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Vive le tour (1962)
very fun exciting and poignant documentary
a short fun film about the tour de France by Louis Malle later director of a revoir les enfants and other fine films. we see many parts of the tour some that I'm sure are not at all present in modern day versions of the event such as fans pushing bikers up the mountain stages. some incredible scenes such as a biker bleeding from the head being treated as he rides, and a biker so exhausted that he collapses as he rides. the editing is quick and jumpy and suits the nature of the race especially at the end. and at 19 minutes it flys by definitely worth a viewing. Available in the eclipse boxset the documentaries of Louis malle highly recommended purchase.
Surname Viet Given Name Nam (1989)
the worst movie i have ever seen and I've seen some horrible movies
I'm not sure really where to begin on this film. we just watched it in a womens studies class and I think I'm bald now cause I pulled out all my hair while watching it. the film would seem to be about women's life in Vietnam but it can't seem to understand that when people watch a movie they need to understand what is being said to comprehend it. actually it seems to know this very well teasing the viewer with subtitles that come on after the Vietnamese women has been speaking in unintelligible English but then taking the subtitle away before you can finish reading it so you are lost as to where the hard to understand English is and you can't remember what you read cause you were straining to read it so fast. then a strange poem will have lyrics written underneath the screen further distracting you from the broken English that you are trying to hear. then another Vietnamese women will start saying something at the same time so you have three things to try and listen/read to but you can't understand any of it so you are left to cry at the bitterness of human existence. maybe that was the filmmakers intention if so why does she hate people so much? that would make a much more interesting film. after a long series of these interviews we are treated to more jovial Vietnamese women talking about more Vietnamese women, they are more easy to understand but as a viewer we are already so lost we have no idea why we should care that this girl wants to be considered as a fruit. All I got out of the film was that Vietnamese treat their women bad, and I really didn't need a film to tell me that. I kinda knew it already. My one analysis as for the deeper meaning of this movie is that maybe by showing us that Vietnamese women can't be understood when they speak in English she is trying to say that Vietnamese filmmakers cannot be understood when they make English films. but it seems the only solution to this problem is that she does not make anymore films and this would be a wonderful solution to the problem. I never thought I could hate film as much as this one so thank you for showing me the depths of this putrid world and letting me breath deep its horrid scent. enjoy everyone.
Alien³ (1992)
see extended cut before deciding
I'll admit that the theatrical cut is a bit disappointing many people say it seems incomplete well that is because of major cuts the studio required to make the movie shorter. but if you watch the extended cut on the new DVD's you'll see a much fuller complete film. the thirty extra minutes allow you finally get to know some of the characters and everything makes a bit more sense. If only David Fincher would make a real directors cut and the effects were improved a bit, mainly with the matte lines around the alien in some scenes, I think I would give it a 10. But either way i still enjoy it a lot and sometimes i have felt like watching this movie over aliens, depending on how I'm feeling at the time. I think it has great acting and sets. also a good music score and great dark mood. give alien3 another shot and you wont be disappointed.
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