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The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta)
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A stunning expression of humanity at its most generous. Empathy grown through experience in the wider world at large. I relate a lot to this, and yet there is so much more I wish to see in this world, and if this hasn't adjusted my already socially-dominated views on the world, then it's certainly sold South America to me as a travel destination.
^_^"
Funny Games
Unrated
The point of this film is to torture the viewer.
Mission accomplished.
It's flawless in its intent, but as a film, it's inanely pointless.
Alien 3
R
EXCELLENT film. David Fincher completely DOMINATES the isolation premise, and dramatises only where something needs to be dramatised. The final cat-and-mouse scene is up there with one of the best "big boss" battles I have seen in a film.
Gorgeously acted by a tragic Sigourney Weaver, and well complemented by an amazing supporting cast, this solidifies the first Alien, though classic, as perhaps one of the weaker titles in the quadrilogy.
Alien Resurrection
R
Wow. Re-evaluation and a half. This ranks up there as one of, if not the best Alien film. Very cool, and very well shot, despite a slightly twisted last act. Entertaining and fast-paced, with some excellent characterisations and Sigourney Weaver performing exceedingly well as a partially-amnesiac clone-Ripley who, as the film progresses, returns to her former self, the Ripley we all know and love.
Aliens (Alien 2)
R
Marginally better than the first film. Entertaining to no end, and basically revamps the series as an action franchise. Does well, though.
Alien
R
A well crafted sci-fi thriller that never insults the intelligence of the viewer. You know, despite the odd physical flaws here and there, but that's expected. Anyway, a creepy and claustrophobic horror film.
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There Will Be Blood
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A year ago, I seemed certain that Malick's The New World, ponderous, grand, and romantic in all senses of the terms, would remain the pinnacle of cinema for me. For those who know me well, they also would know that I regarded the best performances of all to be under the belt of the nonetheless superb Ralph Fiennes. Well, Paul Thomas Anderson reached into the depths of his imagination and conjured this motherfucker, and I'm not sure I'll be turning back any time soon. Simply put, this is the new pinnacle of cinema for me. At once it pulls you into a sense of brooding uneasiness, the kind of dirty dawn-of-the-20th-century look that films like The Proposition perhaps overkilled in style seems to be the perfect setting for the monster we come to know as Daniel Plainview, in what isn't so much a performance as an act of God as Daniel Day-Lewis laces up his acting boots and engages us with quite possibly the greatest individual performance ever put to celluloid. Daniel Plainview is a character that simmers. He is distrusting, paranoid but confident. Hard-working, you never see him not working in some way, shape or form. He is determined, and he is also a product of a broken childhood, though we never see this. At the start of the film, we are subjected to fifteen minutes of dialogue-free silver-mining as Daniel Plainview suffers a nasty fall, breaking a leg but discovering silver in the aftermath. He literally claws his way to civilisation from his remote mine just to pick up some money, and discovers that the habit of sleeping on the floor is a lot more preferable to that of sleeping in a bed. The habit stays throughout. Some years pass, and Daniel Plainview has decided to focus on the blossoming oil industry. A coworker dies and he adopts his son, a "bastard from a basket", and raises him as if he were his own blood. He starts his own business and starts looking for ways to expand his enterprise. Of course, this opportunity comes in the form of Paul Sunday, who may or may not be the brother of a later character in Eli Sunday... he could be the same person? Enticed by the idea of rich oil fields, Daniel moves to a remote town where he buys out all the land, promises them all a great future from the oil industry, and subsequently ploughs in, making a mint despite his adopted son's subsequent deafness in an accident that bursts his ear drums at an oil mine. Daniel's relationship with his adopted son H.W. is complex in that he clearly cares for him, and clearly shows some love for him, but the love gradually erodes as he starts to express seething hatred for the people around him. He utterly despises people, seen by him to be devoid "of any good". He is murderous when it comes to mocking his family, and he never goes back on his threats. His charisma is unparalleled, his work ethic ruthlessly efficient, and his loyalty to himself in every way scary. You literally walk from the cinemas shivering after quite possibly the most disturbing final line in any movie. Daniel Plainview is the representation of a good man driven to evil things by greed as a result of ambition, and his lack of faith in anything