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Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0027616905222 Format: NTSC Label: Innovation Film Group (IFG) Manufacturer: Innovation Film Group (IFG) Model: 1006294 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Innovation Film Group (IFG) Release Date: July 26, 2005 Running Time: 112 minutes Sales Rank: 68461 Studio: Innovation Film Group (IFG)
Description: Oscar(r) nominee* Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) delivers a deliciously disturbing, erotically charged thriller fueled by standout performances from his all-star cast: Saffron Burrows, Salma Hayek, Rhys Ifans, Lucy Liu, Burt Reynolds and David Schwimmer!A slick Hollywood film crew has just descended upon a mysterious, crumbling Venetian hotel to create a cinematic masterpiece. But, unbeknownst to them, there are malevolent forces at work in the hotel, and soon the production is beset by a series of strange incidents, dragging the guests on a terrifying journey into the dark catacombs of desire, madness and death!*1995: Director and Adapted Screenplay, Leaving Las Vegas
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Rating: - Hotel
We cannot get into watching this movie. it is to convoluted to keep up with. Should have a negative rating system for this one.
Rating: - It's the producer's fault
heh...the words on the jacket: "a deliciously disturbing and erotically charged thriller"... are rather shameless hyperbole.
Instead, this film is remarkable for one thing alone: how the director squanders acting talent and beauty (Salma Hayek, Chiara Mastroianni, Ornella Muti, Lucy Liu!), financial resources, and the luminous backdrop of Venice to produce a film that is not even a flop but rather resembles an uncut first year film student's independent project... a very average project, that is.
The words that come to mind are 'breathless', 'pretentious' and 'incompetent'. ... Read More
Rating: - A tone poem called Hotel
This movie is simply one of the best films I've ever seen in my life. Yes, it is unconventional but not in some far out, puzzling way like Peter Greenaway's films. Every moment made perfect sense. It is incredibly erotic, funny, and fascinating. It moves like a poem, and I found myself rewinding several times just to watch a scene again and catch the phrasing. This is not Legally Blonde. Your brain will be engaged. Highlights are Salma Hayek's adorably bad singing, Rhys iffans acting like the director from hell, and the absolutely luminous acting of Saffron Burrow's who in my opinion is one of the finest ... Read More
Rating: - Not an Easily Digestible Film, but worth the effort.
I saw this film in the theater when it came out. When the DVD came out I was one of the first to get a copy. It's not an easy film to grasp, being a DOGMA type of film, but try watching it with the subtitles on soo that you catch all the dialogue, and then it will make more sense to you. I give it 5 stars.
Rating: - Think WAY outside the box for this one
If you're an indie fan or like to explore uncharted cinematic territory, you will be entertained, puzzled and pensive during this film. With this movie, it's not the dialogue, the plot or any other typical production necessaries that pull the viewer into the chaos. Oddly placed comic moments, strange and intriguing situations, erotic overtones, bold subject presentation, and random progression held my attention. Not for the masses, Hotel provides a very unconventional ride. I know NO other film with which to compare this flick. Worth the watch. Just don't go in with expectations. It's weird, but has a pleasantly ... Read More
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