Amelie

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Summary: Amazing!!!!
Review: I thought this movie was amazing. It has the perfect banlance between everything. It is beautifully cast and is a wonderful story. If you speak French it is another reason to see it and even if you don't you'll soon forget that you are reading subtitles because you will be totally engrossed in the story. It's funny, charming and romantic. GO SEE IT!!!!

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Summary: just smile
Review: I don't like... or, in fact, I HATE the phrase "this is one of the best movies I've ever seen in my life" but I admit I have to say so. Not a usual (therefore annoying) "I love you, you love me" story (not that I've seen a lot of those), but rather a film about an extraordinary and broke french girl with my favourate director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, behind the camera. If you love Hollywood films like Pearl Harbor or Independance Day, then please stay away from this movie for your own good. Far from sexy chicks and "jumping off the roof seconds before the building bursts into flames" celebrities that I'm personally bored of seeing, Jeunet chose two ordinary characters who played the role "I want to show my affection to you in the most wierd way." It's amazing that many of my friends didn't like the movie and some even lacked the potential ATP production to go to the theater for this movie, but it's probably (and they'd hate me for saying this) because of their lack of imagination, creativity and wish&courage of acting just the way you want, even like a child. (I'm not sure if I put it right, but if you watch the film, you'll know what I mean) Honestly, I'm not sure about buying the DVD since I'd hate myself if I watch this movie a billion times and start getting bored of it. I dunno about you, but I couldn't stop smiling after I watched Amelie!!!

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Summary: A VERY INTERESTING MOVIE OF GREAT DEPTH & FUN
Review: I SAW AMELIE A FEW DAYS AGO AND FOUND IT TO BE A REALLY GREAT MOVIE WITH A LOT OF DEPTH AND THOUGHTFUL VIEWPOINTS. ALL THE ACTORS HAVE DONE SPLENDIDLY IN THEIR CHARACTER ROLLS AND THOUGH IT IS IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES ONE GETS THE FLAVOR OF THE EXPRESSIONS OF WORDS AND BODY LANGUAGE TO A POINT THAT IT IS EVEN BETTER IN FRENCH THAN IT WOULD BE IN ENGLISH. THOUGH I HAVE NOT BEEN TO PARIS I FEEL THAT I HAVE VISITED THE CITY AFTER SEEING THIS FINE FILM. VIVA LA AMELIE!

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Summary: What can I say...
Review: I am at a loss for words..I am inlove with Amelie..Pure magic, pure imagination...Audrey Tautou, will you marry me?

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Summary: the human condition
Review: I love this movie for a variety of reasons. The direction and format is unique for one, but the character montages really gave the audience a different (maybe better?) perspective. The special effects, although not many glaringly obvious ones, were perfect in their use. The music was also fantastic. This film makes you think and analyze, unlike the prevalent no-brain-action-packed-star-studded hollywood flicks today. The plot is not a complex one, but it doesn't have to be; the characters are unique and familiar, this film clearly reaches out to us as humans, not ticket buyers/box office slaves. Anyone who appreciates art, music & details should see this.

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Summary: Whimsical, heart-warming, memorable
Review: Amelie is a film to watch, cry over and fall in love with. The plot really takes off when the protagonist discovers an old box filled with a little boy's toys on the day Princess Di dies. Amelie decides to change the lives of people for the better, and she unexpectedly falls in love along the way. Beautiful cinematography, fantastic plot!

I am urgently looking forward to seeing Audrey Tatou in future films. She has plenty of charisma and is a pleasure to watch. The characters who inhabit the cafe Amelie works at are also charming and unique, as is her father who lives in the past and has a fondness for his garden gnome.

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Summary: DO NOT pass this film by
Review: I don't think the advertising campaign here in the States is doing justice to the greatness of this film. It is SO unique, and SO funny, and SO touching. All at the same time. What an incredible feat of moviemaking. The best film I saw in 2001, by a magnitude of like 8. There's not a single misstep. I liked Moulin Rouge just fine, but if the over-the-topness of that one wore you down, then "Amelie" is the film for you.

There are all of these brilliant diversions in the film that are almost too numerous to count...

And about Audrey Tautou: Wow. A complete and utter cutie. Absolutely perfect for the role and a real breakout star. Totally enchanting.

By all means see this movie before it leaves the big screen.

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Summary: french beauty
Review: hauntingly beautiful. it's probably the best movie of the year. and, if it isn't that good for you, well, it is one of the best movies I VE SEEN. it spreads like a disease in your soul. but don't be afraid, because it just maybe amelie somewhere, sending you messages with a mirror, or throwing some stones in the river.

and for me, that is a really nice thought

this is one of the few movies you'll find (i've only seen 4 of them in my life) that really makes you wonder and say "this is what movies are made for" or even "this is what life is for" ... forget about "a beautiful mind" and shrek and all that stuff. when you see this you will find you need nothing else. this is true, and just like everything that is true, it is truely beautiful.

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Summary: Have You Ever Caught Yourself Thinking Exactly That?
Review: Chances are, you have. The film Amelie takes us on a stroll down the path of lifes little treasures and troubles. From the goldfish to the grocier, this film is an excellent look at an ordinary life (many can relate to), that by chance, turns extraordinary. This charming tale of a Parisian girl named Amelie is the first foriegn movie that showed me another side to movie making. The style and theme of this movie changed some of my perspectives on life. The change may not be so apparent for you, but I surely guarantee, if you see Amelie, you'll walk away with a smile.

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Summary: You'll forget you're reading subtitles....
Review: My own personal judge of how much I enjoy a foreign film is whether or not I become so involved in the story that I forget I'm reading the subtitles. The movies that have done that for me are Life is Beautiful, Il Postino, and now Amelie.

This is an enchanting story of a young woman growing up in France and of her adult life in Paris. Her childhood is neatly explained, but the bulk of the movie concerns her life in Paris. The movie follows her and the cast of characters surrounding her as she subtly manipulates their lives: bringing together two of the regulars in the cafe where she works, sending her father's garden gnome around the world in hopes of inspiring her father to do the same, etc. She is sweet and a little bit devilish at the same time.

If you are looking for a heartwarming movie - this is it! The story is involving, the Paris shown in the movie is a place of magic, exactly what I imagined Paris to be before I visited the city. It's a wonderful film.