Brazil Reviews and Ratings



  • November 22, 2009
    Criativo, original, com muitas cenas interessantes, mas ainda assim chato, completamente sem noção e difícil de assistir. Além de que eu não gostei do final =P
  • November 20, 2009
    Brazil?... the movie that I saw had a post-apocolyptic feel with random scattered scenarios, a directionless plot, and circular writing. DeNiro played a two minute part in 142 min movie (mistake... You dont bench your strongest players Gilliam!) that revolved around a guy named S...( read more)am who couldn't get a grip... I am talking about the same movie right?...... This movie was a waste of my time and an embarrassment to a bureaucratic paradox. One long and painful movie to watch... I'll usually add some highlights to my reviews but I am at a loss for words.
  • November 16, 2009
    Best Cinematography 1985 - Best Directing 1985 - Best Editing 1985
  • November 9, 2009
    Review coming someday...

    98/100
  • November 5, 2009
    What an awesome movie!
  • November 2, 2009
    weird, but different
  • October 27, 2009
    crazy, but so entertaining. very funny. Jonathan Price was amazing, so funny and absolutely nuts. Not enough Robert De Niro, I liked Tuttle and wished they used him more in the movie. Ian Holm was another good one. Some of the dream scenes went on a bit too long, they could ...( read more)have cut that down a bit.
  • October 21, 2009

  • September 26, 2009
    It's hard for me to define what Brazil is. It's a strange movie, imaginative (and fantastical if I dare say so), in it's approach in depicting totalitarianism and red tape as largely the consequence of impersonal, Goldberg's governmental machinery. How this machinery uses fear mo...( read more)ngering, consumerism and an absurdly bureaucratic and overcomplicated framework to hide or suppress it's own shortcomings and mistakes and continue doing what it does best - prey on the people - is the central theme of the movie. It is very heavy on symbolism but that never pulls you down thanks to the opposing force of dark humor which is in ample and appropriate amount. Jonathan Pryce as the hero trying to save his damsel in distress (yeah, that too) from this machinery when he himself is a part of it, was simply superb. What sets this brilliant mess of a story in motion is a fly that meets it's doom at the hands of a bored worker drone of this machine. All in all, a great movie.

    Oh and stay away from the "Love Conquers All" version. This movie is better taken with a hint of gloom.
  • September 23, 2009
    "Brazil is a 1985 film directed by Terry Gilliam. It was written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown, and Tom Stoppard and stars Jonathan Pryce. The film also features Robert De Niro, Kim Greist, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Bob Hoskins, and Ian Holm. John Scalzi's Rough Guide to Sc...( read more)i-Fi Movies describes the film as a "dystopian satire".
    ?Brazil? is realy a visual feast and looks great. Just beautiful with attention paid to every tiny detail, making this future world vivid and full of impace. Surrealistic nightmare vision where technology reigns supreme. Everyone is monitored by secrete from the government. Film also is a black comedy and one of the most audacious fantasies ever made still unique after all these years
  • September 21, 2009
    great film, This is what happens when burueacracy takes over
  • September 15, 2009
    A MUST SEE! Too strange for a common mind, I would suggest, but if you're a thinker, you're in for an adventure!@!!
  • September 13, 2009
    Another all-time favorite, surreal, visionary, and fearless.
  • August 27, 2009
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  • August 27, 2009
    One of the greatest films ever made in my opinion and definitely Gilliam's best work.
  • August 24, 2009
    Bizarre, to say the least. Need to see it again.
  • August 18, 2009
    Oh Gilliam, what happened?
    Ok, ok, I can't honestly say that, seeing as though this is the first of his films I've seen. I'm feeling a little marathon of his works coming. This is just kooky fun.
    My only problem is, sometimes, it's too fucking loud. It's as if Gilliam told ever...( read more)yone to yell their lines. But I don't mind a little over-the-top sci-fi every now and then.
  • August 15, 2009
    quite simply 1984 meets monty python. beautiful, surreal, witty, and great social commentary. plus the music just makes me want to wiggle! don't go with the uncut version though, the og is the way gilliam intended it to be and it is much, much better than the re-release
  • August 14, 2009
    For me, quite an astounding piece of art. 'Brazil' has dream-like beauty, comedy, yet it is depressing and frightening, but most of all engaging and intelligent. Visually, this movie is amazing, this is Gilliam's art. As with a lot of his films, it's thought provoking and uses ma...( read more)ny subtle elements to compliment a solid screenplay to convey the message brilliantly.

