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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Tera
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08-10-2000

Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 9:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just returned home from seeing this movie. At first I thought I was on a 90 minute acid trip. But then I started feeling better.

I would love to hear other comments from people who have watched this movie.

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 11:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I really liked this film quite a bit. I am not a big Jim Carrey fan, I have to admit, so I only go to films where he is not "himself" (i.e., Truman Show, the Andy Kauffman thing, etc.). I do, however, love the writer's work (Being John Malcovitch, Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) and I really think he is one of the best writers in Hollywood--and this has less of his characteristic cynicism than Adaptation and Bering J.M. do; it actually has a heart without resorting to sloppy sentimentalism.

I think Carrey will get his Oscar nomination for this one. His character--Carrey's exploration of his character--is very convincing and it's almost really great acting (sorry. I cannot say Jim Carrey was "great" with a straight face!). I'm not sure that the direction was excellent--I will have to see it again, and I will be happy to--but I can say the acting, including Kate Winslet, was wonderful and the screenplay was easily the best thing since...well, Adaptation.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Monday, March 22, 2004 - 3:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We saw this Friday night and I thought it was very emotional and thought-provoking.

It's the type of film that is more rewarding if you go into it not knowing quite what to expect. Fitting together the plot's puzzle pieces is part of the enjoyment and experience.

The scenes in Carrey's memory are so dreamlike. That is what this movie greatly reminded me of - a dream, where logic and the physical laws of time and space don't always work as expected. Oh and oddly enough, there was something, well I hate to use this word, but "retro" about the memory-erasing device. It reminded me of a sci-fi story from the 1950's. (I don't mean that to be a negative comment.)

I can't recall (no joke, lol) any other work that has made me ponder quite so much how precious our memories of the past are - even, or perhaps especially, the painful ones.

Overall, an ingenious, truly original screenplay, superb acting, and great soundtrack. One quibble, the murkiness of the picture at the beginning may have been a creative device but it was a little frustrating even for me.

Trailers: The Chronicles of Riddick (fourth time I've seen that one), Garden State, and The Door in the Floor.

Calamity
Member

10-18-2001

Monday, March 22, 2004 - 3:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
One thing I forgot...despite the use of the "f-word", some drug use, and a little sexual content, it's difficult to fathom why this movie was rated "R".

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Friday, March 26, 2004 - 10:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I agree Calamity about the R rating. Why??

I really enjoyed this and I wasn't sure I would. I don't think I really "got" Adaptation or Being John Malcovich. I appreciated their originality, but they didn't entertain or move me or do much of anything for me. This film did. It was entertaining and moving. I'm not a Carrey fan, but he did his job well here. Winslet was wonderful as expected.

Fabnsab
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08-07-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 10:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I really liked this movie. They all did a great job and I am a fan of the writers other films.

As far as the "R" rating goes, I heard that a film gets one automatically if the F bomb is dropped.

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 2:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes, it's the F word. I think you're allowed one in a PG13, and only if at an appropriate place. Any more and it's an R.

I really liked the movie too, and Jim Carrey was extremely good. I agree that it was an Oscar worth performance, although I get the impression Jim Carrey isn't that popular in Hollywood right now so that might affect his chances.

Bluebug
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01-05-2004

Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 10:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post