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Tue Sep-11-07 10:48 PM
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My first Netflix queue in order. The first two are in the mail already:
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Irreversible Run Lola Run Bully From Dusk Till Dawn City of God Savior Maria Full of Grace The Dreamers Pan's Labyrinth Goodfellas Man Bites Dog The Weather Underground Fuck Desperado/El Mariachi (already seen Desperado but El Mariachi isn't available separately)
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Tue Sep-11-07 10:53 PM
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1. City of God: A-, Goodfellas: A+, Desperado: B-. |
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Tue Sep-11-07 10:56 PM
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2. City of God - came across it by accident one night, and could not turn away |
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Tue Sep-11-07 10:57 PM
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3. Depressing as hell, too. |
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Tue Sep-11-07 11:08 PM
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Depressing as possible, but well put together and well-made. I doubt if I would watch it again, though, simply because it's a difficult movie to get through. There is one particularly brutal scene where the captain beating up a prisoner with a bottle.......it's gruesome.
I haven't seen the others, though, I'm afraid.
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Tue Sep-11-07 11:12 PM
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5. You like violent movies, eh? |
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Pan's labyrinth, A- or B+. Goodfellas, A.
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Tue Sep-11-07 11:13 PM
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6. Loved From Dusk Till Dawn ****stars five *****for the music. |
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Desperado/El Mariachi is okay**stars but Once upon a time in Mexico (the 3rd movie in the series) was superb with Johnny Depp. I have all three but watch Once upon a time ect the most.
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Tue Sep-11-07 11:35 PM
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9. I like OUATIM better than Desperado too |
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Mostly because Johnny Depp's character was so awesome.
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Tue Sep-11-07 11:29 PM
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7. Goodfellas A- very good movie. |
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Tue Sep-11-07 11:33 PM
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8. Goodfellas: A+. Pan's Labyrinth: B. From Dusk Till Dawn: D+. |
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The only ones on that list I've seen.
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Tue Sep-11-07 11:47 PM
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10. I've seen one of them. |
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Desperado is fun, if you like mindless violence with slick directing and no freaking connection to possibility.
Pan's Labyrinth is in my queue too, but I keep bumping it down. I think it's also on the "Watch Now" selection, so you could watch it on your PC.
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Wed Sep-12-07 12:21 AM
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11. My connection's too slow for that |
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Wed Sep-12-07 06:24 AM
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12. Run, Lola, Run and Maria, Full of Grace were outstanding. |
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I haven't seen the others or don't remember seeing them.
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Wed Sep-12-07 06:29 AM
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13. Run Lola Run:8,From Dusk Till Dawn:9,City of God:8,Goodfellas:10 n/t |
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Wed Sep-12-07 12:29 PM
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Run Lola Run - Liked it a lot, but I like Franke a lot From Dusk Till Dawn - first half is good, goes downhill from there Maria Full of Grace - Very good Pan's Labyrinth - I could not get into it, my wife liked it a lot Goodfellas - LOVE IT, I watch it when ever it is on Man Bites Dog - Saw it a long time ago but my memory is that I liked it, it was funny
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Wed Sep-12-07 12:32 PM
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From Dusk Till Dawn was ok. The Dreamers was bad. Goodfellas is all-time great. Desperado/El Mariachi is good. Henry... was bad.
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Wed Sep-12-07 12:33 PM
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16. I've only seen 1 of those: Run Lola Run |
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I give it 3.5 stars out of 5.
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Wed Sep-12-07 12:37 PM
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17. Pan's Labyrinth is the best one on the list that I've seen |
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I'll echo hyphenate's comments about the brutality of it but it's well done and powerful.
Be sure to follow it up with something lighter I think :)
The only others I've seen are "Goodfellas" and "From Dusk till Dawn"
I think "Goodfellas" was an excellent mob movie, well shot and good character portrayals.
I liked "From Dusk till Dawn" but certainly not as much as the other two I've seen on your list. And I'm not a big horror movie guy and I've heard many people dislike Dusk till Dawn partly because it takes so much from earlier better movies without improving on the themes at all. But I wouldn't know that, and maybe because I didn't expect much from the acting or story I wasn't disappointed.
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Wed Sep-12-07 12:38 PM
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18. "Henry.." and "Maria Full of Grace"..... |
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"Henry" is the damned creepiest film I've ever seen.. left me creeped out for days- and its a true story!
"Maria full of Grace" is stunning; you may already know that the lead actress (whose name escapes me) was Oscar-nominated. The story of 'drug mules' and the people who employ them is hard to forget.
....Reccomendation: Also check out "Fast Food Nation".. which stars the same actress as "Maria.." and tells a similar story- this time about illegal immigrants exploited by the meatpacking industry.
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