Requiem for a Dream - Director's Cut

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Summary: Um...dear sweet Jesus...
Review: If nothing else, this movie is without a doubt effective. Aranofsky systematically brings up our hopes and then bashes them to a bloody pulp. By the end, like the characters, I felt deflated and...well, depressed. If you like movies with sad endings, and I mean REALLY sad endings, then this movie will definitely tickle your manic depressive bone. But do not look for anything uplifting in this film; there is nothing but the utter destruction of the characters lives.

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Summary: Amazing, realistic and tragic . A must see!
Review: Few movies that I know have dived into the darkness of drug addiction like Requiem for a Dream.
Regardless of Ellen Burstyn greatness (which should have given her an Oscar), the drama is so intense that makes you forget who the actors are.
The tragic descend into hell is relentless, mercyless and extremelly realistic. I believe this movie should be exhibited in high schools in order to curb kids from drugs. Or even be a mandatory item in drug rehabilitation programs, much like Clockwork Orange was for violent minds.
I warn you: you got to have guts to see this movie. It's not horror, no fun, but profound and cientific work.
Congratulations to all who made and/or particiated into this masterpiece!

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Summary: A Masterpiece
Review: This is not a subtle film. It employs everything--lighting, camera tricks, music (the score alone is a work of art)--to get its message across. I think it should be required viewing for every American teenager. It will shock and horrify them, and that's a good thing, considering the subject matter. Ellen Burstyn (who, let's be honest, could turn a piece of you-know-what film into a wonder by her mere presence in it) is amazing; she completely loses herself in the role. I was moved and saddened by her initial loneliness, by her wish to be on TV, by her descent into addiction. Jared Leto is good, but it's hard to compete with Burstyn. Jennifer Connelly is excellent as his girlfriend, and Marlon Wayans shows a range never glimpsed in his shallow comedic roles. His final scene is particularly moving. I didn't like Aronofsky's first film, though I saw the man had talent, and this proves it. Not for people who look for escape in their movies, but for anyone who loves originality and experimentation in film.

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Summary: An amazing film that is highly unappreciated
Review: If you're going to watch this movie thinking, "This is about how drug abuse is bad? I already KNEW that!" then you probably should stick to something more along the lines of "Spy Kids", since that will be more on your intellectual level. You need a brain if you're going to see "Requiem For a Dream", so if you have that, I would highly recommend this film to you, partly because of the amazing visual techniques used in it-- it really lets you get into the mind of the characters, which gives the viewer a chance to understand them on a lot more levels than most movies. The acting is wonderful, as is the story; you really feel for the characters. This film is truly a work of art.

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Summary: Great Performances, but Very Realistic
Review: I had been dying to see this movie ever since I first saw it previewed and read about it and it's reviews. Being drawn to these sort of shocking,ground, breaking movies. I finally rented it. I found it a bit too realistic for my tastes, but I appreciated the artsy filming, and the outstanding performances such as Ellen Burnstyn as a diet-pill addicted mother of Harry (Jared Leto) who also gave a great performance as her cocaine addicted son. Marlon Waylons also gave a great performance as Harry's best freind, he shows us in his performance that he can truly act. And then there's Harry's girlfreind played by Jennifer Connelly in a risky role that will do anything for her next fix including become a prostitute. She truly put's her whole career on the line,... This is one of the most realistic depressing movies i've ever seen. The First time I saw it it made me feel so depressed all I could do was just go to sleep, but the second time I watched it I liked a little more, the third time a little more and so on. I liked it so much by the fifth time that I bought it. This movie is not for anyone however it is very real and very disturbing, but if you do watch it and don't like it, watch it again to make sure,because now I love it. However if you'd rather somthing not quite as dark I would recomend The Salton Sea, or Trainspotting as other choices for drug movies.

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Summary: A great movie about the trials of heroine addicts
Review: I may not even be of age to watch this movie being only 16 but i have to say that this movie has great acting especially from jared leto and marlon wayans. it is a great dvd to own and unlike what another review says, watching it more than once is not a bad idea, it just takes a while. if i remember right its somewhere between 2hr15min and 2hr45min but so was fear and loathing in las vegas but that was also a great drug movie

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Summary: Disturbing
Review: I am not interested in the drug culture or movies that dramatize it. This movie while highly praised by most reviewers left me cold. Ellen Burstyn's perfomance as an elderly diet pill addict while excellent is not something that I go to the movies to see. Jared Leto was unmemorable. Marlon Wayans was good but I liked him better in "Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood." Now that was an entertaining movie-going experience. The achingly beautiful Jennifer Connelly is completed wasted in this movie. Her performance as a junkie who sinks into prostitution to support her habit is excellent. My real complaint is with director Aronofsky. The "genius" auteur Aronovsky put Connelly's unique talent in a sexual role; he demeans her with a disgusting lesbian sex-show scene but doesn't even give the viewer a glimpse of Connelly's beautiful breasts. Hubert Selby, the author of the book upon which this movie is based has a cameo role as prison guard which would have ruined the movie for movie if ten other things hadn't already ruined the movie for me.

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Summary: Whoa....
Review: 'Requiem for a Dream' is by far one of the most depressing films I've ever...experienced. The entire film is a whirlwind of unique camera angles, vibrant colors and beautiful cinematography. This film is truly like nothing I have ever exprienced. It wraps viewers into the highs and lows of four different characters that all share the unfortunate addiction of drug abuse. However, I must say that I was skeptical as to how the plot of this film was weak, but soon enough after seeing the film's entirety, it has much to offer. 'Requiem for a Dream' isn't exactly something viewers may want to watch numorous times, but is definately something to recommend to friends or anyone interested in something disturbing yet powerful. A definite must buy.

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Summary: Best Movie Ever
Review: This is simply one of the best and most emotionaly challenging movie i've ever seen. The main characters are brilliantly portrayed by actors with the most on screen chemistry i've seen in years. The four main characters; Sara Goldfarb(mother), Harry(addict son), Tyrone(addict's freind), and Marion(addict's girlfreind), each have their own ideas of what true happiness is, and on their respective paths to find this "happiness" they wind up in an extreme downward spiral, finding themselves in a completely desolate state of self pity and dispair.

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Summary: one of my favorites
Review: If you like movies you will like this. Theres great acting, a great story line, and an excellent director. You have to see this movie at least once in your life. Very realistic.