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Life of Pi (2012) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
190 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.25/4 |
# of Ratings: |
89 |
Genres: |
Adventure, Drama |
Rating: |
PG |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 11/21/2012 |
DVD Release: |
03/12/2013 |
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Director: |
Ang Lee |
Actors: |
Irrfan Khan
Tobey Maguire
Tabu
Suraj Sharma
Adil Hussain
Sonu Sood |
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Plot Outline:
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A son of a zookeeper survives a shipwreck by stowing away in a lifeboat with a zebra, orangutan, hyena and Bengal tiger.
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lastonetoleave 12/30/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
Life of Pi (2012) A young man survives a shipwreck only to be lost at sea on a large lifeboat with a Bengal Tiger. Now he must survive using his wits and the teachings of his father. This is a film that you need to see in theatres because its beauty almost spills off the screen. Suraj Sharma plays Pi, and he gives a multilayer performance. The Tiger is mostly animated, but it's so well done that you never question its authenticity. This is deeply spiritual film and shows a young man embracing his religious beliefs to make it through this disaster. And, after seeing this film, you will want to talk about it. My Rating: Full Price |
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sapien 12/12/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
The twist at the end was pretty good, and in my opinion, made this an atheist movie (which is a good thing). I enjoyed it. |
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Snoogans 11/21/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
4/4 |
'Life of Pi' is not only astoundingly beautiful to look at, but it is also thoughtful, spiritual, and moving. This is the most enriching experience I've had in the theater all year. |
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04/21/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Should see it again, with no sleep in the end. ;) |
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A shipwreck leads Pi Patel to a wonderful journey over the sea water with a zebra, orangutan, hyena and Bengal tiger in a lifeboat. With them, he discovers and realizes the courage within him.
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Just a disclaimer: I failed to see the entire movie as by the time I sat down in a movie theater to see this film, I was really tired from school and so I fell asleep I think 10 minutes before it ended.
ANYWAY, I would not say that this movie is a crap or whatever. It just that this film directed by Ang Lee did not pull a string from my heart that I did not really got into it. The story, the message of the material is good definitely, but from the opening scenes, I really thought that this one was really made for kids, that I felt like "Hey! I'm not the target audience."
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Rating of
3/4 |
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03/26/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Life of Pi is kind of lame, but worth watching |
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Life of Pi is a beautiful movie to look at, but has a fatal flaw that keeps me from liking it as much as the critics seem to.
That flaw is that it doesn’t mean anything. There is no profound message in the story or complex idea, there is a clumsy “coexist” message in the film, but it’s barely recognizable.
Is that wrong? No. It’s perfectly okay for a movie to have a lame message or even no message at all. Some of the best movies ever made have an ambiguous, obscure or non-existent meaning.
Life of pi however tells you straight up that the story is supposed to have a powerful meaning to it, and when it ends it acts like it just blew your mind. It literally tells you that the story is supposed to make you believe in god, but I walked out of the theater being just as doubtfu... |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
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03/13/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Review: Life of Pi |
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Beautiful, enriching, and emotionally impactful, Life of Pi is cinematic poetry at some of its most authentic. It's a compelling blend of visual effects and storytelling. I watched the film on Blu-ray/3D, and I must say the 3D was jaw-dropping at many points. The visuals are handled incredibly well, used as a storytelling tool and create a massive spectacle. The CGI tiger, Richard Parker, looks outstanding. The only problem I have with the film is the first half hour to forty minutes during which Pi is being developed, which is obviously crucial, but I felt much of it was unneeded, including a relationship with a female and many other scenes that create nothing but a drag. However, once Pi is faced with a shipwreck (one of the film's many great moments) and is later stuck on the life boa... |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
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