Reviews

Let me start talking about how Holocaust movies can really make me feel uncomfortable. Even though I fully enjoy them, I do not agree with how the Jews were treated during that time. Although, this does not mean we should not learn about it.

What I mostly found wrong about the movie was the actors. I may not be an expert on accents, I believe they sounded more British then German. Also the plot does not seem right, I do not think that they would allow families to move near the Concentration Camps. Also, there would have been guards around where they met. The guards would have told Bruno to leave the camp and not come back. Near the end of the film when Bruno got under the fence, it would have not been so easy. I believe that before he got there the solider would have stopped them from doing anything else. I'm pretty sure they worked really hard to make sure that only the Jews would get killed in the gas chambers. However, I can go easy on the movie because this is not based on a true story.

What I liked about the movie was how it made you think about the treatment of the Jews during WWII. I also liked how Bruno was different from the rest of the Germans during that time. He was one of the very few back then to realize that not all the Jews were terrible people. After all, if they were bad people then Bruno and Schmuel wouldn't have been friends. I felt pretty sensitive at some scenes, like with the end and when Schmuel was caught eating a cake while he was a slave in the house. I was also uncomfortable when I saw the scene when he was in the camp. I guess it's because I was sensing that Bruno was uncomfortable.

I'll recommend this film to anyone who just wants to know the basics about the Holocaust. I don't think his film is historically accurate enough for school.

When a lot of people hear the title of the movie. They just assume "Oh, the movie with the gay cowboys who just make out?" Although, I think it's way more then that.

I've enjoyed many things about this movie. Like for instance, the acting, and the intense love scenes between Jack and Ennis. This movie also sends out a clear message about repressed homosexuality, about how hard it is on yourself to just hide it, and pretend your not. It's also very accurate about how people felt about, these kinds of subjects at the time (even though I didn't like it one bit, it happened).

What I didn't like about this movie was the ending, I'm not too big on sad endings. I did not agree with having Jack Twist dying at the end. Although, I guess it was another way of showing what would happen if people knew you were gay during the time of the setting. It was a bit of a tear-jerker for me.

Overall, I'm giving this an 8 out of ten.

I heard so many people say that this movie was "Frigging scary!" Or "Oh, you're going to pee in your pants!". When I saw it, I was like "Oh, is this it?" Is this that movie that everyone was terrified of? Oh please! Throughout seventy percent of the movie, nothing at happened. When something that was supposed to be scary happened, I just laughed my butt off. Yes, I know that they mentioned that, all the events actually happened. No, I don't even care about it. My advice to anyone that wants to see this is: Don't let anyone fool you! This movie is probably the weakest movie ever put in theatres! I normally don't put any spoilers in my reviews but seeing as it would be too short if I didn't I'll post the two scenes that were probably the scariest compared to most of the film (Which I was also found myself laughing):

1. The girl lies in bed and appears to have fallen down the bed. The girl realizes that she is being dragged by the ghost haunting her, as she slides across the bedroom floor to the hall.

2. That same girl leaves the bedroom, screams, her boyfriend runs after her. The girl returns to the room with a bloody knife. She appears to be possessed, as she sides beside the bed. Rocking back and forth.

Alright, I think I would like to rewrite my review of this movie. While, I still think this is the greatest movie I have ever seen. I should be a little more thorough of this review.

This movie is great for the people who are new to the franchise, Star Trek The Original Series, and certain types of fans of that series as well. However, lots of hardcore fans were not satisfied with this movie at all, and I can see why.

The storyline has lots of continuity problems, but I guess they can get away with it since it is an "Alternate Universe". There were also some references to other series that, was also unforgivable towards them (you'd know what I'm talking about if you saw it). There was also one scene that aggravated them the most (I personally found it weird a little, but overall I didn't mind it). I'm talking about a little Spock/Uhura scene (Since I've mentioned it I'm putting a spoiler warning just in case). I'm not going to say what happened, I'll just say that it was pretty much the oddest scene in the whole movie. There just wasn't enough chemistry going on between them for it to happen. Plus, there wasn't any world issues being addressed at all. There was also a lot of lens flares, but I didn't let that bother me.

I guess since I got all the negative things out of the way, I'll start with the positive things. What I really admired most about this movie was, how well the cast of characters was (On a personal note, I find some of them really handsome). All of the cast pretty much look like, younger actors of The Original Series. They also portrayed their characters really well (Captain Kirk talked in full sentences this time). On the other hand, I've also really enjoyed the special effects, and can see why they won "Best Make-up" at the Oscars. The thing I've enjoyed the most about this movie was the experience of seeing it with my Best Friend, and all those mixed emotions while we saw it together. I experienced feelings of joy, excitement, happiness, and arousal.

I'm giving this movie a perfect 10 because, I personally had no problems with it. Yes, I've stated problems above but, those are only problems that a hardcore fan might find. Not a devoted "Trekkie" like myself, or a person new to the series.