Days

Starring:Thomas Trabacchi, Riccardo Salerno, Davide Bechini, Monica Rametta, Riccardo De Filippis, Paola Gassman, Bruna Rossi, Daniela Cerri, Francesco Ricci, Roberta Cartocci, Antonella Panetta, Matilde De Sanctis, Ella Catalano, Sebastiano Busiri Vici, Fabio Muraour, Ignazio Oliva, Andrea Renzi
Director: Laura Muscardin
Studio: Picture This
Product Type: DVD

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The three-day Woodstock music festival in 1969 was the pivotal event of the 1960s peace movement, and this landmark concert film is the definitive record of that milestone of rock & roll history. It's more than a chronicle of the hippie movement, however; this is a film of genuine historical and social importance, capturing the spirit of America in transition, when the Vietnam War was at its peak and antiwar protest was fully expressed through the liberating music of the time. With a brilliant crew at his disposal (including a young editor named Martin Scorsese), director Michael Wadleigh worked with over 300 hours of footage to create his original 225-minute director's cut, which was cut by 40 minutes for the film's release in 1970. Eight previously edited segments were restored in 1994, and the original director's cut of Woodstock is now the version most commonly available on videotape and DVD.

The film deservedly won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, and it's still a stunning achievement. Abundant footage taken among the massive crowd ("half a million strong") expresses the human heart of the event, from skinny-dipping hippies to accidental overdoses, to unpredictable weather, midconcert childbirth, and the thoughtful (or just plain rambling) reflections of the festive participants. Then, of course, there is the music--a nonstop parade of rock & roll from the greatest performers of the period, including Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Canned Heat, The Who, Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Ten Years After, Sly & The Family Stone, Santana, and many more. Watching this ambitious film, as the saying goes, is the next best thing to being there--it's a time-travel journey to that once-in-a-lifetime event. --Jeff Shannon

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3 days. 3-million people. And memories to last a lifetime.Year: 1970Director: Michael WadleighStarring: Jimi Hendrix, Richie Havens, The Who, Crosby, Stills & Nash, much more

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WOODSTOCK 3 days of Peace & Music DVD.......2007-06-27

My daughter used this as part of an oral report on Woodstock, she got a 95%

eh.......2007-06-10

i expected more from this dvd. was not an enjoyable watch, but i may give it another chance someday

Great content, lousy DVD production.......2007-06-10

Great time capsule of a great era; highly recommend it. It's a shame the studio DVD production is up to par! The content is a 5, the DVD production is a 2. Much more could have been presented.

Either the end or the beginning of a dream..........2007-05-07

My kids gave me this, probably to stop me binding on about the old days, and it is intresting to see some of this about 37 years after I first saw it on the big screen in Edinburgh.

Something that you don't realise from early cuts is just how lamentable some the the bands were - no wonder it was so swingingly edited. Jefferson Airplane are beyond awful, and Canned Heat are quite dire - I don't know what Henry Vestine was on but his guitar is out of time, out of tune and out of it completely. Some acts managed to get it together, such as the Who, Santana, and even Country Joe and the Fish (nice, if out of tune, guitar from Barry Melton) and it is easy to see why dear old Alvin Lee in 10 Years After was such a hit - coming from a country that boasted Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Clapton, Rory Gallagher, Jimmy Page, Kim Simmons, Mick Green and many others, it was the norm to be very good and to play very well. Excellence was expected and the British Blues Scene led the world. Muddy, BB King and many others have paid tribute to the Stones, the Beatles, Clapton, Green and all the others for making sure that anybody who isn't from the planet Zark knows who Robert Johnson is.

If you had to sum the whole thing up, I suppose that the performances by CSN and Ritchie Havens sum it up pretty well musically - lots of flailing at acoustic guitars and sweet vocals. And Hendrix ... well, Hendrix. I blow very hot and cold about Sir Jimi, and I am cold about this performance too. Thank goodness somebody else has had the courage to say that he was not actually that good. In 1968, at the Woburn Abbey Festival, I saw a dreadful performance from Hendrix, and I mean dreadful, when he was completely upstaged by a 20-year-old Rory Gallagher with a primitive version of Taste. And here they are again, a year after Woodstock, at the Isle of Wight Festival, and those who were there told me at the time that the absolute show-stoppers were Procol Harum (don't laugh - they had Robin Trower, BJ Wilson and Gary Brooker)and ... Rory Gallagher with Taste. Luckily we have "Taste At The Isle Of Wight" available so you can judge for yourselves..... but that great Deceiver, Memory, has put Saint Jimi forward as the star of the IOW show.

Anyway, as a social document it is fascinating, lots of Peace and Love and rolling in the mud. But like all dreams it had to stop, and what this self-contained village (supported by food drops and an army of social and medical volunteers) left behind was a bloody awful mess, an emerging account of some very threatening back-stage scenes and an acreage "ankle deep in human s***", as one American (called Berry - where else?) who was there told me. It reminds me of the Travellers, who want to be "left alone" and not "victimised" - as long as some silly bu**er in full-time work is prepared to pick up the tab, hand over the dole, pay for the schooling, pay for the medical needs, pay for everything in fact. I know that's a bit cynical, because there really was a soft feeling to the 60s and early 70s, but there was also a buzz of anger and violence. Perhaps you had to live through Nixon, Vietnam and the Hell's Angels to really get the point of Woodstock. Perhaps not.

Buy? Yes, I guess so, because there are good parts musically and socially, and it surely won't happen again. But FF the dreadful bands - there's a lot of them, too - almost all from the U S of A.

TO BE YOUNG WAS VERY HEAVEN.......2007-03-23

Harmless nostalgia. Those should be the first words that anyone old enough to have been able to be there or who was actually there should shout after seeing this updated version of the Woodstock Festival of 1969. The second thought should be- did we really dress (or undress), act and talk that way? It is almost like coming out of a time machine. I do not think that today's youth with their worries about getting into good colleges, making money and being members in good standing on the information `superhighway' would get the point of many of the interviews with the young of my generation, the generation of `68.

