Amelie

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Summary: one of the sweetest movie ever made
Review: .Beware.Once you `ll see this movie you won't be able to resist to Amelie Poulain after that.You 'd like to own it so you can watch it over and over again.My 3 years old loves it and so do I.
A funny, nostalgic movie with a pinch of sadness.Buy it NOW.

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Summary: Je l'aime! (my obligatory cheesy French title)
Review: I am telling a lie if I say I leave this movie feeling inspired to take on the world, or to make anyone's life better; I am telling a lie if I say this movie grabs my hearstrings and never lets go until the end credits roll; however, I am certainly telling the truth when I say this is possibly the most intelligent...clever...well-written movie I have ever seen.

The casting is, in my opinion, absolutely flawless; the script is incredibly intricate and intelligent; I still find no fault in the editing; and for the entire duration of the film, I find myself laughing out loud, feeling as if I am truly back in Paris, living in Amelie's world...

...it doesn't carry the emotional rush of Braveheart or Amistad (for me, at least), but I think this filmy certainly provides a light-heartedness that is very necessary in all of our lives. It's truly a feel-good story, and it definitely succeeds in being such. I watch it over and over and am entertained every time.

The DVD also actually has good features, something that can be surpirsingly lacking on some DVDs; I particularly enjoyed seeing the audition of Ms. Tautou, found the interviews to be decently informative, and (as an amateur photographer) was quite interested in the explanation of the brilliant colour schemes.

Overall, I give the disc 4.5 stars.

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Summary: the best!
Review: Amelie is a wonderful movie. A fairytale with beautiful colours and interesting persons. I've watched it a million times, and can't get enough of it. Also the music is great to listen to. And makes you fell like you're part of the movie.

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Summary: one of my favorites ~
Review: This movie is one of my favorite movies.
The directing is absolutely fabulous, the way the scenes were shot and the music compliment the film quite lovely.
The actors and actresses are all spectacular and all of them are very believable as well as humerous. I loved the characters, they were fun and quirky and I also loved how it was put in a narration format.
I adored the cat-and-mouse game, I thought it was very cute and I loved the love story, it was much more unique than most romantic films.
This movie has a surreal sense to it and I loved every moment.
BUY IT! :D

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Summary: It's probably silly...
Review: ....P>I saw Amelie first in the theater, but my real appreciation is for the DVD. The transfer to DVD is almost legendary, it is done so well. It helps to start with the magical direction of Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who oversaw impeccable camerawork and a script loaded with charm into the film you will see on the DVD. It was obviously a labor of love, and Jeunet worked nearly as hard on the special features that accompany the film on the 2-disc set. The audition tapes, the story of the "home movies" within the film and the chats with Jeunet and the cast are all captivating.

Jeunet successfully uses voiceover as a tool in the film, allowing the viewer to quickly react to the situations encountered by both child and adult Amelie. He's artistically clever with his music, with flashbacks, and with dream sequence to give you a series of interconnecting events, all leading up to the theme of redemption and the enjoyment of life through the joy you give to others. In particular, the use of photos, the booby traps for a local grocer with a nasty temper, and the delightful traveling garden gnome are creative and funny.

There would be no story without Audrey Tatou, the whimsical actress who embodies Amelie. Audrey Hepburn at a young age, she is incredibly charming and quirky. It will be interesting to see if her career takes her beyond this, a signature role.

You'll love owning and watching Amelie, it is one of life's small treasures!

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Summary: This is such a wonderful movie
Review: I didn't think it was possible to make you feel all warm and fuzzy without being corny and having a dumb plot. Then I saw Amelie. This movie is truly wonderful, full of wonder. The sweet, impish Amelie is a perfect romantic comedy protagonist. She's all the things that a heroine should be but something about her gives the character a strange, shy edge. It is fantastic but not so fantastic that it's too out there. And it's FUNNY, really funny. And it's got so many fun little details about characters and things. And oh. It's so hard to maintain a respectable air to my review when I love this movie so much.

I don't think it's possible to dislike this movie.
Romance-cheesiness+good acting+interesting characters+clever dialogue+beautiful imagery and color+great plot=Amelie

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Summary: A delight!!
Review: I'd heard a number of good things about this film before I finally picked it up, but I really had no idea what I was getting myself into. I instantly fell in love with this amazing little gem of a film.

Amelie is an introspective, thoughtful young woman who is inspired one day to help improve the lives of those around her. Before you start to think this is some schlocky, maudlin film about doing good deeds let me set the record straight. The things that Amelie does to improve her friends' lives are far from normal. Whether she's sending her father's garden gnome on a trip across the world or hypothesizing about a man in a strange set of photographs Amelie's mind is always delightfully at work. She lives in a dream world and an enchanting world it is.

