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Summary: Wonderful and Unique
Review: This film is great. I saw it and was amazed, it used the point of view like a paint brush and the plot kept me guessing. It is unlike any thing else. I would definately recomend this film to anyone wanting to view their world a little differently.
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Summary: pretty good
Review: This was an okay film. But the critics who raved about it confused it being different with it being brilliant. It WAS imaginitive...but so is your average comic book. But it was still an entertaining movie.
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Summary: Brilliant in all aspects!
Review: Easily the most endlessly creative film I have ever seen. Spike Jonze is one of the new great directors. Any fan of Terry Gilliam and the Coen Brothers MUST see this film! Quirky is not the word to describe, for it transcends all things quirky and becomes something much more profound. TRY TO GO INTO THIS FILM WITH AS LITTLE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AS POSSIBLE! I did, and the experience was more enjoyable than I could have imagined. Also contains one of the best cameo appearences in the history of film. (Don't ruin it for yourself; it is wonderful going in fresh and being totally surprised by this film.)
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Summary: The Postmodern Movie
Review: As always, I must start off by saying that although the plot concerns a portal that leads into John Malkovich's mind, to say that this is the only idea contained in the movie would be to short change it. The movie is much more than a clever premise, it is an evaluation of the modern world. The film deals with fame, transcendence, sexuality, marriage and psychology, but never does the movie seem to lose its focus. No movie in recent times has quite been able to display the emptiness of the postmodern world in the way "Malkovich" does, and while all the characters are pathetic in their own way, neither the script nor Jonze becomes sentimental. There are some who will say the film is too weird, but in this case weird is good. The modern world is confused and jumbled, to present it without some form of satire would make it seem bland and banal. "Malkovich", like "Three Kings", presents reality in the way the Expressionists and Surrealists presented reality. It is not reality per se, but a hightened emotional presentation, a non-reality that leads to reality. The performances are great, especially that of John Malkovich, who's role required the most bravery. He had to satirize himself. Not many Hollywood actors are willing to do that. The best film of the decade, even greater than Pulp Fiction.
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Summary: Muddled and confusing.
Review: OK, I understand the message behind this film, that we're all obsessed with celebrity and that we should be happy with who we are, But this film was too weird and misleading to me. John Cusack's character is a struggling puppet master and Cameron Diaz is his sexually confused wife. But why John Malkovich's body? He's not that big of a star. And how Catherine Keener got an Oscar nomination is beyond me. I couldn't understand how the old man got into Malkovich's body or the scene in his subconscious. The only reason for my two stars is the message.
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Summary: See this one You'll love it
Review: This was a surprisingly good film. When I first saw a trailer for this film i was a little leary about seeing this one. When I did I'd have to say this one one of the top five films of the year. All of the actors were on par and better. The direction of this film was outstanding and the use of acting and imagery was great. I cant recomend this one any higher. It may turn off some viewers but for any true fan of film its a must see. I know I haven't given much of the story but i feel strongly that if I were to, you as a potentail viewer may draw your own conclusions to where the film leads. Remember no one can be told what Being John Malkovich is about... You must see it for your self.
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Summary: What was the point of this movie?
Review: Obviously the only point of this movie is to make you think, "What was the point of this movie?" This is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen, and kids, I've seen all the funny movies. It runs up there with being as weird and funny as "Meet the Feebles", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", and "Big Lebowski". If there is any allegories in the movie, I missed it, because of laughing so hard. This is a must buy movie, you'll thank me later.
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Summary: Through the looking glass,meets brainstorm,meets pinnochio
Review: Those literary works and films seemed to be the directors' and writers influences.The idea of a portal leading to some alternate reality(alice in wonderland).The ability to experience someone elses experience(brainstorm).And the lowly puppeteer who seeks comfort and companionship in his toys(pinnochio).The movie had multiple messages that were often times funny and disturbing.What i think it was saying is how we are manipulated by our environment and the people in them.In a perpetual state of confusion that only seems to make any sense when we give ourselves over or are controlled by someone else and then wondering when the experience is over how things have gotten worse.It's also a meditation on individuals compulsive need to live vicariously through someone else.The very act of watching a movie is a vicarious experience in itself.Instead of a movie within in a movie,this was more like a vicarious experience within an vicarious experience within an vicarious experience.What i was left with above all else was that if you pretend to be someone else you can't or won't be held accountable for "your" actions.
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Summary: ...Nobody Mentioned "Alice In Wonderland"?
Review: ok, so you end up on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike instead, after your "trip", Alice ( or Al, if you prefer) ... Still, there's that same odd perception of a distorted reality ( and oooo, that teeny little door, just like in the real Wonderland stories! ...and oooo, that long tunnel..just like in the origionals also! ) which we must accept that comes right from the childhood fairy tale. Nobody in this movie seems to be "getting" anybody else right from the start...I found this aspect hysterical and trippy. Mary Kay Place, as the secretary for--was that Orson Bean? , incapable of understanding PLAIN ENGLISH, is the symbol in this movie of the totally screwed and skewed vision we are being entertained with. John Cusak, perfect, as always. Cameron Diaz, really adeptly strange. I am impressed she is willing to do these comedy parts that take her out of the realm of just being a beauty. I found extremely funny that fact that no one could remember any of the the productions that Malcovich has been in. I mean, here is a top actor, and yet.. somehow, there is some truth to this. That John M. was willing to goof on that was fun. Additionally, John Malcovich "processing himself" was actually sort of philosophically cool, because in the long run...we can only take in what our own minds DO perceive, right? And so, therefore, that makes it ALL ABOUT US, right? Well, am I RIGHT, or am I THGIR? You tell ME. Uoy llet EM. best wishes, Naej
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Summary: Spike Jonze rules, Charlie Kaufman scares me a little! =)
Review: I just wanted to say that this movie was completely wonderful. I read the Being John Malkovich screenplay a few days ago, and I had to say....it was completely dark and scary. It was totally different from the movie. It also had a very spooky ending. Then I watched the movie again, and I thought, what a great job Spike Jonze did with this movie! He has shown to be a talented director and made the movie VERY comfortable to watch. Taking the original "spookyness" out, and adding an enchanting tale of weirdness. The word that I have for this movie is "visionary." Very good stuff..
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