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wrote about The Times of Harvey Milk (7)
Very simple and straightforward documentary on a simple, strong and fierce person by the name of Harvey Milk, who really did a lot to try and make life easier for homosexuals, heterosexuals... Well, tax-payers in general. It describes his life and troubles in depth without becoming clogged. Good interviews, very well-made and tragic. Recommendable.
pivic
wrote about The Lost World: Jurassic Park (4)
Quite funny, a little thrilling and over-the-top just like the previous one. I'm glad to see less screaming kids and more dino in this one, plus Pete Postlethwaite. Baby Rex for president!
pivic
wrote about Hysteria (6)
Mostly thanks to Rupert Everett's comic rôle, this film is funny and overall enjoyable as a bundle of a fascinating and true historical tale, wrapped up with humor and good tempo. It's a trifle, and enjoyable as such. Many an Ooh, vicar! joke is found is here, but it's no Carry On-film. A funny reminder not to let other factors - e.g. gender - ruin intelligence.
pivic
wrote about Dear Mr. Gacy (2)
This was quite the bore and monster-meets-lost-little-boy tale, which really wound up nowhere. It almost seems the director was too focused on the integral genius/madman angle on Gacy rather than seeing him as the human being he was. Despite this and the major effect it had on the film, it's still quite boring. Gacy was more interesting than this. I suggest you see "To Catch A Killer" with Brian Dennehy in the lead rôle instead.
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pivic
wrote about Tomboy (8)
I’d say this film is essential to 2012. The direction is completed by the script, and they’re both genial; the kids are either brilliant actors from the get-go or are wonderfully directed. It’s a kids’ world in this film, and it’s all the better for it. It made me question my own ideas, preconceptions and prejudice when gender is involved, and is eye-opening, funny and a bit sad. It’s life, beautifully presented.
pivic
wrote about Sleepless in Seattle (4)
One of the best things about this film is how the kid is portrayed: as an individual, with a father who treats him as such, and they discuss sex. Apart from that, there are a few good gags (one being all the 1990s styling) but it is very 2D.
pivic
rated Sleepless in Seattle
pivic
wrote about Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (6)
Good documentary on a seemingly wonderful cable channel in LA during the 1980s, where one man programmed and ran it for the most part. He seems akin to a lot of genius, demon-driven auteurs from Hollywood who wouldn't let money ruin him - but in the end ruined himself and another person through murder and suicide. A very inspirational tale containing some really interesting interview-snippets.
pivic
wrote about God Bless America (8)
This was quite the trip. Self-indulgent, yes, seemingly holier-than-thou, yes, and all the better for it! A middle-aged man takes on a world that seems disparagingly stupid by killing people. This film wins so much by being straightforward and non-apologising, yet loses a little to an at-times preachy script. Really funny, this is thoughtful, well-written, acted and directed - go Bobcats!
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pivic
wrote about Norwegian wood (6)
Quite fair film, yet uneven. Sadness and loss are the most interesting bits in this film to me, who has never read Murakami; the tempo is too changing and the general feel of the film is uneven. I love the clothes, and the soundtrack is really interesting - go Johnny Greenwood. Still, some moody frames from the film stick with me in a good way.
pivic
rated Norwegian wood
Elegantly and intelligently edited, directed and acted film where Binoche plays a grown-up woman with intense personal problems who interviews young women who prostitute themselves, all for a magazine article. Some of the classical music was very in-your-face but the scene where The Knife's "Pass It On" was played, I liked. All in all it paints a portrait on some complexities of life that I haven't seen before.
pivic
wrote about Maid in Manhattan (1)
Well, I chose to see it. The kind of film that's made without intelligence, luring people in to think it's a no-thinker. No, it's a no-brainer, and nobody should watch this. There are aeons of cutesy rom-coms with more mind to it's own than a pap smear out there, so hence, please avoid this Jenny From The Block crap.
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pivic
wrote about Hunger (7)
A film of the times surrounding and of the harsh conditions for some IRA prisoners in 1981, where they hunger-strike. Vulgar brutality, filth and conviction permeates the film and there are a lot of strong scenes. I got a sense that politics also seeped through everything, and of course, these were political prisoners, even though Thatcher wouldn't recognise that; this is a great juxtaposition to "The Iron Lady".