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8/10
Classic!!! Finally a comedy that actually makes me laugh!!!
29 January 2010
Classic 2000's comedy. For those sick of those Adam Sandler (aside from the Zohan and the first half of funny people) comedies. A Movie that had me in stitches from the first scene. (the person I was with didn't enjoy it that much). It's different but it has that 'sweetest thing' sort of laughter. I recommend it. I could see why some people don't like it, because it doesn't have a strong moral message, and it doesn't have the things other light comedies have. Finally something ORIGINAL. I definitely renting it again!!! (the video shop clerk suggested this film to me, he had a grin on his face as in 'CHECK THIS OUT! You're gonna crack up', now I know!! CLASSIC). I definitely think this movie is going to be a cult favorite in years to come. Mark my words.
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Better than the first but still...
20 May 2002
Better than the first but still doesn't have the magic of the first three, Sure there were some good new characters, but still to "Starship Troopers" ish for me, This virtual realuity type of fights, Seemed at times to much like a videogame, The good part of this movies is that has more relation to the wholly trilogy, than Episode 1, I recomend it on tape so you can fastfoward the endlessly boring fights, And What happened to the spaceships fighting in space, The Star wars?
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Kriminal (1966)
Stylier than James Bond,
19 May 2002
True to the comic, Obviously noir, The story is of a Robber "Kriminal", who dresses like a skeleton and goes out ot steal diamonds, etc... Being this is an Italian from the 60's, it's full of style, with a linear, and especially very, very very Smooth plotline. This movie is full of double crosses, and everything a typical spionage had back in the day. I recommend it
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Great action movie, fastpaced, fun , great story
8 May 2002
First I'd like to say I understand why so many people talked bad about this movie, and that's cause they probable expected "DAnce with the wolves part2" or Kurt Russel's "Computer Wore Tennis Shoes", I imagine why you'd write such bad critics, But otherwise, typical good action, movie, Fast paced, couple of good tunes in it, great actions, Good nudity (am I the only one who saw, Jenny Cox's t*ts???) , maybe they cut it in the American Version, and tha's all. I greatly recommend it!
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Shallow Hal (2001)
Shallow movie
14 April 2002
Premise: I loved Me, Myself and Irene, watch it many times, had lots of laughs. I think Jack Black is funny.

This movie was absolutley not funny, If anyone wants to have a good laugh this movie isn't it,

Not only was uit a big disappointment, but I found it very shallow, and extremely Politically Correct, very sugar coaeted, very non-Farelly like.

I can't beleive how namy people wrote good things about this movie, alot of credibility lost, This movie should maybe be watched on video, if everything else is rented, and on a saturday morning after haviong gone out on the friday before, rahter than an evening movie, 2 thumbs down.
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The Cheaters (1975)
Great story, great acting...
11 April 2002
This movie's about a street-wise gambler who starts working for a big criminal organization, working as a professional gambler for them, Every thing seems to go alright, until Luca (Luc Merenda), falls in love with a woman who financially lives of the Big bosse's son money, in return for giving her body to him, The bosse's son want to take revenge on Luca, but his father 'The president(Who also deals in drugs, and other illegal activities) who also happens to be in a wheel chair (Enrico Maria Salerno) doesn't want his son touching Luca, being that Luca is a great Gambler, and makes alot of Money for the organization, This is the premise, Obviously the story thickens alot being full of twists and surprises, the plot making it one of the greatest tragic, violent, and complex Luc merenda's film. And Enrico Maria Salerno is obviously Great as usual, This is the typical movie that if Hollywood remade it, it would obviously be a sure number on hit.
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Human Traffic (1999)
Realistic, at least in europe...
