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Reviews
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
I Think There Needs to Be Another Version Released!
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Madonna...and she usually does no wrong in my eyes! However, I think when you have a music video director make your film instead of a film maker...that's what you get; music videos! I, of course, am referring to the live performances in this piece. They're ALL edited, chopped, and superimposed with graphic effectsnot a good representation of a live performance from this tour at all! I should know, I saw her 6 times on this tour in '04. The behind the scenes footage is nice...but I REALLY would've liked to see at least ONE performance in its entirety! Please Madonna, for your fans' sake, release an unedited version. Better yet, release a full-length performance of the Re-Invention Tour!
Hostel (2005)
Save your $10!
I'm not sure why I dislike this film so much; seeing that I'm a HUGE fan of the grotesque! This movie was just...well...boring! The idea was there, but it just wasn't done properlymaybe better actors could have pulled it off. Also, since it takes place in eastern Europe, it's hard to be frightened by a place and people you can't form an association with. Maybe it would be scarier if it took place in the states in some common city we all, as Americans, can relate to.
It was arrogant in it's approachtrying to bill it as one of the most graphic movies ever! It isn't. There's actually no violence in the film until the last 40 minutes or so...and that "violence" is just a bunch of poorly executed, 80's amateur blood-spurting; sophomoric, at best. They practically show you anything one might consider as "scary" in the trailer. It's basically Roth masturbating in your face and saying, "Oh look what I can do! Look...I can squirt blood and puss!!"
So...watch the trailer and save your money. You'll get the same effect. And if you must see it....wait or the rental. At least that way you can do the laundry while the first boring hour of the film drags on!