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Summary: WHERE ARE THE SUBTITLES?
Review: This DVD would have benefitted by English subtitles in th US version
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Summary: A promising first film . . . .
Review: This film is like one of those exceedingly autobiographical and self-reflexive first novels by a young writer. It's really all about the life of director-star Asia Argento, with just enough fictionalized elements to keep you guessing. (Who is the rock star with whom her character of "Anna" is so madly in love? With the name of "Kirk Vaines," it makes you wonder if he was based on Kurt Cobain! But the character is Australian and sounds more like Nick Cave, so who knows??) Asia is a compelling and fearless performer, and her film is quite elegantly shot and creatively edited despite an obviously low budget. It also defies the convention of many films of this type that track the tragic lives of movie starlets: in this film, the heroine actually seems to be on a path to get her troubled life *together.* Scarlet Diva is the work of a talented filmmaker, without a doubt, and I would love to see a *second* film directed by Asia Argento. I think she might actually do wonders with some material not simply about herself, if someone took a chance to give her the reigns to a project. Go, Asia!
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Summary: Chaotic
Review: This is a semi-autobiographical movie directed by Italian film starlet, Asia Argento. The movie is rather chaotic, which may fit with the life being portrayed, but does not make for a very good movie. The lead character, played by Asia herself, flits around from one strange incident to another - partially out of loneliness, partially out of looking for love and companionship, and partially trying to find her niche in life. It's a sad story filled with drugs and wrong choices - or at least what appear to the viewer as wrong choices. Unfortunately, disconnected from any explanation of the significance of the movie, it leaves one feeling like they wasted a few hours of time watching something rather pointless. The interview on the DVD of Asia Argento sheds some real light on the meaning behind the movie and had I watched that first I might have interacted with the story differently. Even with the interview as background I don't consider this to be a particularly good movie.
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Summary: Chaotic
Review: This is a semi-autobiographical movie directed by Italian film starlet, Asia Argento. The movie is rather chaotic, which may fit with the life being portrayed, but does not make for a very good movie. The lead character, played by Asia herself, flits around from one strange incident to another - partially out of loneliness, partially out of looking for love and companionship, and partially trying to find her niche in life. It's a sad story filled with drugs and wrong choices - or at least what appear to the viewer as wrong choices. Unfortunately, disconnected from any explanation of the significance of the movie, it leaves one feeling like they wasted a few hours of time watching something rather pointless. The interview on the DVD of Asia Argento sheds some real light on the meaning behind the movie and had I watched that first I might have interacted with the story differently. Even with the interview as background I don't consider this to be a particularly good movie.
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Summary: Asia, Asia, Asia!!!!
Review: This movie ruled, Asia was soooooo great in this movie. I like strange, dark, weird, morbid movies and this movie fits in great with all of my other movies. Asia is just beginning, with a wonderful movie here. If you want to see a great movie that is not really mentioned by most, please watch this movie.
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Summary: Spoiled
Review: This was the word used by one reviewer, and it just about sums up the film. Another reviewer hit the nail on the head by saying that many young wannabe creative persons start off with highly auto-biographical and introspective pieces of work. Usually these are binned, as the person matures. Asia seems to have the advantage of a parental environment sufficiently indulgent and well-heeled to let her have her way on film, instead of on scraps of paper like the great majority. But good art is more than self-expression, self-promotion, self-pity and self-indulgence. It should have a satisfying underlying form, say something new to its audience, expose some as yet unperceived truth about life and humanity. Art is boring if it merely tells us something we already know, especially if it's told in a semi-familiar way. Most of what Asia says in this film we do already know, if we are half-aware of what goes on around us. Still, the girl has a cute face, and she's put a lot of effort into this performance. Something more may come with time.
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Summary: not dubbed and no subtitles! almost cried
Review: wanna watch this movie? well u might as well watch it with no sound it is in italian! what are they saying? why release a movie in u.s.a when english people cant understand the film? i waited 2 yrs for this film to be released here! and i cant even watch it enjoyablely!...maybe someday it will get subtitles or get dubbed! im very very disopointed i almost cried when u put the film in and found no english track or subtitles...
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Summary: Hot, Hot, Hot
Review: What more can you ask for, the beautiful and very talented Asia Argento. A very dark look into the ups and downs of a European icon. Simply beautiful, need I say more?
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