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Summary: If only I could give it a 0
Review: This movie tried too hard, tried to be cool, tried to be artistic, tried to be dirty and it missed its mark everytime.
I dont even know if the actors did a good job because the camera would never hold still long enough. If u want to see a real movie about drugs or the streets buy Trainspotting or Kids
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Summary: A Beautiful Disturbing Masterpiece
Review: A Requiem for A Dream is clearly a beautiful disturbing masterpiece. The movie is divided into the seasons of summer, fall and winter. And as the seasons of nature get darker and colder through the seasons, a requiem for a dream does as well. The film is Darren's Aronofsky's portrayal of the consequences of abusing substances for greed, profit, or self improvement. Each character in the film begin with loads of ambition and through substances these ambitions turn dark and slim to hopelessness. Although the film has high amounts of drug content and some explicit sex, they prove to be essential to the movie's message and storyline. The film includes superb acting and oustanding directing and it should not be missed.
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Summary: The Best
Review: I think that Requiem for a Dream was one of the most amazing drama's i've ever seen. It was weird and interesting and just so overwhelming with strangeness which i loved. It's definatly a movie to be classed as my favorite and one of the best which i don't think too many movies are. It was filed with so many situations which all came together in the end to create such a movie with so many feelings throughout the whole thing. The love, friendship, family, enemies, happiness, and sadness we so perfectly acted out by the cast and the directing was very uniquely and nicely done as well.
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Summary: Requiem for a Pleasant Time Watching a Film
Review: I haven't the slightest idea who this movie is supposed to be for. Do the actors do a good job? Yeah. Are there unusual special effects and neato cinematography? Yeah.
Are these characters people you can relate to and care about?
Nope.
I've a feeling that if the director met people like these characters in real life, he wouldn't care about them either. He would exploit their pain instead.
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Summary: Unbelievable, moving, powerful film.
Review: I just recieved my director's cut DVD and experienced "Requiem" for the first time and to say I have not been moved by this film is a lie. I felt the highs and even morseo felt the lows of the four doomed characters in this film. This isn't a film that will brighten your spirits, however watching "Requiem" is a rewarding one. The performances by Jared Leto, Jennifer Connely, and a surprise Marlyn Wayans blew me out of my chair. But Ellen Burstyn blew me out of my chair the most, her performance broke my heart and I found the most profound and moving.Someone said that this should be required viewing in high schools, I definitely agree. After seeing this film I definitely have no plans whatsoever to use illegal drugs and even perscription drugs that I receive I will get information on first. Unbelievable, if you can stomach this bleak film, it's a must buy and an essential part of your DVD collection. But be warned before hand... the contents aren't pretty. A++++ film.
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Summary: (TITLE NOT NECESSARY)
Review: This is a Top Ten Film. Any movie that can make my head spin tends to be a great one. The unfortunate fact is that movies like Requiem, Memento, Seven, and American History X do not come around all that often. I guess that is what makes them so great. I did not get to catch this jewel on the big screen but the DVD did it justice. I would make the complaint that the sound is not 5.1 but hey, can't have it all.
The sick story here was done in the most beautiful way. the camera work was incredible, probably some of the most interesting angles that I have seen(without annoying me). The speed was also incredible, I will guarantee that at the end of the movie you will have to sit for a few to gather yourself. you will feel like a part of something big here because this movie, as gritty and small as it may have seemed said something that no other movie has about human weakness and suceptability. Fact of the matter is, we are all addicts we have no choice in any matter, free will is an imaginary thing that is totally dependant on our addictions. Think about yourself or your neighbor, and then watch this movie. Then take another look.
We are all fortunate to have films like this, that are so full of truth. Happy endings in the real world are rare, so when a movie does not have a happy ending it wins a place in my heart. A happ ending would have been an insult to the serious moviegoer who believes in what they are watching. Life does not occur without sadness, this film proves it.
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Summary: The Best Movie I have Ever Seen
Review: Darren Aronofsky is God! I kept hearing about this movie, as well as Pi, so I finally rented both of them. While I love both of them, and own both DVD's, I have to say that Requiem for a Dream is a visual, magnificently written, shocking, provocative masterpiece. I loved this movie. It is so real. It is strange, becuase there is no real hero in this film. The hero seems to be their addictions to their dreams. Everytime they are doing good, they fall flat on their faces, and worse, are spit on by the people around them. Libatique and Aronofsky teaming up with classis novelist Sleby Jr., seems odd, but they are all epxerts in what they do, and they made something that will become a standard in every way. Burstyn's performance is phenomenal, as is Connely's Leto's and even Wayan's. You can't beat this movie, and the day I see a better one will porbably never come.
