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3some (2009)
9/10
Exciting "ménage a trois"
28 January 2011
I's a difficult situation that Maria José has to deal with - she's attracted by two guys at the same time and they end up in bed together. The three students arrange themselves in a "ménage à trois", and they promise to do this without jealousy. They share the same flat and they share the same bed. As one can imagine, this will work for some time, but is getting more and more complicated.

For some of us, this situation seems to be far from imagination, but the movie shows the aim for love and being loved and the ambition to keep their unusual way of life apart from the so-called normality in a very sensible way. It is not speed that makes this movie. It's the exciting storyline of love and sexuality, of spoken and unspoken dreams, of an unusual way of sharing life and of emotions breaking the self-made rules, of cheating and of jealousy.

Even though there are a lot of nude scenes throughout the film, it never gets naughty. Don't expect action. Expect drama. Expect great actors and a fascinating story.
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Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot (2007–2011)
10/10
SciFi humor at highest quality
13 January 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Many SciFi movies from earlier times have become somewhat "humoristic" through the years. This - merely unwanted - side-effect sometimes depends on early special effect possibilities, cheap production or stories about "future" techniques that are well-known for us nowadays. So, in combination with the style of their production date, SciFi from the 50s, 60s or 70s often looks funny for us.

This is science-fiction which not only tries to be funny, but it is!

The young production team has interpreted Stanislaw Lem's stories very freely. They have created six 15-minute-lasting episodes. Although Lem's stories itself are interesting and funny to read, the "special effects" in this version are really "special" - e.g. some extraterrestrial beings look like creatures from a future "muppet show".

Which space hero has ever tried to keep his rocket on the right course and fry some eggs for breakfast at the same time? It's the absurdity of the stories in combination with the same absurd scenery and the excellent actors that make the Ijon Tichy films real diamonds in todays TV productions.

It's a pity that until now, the Tichy episodes are available in German language only (even if all characters - except the "analogue halucinelle" are speaking German with a stranger's accent). I hope that in future (it's SciFi!) other language versions will be realized. Don't miss it when Space Pilot Ijon Tichy lands his rocket in your country, it's a laugh!
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Luna Papa (1999)
10/10
A crazy dream of a movie!
17 May 2003
This is the story of 17-year old Mamlakat, a quite innocent girl from somewhere in the deserts of Tadshikistan. One evening, she sleeps with a stranger, an unknown actor of a traveling theater group, obviously not knowing about the consequences this might have. She never sees his face and - gets pregnant. In the following, she and her family search for the unknown father.

It's the unborn child who tells the story from the off, and the whole movie is as crazy and absurd like this. Drawn in mighty, impressive pictures, the movie is as strange as the landscape it takes place in.

Everything fits together perfectly: the story, the actors (especially Chulpan Khamatova as Mamlakat and Moritz Bleibtreu as her brother Nasreddin) and the "special" effects.

Let the story and the pictures go directly to your brain, like a colorful dream you are dreaming and can't get out. Don't block yourself with "logic" and so-called "intelligence", don't worry about crazy things that could never ever be, and you will love this unique movie!
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Chicken Run (2000)
10/10
Absolutely fabulous
12 August 2000
Absolutely fabulous movie with incredible and very british sense of humor. The german synchonization could be better. I suggest to view the non-translated original english version. Get familiar with the chicken and think twice before you buy some chicken pie when you are on shopping next time.
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