Independent, Limited or Foreign

wow, this movie has such awesome dialogue, I thought!!! Uber cool, written & directed by Catherine Breillat, I thought it was scrumptious both visually and intellectually, as well as getting me with the emotions/feelings!! Acting is great! I loved it.

I am very surprised that only one of my friends wants to see this, only one has seen it, and 8/100 are not interested.

I became a fan of Catherine Breillat with this!!



Slower burner.



I was on the edge of my seat



and I thought the ending was great!! wow, wow, wow!

Der Krieger und die Kaiserin is a beautiful, sublime drama with great Thriller undertones (dark, ominous tones). It is shot so wonderfully. A German film with German and a little English language. It is not loaded with dialogue and at times there is more than others but all in all, the dialogue is minimalistic to some extent because it takes a back seat to the wonderful cinematography. And the story is told in the eyes and faces of the characters. Nominated for many Euro awards.

Stylish. Prepare to be moved and exhilarated

This movie should get 5 stars just on principle, but no seriously, I thought it was so lol funny. And I usually judge comedies on how much I laugh and how hard I laugh. Yeah so I am a pervert, this was really good. Not so much about sex, PER SE, but about the relationships, conversation and even just the body language. Almost like anti-porn because some of the scenarios are so real. Good cast, acting, directing, shots, lighting, script, soundtrack, etc. Watch through the credits, too for a little blurp at the end.

Amazing, epic, 2-1/2 hour accounts from 2 books "Inside Hitler's Bunker" and "Until The Final Hour". It is a telling of Hitler's last stenographer. She was with him his last 2-1/2 years. It is not only a telling of the downfall of Hitler, but also gives insight into the downfall of Berlin and The Third Reich. The cast and performances are awesome. Fantastic movie, very heavy and dark subject matter very well done.

I loved it and thought it was wonderful, fun, wacky, geeky, goofy, and lovable. Eternal Fluffiness of Dreaming Mind, an bold movie about a shy guy. Or is it the other way around? That is for you to decide for yourself.

Magnifico!! Bravo! Bravo! A monumental masterpiece. The first two hours are good but the last hour is wonderful.

Loved it! Quality French Mystery Thriller. So beautiful!! Gorgeous film. Great attention to detail. Wonderful sets and locations. Good soundtrack. Great direction. Fab cinematography. Excellent cast.

The first 20 minutes were fantastic!! The 2nd 20 minutes I thought were so intriguing and also fantastic. It just pulled me in. The next 20 minutes got my heart racing and my pulse stayed up for the next hour. This slow burner set me on fire from the first seconds to the very end.

Wow, at first I was not interested in this movie because I mistakenly thought it was another lame horror wannabe. I thought the premise was fitting for Friday night CBS (not real scary). Boy, was I wrong, not about the story per se, but the quality of this movie. One of my best friends watch this with his wife (what??) and she liked it!! And she hates horror. They said it was really good. So I changed my Not Interested to Want To see and boy am I glad I did!! For me this film's strength is not in the story but in the storytelling. I wish I could make a movie this good!!! My hat is off to all involved. I recommend this because it is strong on Suspense and Mystery, the horror is strong, not gore but dramatic. For me, it had a great ending which I was surprised to find in a "horror" movie but again, this is not an average horror movie. If any of this sounds interesting, do not read the plot or anything about it. Just watch it and enjoy the process. Worth seeing!

Blew me away! ***Just put it in your queue and be surprised :)

I liked this better than Before Sunrise even though it's 30 minutes less. Before Sunrise was more romantic to me and Before Sunset packed a dramatic punch for me. I love the camera shots, the long takes, the great conversation, the way the camera follows or doesn't follow them (as they walk off screen up the stairs). It has some awesome lines. It also reminded me of Conversations With Other Women.

"Let your imagination set you free," Incredible true story. Best Achievement in Cinematography, Directing, and Editing. Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Published. It started out for me very slowly, painful to watch, but what an experience, like the butterfly from the cocoon. It speeds up once the butterfly starts to stretch his wings. I thought it was very subtle and powerful. Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Max von Sydow & Mathieu Amalric are a powerhouse cast.

Really liked it, very well done

Christian Slater is great!!!! His best ever! Elisha Cuthbert is good!!

cool, if you like music and movies, this one is hard not to love. But I do not think it is for everyone. Jen like it which is a plus. One of my favs of the year!!

I ended up not liking it very much but I respect it because it is beautiful and very well performed.

I liked it and was not disappointed. I was expecting something more from this movie because of the good responses from Sundance. To me, it seemed to have 4 acts. And at the end of the first 2, I was surprised when the movie seemed to take new direction and focus more on other characters and plots, in a sort of subtle way -not over the top. Good soundtrack from 1994. I like Aaron Yoo and he seems to have a little more edge, not really in a good way, but he pulls it off I thought. Sir Kingsley was a surprise and really comes on later in the film. I thought Josh Peck did very well for the script. Olivia Thirlby is a scene stealer, in a good way. Mary-Kate's little role is pretty funny and it was nice to see her doing her thing. Famke Janssen's character was too shallow so there was not much to see but she is there nevertheless smoking like a train and aloof as hell. Even the scene when she is working out, stepping in her spandex in front of the TV, I was just left wanting something more, deeper maybe, but definitely more. Overall the drugs and teen angst end up leading to philosophy and making/finding meaning.

another great Gus Van Sant movie

Beautiful film, good characters, well acted. Tauto & Canet are amazing. They look so good. Supproting cast is great; ie: Bertin & Stocker. Tastefully done. Bravo.

