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Existenz (1999)
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Exciting stars Jennifer Jason Leigh (DOLORES CLAIBORNE), Jude Law (GATTACA), and Willem Dafoe (SPEED 2, AFFLICTION) challenge the boundaries of reality in this futuristic, critically acclaimed adventure thriller! During the first closed-door demonstration of an amazing new virtual reality game called eXistenZ, the system's brilliant designer, Allegra Geller (Leigh), is violently attacked by a crazed assassin intent on killing her and destroying her creation! Forced to flee into hiding, Allegra enlists a young assistant (Law) to help her in testing the damaged system ... by convincing him to join her inside eXistenZ! The action then explodes...
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| Existenz Movie Review by Ben (11/23/2008) |
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David Cronenberg's "eXistenZ" is probably best known as the cerebral version of "The Matrix." It gets you to question the reality the characters are in all throughout the movie, and it continues Cronenberg's exploration of the blurring line between reality and fantasy. With "The Matrix," it was clear what the real world...
(complete Existenz review by Ben)
| Existenz Movie Review by brian (7/9/2008) |
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cronenberg's classic film existenz is definitely a must have for fans of sci-fi/fantasy & would likely appeal to many gamers as well. this film is not a sequel to videodrome (another cronenberg classic) however. the film focuses on a game creator on the run after she discovers her life may be more valuable than her...
(complete Existenz review by brian)
I might be one of the only people who likes this Cronenberg flick about virtual reality bleeding into actual reality, but I really don't care.
This film has all the cool and gruesome traits of a Cronenberg film with the mind f*ck-ability of Kubrick.
Jennifer Jason Leigh is perfection as the video-game temptress and Jude...
(complete Existenz review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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