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The Celebration
Erna Boas, John Boas

Polygram USA Video, 2000

Family Implosion...

+ Regardless of Dogma, great film - period!
+ A great film, despite being a "Dogma" film....
+ Great
+ Dogme #1: the first, and remains the best
  
  











  



  
James Cameron's Dark Angel: The Complete Second Season
Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly

20th Century Fox, 2003

Dark Angel Season 2

+ Loved the series - my comments are about which set to purchase
+ One hot series.
+ Dark Angel rides again
  
  











  



  
Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me
Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook

New Line Home Video, 2002

Never have seen Twin Peaks series. Good film, excellent music

I have never seen the Twin Peaks TV series, I did not know anything about Laura Palmer, so my review is not biased or comparative. I catched this film on TV, I knew it was David Lynch from minute one. Here Lynch is totally unleashed, and yes, the story sometimes can turn confusing, but the ...
  
  











  



  
The Price of Milk
Danielle Cormack, Karl Urban

New Yorker Video, 2002

A quirky, fun Kiwi romance worth the price!

+ The Price of Milk DVD
+ The price of love
+ What do we do with all those shoes?
  
  











  



  
Twin Peaks - The First Season (Special Edition)
Twin Peaks

Republic Pictures, 2001

Limited Availability

+ Dense with allusions and truthfulness
+ Great DVD but, DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY THE NEW GOLD EDITION COMES OUT 10/30/07!!!
+ You _can_ still get new retail copies of season 1 on dvd
+ Break the code, solve the crime
  
  











  



  
Wings of Desire (Special Edition)
Curt Bois, Solveig Dommartin

MGM (Video & DVD), 2003

Living breathing poetry...

+ Wings of Desire DVD
+ Down to Earth
+ Wim Wenders' best film
+ Wings of Desire, about quality
  
  











  



  
Orphic Trilogy - Criterion Collection
Jean Cocteau

Criterion, 2000

A superb centerpiece.

+ Poetry from the Underworld
+ An Ephemeral Vision of Life and Death
+ When the death dies for love!
  
  











  



  
Die Nibelungen
Margarete Schön, Gertrud Arnold

Kino Video, 2002

Truly an Epic and a Work of High Art!

+ Now you will hear of wonders told...
+ A Fantasy masterpiece closely tied to history
+ a triumph
+ A classic tale brought to the silver screen
  
  











  



  
Battle Angel
Miki Itô, Kariya Shunsuke

ADV Films, 1999

A horrific sci-fi story about violence and love!!

+ Needed to be longer

Good: * Intense blood and gore. * Deep storyline (easy to understand). * Cool character desing (so look alike to the anime in Kill Bill). * Great action scenes with good animation (there were like 3 or 4 action scenes). Bad: * The graphics were kind of smudgy. * Sad story. The story is ...
  
  











  



  
Donnie Darko (Widescreen Edition)
Jake Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne

20th Century Fox, 2003

Like a Nightmare Version of "Napoleon Dynamite"

+ One of the best movies of the new millennium...
+ Heavy...Or, Lite?
+ Where Is Donnie?
+ Donnie Darko (Theatrical Version)
  
  











  



  
Santa Sangre
Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra

Expanded Entertainment, 1998

Saintly Blood

+ Best Film I have Ever Seen EVER (period).
+ Incredible
+ More Logical, More Mature and Yet Still Fantastical
+ Bloodied but unbowed
  
  











  



  
Audition
Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina

Chimera, 2002

A MUST OWN, MUST BUY, GET IT NOW TYPE OF FILM

+ Symbolism for subject matter beyond the guise of violence
+ Loved it

AUDITION If there ever was a movie that I would no doubt say is one of the best movies ever if I was asked this would be it, in fact I would say that this is in the top 10. To those who have yet to see this film know now that you are in for a ride that you will never forget. J-Horror has become ...
  
  











  



  
Return of the Secaucus 7
Mark Arnott, Cora Bennett

MGM (Video & DVD), 2003

Interesting but not wonderful

Return of the Secaucus 7 is an OK film probably best enjoyed by those who either remember the 1960's fondly or have a big interest in that time period and its aftermath since is likely to leave others a bit underwhelmed. I had difficulty caring greatly about the characters and their lives and the ...
  
  











  



  
Bright Lights, Big City
Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003

Finally??

+ Late-80s Manhattan Culture Personified in 'Bright Lights, Big City': RECOMMENDED!!
+ Things Fall Apart
+ Bright enough
  
  











  



  
Neon Genesis Evangelion - The End of Evangelion
Yûko Miyamura, Kôichi Yamadera

WEA, 2002

"It all returns to nothing..."

+ brillaint, easily my favorite movie
+ Amazing, But A Rip-Off At the Same Time
+ One of my favorite films
  
  











  



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