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- Review count10
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- First reviewAugust 3, 2008
- Last reviewJune 2, 2012
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- Average rating4.3
DavidMD's Reviews
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The Best of the MIB Series
PostedJune 2, 2012
DavidMD
from Bergen County, NJ
Age:65 or over
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:monthly
Dialogue
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Special Effects
5
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5
Art Direction
5
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5
Acting
4
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5
Story
4
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5
Camerawork
5
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5
Perhaps the best of the three MIB movies, as it deftly treaded the delicate line between action/adventure and self-parody. Superb special effects, though the 3D doesn't really add very much.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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A Tour de Force
PostedJanuary 3, 2012
Not only a tour de force in its own right, with 3D particularly effective in the scenes of clockwork machinery, but a moving hommage to the early history of the cinematic art itself. An appropriate tribute both to and by Martin Scorsese.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Cinematic craft trumps sentimentality
PostedDecember 26, 2011
The groundbreaking stage version of WAR HORSE was a triumph of imagination and stagecraft. The movie version suffers from being somewhat maudlin and highly contrived, but the intensity of the emotion, the skill of the cinematic craft, and to some extent the powerful musical score make up in large measure for the faults.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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A cinematic masterpiece!
PostedDecember 25, 2011
Striking a sensitive and ingenious balance between self-parody and pathos, this film pays homage to the silent film genre of the late 1920s. The acting and even the dancing are superb, while the musical score is a triumph unto itself. Not to be missed by anyone who enjoys movies of any era or style!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Miraculous marriage of music and mood
PostedDecember 5, 2011
The dramatic intensity, emotional intimacy, and complexity of characterization have not been equaled much less surpassed in the 300 years since this opera was written. The marriage of music and mood is miraculous. The repetitiveness of the da capos is balanced by the carefully choreographed action. The hours fly by.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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A Most Unlikely Impersonation
PostedJune 1, 2011
Amazing! Woody Allen has written and directed Owen Wilson in a spot-on Woody Allen impersonation.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Movie with an identity crisis
PostedJanuary 10, 2011
A finely crafted movie whose main problem seems to be trouble deciding what kind of movie it wants to be. Is it a straight Western or a caricature of Westerns? Is it a relationship movie, a coming-of-age-movie, a moral saga, or just a mindless spoof of all of the above? We'll have to study the novel, scrutinize the John Wayne original, stir in our own prejudices and preconceptions, and then maybe we'll have an answer. Meanwhile, it's worth viewing in its own right if freed of excessive expectations.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Potter & Co. mature
PostedJanuary 3, 2011
Number 6 in the series has richer characterization and interpersonal relationship drama than its predecessors. Cinematography and direction are superb and special effects gripping but not overdone. To be sure, there is no thematic unity or direction to the story line, but neither are they present in the book!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Breathtaking
PostedDecember 12, 2010
As magnificent as it would have been to see this performance in person, the masterful camera work and the backstage interviews made this HD production an equally unforgettable experience. The incredible musicianship and ensemble songs of Verdi were superbly represented and conveyed to our theater audience.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Brush up your Plato
PostedAugust 3, 2008
The action and special effects in this movie are as good as one has come to expect
in the current action/advanture genre. The acting is even better, with the
late Heath Ledger as the Joker virtually (but not virtuously) stealing the
show, as well as all the mob money in Gotham City. But what really exceeds
all expectations is the psychologic and sociologic philosophy underpinning
the entire plot and screenplay. What is The Good? What is Virtue? What is
Justice? How do human beings react to moral dilemmas and why? It's all in
there. Better bone up your Plato's Republic before you plunge into The Dark
Knight!
in the current action/advanture genre. The acting is even better, with the
late Heath Ledger as the Joker virtually (but not virtuously) stealing the
show, as well as all the mob money in Gotham City. But what really exceeds
all expectations is the psychologic and sociologic philosophy underpinning
the entire plot and screenplay. What is The Good? What is Virtue? What is
Justice? How do human beings react to moral dilemmas and why? It's all in
there. Better bone up your Plato's Republic before you plunge into The Dark
Knight!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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