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Kokuriko-zaka kara (2011)
The best since Totoro!
Having only seen Tales from Earthsea from Goro Miyazaki earlier, I didn't get my hopes up much for this film to hold the nostalgia and love that has become Studio Ghiblis trademark. Boy was I wrong. I didn't like Spirited Away too much since it involved supernatural phenomena which gave the writers a lot of "creative freedom", and Princess Mononoke was just too violent. With Hayao doing the script and Goro directing this time, father and son have made movie history together.
Being a member of my hometown's constructional board myself, I can relate to how Tokyo's counterpart must have been in a hurry to clean up the city from old buildings before the 1964 olympics, and how student opinion tends to lean towards preserving what has been at their school since they started. Characters are very believable and follow some patterns that make us think "ah, I know someone just like that!". Animation is beautiful of course. Not the lush greenery of Arietty, but everything feels like a very realistic depiction of what 1964 Tokyo suburbs must have looked like. I'm going all in and give this movie a 10 out of 10, because it's the best animated movie I have seen in a lot of years.
Få meg på, for faen (2011)
Short but good
I happened to read the more negative review further down, and thought I had to post some input. If you live in Scandinavia and a "youth movie" comes out in your own language, you're bound to think the pace is wrong, the acting is poor and that the story isn't believable.
As I live in Sweden I couldn't sense anything wrong with the dialog, thought the acting was good and nothing sounded unnatural. I bet if Espen down here went and saw a similar Swedish movie like Lina's Kvällsbok or Sandor Slash Ida, he wouldn't find them as awkward as I did.
So maybe Norwegian and Swedish scriptwriters should just start sending their scripts across the border, shoot their movies in the other country with foreign actors/actresses, and then market it through local media as the new hot movie from the neighbor country :) Personally, I read about the film in Ottar, the member newspaper for RFSU (the Swedish "National Association for Sexual Enlightenment").
The movie was a little short though, only 72 minutes. I think they could've thrown in more of those embarrassing comic relief scenes, you'll understand what I mean if you go and see it!
Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
A must-see for the 21st century citizen
This movie really opened up my eyes as to how we are trapped in a system that will inevitably fail. The only reason I haven't spent more of my spare time fighting it has been that I didn't know how to make the world function in a different way.
Ever since I was a little kid I have always believed that a) People should work together on agreed goals instead of competing with one another, and that b) Every necessity of life should be handed out to every single person - clean water, food, clothes, shelter, health care, education, electricity and means of traveling the Earth. Without anything demanded from them in return. When that is taken care of, luxury items can be produced out of whatever is left of the Earths resources and bought by those who choose/volunteer to educate themselves and work despite having all they really need at hand for free. Then I saw this movie, and got hooked on its ideas!
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)
What the... NO!
There are spoilers in this review. Consider yourselves warned.
OK, so here I am, sitting around on a Sunday noon with nothing to do. So I set my mind on completing the watch of the Top 100 of all time (the bottom of the list fluctuates too much in order for med to think it's worthwhile). Next stop: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, at number 96 (it was there when I watched it anyway). Three HOURS later (except for Lord of The Rings, I have a very low tolerance for long movies), I just wanted to cry. That time is never coming back, and I spent it watching some depressing Italian movie, about a guy who gets some extra money when he's in his forte's (and by that time, it's too late to enjoy having a lot of money, as all we youngsters know), but never gets the love he wants.
The only funny thing about this movie was that the Italian priest who works as a censurer at the Cinema Paradiso looks exactly like the orderly at the school where I work. I'm betting you don't work at a school with an orderly that looks exactly like the priest, and therefore I'm guessing you'll get NOTHING out of watching this film. So... I'm warning you to do so! 1 out of 10.
PS. Many people go on about how beautiful and pitoresque the Sicilian setting is, but I just have to disagree with that. Hey, Italy is even more beautifully depicted at the map "cs_italy" in the good IL' online shooter game "Counter-Strike"!
Innocence (2004)
My new no. 1 movie!
OK, so The Matrix (part ONE, the sequels just shouldn't have happened!) used to be my absolute favorite movie of all-time ever, since I'm a computer nerd and into eastern philosophy and all that. Now this movie comes along, takes all I liked about The Matrix and does it even better!
