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Originally Posted by roshiq
Lunacy (2005)
Wow! An insane portrayal of insanity that comes with little bit of Gothic & art house treatment & plenty of amazingly surreal stop motion animations! The movie's basic premise concerns how best to run a lunatic asylum…showcasing two approaches - absolute freedom versus control and punishment. And according to the Czech director Svankmajer, (who tells that at the very beginning of the film) there is a third way that manages to combine all the negative aspects of these two approaches and it is the reality we live in!
The animations cut in between scenes to help illustrate the progress of madness on screen. Crawling flesh or sometime as ‘meat puppets’, rolling eyeballs, tongues dancing in beer glasses…all in all wonderfully contributed to the grotesque, surreal & dark humor nature of the film.
Overall, a satirical and thought-provoking horror tale that I like to recommend here to PD, NE, EC, CG & V.
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Loved it! A must see for everyone here...
North Face (2008). Now this is a romance that I can recommend, a literal romancing of the stone, the love of mountaineering. Set in the era of the Nazi ascent, the political overtones are apparent but perfectly left in the backseat. This is an adventure without need of a soapbox. The story takes its time getting to the action, which is a good thing since the actual meat of this flick is as gripping an account as can be tolerated. Based on a true story, a few reviewers seem caught up with the accuracy of the events, thereby disallowing themselves from this movie's full enjoyment. Don't get caught up in their distractions and you'll savor the fullness of this harrowing German account of the pursuit of glory and nationalism. The story was invitingly believable; these were men driven by their passionate love of climbing. The stark contrast between climber and enthusiast is remarkably demonstrated with the film's acute sense in editing, bouncing us back and forth between the warm comfort of the lodge and the biting chill of the mountain. The score was appropriately supportive and foreboding. Of course a film like this must have epic cinematography, and this one does not let us down. The second half is stuffed with such breathtaking agitation that we are almost relieved when the camera goes back indoors. In the end, we are left with a discomfiting sense of relief that the affair is finally over, but we are in no way let down, just thankfully disburdened. Merci.
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