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Gilliam's Imaginarium enchants with wonder and mischief

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Many films are imaginative, but few dive in head first with gusto. Luckily for us the ever-eccentric style of director Terry Gilliam comes out in force in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Gilliam loads this morality tale with his quirky and impish flare. It’s a feast for both the eyes and the mind as Gilliam takes you to places you didn’t know you’d imagine. It’s an odd, soulfully fantastical journey with plenty of humor and delightful devilry. It’s Gilliam’s imagination unchained and it truly is one of the most unique films I’ve seen in a good while. more...

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The Book of Eli: Actors and cinematography make up for mediocre story

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Many films have had a go at a post-apocalyptic setting but few have tried to mix it with biblical philosophy.  The Book of Eli, directed by twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes, tries to do just that with a healthy helping of action adventure. The film follows Eli (Denzel Washington) as he treks through decaying forests and desert surrounded by abandoned highways on his journey west as he tries to get a sacred book he has been divinely charged to take to the place it is most needed. This is one of the big draws to The Book of Eli, the look of the film.more...

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Lame story line notwithstanding, Avatar lives up to hype

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All the hype and heated Internet speculation over James Cameron’s Avatar are over and the questions have been answered. Are the special effects as remarkable as they say they are? Yes. Is Avatar worth seeing? Yes. Will it change cinema forever? No. Cameron has succeeded in creating a lush and breathtaking world with Pandora, the planet on which the film’s story takes place. An entire ecosystem has been developed and one feels the film only covers the tip of the iceberg.more...

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