It is (compared to The Matrix):
* Visually more stunning. Loads of beautiful eyecandy, even more than "Crouching Tiger / Hidden Dragon"
* Broader range of philosophy. While The Matrix mostly focused on getting the western part of the world to understand what the Hindus are talking about when they say that the material world is an illusion, this movie contains explanations of quotes from The Bible, Confucius and Buddha. To name a few. Now, I'm just waiting for a movie explaining the monotheistic firmament of the Qu'ran, but as long as the U.S. keep pursuing the worthless "War On Terror", such a film isn't going to make it big anyway.
* More impressive weapons arsenal. OK, so it's science-fiction, whereas The Matrix had to stick to conventional weapons, at least in the cyberworld. But there are also some old-time (20th century) weapons being put to "good" use! How about Bato (the lead character of the movie) cleaning out a mafia café with an M249 PARA? All you Counter-Strikers out there know what I'm talking about!
In total, it rules! Also, there is no need for major Kusanagi to show her nipples for this movie to work out. It's so jolly good that it can kick any other movies ass without even having to allude to sex!
10 out of 10, definitely!
Shrek 2 (2004)
I'ld even say it's better than most animes!
Woah, what a film! I couldn't help laughing aloud on several occasions while watching it yesterday. My favorite scene must've been the commercial for "Knights", a parody on the popular TV show "Cops".
Everything is brilliantly made. With voice actors like Carmen Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy, plus SFX and GFX by Pixar, there is absolutely NOTHING to complain about on the audiovisual side. The script is well written, and when you deal with animated actors, there is not much that CAN be done wrong in the directing. The colors are just as beautiful as in Shrek 1 and follows the same color scheme, with a lot of green and red-pink-purple in shimmering, psychedelic, fairy-tale shades.
The humor is of course also brilliant. This ISN'T a movie for kids, the animators were adults making a movie to be enjoyed by other adults. Some of the humor won't be comprehended by your children, and if you're a conservative right-wing Christian, you might have some difficulty explaining to them why everyone else in the movie theater is laughing. But if you're liberal and want to take your kids to the movies or they're begging you because it was such a long time ago, then here is your obvious pick!
10 out of 10!
Lost in Translation (2003)
If you want to BECOME bored... (spoiler alert?)
I just watched this film, and I asked myself: What was the MESSAGE? What was it that every critic in the Swedish movie magazines saw or heard that I didn't see or hear? This movie amounts to NOTHING! It's just a movie about a middle-aged man and a young girl who are very bored in Tokyo, so half an hour into the movie they decide to go out and do something together (the first 30 minutes could've just been cut away if you ask me! This should've been a TV movie...).
So, they go out and party, meet a couple of times, but the middle-aged man - who is having a tough time with his wife at home who constantly reminds him how much his children miss him and stuff - knows just how old he is and thus do not attempt to score with the young woman.
When they're done partying after a few days, it's just "good-bye forever". So to sum it up: There is no POINT in the plot, there is a minimum of (and an embarrasingly bad written) dialogue, and the milleu is not THAT beautiful, although the movie makers seem to want to give the audience that impression, since there are a lot of scenes with people just walking around in Japan.
I watched this during the mid-day in my home, without any company and I was quite tired and bored. This movie is already boring, and I was glad I didn't have a hangover, because this movies pace would've made me throw up. So, for what kind of situation was this movie made? My guess is in my one-line summary: It is a movie for times when you want to BECOME bored. And how often do you want that? Exactly. A totally pointless movie, and I wish I hadn't wasted a bit of my precious lifetime by watching it. I can recommend to all you who read this to NOT go see this movie. Sincerely, from the bottom of my heart.
- Johan Rydén
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
A worthy final to a great movie-conversion of an epic story
I got to see this third and final movie of the triology about the Ring at the premiere day, thanks to my job connections as a computer technician (what company would show this movie to its customers if the customers weren't geeks?). After sitting through 2 hours of presentation of Netware 6.5 (it was quite fun actually, the speaker made fun of everything), the movie was rolled up, without those annoying commercials that you get if you go to a regular session (that you have to PAY for, on top of that!).
Behind me sat this corpulent middle-aged man who was complaining about EVERYthing and thought he knew better than Peter Jackson how a book should be converted into a movie. That mans idea was that all the details from the books should be displayed in the movie and everything should happen exactly the way that the books describe it, so that the book becomes the script in a way.