Enough said on that, though. The real point of the film and the reason for taking the time to watch it is the music. (It is the music, man!) At one time many of us thought that music and the counter culture that would evolve from it was the revolution. Well, life itself proved the folly of that idea, however, some of the music presented here still is worth listening to. Some of it, however, also sounds and feels very dated like we used to think about the music of the early 1950's. There are several highlights here. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, obviously. The Jefferson Airplane and Carlos Santana, surprisingly. And, if one performance defined the whole festival and what music was all about in the summer of 1969 in the lives of those who were young `hippies' or `politicos' then it is Jimi Hendricks. If man and musical instrument ever acted in total unison it was in this performance. Watch it.

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Compelling Battles, a Social Conscience, & a Different View of France's Liberation.
Not an Epic - but still a good movie
They were so so days.
worth owning, a war movie that tackles racism and cultural questions
Flawed, but very good overall

Days of Glory (Indigenes)
Starring: Jamel Debbouze , Samy Naceri , Roschdy Zem , Sami Bouajila , and Bernard Blancan
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
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ASIN: B000NVT0RU
Release Date: 2007-06-12

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(War/Action) Set during WWII, North African soldiers enlist in the French army and battle their way across Europe to liberate the "fatherland" and confront discrimination.

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Compelling Battles, a Social Conscience, & a Different View of France's Liberation. .......2007-06-30

Director Rachid Bouchareb made "Days of Glory" to draw attention to the plight of men from France's protectorates and colonies who served in the French military during World War II but who were denied their pensions after 1959, because their countries had won independence from France. The film is very politically charged in France, where its title is simply "Indigenes", meaning "natives". It inspired President Jacques Chirac to finally address the pension inequities. Bouchareb doesn't hide his agenda or his bias: The North African soldiers in the film joined the French army mostly for money, occasionally for opportunity. They fought valiantly and loyally to free France from German occupation. They were stifled by discrimination and quotas during the war and discarded afterward. The specific events and characters in the film are fictional, though some French towns were, indeed, liberated by regiments of mostly North African soldiers.

In 1943, France's African Army recruits soldiers from Algeria, among them a young shepherd named Said (Jamel Debbouze), and from "goumiers" in Morocco, including Yassir (Samy Naceri), who hopes to make enough money for his brother to marry well. In 1944, the 7th Algerian Infantry Regiment, under the command of French "pieds-noir" Sergeant Martinez (Bernard Blancan) and Arab Corporal Abdelkader (Sami Bouajila), win France's first victory against the German army in Italy. They arrive in Marseilles to much fanfare, where their marksman Messaoud (Roschdy Zem) begins a relationship with a French woman (Aurelie Bouab). Abdelkader is increasingly frustrated with the lack of promotion and "liberte, egalite, and fraternite" for African soldiers, inspiring a minor civil rights movement. But the war goes on, and the Regiment will be the first French in Alsace, as they attempt to hold the Germans off until the Americans arrive.

"Days of Glory" won't pack the political punch for Americans that it does for French, but this is a terrific war movie. It tells a World War II story that we haven't seen before, and it features two of the most compelling battle scenes I've ever seen: Flushing the Germans out in mountainous Italy elucidates the fear of the soldiers in their first battle and the utter randomness of who lives or dies. The defense of the Alsacian town is in some ways the opposite, as we know the soldiers well by this time and hope they will survive. The four North African leads represent diverse types: Unsophisticated Said's boyish devotion to his Sergeant, mature Messaoud who is not savvy enough to see the hypocrisy around him, mercenary Yassir whose dedication to his comrades grows, and idealistic Abdelkader who hopes their service to France will advance the position of North Africans. Viewers inevitably sympathize with those most like themselves, but those characters involve us emotionally in the events. In French and Arabic with optional subtitles.

The DVD (Weinstein 2007): "The Making of Days of Glory" (24 min) interviews the director, producer, and writer Olivier Lorelle about researching the film, bringing the story of their ancestors to the screen, and shedding light on the role of North African troops. The cast discusses their preparation and characters. Subtitled. "The Colonial Friend" (8 min) is an animated film by director Rachid Bouchareb about the experience of Senegalese infantrymen who fought for France and met a worse fate than the North Africans. The animation style is a unique, eye-catching black-and-white. No dialogue. English and Spanish subtitles are available for the film.

Not an Epic - but still a good movie.......2007-06-25

I would not call this movie an epic, not by a long shot. It is good, yes, the acting in fact is very good - but it is no "Saving Private Ryan".

Much of the fighting is small scale, still good, but not to the beach assault scenes that we have come to expect of great WW2 movie epics. The story to be told, is certainly political, and while it is difficult to get emotionally attached or close to any of the characters in the movie you find yourself angered at the manipulation and lies that are used by the French Officers to coerce and cajole the Algerians to blindly continue the fight for their beloved France.

My only criticism of the movie would be that I found it extremely distracting that one of the main characters, Sai`d (actor Jamal Debbouze) went through the entire war with his right hand stuck in his jacket pocket and I kept wondering why? I later found out that Debbouze, lost the use of his right arm in a childhood accident. But surely, in a war movie such as this you would be able to find ample opportunity to write into the script a reason that would adequately cover such a wound - other than just having the arm super-glued into an army jacket pocket??? I mean to take nothing away from Debbouze's skill as an actor, because I thought he did a great job in the part as Sai`d in this movie, I just think it a shame that rather than allowing me to focus on the character he portrayed so well, my attention was constantly drawn to his damn right hand in that damn pocket!!

They were so so days........2007-06-22

The movie is incoherent. The acting is stiff, not convincing.
There are two touching scenes in the whole DVD. One is where an Algerian soldier stepped on a case of fresh tomatoes and said to his French captain "If tomatoes are not given to everybody, then nobody will get one".
The second is where another Algerian soldier rushed to a room and tried to carry his wounded French captain away from the house while the Germans were entering it. They ended up being killed by the German anti-tank gun. Had the soldier just run away by himself and left his commander behind, he would have had escaped death.
The film is good in term of anti-racism. It is worth renting not buying.
Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, the Longest Day, the Lost Battalion, Gettysburg and Gods and Generals are still the only titles on my list of Best War Movies of All Times.

worth owning, a war movie that tackles racism and cultural questions.......2007-06-21

I like war movies, i glanced at the box in the video store, quickly misinterpreted what it was about and rented it.

