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BRAZIL is Terry Gilliam's masterpiece. The film, cowritten by Gilliam, playwright Tom Stoppard, and Charles McKeown, is set in a futuristic society laden with red tape and bureaucracy. When a bug (literally) gets in the system, an innocent man is killed, leading mild-mannered Sam Lowry (an excellent Jonathan Pryce) to reexamine .. Read more

Starring	Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm
Director	Terry Gilliam
Genres	Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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  Mind Bendingly Long
  
  There seems to be an element of the "Emporer’s new clothes" about Brazil.
  
  Certainly there are impressive aspects and as a humorous ... read more »
  
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  - johnnymac
  - Wakefield
  - 05 Dec 2004 at 11:29
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  Great Masterpiece
  
  Brilliant film. One of the greatest films of all time. Gilliam's take on the Orwellian Nightmare scenario features a large cast of tremendous actors on top ... read more »
  
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- - peke
  - 3 reviews
  - 20 Apr 2012 at 14:15
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  Beautiful and surreal weirdness
  
  Dystopian future, man daydreams of flying and meeting beautiful woman, investigates mistaken identity, sees woman in his dreams upstairs, surreal brilliance.read more »
  
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- - Bassman71
  - 459 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 14 Feb 2012 at 08:53
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  Wierd but good
  
  This is odd and at times difficult to follow. But unusual and interesting. I dont know if Id be that keen on seeing it again but definitely worth a look
  
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  - 16 Dec 2011 at 10:09
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  why is it called brazil?
  
  Brazil portrays a future in which Big Brother is definitely watching. The film suggests no particular time, boasting a retro style that gives it an ominous ... read more »
  
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- - bizmandan
  - 54 reviews
  - 13 Dec 2011 at 11:44
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  Not as Good As Expected
  
  It's all about expectations. I expected a meaningful plot and all the other elements that go up to make a good story and a good film.
  
  The film ... read more »
  
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  - 26 Nov 2011 at 20:58
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  Beautiful descent into madness
  
  Quite simply, Genius. A Visually awesome, beautifully cast, wonderfully acted story depicting a sane man being driven mad by the crazy world he lives in - ... read more »
  
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  - 21 Nov 2011 at 20:38
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  loved it!
  
  I enjoyed this film hugely despite not being a fan of Monty Python. Dystopia with a peculiarly British sense of humour
  
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- - heatherj
  - 8 reviews
  - 07 Nov 2011 at 13:42
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  Excruciatingly excruciating
  
  Possibly - no, certainly the worst film I have ever seen. Humourless, boring, pretentious, plotless, pointless I see I am four words short - so take you pick ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Oct 2011 at 14:36
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  Brazil ... iant!
  
  I remember seeing this film on its release in 1984. Despite not quite understanding it back then, I thought it was brilliant!
  
  Possibly Gilliam's ... read more »
  
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  - 07 Sep 2011 at 20:00
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  A Whole lot of Weird!
  
  Weird, weird film. I'm not quite sure if I liked it or not? I can't decide. I think this one will have to be re-visited again at a later date.
  
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  Mind Bendingly Long
  
  There seems to be an element of the "Emporer’s new clothes" about Brazil.
  
  Certainly there are impressive aspects and as a humorous ... read more »
  
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  - johnnymac
  - Wakefield
  - 05 Dec 2004 at 11:29
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  - 4
  The Best Sort of SF.
  
  Brazil is one of my two favourite films and I've seen it several times over now. Rewatching it it struck me again how little it's aged in 20 years, ... read more »
  
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- - Matthew M
  - London
  - 16 Jun 2004 at 19:59
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  Umm - not for me
  
  Brazil - I keep coming back to this film with the hope that I can be dedicated and inspired enough to watch it through.
  
  Well, this time I did and i&#... read more »
  
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- - Austin Gavins
  - Manchester, England
  - 14 Jul 2004 at 15:31
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  George Orwell on acid
  
  Sam Lowry is an ordinary guy in a dead-end bureaucratic nightmare of a job who likes to daydream of better things. A minor mishap leads him into a downward ... read more »
  
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- - blunderwood
  - East Sussex
  - 02 Feb 2004 at 22:25
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  Classic dystopia
  
  Despite beginning to look a bit dated, Brazil is unquestionably one of the key films of the 80s. It has become a classic dystopia of industrial, bureaucratic ... read more »
  
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- - anr99
  - Oxon
  - 08 Jun 2004 at 12:30
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  Mind-bendingly brilliant - genuine masterpiece
  
  A tour de force, for all lovers of quality writing, stunning visuals, and brilliant acting. In a word "stunning".
  
  Very much and ... read more »
  
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- - boogsy
  - 160 reviews
  - Moston
  - 27 May 2004 at 15:47
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  Ambition + Talent = Brazil
  
  'Brazil' is an all-out assault on the senses, which isn't much of a surprise as it's directed by Terry Gilliam. What is surprising is that ... read more »
  
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- - Lionel Laurent
  - London
  - 09 Aug 2004 at 21:32
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  Better Than 90% of Hollywood's Mulch
  
  Think of this film as Monty Python in 1984 and you're not far off, although to focus on Gilliam's involvement too much is to discredit the serious ... read more »
  
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  - George Smith
  - 13 Jul 2004 at 14:04
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  worse than wolf's creek
  
  pretentious sh*te. boring, pedestrian, dull, aspiring to profundity, completely clueless and without any sense of direction; if i lived my life all over again ... read more »
  
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- - peter wilkin
  - london
  - 05 May 2006 at 19:51
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  Bra......zzzzzZZZZZZZ
  
  Having watched lost in la Mancha about a Terry Gilliam film that didn't get made, and having found that tremendously tedious, we found ourselves wishing ... read more »
  
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- - Rich Boakes
  - Portsmouth, UK
  - 20 Apr 2005 at 22:01

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  BRAZIL is Terry Gilliam's masterpiece. The film, cowritten by Gilliam, playwright Tom Stoppard, and Charles McKeown, is set in a futuristic society laden with red tape and bureaucracy. When a bug (literally) gets in the system, an innocent man is killed, leading mild-mannered Sam Lowry (an ...

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