Isn't that stupid? Some things just can't be brought from paper to silver screen. Take thoughts, for example. There are some TV series and B-movies out there where thoughts are whispered by the actor who thinks them, as the screen shows the actor walking back and forth, thus brining you the impression that he is really pondering something that's on his mind.
I find that Peter Jackson has done a great job in converting the last book of the triology to movie, although it becomes a bit too much at 3 hours and 20 minutes. He cut 5 chapters from the end of the second movie (compared to the books), and those 5 chapters are now being told in movie number three. I warn you: Do NOT get a Coke or anything that contains caffeine, because half-way through, you will start wanting to go to the restrooms, and there's still a full movies worth of film left to watch!
I won't give away the story details for all you people who haven't read the books, but I will say that I'm glad that the movie shows a LOT of celebration & epilogue at the end (I sincerely hope you could guess the ending would be happy in this mother-of-all-fairytales!), just like in the books.
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Has not quite melted in yet
Wow, what a tan-tra (mind-blowing) movie! The action is intense just as in the prequel, although slow-motion is utilized a bit more here, almost to the point of overplaying. They could have speeded up the tempo a bit like in Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon... But that is just about all the complaints I have to this amazing sequel!
All the impressions and information (there is of course tons of fresh Matrix philosophy) hasn't been completely processed by my brain yet, so I would advise people not to cast their votes within the first few days after having seen the movie. Maybe everyone should go watch it at least twice. I know I will. And when I have fully understood the whole movie, I somehow know that my vote - 10/10 - will be justified. That's what it all boils down to, a matter of faith. One cannot free his mind without faith :)
The Ring (2002)
As good as original but in a different way
I watched both this newer version and the japanese original in the same day. Thus, the japanese version was not as frightening, as I knew what to expect and when to expect it. If I had seen the japanese version first, though, I think I would've found that one better.
One notorious difference between the two Rings is that the japanese is just about 95 minutes while the american one runs for almost 2 hours. It becomes clear why when they are compared in the same day as I did - the japanese main characters seem to have some kind of psychometric powers, i.e. the ability to see past events related to an object or a person that they touch. The american version is more true to scientific method and lets the characters find out more for themselves in a "logical" manner. The quote-marks I just used are of course there since there isn't much logic to be expected in this movie.
I definitely love both versions, I am giving both 9 out of 10, perhaps I would give the japanese a 9 and the american an 8.5 if possible, but they are good in so different ways that they're almost two different horror movies, although you recognize most scenes and often even the camera angles and architecture of the rooms and the steps inside the houses where the action takes place! This is a Blair Witch Project for the 00's, let's just hope that the sequel isn't as bad as in the Blair Witch case.
Goodfellas (1990)
Nominated for "Best ripoff", or what?
Just take a look at the top 250 list. Which movie has been at the top ALL the time (except for when Lord of The Rings was new and manage to race to the pole position and stay there for a couple of days)? It's Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather", based on a book by Mario Puzo!
The Godfather is said to have been premiered in 1972 (I won't know, because I wasn't born back then), and during all the time I watched "Goodfellas", i couldn't help feeling how much of a wannabe Martin Scorsese must've been when he directed his version of a 1900's mafia movie. He couldn't even write his own look-alike script, he had to do it JUST like Coppola and take a book about the mob and make a movie out of it. I'm not saying I could have done it any better, but how much of a rip-off isn't this "Goodfellas"?
Nothing wrong about the execution of the movie shooting though. Good actors, although I'm sick and tired of seeing Robert De Niro as a mobster. I'll give this movie a 4 out of 10.
12 Angry Men (1957)
Something for us mature cineasts (SPOILING POSSIBLE)
I do not suppose that many of the pupils at the senior high where I work would appreciate this film. It features some nice things that used to be around until the '70s, but that now have been vanquished. At least from Sweden. For example:
* Respect for older people * A jury consisting of males only * Black & white film :)
WARNING! THE FOLLOWING HALF OF MY TEXT MIGHT SPOIL THE FILM FOR YOU
Even though the movie was a criminology drama, it didn't feature any twist at the ending that revolved the whole outcome of the judgment you've been building up during the whole first hour and a half. The convincing is totally linear, except for one jury member changing his mind (between the two votes 'guilty'/'not guilty') twice. I would have liked to see a script with a bit more thought behind it. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with the quality of the acting, the filming or the sound, and maybe the linear story is kind of unusual for a criminology drama. So I am going to give it a 9 out of 10.
