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March 11, 2009
a man is driven insane by his evil apartment? perhaps the egyptology angle is worth considering. i'll have to think on it some more. ranges from black comedy to really fucked up psychological horror. some bad dubbing and adjani is terrible but the overall effect is pretty br...( read more)
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March 3, 2009
Much like Rosemary's Baby, The Tenant deals with the dark side of apartment life where the maincharacter, Trelkovsky, played by Polanski himself, moves into a apartment complex and begins to suspect there is a plot to get rid of him. There is a steady sense of dread within the s...( read more)
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February 17, 2009
The biggest problem with this film, is that it is incredibly drawn out, however, it?s storyline is captivating and Polanski plays a great main role as well as Directing this piece, plus all the characters have been very well developed.
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October 30, 2008
Roman Polanski's masterpiece, along with Rosemary's Baby. A real, true nightmare that continuously defies the viewer's sanity. Some of the scenes get printed in your mind, and if you look at them properly, they will surely haunt you for quite some time.
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July 18, 2008
The Tenant isn't a bad movie by any means, but my biggest problem with it is that Polanski is just not an actor. I had a lot of trouble taking it seriously because he was both inexpressive and prone to making really bizarre faces and noises. Further, it felt talky to no real effe...( read more)
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November 19, 2009
a dark , psycho dramatic film ...maybe the only film , i had nightmares after watching ...
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November 15, 2009
Un film che ha fatto da filtro di un genere, ispirato sicuramente dalle atmosfere di hitchcock e bunuel che ha finito per influenzare quella sterminata produzione del thriller psicologico basato sul complotto partorito dalla psicosi del protagonista. Importante ma non perfetto, n...( read more)
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November 2, 2009
I m cursed! Never have luck wif this Movie.... ahhhhh
A note:
OH RIGHT, lemme get this straight since, I m from Switzerland and Roman Polanski was arrested here....I DONT GIVE A FUCK ABT Celebs Private Lives and I aint gonna say what I think abt his arrest in our lubly Züric...( read more) -
November 1, 2009
A thriller that succeeded to scare me, but the end confused me a little bit mainly because I didn't expected it. Roman Polanski once again positively surprised me. Great to see the legendary Shelley Winters in a small supporting role.
I thought the original movie w...( read more)
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