but money. He is a pitiful, self-loathing wreck at heart, and his fall from grace is detailed by his slow deterioration into maddening distrust, his riches peaking with his anger. Not nearly challenging his performance, but challenging his character, the Eli Sunday character, played by Paul Dano, is a hysterical and wretched evangelical pin up boy who throws his mock church into any normal day situation, and interjects into Plainview's oil business with religion aplenty (responding to a wailing sermon by Eli, Daniel Plainview remarks "that was one God damn Hell of a show!") and yet equally, as you will see later on, tainted by his desire for money, he and Daniel are the perfect enemies, both driven by money, but using different excuses to attain it ? religion and business respectively ? which is perhaps not surprising that it evokes subtle hints at present day political climates surrounding both the oil industry and the religious sects of the world. There Will Be Blood slices into your soul and draws crimson aplenty. It shimmers with its magnificent imagery and its score, minimalist in approach by the talented Jonny Greenwood, accentuates this flawless imagery. By the end of the film, you keep figuring that it's a film for and about Daniel Day-Lewis. He just owns it. He lights up the screen and occupies everything that matters about the film on his own. He destroys the people around him both in character and in terms of performance. All the best dialogue in the film belongs to Daniel Day-Lewis, and the biggest impressions made on the audience are by Mr. Day-Lewis. The last era covered in the film is particularly heart-breaking, and Day-Lewis is given his ultimate chance to shine, uttering what could well become the most famous film line of all time in order to mock and belittle the visiting, doomed Eli Sunday, "I... drink... your... MILKSHAKE!" The last scene showcases the kind of character vintage Jack Nicholson would've relished taking a shot at, though not even he would've been able to have pulled it off with quite the finesse of Daniel Day-Lewis, proving once and for all that crafted thespianism rewards, and that Day-Lewis could well be the best actor of his generation. There Will Be Blood takes everything that was good about the epics of decades gone, and everything that's good about films of new, and turns it into an ultimatum on film. It's perfect. It's genius. It's flawless. The performances are pitch perfect, with a lead who just couldn't NOT blow you away if he tried. This is the absolute best cinema has had to offer, and may well have to offer. In a magnificent year for films, this emerges the best, and subsequently the best film I have ever seen.
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The New World
PG-13
Never before has there been such a blatantly visual experience like this. Doing away with typically overglorified dialogue and exploding with the kind of subtle references to modern day events, we are drawn to the idea of a pure, innocent love between two vastly different people whom have no common language. Their partnership stretches across the globe, with all the mumblings of John Smith to go with his eerily powerful philosophies on the "primitives" of America. On the other hand, Christian Bale takes a character that could've been unlikeable and makes a truly sympathetic, loveable character out of him. But the film belongs to the radiant Q'Orianka Kilcher. Her youth and brilliance in what is her debut feature film role is so perfected in its lengthened gazes and caring embraces that you seem intoxicated by the idea of this primitive girl adjusting to this... the "new world". Amazing. I don't think I ever felt this way about a film since I was a child. I am at Terrence Malick's command... THIS... THIS is sheer mastery. The greatest film ever made.
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Into the Wild
R
The kind of adventure that oozes of all aspects in life. Hirsch surprises in his career-best performance, with Penn's direction and interpretation of a much pondered story breathing inspiration into the hearts, no doubt, of all who watch it.
So perfect it hurts.
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2046
R
Quoted as Wong Kar-Wai's stylistic peak, I can see why it may be so. Being a newcomer to Kar-Wai's work, I cannot comment on how consistently masterful he may be. However, I can comment on this film for what it truly is: a masterwork. Drowned in its own poetic approach to the past, and its contrast to the future, the colourful cast of characters that cross paths with this prolific erotic author only accentuates the overall feeling of domesticated obsession, the clashing of unrequited love and longing for those "loaned" to another. It's a triangle of love that never seems to avoid adding another three angles to the fray when the train gets further and further from 2046. So here it is, people, a tale of oriental magic that seems to lose itself in the mystifying trivia takes of the number 2046, where death, rebellion, and love at its most obsessive is incomparable to that of any other feature. A special heads up to Sabina for recommending this film to me.
