Miyalys: Media ratings

Anarchism in America (1983)

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All movies or TV series' by Steven Fischler

The Ten Commandments (1956)

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All movies or TV series' by Cecil B. DeMille

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

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All movies or TV series' by Otto Preminger

The Time Machine (1960)

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All movies or TV series' by George Pal

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

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+1 star for sheer significance and the importance of experiencing it. I'm not positing it is the full truth, merely that much of the material touched upon in it, is still in dire need of radical change.
It's particularly so fucking terrible to witness the casualties of war and all the suffering, juxtaposed with lunatic soldiers masking the cold facts of warfare (and warfare completely uncalled for at that) with the entertainment industry's simplified fiction and glorified (ignorant and cold-blooded) violence. I really can't believe it! It's like they believe they're just performing a regular job and fail to realise their personal, all too real, responsibility. And my country's (Denmark) soldiers were involved in this; I am so fucking ashamed. 
Furthermore, watching the soldiers' encouraged child-like mentalities makes you understand how terrible it in turn is, that some twisted mastermind politician cynics-whatever can make these twisted and inhumane decisions, to both brainwash and take advantage of the invading soldiers (and (patronise) the remaining citizens via media bullshit en masse) of their own respective countries and to brutally murder and harm the innocent citizens of the unlucky random (not politically!) weaker military target. If only nationalist bias could be universally put to death, we would take a tremendous resounding step forward.

Tags: Documentary
All movies or TV series' by Michael Moore

Pulp Fiction (1994)

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All movies or TV series' by Quentin Tarantino

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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All movies or TV series' by Gene Kelly

The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

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Love its quirky atmosphere.

All movies or TV series' by Roger Corman

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

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Curiously compelling, but I recall liking The Royal Tennenbaums better.

All movies or TV series' by Wes Anderson

Pink Flamingos (1972)

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Pretty fucking awesome. The killer rock 'n' roll soundtrack, the characters and acting particularly stand out.
However (!), I wasn't so damn happy about the animal cruelty. Granted, it furthered the point of their filthyness and badass-ness in general disrespect for everything around them, however that obviously doesn't justify jack shit - exactly as it wouldn''t have, had the human murder or whateva been real. So fuck you John, but you made a good movie.

All movies or TV series' by John Waters

The Brood (1979)

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All movies or TV series' by David Cronenberg

Natural Born Killers (1994)

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All movies or TV series' by Oliver Stone

Six-String Samurai (1998)

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All movies or TV series' by Lance Mungia

THX 1138 (1971)

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All movies or TV series' by George Lucas

Malcolm X (1992)

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To put my experience to words: Denzel Washington's performance was truly outstanding; developing from a smartass crook to an honoured and respected spokesperson of a people surpressed and later against the general multicultural blade of racism; and on top of that a pulsating soundtrack and beautiful filming - what more can you ask for? 
The assasination scene truly moved me; So honest and loving a person ultimately embracing everyone -is brutally murdered while advocating the beautiful everlasting dream of peace and freedom. Terrible. 
The only thing left to say is: I am Malcolm X!

All movies or TV series' by Spike Lee

The Wild Angels (1966)

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All movies or TV series' by Roger Corman

My Fair Lady (1964)

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Audrey Hepburn performs the role terrifically and I love her () grinding cat-like original dialect, and Colonel Pickering is a merry old chap.

All movies or TV series' by George Cukor

Psycho (1960)

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Anthony Perkins performs the role terrifically, I was truly in doubt about what was really going on and the soundtrack was, as typically is from Mr. Herrmann, splendid, however in boiling down to an ultimate experience, I wasn't all that entertained by it. Maybe i'm just psychotic, I don't know. I didn't find the sudden change of characters all that successful, and the way they got around to the psycho analysis ending seemed somewhat forced.

All movies or TV series' by Alfred Hitchcock

The Woodsman (2004)

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All movies or TV series' by Nicole Kassell

Night on Earth (1991)

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Beautiful depictions of the nocturnal atmospheres of the cities.
Notables include: Winona, New York and Helsinki actors and the streetwise blind siren.

All movies or TV series' by Jim Jarmusch

Scorpio Rising (1963)

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All movies or TV series' by Kenneth Anger

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

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Lame, though halfway acceptable action towards the dearly welcomed end.

Tags: Marvel
All movies or TV series' by Brett Ratner

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

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A unique cinematic experience. It's not horror or action scifi, it's simply mystery, and I never knew what was going to happen next. 
Audio-visually it is beautifully shot and soundtracked, and with a pretty fascinating design of the interior of the ship.
While I think I will certainly remember it, the experience didn't feel particularly impactful and as such I have difficulty rating it.

All movies or TV series' by Robert Wise

Rope (1948)

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It certainly is strange, and not among my Hitchcock favourites.

All movies or TV series' by Alfred Hitchcock

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

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All movies or TV series' by Alfred Hitchcock

The Terminator (1984)

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All movies or TV series' by James Cameron

Lucifer Rising (1972)

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I attended a Kenneth Anger event, showcasing several of his films, a concert and talks, and this was my favourite of the films. Like "Invocation of My Demon Brother" the visuals are quite mindblowing, but unlike Invocation, the soundtrack ranges from decent to marvelous while Invocation's counterpart was pretty useless, which makes all the difference.

All movies or TV series' by Kenneth Anger

Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969)

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Beautiful images.

All movies or TV series' by Kenneth Anger

Fireworks (1947)

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All movies or TV series' by Kenneth Anger

Rear Window (1954)

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I was sitting the whole movie through, siding with the suspicious neighbour and the skeptical detective and only accepted the alternative right at the end. I can certainly acknowledge all the values of the movie watching the extra material, so maybe a re-view might adjust my review and the knowledge of the story, might allow me to simply delve into the atmosphere instead.

All movies or TV series' by Alfred Hitchcock