Reviews

This is certainly not a perfect movie, but 5 stars out of 10?!? its more a 6-7. The movie had humor and love and well it was typically Chinese in that there is no real happiness possible on earth for true love and only in death can you be together. But there is also a deeper message, can you love some enough that you would die for her or him, love some one enough that you would sacrifice your love, your memory of them to save them.

I know I have never loved anyone like this, and never will. For seeing a glimpse of this magical fairy tale love, which is so powerful that not fulfilling it is an agony beyond description, that it turns one's hair white in an instant and that this love is so mighty that it will even conquer the forgetful mind, in a way it even conquers reality/death, since it shows the lovers ascending into the stars at the end, as if they have left the earth forever and went to a place were dreams are eternal.

I love this kind of bullshit. Because we humans do not love like this, we love in many ways, we will even die for love etc. die for our children but rarely does a man or woman follow love with out question. And maybe we shouldn't since it can lead to madness and ruin and suffering without end, discarding all reason as we stalk the one we crave who wants to know nothing about us, but maybe that is not even love. I don't know and I won't ever know. But to believe that some one, somewhere out there has felt such a thing is joy enough to give this movie a 10 (even though it's more of a 6 on a rainy day). I hope no one feels offended by my sentimental bullshit.

Brilliant film! Taking a cutting edge look and delusion and feelings of inferiority. It shows clearly what men will do if they feel the world hasn't given them enough, that it's their birthright to own that which other men have worked hard to have. The importance of introspection can't be stressed enough here.

Now to the film, the acting is believable, the humor is such that you feel sickened and delighted at the same time, for this film is INSANE and cruel, yet it is shown entirely from the view of the main characters, watching it their twisted minds became clear and understandable, all their actions can be justified, yet underneath this, horror slowly rises in the viewer (in me) at how far one is willing to go just to prove something to himself.

Definitely worth seeing!

And the best/worst part is that the whole film is true. That really boggles the mind.

I have never been in a war, so I am not the expert on this, but the night fight, seemed pretty ridicules. Would have been "easy" to take that tank out with some heavy weapons etc. hundreds vs a small tank crew... So honestly the ending is just plain stupid, for the most part the Germans just well ignore the tank and don't shoot at them when the Americans are in plain sight. But hey I haven't been in a war (and won't ever be, I hope) so I am not the expert here

However the camera work was very well done and the action and the hate felt warlike (what ever that means).

One point I appreciated though in this film, how it was portrayed (actually hinted at, will probably take another 5 decades before that is shown as it really was) how the Americans treated the women of the countries they liberated. Fact is they treated them like many "warriors" treat women. They do as they please with them.

I am glad they showed this, cause many Americans live under the illusion that American soldiers were somehow more decent and respectable than the soldiers of other countries (which in a way they were ;). But Americans raped 14,000 women in Great Britain, France and Germany. Men are Men, no matter what country they are from. And some Men take advantage of the weak.

So even if war is fought for the right reasons, the "good" people (and yes America was good back then and Germany evil) still do a lot of bad to the bad guys (and the bad innocent girls).

But well super mass rape and torture in Iraq killed those illusions, but don't think it was much different in WW II, even though that was a "rigtheous war". (sorry for repeating myself and shamelessly using this review to get my opinion across).

I liked it so much that I bought the DVD.

I am not sure that I really want to explain the movie, but I'll try to add my thoughts to yours.

First of all I have to say I am not a Christian, but this movie portrayed to me in startling brilliance the true power of the Christian area on this planet. It also explained why Jesus chose to die on a cross (he could have died anywhere, cross is not really important), what's important is his motivation why he decided to die. I am not sure that I can put this in the right words, but in choosing to be killed by violent men and feeling at peace at the same time, some of his peace entered into them.

I never really understood this POWER before, but I do now.

If what I just wrote sounds like garbage, I "humbly" apologize, grin ;).

Definitely worth a watch, no matter were you come from.

