"The Ninth Gate" didn't suck completely.

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Polanski's latest is a supernatural mystery reminiscent of Umberto Eco's books (e.g., Foucault's Pendulum). Although the preview trailer makes it look like a special effects action picture, it is more like a psychological thriller in which Johnny Depp's character learns more about himself through the process of searching for copies of a rare book. I would have preferred a version in which no special effects are used, leaving to the viewer's imagination the question of evil having a physical manifestation. It is interesting to compare this film to "Eyes Wide Shut", which has some parallels but is much slower and takes itself much more seriously than "Ninth Gate". "Ninth Gate" held my interest, although Emmanuelle Seigner's character identity is obvious from the not-so-subtle hints. Still, there are those who won't be satisfied until Lucifer shows up sprouting horns and a tail, covered in hellfire; that isn't gonna happen in this film.

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Topic - "The Ninth Gate" didn't suck completely. - TAFKA Steve 15:01:08 03/18/00 (8)

Amusing disregard for books - Stephen Hayes 07:27:30 03/20/00 (7)

Another Horror flic - edta 13:26:47 03/21/00 (5)

Re: Another Horror flic - Stephen Hayes 13:45:06 03/21/00 (4)

Re: Another Horror flic - edta 18:21:57 03/26/00 (2)

Polanski and evil - Stephen Hayes 07:01:43 03/27/00 (1)

Oops - Stephen Hayes 08:57:22 03/27/00 (0)

Re: Another Horror flic - TAFKA Steve 04:39:11 03/22/00 (0)

Re: Amusing disregard for books - TAFKA Steve 14:19:54 03/20/00 (0)

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