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Summary: WHAT'S WRONG WITH SOME OF YOU PEOPLE?
Review: I just read over a bunch of the negative reviews here that kind of just freaked me out. We're living in a world full of soulless, cultureless, out-of-touch people, which is exactly what this movie was pointing out. Maybe that's why they hated it. What do we all have the most trouble with in others - the negative qualities we see in ourselves. But I guess that's why when two people really do connect, it feels as special as this movie successfully portrays it. Because in a world full of sheep, the wolves are mighty lonely.
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Summary: Magical.
Review: I absolutely adore this film. When I saw "lost in translation" in the theaters a few months back, I couldn't believe the transformation of funnyman Bill Murray into a serious, middle aged man. The part could not have been played better, or by anyone else. The story of the film is quite simple, a man (murray) travels over to japan to shoot a couple vodka commericals in hopes of making a decent dollar. He's married, and yet unsatisfied and doesn't know where to turn. Enter scarlet johannson, who plays a newleywed that has the same feelings over her own marriage. Her husband is too transfixed in his photography career that they hardly spend much time together. It is only a matter of time before the two souls meet and begin to converse on how they are standing.Really a beautiful film, and astonishing to note that it took just under 4 weeks to film. Sophia Coppola really displayed an amazing effort, directing, writing, and I believe producing the film. There is no doubt this film belongs in my top 10 favorites, if not the top 5. Hey, I'm a nice man, maybe I can sneak it into my top 3. You would have no idea what you are missing if you calmly skip over this film. The character development is astonishing, the characters know when to be serious, know when comic relief is sorely needed. One of the few films of 2003 that will leave you with a smile.
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Summary: Not a comedy... but funny. A great movie
Review: This is a truely memorable movie. There seems to be some talk about it being racist against japanese. I would take fault with that... its not about American/English superiority over Japanese, its about the incredible feeling of lonelyness you feel when you're thrust into another culture, for purposes other then pleasure. If anyone has been on a work trip to Mexico, France, Japan or Germany, or if you're not from an English country, taking a business trip to the USA is the same. The scenes with the shower, the evelvator, the directors ... these scenes to me don't laugh at being japanese, they're about how these differences are obsticals that Bob just doesn't have the energy to deal with. When you're on business in another culture, there's just nothing to do when you're just too tired from work to handle the translation, miss-communication or even the TV that you can't understand, the Radio that only plays a few songs you know. If you want to try to feel like it, go home tonight and after the long drive, turn on a TV channel you can't understand, find youself a magazine that's not in your language, sit by yourself on the bed, doing/reading/listening/watching nothing, see how long you last. For myself and people I know, you end up staying entirely in the hotel bar talking to the only waiter that speaks english. This movie shows that the only time Bob and Charlotte ever get to enjoy being in Japan is when they're together. When they have someone to joke with (even share the bad dirty joke), to play with and to talk with. Its only then can you deal with bridging the communication gap. The scenes with their night out in Tokyo together show this perfectly. Just having someone to go back to, share what you've learned, talk about what was weird, what was great, that is what's important. This is a movie about context, its about how powerful cultural context can be, how much we desire to be with someone, anyone that we can relate to. Finally, this is also a movie about the agony boredom, so be be surprised if there's some boring bits.
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Summary: Overblown
Review: An okay movie but as most of the reviews state, very oversold. If it wasnt made by a Coppola it'd be just another film.
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Summary: Really slow...
Review: Let me start by saying I love Bill Murray and I thought he did an excellent job in a REALLY SLOW movie. Perhaps the filmmaker was trying to show us how boring and sad some people's lives are, if that was the intent, then the film was a success. I kept waiting on something interesting or exciting to happen, and before I knew it the film was over. If you are really bored, and want to see a film about someone's life that is worst than yours, then this is your movie.
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Summary: Mostly hype
Review: I expected great things of this movie but unfortunately, it did not live up to its hype. It was a one-note film, full of angst, and had no plot.I had read that there were some funny parts, but they must have been cut out of the version I had! And Bill Murray, nominated for a best-actor award...all he did was mope around with a long face and bassett-hound eyes! What a depressing, dull movie!
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Summary: Boring, Boring, Boring...
Review: As much as I like Bill Murray, I could not keep my attention focused on this movie. I couldn't even stay awake the first time, and had to keep munching popcorn to make it all the way through the second time. I watched it the second time to make sure I hadn't overlooked or missed something. Fact is, there's nothing to overlook or miss. The only interesting thing was the maze of lights and electronics shown in downtown Tokyo. Your money is better spent on a travelog of Japan than on this meaningless, go nowhere movie.
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Summary: What a wierdo
Review: I have checked back and it does appear that some guy is writing like a dozen 5 star reviews one after another. Take them out and you have like 8 one star reviews out of every ten reviews. I wonder if some flack has invaded this normally open and honest forum.
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Summary: Lost in Translation - that's for sure
Review: I am a big Bill Murray fan, but even that could not help me get through this movie. I kept waiting for the movie to "start" but it never did. And seeing that it is up for an Academy Award, I have to agree with those previous reviewers who say it's only because of Soffia Coppola's name. I thought this movie was boring, slow moving and it took 1 1/2 hours when it could have taken 30 minutes (if that) to get the point across.
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Summary: Suspicious of the recent 1 star reviews
Review: I have noticed several 1 star reviews, this seems like quite a coincidence that with such a rash of 5 star reviews we have a spate of 5 or 6 perfect reviews all from people with the same description. It is a shame that the few who actually liked this film have to resort to in essence stuffing the ballot box in order to keep the score inflated. There are many poeple who reply on these ratings before deciding whether to spend hard earned money and it is a real diservice to them to write multiple reviews under false pretenses. I hope in the future amazon will require a different sign on for each review.
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