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 Impressed, 2008-10-24
I was worried, but it turned out to be a great movie. Arguably one of Mel Gibson's better performances.
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 The Year of Living Dangerously, 2008-09-23
Based on the book by C.J.(Christopher) Koch who studied with Wallace Stegner at Stanford's creative writing program as did Ken Kesey, Scott Turow, and Larry McMurtry, among others. Loosely based on the life of Koch's brother who was an Australian journalist based in Indonesia during the 1960's. Directed by Peter Weir; starring Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver.
The amazing Linda Hunt, 2008-09-15
Different from Mad Max and all the rest of Gibson's apocolyptic movies, "The Year of Living Dangerously" is a wonderful period piece that really develops its characters. Linda Hunt is obviously the standout in this production and her "Billy" is really the unhearlded star of this film. There are a number of actors who could have portrayed Guy Hamilton as well or better than Gibson did and Sigourney Weaver's character is little more than "love interest". Having said that, Gibson's and Weaver's roles should not be marginalized; they both did an outstanding job but Linda Hunt simply carries this movie to a much higher level and I doubt many actors could have equalled her performance.
This is an outstanding movie that captures the essence of the oppresive time of Sukarno's Indonesia and the plight of the Indonesian people torn by two opposing political forces fighting for control of Southeast Asia.
This movie also features a haunting theme melody that apparently cannot be found on any soundtrack recording of the film. I have tried unsuccessfully. The music remains in your head long after the film has ended.
The Year of Living Dangerously, 2008-07-20
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.
Best movie I've seen that takes place in Indonesia, 2008-06-01
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.
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