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Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Friday, December 08, 2006 - 4:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
Not for the faint of heart but definitely worth a trip to the cinema. The subtitles didn't bother me. There were 13 people when I saw it at 1:40. That's a lot for a matinee here.

Bbfanatic
Member

08-14-2000

Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 12:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bbfanatic a private message Print Post    
THis was an awesome movie. I loved it. Be sure and see it in a theater w/ a great sound system. unbelievable

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Tuesday, January 02, 2007 - 4:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
I guess I am the only one so far to hate this movie--besides my husband, Ed, I mean. We saw it 2 days ago (despite my misgivings about supporting Mel Gibson in any manner)--when I chose it because I was curious after reading the reviews--and wanted to make up my own mind.

Despite the excellent acting and great cinematography, Ed and I had a very hard time staying in our seats to the end. The film depended on blood, gore and brutality to tell its story.

I can only surmise that the writer (and director) chose to promote the idea that 'civilization' degrades the quality of life because, as members in a society multiply to the point that resources are strained, genocide becomes acceptable to its members (and ratified by its religion. I certainly don't accept that premise.

What an ugly, harsh belief. And interesting that all the 'bad' guys were thoroughly bad. No shadings there at all. (Kind of like an old western--in that it the audience didn't have to think at all to figure out who the bad guys were.)