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Dangerous Beauty

R,1998

     I loved this movie. Great for romantics, though one has to keep an open mind concerning societal values. Love condemns and conquers. A story of tragedy and triumph. I recommend for anyone over the age of eighteen, or otherwise old enough to appreciate a movie with adult content.

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The Painted Veil

PG13, 2006

     I loved this movie. Great for anyone who understands compromise and doing what one has to do. Sometimes love comes after you're married, and this movie portrays this greatly. I recommend.

I disagree with the rating, though. I think this movie should probably be rated R due to adult content: Norton's buttocks and a few mild sex scenes, to be frank.

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

R, 2010

     I liked seeing this trilogy onscreen, but I feel the opposite way about the movies as I do the books. I didn't really like the first book but I loved the first movie, and as the movies went on, though they were to an honest degree true to the books, I liked them less, unlike how I felt about the books, which I liked more as they went through the series. The characters' positions and relations are mostly unclear, and I could hardly keep one guy from another the further the story went. I think the series could've been better done onscreen, though the first (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) movie would be hard to beat. Oh, and the ending of the third book and series was much more powerful than the ending portrayed onscreen, it was played down way too much.

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The Girl Who Played With Fire 

R, 2010

     Unlike the opinion I have of the first movie and book, I like the second book better than I like the second movie. The movie is well done, but I definitely think people who haven't read the book will be lost. I highly recommend reading the book, but the movie is good too.

A Good Movie from a Book

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Contact

PG, 1997

     I haven't read the book, but the movie was really easy to follow and quite interesting. Really worth the time and money, I feel. I also think it backs up some theories and ideas I have for my "Aliens" book, which I haven't started writing yet but have growing inside my head.

A French Film

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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

PG13, 2011

     This movie was captivating at first, but it was long. It wasn't literally any longer than a normal-length film, but it felt like it was never ending at times. A little humor here and a little sadness there, this movie was worth watching, but I'm not sure if it's worth a second watch. It is very inspirational, for the main character writes a book with only one eyelid, but depressing at the same time. A well-done movie that is definitely worth the time to watch once.

A Documentary

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The Science of Sex Appeal

TV14, 2009

     I loved this film. I learned a lot and found this documentary very interesting and intriguing. Science at it's best: why marriages last, why marriages fail, why guys can't quite figure girls out - it's all here.