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A Royal Affair 2012
love the story upon which director Nikolaj Arcel based this film. A ROYAL AFFAIR tells the story of King Christian VII of Denmark (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard) who marries a British princess named Caroline (Alicia Vikander) who then falls in love with the King's royal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee (Mads Mikkelson). Struensee is a man of the 18th century Enlightenment and he works with the King and Queen to change things, particularly in the realm of social justice. When the King…
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ParaNorman 2012
I enjoyed this film, but not nearly as much as I thought and hoped I would. I found it to be relatively boring, so some of the animated effects were quite good as were the voice-overs. I like the idea of a kid who sees and can talk to dead people, but we have seen it before and seen it done much better. The cast of crazy characters helped, but not enough for me to recommend the film.
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Oldboy 2005
This 2003 South Korean masterpiece is being remade starring Josh Brolin and Spike Lee? Why can't American filmmakers make original films and stop remaking other countries' best work? Here's hoping it's like David Fincher's version of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and will be on par with the original version, but I'm not holding out much hope at all. In OLDBOY, a man is kidnapped off the street, held for 15 years, is suddenly released, and given five days…
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The War Zone 1999
We all know and respect the acting talents of Tim Roth over lo these many years. But in 1999, he directed what I think is a masterpiece. No, it's not an epic, but rather a small film with secret upon secret revealed within a small family. You won't believe some of the the things this family is hiding and dealing with. It's not about a "war zone" such as Iraq or Vietnam, but about the war zone of a family…
