"City of God"- you MUST see this movie!!!!!

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Posted by tatgirl on Feb-06-2003 03:00:

"City of God"- you MUST see this movie!!!!!

I saw this movie last nite at the Cumberland theatre, and was totally blown away by it. It's from Brazil, and has subtitles, but that should not stop you from seeing this film. It's really violent, but it has many funny moments too. Also, keep in mind that this is based on a person's life story, and that most of the 'actors' are real street kids asked to be in the movie.

http://www.hollywood.com/multimedia...l/media/1705025
http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/12/...03_review.shtml
http://www.filmthreat.com/Reviews.asp?Id=3873

Posted by dEsidEL on Feb-06-2003 03:48:

i like critically acclaimed films.. i just may go check this out ..

anyone up for a TA movie nite out ?

Posted by The Highroller on Feb-06-2003 04:14:

too bad everyone lives at way differant ends of the city

Posted by tatgirl on Feb-06-2003 06:09:

I would SO see this movie again!

Posted by Dr. Z on Feb-06-2003 06:20:

Desidel/tatgirl, if you organise movie-night-out over reading week, I'll be there.

Posted by tatgirl on Feb-06-2003 06:45:

Sorry, I'm American- when is reading week?
If it's too far off, this movie may not be playing then. No idea how long it'll be around, since it's one of those independant flicks, but I hope it's around for a long time.

Posted by Tudo Beleza on Feb-06-2003 06:47:

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!

hehe it is a brazilian film, that was filmed in Rio De Janeiro, i have been to the favala that they show in the movie, it is amazing, and the movie is pretty true to the life there, i have not seen it yet, but i for sure will soon.

Posted by Tudo Beleza on Feb-06-2003 06:48:

Also the real name to the movie is
cidade do deus

Also i just watched the preview and it is true, the amount of guns there, damn it is crazy country. The favalas are very interesting thing, they are all controled by drug lords, but they are safer then the cities as the cops are corrupted hehe. The joke is that it is safer in the favalas then it is in the city. God last year they had a shoot out in downtown. But do not get my wrong, i would go back there in a heart beat, hehe sorry to go off topic just i love brazil.

Posted by tatgirl on Feb-06-2003 07:28:

Yeah, go see this movie, and you'll never complain about those "gun-toting Americans" ever again. American's have NOTHING on the people portrayed in this movie!!!! Total freaking warzone!!!!!!!

Posted by dEsidEL on Feb-06-2003 08:30:

i wonder if Marco V did the soundtrack .. ? "do you believe in a .. "

Posted by Dr. Z on Feb-06-2003 18:39:

Reading week is Feb 15 to Feb 22. How is that for you?

Posted by Tudo Beleza on Feb-06-2003 20:40:

quote:
Originally posted by tatgirl
Yeah, go see this movie, and you'll never complain about those "gun-toting Americans" ever again. American's have NOTHING on the people portrayed in this movie!!!! Total freaking warzone!!!!!!!

hehe but we most remember this is a movie, so the dramatize things a little. hehee, Rio De Janeiro is not a war zone, you just have to know how to live, i am white with orange hair, and no shit happened to me, heeh and i went to the unique parts of rio.

I lived in brazil for 2 years, and will go back to Rio De Janeiro for 4 months this summer, hehe no worries of instant death.

hehehe sorry tatgirl, hehe i just love my city to much, kinda protective of my city.

Hehe and it is a open invite to you guys, if you find your self in rio, give me a ring, and i can show you the city named Cidade Maravilhosa

hehe apolgize for rant.

And yah we should see the movie, may be before the scott bond thing? Just an idea, hehe as i am in peterborough.

Posted by failsafe on Feb-06-2003 21:00:

don't worry tatgirl, you'll ALWAYS be the "gun toting americans." Any country that has more (non military owned) guns then people is totally fucked beyond belief. Don't tell the NRA that though, they wouldn't want you to not be allowed to hunt deer with fully automatic assault rifles. It's a RIGHT after all isn't it?

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Posted by dEsidEL on Feb-07-2003 21:08:

my reading week is during the last week of FEb..

so Scott Bond will kick it off for me .. then i wouldn't mind catching a flick with you fine folks during the week a bit later..

cheers ..

Posted by Tudo Beleza on Feb-07-2003 22:02:

My reading break is 14th to 24

Posted by AmbiguousBliss on Feb-08-2003 22:31:

I saw a documentary on the making of this movie a while ago and it's always looked pretty damn good to me. I'd go see it any day. It's rather unfortunate, but the presence of all the drugs, violence, and whatnot is just pretty much a fact of life in certain parts of Brazil. Luckily, I never had to deal with any of it regardless of where in Brazil I was living. As Tudo Beleza said: "Rio De Janeiro is not a war zone, you just have to know how to live".

Posted by Tudo Beleza on Feb-09-2003 00:53:

quote:
Originally posted by AmbiguousBliss
I saw a documentary on the making of this movie a while ago and it's always looked pretty damn good to me. I'd go see it any day. It's rather unfortunate, but the presence of all the drugs, violence, and whatnot is just pretty much a fact of life in certain parts of Brazil. Luckily, I never had to deal with any of it regardless of where in Brazil I was living. As Tudo Beleza said: "Rio De Janeiro is not a war zone, you just have to know how to live".

Really where in Brazil did you live? I was in San Conrado part of rio?

Posted by AmbiguousBliss on Feb-09-2003 04:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Tudo Beleza
Really where in Brazil did you live? I was in San Conrado part of rio?

Eu nasci em Anapolis, mas ja morei em varias partes do Brasil. (Recife, Brasilia, Uberlandia, etc...)

Posted by fuxit on Feb-09-2003 08:26:

Saw this movie tonight at Canada Sqaure, and it was really interesting, and many times disturbing. Seeing how violence is so common and even how a child can be so brutal.

I was kinda worried the subtitles would interfere and make the movie hard to understand, but wasn't too hard to pick things up.

Posted by tatgirl on Feb-18-2003 04:16:

So, who's up for a movie night? and when?

Posted by AmbiguousBliss on Feb-18-2003 04:19:

quote:
Originally posted by tatgirl
So, who's up for a movie night? and when?

I'm totally up for that. When it takes place doesn't really matter to me.

Posted by Tudo Beleza on Feb-18-2003 04:20:

yeah i saw the movie saturday with my ffriend from hk, and he loved it which is good as i am bias hehe i love brazil so i thought it was great. Though they translated sometimes incorrectly, like the swear words and stuff, but it is a awesome film. Though we must remember not all of rio is like that, and not the favals are all like that either it is a movie.

But i love how it cuts to the past and then the ending was great, and the credits were they showed actual footage.

But damn the girl, hehe that is why i like brazilian women.

See it everyone,

I want to see the spanish movie next.