    Brazil, to me, is an example of perfectionist film-making. It's a surreal masterpiece that stays true to the collective creative vision of the makers, while still enjoying a large fan base.
  • July 28, 2009
    You've got to see any version except what is shown on TV (known as the "Love Conquers All" version) which blows.
  • July 16, 2009
    confusing and um... IDK
  • July 6, 2009
    Brilliant film! I first say this when I was ten and it has remained in my top 20 favorites ever since.
  • July 5, 2009
    all smiles from tys review, cant think of anything to write.
  • July 4, 2009
    One word can sum up this movie: Whoa!
  • June 19, 2009
    bizzare but entertaining
  • June 17, 2009
    Terry Gilliam is amazing.
  • June 15, 2009
    not funny and depressing
  • June 11, 2009
    There is probably a million ways to describe this film. A film so unrelenting in its audaciousness and its willingness to throw everything at its audience but the kitchen sink. I remember seeing this when it came out and it was nothing like I had ever witnessed. It didn't know wh...( read more)en to stop. Blisteringly funny work from some of the Python cast and supported by an equally good Hoskins and Price. Not to mention an unrecognizable DeNiro and plastic surgery fiend Helmond. Brilliant dream sequences (that actually make more sense as the movie goes along) aren't just expensive set pieces that are meant to get a rise out of the audience but are really checkpoints in the protagonists life.
    Whether the film makes sense to you or not will be relevant to how well your braining is working on that particular day. It isn't so important to understand it as it is to be swept along by by its massive gravitational pull. It is a film that can be at once a biting social commentary, slapstick joke fest, and a nightmare among the worst you've ever had. It isn't great because it is original. It is great because it is a film with the guts to be what it wants to be. It swings for the fences like few films have before it.
  • June 9, 2009
    Synopsis: Terry Gilliam's 1985 film is a surrealist nightmare of a low-level bureaucrat in a dismal world of the near future.
  • June 5, 2009
    This film is great. Like a comedy version of 1984 and a little more surreal. I especially liked Robert De Niro.
  • June 4, 2009
    Terry Gilliam's masterpiece! A unique movie of fantasy and dark comedy combined in a Orwell meets "Time Bandits", great acting and it's a one of a kind movie.
  • May 25, 2009
    Una mezcla perfecta de comedia (negra) con horror distópico. De lo mejor de los 80's y la mejor pelicula de Terry Gilliam. Robert de Niro desaprovechado, eso que ni qué.
  • May 16, 2009
    Not a huge fan of Gilliam but I appreciate his work from afar.
  • May 15, 2009
    out there, but superb!
  • May 9, 2009
    Very cool multiple layered theme it was trying to portray. It's the kind of movie you have to watch with somebody and talk about to get it. Thankfully, I had my girlfriend.

    Also, this was on the most basic of channels (TVO, ie public access) which was crazy. I was actually just ...( read more)downloading it.
  • May 6, 2009
    A horrific masterpiece of unforgettable bleakness and genuine terror. It's also funny as hell.
  • April 25, 2009
    Love me some Terry Gillium!
  • April 11, 2009
    Terry Gilliam has always been a unique director - a man with a vision determined to let nothing get in the way of his quest to make movies the way he wants to. 'Brazil' is his greatest achievement (though many of his other films come close) and brings a breathtaking Orwellian fut...( read more)ure society to life on the screen. Featuring a fantastically creepy performance from Mr Nice-Guy Mr. Michael Palin and a memorable somewhat low-key performance from Robert DeNiro 'Brazil' is not to be missed. Recut by the studios in a shocking attempt at making the film more upbeat, this feels HAS to be seen in this, the original version. Over twenty years old but as fresh and original as the day it was released...
  • April 11, 2009
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    The film centers on Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce), a young ...( read more)man trying to find a woman who appears in his dreams while he is working in a mind-numbing job and living a life in a small apartment, set in a dystopian world in which there is an over-reliance on poorly maintained (and rather whimsical) machines.

    Review coming soon...
  • April 6, 2009
    if anybody saw this earlier review, you see that i changed my oppinion. i now see that this movie needed a second watching to fully appreciate. i loved it the second time around.
  • March 29, 2009
    A fantastically trippy film, that combines a serious commentary on society with comedy à la Monty Python. The cast was fantastic, especially Jonathan Pryce, who had me completely entranced. The visual effect of the film was impressive, both in its effects and its cinematography. ...( read more)I found the second half went a bit over the top, but I still look forward to watching this again to catch more of the thousands of careful details included by Gilliam.
  • March 29, 2009
    Terry Gilliam's take on 1984 is this oppressive anti-totalitarian movie. Confusing, visually stunning and poetic.
  • March 29, 2009
    Brilliant!!
    Everything is done right here!!
  • March 26, 2009
    Epic utopian film: much of it still applies to today. Bit dated, but interesting.
  • March 25, 2009
    An interesting take on furture big brother-like society and as such a cautionary tale we should all take to heart in this age of terrorism and a govenment's reaction to it.
  • March 23, 2009
    I think I remember it... but I'm not at all sure...

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Brazil Summary