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this is an unique movie, a great viewing experience for me. initially, from the beginning, i thought it would be more about profanity and prepared to cut after the first fifteen minutes, but then a couple of sharp lines kept my attention and it was well worth it. just by looking at the actors, the camera work and directing you can appreciate the love this movie was made with. the music also helped a lot, by providing a great atmosphere. you cant really define this as a comedy and put it in comparison with 'comedies' like "american pie" and such - "Strictly Sexual" is a story about love, the effect it has and people; how it can make you happy or make you cry...actually i feel the nonsense i started writing, while all i wanted to say is - this is a beautiful movie, i feel like i'd want to watch it again, and again, just like how you want to love and be loved, always

this movie was veeeeery funny - Adam in the role of an action-hero was hilarious. the dialog was rich with jokes and situations and the actors played without any constraints...some might be offended by abuse of cultural stereotypes, but all the jokes were well-natured and good-humored. the tag line that we're all the same and there is no need to fight is something i liked a lot - some movies achieve it through human drama, pain and suffering, but funny movies like this one might be better suited to deliver the message, especially to the younger generation...

I enjoyed this movie a lot

well, we already know almost all peculiarities of superheroes... the idea in Hancock is refreshing though, much like Uma's Super Ex-Girlfriend - only, I assume, with a bigger budget and, of course, Will Smith, who seems to be only playing in fresh movies. nothing much to say about it, though - just your normal summer action-hit, made only for your enjoyment, don't give it much thought... of course it might be a missed opportunity - wonder if a TV show will follow - not that it will be something extraordinary of course - who in the industry cares to make something really outstanding... still it is more developed than, for example, Jumper

i only went to see this movie because it is 3D. the visuals can be considered impressive, but the strange thing is the stress seemed not to be on the effects, but the story...which is weak. i did expect more monsters/dinosaurs, so on that i'm a bit disappointed, but the ones that are in the movie are not un-worthy to see. had the movie been longer, perhaps i would enjoy it more, but the way it is squeezed into 90 minutes didn't give me any satisfaction...

the actors...you know Brendan - so you'd know the type of movie to expect, I'd say The Mummie was better than this one though - kind of, more fun, even without the visuals...

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Mislead by some comments here i expected a laugh-out comedy, Ben Stiler style. Many other people in the cinema expected the same and from the beginning of the film they laughed at the slightest hint that something might be funny. Little by little though, the laughs went to silence and people understood they were watching a drama, not a comedy. Indeed there were scenes that made you laugh, but the more important scenes were those that take you by the heart and make you feel and understand. Thanks to the great acting by Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Patricia Clarkson, all the supporting cast, you get a feel of a community of neighbors, friends, family, perhaps too idealized, but nevertheless, giving hope and warmth.

What totally surprised me was that this is an original American movie (correct me if i'm wrong). The names of the characters, people's features and clothes, the weather and location if you like, all made me think this is an authentic Scandinavian movie, up to the dialog and plot itself. I could literally see rural Scandinavian types and imagined the characters speak Norwegian or Swedish. The whole flow of the movie, the way it never went out of order, kept its steady, peaceful step, so typical for European movies - all my regards to director Craig Gillespie for achieving this. Anything else would've spoiled this sad movie, diminished its message, denied the sacrifices and human pain of its characters

The story in short is of a man, troubled by his past and afraid of closeness even with his loving family. He finds an seemingly undemanding friend in a human-sized doll he buys over the internet. Soon, with the help of his family and the whole town, who decide to play his game, he discovers the beauty of human touch, emotion and contact...

9/10

peace and love

man, this was crazy! i was totally unprepared for this movie and had such fun watching it. there are scenes that are just brutally funny, in the sense perhaps of 'All About Marry' and maybe 'Dumb, Dumber'. Don't know about the negative comments, but for me this is an original and wildly funny movie, that would make you laugh to tears, and still you'll beg for more. it is also so bold with its jokes, breaking taboos and fighting clichés...you just have to see it :) Jessica Alba is lovely, of course, and sexy too, and Dane Cook is The Man in this movie - sometimes taking bad decisions, sometimes being strong and caring, sometimes just wild and stupid and enjoying it... just take some time to watch it and entertain yourself

enjoy!

peace and love

i enjoyed this movie a lot. there were the typical ben stiller embarrassing situations and crazy laughs. perhaps too typical though :( the main character is the normal guy ben usually plays - its one main thing about him - he's lonely and looking for love. pressed by age, he dares and marries a girl he just met and barely knows, and going on their honey moon he begins to think he might have made a mistake so he meets another girl and...his heart switches ways... its kinda unfair to his newly wed wife, but this is the way Farrelly bros movies are -pretty harsh to the characters sometimes in order to squeeze some laughter from the dear audience. but the white hairs on Ben Stiller's head are hinting that may be the time for this kind of laugh is passing away... still its a very enjoyable movie, and i wouldn't go too deep into it, but on the very next day i went to a prescreen of "Good Luck Chuck" and I as well as everyone at the cinema literally laughed our asses off :) anyway - if you're a fan of ben stiller's do watch this movie. i am a big fan of his, and actually missed seeing him in a role like this, and enjoyed it a lot while watching it, but when you keep doing the same thing over and over again, there comes a moment when people want to see something new...and something new there usually is

8/10

have fun!

peace

i went expecting to see a really stupid teen comedy, and was a bit surprised, because it exceeded my expectations but in a good way. it really starts with all the clichés you can expect, but later develops into something really watchable and entertaining. after the first few minutes then i was ready to leave the cinema - i went to watch the movie at a free 'Advance Movie Screening' in Cinema Village and expected that it is a new movie, so after the first few minutes i thought 'why are they still making stupid movies like this? don't they think we had enough of this crap already'? but now that i see it was released in 2004, i'm kinda relieved :) so...after the first about 10 minutes, as the movie develops, i began to see some real story develop, with nice dialog, funny moments (even grossly funny, but hm...in a good way :)

actually - why am i writing such a long comment? 3 years after its release, there isn't a single comment on this movie here, and even at the free prescreening there were so few people....i actually intended to go see 'Lust, Caution', but apparently the interest there was huge...

but to get to my point - this is actually a good movie, you just need to give it a chance, and i believe you'd enjoy it

peace

i don't understand why is this movie being praised so much. granted, the pr campaign was in full force, but still...lots of visuals, no content, not even real jokes - at least in 'die hard 4' there were some really funny lines, but here - only dull dialog, really sketchy scenes, some bad directors work, and actors who weren't given more than 1-2 seconds per scene. John Turturro was the happy exception, he was actually allowed to steal a few scenes. overall - i expected so much more, even though i haven't read any of the comics, perhaps the comments of other viewers mislead me to believe there might be something more than flashy effects. i guess the pr people invaded IMDb.com as well =/ can hardly give more than 5/10, which is perhaps one of the lowest ratings i've given here on IMDb

you don't choose your viewers, the viewers choose you...

peace

i remember seeing this incredibly strong, heartbreaking movie three times in three consecutive days. i couldn't get enough of the pure beauty of the scenery, the warmth of the characters, the pain you feel when you know what doom awaits them around the corner.

i understand that for political or other issues many Russians don't like this movie, but i think it is a very honest, revelation story by Nikita Mikhalkov, who after this movie I came to respect as a genius artist. probably forever in my mind will live so many beautiful scenes from this movie: the burning, yet mild sun by the lake, the forgotten secrets of two ex-lovers, the infinite 'ruskoe pole', the happy people at the beach, living happily unsuspecting of the terror machine of the dictatorship 'for the people'

outstanding movie, one of my forever favorites

20/10

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