The 4th Man (1983)
A man who has been having visions of an impending danger begins an affair with a woman who may lead him to his doom
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
AKAs: The Fourth Man, De Vierde man
Country: Netherlands
Directed By: Paul Verhoeven
Written By: Gerard Reve, Gerard Soeteman
Starring: Jeroen Krabbé, Thom Hoffman, Renée Soutendijk, Dolf de Vries, Geert de Jong, Hans Veerman, Reinout Bussemaker, Hero Muller, Caroline de Beus, Erik J. Meijer, Ursul de Geer, Filip Bolluyt
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1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (public: moderated by kozan26 - 213 stars)
2. boobs (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 46 stars)
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10. Writers and writing (public: moderated by djross - 11 stars)
11. Paranoia (public: moderated by djross - 9 stars)
12. Male Frontal Nudity (public: moderated by bobyang - 7 stars)
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| Feb 17 |  |
sproost | 75 79% |
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Generally poor acting by Krabbé and all the other Dutchies that seem to simply be unable to act (Soutendijk is an exception) and the dialog sucks, but Verhoeven is a superb cineast; constantly unpredictable, funny, imaginative. Glad this man made it out of Holland.
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| Feb 14 | kupfertj | 83 82% |
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| Feb 09 | PY3 | 71 62% |
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Jobs-Bronson | 20 16% |
| Dec 26, 2020 | mfl | 49 20% |
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| Dec 25, 2020 | raiders2000 | 91 84% |
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bluestblues | 7 50% |
| Dec 06, 2020 | mpf2788 | 70 0% |
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RTAudience | 82 73% |
| Oct 22, 2020 | jamienelson | 70 54% |
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| Oct 18, 2020 | rospo | 73 86% |
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Cerebrus | 70 61% |
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iameren | 7 49% |
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lockstock | 54 42% |
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sinemy | 80 81% |
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iconogassed | 60 37% |
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| Oct 22, 2019 | insteadman | 75 75% |
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| Oct 02, 2019 | escd | 70 44% |
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| Sep 01, 2019 | daniel1980 | 60 34% |
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| Aug 29, 2019 |  |
KTP | 25 29% |
| Aug 13, 2019 | dracular | 45 40% |
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bal3x | 40 7% |
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ikkegoemikke | 52 36% |
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clowngirl | 76 69% |
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sonya semyon | 78 52% |
| May 02, 2019 | CatScandal | 66 54% |
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| May 01, 2019 |  |
ninelives | 91 37% |
| Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 80 71% |
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Mr. Mxyzptlk | 100 0% |
| Mar 19, 2019 | lillakniven | 75 80% |
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| Mar 09, 2019 | Grandaddy | 70 61% |
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| Mar 05, 2019 | mate_cosido | 80 71% |
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kafka1325 | 75 92% |
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tsumanne | 80 83% |
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jokevv | 70 75% |
| Jan 06, 2019 | gossamer2019 | 63 51% |
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| Nov 13, 2018 |  |
Icarus | 60 27% |
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Faith is lunacy in a world dominated by science. Verhoeven is a director of extremes--at times, the film calls out to a predecessor such as Bergman's Through a Glass Darkly, and at others, Verhoeven finds himself given to the silly excess of genre. The end result is uneven, yet thought provoking.
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| Oct 25, 2018 |  |
Kojiless | 48 52% |
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The 4th man is...YOU! And you're a besotted, bisexual Catholic who hooks up with a well-tuned German sex-bot in order to get close to the man you love, who doesn't love you so you try to get busy in a ancient crypt, which obviously doesn't work because WHO THE FUCK GETS BUSY IN A CRYPT!? Talk about a mood killer (unless you are a vampire or a Goth teen, which, to my knowledge, neither of the characters were...though this is Paul Verhoeven we're talking about, so they may have been).