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Sunshine (1999)
R
Absolutely spectacular. No words can describe it. Touching, and one of Fiennes' best performances. Three hours are worth it. Without a doubt one of the most powerful dramas to have ever existed, and István Szabó's best picture by a long shot.
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25th Hour
R
A quietly moving and infinitely powerful statement on the long lasting effects of 9/11, and how tragic the most distant of subjects from the day of sadness really are. Edward Norton explodes in a role if not tailored then written for him, and Philip Seymour Hoffman bumbles effectively... but it's Barry Pepper's obnoxious, arrogant, and very egotistical Wall Street worker friend of Norton's Monty Brogan (a drug dealer on the backlash after being caught out by the DEA), heading down the path of no return when it turns out to be he whom is most affected by Monty's conviction. The story is simple: Monty Brogan (Norton) has just 24 hours before he goes to prison for seven years. Seven years wasted because of the lives he has affected by dealing narcotics since he was young. The unforgiving authorities show no sympathy, and despite the fact they are unlikeable in how they handle Monty's sympathetic man, we know deep down that they are right, and have every right to treat Brogan with the contempt that they have for him. In the end it's this film, this quiet success, that decimates the rest of Spike Lee's career and defines the subject matter in its truest form. This is the most poignant statement on September 11 and the state of New York today, and it could not be handled by a better director.
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Mr. Bean's Holiday
by LanningOne of my flixster buddies gave this 2.5 stars with the comment that maybe she wasn't in the mood for a comedy when she watched it. I can wholly relate to this. I really do believe that the mood you are in can, to a very high degree, dictate your reaction to a movie. I was actually in an upbeat mood when I watched this just now, so please keep that in mind if you do read what I'm about to say. . . .
First, if you are as big a fan of the mass hysteria -- or as Robert Preston might say, massteryia -- hand-held camera movement as I am
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then you will appreciate how perfectly Mr. Bean's enthusiastic video camera work warps its way into the whole fabric of this movie. Not only is it very fancifully woven throughout, but it actually works masterfully into the finish with the film premiere at Cannes. Very nifty : ) Atkinson's playing with that video camera all the way through is a brilliant concept.
I'm a big fan of Rowan Atkinson from the Black Adder series days. I also love the first Mr. Bean movie. I cannot see or think of the Mona Lisa without smiling, at least. So please bear with me.
I have not laughed so hard in recent memory as I did in the hitchhiking sequence here, and I caught a chest cramp laughing at the suicide bit. Sorry, now you know two (more) things about me:
1. I may be a very low-brow, low-IQ humor kind of guy, and
2. I may not be a very well person, mentally speaking. I guess you could even conclude that I'm a bit sick, if you like -- yes, I can, sadly, laugh at suicide from time to time.
So be it. I absolutely love this movie. It is the most perfect Atkinson project I've yet seen, and one of the most perfectly executed movies I've seen in some time.
Normally, I would knock off stars for the three flaws I find here. I do not like the lack of concern for others that is foregrounded in Bean's coffee-on-the-laptop accident, nor do I enjoy the intentionality in his oyster-dumping-in-purse move, and I especially dislike the knocking out of the Cannes security guard with the purse. These three incidents are indicative of character flaws that are not acceptable. This is not what Mr. Bean is about, people. Mr. Bean is much more about the man who steps off the train to offer protection to the boy -- and in the grand Everyman tradition that is Mr. Bean, no good deed ever goes unpunished. Had I been in on the editing, I'd have left those three glaring characterization gaffs on the cutting room floor. Give us more of the operatic lip-synch money-raising scheme Bean -- stunning writing and direction.
But I can't deduct stars for these problems. The overall film is superb comedy. It is comedy so finely wrought that it moves beyond Hollywood-esque churned out run-of-the-mill comedy into the realm of first-rate dramatic comedy with a bullet.
You might have heard of the life of quiet desperation. I think I've heard that it could quite possibly be the life many, if not most, of us lead. It is surely Bean's life, and it is the life that those of us who may lead it, might well long to escape. That very end with Bean's seeing the actual ocean -- his one dream -- leading to his romping in the water, finishing with the whole cast singing together in celebration of community -- I kid you not, it brings tears to my eyes just thinking of it.
