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DANCER IN THE DARK

It’s based on a fairy tail and done as a melodrama and musical, so it uses the logic of all three.

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DARKNESS

Foreign countries are inherently evil, and only by returning to the States can one be fully cleansed.

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DEAD OR ALIVE

I purchased this DVD knowing that a character is drowned in a kiddy pool full of feces. I did not know that afterwards her killer says, “I did it again.”

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DECALOGUE 5

We see the humanity of the killer, but the murder is brutal and cold in a way that will test our compassion when he faces his sentence.

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HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH

I’d go so far as to say that it’s better than “Enough” and “Are You Hot?” combined.

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HELD UP

“North Butt”

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DIE ANOTHER DAY

My final complaint is Madonna. To make matters worse, she’s in this movie.

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HERO (Ying Xiong)

Hero is “presented by Quentin Tarantino,” which is appropriate because it is a film with everything but substance

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HIDDEN FORTRESS (Kakushi-toride no san-akunin)

We see the emotions and behavior of individuals–courage, fear, rage–but the flow and outcome of the combat are mechanical.

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HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER

You want a woman, you rape her, and she likes it, only becoming angry when you “don’t go back for more.”

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