 |  | The Year of Living Dangerously |  |
I think everything about this film is great. The music, powerful and beautiful; the actors, the political statements, the relationships, everything. Who's more beautiful than early Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver? That's a passionate enough pairing, and then set in the dramatic backdrop of Jakarta in the mid-60's, political upheavals flaring at every turn, make for a very intense and engaging movie. What to speak of the musical score, I just had to go and buy the soundtrack right after I saw this. Linda Hunt is one of the most interesting characters I'd seen in a long time. I loved her in this. I felt, also, that this film brought home the fact of what individuals will sacrifice for their freedom, not only for themselves, but for their families, and country.
July 20, 2008 | | Best movie I've seen that takes place in Indonesia | |
How many movies are made about Indonesia? This one is so literally steamy and hot, you'll need a shower afterward. Linda Hunt deserved her Academy Award nomination. Shadow puppets add exotic Indonesian flavor. Passionate, tense romance, and subtle (by today's standards), you-are-there action. Also depicts a view of little-remembered effects of Ugly American anti-Communist policies in the 1960s.
June 1, 2008I have no idea where people place this spooky little film in their list of favorites, but "The Year of Living Dangerously" has been in my top five since I first saw it. As "Bladerunner" gave us haunting images of the near future, images based on man's diabolical insistence on "keeping his neighbor's children hungry," "The Year of Living Dangerously" does the same for the recent past. This film has breadth of scope. Strong story. Strong acting. This film needs to be seen.
May 6, 2008 | | The Year of Living Dangerously | |
One the worst documentary shows.It does not highlight much what was going on in the country during such a serious event that had taken place. A very poor production and lack of any real serious investgation.
February 8, 2008It is one my favourite movies..actually I could say it still has magical momments when a good story about journalism and love could turn into a classic movie...at the same time you get in a troubling time of Indonesia's History. With a gorgeous Mel Gibson...still young!
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