I just saw this movie today (in DVD).
I can’t recommend it highly enough. Spectacular.
And only PG-13.
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I loved it too, and so did my kids.
Carol
Shoud’ve been PG… I forget what their darn reason was, though.
The title was thought to be suggestive of beastiality.
Still, a great movie.
I saw the DVD of Altman’s ‘The Company,’ which
I thought was amazing.
I could take or leave the storyline, but the dance sequences were amazingly good. I’d recommend this to anyone, particularly people who think they won’t like ballet-- this could easily change your mind. Gonna buy a copy!
Yes, the star of the movie was the ballet company itself,
day by day, Altman said; so the ‘plot’ about individuals
kept dissapearing or stayed well in the background.
I saw this as a strength, but I know some reviewers
didn’t like it. The fictional ballet company is, in fact,
the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago (which is one of the
most innovative and eclectic ballet groups in the world),
and the photography of dance scenes, which often
follow very realistic scenes of rehearsals,
is the best photography of dance I’ve
ever seen. The music ranges from classical
to Asian to My Funny Valentine. All of the dancing
is gorgeous, some of it quite moving.
All of the dancing
is gorgeous, some of it quite moving.
I agree-- very little (none?) of your typical flitting around in tutus as in the Nutcracker. This is energetic, vigorous, often highly emotionally charged dance. The filming of it is superb too-- every frame is perfect.
Jim stated
The title was thought to be suggestive of beastiality.
Someone’s imagination was working over time on that one 
MarkB
i think jim’s pulling our leg here. if that were the reason then “Free Willy” wouldn’t have gotten a PG.
imdb.com sez:
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for brief language and a momentary drug reference.
IIRC there’s a scene where some gangstaz are smoking weed; been a while since i saw it, tho. fine flick with some excellent performances and cinematography.
“Language” here must be the Maori language! 
Momentary drug reference: it’s very subtle; nothing to worry there IMHO.
no overestimating the tolerance of MPAA…
the guidelines from MPAA’s website
“Parents should be especially careful about letting their younger children attend. Rough or persistent violence is absent; sexually-oriented nudity is generally absent; some scenes of drug use may be seen; one use of the harsher sexually derived words may be heard.”
IOW one word or one shot which might go unnoticed by most people is a big deal for them.
The only drug thing i remember was a kid’s dad who takes a car ride with his buddies, and i don’t think they mentioned it explicitly, but there was a strong impression that they were involved in some kind of drug thing.
I don’t remember any swear words in English, but i could have missed something.
The main emotional stress in the movie was the impossible family situation that the main character was in.
Ok then, more good movies!
2 awesome Russian films: Russian Ark and The Cuckoo.
Russian Ark is the first feature film to consist of a single uninterrupted take. Absolutely breathtaking, with over 2000 actors.
The Cuckoo- amazing film about World War 2 in Finland. Funny and tragic at the same time.
See 'em if you can find 'em!
PS: when in doubt, search on imdb.com!
Russian Ark: not for everybody. The featurette about the making of the movie may be more interesting than the movie itself! You need to know some Russian history to really follow it, but it’s pretty cool regardless. Even just as a walkthrough of the Armitage, it’s pretty cool.
Never got to see ‘Russian Ark’ (by the way its the HERMITAGE,Glauber),but I did see ‘The Cuckoo’,which I enjoyed.
For the uninitiated,a ‘Cuckoo’ was a Finnish sniper,who fought alongside the Germans in WW2.
The Finns fought a short winter war against Russia in 1940 (which they won).
I recently went to see ‘The Camel that wept’,an almost semi-documentary of great charm about an extended family of camel herders in the southern Gobi desert (yeah,just MY kind of film!).
Nicely told low key ‘naturalistic’ story.Recommended.
I recently went to see ‘The Camel that wept’,an almost semi-documentary of great charm about an extended family of camel herders in the southern Gobi desert (yeah,just MY kind of film!).
Nicely told low key ‘naturalistic’ story.Recommended.
Then, to you, Kevin, I would recommend ‘Aranjuat, the Fast Runner.’ Filmed, directed, and acted by Inuits in Northern Canada about, yes, Inuits. Stone-aged living, no modern conveniences. Slow, like their pace of life, but, to me, mesmerizing.
Tony
Good movie! 'still waiting for the local video store to get “The Camel…”
Denny
Thanks for the suggestion Tony.Y’know I am fascinated by Inuit life-as an aside I can remember that a schoolfriend said to me "Kev,I can’t imagine you working-you’ll probably go and live with the Eskimo’s (sic) "
Mind you,This WAS 1975,and I was a bit of a Hippy dude at the time.
Not so far off-as I’ve been keen on anthropology for years,and share my birthdate with Claude Levi-Strauss!
Free Willy! That’s hilarious.
Around here it’s become part of “guy language”, with the obvious meaning.