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Traitor (2008)
Excellent movie
As an Arab Muslim, I am mostly impressed at the effort that went into researching various verses in Quran, the understandable Arabic spoken by Mr. Cheadle, and the 'correct' way that he did his prayers. I am used to people not praying correctly and putting in a show for the Camera. Mr. Cheadle was praying correctly. He has researched his role very well.
The movie itself was excellent. The views presented of a more moderate Islam that abhors the violence on civilians and that does not support the more radical version is greatly appreciated. We are the silent majority.
Well done to the team.
AND thanks for a researched movie, and a balanced view.
Thank You.
Bicentennial Man (1999)
A must for all Asimov fans and almost everyone else
I put off watching this for a while because of the negative views this film had and because it was made for children, or that is what I thought.
I watched it last night, and I was thrown deep into the movie. This is a very interesting journey of a robot that wants and do become human. The movie is a bit week in the first portion, we are told within the first five minutes what should have been spread-out a bit. The first 10-15 minutes are very important. But after that, the movie really matures into a superb Asimov journey.
The movie portrays the Isaac Asimov feeling to the last drop. I did not know that this is what it was based on, but I am a fan of the late Mr. Asimov's writings, and could recognize the Asimov effect almost immediately. I found that the under-currents and the emotions were superbly portrayed by Robin Williams, this was very challenging given the very limited facial expressions that he could portray as a Robot. I got some more feeling towards Asimov's writing from this movie. Well worth the watch.
Once last note, is that the movie is not Oscar material. "A.I." was a better movie IMHO, but this movie is much better than most of the offerings out there.
This is a serious movie. It contains wonderful character development, romance, humour, and will provoke the mind to think. Taking as such, it will be a wonderful experience.
The Patriot (2000)
Feel-good movie
Historically inaccurate it maybe, but the movie is a definite Hollywood feel-good movie.
Very enjoyable flick. Excellent surround track. Really well done. This is my new demo DVD for my home-theater. Hear the bullets coming from behind you and the sound of distant thunder in the background. This is an acoustic feast.
Al-irhabi (1994)
One of the worst films ever ...
This is one of the worst films you can ever see. Adil Imam was at the bottom of his career, and this is his way of trying to come to the top.
The sixty year old actor goes with the wave in critisizing the Islamic Extremists, in the hope that it will save his career. In the movie, he plays a very young extremist and tries to portray the thoughts that lead him to change his evil ways. Although, I personally do not endorse extremism in any walk of life, I still did not find it an accurate portrayal of the character.
The way that the character is portrayed is not realistic. From the start you can see that this character cannot be real. A young man, who looks like he is sixty year old, and who is not married, unlike real-life extremists who are probably married by the age of 14, and who is continously thinking about sex. This is absoloutly unreal.
In my humble opinion, Adil Imam who was for years one of the best Arabic comedy actors, should have stayed with comedy and left drama and serious movies to actors that are younger and more capable.
Bad movie, Bad actor, Bad evrything really.