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Summary: A beautiful and touching movie
Review: Although there are many who feel the ending hurt, with thought there couldn't have been another. A beautiful movie full of love and very touching. But it will bring a tear.
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Summary: Why did she have to die?
Review: The main character isn't supposed to die! Okay, this movie would have sucked even more if she didn't but it was a really sad ending. The added features on DVD were why I bought this and they weren't that great. If you are looking for one of Nicolas Cage's great action flicks like The Rock this is the WRONG movie for you. However he is a great actor and was in this movie too. He really sells the role. If I had it to do over again I'm sure I could have found another DVD more worth my money.
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Summary: A film for everyone who lives with an angel...
Review: There are films that u hate to see "The End" sign. Want to watch it forever and beginning to see yourself as a part of the film...It's the good of a film that catches u inside...City Of Angels is that kind of film that u can watch forever.After u watched the film u feel that you are forced to love everything around you...:) The atmosphere ,the city scenes ,the places makes u incredibly peacefull. Also lovely Meg Ryan...She is again incredible and Nicholas Cage has a very good performance as an angel who fell in love with Dr.Maggie Rice. In technically the dvd is very good with a rich special features part. I also give 5 stars to picture and sound quality of the disk.. In my last words, City of Angels is a film for everyone that have an angel from heaven...
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Summary: A beautiful film in it's own right
Review: Although it borrows heavily from the plot, imagery and stunning visual texture of Wim Wenders' "Wings of Desire", this film is a gem in it's own right. The casting of Nicolas Cage as an endearingly sad angel who falls desperately in love with Meg Ryan's Dr. Maggie Rice was a masterful stroke, remniscent of Cage's "Moonstruck" and "Leaving Las Vegas" roles. Dennis Franz, playing a former angel who made the fateful jump to mortality, displays just enough lust for life to make his character wholly believable. Andre Braugher, as Seth's celestial cohort, gives a wonderful performance, happy to see Seth find happiness and yet wistful of his courage to make the decision.
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Summary: A Remarkable Film & DVD.
Review: Often critisized as a Hollywood remake of Wings of Desire, its more an updated version made in 1998. This screenpaly was also approved by the original writer/director Wim Wenders. Nicolas Cage stars as Seth an angel who falls in love with Maggie(Meg Ryan)the cardiac surgeon he "meets" while taking one of her patients.This movie has a number of enormous strengths. Firstly, the story is interesting and plausible. Secondly, the main characters are strong, believable and played to perfection by Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan. Thirdly, the cinematography is absolutely stunning. There are some remarkable shots in this movie - there is often little need for dialogue, as the stunning visual imagery tells the entire story. Fourthly, the musical score is superb in complementing the on-screen action.Screenplay by Dana Stevens who also wrote Blink, and For Love of the Game, Directed by Brad Siberling (Casper)& Director of Photography John Seale (The English Patient) combine to make one of the most emotional movies that even a hardened critic cant deny will touch you in ways that only this special film can. The DVD Edition is a Collectors favourite without doubt. The film is almost reference quality presented in a 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio, combined with 5 Audio tracks, Dolby Digital 5.1 in English and French, a music only track , and 2 commentaries (both worth a listen, unlike some). Other extras include a 30 min Making of Featurette, Deleted Scenes with and without commentary, a Special Effects feature with John Seale and 2 Music videos. This is truly a Special Edition and other studios and directors should take note, and make this type of disc the standard for the future.
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Summary: I love the movie City of Angels
Review: I enjoy that movie it is how I feel right now with my angel from heaven he is not with me but I can always see him when I close my eyes and imagine he is with me.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: Five stars in my opinion. I'm not actually reviewing even though I do think the movie earns five stars. I'm here to say, even though most of you might have realized, Wim Wenders worked on the screen work for City of Angles so that's probably was why some of the scenes in City of Angels were identical to some of the scenes in Wings of Desire.
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Summary: philosophical
Review: Nicholas Cage (as Seth, an angel) asks Dennis Franz (now mortal and an avowed hedonist) "what happened?" Franz answers "Free will brother, free will." This movie is in fact a celebration of free will, which would have brought a smile to Sartre's face. Yes, it is an overly-sappy love story, but the philosophical message is more important than the superficial love story which is tantalizingly developed by Meg Ryan. To view this movie as a love story with religious overtones is to seriously short-change it. This movie is solely about THIS life, not the afterlife. It is about living every moment to the fullest, and knowing that each of us is the master (and artist/creator) of his/her own fate. The music is great and is chosen well for the scenes. Seth eventually struggles with the meaning of life, even though in the back of his head he is aware that life is absurd. Albert Camus (pronounced Kamoo' ) wrote a short story called "The Myth of Sysiphus" which details the damnation of a mortal (Sysiphus) who must eternally roll a large rock up a hill only to have it roll back down as a punishment for his choice to put "death" in chains. Camus argues that it is impossible to punish a person who has knowingly chosen his own fate. Hence he (triumphantly!) writes "I imagine Sysiphus happy." After watching "City of Angels", I can only say that "I imagine Seth happy."
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Summary: Glossy and Formulaic!
Review: For those who compare this to the infinitely superior masterpiece 'Wings Of Desire', will be extremely unsatisfied. The fact is that you're better off not thinking of comparing them or you won't enjoy what this film has to offer. Meg Ryan's performance is the key to the success of this film, beautiful performance that elevates the romance. Nicolas Cage is a very talented actor, but I think he was miscast, his character is creepy and very unangelical. While some scenes are identical to 'Wings Of Desire' and the plot is almost the same, it does take the angels 'rules' and bends them and even breaks some. A formula movie in it's essence but it works in it's own sappily romantic way. Great songs. From a scale of 1-10 I give this film a 6!
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Summary: Perspective
Review: The boy-meets-girl formula can only take a film so far as it has been shot in every conceivable combination. I would have chosen someone different than Meg Ryan for the lead female, if only for a bit larger thrust to suspend belief in reality. Cage did a fine job of restraint, not overwhelming the poignant lines. This story captured my imagination with the scene where Dr. Rice is eating the pear, and Seth replies that he doesn't know how it tastes to her... I would recommend this video to those in need of a dose of the fairytale to ward of the burdens of reality for two hours.
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