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Summary: I'm familiar
Review: with the gullybottom reviews that this film has gotten, so I can address a few of the gripes that some perennially unsatisfied whiners have made.1. "Worst movie ever" appears as the tag of many reviews. Either you don't see enough movies if you think this or you have hit your head recently. 2. "Poor script." Oh, well then, maybe you should go to Hollywood and do better, hotshot. 3. "Didn't know what it wanted to be." OK, I too was thrown a bit by the direction the movie went in, but I hung on. In fact, I laughed when I realized I'd been on the hook for so long only to realize it was a sci-fi trip. 4. "Made no sense/convoluted/too many twists." Fortunately for me, I unkowingly inoculated myself from senselessness by watching "Mulholland Drive" last month. Everything after that has been as easy to decipher as a See-Spot-Run book. I had a good time being taken by this movie. And I understand Cameron Crowe liking pop culture so much as to mix it into his movies. It'd be hard for me to avoid deep cultural imprints if I were an artist. Cool soundtrack, especially the use of an obscure Monkees tune. Cameron Diaz. Meow.
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Summary: Vanilla Sky
Review: I admit it, I absolutely hated Tom Cruise. But after watching Vanilla Sky I have this newfound respect for him and his talent really does shine through in this movie. Tom and Penelope are AMAZING together in this movie, and it you can totally see the chemistry between them. Their love for each other is evident and Vanilla Sky was the perfect movie for them to play together in. The one thing that is very striking about this movie is the music within it. Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Chemical Bros, are a perfect mix but the bad thing is that the soundtrack does not have a lot of the music in it. But watching the movie over again just to experience the music is worth it. And the story plot will make you appreciate love and what it's all about. I totally recommend this movie.
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Summary: ****Open you eyes - nothing is really what it seems****
Review: I liked this movie a lot! My only complaint about this film is that it's too long. Many of the scenes are very hard to watch because of their painful nature. It is exteremly difficult watching Tom Cruise's character quickly degenerate from a man who is larger than life to nothing but an empty shell. Also there are many confusing shifts in Tom's characters perception of reality that don't make a lot of sense at first. But the ending is brilliant!!! Once you understand the significance of Benny the dog and take a trip to "L.E." it all fits together perfectly. This is a masterpiece of mind bending film making!! The ending provides a choice to Cruise's character, wheter to keep living in a dream or to "OPEN YOUR EYES" an face an uncertin future. This is a choice we all have to make. The only question is what decision will you make?
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Summary: dumb and slow
Review: I don't know why people liked this. to me it seemed like a long , dull, ad for tom cruise himself. his persona in the movie was so obnoxious that i WANTED things to go wrong for him. second, the drawn-out courtship - and- love scenes were hackneyed and long, and made me reach for the fast forward. There wase interminable footage of two naked torsos, shot from behind him. third, although the last part of the movie became more interesting, the ending was more of a cheat than a satisfying explanation. don't bother
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Summary: MASTERPIECE!!!! REDEFINES THE TERM MIND-BLOWING!!!
Review: If you have not seen this unbelievable motion picture yet, shame on you. You have no idea what you are missing especially with the dvd soundtrack and video quality. Everything about this film is brought to perfection from mastermind Cameron Crowe who directed and also wrote the story. This is one of the most mind boggling movies ive ever seen shy of "Pi" and "Dark City". The editing in this movie is phanomanal. The music track goes extremly well with this movie. The cinematography is amazing. Some of the best. Tom Cruise is top notch in the film. Jason Lee does a great job as well as Penelope Cruz. [...] This is a masterpiece of modern film making. It has everything, comedy, action, thrills, love, drama. This is my new favorite film. Mark my words, this will be held as a classic film and is setting new examples in todays standards. Go watch this film and stop reading my review. Enjoy.
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Summary: riiigghhhtt....
Review: yes. this is definitely a 'hybrid' film. think 'the matrix' + 'fatal attraction' + 'the sixth sense' + "jacob's ladder' and you'll dig. the mood & the atmosphere is awesome, and it IS spooky. people who hate tom cruise for his looks will dig him playing in opposition to his face. kurt russell's role is disposable, but penélope cruz is like a new audrey hepburn -- sweet and adorable and totally cute. (and the quickest among you will note the Hepburn film 'sabrina' playing on Cruise's TV in the opening sequence -- the playboy/the lovesick waif -- aha!). yes, the music is awesome. yes the visuals are there. and yes it does fall apart in the last third. oh well. it is compelling to watch, though it feels like some substance has been sacrificed for style, but to some style is enough. (see 'audrey hepburn').
Another of those 'you don't know what you're watching 'til the last reel' pictures.
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Summary: Many people miss the real uniqueness...
Review: Vanilla Sky shines in a way few other movies ever do. The real significance of a movie like Vanilla Sky is it opens peoples' eyes to the possibiblities of science. The obvious messages: "it's the little things that matter", "every moment is a chance to change your life", "the sweet is not as sweet without the bitter" have been done countless times in movies past. What hasn't been done is a realistic portrayal (in the movies) of the possibilties for cryonics and life extension research for mankind.
The fact that the movie broaches this subject in such an ingenious way makes the movie a winner. Vanilla Sky has its weak points to be sure, the acting scenes in the disco and the all-of-a-sudden strained relationship with his best friend for example. But in general the movie is very enlightening and opens the minds of those who may be blinded by myths and fairytales to the possibilities of a marvelous and REAL future of science....a life without disease and aging....maybe death as we now know it.
The protagonist has enough vision to try to give himself another chance, avoid the maggots six feet under, and is rewarded for his ingenuity and courage. That is a real possibility, a real chance he gives himself...it's not paying homage to some unknown entity based on primitive writings thousands of years ago. And that is where the movie shines....mankind's future, not it's past.
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Summary: Not as good as the original
Review: Cameron Crowe's "Vanilla Sky" is a remake of "Open Your Eyes" which was created by Alejandro Amenabar who also did "The Others". Crowe did an excellent job of giving us his interpretation and not just a duplicate. He incorporates his own themes of pop culture's influence on everyday life and twists a few other plot elements. I do not want to give any of the secrets away but all I can say is this movie does not turn out into what you expect it would if you judge it from the first 20 minutes or so. The problem is that the original plot is complicated enough and then with Crowe's extra elements, I thought it cluttered the story and that the dialogue was trying to be too poetic. Other than that, I enjoyed the movie but I think they explained the plot to the audience too much at the end, as if all of us would not understand although a few still did not catch on. I prefer the original "Open Your Eyes" but "Vanilla Sky" is still a good movie.
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Summary: Tom Cruise Shines
Review: This is by far the best movie Cruise has starred in since Jerry Maguire. It is the most provacative thriller I have seen this year. Although many people say that it is confusing, I believe that if one watches it closely, they can see the true mastery behind this movie. I loved the ending because it leaves the movie so open and causes you to think for days.
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Summary: Two Thumbs Down
Review: Sad to see all that talent on screen have to try and make a bad script good. If you seen the movie "Fatal Attraction" you will have gotten the idea of what the movie is about, and tie in at the end the movie the "Usual Suspect" and Kablam you have Vanilla Sky. People might think this is cool, but it was simply ridiculous. The movie has no originality, and is not thought provoking at all, unless one hasn't given thought to marketing scams damaging a person's life.
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