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Tsotsi (2005). An absolutely powerful film from South Africa, Tsotsi is a profound tale of a thug's return to humanity. The acting was splendid, the direction great, and the cinematography captured both the intimate feelings of characters as well as the landscape of desparation that they live in. Great film from all sides. Ashe.
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Well, what I most want to say about this one is that I haven't felt this way after leaving a theatre since Jurassic Park. What a knock-out. What grows from a slightly-overused Fern Gully-esque cautionary tale plot (and I don't even mean that as negatively as it sounds), is as wondrous as the gorgeous, new nature we're exposed to for all of the film's nearly 3 hours. All-in-all, pretty great.
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Great entertainment. I'll admit that I'm not overly well-versed in Holmes history (I've only read a couple of the original stories, and the only film version I've seen is the Peter Cushing Hound of the Baskervilles) but as far as I can tell this version still sticks to the core of what makes Holmes such an amazing character, and also fully succeeds in updating him for a modern audience. Could have done without the love interest - though Rachel McAdams is drop-dead gorgeous as always, her character could easily have been written out. A solid action movie with a crackling script and great performances wrapped around a half-decent mystery - Downey Jr. continues his hot streak and leads this to be one of the most entertaining films of '09. I can see Holmes purists getting pissed at certain elements, but overall it's a fantastic facelift for a classic character.
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The Name of the Rose (1986). i was lucky to have seen this movie about 2 weeks after reading the book Civilization of the Middle Ages. Otherwise, some of the historical nuances would have made no sense. The setting is pretty accurately portrayed, and the underlying backstory concerning the two sects of monks was spot on. Sean Connery was of course his good old self, and newcomer Christian Slater played the young apprentice with aplomb. He must have been stoked to do the scene with "the girl." The mood of restrictive repression of the times was nicely created, and the camera captured the dirty and ominous medieval nature of the land, monastary, and peasant village. The story was strong and well layed out. The direction was great. While the ending smelled of Hollywood, it did not detract anything from the wonderful nature of this film. Overall a really good watch. Ashe.
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