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He simply isn't there

Advantages: Great Story,Brilliant Acting, Almost as good as the book
Disadvantages: Quite disturbing at times

After reading the novel by Ellis i had to watch the movie to see if it was as good. You normally find hollywood doesn't do a good job but this is different. First off Bale plays Bateman down to a tee. The cold, narcissism of the character and social class that Bateman is part of has a chilling effect that one can't help notice. The film itself starts off slowly for the first 20 minutes. It doesn't really take long to get to know the flashy bateman. ...
...come to life. Murders, drugs and prostitutes feature more and more as the story goes on. This film has the uncanny ability to make you laugh, cry and feel total disgust all at the same time. If you want a film that is well made, well cast and has a thrilling but pointless storyline to it i would watch this. Some of the scenes are just incredible. The mot iconic being when Bateman removes his facial and says the chilling line " I simply am not there." ...

LeoCurtis667 16.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of American Psycho (DVD)

"Movies are movies Howard, not life,"

Advantages: Some wonderfully filming
Disadvantages: Too long, some poor character portrayals

THE AVIATOR DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE 2008 DVD FORMAT FILM FACTS Rating: 15 Format: Colour Director: Martin Scorsese Producers Leonardo DiCaprio, Charles Evans Jr., Graham King, Sandy Climan, Michael Mann Screenplay/Writing Credits: John Logan Cinematographer Robert Richardson Release Date: December 17, 2004 Movie Length: 170 Minutes DVD DETAILS Format: PAL Region: Region 2 Number of discs: 1 Classification: ...
...- Ludlow THE FILM When 'The Aviator', directed by Martin Scorsese, was fist released in 2004 I quite fancied watching it but just never got round to doing so. While ordering some books from Amazon I looked up the DVD and as it was only £1, I added it to my order. In retrospect - I'm glad that it was only £1!! The story follows around twenty tears in the life of the infamous, eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes from his making of his epic ...

oldchem 17.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Aviator (DVD)

A film about race relations

Advantages: Quality story and cast
Disadvantages: violent at times

...a very emotive film called Mississippi Burning. It is loosely based on a true story, about the murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. Mississippi Burning follows the investigation of two FBI agents, Alan Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Rupert Anderson (Gene Hackman). They are trying to find out what happened to missing civil rights workers, but ended up facing a conspiracy within the Southern town where there is segregation of white ...
...this film, as it has some violent scenes in it. The characters are well portrayed and it is difficult to believe that this type of situation could ever happen in real life. Alan Parker is known for tackling emotive stories and he has done a brilliant job with Mississippi Burning. ...

mozzie76 17.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mississippi Burning (DVD)

Watch before you make up your mind

Advantages: Poses very interesting questions
Disadvantages: Harry Dean Stanton is underused as Saul

Watching The Last Temptation of Christ again after about ten years it is easy to see why it got the puritans pants in a twist. It also asks questions that no one has asked (specifically not on-screen) before. It poses ideas and gives a new slant on the New Testament – who was the man Jesus and was he just a man like you and I? Best to go into the film with an open mind rather than lambasting it straight away. Director Scorsese has chosen a great ...
...able to emote the feelings of great responsibility and desperation. Standout performances by Harry Dean Stanton as Saul give great lasting roles. This film is a long way from the Cecille B DeMille films of the 40s and 50s which offer a sanitised view of Christs life, nor is it like Zeffereli's Jesus Of Nazereth. It is a faithful recreation of the times even Peter Gabriels soundtrack uses authentic musical instruments (apart from one sequence where ...

adambrown43 21.01.2004 · Read full review
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Review of The Last Temptation Of Christ (DVD)

A True Story of Innocence Lost and Courage Found

Advantages: Unforgettable performance by Cruise, Stone & Kovic's screenplay
Disadvantages: Warning: lots of harsh language and shocking material

****************************************************************** TITLE: Born on the Fourth of July RATING: ***** CAST: Tom Cruise, Willem Dafoe, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Tom Berenger, Frank Whaley, Jerry Levine, Stephen Baldwin, Josh Evans, Jamie Talisman, Anne Bobby, Samantha Larkin, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott, Daniel Baldwin, Ed Lauter, Mike Starr, Dale Dye, Bryan Larkin, Oliver Stone, Sean Stone, John Getz, Jason ...
...be reviewing the 1989 masterpiece BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, which is based on a true story and directed by Oliver Stone. I’m sure many of you are more familiar with PLATOON, which depicted Stone’s experiences in the Vietnam battlefield and it won an Oscar for Best Picture. However, I think this is without a doubt Stone’s best film, a testament to America’s unwarranted involvement in Vietnam, which lasted for almost 15 years and divided the U.S. ...

eve6kicksass 04.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Born On The Fourth Of July (Collector's Edition) (DVD)