch it. Now im hooked on DD and cabin fevers directors colab 'the box'
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