26 March 2002
This movies is obviously the most realistic movie about clubbing ever made, but this is true for us in Europe becuase in America, they have a Chopped up version of Human Traffic, Yes, I just sent this movie to my brother who lives in America, he's seen it already the U.S, and this is want he wrote me, after seeing the british tape I send him: "There's basically new stuff throughout the whole movie. Every 2-3 minutes there's something new. Very little things. All the English slang was translated to American like Blagging, Class A's. There's also big scenes like a whole bunch of new Felix scenes, including him talking about the old times and him speeding at the bar. The new version also shows the scene that explains that Muff is a dealer and The crazy dad talks at the hospital. The editing was also different, almost every scene was longer with a couple minutes extra. It was like watching it for the first time again. Nice one bruv, "
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Snatch (2000)
8/10
Good movie, but a rip off
21 March 2002
The snatch is a great movie which I've seen tons of times, but there would have never been "the snatch" if it wasn't for pulp fiction, let's not forget it, I remember when pulp fiction came out, It was so new , the dialogs and everything, it was insane, Since then millions of rip-offs have come along. Basically, The snatch is the 'Pop' version of Pulp Fiction: the user friendly version. Even though 2 smoking barrels was more original, I give it 8 star, 'cause it's very watchable. -it's a guilty pleasure because you could see how guy Ritchie is blatantly ripping Tarantino and Tarantino's inspirators off, I'm almost embarrassed to say I like it... (I actually changed my IMDb name after this review)
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Cast Away (2000)
holy sh*t was it boring
18 July 2001
holy sh*t was it boring, aside from the desert island seen, even when he goes back to land it was boring and pointless, man good thing I saw it on video tape, durinmg the showing, I got up from my couch to make a steak, came back and th movie was still "a living hell of pure bordom", got up again, and same story, this movie was really really bad, and plus it really looks like a fed ex commercial, I wonder how much FEd Ex payed to have their logo all over the film. DO NOT RENT IT, not even the worst masochist who wants to suffer will not stand for this bore
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Cartoon-like movie which is very appealing
12 March 2000
I just finished watching this movie tonight,( I saw the complete version). I thought it was actually pretty good, it reminded me a lot of the movie "The warriors by Walter Hill", but even though it reminded me of that movie, because of all the gangs and violence, I must say it didn't rip it off. It was original in it's own. The main character seemed straight out of a comic book. I must admit that the movie flows really nicely it goes fast. The music is nice. And the ending isn't predictable. I recommend it.
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One of the best comedies ever made!!!!!!!
8 March 2000
This has to be a true piece of art. This movie is about an Italian playboy in France. He has a heavy italian accent, and tries to pick up women, and run away from the police for a crime he didn't commit, and plus make money... Aldo Maccione in this movie is irresistible. This is the only comedy, that I've seen twice in a row. I laughed from the beginning, (aldo has a child, wanting to be breast fed by his mother's friends) till the End. I recommend this movie to the World.
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Show Me Love (1998)
very good for a teen flic
7 March 2000
I just saw it two days ago at the movies, and I thought it was going to be a movie with lots of violence, because of the title. The first 10 minutes of the movie I wanted to leave, then the movie becomes very good, I recomend it. It's very realistic, this is the realistic version of all John Hugh movies. Sure it's a high school movie, but it's down to earth.
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The Family (1970)
Good, flows nicely but...
20 February 2000
Warning: Spoilers
Needless to say I saw this movie, and I liked it, it flows pretty well, and has a pretty nice story. I really liked this movie but, if you like me have seen a lot of 70 police trash movies, this one is predictable, the story, was predictable from beginning to end, the second Charles' girlfriend betrays him, if you calculate a little bit, you can guess the whole movie. My girlfriend saw this movie with me(thanks to me I gave her a real movie culture of italian/french 70 trash movie), and not only did she predict the scenes with me, but she also guessed that Telly Savalas was going to be weber and that he was married to the chick. I enjoyed, but objectively it was weak. This is the kind of movie you watch on a sunday afternoon. Needless to say, it was better than a lot of other Bulls*it Charles Bronson movies.
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Violent Rome (1975)
My jaw stayed open from beginning to end
13 February 2000
Man, Maurizio Merli has topped himself in the this CLASSIC police movie. The movie is about a cop, who is sick and disgusted by the way things are going, the criminals never seem to go to jail, and the bad guys seem to take advantage of the situation. That's where Merli comes in, he beats on them without flinching, his boss doesn't like it, so he kicks out of the force, but the story continues...( I won't give away anything, not even the suprise finally. Anyway, this according to me is a prime example of a classic Italian Pulp/thrash 70's movie. It's complete of old ladies, and children being shot in the face for no reason, rapes, angry people shooting each other in broad daylight. I give 2 thumbs up. You might remember Richard Conte in the movie "the Boss", here he plays a character that seems to have a heart(not a big heart, but at least he has one). Ray lovelock should have won an oscar as best supporting actor, and Maurizio Merli should have won a golden globe award
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Did anybody get this movie?!?
11 February 2000
****For people who seen the movie, because I give away the ending**** This movie is horrible in the good sense. Unlike many comments I see, this movie is about a friendship, a friend betraying the other friend. The women is secondary, the game the play with the woman is just part of Chad's plots to do his friend over, and take his job. Is it possible that I'm the only one who got it. I mean, Chad tells his friend his wife left him, so he invented a game, knowing that Chad was going to most likely like the girl or love her, and he would be emotionally troubled, the Chad purposely messes up Chad's carrier, to have his Job. In the end, when Chad's friend comes into Chad's place, he tells chad he's worried, and Chad thinks that he's worried about the job, but his friend his worried about the woman, and we discover that Chad's wife never left him, and just before the end she blows him, which also goes to show, that their relationship is fine, and there is no need to be angry at women. This movie is about a betrayed friendship. I just can't believe nobody got it.
