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Das (The) Experiment:
Effective film-making. This film made me cheer out loud as Bleibtreu's character escaped his tiny isolation box-cell and whacked the guard.
Any film that makes me care so much deserves much credit. The acting and individual characterisation inch the film to excellent status.
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Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run):
Good idea...a more fun Sliding Doors. The slickness and coolness of it all distract from the depth it doesn't even pretend to have.
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Oldboy:
This is one of the few films that I have repeat-watched, probably about 5 times now. Invariably with films, you are advised to stop reading these reviews and watch it, lest you come across spoilers you wish you didn't.
The first time I saw Oldboy it was the very end of the film that struck the biggest chord. Oh Dae-Su's decision to forget and (likely) carry on regardless with Mido was probably the films most powerful scene. It made me put myself in his shoes and seriously consider the possibility of making the same decision after the circumstances of those last 15 years...powerful, involving stuff.
The acting and dialogue, the camera work and music, the perfectly-weighted plot development, the brutal yet unusual final showdown with Lee Woo-Jin, a dozen memorable scenes (blink-and-you'll-miss-it: my favourite the slightly concerned yet accepting look on Woo-Jin's face, after he shot his blond henchman, because of the splattered bits of blood on his immaculate collar) are all reasons why Oldboy is not just worth repeat-watching but also deserves to be in 'best film of all time' lists for at least the next decade.
Watch it in Korean with subtitles!
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Passion Of The Christ:
Watch Him suffer!!! He went through all of this for YOU!!! Stop wanking at the back, for Christ's sake...
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Save The Green Planet:
Brutally psychotic and psychologically interesting with quality acting. The daft ending raised a smile but the critic in me wished it stayed in reality, I found myself rooting for Baek Yun-shik's captive character.
Imaginative, funny, dark, extreme...and then silly.
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Sympathy For Mr Vengeance:
This film packs more originality and memorable sceneage into it than a summer full of boringwood blockbusters. It's not a jaw-dropper like Park's Oldboy but is still heartily recommended for film fans rather than movie-watchers.
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Der Untergang (Downfall):
I watched it with fat speakers from an amplifier and wowed at the quality of the audio track. The vocal acting and the bangs at the end were massively atmospheric.
This film is powerful.
I felt deeply moved and just stared through the end credits 'til their end (normally I, and most of us too, stop the film as the end credits start rolling).
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I'm going to check out Run Lola Run, but have a sneaking suspicion The Passion Of The Christ isn't my kind of thing.
woo, my first comment! This is quite fun this, like a Facebook for writers...
yeah, not sure what yr film tastes are but Run Lola Run is a blast.
Passion is awful hardcore porn, except it's all violence on one man instead of the good stuff...mentally ill that film.
Agree with 'Das Experiment' and 'Oldboy'- latter I have seen a few times myself. 'Lola Rennt' is on my list but not seen, will soon. Not so sure I want to watch the others. 'Der Untergang', probably at some point...but not in mood for serious films at mo tho.
peen, where for art thou mighty blog, like?
there's nowt there when I click on you.
um...i'm banking on 'where for art thou' meaning 'where is your', just in case i've muddled it and you're a'wondering.
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