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The Island takes you on a surprising trip. You think that you will end up on a tropical paradise, but the films takes you to lands that you never expected. And it will make you think about your own life in ways that you may have never dared before. It’s a journey worth taking.The Island
Movies, Phantasy
Both the recent Star Wars and the Lord of the Rings trilogies baffle me. I thought the first Lord of the Rings film was fantastic. The story built on thousands of years of human mythology and offered visually arresting pictures of a fantasy world inhabited by humans, almost humans, and many other strange creatures that you have never dreamed of. The movieStar Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sixth
Movies, Phantasy
Would Pixar Studios be able to put out another movie in the league of Finding Nemo? During the first hour I became skeptical but the second hour proved this film to be amazingly good as well. I am awed by the creativity of Pixar. How do these people continue to crank out one commercial and artistic hit after another? The Incredibles manages to mix Superman, Spiderman, Catwoman, Speed, The Matrix, James Bond, and Austin Powers all into one film. Incredible, isnThe Incredibles
Movies, Phantasy
The movie has a standard plot of a science fiction film: a madman tries to destroy the world as we know it. What renders this airplane movie charming, however, is that it makes a serious attempt to recreate how people in 1939 would have imagined a sci-fi world. At the time, German technological prowess inspired the imagination of science fiction writers.Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
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I asked the stewardess just after the plane had taken off: “Do you know what movie is going to be shown today?”“The Notebook,” she replied. “It is a chick flick, but it is really good.” The film turned out to be a love story where everything goes right. When misfortune seems to deliver a fatal blow to the bliss of the charming young lovers, a force intervenes to keep the story moving toward its happy end. If you want to take a break from the challenges of earthly romantic life, this film provides you an escape into fantasyland. The big advantage over “Titanic” is that the fiance who stands between the match made in heaven is a real nice guy. But don’t expect to get a deeper appreciation of your own life. This is all about what life could be…if it were a fantasy.The Notebook
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Two people hit a wall in their romantic relationship. But medical science offers a rather painless way out. Simply remove all memories of the other person. For her it works. But for him it is much more difficult to let go. This is an interesting film for a number of reasons: It takes you until to end to figure out what is real within the fiction. Second, Jim Carrey for once does not overdo his acting. Kate Winslet gives a fantastic performance as an impulsive red-haired bubble head. And most appealingly, it portrays life-together and love in a nuanced way.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Movies, Phantasy
It is a regular fairy tale, but there a few clever twists. The writers located most of the action in Wisconsin. A playboy Daenisch prince discovers a farm girl who does not like dating because it could interfere with her going to medical school. She turns him into an responsible adult and is invited to live the life of a princess in Danmark. I don’t recommend this film but if you happen to be stuck in an airplane and you like romance movies, I can report that the film has a few good lines.The Prince & Me
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