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I think some people are overdoing their reviews of this film. It wasn't that bad. I found that most of the writers of bad reviews of this film found themselves confused with it. I didn't seem to have that problem. Don't blame the producers/director if you fail to understand the film. I found it to be very unique.
It's not a masterpeice but I wouldn't classify it as trash eithor. Some very wonderfully shot scenes in this film. There are also some touching moments. Maybe if they actually had a budget for this film they could have put in some CGI or missle launching robots to please the ignorant. Considering the fact that they didn't have squat to make this movie I think they did a great job. I also praise the actors in this film for investing their time (pretty much without pay) to a film that was bound to not succeed. It showed that they themselves were fond of the story and were willing to make sacrifices in order to be apart of it.
With some real money behind it I think this film would have been a great success.
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Northfork
NORTHFORK. Just the name of this jewel of a film provokes some of the more interesting responses from those who take the time to review and share their thoughts and responses on Amazon.com's invaluable forum. That the movie ignites such polar feelings sort of says it all: this movie is one of the great ones.Mark and Michael Polish have found their own language in writing this fable: they have obviously observed in the dark theaters the works of Fellini, Resnais, Tim Burton, the Coen Brothers, Dali, Buneul, Kurosawa, et al. Their writing ideas are fresh, universal in validity, quirky in the right sense, and devastatingly beautiful. Michael Polish directs this venture and his brother Mark assumes on of the acting roles. It all works.Northfork is either an actual Montana town destined to be leveled for the 'progress' of building a dam (a lovely bit of statement about the environment and her enemies...), or it could be just the final pages of life as we all will live it - the closing chapter that explains it all, a parable. And there are many more arenas of interpretation here - part of the joy of art. Evacuating the town are the men in black (James Woods, Mark Polish, Peter Coyote, and others) and they face obstructionists to the flow of progress - a fact that the men in black happen to agree with. There is a priest (Nick Nolte in a lovely cameo) who is left in charge of a sick child Irwin (Duel Farnes) who leaves his ailing bed to consort with a band of angels in search of a lost one of their kind. Each of the 'angels' is named for the worldly belongings of Irwin: Cup of Tea (Robin Sacks), Flower Hercules (Daryl Hannah), Happy (Anthony Edwards in a role that captures the magic of the group exquisitely), and Cod (a mute but effective Ben Foster). The 'plot' includes the exhuming of all the town's past folk, measures by which a Noah character is convinced to give up his ark and two wives, the discovery of a child's angel wings - but to say more would destroy the magical tour this film holds for the new viewer. The music is oddly lovely, the camera work is from another planet, and the atmosphere this film creates remains indelibly stamped on the mind and heart of every vulnerable, open viewer. See it, buy it, treasure it. This is a little jewel.
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I fully agree that this movie was odd. This was our first experience with the Polish brothers. Throughout the movie my husband kept asking now who is that? Whose house is that? We compared it to "Vanilla Sky" which we also walked out of the theater going "Oookay and Huh?" It was a good movie though. Incited discussion.
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This is a very beautiful, but rather confusing movie. You feel the progress of the plot in your emotions, but you're not quite sure what the progress is. Nevertheless if you think, you can piece together a general idea of what it's about, and a general idea is all you really need to watch something (if you're in doubt, watch Akira or spend some time as a working immigrant). The movie feels slow, but when it's over it seems very short, and you wish it lasted longer. It has a soundtrack of haunting music box melody, oldtime 50s tunes (we are not speaking of rock music), and one other style, used to great effect in one of the funny parts. The overall mood is melancholy, but also often very beautiful; sometimes pensive; sometimes a sense of wonder; sometimes very funny and sometimes dry. This movie has something for everyone, and is mixed and out there enough for everyone to think it is weird. You'll be glad you watched it, but no one else will be able to predict why you'll feel that way.
Rating:  -
This is truly the worst movie I have ever seen. It transitions in and out of some bizarre dream state and offers nothing to engage the viewer (except for some interesting cinematography).
I typically trust film critics' tastes, however they were severely off the mark with this film. It upsets me to think that I have wasted my time and money.
View at your own risk!
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