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Summary: Whimsical and Imaginative
Review: Amelie is a beautiful movie to watch, for starters. It has vibrant colors, shapes, and tons of flashbacks and quirky moments. This isn't a movie that's meant to look realistic. It's like a painting, meant to extract emotion and feeling. In this case, it works quite well. As many say, this is indeed a very charming film.The story is simple and sweet. A young woman, who has lived in solitude but still has the ability to smile as she observes life discovers something extraodinary; a little box of treasures that belonged to the person who last lived in her appartment. It is decades old and filled with memories. She makes a decision to find the owner of the box. If he is touched by this act and finds joy in his memories being returned to him, she would continue to help people and make their lives better. He is touched, and the story takes off from there. But there is one last question the movie asks us to consider. Is Amelie herself happy? She creates complicated ways of helping people, but they never meet her. Is she really lonely and looking to improve her life as well? The DVD quality is great. Watching this movie really draws you into another world, and of course plenty of credit must go to the clear and eye pleasing quality that comes with this movie. The extras are quite nice as well, with a collection of posters, an interview with the director, and an explanation on the unique cinematography of the the film. Also, there seem to be issues over why the movie is rated R. Simple. It has scenes that depict [explicits]. All in all, these are fairly innocent and I'd recommend the film for anyone fifteen and up. With no violence and cursing, there's little to find offensive.
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Summary: Wonderful movie
Review: It is very pleasant and uplifting. I love it.
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Summary: a wonderful fantasy
Review: This was one of the most enjoyable movies I've ever seen. After seeing some other Jeunet, like Alien Ressurection, I was not expecting something so well-executed. I loved everything about this film! From the opening, we begin to enter the fantasy world of Amelie. The photography is incredible and surrealistic. It sets a nice mood for the film. There's nothing too original about this film (French New Wave is an obvious influence), but it melds a bundle of different ideas into a perfect mixture. I really recommend this to everyone. This is in no way a chick flick! Sure, there's not a lot of action, but it sure is fun!
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Summary: Great!
Review: I seriously love this movie! I think it's great for most people unless you're just a mean cranky old man!
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Summary: Fabulous! Fabulous!
Review: This is my second-favorite French movie after Le Grand Chemin. The French language was a little fast, so thank goodness for the subtitles. Pair that with closed captioning, and nothing was missed. The scene with the couple in the bathroom is HILARIOUS. As you might expect, the French expect you to watch this with a grown-up sensibility; meaning they have what I consider a healthy view of sex. At any rate, it comes up a lot in this movie. Ah bon! The real title is the Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain. If you have more than a little high school French you figure that out. The actresses who play Amelie are adorable, both the six-year-old, and the 22-year-old! The older one is especially engaging, with her big eyes and cute haircut, but I gotta ask, do all young French women dress like Olive Oyl?? Amelie has an odd sense of fashion, for sure. Anyway, this movie gave me a really good laugh. Unfortunately, they wouldn't show it in Puritan Oklahoma City, but I'm happy to see it many, many times at home on my VCR. I recommend it highly! It's nice to know that even an outcast can find love!
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Summary: Funny, Romantic Comedy
Review: This is a great, light-hearted romantic comedy that I really enjoyed. The story is about a quirky young French woman, Amelie, who fixes other people's lives and ends up fixing her own. The story-telling was a bit out of the ordinary and done so quite humorously. After watching Amelie, I doubt I'll view new character introductions quite the same. Keep in mind that this is a French movie with English subtitles so you'll have to pay attention to the movie if you want to follow what's going on. I would definitely watch this one again. There were subtleties that I probably missed while reading the subtitles. Besides, it's a good, funny story that's well done. Oh, and be sure to check out the special features. Audrey Tautou's audition is priceless. Recommend: Yes
Watch again: Yes
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Summary: An intimate, thoroughly delightful film
Review: I described AMELIE as intimate because the film, in my opinion, speaks to us as individuals. As all good films should, sure, but more so. First of all, if you're not fluent in French, you're obliged to read subtitles. I generally avoid films with subtitles. Let's face it, when we watch a movie we want to do just that, watch it. However, watching AMELIE was sheer joy. It was like being absorbed in a painting by a master who uses vibrant colors on her canvas. It was like hearing a story by someone whose voice is so mesmerizing you literally hang on every word. I loved the simplicity of the story, the passion of the actors, the beginning, the middle, and the end of it! It took me more than a year to finally see it. It was worth the wait.
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Summary: Amelie - the cutest romantic movie ever
Review: i first saw this movie with my boyfriend. its a great movie if you're in the mood to see a cute romantic movie. you cant help but like amelie and other other characters in the movie, no matter how weird they are. its all in french so if you dont mind subtitles, its alright. its a very artistic film as well. they use lots of rich colors and computer animation to help the film along. very good movie. i'd recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Charming, clever - a delight!
Review: This quirky film won me over from its first moments showing the childhood of Amelie, an imaginative girl born of emotionally stunted parents. From her suicidal goldfish to her belief that her camera causes accidents to her sullen (and hilarious) revenge against her father, Amelie's childhood perfectly describes the rest of the film: both poignantly real and humorously surreal. As an adult, Amelie (Audrey Tautou) retains her impish nature while living in a circumscribed world. She works as a waitress in a café, lives alone in her Parisian flat, and spies on her neighbors. When she discovers by accident a small box hidden behind the tile of her bathroom, Amelie sets out to return it to its rightful owner. Because of the effect this return has, Amelie sets out to do good deeds aimed to change the lives of other people, ignoring the reality that her own life is desperately in need of love. The plot by itself cannot adequately define this film. The wry voiceovers create a tone of humorous levity, and the cast of off-beat characters lend the feel of a small circus. Warmth and charm and wit abound. The remarkable performance of Audrey Tautou - honest and nuanced - brings the entire film into focus. I waited far too long to see this film. I highly recommend it for a wide audience, from foreign film buffs to romantic comedy devotees to those looking for a funny, upbeat film to liven up the evening.
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Summary: Creatively Charming
Review: The opening of this movie was a little bizzar, but it certainly got my attention. The characters in the movie are introduced by the narrator, who includes the odd things they do for a simple perk (ie: Amelie likes to dip her hand into a sack of beans at the market). Plus, I've never actually seen (or wanted to see) a baby popping out of its mother. That was a little bit of a shock. As I'm sure you've heard, Amelie is about a waitress that makes it her duty to help people without their knowledge. She's very introverted, which started because her father, a doctor, believed she had a heart problem and kept her home-schooled. Instead of meeting and talking to people, she kind of observes them from the background when she can. The first good deed she did was an accident. She discovers a box hidden behind a lose tile in her bathroom, and feels the need to return it, which begins the search for its owner. This leads to another thing, and another, and Amelie begins to get ideas and inspirations from everything around her. Her daydreams tend to be funny and oddly real (as in, the part most Americans keep tucked away for fear it will make them look idiotic), and her imagination is great. The settings and acting in this were fabulous as far as I understood, and the story was the type that leaves you oddly happy. When it was over, the only thing I was able to do was gush out, "Wow," to nobody in particular.
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