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Girls Gone Dead
2012
I
reviewed it
yesterday. Here's a
woman I missed: Kelly Otis
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* Yellow
asterisk:
funny (maybe).
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White
asterisk:
expanded
format.
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* Blue
asterisk: not
mine.
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No
asterisk: it
probably
sucks.
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OTHER
CRAP:
Catch
the deluxe the
deluxe version
of Other Crap
in real time,
with all the
bells and
whistles, here.
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Till
Human Voices Wake Us
(2002)
Wikipedia's complete
summary (total spoilers):
The film begins with the
story of a young
15-year-old boy, Sam
Franks, who has returned
from a Melbourne boarding
school to his hometown in
Victoria. He has an
obvious affection towards
a young local girl, Silvy,
who has a disability
affecting her legs which
requires a brace and
prevents her from walking
freely. However, this does
not stop the two friends
from enjoying each other's
company, and they are
virtually inseparable.
Sam's mother has died, and
his stern father provides
the young boy with little
comfort and love, so his
relationship with Silvy is
all that matters to him.
She reads to him regularly
out of her beloved poetry
book, showing him a world
of beauty and harmony
within words that he comes
to enjoy.
One night, the two decide
to go for a ride anywhere,
and end up at the popular
lake. Sam jumps in the
water and removes Silvy's
leg braces, and together
they "dance" in the water.
They share a kiss and
stare into the stars —
everything seems perfect
for the two. Suddenly Sam
lets go of Silvy's hand to
point to a shooting star.
After closing his eyes and
making a wish, he looks
around to find Silvy no
longer with him.
Frantically searching
beneath the tide-pulling
water, Sam returns to
Silvy's home to tell of
the terrible happening.
Her body is not found for
years, and when it is,
it's discovered in a
hidden cave beneath the
water.
Twenty years later,
35-year-old Sam (Guy
Pearce) is teaching
psychology at a Melbourne
institute when he must
return to his hometown to
bury his recently deceased
father. On the train, Sam
briefly meets a pleasant
woman who introduces
herself as Ruby (Helena
Bonham Carter). Sam leaves
to talk to the train
attendant about his cargo,
and when he returns, the
woman is nowhere to be
seen. That night, in a
massive downpour, Sam sees
a woman fall from the
bridge into the lake
below. After rescuing the
woman, he recognizes her
as the lady, Ruby, from
the train. She, however,
has lost her memory and
can't even remember her
own name. However, the
woman's behavior and
speech lead Sam to believe
that this is his childhood
friend, Silvy.
Sam hypnotizes "Silvy",
and in this state the
woman speaks of feelings
of being pulled down,
lower and lower beneath
cold and feeling panic,
then warm and comfortable.
It appears, then, that
Silvy has come back from
her death in the form of
this woman. The next day,
she asks to be taken to
her real home. Sam carries
her, as her legs are
failing her once more; he
senses that she will not
be with him much longer.
Safe and warm in her own
bed, Sam reads her the
last few lines from her
favorite poem (T. S.
Eliot's The Love Song of
J. Alfred Prufrock), "Till
human voices wake us, and
we drown". She finally
passes, with a smile on
her lips. Sam places her
in a boat and releases it
into the lake. He swims
with it, and when he looks
into it, all that remains
is his coat that she was
wearing. He climbs into
the boat as it drifts
away. The film ends with
the sight of the boat
traveling down the lake.
Johnny's comments:
Hmmm, an interesting start
gets mired down with the
later plot which is far
too obvious and
predictable and not
anywhere near as
interesting. Apparently,
this film was recut for
American release and is
told in flashback, but I
don't think it would fix
the predictability of the
plot. Shame really...
Corroboree
(2007)
Johnny's comments:
Corroboree is an arty
drama about a young man
who is summoned to a
country house by a
mysterious and dying
theatre director who asks
him to interact with
various women in different
rooms of the house and act
out various moments of the
director's life.
Oh, that's enough! This
film really can't be
expanded much further than
that.
The film seemingly feels
like it's filming
rehearsals and is every
bit as bum-numbingly
unwatchable as it sounds.
There's some lengthy
nudity and that's the only
interest I have with this
film. Bah!!
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