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Summary: A Druggies Worst Nightmare
Review: After viewing this film at Duke earlier this year I was astounded by how much this movie gets under your skin and stays there. After I bought the DVD and saw the extra footage I was even more amazed. This movie is by far one of the best of 2000. Though many critics found it to glamorize drug use, I have to disagree and go with the opposite. After you witness this remarkable piece of film, you are left with the eerie feeling of the need to be cleansed. From caffeine to cigarettes to preservatives this movie does what it set out to...
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Summary: What goes up, must come down.
Review: Sorry about the cliche subject title. What words can represent a film such as this? The movies that are made that are good are the ones that follow us out of the theatre, out to the parking lot, into our car, and ride in the back seat with us. When we arrive home and exit out safe garages and enter into our luxurious suburban kitchen. Let's throw our keys on the counter, and go to the bathroom and try... TO GET IT OFF OF ME!!! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. This movie will not let me go. ...damn you Jared Leto.
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Summary: Sid and Nancy 2000
Review: I just saw Requiem for a Dream this afternoon and speaking as a future film maker myself,I thought the movie rocked! But can we spell "comfortably numb" from pink floyd's the wall,and the film sid and nancy? Don't get me wrong I liked the way Darren Aronofsky used disturbing to the point of sickness images to portray his story.The dvd is good because he is able to give his insight as to what the film was actually about instead of most of the abstract images that are thrown at you for 102 minutes.This film was a treat for me because I'm a huge fan of both Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly.I thought their performances were more than exemplary.This gave them the opportuninty to shed the images that each portrayed as teen idols-for Jared-"My so called life, and for her-goody,goody family films like "The Rocketeer".Marlon Wayans of course provided the comic relief in the film as I thought he would,but he did have a volitle role in the film as their best-getting-high-every- day-buddy.Since I was born in the late seventies,I'm not that familiar with Ellen Burstyn's work,however I thought she deserved the oscar nod that she got for this particular role as Jared's mom.People actually have addictions like her character,so I thought that was important to show how people let perscription drugs get the best of them.As for the 'Wall' reference I made earlier,like the rock opera, by the end of the film each of the characters in Reqiuem descends deeper into maddness than when the film begins. And this movie shows you how badly heroine can send you packing on a one way trip to hell in style.And the movie is loaded with sid and nancy isms because we all know that"the couple that uses together stays together" is the basis of jared and jennifer's characters.So I'd like to say in conclusion, Darren Aronofsky has given us something to remember for the next 20 years or so for groundbreaking movies like this one. When they look back at what was the most controversial, they would have to say "Requiem for a Dream".
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Summary: Requiem for my Dream!
Review: My God! Ellen Burstyn should really have won the Oscar! The Picture, the Score, the Actors and Actresses the whole thing is great! I'm not from america so I can't even explain this Movie! it is so great so breathtaking and fasinating! Oh My God I have never seen a such important and serious film in my whole life!The whole plot is great! Its really, realy spectacular indead! It teaches you what drugs are able to do to you! I swear to god that I'll never tuch any kind of drugs! It's a Movie you just can't forget! You will always think about it and the Score will always stay in your mind! I love this Picture I love this DVD and I love the Story and the Score! Oh my God I love it!!!!!!!
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Summary: Good movie - but IS the "Director's Cut" the NC-17 version?
Review: I too saw this in the theaters, graphic and stunning. But I've read two separate reviews (apparently quite helpful to folks) lamenting the R-rated editing of the movie. Problem is, while one review was written for the regular version (rated R), another impassioned review was written for this Director's Cut (unrated = NC17?). Is this cut indeed the version seen in theaters, or is this one step down from the theatrical release (the R version being two steps down)? Could someone clarify this? Thanks.
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Summary: The Best Film of 2000
Review: I don't have any doubt that this is the best film of 2000. A powerful,disturbing, and beautiful film. The story of four people searching foracceptance and love, while trying to pursue their "dreams". This may lookfeasible at first in the midst of the sunny summer season. But we quicklysee their addictions have them headed for disaster. The seasons of Fall andWinter shows us how their downward spiral is accelerated with each of theseseasonal changes, and that there will not be a "spring renewal" for any ofthem. It shows us that even when Harry and Marion are "together" they reallyaren't with the genius use of split screen. The montage sequences (camerawork and editing) are brilliant, the musical score is tragically poignant.Everyone's performances are incredibly human, and heartfelt. The films final half hour is a tour de force in filmmaking and unlike anything you'veever seen in a film before !! This is a film that will be with you daysafter seeing it, and you will never forget it. I feel it is a film that's"required viewing" for all, especially anyone who loves films and allaspects of filmmaking technique. Make sure you either purchase or rent the"Director's Cut" of this film (which is un-rated) and not the R-ratedversion.
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Summary: Don't Do Drugs
Review: If school boards and parents were smart they'd throw programs like D.A.R.E. out the window and should just show this movie. Unlike movies like Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, where Drug use is glamorized, this film is the grim reality of it. It was a great touch to have the mother addicted to legal diet pills and show the side effects. Arronofsky has definately improved his technique since his debut film Pi. Personally, this was the best picture I saw for 2000. Julia Roberts might have done a good job, but I doubt she could have played the part Ellen Burstyn did. Excellent job. This film is not for the faint of heart or people who don't appreciate good cinema. I look forward to the next outing by this up and coming auteur.
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Summary: The Best Movie Of The Year.
Review: I just saw this movie last night. I ordered it on DVD and it came acouple days early. I wanted to see it soooo bad when it was at the theatre but because of the stupid rating I couldn't. I can't believe that the MPPA is making such a big deal about the sexuality in it. I have seen sexuality of that nature in many other movies. For example "Eyes Wide Shut", it has much more nudity in it than Requiem, and Eyes Wide was realy bad! This movie is so good that I watched it twice in one night. I was blown away by Ellen Burstyn. I loved her in "The Exorcist". She is such a good actress, that she is so powerful years later. I think this movie should be seen in High Schools everywhere. I am 15 and this movie is a learning experience. I can't even think of how good this movie is on a big screen. I think that if a parent wants their child to see a movie, than it is up to the parents. The MPPA should ease down on how they rate everything. I am so sick of this. This movie is so GOOD, and I would have loved to see it on a big screen.
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Summary: Great.. but not classic...
Review: I had very high expectations as I started up the Requiem for a Dream DVD yesterday, and maybe thats why I felt a bit dissapointed. I love a great story, and I love movies that are about the troubles of kids that occur these days in age. Overall, I thought this movie to be very dark, and highly disturbing. When someone tells you this movie is unforgettable; for about the first two days after you see it, it is. I tossed and turned in my bed after I watched it thinking about the ending. While I love the disturbing aspects of the movie, I didnt enjoy the story or the dialogue. The dialogue and conversations in the movie are highly unintelligent and sound like nothing I would of said six years ago when I was in high school. This movie is one of those movies where they take you from scene to scene to watch events unfold, but you are constantly asking yourself "how can these kids make such stupid decisions?" and " why the hell are they doing that for?". In the end, other drug movies like Trainspotting and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas bury this movie alive. I recommend everyone watch it at least once, but leave your brain, and your food at the door :).
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Summary: Unbelievably gritty; an unglamorous look at drugs
Review: Requim for a Dream should be required viewing for high school and college kids. It's so gripping, intense, and unblinking that you will never want to touch drugs! Aronofsky's style ("hip-hop" film-making) makes this film as visually stunning as it is emotionally devastating. I highly recommend this movie.
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