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"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" out Tuesda

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    My pick for Best Picture this year is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and I would encourage everyone to at least rent this movie, if not buy it.

    Jim Carrey & Kate Winslet are absolutely phenominal in yet another awesome Charlie Kaufman script. It's a movie that will make you laugh, cry, and connect with characters like you never have before.

    There will be nominations at least for:

    Best Picture
    Best Screenplay
    Best Actor
    Best Actress

    I would suggest this movie to anyone, and suggest that you pick it up tomorrow if you want to get a movie that will be a keeper. The lowest price I've seen is $19.99 (which is the sale price) so it's kinda high compared to the normal $15.99 release-week special, but it's definitely worth it.

    Feel free to agree/disagree with me.

    Link to it at Amazon:

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
     
    #1 Danny, Sep 27, 2004
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    I'd put it as one of the 2-3 best films I've seen this year -- so far.

    Main thing it impressed me with: how the director and writer manage to create a very romantic (often melancholy) film out of some of the most unromantic materials/situations imaginable.

    And hey: Jim Carrey can act! Whodda thunk it?
     
    #2 bookrats, Sep 27, 2004
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    Re: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" out Tu

    Thanks for the recommendation. It's also available on NetFlix.
     
    #3 daniel, Sep 27, 2004
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    I've known that since I saw him in a drama called "Doing Time on (Maple?) Drive," in which he played an alcoholic son in a dysfunctional family. Seems to me, most good comedians (Robin Williams, Tom Hanks..who started in sitcoms, etc.) can also do drama well, though the opposite isn't often true.

    I can't stand some of Jim Carrey's films --the pet detective one, "Dumb and Dumber", "The Cable Guy"--where he's a bit too over the top, but I really like his comedy/drama turns.
     
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    Just saw it. The movie was great
     
    #5 Ray Moore, Sep 28, 2004
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    Re: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" out Tu

    Yes I agree, best movie of the year...


    But it's insignificant next to the power of the Force.
    If you have $45, you must buy the truly best DVD out there.
     
    #6 TimeFor, Sep 29, 2004
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    [font=Verdana:d492999509]"This is the DVD set you're looking for..." :mrgreen:
     
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    I just watched Eternal Sunshine. And while I do not rate it as highly as some of the above posters, it was a very good movie. I do recommend it.

    And as long as we're recommending movies, Dogville is a very good one. It's done as a stage play on film, and it's 3 hours long, so you may want to watch it in more than one session, as I did. It is an extremely disturbing movie, with a very surprising ending, and worth watching. I would definitely not recommend it for children. It's much too honest for young minds.
     
    #8 daniel, Oct 5, 2004
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