Hotaru no haka (1988)
Oh my GOD!
I've been watching a lot of "top" animated movies lately, just by seeing which japanese animated titles that have made to the animation top 50 here at imdb. Last night, I saw "My Neighbour Totoro", which just made me smile. This movie effectively turned my lips up-side down, into a most saddened face. I have friends I know would be depressed for days or even weeks after seeing movies like this one. The animation is great and everything, but this STORY!
Besides, I can't BELIEVE that it's rated "PG" in the US, this movie should be rated 18 just because of depressing content! If a parent saw this movie with its kid, how would he or she explain to the child all the horrifics of war that are depicted in this movie? The child could get hurt for the rest of its poor life! I'm glad I didn't see this movie during the winter, 'cause if I hadn't had the beautiful weather to sheer me up, I would've started off my 22nd birthday (today) by crying!
I give this movie 9 out of 10, I just can't give a movie this depressing the highest grade possible, even if it might be worth it from a cineast point of view.
Tonari no Totoro (1988)
Keeps and leaves you with a big SMILE!
Last night, I went to a rave party. Because of that, I can't sleep tonight, even as tomorrow is my birthday. So I decided to watch some anime. Tonari no Totoro had been given a very nice average score here at imdb, so I settled for it. It seems fortune itself has decided to give me this birthday present that is the pure joy of watching this movie.
I mentioned in a review of another anime (Kiki's Delivery Service), that it reminded me of Astrid Lindgren's "Pippi Longstockings" which I was fed with as a swedish child. This movie is just about as fine! It gives me an insight of what it must've been like to be a child growing up at the countryside in the japanese 50s (which I guess is the setting for this movie), and at the same time it reminds me of what it was like for myself to grow up back when I lived in a house in the suburbs of Stockholm with a fairly large garden.
I started smiling after watching this movie for about ten minutes, then I kept on smiling unto the worrying part (you will know what I mean if you have seen/will see the movie). How about that, by the way? An anime for kids that gets a 22-year old like me worried when the plot becomes saddening? Anyway, when the credits started rolling by with a beautiful, playful song in the background, I was smiling once again. This movie deserves no other grade than a 10, and that's what I'm about to give it :)
- Johan
The 51st State (2001)
Not a classic, but a really great one-or-two-timer!
My P.O.S.-51 (Pretty One-line Summary, at 51 characters, count 'em and see the movie to get this joke! :D) pretty much covers it all. BUT, of course you need to be like me in order to think this much of this movie. So, what am I? I'm a raver, high IQ, just got a degree in computer networking and believer in hinduism. Actually, you don't have to be ALL that, if you're just a raver, it will help you greatly to enjoy this piece of art called the 51st state. See it as soon as you get the opportunity!
(PS, a small explanation to the joke at the start of this comment... P.O.S.-51 is the drug dealt with in the movie, but the abbreviation P.O.S. stands for something else in the movie. See it to find out what exactly) :)
Shinseiki Evangelion (1995)
It's the SUN!
This series sure is the most uplifting philosophical creation I've seen since the Bhagavad-Gita. At least with the proper ending. There is at least two endings after episode 24 (also one hentai ending, but that one is not even to be mentioned in the same sentence as the rest of the series!). The first ending made is beautifully explaining the problem of existence, and shows us a way to reach self-realization. The second ending is more of a slobby action-packed Hollywood movie, made to fully satisfy those followers of the TV series who had been hoping to learn all the secrets about Lilith, Eva and Adam. Make sure you watch the version with the HAPPY ending, or it might ruin the whole series for you!
Dr. No (1962)
Things were better before
I couldn't remember much from the first time I watched this movie since that was at the time when I started noticing the fact that I am diabetic (before you know you are, you walk around in a quasi-conscious state and have to run drink/go to the bathroom every 10 minutes or so). So I decided yesterday to watch it again, 9 years later.
