Amelie

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Summary: Lolo - a brainless maniac underneath a bridge on Sekwana
Review: If this movie was so typical so many French people would not go and see it.

There is no doubt that this is the best film of the past year. There hasnt been a movie like that with the story so simple but also so beautiful told. It is a 21st Century Fable. If Lolo wants to find essence of humanity I recommend Martin Heidegger.

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Summary: Great movie!
Review: I don't have much to add, unfortunately...lol - But this movie is really great, quite entertaining. A must see.

joshua

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Summary: Pure Magic!
Review: This has, after one watching, has become one of my all-time favorite movies! After leaving the theater, I think everyone left with a smile on their face. The story is that Amelie grows up, believing that she had a heart condition, and had to be isolated from other children. Her parents are freaks and frequently treat her poorly. When she finally moves out on her own, she dscovers the joy of improving other peoples lives. This film is wonderfully happy , but without being too cheesey in the end. A great date movie, of for when you're feeling low.

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Summary: Must See
Review: This is a fantastic, fresh, hilarious, strange and wonderful movie. The story telling is weird. There's nothing like it. Amelie is great character. Some movies leave you with a good feeling. She will leave you with a fantastic feeling.

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Summary: beaming
Review: This was a film that was pleasantly painful to see. Confused? After two hours of grinning my cheeks were crying for mercy. Amelie, however, did not give it to them. It's a movie that as soon as you see it, you know you want to own it.

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Summary: I love Jeunet but
Review: Usually when people think pompous movies they think of some rehash of a rehash of a Ingmar Bergman movie that slugs its way through the college film school circuit. Low angles, black and white, abstract, etc. (Hold on, I'm getting to my point) And what separates this stuff from the masters? These young turks confuse their childish self-obsession with actually meaning something.

Of course anyone with a brain knows when they see a good piece of film and when they see a bunch of second rate irony in clove cigarette smoke.

But then what if these same people decided to say "Wait! Let's make something sooo precocious it'll make your eyes water!" And that is what Jeunet did with Amelie. Now I'm a huge fan of his work up until this point: Delicatessen was excellent, so was City of Lost Children. Geez, I even like Aliens Ressurection (try to find five other people who do)!

But I can't bring myself to like Amelie because it is so self-aware of its own cuteness. You can almost hear them behind the camera giving each other high fives on how they saccharin this film is. The entire point of Amelie's life seems to be "I know people are watching me, and I know they know I know they are watching so watch how cute and adorable I can bat my big puppy dog eyes!"

Usually this happens with children actors in movies. Sometimes you have the Haley Joel Osment of Sixth Sense: endearing because of his unmanufactured charm. Sometimes you get the Haley Joel Osment of Pay it Forward: nauseating because of everyone trying to cash in on his brand name. It is the difference between a hand written valentine and something from Hallmark.

Delicatessen had it. So did City of Lost Children. Amelie doesn't. See the first two. Skip the last.

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Summary: A wonderful french flick!
Review: This movie was beautiful,sad,romantic and in one.I loved the fact that she did helpfeul quests for people like once,in her apartment, she found a old box filled with sport pictures and toys that a young boy would play with from the 50's,Amelie set a quest to find the owner of these toys when she found him,the man realized his childhood in a box and started to cry.

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Summary: A solid movie, start to finish
Review: Amelie had a unique storyline, fascinating characters, and a pace that kept your interest until the end. The thing that impressed me the most about Amelie was that nothing was wasted. Nearly every fact or detail in the story has relevance and often comes back into play later in a surprising and amusing way. This is one of my favorite movies and will probably be one of the few DVDs I own.

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Summary: Amazing!
Review: Amelie is one of the best movies i have ever seen in my life!!! I think this movie is filled with great music and artistic background as well as taste. If you loved the movie you should really listen to the soundtrack it hasn't left my cd player since my friend lent it to me. And who cares about sub titles when a movie like this is definetly something that wont be forgotten for a long time!

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Summary: Amelie
Review: This is a great little film. I would encourage you to view it even if you are not keen on films with sub titles. The filming is made on a sort of semi Sepia/Colour and the film makers have included some nice magical touches to show Amelie's vivid imagination. Its a feel good movie and puts a smile on your face afterwards. I especially liked the Gnome gags and the tricks that Amelie pulls to get her man. This film should have one the best foriegn film Oscar. Vive Le France!