From this fortunate mistake came an interesting and worthwhile experience. For i knew nothing about the colonial French army in WW2 and this is an excellently done movie, that not only informs but motivates and interests me in the topic as well.

Usually movies with an deeply felt political or social point, loose the film making quality, sacrificing it for the bigger emotional point that the authors wish to get across. It is rare for a movie to have good historical knowledge-it's often twisted to fix predispositions, good film making technic-character development, coherent plot, and good filming, and a deep political point or as this movie does tackle currently hot button topics. "Z" and "The Battle of Algiers" and "Hell in a Very Small Place" are the only other movies quite like this one that i can remember, combining war with political and social commentary and not loosing sight of the need to present the film technically well.

The big point is explained in the "making of days of glory", the usual dvd additional features, for once worth watching and much better than the usual shovelware. That is for those French citizens today of North African (or Sengalese) descent to relearn the sacrifices their grandfathers and great-grand fathers made in liberating France from the Nazis. As a second point, for those French citizens of European descent to be more aware and thankful for the few remaining ex-colonials soldiers in their midst before they die, and to acknowledge that those people in their lives from Africa have long ago paid in blood for their right to be there and to be genuine Frenchmen.

The movie is about racism, judging a person by the color of their skin or the culture of their parents without making any attempt to hear their stories, to see what they have done, where they have come from or what they believe. The movie in a rather nice but complex way shows several ways that racism twists and distorts human relationships. It is also good to see the arena as something other than the US, for racism is not just an American problem but a human one.

The scene with the tomatoes. Only white French troops are given them, the North Africans and Sengalese are not. But as the movie points out, bullets don't discriminate, they indiscriminately kill anyone wearing a French uniform. The scene with the ballet dancers, culture is deeply embedded in us all and we can only see it oftentimes when it grinds into another one and the differences are made obvious to us. When the main character mounts the box and tells the soldiers that both France and the colonials must change, there is a veiled reference to the post-WW2 colonial wars of independence that make the issues of the movie so complex and difficult to understand. When you see the violence with which the sargent responses to the knowledge that he is a son of a Berber women, you can (as all good movies do) feel both his shame and the surprise of the other man at his comment being so hated when it was offered in deep and understanding sympathy. And that is the great value of learning with movies, the visceral, the emotional impact of images and a story told with them. Now i can, and probably will, look into the issue with more reading, but this is an excellent place to learn something about a neglected and important time in recent history.

Pieces of the movie are very attractively done, the uniforms-baggy North African turbans and robes with sandals, in the French winter (how can anyone live in this cold?, a point echoed in me). The fear, the brotherhood of warriors, the French white women plus the Berber soldier and the way society seems to conspire to destroy their relationship, the way some of them steal from the dead. The movie is full of unique and moving pieces that will make it a movie worth owning and watching again, there is too much going on, too many new connections for the viewer to make to be satisfied with a single pass through it.

I think that this movie is a genuine contribution to the ongoing dialogue between not just the European colonial powers and their African colonies, but between Islam and Christianity, racism and cultural conflicts. I need only remember that Augustine was called names because he was small and dark, for Monica was a Berber, to remember that Christianity is not European, not in origin nor in extent. I can hate and fear Islam as the greatest competitor of my faith, but that does not mean that every Muslim is my personal enemy, nor does it mean that i can't respect and honor them for their good deeds.

it is a worthwhile experience, not only for the excitement and passion but for an analysis of the deeper and more important issues that it tries to teach and push us into. thanks to all involved in making this movie and making it available to me to watch

Flawed, but very good overall.......2007-06-16

As a military history buff, I must first say that I am pleased that a film was made at all about this subject, which is little known by most people,especially Americans. World War II was the swan song of the old "Armee D'Afrique", the French colonial army that was similiar in many ways to the British Indian Army of the Raj. Since the vast bulk of metropolitan Frenchmen were under German occupation, or in German POW camps as a result of the defeat in 1940, the bulk of any French Army had to consist of the North African Regiments, from Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, along with Senegalese and other colonial troops.
Anyone who has read the book "France, Soldiers, and Africa" will not be surprised by the events depicted in this movie; the treatment of the "native" troops was often shameful and ungrateful, despite their sacrifices on the battlefield, for a country that most had never seen.
The acting I believe was generally good, but the characters were not as fleshed out as I would like; perhaps as result of the number of major characters portrayed. The first set piece battle scene had large numbers, but was weakly drawn, and not that coherent; the final action scenes were better, in my opinion. Uniforms and equipment seemed to be reasonably authentic, but a mention of the U.S. 37th Division was incorrect; the 36th Division would have been correct, but I nit-pick.
Could the film have been improved upon? Yes, but the fact that was done at all, and reasonably well, made it well worth my time.

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A Classic
Superlative in every way
3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR
1970's Spy Thriller
Was Osama Bin Laden inspired by this film ?

Three Days of the Condor
Starring: Robert Redford , Faye Dunaway , Cliff Robertson , Max von Sydow , and John Houseman
Director: Sydney Pollack
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Release Date: 1999-08-17

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Robert Redford and Sydney Pollack continued their longtime collaboration (the actor and director have worked together on Jeremiah Johnson, The Way We Were, The Electric Horseman, and Out of Africa, among other films) with this taut spy drama. Redford plays a reader for U.S. intelligence who becomes a hunted man after he is not among the victims of a mass murder of his colleagues. Faye Dunaway does solid work as the frightened and mystified woman whom he forces to conceal him, and Max von Sydow is appropriately cool as a professional assassin. That same, sustained tone of danger and expectation that made Pollack's The Firm so much fun can be found in this 1975 thriller, albeit with an appropriate dose of post-Watergate paranoia. --Tom Keogh

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A Classic.......2007-03-31

A time worn phrase but very appropriate for this movie. I searched a long time to find a copy of this film and I am extremely pleased to have found it. Yes, it is dated from the 70's but the quality surpasses many of the current movies in theaters today. Enjoy!

Superlative in every way.......2007-03-28

One of my all time favorite movies. Reading the list of actors tells you this one is special and they all deliver. Calling the plot clever is an understatement, to say the least. You have to pay attention to stay in the story, and if you do, it will be over before you want it to stop, it's that good. Like me, you will long remember Faith Dunaway's response to Robert Redford's request from her for another assist in his unraveling of a most diabolical plot, when she asks,"Have I ever denied you anything?" They don't come any better.