Lots of things were different back in the 60's with the Bond movies. The only "special" thing that Q brings Bond is a Walther PPK Pistol, to replace his Beretta. The movie is also a lot more intelligent when it comes to old-fashioned spy methology.
"Who is the best Bond?" is a question often stated by fans of the James Bond movies. Many like Sean Connery (starring in this film) best, but I prefer Roger Moore even if his sense of humour sometimes spoils the action totally. "Moonraker" is in my opinion the best Bond movie of them all, but after having watched this one again, I think "Dr. No" has reached third place, right below "The Living Daylights"! 8 out of 10.
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Excellent as always
Well, what can I comment now, before the movies' official worldwide premiere? I'll stick to what has already been mentioned in the press I guess, since I don't want to spoil this movie for anyone, just like I had Episode I spoiled for me (some jerk told me which people dies at the end of the first episode).
The movie resembles Episode V in a lot of ways. The only way I can mention without spoiling anything is that just like Episode V, it is the typical middle-step of a triology, where nothing REALLY majestic happens, but rather it's just a drive-in to the final part of the triology.
However, since this was also the case in the first triology, which is now an immortal classic, I dare to give this movie 10 points.
American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002)
Not THAT bad!
I can see a lot of people reviewing this film giving it way too much criticism. Ok, so it's clearly not as good as the first movie was. If you put that much of expectation into a sequel to a horror movie, how can you become anything else than disappointed? Name to me just ONE horror movie sequel which was better than the original? Blair Witch 2? All those Friday 13th sequels? Or Elm Street? Don't think so.
This movie certainly isn't a GOOD movie, but I'll give it a 5 of 10. There are no technical errors, you CAN follow the storyline if your IQ exceeds 76 cattell (i.e. you're averagely intelligent), and the roles are played well by the actors. Although it sounds sort of peculiar hearing a teenage girl making comments about her serial killings :/
Blade (1998)
Nothing special about it
I don't really think very much of this movie. It's basically a B-action with 90's computer animation capacity at about 35% of its full potential, the story and characters are just about as deep and exciting as you would expect from a B-action.
The only thing I found sorta funny about watching this movie was a "rave" party, obviously depicted by someone who has NEVER been to a real rave but rather just watched the covers of "Rave Mission" (german techno CD compilations). 4 out of 10 is all I can give this movie, and considered it's almost featureless, I think I've been nice by posting that vote.
Majo no takkyûbin (1989)
Definitely Lindgren class
As a swedish boy, I've grown up with Astrid Lindgren's stories (probably Pippi Longstockings is the internationally most famous). When I saw this movie it reminded me of Lindgren's stories more than anything else. There are discussions in Sweden right now (march 2002) to give her the Nobel prize in litterature for her stories even though she left this plane of existence a couple of months ago, that should say something about the quality of her stories.
Now, this movie keeps the same quality! I never thought I would recognize the same warm feelings in a japanese animation since I mostly associate it with junkfood anime like Akira, Ghost In The Shell, Sin and Princess Mononoke (junkfood anime = anime that seems to fit into the minds of western teenage boys and are therefore translated into american english). But this movie, it's... Great! I can just give it a 10, and I won't give away a single detail, I just recommend ANYONE to go see/rent/buy it!
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Great action, no obvious errors
This movie was shown on Swedish TV3 last night, and although I don't like the quantity of commercials that channel like to rip up a movie with, I thought I wanted to see this movie because I've been very much into Hinduism lately and I remember that this movie was set in a Kali temple. Last time I saw it was '92 or something, and I also remember getting really frightened by some scenes, but now when I've been forged with movies like Bad Taste and Urotsukidoji, I thought I was ready to see this movie again. Right I was!
As always in a Spielberg movie, there has to be a girl for the hero alongside all the action. I thought she could've been cut out of the script, all she does is scream when she gets frightened (and that's quite often, given that the major part of this movie is set in India where there's a lot of scary stuff in the eyes of an american girl) and complains about how awful everything is in India since she's used to living at hotels and drinking champagne in limousines and so on.
The action itself is FUN! Not in the Chuck Norris/Steven Segall sense, where the hero is taking out so many enemies it becomes laughable, but in the sense that there is a lot of innovative ways that the hero uses environment and equipment to take out enemies or defend himself.
