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John Taylor recommended Brazil (1985) in Movies (curated)

Brazil (1985)

1985 | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

8.7

(9 Ratings)

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"In 1985, I was taking meetings in Hollywood, looking for film work. An agent at Universal said to me, “Come back tonight, I want to show you a film we need help with, and we’d like your take on it.” I dutifully showed up at the Hitchcock Theater on the Universal lot and was granted an exclusive screening of this film, Brazil. Within minutes, my mouth was dry. I knew I was viewing a masterpiece, and yet they wanted my input on it. Of course, I had so many ideas, I would have said anything to get a chance to be a part of it, whatever it was (I had not been told anything about it). I called my friend Russell Mulcahy and told him, “I’ve just seen the most extraordinary film, and Universal want some music ideas from me.” “Don’t touch it!” said Russell. “That’s Terry Gillam’s film. He’s in a battle with Universal over it.” With some disappointment, I knew whose side I had to take. But I did get two pneumatic tapes of the film in the mail for my trouble. For months, I played it on my first flat-screen TV, just freezing on shot after shot for days on end. Weirdly perfect."

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Festival!

7.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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A Lightness in My Soul

Annette Oppenlander

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Inspired by the incredible true story of a German teen taken prisoner at the end of WWII, determined...

Historical Biography

Ticket to Ride: Europe

8.3 (20 Ratings) Rate It

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Ticket to Ride: Europe takes you on a new train adventure across Europe. From Edinburgh to...

Murder on Madison Square

Victoria Thompson

7.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Sarah and Frank Malloy must catch a scheming killer in this latest gripping installment of the USA...

Vampire for Christmas

Felicity Heaton

8.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

Book

It was one last mission. Shannon, a demon hunter with the agency, is looking forward to leaving...

Paranormal Romance

Nicholas Redmond (11 KP) rated Avengers: Endgame (2019) in Movies

May 16, 2019

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

2019 | Sci-Fi, Thriller

8.9

(198 Ratings)

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Fantastic ending (2 more)

Great fan service

Character exploration best from any marvel film

Too much fan service at times (1 more)

Plot allows for problems in future

Excellent end with a couple of annoyances

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I'm sure there have been many reviews of this film so I will do one myself. This film is the ultimate in fan service. 11 years, 22 films and a host of stick out moments are brought to this moment right here. It felt amazing watching this, midnight showing with infinity war double bill, knowing I was one of the first to watch it, in the UK anyway. Now the dust has settled it may not have been as fantastical as the first 3 days after but its still great.
The final act is non stop, as many people thought it would be, and I think that's how many people wanted it, including me. It made time for most of the big names, apart from maybe groot, and even has an A-Force moment, which is not to everyone's taste, but I enjoyed it. It concluded well, i think i was the only person in my screen not to cry, and was paced very well and was equally sublime, ridiculous and brutal, giving and ending suitable for the 3 main characters ending story arcs.
The first act, possibly my favourite part of the film, is a character driven piece, based around the aftermath, if you ignore the introduction/ending of infinity war in the first 20 or so minutes, of the snap. Chris Evan's, RDJ and Scarlet Johannson are excellent and it is probably the best acting seen in the entire series. The contrast in tones throughout this opening third is fantastic and could almost be compared with Logan in terms of melancholy, grief and hope.
Finally the middle third. For me this is were the film loses it's way a little. Time travel explanation is interesting but breaks it's own rules, the nudges and winks are a little much at times and humour for humours sake make this a bit of a trudge but still some excellent fan service at times.
All in all great film, kept from excellence by niggles and too much self awareness. Fitting end to a great saga.