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Children of Men
I would thoroughly recommend this film - the best, most intelligent film I have seen in ages. Distopian vision of UK in 2027 when no children have been born anywhere in the world for 18 years. Story of a man coming to terms with his past through sacrifice. Hard hitting, well acted, brilliantly directed. Moments of genuine brilliance.
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24-09-06, 22:13
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Excellent, rivetting film, Michael Caine steals the show (or the clips he's in anyway) imo.
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Also the sight of the Pink Floyd pig flying over Battersea power station was a chuckle.
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Word of the day award to arthurduncan.
For those of you, like me, who had to look it up:- dystopia Main Entry: dys·to·pia Pronunciation: (")dis-'tO-pE-& Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from dys- + -topia (as in utopia) 1 : an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives 2 : ANTI-UTOPIA 2 - dys·to·pi·an /-pE-&n/ adjective
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25-09-06, 12:25
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My cousin worked on this film. While doing so he said he thought might turn out to be absolute crap, so I'd be pleased if he was proved wrong.
I certainly enjoyed Cuaron's other films, but this is rather different subject matter from Mexican teenagers and boy wizards.
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Saw an advert for this film and it looks very good - think I might have to go and see it soon!
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Just seen it. Pretty good if you like that sort of thing. I found the story only vaguely interesting, but there's lots of cool dystopian nightmare stuff going on in the background.
Also did anyone notice the scene where they're firing the ping pong balls into each other's mouth - there's a really long shot from inside the car just before the attempted hijacking where Clive Owen and the rest of them are pissing around. Where is the To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. in this take?
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Is this out in cinemas now?
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