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Are u serious peole really complained about 'magic' tricks? HELLO! Keyword MAGic! 1 not always fiction, but 2 supposed to make u think. (Oh wait I forget these are humans we area tlaking about... They don't always know how! Too busy with thier cell phones to their ears making their brains smaller and more stupid!

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Eduardo C 17 months ago

Probably the most respected filmmaker working in the world right now (5 Palme D'Or nominations, ringing endorsements from Godard and Scorsese calling him the greatest living filmmaker) is Abbas Kiarostami, from Iran. Believe me Iranian cinema has a long, storied history.

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Favorite Movies:
The Green Mile, The Sixth Sense, The Insider, JFK, The Da Vinci Code, From Hell, Secret Window, Batman Begins, Anatomy of a Murder, Red Eye, Escape from Alcatraz, The Vanishing, A Beautiful Mind, The Medusa Touch, The Boys from Brazil, I, Robot, Crash, Running Scared, The Others, [Rec], Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard 3: With a Vengeance, A Wednesday, Hera Pheri, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Dil To Pagal Hai (The Heart Is Crazy), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, No Entry, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Zinda, Khiladi, Khakee (The Uniform), The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Bas Ek Pal, Hindustani (Indian) , Taxi Number 9211, Andaz Apna Apna, Nayak: The Real Hero, Shor , Awara Paagal Deewana, The Game, Noroi the Curse, Acacia, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok), North Country, Fallen, Rain Man, The Aviator, The Skeleton Key, Donnie Darko, Up in the Air, The Sea Inside (Mar Adentro) (The Sea Within), Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, The Neverending Story, Amadeus, Remember the Titans, Deewaar (Wall) (I'll Die for Mama), Ne le Dis à Personne (Tell No One), Aurore, In the Name of the Father, Stay, Things We Lost in the Fire, Nothing But the Truth, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Seven (Se7en), The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher, An American Crime, Three Idiots, Plata quemada (Burnt Money), The General, The Last Boy Scout, Frágiles (Fragile), Frailty
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First & foremost: If you're not interested in movies & are not here for sharing your views on movies, please don't bother to send me a friend request. [FYI, while I don't mind occasional (read: once in a blue moon) chats, I'm not a chatty chap in general. So if you're here looking for someone to chat with, spare me.] As you can see, almost all the friends on my friend list here are the ones that are highly interested in movies. [Edited the above on 11/17/2011 & eliminated most of the ramblings for reasons best left to myself. Hope that won't be a problem. Thanks a lot (for understanding, that need not be mentioned). <a><img src='http://serve.mysmiley.net/sad/sad0071.gif' alt='free smileys' border='0' title='pardon me'></a> ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Bit About MY Movie Preferences: In general, I prefer the following genre movies: Suspense/Mystery, Supernatural, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Film-Noir, & I've a soft corner for movies based on real events... ...and avoid the movies falling under the genre: Romance, Animation, Art, Musicals, Sports... ... and these are the ones I can sit through, but don't specifically like or dislike: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-fi, Drama (!!!), etc. Of course, at times, there are exceptions to the above specifications. Artistic, poetic, metaphorical/symbolism, cinematographically great kind of movies, which have almost non-existent plot or storyline (that doesn't matter though when it comes to comedies & certain other genres), generally don't fall under my area of interest. I prefer movies that are quite balanced: When not an out & out comedy, they shouldn't be a total no-brainer, & no matter what genre they fall under, they shouldn't leave almost every other thing for the audience to figure out. I go for movies primarily for entertainment, I don't need 'em for 'food for thought' & all that stuff; my life has enough circumstances of its own already to provide for them. Usually, I also hate movies that are full of clichés & plot-holes. However, if they're incorporated appropriately in the movie, I don't mind them much. To make it more clear, IMO, a good movie is not the one that has no cliché or plot-hole; but it's the one that absorbs you in it & makes you overlook all the clichés & plot-holes. A film is successful when it manages to intrigue you. If this job is done efficiently, all possible loopholes in the film start looking insignificant. Last but not the least, I'd also like to specify that my ratings will be biased since they'll be based entirely on my *personal* opinion about the movie. My ratings may not be quite consistent because my mood also plays an influential role in it. And I happen to have infrequent mood-swings. What I find "entertaining" this moment may very well turn into "annoyingly cheesy" later, and vice-versa, depending on my mood. If you're looking for a professional review, I'm sorry to disappoint. For a proper review, you can check out one of my friends' profiles or sites like imdb.com, ShowBizCafe.com, rottentomatoes.com, etc. I'm here to rate the movies primarily. And if I feel the (irresistible) urge to blah a bit, I leave a small note regarding the movie alongside, which again, may or may not make sense. **Seems like my above offer wasn't enough. So here's something more w.e.f. 12th September, 2011: In the past, I sometimes included the summary of the movie in my comment. With the passage of time, I've grown to realize that as much as it's a pain for me to write it, it's even more torturous for some users/readers to even come across it. I understand the significance of time and I'm somewhat sure that you too would agree that it won't be advisable to waste anyone's. So, acting in the spirit of goodwill as I generally do, I won't give the outline of the plot anymore. (Obviously, my incompetence and laziness also have their generous share of contribution therein.) You can always find it in the movie description here or IMDb, etc. So, leaving the holy task for the professionals, all I'd do here from now on is rating, and ranting if required. Sorry for the delay and whatever you've had to go through (if applicable) because of my injurious (which I mistook as ingenious thus far) skills, but better late than never, right? I know words can't compensate for it, but I have no option here as far as I know. My utmost sincere condolences to all the victims. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Scenic Route

 (2013) 3 days ago via Flixster

Josh Duhamel's performance sucks, and it plays a major role to reach to the same conclusion for the movie. However, the story also sucked. Pointless conversations shouldn't be dragged, all the more when they fail to entertain. 0/5.

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Lootera

 (2013) 6 days ago via Flixster

The Last Leaf has been monstrously degraded. Some complain about its abrupt ending (instead of the whole movie), but, while I did find it abrupt, I was rather glad that the suffering is over. I just kept looking forward to, and it just kept disappointing me. Being generous (as usual), I'd give it 0/5.

The Frozen Ground

The Frozen Ground

 (2013) 6 days ago via Flixster

Very badly fictionalized. The truth may have needed adjustments to make it gripping; however, while it adjusts the truth, it fails to make it interesting enough.

I Spit on Your Grave 2

I Spit on Your Grave 2

 (2013) 14 days ago via Flixster

Sounds like just another naked revenge epic with umpteen gore.

The East

The East

 (2013) 14 days ago via Flixster

Tries hard, and was almost going to fall flat. Admittedly, my fault that I expected a bit too much from it. But it did sound appealing.

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