(Thanks Janice for the tip!!)

wow, loved the cinenemotrography, the script with the overlaping time/persective of the different characters. This movie made me dizzy in a good way. Excellet Gus Van Sant

Good little story. Not a big budget, but big on heart, values & character. Zoe and Francis did a wonderful job and I would like to see more of them.

wow.

maybe I was reaaly tired, but I sat and hardly breathed or swallowed for the first hour and twenty minutes.

Yes!!! Wes Anderson is back - I laughed very, very hard at least once, which for a comedy is good.

wow, interesting filming style!!

I really liked this one!! It is a hidden gem!!


From press packet: Based on the critically acclaimed novel by the late Stuart Browne, Dangerous Parking tells the story of Noah Arkwright, a cult director in the indie film world, whose life is on a crash course, with Noah steering himself towards his own destruction. Noah's life is one of success -and excess. Everything - drink, drugs, girls, fame - that Noah can get his hands on he wolfs down with an insatiable hunger. But he is running towards a brick wall - alcoholism and drug addiction have him firmly in their grasp - and Noah has no interest in acknowledging either until Kirstin, a young alcoholic who has 'seen the light', manages to convince Noah that he is heading for destruction and sets him on the path to reclaim himself. With the help of his best friend Ray, Noah attempts to right his ship -and when fate sends him a guardian angel in the shape of cellist Clare Mathesson, Noah tries even harder to shift his focus from self abuse to self preservation and onto the road to selflessness...


Written, Directed by and Staring: Peter Howitt (Sliding Doors with Gwyneth Paltrow)


Winner of Best Director Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival.


"Even the fast lane comes to an end"


Synopsis from web site: Noah Arkwright is a man on the edge: For years lauded as the best thing about the British Film Industry, success has not been the only thing that has gone to his head. When Noah makes a drunken pass at Kirsten one day, he finds himself forced to face up to his demons and admit that either he kicks the booze, or faces death. Though a tough course to navigate, rehab propels Noah into an encounter with his guardian angel Clare, the woman who might just be able to save him.


But just when it seems he might be happy, fate deals Noah the cruelest of blows?


"British Film making at it's best"


MSN Movies said Dangerous Parking is by no means an easy viewing experience, but those who accept the challenge will be rewarded with one of the most moving films this year.

Recommended by friend on Flixster!

Brian Cox's character, Avery Ludlow, is so awesome. This is based on Jack Ketchum novel. Screenplay written bt Stephen Susco who wrote The Grudge & The Grudge2.

It was great to see Brian Cox in something so small, independent, and low budget. But don't be fooled by the trailer, quality in movies doesn't always hang out where I expect.

Based on true event of protests and demonstrations in Seattle at WTO meetings in 1999, it is a fictionalized account of the events. I remember seeing this in the news. I liked the movie very much. Lots of drama, billy clubs and tear gas. The best thing I've seen Michelle Rodriguez since Lost. Charlize Theron's role was pretty small but very powerful.

I was pretty skeptical but it rewarded me just a little bit at a time, enough to keep me interested and into it.

Josh Janowicz, Paul Ben-Victor & Eddie Jemison were okay.

Candice Accola & Chloe Domont were good. Brittany Snow had one really good scene. And Shanna Collins was okay, too.

wow, I was really surprised. I was not expecting this to be so good. I've read complaints about this one but I do not agree with the naysayers maybe because I am not technical enough to know any better with fighting or maybe I was just really appreciating the good.

It won Grand Jury Award for Best Film at the Dances With Films (DWF) "The Last Independent Independent Film Festival"

For me, I thought this was a very good independent film, it had a good independent feel but not too corny, a little edge.

On a big scale I don't think this will get a very good response. Looking at the reviews from 6 people so far, the guys gave it 2-1/2 stars while the ladies gave it 4 stars. I don't think this will get much if any more theatrical releases, but I think it would make a decent DVD rental for popcorn night. But the devil is in the details, which I enjoyed very much. Sometimes it is the smallest things that grab my attention and make me appreciate a film.



She was not the heroine that I was expecting, but I was cheering her nevertheless.




My hats off to the film makers!!

wow, very interesting documentary. The animation of court transcripts with modern actors playing the real people, modern music and a message that is very much applicable to today's anti-war sentiment. One of the best done documentaries I've ever seen and I thought the content as well as the message was interesting enough plus strong language and violence, Yippies are very funny at times and the pigs are so lame but in the end people on both sides do wrong, and some do right. My early pick for an Oscar for a documentary