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I enjoyed this movie allot I rate it 9/10.
An ambitious film that can be viewed as either half empty or half full, "Blood Diamond" attempts something difficult and problematic. It can be pulled apart or appreciated, depending on your mood, but it should be recognized that movies like this have become as rare and potentially valuable as the stone that sets its plot in motion.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and a powerful Djimon Hounsou, and set amid the surreal chaos of an Africa in perpetual armed conflict, "Blood Diamond" attempts to be an action thriller with serious political overtones, to be as much position paper as "Zulu Dawn."
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OMG YES this movie is awesome!! highly suggest you all see it!!

Gotta be one of my favs and i watched it early in the morning after a late night still was EXCELLENT!! :D

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As soon as doom burned me a copy of this excellent movie i watched it 13 times on a course of 2 weeks.... it is my favourite movie imo and i rate it 10/10 i love it so much

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yer this a great movie, i really enjoyed it.
"An ambitious film that can be viewed as either half empty or half full."

I'm not sure what that means exactly...?

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Snipe prollly means about the political conflicts in the flick.

I should check it out....
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I enjoyed it I dont like leonardo but in this film he was good and its well worth seeing. [smilie=halm[1].gif]

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Watched it last night on cable tv.

I have to agree with other posts...excellent movie.
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Post by ADF-Yodak »

Apart from the most annoying accent ever (DiCap) "'ey Brew!" I thoroughly enjoyed Blood Diamond. There was enough action to support the 'drama' sections.

On screen chemistry seemed a little 'rushed', but worked well. Political aspects were also covered decently well.

The only drawback to the movie was the ending, didn't quite like it and was obvious.

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Post by ADF-BUNGY »

You are looking too deeply at it.
I saw it as a bit of escapism...good action.

Even had some political comment to make about the state of some African nations.

I will agree, the ending was a bit predicable, I would have liked to here the start of his speech at least.
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its awsome and definatley and entertaining movie while lying in the hosptital after surgery

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I'm sorry... what were we talking about???? I just got caught up in the rhythmic actions of Bungys avatar..... [smilie=56.gif]
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yeah same it had my going for a little while

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