Traffic - Criterion Collection

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Summary: Not what I expected, but good none the less.
Review: As a huge fan of New Jersey Drive and Clerks, I was hoping Traffic would be the perfect middle ground. A film with these power house stars all traveling along on a highway giving witty commentary would have been right up my alley. But alas I was foiled into a great experience none the less. Who could have guessed this film was about the drug trade?? It gives an incredible insight into all facets of the drug trade, letting us see it from everyone's point of view. Asking tough questions of whether the drug war is one that should even be fought, or if the lives it saves are small in comparison to the lives taken to fight it. Then it swings around and shows the true devastation drugs can cause, making for a great theatrical ride. Also, I can't wait to get to Mexico. Cuban cigars and that totally funky lighting down there totally rocks. And Michael Douglas was forced to be with a woman his age, while his real life wife is hit on by Dennis Quaid. The one thing this film was missing was a totally hot chick. No offense to Mr. Zeta-Jones Douglas, but she was pregnant and average looking at best. I mean a top notch super hottie, Shannon Elizabeth for example. Not really to add to the movie, she could just walk around nude mostly, just for our pleasure. I have expressed this idea to George Lucas for the upcoming Star Wars film, and he said "Genius." but he is not sure he can get it done. Finally, I just gotta give mad props to the That 70's Show star, Topher Grace. He plays the quintessential teen upper-class drug head, but he lets slip some of the movies most idiomatic lines. He has a way of commanding a serious sense of presence even when he is in all reality a punk rich kid. While not what I was hoping for, this film still succeeded on many levels. Watch it.

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Summary: An eye opening film!
Review: Traffic was an amazing film about the different views of drug trafficking. It shows you what it is like to be some one addicted to drugs, an officer trying to bring down drug businesses, a corrupted officer that helps drug businesses, the owner of a drug business, and the father of a drug attic. It really showed me what it was like to be each of these people. I definitely recommend buying this movie.

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Summary: You must see this!
Review: First of all, if you haven't seen it yet, see it! And if you have seen it, see it again! This is about the drug-wars (I don't want to give too much away) but this movie is one of the most realistic movies you will ever see. The acting is phenomenal. One of best movies of decade!

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Summary: KEPT ME UP
Review: I RENTED TRAFFIC BECAUSE I NEVER GOT TO SEE IT IN THE MOVIES. I EXPECTED TO WATCH SOME ONE NIGHT THEN WATCH THE REST LATER ON BUT BY MIDNIGHT ON A WORK NIGHT I FOUND I COULDNT SHUT THE DVD PLAYER. MANY STORIES GOING ON ALL AT ONCE AND ALL INTERESTING. THE ACTING VERY NATURAL, THE MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT CLASSES OF PEOPLE ALL FACING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WAS VERY INTRIGING. SO I LOST SOME SLEEP BUT HOW CAN I HAVE SHUT IT OFF?

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Summary: Blah Blah Blah!
Review: In a movie where the plot goes absolutly no where, I am not one be a big fan. Although it did have a unique and interested look with the cinematography and the color symbolsim between American and Mexico was a very dramatic and interesting choice, I did not feel that this movie was worth any ones time. It was very dry and lacking in plot and acting. The story went absolutly nowhere! This is the type of movie where I find myself being the annoying movie patron just to entertain myself for the extent of the filth on screen. In direction and cinematography I would give it 4 stars. However, because of it's lack of anyting else I am forced to give it only one. Give me plot or give me death! -The Justin B Scale of Overcriticalness

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Summary: TRAFFIC
Review: TRAFFIC is a film about three stories that are interconnected and share the same common theme: the war on drugs. First we have a politician who discovers that his daughter has developed her own drug addiction. Then we have a pregnant woman who has found out that her husband was arrested for smuggling drugs and she is willing to do anything to get him out of jail. And at last we have a Mexican cop who is caught between government officials in the U.S. and in Mexico that want control over trading drugs back and forth across the Mexican border. This movie was extremely dramatic and it had me caught up in the characters and the things that are happening to them. At times, it feels as if you're watching a real-life documentary because of the way the movie was filmed. Definitley one of the best movies to come out in 2000.

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Summary: Over-rated.
Review: I thought this movie was highly over-rated. It was not bad, but it was not all that good either; fair would be a good word for it. I'm glad I rented it rather than purchase it outright. I think that I was not too impressed with it because it seemed the story was told looking through a surveillance camera for too much of the movie. That was tiring to me. Also, the sound, while bass heavy in spots, made almost no use of the surrounds in 5.1 mode. There was a shooting scene, where firing was coming from all directions, yet you could not hear any firing or bullets coming from the surround speakers. Also, there were just to many stories which interferred with character development. The director certainly made his point. I just thought it would be made with a better style. This is completely subjective; apparently others love the style, but I did not.

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Summary: Hello, character development?
Review: What do you get when you add a lack of character development, a weak plot, bad acting, and a horrible editing job? Traffic. I don't even want to write about how bad this movie was, because I don't want to waste more of my life in addition to the two and a half hours a spent watching this film.

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Summary: NO EXTRAS!
Review: Do not waste your hard-earned money on this DVD that doesn't have any in-depth extras - no narration track, documentary, or deleted scenes.

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Summary: This was a very good movie but...........
Review: I thought that this movie was good. I sat mesmerized by the acting, especially that of Benicio Del Torro. The realism may not be for everyone, but if you can take it, you should most definitely watch this fine motion picture. My husband Rene didn't like it. He hates anything with violence. There was one thing lacking in it though, and that is a theme song sung by the lovely and talented, Celine Dion, the greatest singer ever. I should know, as I am Celine Dion. Watch the movie, and then listen to my songs.