http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/2009/11/movie-review-city-of-god-2002/ "The cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake" --Alfred Hitchcock Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:08:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/2009/11/movie-review-city-of-god-2002/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Fitz Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:37:35 +0000 http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/?p=110#comment-1001 Leave it to the Academy to shun this for best picture, but give Slumdog the Oscar. Leave it to the Academy to shun this for best picture, but give Slumdog the Oscar.

]]> http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/2009/11/movie-review-city-of-god-2002/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Kaiderman Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:49:36 +0000 http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/?p=110#comment-998 This flick is so fantastic and twisted. My question is was City of Man supposed to be a sequel to this? I watched part of that and stopped... it just paled by comparison. This flick is so fantastic and twisted. My question is was City of Man supposed to be a sequel to this? I watched part of that and stopped… it just paled by comparison.

]]> http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/2009/11/movie-review-city-of-god-2002/comment-page-1/#comment-994 Branden Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:07:22 +0000 http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/?p=110#comment-994 I understand about comparing this movie to "Slumbog Shit-In-There". They are somewhat similar, but I hate Slumbog. It was fairy tale that I wished didn't have a happy ending. City of God was a real visceral take on the life in the slums. I understand about comparing this movie to “Slumbog Shit-In-There”. They are somewhat similar, but I hate Slumbog. It was fairy tale that I wished didn’t have a happy ending. City of God was a real visceral take on the life in the slums.

]]> http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/2009/11/movie-review-city-of-god-2002/comment-page-1/#comment-904 CMrok93 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:37:06 +0000 http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/?p=110#comment-904 Though Slumdog was a great film in its own right, there are plenty of elements taken from this one. The screenplay for this film is a lot better than Slumdog and is positioned a lot better, when it comes to the camera angles. This is better than Slumdog and I think with the disturbing scenes and violence will leave its mark on any critic when first watching. Though Slumdog was a great film in its own right, there are plenty of elements taken from this one. The screenplay for this film is a lot better than Slumdog and is positioned a lot better, when it comes to the camera angles. This is better than Slumdog and I think with the disturbing scenes and violence will leave its mark on any critic when first watching.

]]> http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/2009/11/movie-review-city-of-god-2002/comment-page-1/#comment-888 M. Carter @ the Movies Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:28:54 +0000 http://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/?p=110#comment-888 Whenever anyone asks me to recommend a good foreign film, this always tops my list of suggestions. You are absolutely correct in calling out "Slumdog" as a ripoff, for although "Slumdog" fancied things up a bit with Rahman's score and that dance number at the end, the coming-of-age-in-hard-times plot is the same. Only "City of God," in my opinion, does a much more credible, less fanciful job. Whenever anyone asks me to recommend a good foreign film, this always tops my list of suggestions. You are absolutely correct in calling out “Slumdog” as a ripoff, for although “Slumdog” fancied things up a bit with Rahman’s score and that dance number at the end, the coming-of-age-in-hard-times plot is the same. Only “City of God,” in my opinion, does a much more credible, less fanciful job.

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