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Summary: island life...
Review: much has been written and discussed concerning the horrofic and depressing course the four main characters in "requiem for a dream" chose to guide their lives on. however, what makes this film so remarkable and gut wrenching is the fact that director darren aronofsky weaves the story in such a way that the audience will end up genuinely caring for these characters. this aides the film for the enivitable question that audiences will ask themseves about two thirds through the story: "why the hell are we watching this". the answer will come from a poignant mother- son scene expertly acted by jared leto and the brillant ellen burstyn and the stoned as well as heartbreaking for all of it's hopelessness love scenes between leto and jennifer connelly. these people are not "losers" their choices are. "requiem..." will take ahold of you and sear itself onto your consciousness-not to be forgotten until long after the final credits roll.
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Summary: OK, I'll quit smack, just don't make me watch this again.
Review: I don't know. "Requiem for a Dream" is basically well-conceived. There are some insane performances. Cinematography rocks. But I really wasn't blown away by it. I was unnerved by it, and that is most definitely what Aronofsky was shooting for, and therefore it's a successful film, but I'm not putting it on My List. Maybe "Pi" - maybe - but not this. This movie just seems kind of unnecessary. Did we really need another drug-glam-death movie? Its images are appropriately revolting: the brain-splattered face of a fugitive Marlon Wayans, the gangrenous injection site of a smacked-out Jared Leto, the krypt-keeper complexion of a detoxing Ellen Burstyn, etc. She deserves some props for being able to let go like that, by the way. And cinematographically we are made to empathize with her the most. We get more from her POV under the influence of crazy diet pills, with the trails and sound-distortions, than we do when Jared and Jennifer slam coke or heroin and we watch them in 3rd-person as they buzz around the room or gush sickening dope-tripe to each other. But none of it is necessary. I've seen this before - all of it. It's done exceptionally well here, and that probably should be enough, and maybe it will be in the long run. Or maybe Aronofsky just raised the bar too high with "Pi" to chase it with an exceptional treatment of a run-of-the-mill story. I mean, we all know what's gonna go down here. Naive old lady, slightly wild young kids. Drugs. Old lady starts popping pills prescribed by shifty physician cuz she thinks she's going on TV and she wants to be able to fit into her red dress and feel like a worthwhile person. Young kids start chipping on C&H cuz they deal it, cuz they're trying to get out of Coney, and how do they know how much to cut if they don't sample the wares. The ironic thing is that they are all fundamentally well-intentioned. They're doomed. It's way more brutal than any War On Drugs campaign I've ever seen (except that really sickening "I fund terrorism" one), but the "message" is essentially identical, even though this film seems to speak from first-hand experience with substance abuse. Stylistically it excels. It's extremely depressing. My arm literally started hurting when I watched it. It's grim and unflinching and unconsoling. It doesn't really suggest that anybody should've or could've done anything differently - this is just what happens. Like I said at first, I don't know. My reaction is probably more emotional than anything: the film is effective, but I don't want to put myself through watching it again. All I can really get out of it in the end is "don't do drugs" or at best "if you do drugs you're playing with fire." I will admit one thing though - the "infomercial" menu did screw me up. I thought I still had the TV on, I didn't even bother to read the flashing text, I just visually revolted and wondered why I couldn't change channels. haha P.S. I wrote this before I had read any of the reviews. Strangely I am for once in agreement with most of them.
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Summary: a disturbing masterpiece... some times dreams come true
Review: well not being any kind of film critic .i had to give this movie a review .only for the horror of it all..
requiem for a dream is a potrait of everday life.taking the watcher down the darkest part of dreams and hope .
it starts with four doomed souls and there journey into what you would expect from there nightmares .but it seems that they all got what they wanted from there greatest dreams..
seeing this movie is something better than i could do to explain it.there is so much to see and hear. but i can say it was hard to watch at times and i even found myself closeing my eyes at times from the sheer terror of these images and the horror of these peoples realities. so to put in in my simplest opinon .if you are looking for something to watch that will make you fell better about your life after!! this is one to get.it will make you appreciate your little dreams you have that might be hopeful and optimistic..
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