Also, I am pleased to state that there are no socio-religious errors in the Hindu parts of the movie, Spielberg for once seems to have gotten all the facts right!
I give this movie 8 out of 10, and I think that's fair given that I write this comment in 2002 and some of the visual effects leave a lot to wish.
Missing in Action (1984)
Finally found it, on sale too! SPOILER ALERT
SPOILER ALERT! Further down, I will reveal what I thought was the most funny parts of this movie, including stuff from the ending!
I would like to start off with introducing myself as a fan of Chuck Norris. Although (or perhaps, just because) I'm a member of Mensa and have just recieved a bachelor's degree in computer networking, I enjoy to sometimes just put the whole intellectual/elitist attitude behind me and dive into a macho B-action from the 80's starring people like Chuck Norris, Steven Segall, Charles Bronson, Dolph Lundgren or Jean-Claude Van Damme.
The mid-80's was the age of bazookas, M16s and M60s, and the heroes were super-heroes who could stand how much punishment as imaginable by the director, just as long as they stayed focused on getting to the goal. 10 years later it became more popular to depict action with a somewhat deeper touch of realism, often performed by people acting as elite troopers with M4s and M249s (weapons which are "successors" of the classical M16 and the M60). I like both decade's action movies, but the mid-80's action has the power of nostalgia...
After having heard a lot about this particular movie from several friends in my class at college - who were also into B-actions - I decided to dedicate a couple of hours trying to find it. Since the DVD version of this movie probably hasn't been printed in too many copies, there were no DivXs available anywhere. So I settled out to do what I should've done from the beginning - supporting one of my favorite action heroes by buying his stuff! I mean, Chuck doesn't seem like the gazillonare-type actor that you see in Sylvester Stallone :)
So finally, the day before yesterday, tuesday 2002-03-12, I found it at Mega Skivakademien, Stockholm's largest (?) record/video store in the very heart of the capital kernel. It was on sale, too! Only 99 swedish kronas (less than ten bucks) for 1 hour and 52 minutes of brainless entertainment!
So I watched it, and what did I like? These are the things i remember and will carry with me until I become old and senile (or maybe turn psycho after having watched too many B-actions from the 80's):
1. The sunglasses Chuck wear at the diplomatic meeting in Vietnam! Brown-to-transparent fade, and they are HUGE!
2. Chuck's attack-raft... Its potons are made out of kevlar and therefore it is regarded as bullet-proof! It can take fire from an AK-47 Kalasjnikov without being punctured! Brilliant! :D
3. After the vietcong have sunk the attack-raft with a rocket launcher and stand laughing at their typical Pacific-Rim-fishing-boat-ish boat, Chuck surfaces with the M60 from the raft that he seems to have dismounted at swimmed up with (those things weigh in at... Like... 30 pounds!) and finished off all three of them in one sweep! Is he cool or what...
4. When Chuck returns home with the POWs at the very end of the movie and enters the hotel where the diplomatic conference is held with an american MIA soldier under his right arm, the movie is abruptly ended and the aftertexts starts scrolling up. Now THAT'S a Norris movie in a nutshell... No bull to be found there! :)
The Acid House (1998)
Guess I expected too much
Ah, here it is! A movie, which is said by people to remind me of the epic "Trainspotting". OUCH, was I a fool to believe that, and OUCH, how my buttocks hurt after having forced myself to watch this c**p from beginning to end. After the first 10-15 minutes I just wanted it all to end, or at least they could've put some nudity or action or cool acid house music into it to make it worth the time... But no, when I was through with it, i put it into my CD shelf and I hope I will never have to pick it out again just to show it to some friend who is so anxious to see it that he/she don't want to listen to my warnings.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Beyond words
Wow, this film was really something! I'm glad I started to watch all the top films of imdb.com's "All time Top 250 Movies" list. Sure, The Godfather triology and Seven Samurai were great movies too, but they were way too long and I felt they rather gave me pain in the buttocks than a touch in my mind. This movie, on the other hand, has this distinguished feature; you don't want it to end. I haven't felt that way since I watched the Matrix at the cinema back in its old glory days (that goes for both the movie The Matrix and cinemas, they're out of date nowadays :)). It also made very clear to me that I never want to go to an american prison, just as little as I would like to go to a turkish prison...