3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR.......2007-03-21

What can I say except that it is a Robert Redford film.

1970's Spy Thriller.......2007-03-08

One of Robert Redford better flicks. I can watch it over and over

Was Osama Bin Laden inspired by this film ?.......2007-03-07

This film depicts the CIA headquarters being located on one of World Trade Center's twin towers. I wonder if Osama saw this film long time ago and was inspired by it to initiate his terrorist attack thinking he was hitting CIA alongside with the Pentagon on 9/11... Another Conspiracy Theory ? Maybe...

All in all, this is an excellent film (details were masterfully described by the other reviewers ;-). Hollywood no longer makes films like these anymore...Only propaganda films now...

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Hey it Could Happen....
Wow!!!
28 Days Later
28 days later is a great movie
AMAZING!!

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Starring: Alex Palmer , Bindu De Stoppani , Jukka Hiltunen , David Schneider (IV) , and Cillian Murphy
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Release Date: 2003-10-21

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The director/producer team that created Trainspotting turn their dynamic cinematic imaginations to the classic science fiction scenario of the last people on Earth. Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma to find London deserted--until he runs into a mob of crazed plague victims. He gradually finds other still-human survivors (including Naomie Harris), with whom he heads off across the abandoned countryside to find the source of a radio broadcast that promises salvation. 28 Days Later is basically an updated version of The Omega Man and other post-apocalyptic visions; but while the movie may lack originality, it makes up for it in vivid details and creepy paranoid atmosphere. 28 Days Later's portrait of how people behave in extreme circumstances--written by novelist Alex Garland (The Beach)--will haunt you afterward. Also featuring Brendan Gleeson (The General, Gangs of New York) and Christopher Eccleston (Shallow Grave, The Others). --Bret Fetzer

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Hailed as the most frightening film since The Exorcist, acclaimed Director Danny Boyle's visionary take on zombie horror "isn't just scary…it's absolutely terrifying" (Access Hollywood).

An infirmary patient awakens from a coma to an empty room…in a vacant hospital…in a deserted city. A powerful virus, which locks victims into a permanent state of murderous rage, has transformed the world around him into a seemingly desolate wasteland. Now a handful of survivors must fight to stay alive, unaware that the worst is yet to come…

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Hey it Could Happen...........2007-07-05

I thought this movie was great. It's one of those what if movies that was done really well. Not corny like some where it isn't believable.

Wow!!!.......2007-07-05

This is one great movie. I lived in London for several months and watching this great European city devastated in a so visually convincing manner was a unique experience to me.

The acting is superb, particularly that of Cillian Murphy who portraits Jim, a humble delivery man who had had a traffic accident, who is the film's main character. (On a personal note, I think Murphy is soon to be recognized as the first-caliber actor he is.)

In several days, 28 Days Later is also a breakthrough movie. Unlike past zombie movies who heavily relied on actors moving awkward and slowly, this movie makes them FAST and all of preternatural stamina. They "infected ones" also cough large amounts of blood, which can infect other people's membranes. By adding this new, well-thought, the film makes the zombies waaaaay scarier. Also, while the latter can barely think, they capable of enduring virtually any kind of pain --- including running with their bodies on blames. Also the reason they became zombies (or, more appropriately, "infected") is because their bodies has a rare, experimental virus called the Rage Virus. This man-made microorganism is transmitted in a matter of seconds by bites or by contact with membranes --eyes, mouth, and so forth.

All characters are deep, contrasting, and utterly convincing. Jim is an idealist, ready to die for his love ones; Selena begins a pessimist who thinks humankind doomed, someone who would kill her own father, mother, or best friend to remain "in the blink of an eye" to remain alive for just one more day. As time pass by, Selena is transformed by Jim's upbeat demeanor. They meet a caring, generous man called Frankie and his obedient, timid daughter Hannah, who had survived against all odds because they have one another. The four then decided to go near Manchester, where a cure has apparently been found . . .

I agree with many of the reviewers: this is not really a horror film. It's a tragic, deeply moving film with great innovations for the zombie genre. Highly recommended.

28 Days Later.......2007-07-04

This is a great movie. But you can't take it as how they advertise it, as a horror film. It isn't scary, although there are a few scary scenes. 28 Days Later isn't just another zombie movie in many ways. For one thing, there aren't zombies. Zombies are the living dead, the monsters in 28 Days are living humans, infected with a virus. This means they can die any way a human would, making a more believable story. On a whole, the movie is more of a mystery than a horror film. Throughout the story your trying to find out more about the virus. In the beginning you see how it is released but you don't know that much about it or how it spread. And besides the question of what the virus is there's how far it has spread. The film takes place in England, and is thus isolated from the rest of the world leaving the question of whether or not the rest of the world has been ravaged. The acting is great as well, while the story revolves around the main characters fight for survival their emotions and relationships are clear. This movie is much more believable than movies like Day of the Dead or Resident Evil, and in my opinion much better as well.

28 days later is a great movie.......2007-06-27

I like horror movies a lot. That's why I bought 28 days later. It's a great great zombie movie.

AMAZING!!.......2007-06-15

This movie is so creepy, so fantastic, so brilliant, so phenomenal! And the sequel is JUST as good, which is an azaming feat in and of itself! A must see for everyone who loves crazy action movies and getting scared out of their wits!!

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Thirteen Days
Thirteen Days
This really tells how close to nuclear war we came
A decent film which could have been even better
Suspenseful

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When released in December 2000, Thirteen Days was pummeled for taking liberties with the facts of the Cuban missile crisis and smothering its compelling drama with phony Boston accents by its primary stars. More tolerant critics hailed it as one of the year's best films, and that's the opinion to believe for anyone who enjoys taut, intelligent political thrillers. For those too young to relate directly to the timeless urgency of the crisis that played out over 13 days in October 1962, Thirteen Days joins the classic TV treatment The Missiles of October (1973) as an intense and thought-provoking study of leadership under pressure.

