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Originally Posted by Grimmlok
Tell me, what other themes were there?
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Well, let's see, there was the entwinement of good and evil, explored in a very interesting way. What is good? What is evil? Is there really an answer? Good existing in something apparently evil, evil existing in something apparently good. Good merging with evil, etc...
Also, "how far will we go to get what we want" thrown into the theme of motherhood, at the end in particular.
How resentment strenghtened by time just rots you away, the town being a symbol of this.
The exploration of the different planes (Paradise, reality, purgatory, hell) was really interesting.
Etc...
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Originally Posted by Grimmlok
It's interesting to note that the people who rate this highly all say the same thing ..."IT looks just like the videogame! Cool creature effects! Yay pyramid head! it was gory, cool!"
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While I give it props for looking like the videogame, I did not like because of Pyramid Head and "gory, cool!". I really don't care for such things, if I want a gorefest I'll go see
Saw (seesaw, haha) or Hostel. It's the atmosphere and the story of
Silent Hill which I found fascinating and mesmerizing. But then, if we don't agree, we don't agree.
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Originally Posted by Kirsten89
The Departed- One of my favorites
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Have you seen the original chinese movie
Infernal Affairs? Much better in my opinion.
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My viewings now:
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Notre Univers Impitoyable, by Léa Fazer, at the cinema => A lawyer couple (played by real-life couple Alice Taglioni and Jocelyn Quivrin) is up for the same partner position at their firm. The
Sliding Doors-esque story shows us what happens if the guy gets the job, and if the girl gets it. Nothing amazing, but a pretty good comedy, with a lot of funny scenes, and a realisitic, balanced take on things that doesn't take sides.
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Step Up, at home => rewatched this since
Step Up 2 The Streets is coming out here soon. The dance scenes are very good, the story is pretty classic and some aspects are reminescent of
Save The Last Dance, never however reaching the greatness that was that film (gee whiz, it's the same screenwriter!). Predictable and unoriginal sure, but good teentertainment nevertheless, and I'd definitely like to see lead actress Jenna Dewan in more movies...or in my bed! According to some rumors her career isn't going too well and she's resorting to high-class prostitution to make ends meet.
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Thir13en Ghosts (2001), by Steve
Beck, at home => Filmed back when
Shannon Elizabeth was still hot and somewhat relevant, this Joel Silver/Robert Zemeckis produced horror film isn't actually scary, certainly not once the action gets going anyway. The story's a bit dumb, but whatever. The film looks good, and the production design in particular is amazing. That house is just...wow. Shame what happens to it at the end though.
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Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005), by Subhash Ghai on DVD => In 1947, at the dawn of
Indian independance, young villager Kisna helps a British girl and her mom reach Dehli safely while being chased by hordes of bad guys including a prince who's obsessed with sleeping with the British girl. With a reputable filmmaker, a premise somewhat reminescent of
The Last Of The Mohicans, and a cool-looking trailer, this film looked quite promising. However, it turned into one of the worst movies I've ever seen. A couple of spectacular shots can't make up for the sheer stupidity of it all...
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