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Release Date: 19 September, 2000 Retail Price: $39.95 OUR Price: $35.99 You SAVE: $3.96! Cast: |
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Hunk 'O Junk!
This movie is about the biggest piece of turd any one filmmaker could drop. I'm sorry to be so blunt but I have never been so frustrated or tired with one movie in my life. It's completely unwatchable. You never know what's going on, and just when you think you do, you realize that you were wrong and you really didn't know at all! Don't waste your time or your money on buying this. Matter of fact, don't even rent it. borrow it from a friend or the library for free, then you won't feel cheated.
Extraordinary debut by one of the greatest filmmakers today, Lars von Trier
A reviewer posted earlier than von Trier was the future of cinema. I think he's definitely part of it. This was his first feature film, and it's stunning. Shot in sepia with flashes of blue throughout, it's very reminscent of Tarkovsky. It's slow, thought provoking, brooding, and gives a mood of sadness and dread. Von Trier's early work has none of the hand held camera work that is characteristic of his later films. This film (along with Epidemic and Europa) are classically composed, and von Trier excels at it. The performance are superb. Michael Elphick is very good, and Esmond Knight give a great final performance as Fisher. Knight was in many Powell and Pressburger film during their heyday (mostly in supporting roles). The only complaint I would have is the dialogue. The film is in English (not dubbed, it was shot that way), but it doesn't sound like normal, conversational English. It has a stilted quality about it, as do other films of von Trier's that are shot in English. Aside from that, it's a magnificent film.
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