Those who don't know a good deal about the original game would probably get lost. Even so, there is a phenomenal movie here for the viewing. Those with a trained eye might even find some of the allusions to the Christian worldview throughout the film. It's not bull's eye, but still quite awesome...
Those who love a horror movie that is chilling and frightening instead of just gross will definately love this. The courtroom scenes add realism to the film, as it should since it's based on a true story.
Quite simply, one of Miyazaki-san's greatest works. Wrenching story, charming characters, and superb hand-drawn animation are drizzled over this masterpiece. It earned the Oscar award that it received to the inth degree. I'll never look at weird tunnels the same way again.
At first glance, putting Tom Cruise as a samurai seems preposterous, but he fit the bill nicely. An excellent work, I must say. One of the only war films that I actually like.
Even though Wallace and Grommit have been around for a few decades now, this film was actually a breath of fresh air amongst all the CGI celebrity-whore projects that Dreamworks has been shoving down our throats recently. This is the first time in years that I've actually laughed at all the little visual gags in an animated film. I found this movie to be quirky, clever, charming, and quaint. And "quaint" isn't a word you can use for to many animated movies nowadays.
This movie can pretty much be summerized in five words: Jet Li as human pitbull. And who doesn't want that? Not to mention that the plot is really interesting as well.
Good funny sci-fi isn't something you find very often. (I'm talking to YOU, Spaceballs.) And this piece was an innovative take on that genre. The sequels aren't that great, though.
Okay, so two sci-fi novelists are given $4 million to do a movie. Well, let's just say that in terms of visual quality, these guys know how to stretch a dollar until it screams. This is the kind of movie that I wish they would make a video game out of, just so I can explore the world to my heart's content. If these guys were given $100 million, our heads might explode. But if anyone can tell me the details of the plot, I'd really like to know...
Steven Spielberg is globally recognized as the most successful filmmaker of all time. You need only to see this movie to realize that. This is easily Spielberg's finest work EVER.
The are so many moral themes here, it'll make your head spin (A Mother's love to a son, the selfishness of man, the pride of man, and many more). This film also made all the typical antagonists in sci-fi flicks the protagonists.
When I first heard of this, I thought it would be just another run-of-the-mill sci-fi action flick. Hot DANG, was I WRONG!!! Every person with a pulse should make an effort to see this movie. Really. SEE IT NOW!!!