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Disco Pigs

Disco Pigs

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best movies I've seen in a LONG time
Review: The tag line for this movie is "90 minutes you'll never forget!" and believe me, you won't.

Pig and Runt are best friends, twins from different mothers who have barely spent a minute apart. As a result, they have created their own private world, ignoring those around them. Though it sounds like a fairy tale scenario, it definitely isn't. They've lived in their own world so long, a world apart seems painful, even more so when Runt begins to search for something more.

The casual viewer may watch this movie thinking Pig is absolutely mad and a very unlikeable character. But I don't believe this is so. Pig has a very pure, very raw love for Runt. So pure and so overpowering that it overcomes any morality or sense of right and wrong that he might have. All that matters is that he and Runt stay together, no matter what. He is not an evil character. He is simply incapable of understanding the real world.

Runt, on the other hand, is a very strong, almost level-headed girl who knows that there is a world beyond Pig. A world with people in it, with more love. Love that won't smother her or cling to her. She loves Pig, but is unable to comprehend his level of commitment to her. As they both say, they are the other's world. But Runt is the only one who understands that these two worlds have the ability to merge.

This movie is one of the best I have ever seen. The actors understand their characters and live in their scenes. You don't see performances like the ones Cillian Murphy and Elaine Cassidy put forth very often. Pig and Runt are both extremely likeable characters and there were points where I rooted for both of them, despite their actions. The accents and secret language, to me, were easy to understand and gave it that ethereal, surreal feel. Innocence amid the madness. The tag line doesn't lie. These 90 minutes will stay with you for a very very long time.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Honest, awkward story
Review: This film is an excellent portrayal of obsessive friendship. It's detailed, intense, and daring enough to be honest about how the levels of passionate connections can get to degrees where most people would say it's out of hand. The acting is amazing. You're pulled into a world made up of only the main characters. Cillian Murphy blew my mind away with how versitile he can be. You can tell this movie was a play before it was a film. The characters are more intense than in today's usual personalities. Mind blowing performances, disheartening story. Worth a rent at least.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Honest, awkward story
Review: This film is an excellent portrayal of obsessive friendship. It's detailed, intense, and daring enough to be honest about how the levels of passionate connections can get to degrees where most people would say it's out of hand. The acting is amazing. You're pulled into a world made up of only the main characters. Cillian Murphy blew my mind away with how versitile he can be. You can tell this movie was a play before it was a film. The characters are more intense than in today's usual personalities. Mind blowing performances, disheartening story. Worth a rent at least.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Gorgeous Elaine Cassidy
Review: This movie is great acting and a crazy story, sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing, sometimes breathtaking, sometimes absurd, sometimes just a pleasure to see B E A U T I F U L Elaine Cassidy and her partner, who is no a bad actor either.
You should be aware of some strange Scottish accent, in addition to that the two main characters have made up their own secret language. The ending is completely unexpected, so have fun with it!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Disco Pigs: Utterly Riveting
Review: To think I never would of seen this movie if it wasn't just by chance I saw the name on the internet, found the name intriguing, and looked it up on Google. I was blown away by what I found. This movie struck a chord with me that few movies ever do. The rawness and intensity of the acting (Cillian Murphy and Elaine Cassidy) come together with rich imagery to truly make their world come to life. I can't say else that could make a person understand the enormity of the film without their first seeing it so I will end here.


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