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It's difficult to describe a movie like Female Convict Scorpion Jailhouse 41. First let me say that I saw it in a film class that concentrates on the visual styles of several films. In this same class I have seen Touch of Evil and several other "classics." I was amazed to see that this film only had 6 votes(7 including mine), so I had to add my own comment.

This film is masterfully shot in a classic Japanese style that emphazises color and full use of the widescreen presentation. The film also has a bit of a campiness to it that adds a flavor that is unusual for a foreign film. Most foreign films that are thought of as being campy usually are just not well done. This is not the case with Female Convict Scorpion Jailhouse 41. The campiness that I refer to is the same campiness that has made the Evil Dead series such a success. Exaggeration of many shots and the characters themselves.

The story itself is very unique, following a group of escape female convicts lead by an awesome character named Scorpion. The filmmakers gave her a near godlike respect when shooting her, and she is very well developed even though she doesn't speak. She doesn't speak because she knows that actions speak louder than words.

Anyway, I highly recommend this film for anyone who is a fan of foreign films, and I also recommend it to those who like stories based on comic books. I believe that this film is based on a series of Japanese comics; it is put together like a comic book, so it is obvious that many shots and the story are out of this world, as movies such as The Matrix have proved to the main-stream audience.

From the company that brought you Battlefield Earth comes a movie that is almost as bad as that one. This is by far the worst movie out presently, including Digimon and Watcher. It contains some of the worst dialogue (written and spoken) as well as John Woo-wannabe camera motion that compares to riding a spinning orbitron for two hours straight. Serious nausea, people. If you got sick watching Blair Witch Project (I didn't), run away. The movie also contains some of the dumbest logic I have EVER seen in a movie. One question: Why are there people doing yoga/tai chi in the middle of a busy city and what does that pertain to the car chase going on when they are shown? Go see the better Warner Brother distributed movie- Pay It Forward.

Again another movie comes along that I have been waiting a long time for. Cameron Crowe's masterpiece based on his own life. Great. I also love when less known actors get to star in a big movie. Nice. However when I saw the film finally, I was disappointed, even bored at parts. The acting is very good and the movie is very beautiful at times, I felt that even though it was based on a true story, it was lacking real emotion in the writing. I may be wrong too, I have a habit for getting myself psyched up over movies and then being disappointed, such as what happened to everyone with SW Episode One. The ending of the film is very predictable and seemed out of balance with the rest of the film. I won't spoil it for those that want to waste money on such a mediocre film. Anyway, if you want to see a really beautiful and well thought out movie about a struggling Rock writer, check out Terry Gilliam's Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.