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| Oct 24, 2018 | kjones77 | 80 71% |
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| Jun 23, 2018 | Matt92 | 90 51% |
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| Jun 10, 2018 | nunobar | 50 25% |
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JimiAntiloop | 85 77% |
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Angliche92 | 78 70% |
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Maaxwell | 75 70% |
| May 01, 2018 | John Milton | 60 32% |
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| Apr 23, 2018 | fictionfitz | 77 72% |
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| Apr 16, 2018 | AchwellFoley | 94 97% |
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| Apr 13, 2018 |  |
dourface | 80 86% |
| Mar 28, 2018 |  |
inmate | 81 67% |
| Mar 17, 2018 | Zangin | 53 28% |
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Eclipsed in almost every way by Verhoeven's later masterpiece Basic Instinct, this erotic thriller is still a fun ride. I do appreciate the surrealistic undertones and religious motifs, but the symbolism is way too explicit to be very interesting.
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| Mar 10, 2018 |  |
chadisdanger | 86 85% |
| Mar 09, 2018 |  |
bybrt | 70 67% |
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scott.mcc | 70 63% |
| Feb 17, 2018 | coldesser | 80 73% |
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| Feb 11, 2018 | NevinLiu | 67 21% |
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wetwillies | 90 79% |
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Viewed February 7, 2018.
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TraverseTown | 75 76% |
| Dec 20, 2017 | Systematicer | 60 45% |
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| Nov 29, 2017 | Cocoa | 60 49% |
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| Nov 22, 2017 |  |
tipar | 80 98% |
| Oct 01, 2017 | sandrikoti | 80 37% |
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Walterpoa | 55 13% |
| Sep 02, 2017 | secludix | 60 52% |
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| Aug 19, 2017 | 92filmgeek | 71 80% |
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| Jun 05, 2017 | kharms | 20 4% |
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| Apr 20, 2017 | thirdeye42 | 64 7% |
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| Apr 12, 2017 |  |
RYM-byrates | 73 88% |
| Mar 12, 2017 |  |
Ofterdingen | 77 90% |
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The Dutch cousin to early Peter Greenaway and Brian De Palma. This is mostly splendid and fun filmmaking despite a few outdated scenes. Great cinematography by Jan de Bont.
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| Mar 08, 2017 | mkrusell | 77 69% |
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| Mar 01, 2017 | cayh | 65 29% |
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| Feb 26, 2017 |  |
JJ1986 | 50 29% |
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The first hour is very slow.
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| Feb 25, 2017 |  |
mCihhh | 80 81% |
| Feb 23, 2017 | leemarvins | 85 89% |
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| Feb 21, 2017 | ??? ???????? | 0 5% |
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jagardoden | 38 11% |
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FrancoGonzo | 8 33% |
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tenant | 90 94% |
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dcatcher | 60 46% |
| Jan 15, 2017 | cshadows2887 | 90 57% |
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| Jan 14, 2017 | mjbreuer | 71 53% |
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vildanden | 50 38% |
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KeanuGrieves | 86 68% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | filmcricket | 80 90% |
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| Dec 23, 2016 | robochaa | 80 71% |
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| Dec 18, 2016 | jpn | 3 35% |
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| Nov 18, 2016 | Ronin22 | 67 82% |
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lineuphere | 81 75% |
| Nov 10, 2016 | doe | 70 90% |
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coutinho | 80 70% |
| Nov 02, 2016 | jerrywarton | 78 90% |
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| Nov 01, 2016 | blanketstate | 4 11% |
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fabiovisnadi | 93 93% |
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joxnq | 84 82% |
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brain_sap | 80 56% |
| Sep 20, 2016 | mixjuice | 64 13% |
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| Jun 06, 2016 | fireplacer | 91 98% |
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| Jun 03, 2016 | gavinbennett | 42 31% |
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GrimsChild | 45 46% |
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kubrickvari | 80 83% |
| May 16, 2016 | DLawrence | 74 31% |
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| May 15, 2016 |  |
astrakhan | 80 74% |
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Verhoeven's early film is as colourful as his more famous later works, a schizophrenic genre mash-up with elements of horror, mystery, black comedy, and dollops of religious imagery. It's anything but boring, and Jeroen Krabb as the lead gives a suitably deranged performance. The ingredients are exotic but the final dish feels a little simple and not to be taken seriously. But it certainly has some delicious moments which hint at Verhoeven's genius. See also: Lair of the White Worm.