This, by the way, is the best work Willem Dafoe has managed in a very, very long time, and even his character is "saved," if you will, transcending the mundane, that rut, the sadness of his entrapped small sameness, to celebrate participation in the grand festival that is life shared with others. And who is Emma de Caunes? We must see more of this actress asap.
What a beautifully near-perfect work of art. I gotta put it on my Top 100 list right now.
Aloha, flixster friends, I hope you're all well and watching many good movies. For those of you who know me, you know that I rarely send these group recommendations out. The last one was, I think, just over a year ago. And I have kept Penelope's good advice in mind and tried to make sure that I'm not sending a rec out to anyone who's already seen the movie -- my apologies in advance if you have. If you get a chance, friends, try this one out. It totally caught me by surprise. Everybody take good care.
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War, Inc.
by ♥LisaReally different,yet really cool,I am telling you I absolutely love John and Joan Cusack starring together they got to be 2 of the coolest siblings I have ever seen.They act so well together.Hilary Duff was a baaaad little girl in this flick,I am sure the guys will dig it.Ben Kingsley with a southern accent is a trip beyond words.Marisa Tomei rounds out a weirdly, wonderful cast.Oh, and I never knew John Cusack had it in him to kick so much ass,Nicely done John!!Cool Movie =)
Hey, you should really see this!
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The Descent
by ♥LisaVery Cool Horror flick! These Ramboesque chicks sure kicked those slimy nasty things' asses!!Very good film! If you like scary movies see it!
Hey, you should really see this!
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
by ♥LisaAhhh So cool,I love this!Such an excellent cast,I don't think Casting directors get enough credit,they should.Anyway RIDICULOUSLY funny.Russel Brand and his comedy stole the show for me,he is freakin hilarious.Its laughs all the way through and then some.If you like comedies this will do the trick.SEE IT!! P.S. The Dracula Song Rocks (The Bar Version!)
Hey, you should really see this!
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Léon (The Professional)
by SpaceLeon is an immigrant hit-man who works for an Italian guy named Tony. He lives a lonely life only his plant accompanying him in his solace. His seemingly desolate life takes a screeching right turn when a neighboring family gets killed by crooked DEA agents. Only poor Mathilda survived the onslaught so Leon reluctantly takes her under his wing teaching her his skills as an assassin so Mathilda can exact revenge to the agents.
Jean Reno plays hit-man Leon in this captivating tale of self discovery and finding that one person who gives you a taste of life. Director Luc Besson created a masterpiece. His style is unique, the flow of the story never gets in your nerves instead it gets in your heart. In the earlier parts of the film, the character Leon is established as a stone cold contract killer but as the film progresses, we realize that he is as gentle as a puppy dog. Mathilda gave him a reason to live and rediscover life again. She had given him and I quote "A taste of life".
Superb acting from a then young Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman as the crooked DEA agent Stan was creepy as hell (as in every of his role). An interesting character sure and he's the yang of Leon's yin (or vice versa whatever). He likes his walkman (no iPod back then), he likes Beethoven...and Mozart. And he gets in a trance-like funk whenever he takes his green loopy pills. Leon on the other hand is excellently portrayed by Jean Reno. He too, is an interesting character and he will go down as one of the most memorable hit-man in cinema history. He likes his milk, he wears knitted bonnets because he can't afford to catch a cold and he has mastered the art of killing efficiently. A beast that was tamed by an 18 year old girl...13. Just like what Ann Darrow is to King Kong.
Rest assured the ending will make you sad. "Leon" is a memorable film to be remembered from here to eternity. 5/5Got Milk? lol
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Léon (The Professional)
by Space
Leon is an immigrant hit-man who works for an Italian guy named Tony. He lives a lonely life only his plant accompanying him in his solace. His seemingly desolate life takes a screeching right turn when a neighboring family gets killed by crooked DEA agents. Only poor Mathilda survived the onslaught so Leon reluctantly takes her under his wing teaching her his skills as an assassin so Mathilda can exact revenge to the agents.
Jean Reno plays hit-man Leon in this captivating tale of self discovery and finding that one person who gives you a taste of life. Director Luc Besson created a masterpiece. His style is unique, the flow of the story never gets in your nerves instead it gets in your heart. In the earlier parts of the film, the character Leon is established as a stone cold contract killer but as the film progresses, we realize that he is as gentle as a puppy dog. Mathilda gave him a reason to live and rediscover life again. She had given him and I quote "A taste of life".
