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"If it wasn't for a half an hour in the middle of 'Across the Universe' where the whole cast of the movie (plus Bono) is on drugs and tripping, which makes the movie a tad too long and the visuals a bit too much, it would be perfect. Propelling vehicle for Jim Sturgess and Evan Rachel Wood, with amazing new Beatles' arrangements and performances. And if you haven't seen Julie Taymor's 'Frida', shame on you. "
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"After a year has gone by I have finally seen Across the Universe the film director Julie Taymor takes the Beatles songs to a whole new level. It is the best reinvented version of the Beatles songs. Plus we finally see Bono in a new movie which his performence is awesome. He plays a hippy that is out of this world plus he also sing in this movie. The best song I though was my favorite was come together. I will always love the original but this version is smoking. I will definitly buy the soundtrack to this movie and I do recommand others to watch this movie as well and don't delay. "
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"There is not a great deal to be said for this movie. And it is not because of the sex which is what I was afraid of. But I hoped that this one would, in its epic standing, that it would pull a large amount of material across time and people to make it interesting. Unfortunatly "Summer Palace" is really more than a let down to the point of almost being a waste. "Summer Palace" swings back and forth from what it gets made out to be. That being and political and sex charged drama spanning most of the dramatic periods in China's history. Well strictly speaking, it does that. This story of people does weave itself (or rather its characters) across distance and events rather completely. However, maybe only half way in or slightly more I was really wondering why I was supposed to care. Frankly, this is something that can be done very well and in a manner where I really do care. "A Beautiful Mind" is an example of a movie about people that really does span events and changes very well. "A ... "
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Across the Universe (2007)
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"Spoilers follow Across the Universe is a film that threatens to get it right at numerous points in its two and a quarter hour running time, but never really is sure what it wants to be about. Set in the 1960s, it begins as a quest for a father, then becomes about making a new friend, then about meeting a girl, then about the friend being drafted, then about American drugs culture... I could go on. The result is a bit of a mess that simply feels like an attempt to force as many Beatles songs into a plotline as is humanly possible. A simple glance at the characters' names will tell you which songs are going to come up. Asian girl named Prudence? I suspect we'll be getting "Dear Prudence". Lead character called Jude? "Hey Jude"! What frustrates me is that there are decent stories here but in combination none feels like they are given the time they need to develop (despite its engorged running time). The one I would have liked to have seen more of was Max being called up and the absenc ... "
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Eddie Izzard and John Lennon???
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"Julie Taymor's movie musical incorporating the Beatles' music. Loved the interpretations and her visual style is always amazing (Watch Titus!!! AMAZING FILM!!!). The movie was highly entertaining but I wasn't blown away by it... musicals just tend to work better on stage for me. "
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"I thought its use of the beatles music was great and its unique visuals left me in awwww!!! "
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"i have a wonderful picture of all my movie ticket stubs from this year in a pile but i can’t get it transferred to my filmblog (yes, i save my ticket stubs and scrapbook them at the end of the year…i know, it’s sad really)! armed with discount movie coupons, i saw 118 movies this year at the theater and, as usual, it was really hard to narrow them down but here’s my list, for what it’s worth. some are from 2006 that i didn’t see until later. my 15 favorite movies at the theater in 2007the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert fordthe diving bell and the butterflythe lives of othersjunothe painted veilonceno country for old men< "
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"Call me crazy (again), but I really like Tarsem’s debut feature, The Cell. If I had any complaints, though, it would be that there wasn’t enough visual stimuli. I’m sure others would have preferred a better story instead, but I have a greater appreciation for those films that are primarily meant to be looked at, and not as much followed. Favorites include Terry Giliam’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Julie Taymor’s Titus and Zhang Yimou’s Hero, though I could probably go on and on. It’s an interesting affection coming from me, a guy occasionally inclined to criticize Hollywood’s spectacle-over-substance model of blockbustering. But I can’t help falling for a combination of beautiful cinematography and art direction. I shouldn’t, but I’ll even admit to enjoying
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"To truly enjoy and understand this film, you need to be a Beatles music fan and it helps to be a child of the Beatles era... so naturally, I loved it. My 16 year old son who is also a Beatles music fan also loved it. However, my wife walked out of the theater commenting that she did not get it... since to her, a beatle is something to step on.Contrary to the synopsis above... the movie is about putting a story to Beatles music, nothing more... and of course the music was about love and later "anti-war protests, rock and roll revolution, non-sense and mind-expanding psychedelia of the 1960s". Director Julie Taymor did an excellent job of threading a movie around the Beatles music. I loved the movie and plan to buy the dvd. "
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"To truly enjoy and understand this film, you need to be a Beatles music fan and it helps to be a child of the Beatles era... so naturally, I loved it. My 16 year old son who is also a Beatles music fan also loved it. However, my wife walked out of the theater commenting that she did not get it... since to her, a beatle is something to step on.Contrary to the synopsis above... the movie is about putting a story to Beatles music, nothing more... and of course the music was about love and later "anti-war protests, rock and roll revolution, non-sense and mind-expanding psychedelia of the 1960s". Director Julie Taymor did an excellent job of threading a movie around the Beatles music. I loved the movie and plan to buy the dvd. "
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