The film (and costar-coproducer Kevin Costner) drew criticism for fictionally enhancing the White House role of presidential aide Kenneth O'Donnell, but while Costner's Boston accent may be grating, his fine performance as O'Donnell offers expert witness to the crisis, its nerve-wracking escalation, and the efforts of John F. Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood) and Robert F. Kennedy (Steven Culp) to negotiate a peaceful settlement with Russia. While Soviet missiles approach operational status in Cuba, director Roger Donaldson (who directed Costner in No Way Out) cuts to exciting U.S. Navy flights over the missile site, ramping up the tension that history itself provided. Donaldson's occasional use of black and white is self-consciously distracting, and he's further guilty of allowing a shrillness (along with repetitive, ominous shots of nuclear explosions) to invade the urgency of David Self's screenplay. Still, as Hollywood history lessons go, Thirteen Days is riveting stuff. You may find yourself wondering what might happen if reality presented a repeat scenario under less intelligent leadership. --Jeff Shannon

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Kevin Costner stars in this inside look at how the Kennedy Administration responded to the discovery of offensive Soviet weapons in Cuba, and the pressurized tug-of-war that ensued between the US and the USSR during the thirteen days of the missile crisi

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Thirteen Days.......2007-06-27

A great movie that relives the times of slow communication and hard headed politicians and the result that such a combination can bring.

Thirteen Days.......2007-06-11

Brings back memories. I was in SAC at the time and we were really close to going to nuclear war. After my first shift I went home and nailed G.I. blankets over the windows. I figured if the Russians were as accurate as WE thought there might be a lot of lying glass. If they were as good as THEY said they were I knew it wouldn't matter.

I could easily visualize the events in the movie happening as they were portrayed.

This really tells how close to nuclear war we came .......2007-05-31

I thought that this was a very well made film that tells how close to nuclear war we came. I knew that this was kind of a scary time in the history of our country but i wasnt aware of how scary it was intil i saw this.This Was a well made film and the acting was quite good.Rather you are Republican or Democrate you need to see this film.

A decent film which could have been even better.......2007-05-24

A film that takes place during what has become known as "the Cuban Missile Crisis", an event which is not only a harrowing chapter for the United States, but potentially for human civilization as well. This important historical period is a interesting and fascinating subject, centered around then-President John F. Kennedy's handling of the extremely tense situation whereby the Soviet Union was shipping and basing medium-range missiles capable of reaching the continental United States from the proxy regime of Cuba.

Although this is excellent subject matter for a movie, unfortunately it is just a backdrop for the film THIRTEEN DAYS, which focuses on Kenny O'Connell (Kevin Costner), a friend and political advisor to JFK. In spite of the gravity of the Crisis, the film spends too much time centered around someone not deserving of being the subject of the film. O'Connell's character is not as interesting as the events unfolding around him, and not really compelling enough to warrant the attention, which would have been better spent on JFK and the confrontation and the Soviet perspective. Further, Costner's attempt at a genuine Yankee (Massachusetts) accent is obvious and labored and ultimately unconvincing. The whole thing comes off as a hint of a vanity project for Costner.

Among the film's strengths includes Bruce Greenwood doing arguably the best portrayal of JFK to date depicted on film or TV. The actor (Steven Culp) playing Bobby Kennedy was also a good pick and did a fine job in his limited role, and Dylan Baker gave an interesting performance as SecDef Robert McNamara.

The best parts of the film were the two marvelous aerial scenes: the first featuring the 2-ship formation of RF-8 aircraft doing their high-speed, low-level recon of the Cuban missile sites; the second featuring the dramatization of Maj. Rudolph Anderson's fateful mission. This was a compelling and tense sequence which completely draws the viewer in, even though the heartbreaking outcome was already known ahead of time.

All in all, it was a decent film which could have been better if it concentrated on where the more compelling interest, characters, and actions were.

Suspenseful.......2007-05-16

Great movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat. As history is recounted of this intense and highly-pressurized situation of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the viewer is entertained and educated.

Authentic in costume and dialect, this movie brings you back to the time when John F. Kennedy was in office, and one of the most important decisions he and his advisors made and took action on during his presidency. Kevin Costner is good in his role as the lead actor but a supporting character to JFK himself.

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wow
down to earth. real
One of the Best of the Genre
An Awesome Tolerance Movie
Best GLBT Movie I've seen in a while

Latter Days (Unrated Edition)
Starring: Steve Sandvoss , Wes Ramsey , Rebekah Johnson , Amber Benson , and Khary Payton
Director: C. Jay Cox
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ASIN: B0002I84JO
Release Date: 2004-09-07

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Christian (Wes Ramsey of the washboard abs) is a waiter, party boy, and first-class man magnet. Elder Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss of the goofy grin) is a straight-laced Mormon missionary. When he and three elders, including the uptight Ryder (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mysterious Skin), move into Christian's Hollywood apartment complex, it's clear something's got to give. Christian tries to make his new neighbors feel welcome, but they're put off by his flamboyance--the short-shorts, the rainbow flag in his yard, etc. When Christian's trash-talking pals at Lila's restaurant, including the cynical Traci (Amber Benson, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), bet that he can't seduce one of these clean-cut young men, he takes them up on it and sets his sights on cute, soft-spoken Aaron. As a pretense, he asks to learn more about his Church, but where they really connect is over their love of old movies, everything from Psycho to Tommy. When Aaron accuses him of being shallow, however, Christian starts to wonder if the bet wasn't such a good idea--plus he's starting to fall for the guy. Turns out the closeted Aaron feels the same way about him, but when his roommates find out, he's shipped back to Pocatello where he faces excommunication. Written and directed by C. Jay Cox (Sweet Home Alabama), a former Mormon missionary, Latter Days features Mary Kay Place as Aaron's disapproving mother and Jacqueline Bisset as the acerbic, yet supportive Lila. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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Huge festival and theatrical hit, Latter Days is the story of 19-year-old Elder Aaron Davis, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into an apartment complex in West Hollywood with a fellow group of missionaries. There he meets a neighbor, Christian, who, on a bet, tries to seduce him. When Christian exposes Davis' secret desire, Davis rejects Christian for being shallow and empty. As each boy's reality is shattered, the two are drawn into a passionate romance that risks destroying their lives. Audiences, young and old and straight and gay, have been moved to tears by this beautiful story of the transformational power of love and family.