Superb acting from a then young Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman as the crooked DEA agent Stan was creepy as hell (as in every of his role). An interesting character sure and he's the yang of Leon's yin (or vice versa whatever). He likes his walkman (no iPod back then), he likes Beethoven...and Mozart. And he gets in a trance-like funk whenever he takes his green loopy pills. Leon on the other hand is excellently portrayed by Jean Reno. He too, is an interesting character and he will go down as one of the most memorable hit-man in cinema history. He likes his milk, he wears knitted bonnets because he can't afford to catch a cold and he has mastered the art of killing efficiently. A beast that was tamed by an 18 year old girl...13. Just like what Ann Darrow is to King Kong.
Rest assured the ending will make you sad. "Leon" is a memorable film to be remembered from here to eternity. 5/5Got Milk? lol
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Multi-Facial
by KropotkinI wasn't expecting this.
A lot of people don't give Vin Diesel the credit he deserves. People view him only as some dude with muscles when personally, after watching this film, I see him as an excellent actor and filmmaker.
I was so used to his later roles like Riddick, Domonic Torreto, and XXX, it definitely puts perspective on his persona.
This film played like my life and probably others who are trying to achive their goals any where they can. And when you think the world is against you, guess what? Your not the only one.
Watch Short Movie HereYou'll probably see Vin Diesel in another way after watching this short movie.
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Untraceable
by ♥LisaReally Cool flick I liked this one.Yeah it smelled a little predictible here and there but who cares? The twisted concept of this movie was like a weird cross between Se7en and The Saw movies, so if you like either of those or both you will most likely love this.Intense at times I did enjoy this movie.I am recommending this one.=)
Hey, you should really see this!
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Fahrenheit 451
by DanielleGuy Montag: "Look at that fellow over there."
Clarisse: "What's he doing?"
Guy Montag: "That's the information box, he can't make up his mind. "
Clarisse: "What does he want to find out? "
Guy Montag: "He doesn't want to find out anything, he knows someone who has books. So he got hold of the person's picture and number and is going to drop it into that box."
Clarisse: "But he's an informer! "
Guy Montag: "No, he's an informant."
Based on the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel of the same name. Guy Montag is a firefighter who lives in a lonely, isolated society where books have been outlawed by a government fearing an independent-thinking public. It is the duty of firefighters to burn any books on sight or said collections that have been reported by informants. People in this society including Montag's wife are drugged into compliancy and get their information from wall-length television screens. After Montag falls in love with book-hoarding Clarisse, he begins to read confiscated books. It is through this relationship that he begins to question the government's motives behind book-burning. Montag is soon found out, and he must decide whether to return to his job or run away knowing full well the consequences that he could face if captured. The plot is the strong point of the film. It carries a powerful message and leaves a strong emotional impact. Julie Christie's blandness and sporadic awkward enthusiasm work well enough in this environment for her almost to seem to give a good performance.Hey, you should really see this! And if you haven't read the book should also do that to, it's worth the time.
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Hero
by JackThe first foreign film I've watched. And it certainly won't be the last.
Plot: In feudal China, the King of Qin is waging a bloody campaign to conquer the entire land. He has been made a target of three dangerous assassins: spear-wielding Sky, and the lovers Broken Sword and Flying Snow. One day word comes that he has nothing left to fear; a prefect known only as Nameless has killed all three assassins. Nameless is called to the palace and asked to recount the tale of how he accomplished this amazing feat. After he tells his story, however, the King notices some flaws in it.
Doesn't sound like a film I would enjoy, seeing the plot. But, the way it was performed was flawless.
A true masterpiece. Even if you do have to watch like a deaf person.Most of you on my friends list have seen this, and the review sucks. But whatever.
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What Happens in Vegas...
by ♥LisaCute! Not the greatest movie I have ever seen.Cute comedy.But I will watvh Ashton in anything =)
Hey, you should really see this!
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Day Watch (Dnevnoi Dozor)
by Alexander''I shall control the fate of the world...''
[gets stabbed from behind]
''But you can't even control your own fate.''