I have never seen the "origional" butchered version, were the ******** at Warner Bros punched Mr. Scott in the face, but since it was never intended to be that way... Well I hope the people who tried to ruin this great masterpiece rot in hell, wait they already are in hell, the hell of the small minded, ignorant people.

The Directors cut, is one of the greatest movies of all time, a timeless masterpiece. Everything is perfect. The movie has no flaws. It really deserves to be under the top 250s, and not have a rating of 6.5.

The music is enchanting, the "visuals" are enrapturing, everything was build by hand, absolutely no computer animated effects. And The Lord of Darkness, is one of the most intense performances in the history of film... and it can be said for sure that today they would just lamely computer animate him instead of using an actor. A must see for all people who appreciate great and beautiful movies. A real marvel, a priceless gem, something that broadens the horizons of the mind. 10/10! Oh and did I mention the fantastic score ;)?!?

except for the message. That what ever bad you do will come back to haunt you, there is no escaping this... The tragedy of those who have taken the left turn in life was nicely portrayed, even if you become a "good" person, that which you have sent out will return to you. And those that you love will suffer for your crimes.

As always a solid enough performance from Cage...just as an after thought, no I was not impressed with this movie, but it did have a ring of truth about it. All humans live in regret, those who have lived in evil regret that they went down a bad road, those who have spent their life doing good, regret that they didn't do enough.

So in fact this movie is actually a 5 it gets an 8 for its message.

One tends to think something like this is not possible, could never happen. But if there is one rule above all other rules, it is: "Anything is possible". I take this movie more as a warning as to where society is headed, not only in the U.S. but in all "civilized" hedonistic cultures presently at large in the world.

Maybe not as in legalized murder, but the need to "purge" definitely exists in the human species. For the families of murder victims, rape victims...the need to purge the agitation (in what manner what so ever) from the soul is a real thing. Whether the purging comes through violence or forgiveness, that is an individual choice. Damaged feelings cannot be ignored.

I guess this is a fine example of the proverb "The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions", cause after the ending of this movie it can only lead deeper into Hell.

As to the movie, not really what I expected but very suspenseful. The main character does make a chilling transformation from victim to perpetrator, yet all the time remaining a victim to itself. So it's true that evil is born out of an uncontrollable desire, whose need to be fulfilled blots out all reason and humanity, only the need counts and justifies all action. A good lesson here for everyone. Worth a watch.

Bronson is a movie about the desperation of human nature, the inability to break out of a cycle which spirals downward endlessly. A heart breaking movie about a man who is trapped and lost inside himself, the most striking example are the end and the beginning, the movie starts out with Bronson in solitary confinement pacing around like a caged tiger, while the end depicts him almost completely immobile in a tiny cage where he can't even lie down; his state of being, I'd say. I doubt they actually "kept" him like this, but it very well conveys the state of his soul.

A true tragic movie which is not really accessible to the general public. Still worth a view, to study the destructive side of human kind.

First of all I was surprised at the number of reviews of this movie.

For shock "value", I'd give this movie a 10. As an overall movie, well it's not like your Forest Gump or Christmas Carol (great movies by the way), it is, and I believe it is that primarily, a horrific shock movie, with very well done acting, excellent camera work, and terribly well done effects.

Second of all there are people like that out there in the world and they have to be fought and locked up for a very long time (even though I bet that most people, unless you are a Saint, would kill such people with their bare hands after seeing this movie, which in itself shows just how dangerous such people are). The movie is not glamorizing violence, not one bit. In fact it leaves you with a sick impression of just how low humans can sink into a mire of madness and violence.

Well, I was tempted to give the movie 10 stars because it gripped/frightened/revolted me so much but I admit it's just to violent for me to do so and still feel like a decent person. The fact remains, it is the most violent movie I have ever seen and I hope nobody tries to top it, that would be pointless, because the violence exists purely to make you sick and pray to God to have mercy on the human race. If how ever such evil turns you on, then God have mercy on your soul. So only watch this if you have a strong stomach and a desire to know about the (very) dark side of human nature. For this movie is twisted and insane beyond belief.