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CAn Ferdinando DiLeo ever make a bad movie? No
23 January 2000
Another masterpiece I'll remember, the flashbacks in the movie were done really, well. I don't thinlk the story was that good, but DiLeo once again made it into a masterpiece. After any of his movies I seriously can't watch anything else, he's to good. I'm seriously thinking of leaving my Job and becoming a director, and try to continue his legacy. This film, agan is based on the milano of the late 60s, when no one in Italy made real movies about outsider kids, but he dug deep and, as always made a masterpiece
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it could have been really good...
23 January 2000
This movie had good story, It had potentially good actors, BUT was up with the director, he raped a potentially good movie, with those tacky facial shots, and widecamera angles, I don't know but if someone like Ferdinando DiLeo directed this, it would have been a memorable movie in history, but he didn't so it wasn't, I like it, but found it a little tacky
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Buffalo '66 (1998)
The only true love story
18 January 2000
I rented this movie almost by mistake, it was a new release and I'd seen the other ones already, the cover didn't convince me. I pressed play and from the beginning until the end my facial expression didn't change, I found myself falling in love with this movie, I had to see it twice, to capture the feeling, this movie is the only love story movie (except for The professional) that got me hooked. I re-rented it twice

after than and still rent it once in a while. It could be seen as Vincent Gallo feeling sorry for himself, but it could also be seen from Christina Ricci's point of view. I wouldn't judge it so uni-dimensional. All in all a good flick.
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A modern day masterpiece
18 January 2000
Intro: I always lived in Torino, but the month I went away to work in Rome they filmed this movie, half the people I know, were stand-by and some even said a couple of lines Main subject: Not being biased but this movie, is a true piece of art, of real history, this movie has real insight on the situtation, especially, went Valerio goes to look for a Job, it's really like that, and the teachers , and all the surrounding is really real, this movie has a steady background music by cult group C.C.C.P who then became know has C.S.I,this movie is really fast-paced but clear, and it's the kind of movie you don't mind watching twice in row. It's light and fast. Treat yourself and watch it. If you don't trust me, then watch it just for the music...
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Almost Human (1974)
9/10
Claustrophobic brilliant movie
18 January 2000
A claustrophobic brilliant movie, I think it's more about an italian social class disorder than milian being a criminal,his the regular working class guy pissed of about being poor, and in Milan more than any other region in Italy, the social class is very important, and very very present, when milian kills all those people, you feel bad for them, but on the other hand you can see his mission, and you feel for him, in the end when he pulls it off, you almost feel relieved, anyway this movie is a real movie just like "il Boss/wipeout" and it deserves to be watched, the only problem with this movie and "il boss/wipeout" is that after you see these movies every other movie will seriously bore you, and you'll find no depth in them. After I seeing these movies, personally, I couldn't watched anything else for at least 2 weeks, I tried, but I wasn't able to. This movie is powerfull and most of all real
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probably his best movie
18 January 2000
This movie is really good, It's got the (bud spencer/piedone) vibe, but rather than being totally slapstick like his other movies it has the 1970's police/italian/drama movie vibe, with little twist and turns that they police movies HAD, and in contrast with his other movies it has a dramatic background, Obviously there are more hardcore police movies, but this is a good begin for anyone, if anyone wants to watch them all, it's half lightheart half hardcore, needless to say if you no nothing about police B-movies and you watch "il Boss" right away, you might ned a shrink to get you out of the mode. But this is really passable
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The Boss (1973)
10/10
the best and most realistic mafia movie ever
18 January 2000
This movie shows it like it is. In this movie Ferdinando di Leo was brave enough to use real unofficial incidents that were happening at the time,he even used some real names, or changed some by changing only a letter from the name, After this movie came, Ferdinando became paraniod that someone was going to "take care of him" for the content of this movie but nothing happend. This movie is great because, Di Leo doesn't make out the characters to be charismatic role models, but the cold blood assassins they really are. I give this movie 2 thumbs up. Plus and the end of the movie it sais to be continued, but not because theirs going to be a sequel, but becuase he just did a piece of mafia history, and the mafia continues, no good endings or bad endings, just a piece of history.
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More (1969)
great movie
18 January 2000
I actually have the honor of having this movie on tape. This movie is based on a true story, which makes it even better, it started off with the director of this movie looking for his friend, and finding out he is dead, and the whole movie is based on the interviews they had with the people who met her friend. It's a great movie, and pink floyd are truly at their best, that is also my fave pink floyd tape. I suggest you watch this low-key deep movie
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