In Reply to: City of God posted by Victor Khomenko on May 22, 2005 at 17:06:32:
Yet another recent example of too much slickness and total lack of depth. The MO of trendy po-mo filmmakers, it seems. The film tackles an engaging subject, but ultimately has little to say about it, and intentionally or not glorifies the grisly violence.
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- It's extremely overrated. - Donald 07:49:52 05/23/05 (11)
- Bollocks: the Godfather - tinear 14:49:23 05/23/05 (5)
- It's not the tragic conclusion but the slick ride - Donald 04:41:27 05/24/05 (4)
- Writing Pedestrian? - jamesgarvin 07:41:33 05/24/05 (3)
- Why do you assume I'm talking about the dialogue? - Donald 15:45:49 05/24/05 (2)
- Re: Why do you assume I'm talking about the dialogue? - jamesgarvin 08:56:45 05/25/05 (1)
- I was born in Rio and have lived there for years... - tinear 17:09:54 05/26/05 (0)
- Re: It's extremely overrated. - jamesgarvin 09:49:48 05/23/05 (4)
- "Glorify means putting the violence is a positive light." - Donald 09:53:55 05/23/05 (3)
- Re: "Glorify means putting the violence is a positive light." - jamesgarvin 10:05:23 05/23/05 (2)
- It's the way it's filmed. - Donald 10:48:00 05/23/05 (1)
- Re: It's the way it's filmed. - jamesgarvin 11:04:22 05/23/05 (0)