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      Avalon

      R 2001 1h 46m Sci-Fi List
      83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 73% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings In the future a female warrior (Małgorzata Foremniak) enters a virtual-reality game where there is only one way to win. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 03 Buy Now

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      Derek Elley Variety Neither an out-and-out actioner nor a fully realized study of the psychology of games-playing, pic is still reasonably diverting Oct 18, 2008 Full Review J. Hoberman Village Voice Among other things, Avalon may be the first movie that uses contemporary Poland as a special effect. Dec 30, 2003 Full Review Jamie Russell BBC.com Manages to create a haunting virtual world that's more mystical than anything the Wachowski brothers have offered us, blending the real and the imagined into a portentous cyberpunk fable. Rated: 4/5 Oct 23, 2002 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Pointedly abstract and elusive, it is, like many of the films of Mamoru Oshii... richly visualized, gorgeously textured, and wound around issues of dream, reality, and the levels of consciousness. Apr 8, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The techno thriller is more boring than thrilling. Rated: B- Jun 21, 2013 Full Review John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis It will overjoy viewers looking for a leisurely fantasy departure and bore to tears others hoping for another Matrix. Rated: 6/10 Dec 16, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Umatsu O Top 3 in the worst movies I've ever seen. Do you like seeing a woman feed her cat and ride a train? Then this movie is for you. No joke, watching the protagonist silently living her dull daily routine was MOST of the movie. Literally the only good thing about it was the very last 2 seconds when a lil girl smiled like a psycho because that was interesting to see. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/10/23 Full Review Ed M This is great for the cyberpunk crowd. I heard so many say it make the top ten of great cyberpunk movies and I agree. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Although it is a Euro/Asian B-Movie I can't say the visionary behind Ghost In The Shell has lost his narrative, visual and atmospheric touch. Possibly a bit too slow and meditative for any mainstream audience especially today. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review cees t Less productive than watching paint dry. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member If you like watching a girl silently riding a train back and forth and then feed her cat, while absolutely nothing else happens, you'll love this!! Best part of the whole film was the last 3 seconds where a little girl smiles kinda creepy. You can just skip to that since it doesn't make sense even in context anyway. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review david h When you have a Japanese production made in Poland with a Polish cast you know you are in for something different. "Avalon" takes place in a near future where people can make a living playing a completely immersive MMO video game. The story follows Ash, one of the best fighters to ever play, as she dives deeper into the game in pursuit of a hidden level. As her journey progresses we begin to wonder if her "real" world is real after all. I love the atmosphere of this film. The muted colour and long moments of banality in her "real" world really give the "there must be more than this" sense to her life. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis In the future a female warrior (Małgorzata Foremniak) enters a virtual-reality game where there is only one way to win.
      Director
      Mamoru Oshii
      Producer
      Shigeru Watanabe, Tetsu Kayama, Toru Shiobara, Naoyuki Sakagami
      Screenwriter
      Kazunori Ito
      Production Co
      Miramax
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      Polish
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 5, 2021
      Runtime
      1h 46m
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