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I saw this film at the International Film Festival of Boston, and was expecting a dry introduction to globalization, but what I got was a riveting visual display of shocking footage from both China and the United States.
Not stressing on the shocking event of the shooting, but on the interpersonal relationships amongst those who survived it sets this movie apart.
There are shocking scenes, true..but that's what makes it more realistic.
The ending is so shocking that for a while you're at a loss for an answer to either of those questions.
Clara's lack of modesty was shocking in the day, but I believe it lends to the sweetness and general fun of the movie.
It doesn't matter if it's dirty or shocking when he takes pictures.
Fashioned from a marvelous screenplay by Ernesto Gestaldi, this shocking mystery often develops fascinating twists until the terrific finale which most might not see coming throughout the film.
A wonderful, free flowing, often lyrical film that whisks you along, ever smiling, even if there are truly shocking incidents along the way.
The subject matter is shocking, sex offenders and those who monitor them, but this film will not soon be forgotten.
The film opens with a shocking statistic so don't miss the opening credits.
When a widowed father of two interrupts his two sons' sleep with a shocking revelation, they are torn between believing him and not.
With shocking twist after shocking twist, this film never allows for a lull in the plot.
Grey Gardens is shocking, amusing, sad and mesmerizing.
I came to the conclusion that almost everybody agrees that 9/11 is a shocking piece of history.
It's shocking how much Visconti and Christiani are able to do with this character in such a short time.
Paul Verhoeven's predecessor to his breakout hit 'Basic Instinct' is a stylish and shocking neo-noir thriller.
Although there's hardly any action, the ending is still shocking in it's ruthless depicting of brutality.
It's exciting, frightening, shocking and in it's own unique way disturbing.
Legendary director Sidney Lumet gives us one of his finest films in his historic career in this very tense, and ultimately shocking story about a family that includes dysfunctional as one of the children.
Unfortunately I have not seen the last minutes of this shocking and authentic portray of the archaic structures that still reign in the relationship between women and men, but what I have seen convincingly analyzed the repertoire of discrimination.
Yes it rips off Psycho a lot, however it's still a brilliantly made horror/thriller, with a fantastic opening and a shocking and unpredictable finale!.
Capably directed by Kallio (who also wrote the tight, astute script), with uniformly fine acting by a sound no-name cast (Jeff Steiger is especially good as Eric's wannabe helpful guardian angel Michael), rather rough, but overall polished cinematography by George Lieber, believable true-to-life characters, jolting outbursts of raw, shocking and unflinchingly ferocious violence, a moody, spooky score by Dan Kolton, an uncompromisingly downbeat ending, grungy Detroit, Michigan locations, a grimly serious tone, and a taut, gripping narrative that stays on a steady track throughout, this extremely potent and gritty psychological horror thriller makes for often absorbing and disturbing viewing.
the other brit in it was a bit shocking, but overal it was a laugh.
Some parts of the movie which have to do with demented sex addicts are pretty shocking, but if you've ever seen a crime film like Se7en, you'll be able to stomach the scenes just fine.
Overall, it was a good film about honesty and ambition, but its star Mischa Barton didn't quite achieve the level of realism we saw during her performances in "Lawn Dogs", "Lost and Delirious", and her small but shocking performance opposite Haley Joel Osment in "The 6th Sense."
Very smart, sometimes shocking, I just love it.
This was Kurosawa's first film in colour and he uses beautifully shocking hues, colours seen only in dreams.
Reportedy based on actual historical events, this disturbingly violent, bloody, and shocking period epic sustains viewer interest by creating a verisimilitude missing in the majority of films set in a remote era.
Some scenes are shocking, such as the eyeball scene and others are not shocking like the girl being punched 100 times, because you see punches in nearly every movie.
Overall, Baby Face is a very shocking movie with blatant scenes of sexuality that most people would not expect to see in a black and white film.
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