But then again maybe(maybe certainly) it is not necessary (or downright harmful) for most people to see this movie, even though it set's itself apart from the usual slasher, exploitation movies by it's deeply emotional involvement of the viewer... I could go on and on about just how horrible this movie is. Best see for yourself and make up your own mind.

P.S. I do not understand people who claim this movie is pointless, this movie maybe a fictional story, but tragically such evil happens (hopefully not) everyday on this planet and being aware of it and against such evil is very important, to me at least, and this movie helps to soldifify ones position on such matters, not to look away and be obliovious. "Evil triumphs because good men do nothing".

Call me simple if you like ;). Statement: The movie is (inadequatley stated) trash. One moment she is in Arizona (Morocco doesn't look like this, second point there aren't huge underground American air bases in Morocco) next she is in north Africa. Also the story is pointless and over dramatic. Visiuals and camera movement and the soundtrack are quite gripping, though. It might have made better in a Sci-Fi setting. Also it is physically impossible for a girl of such a light frame to have this kind of strength... Anyway, each to his own. Also it wasn't that entertaining P.S. Littl girl obsessions...some directors just have them.

I doubt that people (who are not intoxicated) who barely know each other would behave this erratic and impulsive. Yelling at each other one moment and then being nice to each other and then having sex.

The girl (unless she is neurotic) who is about to be married to another guy, decides to make love to the man in the basement after she finds out he his from the same neighborhood as her husband to be?!?Also there is an old woman in the room while they engage with each other, now since when would 2 strangers (well at least her future husband is from the same neighborhood as her lover ;) have sex with each other just like that. Now that really makes a whole lot of sense. And then the girl finds out that he lied, and is angry. So she just f***ed him because he was from the neighborhood of her future husband!?! I know I am repeating myself but I find this reasoning incredible.

It is supposed to be really hot outside, but it has been raining the whole day, rain usually lowers the temperature. Overall an unbelievably unrealistic movie. If you have nothing better to do and want to see people behave at their most irrational for very little reason, go and see it. Maybe I missed the whole point of this film, but it just didn't come across as being very convincing. Oh and the acting is not bad, comes across really annoying though.

THE ENDING, HOWEVER, EXPLAINS EVERYTHING (so you might as well forget everything is just wrote). 5.5 to 6.0 is my rating, depending on what mood I am.

I normally don't write reviews (cause I simply have no talent at it). But the credits of this movie annoyed me severely. "Dedicated to Andrei Tarkovsky"...I got nothing against this movie. But it just isn't great enough by far to be worthy of being dedicated to a genius like Tarkovsky. I know really trivial in the larger scheme of things, but it really annoyed me. Over all though an OK movie. Except that I hope for their sake that they didn't hurt or disturb any animals for this film.

Now about the movie. There is not much to say, except that the acting is well done, the motivations for the characters actions are a little shabby as indeed they were pretty (unbelievable and unrealistically) extreme. (but then again who REALLY understands madness?) The symbolism was kind of annoying and as another reviewer said "he'd rather draw his on conclusions" (he did not say the following) then having a fox (what ever that may mean) who eats his own entrails and talks about rage and chaos forced in my face (rabbies?). Overall missing this movie won't hurt, but then again watching it won't hurt either, in my opinion not too memorable. Except maybe the animal scenes might stick in your head but only because they are so wrong (I love animals don't like to see them hurt). The camera work is excellent though and the music (albeit little there is) is also quite nice. I also believe that the fuss about this movie is largely due to the animal scenes (in this case I have to agree with the fussies, of course compared to "animal mass production" these scenes are "harmless"). Since there are a lot more violent and brutal slasher films out there where plenty of people get horribly maimed and murdered which cause little or no fuss with audiences and critics.