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- Review count647
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- First reviewNovember 16, 2008
- Last reviewMay 26, 2012
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Glass half empty or full - it depends...
PostedNovember 30, 2008
I can appreciate what director Mike Leigh is trying to do with this movie. The eternal optimist meets people that challenge her ingrained optimism and cheery world view. In the end you see the main character clench tight to her attitudes and positive outlook and we sense that she has only ever-so-slightly been "dented". The movie is just ponderous and tedious in it's effort to make this point. Sally Hawkins we will surely see more of in divergent and rangy roles. I believe the lessons of the movie will be better tendered by reading a good book or perhaps even...The Good Book. Cannot recommend.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Not easy to watch - but worth it.
PostedNovember 30, 2008
I had mixed feeling about seeing this movie in the first place but having invested the time to watch it in a theater I am glad I did. Most movies are 2 dimensional, some reach a 3rd dimension and then there are a very few that get to a 4th dimension. Rachel Getting Married is one of these. Complex, emotional, psychological and not a movie that comes neatly tied in a bow. This is more like a movie jigsaw puzzle that you find yourself being drawn into increasingly to put all the pieces together only to find in the end that the box was missing a couple pieces. This frustration keeps it from being a perfect movie but still gets it a big A+ for effort! Ann Hathaway's breakout role for sure.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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You will be haunted you spent $ to see this movie!
PostedNovember 29, 2008
You know that feeling that you get in many horror movies when one member of the group is about to enter a dark room and we in the audience suspect (or know) that the knife-wielding bad guy is hiding in the room? You can often hear the murmur of the movie watchers...."don't go in"! We who have seen this movie are saying to you now (no murmur here - we are screaming...!) ...."Don't go in...please don't...don't waste your movie-going-money on this loser-flick". Stay home and rent Motel Hell, Halloween (original movie) or Alien (or Aliens). Even if you have seen each of these many times you will still have a much better return on your investment of movie-watching-time!
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Kevin Smith makes a ....what?
PostedNovember 29, 2008
Kevin Smith, once upon a time, made some interesting and original movies. Not sure what has happened to him? This is a movie that is simply too shallow, too confused and too pretentious to be good for anything except possibly lining the bottom of a bird cage....and because it is a movie it would not even be good for that. This movie is twisted from the premise on. The idea that 2 good friends would decide to make a sex movie, star in it and then realize they are in love while "doing it" on camera is not interesting, funny or informative...it's just messed up. Kevin - please lose some weight, get healthier, find a good girlfriend and start making movies again instead of this garbage. Please?
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Caramba! What a pleasant surprise!
PostedNovember 29, 2008
Went to this movie because it is our "habit" to see virtually all movies....movie "addicts" that we are. Very low expectations which probably enhanced the overall appreciation of the flick. Found myself laughing out loud, rooting for our hero and generally getting wrapped up emotionally in this movie. Would not have believed it possible before seeing it! Moral: Don't count your chihuahuas before they cha cha cha! Take the whole family for good fun and wholesome entertainment. Note: I'm still a long way from being convinced that putting clothes on any dog is not some form of deep psychosis!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Transporter 3 - It is what it is - an actioneer.
PostedNovember 29, 2008
By now most regular movie-goers should know what they are getting when they slap their hard-earned money down at the ticket kiosk for one of these movies. If you do not know then save your money as this is the least in the series and chances are you will feel cheated. Strangely enough most of the regular fans will most likely accept this new movie as they will have the perspective of the superior prior films. I knew what kind of movie I was going to and thus enjoyed Frank's adventure, the car action and the quick, complex and violent fight sequences. Most guys will like this flick regardless. It depends on what level of expectation you have and how familiar you are with the series. Zoom zoom!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Chicken Noodle Movie for the Soul - See it!
PostedNovember 28, 2008
Straight out - We are Christians and here is a Christian-based movie that will have a positive impact on couples of any faith....or even no faith! How rare is that? To find such a movie you pretty much have a "snowballs chance in...." - well, you get the idea. If you are married, know people who are married, think you may become married someday (or just shack up) then this movie should be required viewing. It may just save you a lot of pain and trial and error! My bride of 31 years and I sure saw a lot we could relate to and it is all told in a quality film. We pray that many will see this film and be as moved by it as those in the packed-to-standing-room-only theater we saw it in.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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A beautiful movie about the ultimate horror
PostedNovember 28, 2008
The well-storied contrast are cavernous. Two eight year old boys - one privileged and protected - the other trapped, deprived and doomed. Yet the contrast that will linger in my mind's eye will be from the gorgeous cinematography. The director's camera captures the pristine beauty of the countryside both natural and residential while constantly yanking one back to base reality with scenes of an 8 year old in a concentration camp and a former doctor who is now a potato peeler with more compassion than his captors but so little hope. Don't miss this movie. It will stay with you - in a good way.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Clint Eastwood - Time Traveler
PostedNovember 28, 2008
The Changeling is a movie worth the investment of nearly two and one half hours if for no other reason than to drink in the perfect way in which director Eastwood captures the period of time that the story enfolds in. The clothing, the cars, the language, the culture....the entire melange....is exquisite. Eastwood is a master at capturing a time in our history. It's a shame that the story does not quite live up to our expectations. The movie begins to drag and is made more difficult by Jolie's over-wrought angst. Not Eastwood's best but worth seeing.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Deja Vu All Over Again
PostedNovember 28, 2008
Hey - the kiddo's will love it. For the adults in the audience there will be an occasional chuckle. If you saw the first movie you will feel like you are seeing it again. Nothing really new or inventive here. Another mildly entertaining "baby-sitter" for the under-twelves. For the rest of us best to wait for the adult director's cut where we see only the scenes with the penguins in them (...and we hope there are many "out-takes").
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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