shaunny7
Joined Apr 1999
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This is a nice, sleazy, violent, and nerve rattling film. This film reminds me of Abel Fererra's film King of New York; nice, sleazy, violent, and nerve rattling. Al Pacino is excellent, as Tony Montana, the Cuban refugee, who comes from nothing, and rises to the top of drug dealing. Pacino is over the top, and very entertaining to watch. Also great performances by F Murry Abraham, and Robert Loggia. Though, I could've done without Michelle Pfiefer. THEN AGAIN, her drug scenes were very convincing. She had her good moments. Scarface is one of the most violent, revolting, films around. Of course, Oliver Stone wrote it. One of DePalma's most violent, and most loved. Lots of great camera work too. Nice one!
After independently directing 2 gross, if not hilarious films, Bad Taste and Dead Alive, Peter Jackson goes in a different direction, in giving us a lush, cinematic art film. Practically everything in the film is great. The photography, cinematography, camera work. The special effects were so fluid, and realistic. The effects are better looking than star wars episode one, because the effects are so subtle, and you wouldn't even know, that the butterfly was really a computer image. Excellent visuals! The two leads are amazing, and very impressive. Though, you might already know the ending to the film, but once you really see it, it gives you goose bumps, and it leaves you paralyzed, and you say to yourself: oh my God. The opening and closing scenes forever haunt me. And the final screams we hear before the concluding messages, are forever stuck inside my head, and i will never get it out. An odd, masterful film by Peter Jackson.
I was so impressed with the special effects, that i have total faith in Peter. Jackson is directing the upcoming trilogy THE LORD OF THE RINGS, which would contain an abbundance of visual effects. Sometiimes, effects turn me off, especially if they are so outlandish. But Heavenly Creatures proves to me, that Jackson has potential, to use the effects to his benefit. I believe in you Peter, don't dissapoint us!
I was so impressed with the special effects, that i have total faith in Peter. Jackson is directing the upcoming trilogy THE LORD OF THE RINGS, which would contain an abbundance of visual effects. Sometiimes, effects turn me off, especially if they are so outlandish. But Heavenly Creatures proves to me, that Jackson has potential, to use the effects to his benefit. I believe in you Peter, don't dissapoint us!
This movie really cracked me up. It was so dumb, i loved it. It was purposely stupid. The effects i thought were excellent, and i think they are excellent, because this film was done on a low budget, and director Peter Jackson took advantage of it, and made the film very stylish in its unique way. The film was very gory, I almost gagged on one part. The film is in bad taste, which makes it so funny. A very funny film
Though, it may be the goriest film ever, it will never top DAWN OF THE DEAD. Dawn..is a better made film. The shame about Brain Dead, is that this is probably the last movie of it's kind sadly. Maybe Romero will get out of his hole, and start making more zombie movies. And perhaps, when Jackson is done with the Lord of the Rings, maybe he'll return to his roots and direct more gore films!
Though, it may be the goriest film ever, it will never top DAWN OF THE DEAD. Dawn..is a better made film. The shame about Brain Dead, is that this is probably the last movie of it's kind sadly. Maybe Romero will get out of his hole, and start making more zombie movies. And perhaps, when Jackson is done with the Lord of the Rings, maybe he'll return to his roots and direct more gore films!