A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.
Konstantin Khabensky: Anton
Mariya Poroshina: Svetlana
I thought very highly of Night Watch and I wasn't disappointed in this sequel, but I'd say despite the HIGHLY imaginative artistic effects it's a bit more confusing and complex to it's predecessor.
I think I need to watch it again as there is alot to take in and ultimately you need to have seen the first to make heads or tails of it.
Day Watch is a blend of Matrix and Blade Runner shaken up in a Russian blended mesh that oozes style and intelligence.
I have to mention the visuals are excellent and amazing to see the other side, the flip side of the coin focusing on the bad, The Day Watch.
It's got one of those endings that concludes the epic.
An artistic fantasy adult mini-Masterpiece, Day Watch delivers.Worth seeing if your a fan of the first.
May confuse many who expect simplicity in plot.posted 4 days ago -
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Bastard out of Carolina
by DanielleAnjelica Huston is the director and this is her first attempt at directing a feature length movie. The results are stunning. It is altogether a flawless movie, with an excellent script based on the Dorothy Allison novel. Ron Eldard is excellent in his depiction Glen, expertly capturing the character's pathetic childishness behind those icy blue eyes. Eldard often seems to play characters with a dark side and this role plays to his strengths, even if his southern accent slips from time to time. His scenes of violence with Bone are harrowing to watch and you can't help but feel uncomfortable, given the age of Jena Malone at the time. Special mention must go to Jena Malone for her sophisticated, passionate portrayal of Anney's young daughter, 'Bone'. Bone carries the weight of her mother's world on her shoulders. This is her first major role to speak of and she carries the movie effortlessly.
Hey, you should really see this! It's a very powerful movie.
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Midnight Express
by KropotkinI have never met anyone who has seen this film and does not carry a strong opinion of it one way or another -- I loved it, but THIS MOVIE IS A LIE!
1. Billy Hayes was well-treated in Prison.
2. His escape strategy was much more detailed and planned.
3. No-one helped him escape, he crossed the border on his own.
4. The Midnight Express (the book) is Billy Hayes original story. This one is just a stupid idea Oliver Stone wanted to impress.
5. One Dimensional Turks - Hayes said that he HAD Turkish friends (including guards).
6. Billy Hayes never killed anyone - Hamih (the prison guard) was killed in public by an ex-prisoner.
7. Turks talk MALTESE and not Turkish.
Billy Hayes interview Part - 1
Billy Hayes interview Part - 2
I consider Midnight Express to be a primarily fictional prison drama, based largely on gravely twisted events.
However it's still a great film.
The film is very gross, quite violent and filmed in a dark, depressing, atmospheric manner. It is not for the faint of heart or anyone looking for a pleasant experience.It's a good movie although its a huge LIE!
1. Billy Hayes was well-treated in Prison.
2. His escape strategy was much more detailed and planned.
3. No-one helped him escape, he crossed the border on his own.
4. The Midnight Express (the book) is Billy Hayes original story. This one is just a stupid idea Oliver Stone wanted to impress.
5. One Dimensional Turks - Hayes said that he HAD Turkish friends (including guards).
6. Billy Hayes never killed anyone - Hamih (the prison guard) was killed in public by an ex-prisoner.
7. Turks talk MALTESE and not Turkish.
Billy Hayes interview Part - 1
Billy Hayes interview Part - 2posted 4 days ago -
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
by ♥LisaOK Now this was a cool flick,Good cast,Hoffman and Hawke were great.You have the time jump sequences kind of like memento.It all gets tied up very nicely in the end.Jeez just shows you gotta keep those dirty little family secrets quiet.See this!
Hey, you should really see this!
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
by ♥Lisa
OK Now this was a cool flick,Good cast,Hoffman and Hawke were great.You have the time jump sequences kind of like memento.It all gets tied up very nicely in the end.Jeez just shows you gotta keep those dirty little family secrets quiet.See this!
Hey, you should really see this!
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
by ♥Lisa
OK Now this was a cool flick,Good cast,Hoffman and Hawke were great.You have the time jump sequences kind of like memento.It all gets tied up very nicely in the end.Jeez just shows you gotta keep those dirty little family secrets quiet.See this!
Hey, you should really see this!
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