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When the movie "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" was released, I somehow didn't watch it, but I watched it only today. While downloading it, I read many reviews about it, and most of them were negative, saying that the movie is nonsense and not worth watching. But I still decided to watch it, in order to form my own opinion. And I didn't regret it at all. I really liked the movie; it's captivating and easy to follow, and everything is clear and logical (the reviews said that there was supposedly no logic in the events and actions, and also why there was some kind of devil). For example, everything was clear to me, and when I saw that the devil was played by... drumroll!!!... TOM WAITS!!! - I was even more delighted. It's a pity that he didn't sing there. But the movie is great, very atmospheric and impressive.

The movie is good, yes. And the Devil is stunning in it, although the ending, in my opinion, was a bit disappointing.

Well, if you don't like happy endings, then yes; although I interpreted the ending as meaning that this is far from the last bet between the devil and the doctor.

It’s not about the happy ending, but about the daughter’s ending being unbelievably cliché.

The movie selection in our city's cinemas is terrible – only "Conan the Barbarian" and "Knocked Up" are showing. Of course, it would be tempting to go and write a review of both films, but I'd rather not... Anyway, I rewatched The Lord of the Rings in its entirety. It's a great feeling knowing you're not watching some cheap movie. Although, I don't remember Legolas killing Orcs or a dwarf chasing Orcs for days in the book – oh well.

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I was browsing a thread about videos and noticed one that Morning posted, so I decided to watch the movie...

So, what happens next?

Saw that the guy shot himself, that’s a shame.

Watched the latest (hopefully) Harry Potter movie. It's nothing special. When they were kids, it was easy to accept it as a fairy tale. But when you have grown-up, burly men and women playing in a children's fairy tale – without any children – it seems a bit strange. And the numerous special effects against a dark background tire your eyes after the first hour.

in a children's fairy tale

With a lot of murders and cruelty.

Harry Potter.

a children's fairy tale

Did you actually read the book?

It looks kind of strange.
And the multitude of special effects against a dark background tires the eyes after just the first hour.

Everything there is tiresome. It's just one big mishmash of pathos and sentimentality.
At first, this series inspired respect. One after another, the films up to "Order of the Phoenix" grew, becoming more spectacular and mature. Then came a flop - the boring sixth installment. There was hope that at least the final episodes wouldn't disappoint, but alas. The first part of the finale is tedious, drawn-out, with no plot development; I wrote about the second part at the beginning.
Well, goodbye, Harry.

In my opinion, only the first three are worth anything.

In my opinion, only the first three are worth anything.

I agree.

The first three are atmospheric. And they really do fit the definition of a "fairy tale" more or less.