In addition to the vivid and original storyline the film also has a signature visual style. This was my first time viewing a film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, but it will certainly not be my last. The colors jump wildly off the screen and the cinematography is breathtaking. I can't wait to watch the film without the subtitles and simply take in the visual artistry of it.

"Amelie" is such an inspiring film and one that will stick with you for a long time. It definitely deserves to be watched over and over again.

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Summary: Paris in the springtime
Review: Don't read reviews of the French film "Amelie" in advance, because the impression you'll get before you see it is: This is "Emma" on acid. And it isn't -- it's a sweet, whimsical, weird, and touching little tale about a shy young woman with a big heart. She's nobody's little weasel... yet! But as the movie progresses, you'll rapidly want to see her become somebody's little weasel.

Amelie (Audrey Tatou) is a shy, introspective young woman with a vivid imagination and a quirky sense of humor. One day she accidently finds a little box of toys and photographs, and goes on a little quest to find the owner, decades later, and give him back his box. When the return of the box improves the man's life, Amelie is so pleased that she decides to keep helping others be happy in their own lives.

She gives a brittle-boned, reclusive old artist videos of pleasant things. She booby-traps a nasty grocer's apartment because of the way he treats a sweet, slow young man preoccupied by the late Princess Di. She directs a jealous man to a hypochondriac tobacconist in the hopes of making them both happy, sends her lonely father's garden gnome around the world (her father is still grieving for Amelie's mother, who was killed by a suicidal Canadian tourist leaping off a cathedral), and her landlady who still grieves for her late, unfaithful husband. But then Amelie encounters a dreamy young man, Nino, and finds a collection of photographs that he has collected. Will Amelie be able to do for herself what she has done for others -- and fall in love?

It certainly says something about "Amelie" that all the copies were virtually unavailable in my area for the longest time. It's a very sweet, cute, romantic film with a lot of nice visual tricks and likeable characters. If you don't like movies where people can fall in love at first sight, paintings talk, goldfish commit suicide and statues wink, then you won't like this -- one of the best moments is when a quartet of photographs tell Nino that he has fallen in love with Amelie "in your dreams." (It takes a lot to make me melt, but that did it) And it's very rare that in movies, people do nice things just for the sake of it. One of my favorite scenes is Amelie guiding a blind man down the street, rapidly describing the things around them.

And the little visual tricks, while they aren't totally necessary, are a nice touch to the movie -- Amelie being so unhappy that she turns into a puddle of water, her heart speeding up as she makes eye contact with Nino, and watching news reports about her life on the TV. Romantic moments abound -- a scene where Amelie and Nino hesitantly kiss parts of each other's faces is exquisite. And it's funny too, from the suicidal goldfish to the travelling garden gnome to the grocer's booby-trapped apartment, especially the speed dial that calls a psychiatric ward.

Audrey Tatou is wonderful as Amelie, managing to be mischievous and innocent, sweet and sad. Matthieu Kassovitz is vastly underrated as Nino Quincampoix, a dreamy young man who works at an adult video store with a gyrating stripper (yes, it's an odd place for Amelie's soulmate to work, but just watch!). Serge Merlin is good as the likeable, gruff, grumpy Dufayel, Rufus is poignant as Amelie's withdrawn dad, and all the supporting actors weave together in a complex plot that centers on... Amelie.

Like Amelie herself, "Amelie" is sweet and cute and funny and likeable, quirky and romantic. If you have even an ounce of romance in your soul, then sit back and visit "Amelie" in Paris in the springtime.

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Summary: Great french cinema!!!
Review: This movie is unbelievable as life...
Great french cinema!!! You should have seen it!

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Summary: Absolutely enchanting- Like a perfect day in Paris
Review: This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. You just feel yourself fall more and more in love as the movie unwinds. Amelie is an extraordinary story about a normal girl who is magical in her own everyday way. To explain it any further would ruin the surprise of this sweet film.
Besides the amazing film itself, the DVD is done with as much charm as the movie. The screen tests and outtakes of Audrey Tautou (Amelie) are so absorbing that you feel the thrill the director must have felt when he finally found his perfect Amelie. And there is no feeling of the self-important "look at me" indulgence that so many DVD's have nowadays.
If you want a little treat, like a piece of chocolate or a bunch of flowers, treat yourself to this movie instead.
P.S. My boyfriend loved it too.