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The Imitation Game 2014
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Indecorous.
The depiction of Turing as a solitary genius obsessively toiling on his own endeavor in opposition to the powers that be...is equally a fabrication. British cryptographers at that time unequivocally recognized that the sole method to decipher the Enigma involved the application of machine computation and analytical techniques, which ultimately led to Turing's recruitment. Rather than being merely a maverick scientist, Turing played a pivotal role in creating the machines…Translated from by -
Hellraiser 1987
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The only truly frightening thing was that little Jesus figurine taking a nosedive out of the cabinet. The actors performed at the edge of camp, as they say. Jesus wept. All flash, no substance. Clive Barker? Ah, a name I knew well. Or so I thought—turns out I kept mixing him up with Rick Baker, the special effects wizard who’s got more Oscars than I have excuses for my taste in films. And frankly, I wasn't entirely wrong! I mean,…
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Good Will Hunting 1997
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I have yet to be in a confrontation as intellectually charged as the one from the bar about Marxian theories, regurgitating Gordon Wood's pre-revolutionary utopia and the capital-forming effects of military mobilization. Knowing that Robin Williams is no longer with us makes me cry a little every time I watch a film starring him. The film takes precedence. He is a young orphan boy who is ambivalent about life and unable to choose priorities: books go by him in a…
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The Fifth Element 1997
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The aesthetic is chef kiss, with "elements" from the very French Jean Paul Gaultier and comic book artist Jean "Moebius" Giraud. Milla Jovovich is valiant and vulnerable, while Bruce Willis delivers another outstanding portrayal as the archetypal hesitant hero. Unfortunately, the "Fifth Element"....the central revelation of the title...felt wholly contrived, shallow, and artificial for the audience to view as profound. Several glaring plot holes and growth potential go unexplored, one of which is the late appearance of Luke Perry's Billy…
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