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"This really was an incredible film. It is rare that film can truly balance everything that you want in a movie; there seems always to be a short coming, but "Slumdog Millionaire" does not have one. The plot of "Slumdog Millionaire" is really very simple, at least at its most basic. It is that story, even when you have seen it again and again, that when it is done right, really makes you believe that there is hope in the world against all adversity. So this kid lives in the slums of India, and he has battled all manor of terrible events, just to get back to the true love of his life. "Atonement" tried this last year (well, not the slums of India part, but that does not really matter) and "Atonement" was awful. "Atonement" and "Slumdog Millionaire" have a lot in common besides their stories, even despite the face that one was excellent and the other was atrocious. They are both stunningly beautiful, have this age old plot, are Oscar nominees, and do not really make you laugh that muc ... "
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"Beyonce’s video for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” may have already garnered nearly 20 million views on YouTube, but it’s not the best of the many great music videos of 2008. Here are five that are better –– and none of them rip off Bob Fosse. You can see my picks for the 5th through 10th best videos of 2008 (yes, including Beyonce) at my blog, alsolikelife.com/shooting. 5. Killer Mike featuring Ice Cube, “Pressure” Directed by Giovanni Hidalgo One can only imagine how many hours director Hidalgo spent ripping and mixing clips off the internet, cable news, and who knows where else, but watching the result is like a long night’s cram session for a Black liberation theory class in the space of a song. The sheer breadth of footage i "
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"Few movies are more inappropriate candidates for a remake than Andrei Tarkovsky's greatest achievement, one of the few truly great science fiction films the cinema has produced. Tarkovsky's masterpiece managed to be slow paced and atmospheric without descending into the boredom and pretentiousness that many of his other works succumbed to. The one-of-a-kind nature of Tarkovsky's Solaris would seem that it would be difficult for any other director to follow in his footsteps. Perhaps to avoid the inevitable comparison, Steven Soderbergh's version goes out of its way to market itself as another adaption of the Stanislaw Lem novel (which I have not read) on which both films are based as a opposed to a remake, but the Tarkovsky influence is clarly there. Soderbergh has followed his predecessor's lead with the scenes of empty passion played out in a sterile environment. Both films follow the same basic story, following a standar "
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"The essence of this movie is captured in a comparison to a cologne commercial: it leaves a sweet fragrance but does not have much substance. Cut through the generic science fiction babble and you have a love story about second (or infinite) chances. The movie falls prey to some typical science fiction ideas that do not receive adequate exposition. For example, Solaris briefly touches on the concept of reality (are people just puppets?), has surface level discussions about God ("God exists because humans are conscious" "No he doesnt. We're a product of mathematics and time"), and worries about threats to humanity (Gordon tries to preserve humanity even above morality). The acting tends to be melodramatic and misses the mark. George Clooney gives a good performance, though, and for the most part and carries the other awful acting. The secondary characters, specifically the spaced out, confused dream instantiation named Snow, stumble through the same motions. S ... "
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"I think this is my favourite movie ever… it's slow and thoughtful, full of deep, rich colours and an amazing ambient soundtrack. It'll leave you thinking for days afterwards, and it keeps its interest on second and third viewings. "
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