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[Zaptruder]

One of the best films I've seen all year! Discuss!

"Haahahahah, woot!"

 

[sefskillz]

I liked it, I thought it was good. But it was really hyped for me so I left with, and still hold, a feeling of 'overrated' on it.

Has anyone seen Carandiru?

 

[teepo]

i felt it was over hyped. i didn;t give a shit about any of the characters.

 

[The Interrobanger]

One of my favorite movies, and I'm a gigantic movie buff.

 

[Zaptruder]

Overhyped?

I'd only heard it by name many moons before and paid it no heed.

Went to see AVP in the cinemas tonight and came back relatively disappointed. Friend had City of God DVD sitting around and we decided to watch that... shockingly good film to watch on an off chance.

Such a great film... managing to blend the carefree feel of silverscreen hollywood with the depressing ultraviolence of a drug hell slum world.

 

[Lil' Dice]

I liked it, I thought it was good. But it was really hyped for me so I left with, and still hold, a feeling of 'overrated' on it.

Has anyone seen Carandiru?

Saw Carandiru last night, it was fairly good. It's a pretty slow moving jail-house drama with loads of zany characters. The movie is at it's most intense during the last 15-20 minutes.

And i challenge anyone to name a better crime drama released in the last 2-3 years than
City of God....

 

[Rei_Toei]

Cidade de Deus was impressive to say the least, IMO. The scene

Spoiler

where the little crimo kids are messed around with, tortured, and then (one) shot was

pretty intense.

 

[Celicar]

Good movie, but I fuckin hated those little kids. No respect for anyone.

 

[Socreges]

Excellent movie.

 

[FortNinety]

It should have won the Oscar last year for best pic. Easily.

 

[Jim Bowie]

It looks like I'm going against the crowd, but I didn't think the movie was all that special. The camerawork was amazing, but there was little character development besides Lil' Dice/Ze's characters. The main protagonist (name escapes me) seemed to be less of a character and more of a narrator. The stories, while interesting, didn't seem to fit in the main plot very well. Also, the soundtrack was very unremarkable... perhaps it's because of Katamari Damacy that I want amazing soundtracks. Not bad, but not spectacular; better gang movies exist.

7.5/10

 

[ConfusingJazz]

I thought it was really interesting personally. I thought the action was pretty intense, and the stories were based on the narrator's life and news stories. How can't you like a Brazilian gang war?

 

[megateto]

No word on the soundtrack yet????

It's simply GREAT¡¡¡¡¡

 

[jenov4]

Don't mess with 'Lil Z! There are so many chilling and memorable scenes in this film, it's simply great.

 

[iyox]

Who wants a warm banana?