visual trip
Added 7/17/2009
"Fairy tale for adults": I hear that a lot, that expression. "Pan's Labyrinth" comes to mind. The Brothers Grimm collection of folk tales does too. Well as has been remarked, LOTS of stuff comes to mind when considering a picture like this. The excellent spotlighted customer review lists some that came to my mind too: Fritz Lang, Freud, Carl Jung, Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, Jean Cocteau, the Brothers Quay. I'll add Jules Verne and Fellini. OK, Roger Ebert mentioned Verne. (Ebert is a national treasure.) But what to make of it? "The City of Lost Children" is mostly a visual trip and less any sort of interesting tale that begs being deciphered. Read into it what you will, if you feel the desire to do so. I myself have mostly just enjoyed the imagery and I think the film is an unabashed celebration of film as primarily a visual medium.
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Crazy, Creepy, Beautiful.
Added 6/3/2009
I came to this film reminiscent of the time I first fell in love with Amelie, thinking it would be another fantastical feast for the eyes. I was wrong - but only to a degree. From the get-go I was convinced I'd been taking some drugs and the beginning brought be back to the crawling baby scene in Trainspotting. Scared and disturbed, I was still intrigued. The more I watched the more I became engrossed in the characterization and yes - the beautiful, yet dull use, of reds and greens in the imagery. Ultimately, its plot is unforgettable and mesmerizing, but Ron Perlman's attempt at speaking French is a little bothersome and weird. It made me wonder if they made him a slow, lovable brute only after they heard him speak the language. Nevertheless, he doesn't speak as much as I'd thought he would and his acting is still wonderful and well-placed for this film. Rent it when you're feeling strange, curious and all-around adventurous.
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Might be overrated.
Added 5/27/2009
I liked this movie but I wouldn't recommend buying it. Rent it or find someone who has a copy to borrow. I just didn't think it was as entertaining as everyone says it is.
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story will hold youre breath
Added 4/15/2009
ive played the game in 1997 n playstation , now i watched the movie , amazing story line , great atmospher , wonder if they will remake it , itll be good hit for bluckbuster , .
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Movie Flaw
Added 3/30/2009
Both times I viewed this Dvd it Skipped midway through viewing and the screen was frozen for about a minute. Besides this it played well the rest of the way through.
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visual trip
Added 7/17/2009
"Fairy tale for adults": I hear that a lot, that expression. "Pan's Labyrinth" comes to mind. The Brothers Grimm collection of folk tales does too. Well as has been remarked, LOTS of stuff comes to mind when considering a picture like this. The excellent spotlighted customer review lists some that came to my mind too: Fritz Lang, Freud, Carl Jung, Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, Jean Cocteau, the Brothers Quay. I'll add Jules Verne and Fellini. OK, Roger Ebert mentioned Verne. (Ebert is a national treasure.) But what to make of it? "The City of Lost Children" is mostly a visual trip and less any sort of interesting tale that begs being deciphered. Read into it what you will, if you feel the desire to do so. I myself have mostly just enjoyed the imagery and I think the film is an unabashed celebration of film as primarily a visual medium.
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Crazy, Creepy, Beautiful.
Added 6/3/2009
I came to this film reminiscent of the time I first fell in love with Amelie, thinking it would be another fantastical feast for the eyes. I was wrong - but only to a degree. From the get-go I was convinced I'd been taking some drugs and the beginning brought be back to the crawling baby scene in Trainspotting. Scared and disturbed, I was still intrigued. The more I watched the more I became engrossed in the characterization and yes - the beautiful, yet dull use, of reds and greens in the imagery. Ultimately, its plot is unforgettable and mesmerizing, but Ron Perlman's attempt at speaking French is a little bothersome and weird. It made me wonder if they made him a slow, lovable brute only after they heard him speak the language. Nevertheless, he doesn't speak as much as I'd thought he would and his acting is still wonderful and well-placed for this film. Rent it when you're feeling strange, curious and all-around adventurous.
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Might be overrated.
Added 5/27/2009
I liked this movie but I wouldn't recommend buying it. Rent it or find someone who has a copy to borrow. I just didn't think it was as entertaining as everyone says it is.
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