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Summary: Sick.
Review: Anybody fond of this film is sick and twisted. This is why it is so terrible: A young and depressed girl of 16 runs away from home in search of happiness. She eventually finds a group of people who say that they will help her to find success. She is to be turned into a 'star.' She is put on a bed, while a man dressed in leather slashes her body up with a large blade. Why would anybody want to watch a poor, defenseless girl, who seems to have had it rough throughout her entire life, be butchered on screen. You feel sorry for her. Another reason is that the movie is so explicit with pornography (nudity, sex) and GRAPHIC violence. They also show other 'snuff' films with other women are strangled, shot, and of course, slaughtered to pieces with machetes and what not. After a while, your mind is numbed with disturbances and you eventually lose interest. Cage does a terrible job - by the way. Definitely not for the weak-stomached. The only good aspect is the excellent display of the underground sex industry - but - the display was overwhelmed with DISGUSTING images. AVOID.
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Summary: NOT a very clever or smart film!
Review: This film is a complete waste of time. When is Cage going to start actually reading the script before he decides to star in a movie? The story line is just O.K. and yes the music was interesting but once again they made a film that missed almost every aspect of good movie making. Look at the movie Seven, there they made a film that was disturbing while not having to show so much live graphic action. There is a reason the critics all hated 8mm. It Stunk!! Don't bother seeing it!!!
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Summary: Now I am sure.
Review: Now I have my suspicion confirmed. The Oscar-winning Nicholas Cage is not an actor at all. Unless you can call an actor the performer with the only I-can't-believe-it's-happening expression readily available when the situation calls for the show of emotion.If there is such a mask in the Noh theatre repertoire Mr.Cage may consider a Japanese debut. He was good playing not very eloquent and sentimental redneck in Raising Arizona but a total disaster while plunging into emotional depth's in the City Of Angels.I kind of liked him in the Face\Off in a role of cartoon villain.But the flamboyant detective in Snake Eyes is totally unconvincing.Maybe he is good when used by the postmodernist Coens or the newcomer Woo but when the more mainstream Joel Schumacher and Brian De Palma entrust him with something less schematic we see that they are asking for too much.Dramatic turns into pathetic and outright laughable.I am sure Mr.Cage is a good and decent person still not able to believe he'd made it in the movies. 8MM makes me sure it's all hopeless.We will still see Mr.Cage's efforts and pay for it. Some of us to see if he can get any worse and attain even more prominent place in the annals of kitsch and the rest just because they like the guy.
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Summary: Surprisingly engaging, make that three and a half stars
Review: This movie got panned so much by the critics and audience that I had low expectations. I got it anyway since I found the subject matter interesting. I was pleasantly surprised to find it a riveting suspense flick that took a surprisingly candid take on a distasteful subject. Nic Cage does a good job as a P.I. sucked into the seedy world of perverts, pimps, and whores only to find a disturbing affinity to that which repulses him. Two standout supporting roles are played by Joaquin Phonenix as a reluctant porno-clerk-cum-sleuth and James Gandolfini as a sleazy L.A. pornographer.
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Summary: A REVISION
Review: Although I was originally impressed by this film, the more I view it (on an excellent DVD, by the way), the more it seems like a self-indulgent, over acted bit of muck. Schumacher, the director, apparently gets his kicks out of brazenly teasing his audience with his moral outrages coupled with plenty S&M sex The musical score is very unusual and quite impressive though.
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Summary: Very Underrated Thriller!
Review: I was very surprised when I first saw it on DVD. It had a lot of twists and turns, and wasn't as explicit (with violence & nudity) as I thought it would be. The cast and production values are supurb! One of the best films I've seen all year! I highly recommend this film to people who like thrillers! A++++++++++++++++++++++!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Cage shines in this dark drama...
Review: This movie has gotten a lot of bad reviews, but it's a great flick as long as you go into it expecting to see raunch and gore...the story is intriguing and suspenseful. Nic Cage is great as usual, using his more intense side to the best of his ability. Joaquin Phoenix also does an outstanding job as Cage's sidekick. A great movie on an interesting subject that is often considered too extreme to talk about, let alone make an entire movie about. Great job, directors and actors!
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Summary: excellent for home viewing
Review: Nicholas Cage gives a good performance in this story about snuff movies.Keeps you interested from beginning to the end.For home viewing, the movie is very intriguing and should be seen by all.
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Summary: Raw and dark - fantastic movie - not for the faint of heart.
Review: This movie was very intense in its subject matter and plot. I was blown over in the first ten minutes as the story made me feel uncomfortable, especially in mix company, but it was told in the best (dark)light it could muster. I left the theater intrigued by the motives of people and am still asking the question...How could people do horrible things to another human being? And the answer is sooo obvious...Just because they CAN. A sickening reason but one that explains us as Americans. We do things, good or bad, just because we can without regards to the consequences. 8MM is America in a nut shell. Nicholas Cage was excellent in his role. He made it very believable.
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Summary: FASCINATING !!!!
Review: Although I, too, have seen better acting from Nicholas Cage..I really liked this movie. The story was interesting and, sometimes, shocking. It reminded me a lot of "Seven". This movie has a dark, oppressive feel that is reminiscent of film noir or, perhaps, Alfred Hitchcock. Definitely not for the squeemish or prudish...but entertaining for those who are a fan of suspense or crime movies.
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