Customer Reviews:

wow.......2007-06-27

this is the one movie that is closet to the book as i have ever seen

down to earth. real.......2007-06-27

really enjoyed this movie..thought it
was right on the money. Well worth the $$.

One of the Best of the Genre.......2007-06-22

I have read many positive reviews of this film and only 1 negative review (from gay.com amazingly enough) so I expected good things and was not disappointed. Of the two leads, Mr. Sandvoss (Aaron) is clearly the better Actor while Mr. Ramsey (Christian) is great eye candy and has the unrequited love thing down ! Mr. Ramsey's character Christian is a bit of a cliche - much like Dean Cain's shallow pretty boy in "The Broken Hearts Club" and the supporting cast here is largely forgettable, save for Ms. Bissett. Mary Kay Place, an excellent Supporting Actress, has an all-too-brief but powerful role. Ultimately all that matters is the love story between Aaron and Christian and it is bittersweet and wonderful. The last ten minutes of the film are true tearjerkers.

An Awesome Tolerance Movie.......2007-06-12

I really enjoyed Latter Days because I found the love story between Aaron and Christian to be touching, and I also believe that the meaning of tolerance came out in this movie. I almost cried due to the epic scene with Aaron in the bathroom. If you liked Brokeback Mountian's forbidden love story, you will love the forbidden love story of Latter Days.

Best GLBT Movie I've seen in a while.......2007-06-09

2 very sexy actors and it ends right. Great movie, great love scenes, the unrated version is much better than the watered down version they've been playing on LOGO.

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Widescreen Edition)

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Splendid Fun
One of my favorites...
funny...funny...funny...
GREAT ACTORS! VERY FUNNY!
A sweet valentine's Day treat

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Kate Hudson , Matthew McConaughey , Kathryn Hahn , Annie Parisse , and Adam Goldberg
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ASIN: B000094J7Z
Release Date: 2003-07-01

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Kate Hudson twinkles as the heroine of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, a magazine writer assigned to date a guy, make all the mistakes girls make that drive guys away (being clingy, talking in baby-talk, etc.), and record the process like a sociological experiment. However, the guy she picks--rangy Matthew McConaughey--is an advertising executive who's just bet that he can make a woman fall in love with him in ten days; if he succeeds, he'll win a huge account that will make his career. The set-up is completely absurd, but the collision of their efforts to woo and repel creates some pretty funny scenes. McConaughey's easy charm and Hudson's lightweight impishness play well together and the plot, though strictly Hollywood formula, chugs along efficiently. At moments Hudson seems to channel her mother, Goldie Hawn, to slightly unnerving effect. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

Splendid Fun.......2007-05-20

Really didn't LOVE this movie until I was able to watch it several times. Now, I am so happy that it is part of my collection. Kate and Matthew have a chemistry that makes for great viewing. The things that Kate does to drive Matt crazy are hilarious and, unfortunately, all to true of us at times. Worth the cost to be able to enjoy it over and over again.

One of my favorites..........2007-04-10

My husband and I laugh over and over again every time we watch this movie. It is sooo funny. Love wins over in the end and that is what I like to see!

funny...funny...funny..........2007-03-18

i loved this movie! for me, i wish i saw this years ago so i would not of scared my friends away! very entertaining movie, very hilarious! good combination between kate & matthew, i also enjoyed the soundtrack to this movie.

GREAT ACTORS! VERY FUNNY!.......2007-02-25

A VERY FUNNY MOVIE, REALLY FUNNY!! THE STORY IS NOT TOO REAL BUT THE ACTORS, KATE HUDSON AND THE TEXAN MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY ARE GREAT TOGETHER. WATCH THE MOVIE IF YOU WANT TO LAUGH.

A sweet valentine's Day treat.......2007-02-11

Both Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey are in top form in the movie. They began in false pretences and on a bet. Yet their relationship flourished in their contrasting approaches - she wanted to lose him while he wanted to keep her within 10 days. What make this movie a pleasant surprise are the sunny side of both characters and their calculating yet interesting diaglogue. Kate Hudson is wonderful in lending depth and warmth to her role with her cute smile and personable character. The script is not at all shallow and formulaic. A good treat indeed.

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3 stars but only for Rafe's hair.
Intense thriller
awesome
And this is the world we love to live in......
obsessively horrific

Strange Days
Starring: Ralph Fiennes , Angela Bassett , Juliette Lewis , Tom Sizemore , and Michael Wincott
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Release Date: 2002-05-21

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James Cameron wrote the script for this not-so-futuristic science fiction tale about a former vice cop (Ralph Fiennes) who now sells addicting, virtual reality clips that allow a user to experience the recorded sensations of others. He becomes embroiled in a murder conspiracy, tries to save a former girlfriend (Juliette Lewis), and has a romance with his chauffeur and bodyguard (Angela Bassett). Cameron's ex-wife, director Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break), brought the whole, busy, violent enterprise to the screen, and while the film's socially relevant heart is in the right place, its excesses wear one out. Some of the casting doesn't quite click either: Fiennes isn't really right for his nervous role, and Lewis is annoying (and unbelievable as the hero's much-yearned-for former squeeze). Expect some ugly if daring moments with the virtual reality stuff. --Tom Keogh

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It's the eve of the millennium in Los Angeles, December 31, 1999. Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes) is an ex-cop turned street hustler who preys on human nature by dealing the drug of the future. It's an environment that will lead him deep into the danger zone when he falls into a maze filled with intrigue and betrayal, murder and conspiracy. Angela Bassett and Juliette Lewis co-star in this provocative, action-packed thriller written by James Cameron (Titanic, The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day).

Customer Reviews:

3 stars but only for Rafe's hair........2007-05-20

This movie is unmatchable but if you're into hotty Brit actor Rafe then by all means have a look. First of all, mix yourself either a Mojito or a martini...or several. Trust me, you'll need it. The key is to put the "movie" on mute and have the remote at the ready for every time Juliet Whatsherface, Angela Bassett or Tom Sizemore is on-screen. Simply FF. There's no reason to put yourself through that kind of torture. There's also no reason to put yourself through the torture of the clunky and embarrassingly cheesy dialogue. Katherine Bigelow should be ashamed and publicly humilated.

