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a tense, taught thriller about privacy and technology and communication. a coppola masterpiece featuring a great performance by gene hackman and a beautiful score by david shire.

michael moore has to be one of the most polarizing filmmakers ever. his movies are consistently judged before even being seen. i, for one, enjoy his flicks. they are highly opinionated documentaries and are always worth seeing. sicko may be his most important movie yet. i just wish more people were willing to see it.

First off, Daniel Day-Lewis is flat out amazing. The movie is grandiose but settles into a spiralling biopic by the end. The turn of the century oil man, Daniel Plainview is not only a hardworking American - he IS America. Greedy, opportunistic, corrupt, violent, heartless, smart, determined and shameless. He is a sinner, a skeptic, a capitalist, a liar, a smooth talker, a victim, and a survivor. Day-Lewis is such a good salesman that you actually root for the charming son of a bitch. His relationship with his son and with the town preacher are intricate and mesmerizing. Johnny Greenwood?s score is haunting and unique, the production is top-notch, the direction is confident and the story is rich and textured. A very solid flick that features a wonderful performance. In the end it felt to me like other Paul Thomas Anderson films - on the brink of greatness but falling just shy.

an astonishing piece of filmmaking. the first half of atonement is damn near flawless and the rest is good. a terrific story is told my very capable actors, with glorious lighting, costumes, sets and camerawork and a fantastic score.

bizarre, disturbing and strangely beautiful - typical gilliam brilliance.

"Empire had the better ending. Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader is his father, uh, Han gets frozen, taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that's what life is, a series of down endings." yep best movie ever.

maybe the best ever at combining comedy with an attempt at seriousness. outstanding lines throughout, and exceptional cast. nothing beats it for me. i will continue to enjoy it over and over and over again!

Genius!

the first movie that i remember really blowing me away with a surprise ending. i still think its genius.