What's so great about this film, is that its able to make an artistic statement, without leaning too much politicaly towards one wing of the other, satirizing both left wing and right wing politcs of the day.
my all time favorite film, detailing the descent into madness and paranoia that can come from obcession with order and perfection, combined with cripiling lonliness. The soundtrack and the black+white shots only heighten the mood of tension, and in the end, realizes if the cost of absolute knowledge is truely worth the price
this is one of the saddest films of all time... true to the original source while at the same time introducing a bit of artistic liscence. This film depresses me, but in all the right ways
a masterpiece, a powerfull film displaying the fear and desperation of a group of fanatics seeing their disasterous end...at the end, you almost feel sorry for them.
Martin Landau, and Bela Lugosi definitly steal the show, a humourous, yet tragic look at a group of misfits that triumph against the odds, in their own odd sort of way
david lynch meets John Hughes... this film summerizes everything that is beautiful and terrible about youth, with a quirkey sci-fi slant that keeps me coming back to look for new connections
a bitter misanthropic film for bitter misanthropic people... in the hands of a better director, this could have been a flawless classic, but even with Schumaker behind the camera, it still remains a challenging and thought-provoking film with great themes, and challenging notions of social decay, personal bitterness, and the struggle to find order in a dark world without going dark yourself
one best film of 2007 so far. its beautiful... the only real complaint I would have, is that we dont really understand the motives of the "heros" or "villains"... yes, they have choices and no choices, but I failed to understand extactly what they were fighting for, or why... then again, I dont have many cultural ties to spain, so Im sure Im missing out there. but when viewed as a fairy tale with classic themes in a specific context (wicked step-father, temptation, happy endings, etc), its a triumph. as a political moral tale, not so much.
this film prooves that Christopher Nolan can take a formulatic summer blockbuster, work within the hollywood system, and still be able to produce a work of art with its own rhythem and poetry to it. Yes, there are some silly capricious hollywood-isms in the film, and yes, Katie Holmes does distract a bit, but in the end, its still remains a work of beuty, with occaisional fun silliness. And only gives just a taste of where it leads to with the dark knight, with this being the brighter (what with all the warm yellow filters) and more fun/optimistic flipside to the disturbing brutality of dark knight
a great and COMPELTE collection of ministry videos to date (which is becoming a rarity these days in music video collections)- an essential for any Ministry fan
Olver Stone does comedy... with disturbing results... definity has a few good laughs... but the humer is just too dark and disturbing to be called a true comedy, and too light to be called a true thriller... truely a nightmare, but an enjoyable nightmare... just thank providence that you're not in their shoes
nowhere near as racist as them P.C. obcessed white folks in suits at disney think it is... its still a charming tale about antebellum southern folklore, with a good message of harmony at the end... also a breakthrough in animation as being one of the first films to combine live action and animation, and has great performances by the cast... granted, it does somewhat romantisize rural southern jim crow life, but nowhere in the movie is anyone talked down to or disrespected based on race. The characters are portrayed as someone multidimensional (or at least as dimensional as a walt disney kids flik can get), and at the end, the white kid and the black kid are smiling, holding hands, and singing along.... and that's what's important.
frighteningly real in its depiction of white trash life in a white trash town. The scariest bit of all, is that people like those in the movie DO exist
an halariously original take on the typical "true life behind the scenes movie of the week" genre, with great performances in the flashbacks, as well as laugh-out-lound deadpan performances from Burt, Adam, AND Frank
this is one of those few films I can watch over and over again, and take something new from it- Things that are tremendously beautiful, can be just as vile and dark once the lights go out. Childish naivety can quickly melt away in the face of cold reality, and In every shiney happy town, there are bugs in the grass, but there are birds, to eat those bugs. The sun rises, sets, and rises again. And there are happy endings in the darkest of times
dark, gripping, intense, disturbing, brutal. This is a film that stays with you long after its over, and is truely horrific and unsettling. Ledger gives an absolutly memorable and unforgettable performance. Quite possibly one of the best films Ive seen this DECADE.