Intense thriller.......2007-05-15

Suspensful, good acting, interesting premise, a little too violent to rate it 5 stars

awesome.......2007-05-07

I remember watching Strange Days when it was in theaters. I loved it then and still love it. The mix of scifi with who done it makes it a great movie for almost anyone.

And this is the world we love to live in.............2007-05-04

I may strike a nerve here, but I have to say this big time. I am glad I didn't spend money on this film as I found it to be way too long, and way below average. This kind of reminded me of watching the 1987 film "Wanted: Dead or Alive". I mean there was no less than 200 spews of profanity in the first 10 minutes of the film. I was beginning to think they were getting off on swearing, and explode into a sexual ecstasy of screams and moans at the rate they were going. The film has the plot on New Year's Eve, 1999, and Los Angeles is a war zone( When wasn't it ever a war zone people?), and the drug of the day is a head piece that allows you to play back certain scenes with certain people, and it more, or less makes it a hot commodity, and everyone tries to cash in on the thing, and in the long run it causes strife, and conflict in a community that's already in a fire of decay, anger, hate, and any other negative, and critical thing you can imagine. The National Guard is out patroling the streets along with the city police, and the rogue police as well, and they can't be trusted either. One ex-cop turned dealer in the head piece is trying to help rescue a ex-girlfriend out of the clutches of a pimp/ record producer, and prevent the Millenium from going bust at the same time, and it's hard to tell who's on your side. This is what the world wants though. We have developed the theory that Fear is the beginning of enlightment, and therefore the more fearful we are then the more smart we are. We don't take time for friends, family, to enjoy life, or appreciate the beauty of the world. That's what the head piece is for we say, but guess what? The head piece also can be like a bad batch of acid which can kill you if you're not careful. Ralph Fiennes and Angela Baseheart give a convincing performance as you would see them in love with one another, and in a way they may have had the feelings repressed way down inside of one another as Fiennes when he was a cop rescued Baseheart's family especially her son, so the feelings were there, and they build during the film until thier passionate kiss at the end which to me was the highlight of the movie. The rest of it was a weak plot where excessive swearing has to give it meat, the other performances were at best lackluster, and just the fact that it shows the world as a place that I already know it is didn't make me feel any better. Not even worth a $1.00 price to watch. I wanted to watch it back when it first came out in the theaters, but now I'm glad I didn't.

obsessively horrific.......2007-05-02

since I cannot give this film a 'no' star, which clearly is what it deserves, it will garner a '1' star for the magical talent of Ray Fiennes. Despite that the film is non-stop boredom, fast paced 'huh's?' and a tendancy to leave the room multiple times, without being angry or irritated that you missed even a second of it. As a true fanatic of sci-fi (Andromedia Strain, Logan's Run, Clockwork Orange, 2001, 2010, Flatliners, Gattica, etc) I have to say, "what were they thinking?"

This film is without question one of the worst movies ever made, and other reviewers that gave this four or five stars for its cinematic prose and appreciation to fine electrifying cinematic cultism, need to get their head examined, as they as movie goers were on their own drug induced-kinetic stupor while watching it.

Written by James Cameron. Indeed, as bad as his help in rendering, yet again, the awful version that he threw together with Soderbergh of Solaris, and having Clooney play Mr. Klevin was disrespectful to Stanislaw Lem. Both, equally a waste of time, IMHO.

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Great Movie
Light-hearted adventurous romantic comedy.
six days and seven nightd
Six Days, Seven Nights
My Theory

Six Days, Seven Nights
Starring: Harrison Ford , Anne Heche , David Schwimmer , Jacqueline Obradors , and Temuera Morrison
Director: Ivan Reitman
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Release Date: 1998-12-08

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The African Queen meets Swept Away in this sometimes labored romantic comedy by director Ivan Reitman. Fortunately, he cast an old pro in Harrison Ford, as Quinn Harris, a South Seas charter pilot who must ferry New York fashion editor Robin Monroe (Anne Heche) from one island to another--a hop that falls flat when they fly into a mammoth storm that causes them to crash on a deserted island. The pair resent and resist each other, until they are forced to team up to escape from the island--and some modern pirates who want their heads. If that part of the story is unconvincing, you can always focus on the smoldering comic chemistry between Heche, who displays strong comic instincts, and the ever-reliable Ford. The script is just an excuse for these two flinty characters to strike increasingly romantic sparks off each other, which is always enjoyable to watch. --Marshall Fine

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Big-screen favorite Harrison Ford stars in this nonstop adventure hit about a dream vacation that turns into a hilarious tropical nightmare! A gruff, rough-hewn cargo pilot living in the islands, Quinn Harris (Ford) hates tourists ... though he's not above making a fast buck from a sharp-tongued New Yorker, Robin Monroe (sexy Anne Heche -- VOLCANO, WAG THE DOG), when she's desperate for a quick flight to Tahiti! But this already uneasy relationship suddenly takes a nosedive when his weather-beaten old plane is forced down in a storm! Now, stranded together on a deserted isle, Quinn and Robin quickly discover all the perils of paradise. As this mismatched pair find themselves facing danger at every turn, you're sure to find their misfortunes fueling one of Hollywood's most entertaining action-comedy hits in years!

Customer Reviews:

Great Movie.......2007-05-01

Movie arrived in great time from seller. I was very happy! We love this movie and recommend it to anyone looking for some good entertainment.

Light-hearted adventurous romantic comedy........2007-02-14

This is a well-cast movie. The actors and actresses work well together; they were perfect; there were no weak points.

This movie is so much fun to watch, that I'm surprised not to find Harrison Ford and Anne Heche playing in other movies together. The chemistry they emit is refreshing. Anne Heche seems to have an innate ability for her timing with humor. She's good, very good. The viewer can't help but be roped into the action segments. You are there.

Also, it was wonderful to watch the athletic prowess that Harrison and Anne showed at work, play, and in the adventurous portions of the movie.

six days and seven nightd.......2007-01-18

one of the last good comidies that isnt outragously stupid.

