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They seem like the right ratings... I didn't finish it, my eyes started to fry, gik! Mind-blowing review, mind-bending movie.

I’m just here to compliment JimMorrison’s comment on the trend. Fan-tas-tic! ;-) Sanremo was enjoyable (of course, listened to with Gialappa), better than many other years.

In my opinion, dubbing is essential, especially for blind people like me... reading subtitles would make me lose a lot of nuances in various scenes. Furthermore, Italy is light years ahead in dubbing, from legends like Amendola and Insegno to new talents like Catania. The titles are another story: there, original all the way (too many films have been trivialized by wrong and generic titles: the already mentioned "Se mi lasci ti cancello", why not "Una settimana da Dio", and many other horrible examples)!

Pleasant and refined review, just like the album (which at times suffers from repetitiveness, but is definitely worthwhile). Great recommendation.

@psychopompe: as a friend of mine says, Vampiri is an RPG, D&D is a numbers game... he's not entirely wrong! It’s not that I just started, but I certainly don’t feel like studying all the myriad manuals; let’s just say I read the essentials and if I can, I play a warrior... ;-)

Well... It's a given that the review is beautiful, regardless of what you think. Fantasy honestly fascinates me a lot. What I notice (and sometimes can't stand) is the excessive specialization of the fantasy world expert, the one who knows everything and wants to let the world know that they understand every difference between a night elf and a woodland elf. I’m referring, slightly twisting the meaning of the comment, to derivatives such as role-playing games (I'm a beginner at Dungeons & Dragons): when taken to extremes, fantasy loses its charm, which is somewhat akin to the fairy tales of childhood, that of a game, if we want to be generous. "The Lord of the Rings" is essentially a poem... it's an Odyssey, it's whatever you want; as such, it doesn’t require an elaborate plot: it’s the setting that is its strength, it’s the struggle between good and evil, in all their forms, that has enchanted millions of readers and now viewers. I admit that the first film - in my opinion the weak link (!) - suffers from excessive visionariness and presents situations bordering on the unbelievable; I am now, for the first time, reading the book, and indeed, in hindsight, it’s a different film, much more enjoyable (regardless of significant variations... I want Tom Bombadil and his wife!!). The other two, honestly, constitute an unsustainable crescendo, which the next 800 pages will definitely open up for me. Now, I don’t know what I said, I don’t have the courage to reread the comment before posting it; I surely raved on, with no plot except for a thread, just like the book. Just like the film. A colossal work, the last epic poem. Five all the way. :D

No, but they are not exaggerated, not at all... However, in their own way, they are enjoyable (Valley of the damned - the song - remains a masterpiece). ;-)

A river. An unstoppable river: congratulations. The album is very beautiful and refined, but I might prefer "The human equation." A great genius, though. But now I'm going to bed, it's 12:47 AM.

I have to see it (wow, what gaps I have in cinematography...)

Thirteen(thousandth) review... A fitting number, I would say. The film? Never seen it. I think this only happens to me and a few inhabitants of the Polynesian islands. The review is personal and enjoyable.