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Summary: My Favorite Movie Of All Time.
Review: A cinematic masterpiece. This is the reason I became interested in movies. I had no idea movies like this existed. I used to go watch all the big hollywood productions which now make me gag. The cinematography and score are enough to want to see this movie. Robbie muller masters the black a white back drop. The eerie neil young score will hypnotize and haunt you for days that you'll be forced to rent it again. This movie is like a slow symphony of photography, score, poetic dialogue and quirkiness. The scene where nobody tells william blake(depp) how he inherits name still sends chills up my spine. I now own this movie(love the widescreen) and will soon purchase the dvd. The oversized movie poster is already displayed in the living room. Though not for the impatient, please watch it anyway. Now I know why people make films and this is one of the best
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Summary: THIS IS MY All TIME FAVORITE MOVIE
Review: I'm sitting in my living room looking at my oversized black framed movie poster of Dead Man with the recently wounded Johnny Depp riding passenger in a stolen canoe. This movie is the reason I became interested in movies. I always watched those big hollywood productions which now make me gag. I had no idea movies like this existed. The score and cinematography alone can suck you in. Robbie Muller is incredible in his efforts. After the initial viewing the Neil Young score haunted me to the point that I needed to seek a second viewing. I instantly became more and more engrossed in this movie. It's like a slow surreal like symphony of score, photography, poetic dialogue and quirkiness. The scene where nobody explains to william black(depp) about how he inherits his name still sends chills up my spine. I now own this movie and will soon purchase the dvd. This movie is not for the impatient, but go see it anyway. You will see an incredible cinematic work of art. A definite masterpiece!
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Summary: Poetry, hunted and trampled by Prose
Review: I saw this movie as a symbolic confrontation between poetry and prose. To illustrate this perceived symbolism, I'll refer to the Johnny Depp character, William Blake, as "Poetry" and the Dickinson character as "Prose," though they're probably more symbolic of the source of poetry and prose (or all things prosaic), rather than poetry and prose themselves -- the Blake character, for instance, doesn't actually produce verse but is accompanied by it: when in bed he's accompanied by Romantic Verse, as embodied by Thel who creates flowers through paper; when with Nobody, the verse leans more toward the spiritual....And hence begins the story of the Everyman, the source of poetry, running wounded and damned, though far from powerless, through the foundations of America.
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Summary: I *need* to see this again. Maybe it'll get one more star.
Review: Let me put it this way: there are two men who could possibly direct a film version of Cormac McCarthy's _Blood Meridian_. One is Sam Peckinpah. The other is Jim Jarmusch, whose oddly calm and surreal approach to violence, while the complete opposite of Peckinpah's, nonetheless creates a West very much in line with McCarthy's, in my opinion. Worth a viewing, and will at least leave you wondering, like "Ghost Dog," what exactly was it you just watched?
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Summary: Dead Man, Dead Movie
Review: This incomprensible and boring collections of what appear to be extemperaneous skits is very difficult to watch. The movie has many good people including my favorite actors, Johnny Depp and Robert Mitchum. I was looking for darkness but found stupifing boredom. None of us were able to watch the whole movie.
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Summary: Poetry in the old west
Review: Jim Jarmusch's "Dead Man" is not only the best film of the 90's, but a mysterious, beautiful film that stands high among the finest American Films ever made. But at the same time, I can understand why many people disliked it. To quote Roger Ebert "The soundtrack by Neil Young sounds like nothing more then a guitar being repeatadly dropped on the ground". But you have to consider that Jarmusch chose this score for a reason. It's sort of like the anti-Hollywood score. Jarmusch himself said that there are so many taleneted musicians out there, he's at a loss to explain why almost all scores in movies today sound exactly the same. I've seen the movie 8 or 9 times now, and own it on dvd. The film is absolutely beautiful and quite thought-provoking. What you have to understand is that it's really a tale of one mans journey towards death, if you go in with the idea that it's going to be your typical shoot-em-up western, you're probably going to hate it. There are also alot of subtle messages in the film and plently of witty humor and dialogue to keep the viewer entertained. This is a film that can only increase in beauty and get better with repeated viewings. Go in with limited expectations and you might end up enjoying it or maybe even loving it as much as I did.
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Summary: NOT FOR SHEEP
Review: If you get Johnny Depp at all, you will LOVE this flick! Anyone who follows mindlessly the advice of someone who watches 75 movies a week and pretends to actually "see" any of them should stay FAR, FAR AWAY from this video. There are great bit part performances by Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Lance Henricksen and several others. This is a BEAUTIFUL piece of moving art!!! Nothing in it was done for "no reason". Every detail is carefully orchestrated to give the viewer a very specific impression. If you allow it to, the tone will completely envelope you and take you to another place...and isn't that what movies are meant to do? To say that filming it in black and white was arbitrary is to announce your ignorance and full incapacity to understand art at all. This movie in color would be like Pamela Anderson brunette & anorexic. Yeah, right. If you watched it and hated it, try again. This time take the opportunity to notice how wonderfully layered Johnny Depp's acting is! Hidden beneath the obvious, blatantly comedic seriousness is a world of subtly hilarious expression! He is a master and this is his masterpiece! If you hated "Nick of Time" I'm sure you'll agree. I just wish I had a bigger TV.
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Summary: This film is far from a disappointment!
Review: Dead Man is on the opposite end of the spectrum from disappointment. Jim Jarmusch's film is poetry from start to finish. The only way it would be a disappointment would be to someone with absolutely no patience at all. It is true that this film is not spoonfed to the audience, but that is where one of its many strengths lie. This is a brilliant film, and one of the best films of the '90s. This is also an eminently watchable film, because you can find something else every time you see it. Dead Man is an incredible film. Skip the latest teen movie and see this complicated, breathtaking achievement.
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Summary: Hee hee!
Review: What a joy! Every now and again I feel that it is a good thing to see a film that COMPLETLEY bends your head. I was confused from the very first scene. But even for someone who is about as arty as a toe nail this film is hypnotic and enjoyable. I reccomend that anyone see it and if you want my advice, don't try to understand it! PS Neil rocks
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Summary: A natural (as a flicker gets) high.
Review: Yes! Yes! Thank you Jason Taylor and Bill Jones. I likes dis moive; xactly de sort of flim what makes me to raise an hand torward de sky an utter "O!" (meaning Jai; Hail Great Spirit; All At Once; O Adjective-free Superlative). This is a nuts an bolts, earth water fire and air, shades of light and dark film. If you needs 'production", bes to look elsewheres. And Neil Young does not "noodle".
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