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| Apr 18, 2016 |  |
Razorclock | 82 66% |
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RealMacgyver | 70 51% |
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| Feb 25, 2016 | ramshackled | 100 95% |
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bobyang | 70 47% |
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robot2xl | 75 96% |
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Fenius | 85 53% |
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r/TrueFilm | 80 55% |
| Nov 28, 2015 | LordCouture | 69 72% |
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maksler | 60 24% |
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PerryStroika | 64 60% |
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anandare | 30 1% |
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jobsbronson | 18 73% |
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Luk92 | 75 64% |
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| May 17, 2015 | Italo | 1 0% |
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| May 10, 2015 | boothmillard | 70 66% |
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| May 09, 2015 | khanbaliq2 | 80 53% |
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| Jan 15, 2015 | metaller | 70 46% |
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ChrisReynold | 65 65% |
| Jan 04, 2015 | Castlevania2 | 90 69% |
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Not as "great" as Basic Instinct but way more lurid and filthy. Outstanding early Verhoeven work and all the bonus points for violence using a prosthetic head.
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| Dec 15, 2014 | felixm85 | 80 64% |
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| Dec 14, 2014 | 10kfilms | 77 72% |
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| Dec 03, 2014 | Lonewolf2003 | 80 78% |
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LuxNatalis | 46 32% |
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RadioFreeLee | 83 73% |
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chmul_cr0n | 72 63% |
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telbis | 60 23% |
| Sep 09, 2014 | HugovdBos | 80 85% |
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jackinthebox | 50 22% |
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kafkalamak | 78 59% |
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Linara | 87 49% |
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majelus | 82 45% |
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Mulholland | 80 78% |
| Jan 21, 2014 |  |
chemical404 | 69 80% |
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This hallucinatory, heavy on symbolism and Freudian psychology thriller is totally wild. Verhoeven managed to find that fine spot between arthouse and mainstream cinema. Plot is highly original - in shocking and entertaining way. Overall, this film is overdone (ominous orchestral music, glaring symbolism...), but that's better than same old genre conventions all over again.
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| Jan 10, 2014 |  |
MMAlpha | 50 16% |
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joachimt | 70 66% |
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Henrik | 85 90% |
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Christianity as sexually charged schizophrenia. Love it!
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barisius | 85 83% |
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Bagger | 75 63% |
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*singing* there's a black-winged gull wit a broken back/ Theres a butterfly trapped in a spider's web - there's a little LSD in my noir today - but it's the same old noir as yesterday. - I've seen it before in black and white and grain. About a sort-of-gay man who is a bit insane. He takes a half-brained turn down Vagina Lane - And it all ends up in tragicomic pain.
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| Nov 29, 2012 | !nsomn!a | 60 25% |
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| Nov 14, 2012 | Ronin21 | 77 60% |
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CCLZA | 80 76% |
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This is major work by the director. It's personal and very stylish. The themes of religion, destiny and reality are cleverly developed.
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| Oct 16, 2012 | korkarlen | 3 86% |
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| Oct 06, 2012 | citizenzxc | 80 54% |
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The Goat | 85 84% |
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osbojo | 90 93% |
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avgcrtckr | 67 82% |
| Oct 14, 2011 | Plaza | 10 97% |
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| Sep 09, 2011 | nicson | 75 82% |
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keskin | 76 74% |
| Jul 07, 2011 | gazpacho | 90 97% |
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| Jun 18, 2011 | mark83 | 8 88% |
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Bandy | 65 26% |
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L Lawliet | 70 21% |
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heavennhell | 72 49% |
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Xzlu | 5 40% |
| May 03, 2011 | Cockola | 76 63% |
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| Apr 19, 2011 | hoolie | 80 56% |
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| Apr 19, 2011 |  |
dunbar | 75 61% |
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There are more heavy-handed religious symbols than boobs or penises in this movie. But the fact that there's both is not surprising for a Dutch film, and Verhoeven seems to have little fear of going all out. He always hammers home messages in a curiously entertaining and very watchable way. (Browsing other reviews I would warn against anything that's been edited, particularly at the hands of some conservative American editor)
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| Apr 17, 2011 |  |
elmakebabi | 91 98% |
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