Six Days, Seven Nights.......2007-01-10

I really loved the movie because how Harrison Ford and Anne Heche played so well together. David Schwimmer was very comical also. It had humor, action and adventure. It would be a very good buy to add to your movie collection.

My Theory.......2007-01-05

I have this theory about movies that you see on an airplane. I don't know if its due to the boredom or a lack of oxygen, but sometimes when you see a movie, while on a long flight, that might otherwise leave you cold, you find yourself being charmed. So it was with Six Days, Seven Nights. And the great thing about it is that it never wears off! I can still watch this movie and, even though I KNOW its not very good, I really enjoy it. So, I don't know, maybe if you breath into a bag the first time you play it you'll get the same sensation. Its worth a try.
(By the way, shouldn't it be Seven Days, Six Nights? I mean, come on, what travel agent doesn't count the day you arrive and the day you depart?)

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Boring
Real Heros for Real Times
"We may hang today, but you will hang tommorrow!"
My heroin Sophie
A wake up call to all

Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
Starring: Julia Jentsch , Fabian Hinrichs , Gerald Alexander Held , Johanna Gastdorf , and André Hennicke
Director: Marc Rothemund
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ASIN: B000H5V8H2
Release Date: 2006-11-14

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Through its simplicity and scrupulous attention to historical detail, Sophie Scholl: The Final Days proves to be both thrillingly suspenseful and emotionally devastating. During the peak of the Third Reich, Sophie Scholl (Julia Jentsch, The Edukators), along with her brother Hans and other students in Munich, formed a resistance group called the White Rose and distributed anti-Nazi leaflets. Sophie Scholl begins on a crisp winter day, with Sophie and Hans distributing leaflets around the empty halls of a university before class is let out. The tension only increases as they are arrested, interrogated, and swiftly convicted in a brutal show trial. The heart of the film are the scenes between Sophie and her interrogator, Robert Mohr (Gerald Alexander Held), a loyal Nazi who nonetheless respected and perhaps even admired Sophie. Their arguments, distilled down from hours of historical record, crackle with emotion and resonate throughout history, from Communist totalitarianism to the Bush administration condemning critics of the Iraq war as traitors. Jentsch's restrained performance only grows more and more moving over the movie's course. A deeply engaging and powerful movie. --Bret Fetzer

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2005 Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, Sophie Scholl - The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to thrilling, dramatic life. Sophie Scholl stars Julia Jentsch (of recent cult fave The Edukators) in a luminous performance as the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Armed with long-buried historical records of her incarceration, director Marc Rothemund expertly re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's life: a heart-stopping journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless.

Customer Reviews:

Boring.......2007-07-04

After one hour I couldn't take any more, so maybe I missed some excitement. This woman is sitting in a Gestapo office, under arrest, drinking coffee and chit-chatting endlessly - endlessly - with a Gestapo agent about German political issues of the 1940s. I imagine some creative genius pitching this script by saying, "It's like My Dinner with Andre, but Andre is a Gestapo agent and it's an interrogation conducted over coffee."

Real Heros for Real Times.......2007-06-27

I found this unassuming film to be powerful, both in it's subject matter and execution. Kudos to those involved with creating this jewel.

"We may hang today, but you will hang tommorrow!".......2007-06-07

This film was rather simple with a sort of "low-budget" feel to it. That being said, it was excellently acted and directed and while a bit slow at times, I found it to be a very moving film.

The story is centered on Sophie Scholl, the young German student who is arrested in 1943 along with her brother for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets at school. She was part of a passive resistance movement called the White Rose. The beginning of the film shows her and her friends preparing for, and then committing their "crime" while the bulk of the film focuses on her interrogation and subsequent punishment. Ms. Scholl was clearly a brave young girl and she deserves to be remembered as such. That being said, I have to agree with a previous reviewer who questioned why they focused on her when it seems that her brother was actually more involved than she was? Is it because she was a female? Perhaps, but I suppose this is a trivial point. I certainly don't mean to take anything away from her or the film.

One of the best scenes in the film is the exchange between Sophie and her interrogator, Detective Mohl where they go back and forth about the ideals of National Socialism and Sophie's democratic ideals. The detective, a stubborn Nazi ideologue initially treats her with contempt while spouting harsh National Socialist platitudes, but as the interrogations go on, he develops a soft spot for her and perhaps even a little admiration for her steadfast convictions. The judge however, has no such sympathy.

Since I can't leave well enough alone though, I just have to criticize one thing, Sophie's cellmate, the friendly, righteous communist. Why is it that in so many of these types of films the communists are always portrayed as some sort of freedom fighters while the evil fascists are almost always monsters? Everybody knows that the communists were just as brutal (if not more) and killed even more people than the Nazis. And while I can understand Sophie and her cellmate's desire to be "liberated" the fact is, the post-war occupation (at least in the east) was arguably much worse than Nazi rule. Sure they were liberated, if by liberated you mean raped and tortured by the glorious Red Army. Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

My heroin Sophie.......2007-05-13

Sophie Scholl is a great movie and I believe it was up for an Oscar a year ago. Sophie and her brother were students at the University of Munich in 1943. They, with friends and a professor, called themselves The White Rose, an underground group issuing leaflets against the Hitler regime. They are arrested by the Gestapo and tried in court, and they paid the price. Even today people will leave white roses at a Platz not
far from the university commerating their deeds. The acting, particularly
for Sophie, a Gestapo agent and the judge, is supurb.

A wake up call to all.......2007-04-27

One of the best movies I have ever seen. I was still thinking about it the next day. It potrays Nazi Germany as it really was. Filled with real people who have to make moral choices that will determine their future, for better or worse. The German Authorities are not like the Hollywood cardboard cut-out characters,we often see. They are people who are caught up in doing their jobs, and trying to avoid facing the truth, if it might put them in harms way. None of the cartoonishly brutal torturers, wearing monicles, brandishing whips, or sporting garish scars. Chillingly real. Filmed in Germany by Germans. Subtitles. The main character has faith in God. Something most thinking people posess. Something much ridiculed by members of today's "New World Order". Her faith is the source of her courage. If having a concience and standing for what is right at any cost bores you, do not watch this movie. The monsters of Nazi Germany wore white shirts, ties, and had no dirt under their fingernails. Still true today.

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