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Short review Lebanon (6), turin, comment, Wednesday 10. March 2010, 23:16

I've been talking about MY review, not yours, michuk :). I translated it, so I don't have to explain myself. ...

Liebe Libanon

review: Lebanon, Wednesday 10. March 2010, 23:14

I like war films, and the new kind, which presents war in a realistic and appalling way, with real humans instead of patriotic puppets, even more. Golden Lion in Venice, and positive reviews from criticks and michuk put it on ...

sketchbook Thursday 11. March 2010, 02:52

The mixup. Michuk's review arrived first, I assumed it was ...

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Short review Lebanon (6), turin, comment, Wednesday 10. March 2010, 11:43

My political views, sorry. I updated and reedited slightly the review because of the 500 chars limit. There was a ...

An Education (7)

short review, Tuesday 09. March 2010, 22:08

Intelligent, perfectly directed, well acted and charming. Inspite of quite forseeable course of action, it tacks a lot of subjects. Everybody has a chance of finding something for themselves, and if not, it's so full of subtle humour - the audience laughs one time after an other - that these are enjoyable 90 minutes anyway. I rate it a tad too high, as iCarey Mulligan looks and acts like a younger copy of Audrey Hepburn. A perfect, intelligent, date flick.

Lebanon (6)

short review, Tuesday 09. March 2010, 21:52

A recently popular, deglorifying and realistic. view of the world, this time from the inside of a tank. Originality of this film derives from the fact that it portraits scared shitless, drafted youth, unprepared for killing and dreaming about breaking away instead of patriotic killing machines served usually by Hollywood. An independent film + popular motif + good cinematography = good reviews. A classic? I think not, I for one didn't care much about it - partly because of my political views.

sketchbook Wednesday 10. March 2010, 04:48

Like yr honesty; pols > your own or the pic's?

turin Wednesday 10. March 2010, 11:43

My political views, sorry. I updated and reedited slightly the ...

michuk Wednesday 10. March 2010, 17:07

This is the review @turin is talking about. Yes, it's ...

sketchbook Wednesday 10. March 2010, 19:31

'I didnt care much about it,' says Turin here. Other ...

turin Wednesday 10. March 2010, 23:16

I've been talking about MY review, not yours, michuk :). ...

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Back to Wonderland: part III, comment, Saturday 06. March 2010, 20:53

If you really love the books, it may not be as bad as people make it seem to be. Be ...

Funny Face (6)

short review, Friday 05. March 2010, 22:51

Were it not for Hepburn, nobody would remember this film today: there's nothing distinguishing or great about it. Even Hepburn is far from her spectacular self.

Back to Wonderland: part III

review: Alice in Wonderland, Friday 05. March 2010, 22:48

I know what you're thinking: is it a great movie, or only passable? In all this excitement about 3D, Tim Burton and uncommon source materials, it's not difficult to lost track of the most important. But being as this is ...

Pippin2010 Saturday 06. March 2010, 01:37

I love the books! I own them. I gravitate toward ...

sketchbook Saturday 06. March 2010, 06:27

Tim Burton's "15 mins of Fame" aren't up. Despite hohum ...

turin Saturday 06. March 2010, 20:53

If you really love the books, it may not be ...

Pippin2010 Saturday 06. March 2010, 21:08

I will, turin, as soon as I hie unto a ...

michuk Saturday 06. March 2010, 21:50

I so much more prefer lemons than lemonade.

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Alice in Wonderland (6)

short review, Friday 05. March 2010, 22:01

A princess in shining armor kills the dragon, saves the kingdom and dumps the prince. Pretty? Pretty. Interesting? Not so much.

Serpico (7)

short review, Thursday 04. March 2010, 23:18

A solid film with even better performance from Pacino (although not to different from what he usually does). Faults? Only relative, the bar has simply been raised since then. I prefer even the 3-year older French Connection.