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cdnchris wrote:The "subtitles" thing drives me up the wall when people use it as a criticism against a film. I understand the "I don't like subtitles so I don't watch foreign films" frame of mind, but it irks me when someone uses the "that movie sucked because it had subtitles." "Well excuse them for speaking in their own language and not yours. Ass."

fiddlesticks wrote:And some even worse news is coming.

domino harvey wrote:"Netflix user's review of Slumdog Millionaire"]If you like torture, child abuse, a lame story, and subtitles, then this is the movie for you.

Five utterly ridiculous short films (averaging from 10-20 mins long) selected by director Kelly Reichardt from her colleagues at Bard College. Not to sound harsh (or like I have no sense of culture), but these guys are trying way too hard to be all “avant guard” and “artsy”. There’s nothing to see here.

domino harvey wrote:He or she is like that guy in Intro to Film who thinks he's such hot shit because he doesn't like Un Chien Andalou

Amazon user IJ wrote:Now, the bonus, Sonatine. Is a boring movie. Not that I'm not use to the Kubrick style (long movie, few almost none dialog). Is that the movie is pointless. This guy who is a yakuza, wants to retire. And if you like mafia movies, you know that is a mistake. The movies moves slow. The only 2 redeeming quality is that it keeps you expecting more, and when they shoot some in the head they show it all, blood and everything. And for those breast lovers, there is a scene for you.

To end this. Zatoichi GREAT!, Sonatine, boring.

swo17 wrote:To end this. Zatoichi GREAT!, Sonatine, boring.

domino harvey wrote:He or she is like that guy in Intro to Film who thinks he's such hot shit because he doesn't like Un Chien Andalou

He was there, it seemed, only to promote his upcoming "Land of the Lost," a movie I'd previewed a few hours earlier.

domino harvey wrote:When did Jay Leno ever make anyone "cry with laughter"

And

He was there, it seemed, only to promote his upcoming "Land of the Lost," a movie I'd previewed a few hours earlier.

Uh, DUH. Why would a celeb suffer through appearing on a talk show otherwise?

imizrahi2002 from Netherlands wrote:who GIVES a crap?

i would've used another word instead of crap, but i don't think IMDb would allow it... i agree with LOTS of the previous commentators... including the one that said(and i was REALLY surprised that someone else mentioned this, much less THOUGHT of it...) it reminded them of the movie 'the Rapture'. if you've missed that one, you have my sympathies. one of the best original stories i've ever been lucky enough to partake of... i agree that the lead role's acting was excellent. i agree that it was very realistic in a lot of ways. i agree that it didn't pull punches. but what am i really left with? i've seen THOUsands of movies, literally. it's not as if my story telling vocabulary is limited to happily ever after endings, middles OR beginnings... i love a VERY wide range of movies/ways of telling stories cinematically... this movie had soooo little payoff for me that i felt the need to write this... and it's not as if i haven't seen slow movies...i LOVE 'stranger than paradise'...and i could name gods know how many more 'off beat' films... and two and a half hours? for WHAT? yes...i felt like i was there...i guess i don't 'go there' for the same reason i won't see something like 'cyborg soldier' or 'hellraiser 6'...no reason for me to... i don't feel enriched or transformed or entertained... but i AM glad my vlc player has a fast forward... consider yourselves informed.

A person coming from a Christian point of view, and interested in study of the "last days" can be very fooled by this title. I was, and so was partially handicapped relative. Intended to return it, but misplaced address. May read as connections could be of interest.

Elmer Gantry review from Netflix (where else) wrote:A bit overrated, but the acting was very good. The story was offensive, though, as a woman has no business being a preacher, and Lancaster's character was a phoney. Nonetheless, good film.

domino harvey wrote:

Elmer Gantry review from Netflix (where else) wrote:A bit overrated, but the acting was very good. The story was offensive, though, as a woman has no business being a preacher, and Lancaster's character was a phoney. Nonetheless, good film.

as a woman has no business being a preacher