June 2003 - Quick Film Reviews
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| Dancer
in the Dark - (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0168629) |
2000 |
| Lars
von Trier directs this highly depressing and sad film starring Bjork.
Bjork plays an mother with a inherited progressive blinding
disease, who although almost blind continues to work for many hours
in a dangerous factory. She is saving for the operation, which
will stop her son eventually going blind.
Her life spiral’s downward out of control.
Whenever a particular hard or sad event happens in her life,
she fantasies about spontaneous singing and dancing, like her
favourite musicals.
This is a very good film, guaranteed to make you cry, but not
the sort of film you would watch many times for pleasure.
Imdb
score = 7.8.
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8/10 |
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| ET: The Extra Terrestrial - (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0083866) |
1982 |
| Very much a children's film but still
very enjoyable. Steven Spielberg's classic film features a
group of children who befriend an Extra Terrestrial who was stranded
on Earth.
Imdb score = 7.8 and is
currently number 225 in Imdb's top 250 films of all time.
|
8/10 |
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| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0173840) |
2001 |
| I believe this is based upon the
Final Fantasy computer game but don't let that put you off.
This is a cleverly animated film with an interesting science
fiction plot about fighting surreal alien invaders.
Imdb score = 6.6.
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8/10 |
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| I Am Sam - (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0277027) |
2001 |
| This is bit of a soppy film but still
enjoyable. Sean Penn plays a mentally retarded single father
who struggles to bring up his daughter alone. His daughter is
taken into care and he goes to court to get her back. Michelle
Pfeiffer plays his lawyer.
Imdb score = 7.2.
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8/10 |
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| Talk To Her (Hable
con ella) - (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0287467) |
2002 |
| This is an extremely good Spanish film
which centers around a psychopath who nurses a comatose woman
patient in a hospital. It also features some bull fighting and
the strangest and amusing silent movie I have ever seen.
Imdb score = 8.2 and is
currently number 130 in Imdb's top 250 films of all time.
|
9/10 |
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| Tape - (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0275719) |
2001 |
| This very clever
independent film stars only three people including Uma Thurman and
her (soon to be ex) husband Ethan Hawke. It is all shot in a motel room with
an on suite bathroom. All three are friends from High School
with issues to resolve.
Imdb score = 7.1.
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8/10 |
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| Waking Life - (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0243017) |
2001 |
| Waking life is a very deep and philosophical
animated film. It was actually shot using film and different artists
have painted over it. The film discusses dreams, reality and
perception. I'm going to have to watch it a few more times to
fully understand it.
Imdb score = 7.5.
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9/10 |
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