Pan’s Labyrinth mixes two vastly different story-lines to create one beautiful film. On one hand, we have the story of Ofelia, a young girl of about 9-10, who when faced with unpleasant reality, takes refuge in a mystical world of fauns and fairies, and on the other we have the story of the Spanish rebels […]
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The Lakehouse
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxkmbk1a2Qk] There’s a tune stuck in my head. You know how that happens, don’t you ? You hear it on and off, sometimes louder, sometimes toned down but it’s under your skin, it’s everywhere. It transports well, from the house to the car, from the car to the outside world. And it has a negligible […]
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Saw Blade Runner right after I read the novel. And it was dissapointing. The book was good, albeit a bit too philosophically depressing. The film had a real 80’s style feel to it – brought back memories of Madonna and her early videos, and her radical colored hair-styles. Yes, the film was made in the […]
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I’m trying to think of really good sci-fi films, but can (surprisingly) come up with only a handful, the best being “The Matrix” . Then there are the “Alien” and the “Terminator” films ofcourse. There’s Asimov’s “I, Robot” which turned into a fairly interesting film. And H.G.Wells “The war of the world’s” was OK. “Sphere” […]
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