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Postby Ashley » Wed Nov 19, 2003 10:33 am

The best film you've never heard of. Yeah, it's got some violence in it, but overall it was breathtaking. I loved it, and I'd love to see more films do stuff like this--break the boundaries of traditional filmwork, and test your limits. It kind of reminded me of K-Pax. Anyway, anyone else see this movie? Love it? Hate it?
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Postby Lufkin777 » Wed Nov 19, 2003 10:56 am

Yup, i have the two dvd box set. Check out Fight club, 12 monkeys, and hmm seems there was one more I could not think of...well if it comes to me ill let ya know :o)
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Postby Link Antilles » Wed Nov 19, 2003 1:12 pm

Yeah, I've never heard of it. I guess, I'll check it out friday, on my normal random movie night.
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Postby Orange Kitten » Wed Nov 19, 2003 1:20 pm

Link Antilles wrote:Yeah, I've never heard of it. I guess, I'll check it out friday, on my normal random movie night.


Excellent movie :thumb:
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Postby Gypsy » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:24 pm

I've never seen it, but I loved K-Pax. Now, I'll have to look it up. MEmento?
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Postby shooraijin » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:00 pm

Yes, *ME*mento. And it *is* really good. Whoever thought a story told backwards could make so much sense?
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Postby shooraijin » Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:39 pm

So what? It's still amazing to watch. I knew it was a "backwards" movie when I went to see it for the first time, and I was still blown away by how well it's done.
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Postby true_noir_chloe » Fri Nov 21, 2003 11:27 pm

I agree, Shooraijin. It was the best backward movie I've seen where it kept the flow and interest level up, even though you pretty much already knew what was going to happen. "Memento" is just a really good movie.

[size=84][color=seagreen]YOU SEE


You see into the deepest part of me ---

beyond the fog I hide behind.

You cast your light upon the shadows

that stretch like cobwebs in my mind.

You ease the pain when I am hurting,

and morbid visions from my past

pierce into the realm of Reason

as though I danced on blades of glass.

You grant me strength when I have fallen

and, once again, I've lost my way.

You take my hand in Yours and lead me

into the promise of a brand new day.

You bring order to all my chaos,

yet set my well-laid plans awry.

You place me on a firm foundation ---

then give me wings so I can fly.

You sand away my roughened edges

and polish all the dullest parts

until I stand before Your presence...

a newly-sculpted work of art.

You see into the heart within me,

right through my motives and selfish will.

And yet, in spite of all You see

You say You love me even still.


~by D.M.~

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Postby Icarus » Sat Nov 22, 2003 1:45 am

true_noir_chloe wrote: It was the best backward movie I've seen... "Memento" is just a really good movie.

Implying others?

It's a great movie and as Cephas said, it will fold your brain in half. I watched a couple of months ago, and I'm still trying to figure out
[SPOILER]how much Natalie set him up. I'm blown away by how he set himself up[/SPOILER]

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Postby shooraijin » Sat Nov 22, 2003 7:36 am

> even though you pretty much already knew what was going to happen.

And the part that really blew me away, personally, was that despite the fact that you *supposedly* knew the end of the story, the real twist came right at the beginning of the story, at the end of the movie!

Augh, I have a headache now, just writing that. :stressed:
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