Life of PiMovie Reviews

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    Written November 22, 2012

    Life of Pi

    by mike2700

    Beautiful in cinematic imagery; thoughtful in spiritual possibilities. Often a mystery in dealing with the relationship between nature and mankind, this story will leave you with many unanswered questions as to the movie-maker's intentions. But it's a great adventure and will leave you with any splendid visual memories.

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    Written November 24, 2012

    This is what movies should all be: interesting to the point of fascinating, keeps you on the edge of your seat with mysterious clues, magnificent cinematography. No one should miss this one.

    by hwfisher2487

    It is nothing short of amazing that a movie was made from the book and done so perfectly. If anyone misses this movie, they don't like movies.

    • 6 out of 8 found this review helpful.
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    Written March 11, 2013

    Spiritual and mystical with beautiful photography

    by robsees

    It was a beautiful movie and certainly put life in perspective. The animal scenes were amazing as were both stories. You felt Pi's agonies and his joy and his humility. I don't think that it is a movie for young children.

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  • Must Go!
    Written November 25, 2012

    Very true to the book

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    Anyone having read the book and enjoying that should not be disappointed by the movie. While no movie can follow a book to the letter, the Life of Pi is satisfyingly close. The actions of the tiger on the boat by in large were very well done and not cartoonish as some computer graphics tend to be. This is well worth seeing on the big screen.

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  • So-so
    Written March 17, 2013

    Fascinating, but not our 'cup of tea'

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    It was clear the movie was well directed and the cinematography was outstanding. Good spiritual/moral lessons also. However, for us, the story line wasn't outstanding and his time at sea seemed endless.

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    Written November 23, 2012

    Life of Pi

    by gramella675

    Enjoyed it very much. Loved the production of the movie. Loved the story. Certainly a story all about anyone's life The nice thing about this movie is that it is for children and adults. The children will love the animals, nature, colors, amazing. And the adults can glean a lot of wonderful thoughtful ideas.
    G. Ramella

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    Written December 3, 2012

    great visualization of the book

    by originalyip

    Too bad the alternative story didn't get acted out. since they already had the characters hinted earlier in the movie. which was a nice touch, that the book did not have.Since it's frictional, I don't really care about what the message on God was. You could totally make up a different story that God doesn't exist neither, so that's a moot point. It is the imagination, and visualization of the wonder of nature (land animals, sea creatures...etc) that's convincing, because they can really look that amazingly otherworldly. The movie also did a wonderful job in architecture and the ambience, i'd say even better than the book.

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  • So-so
    Written January 8, 2013

    Good movie to watch if you are on something....

    by reddem0n

    I went in here thinking this would be a good movie, well I'll say it was not my kind of movie. Others may like it, but not so much me. I don't know what to say about it. It wasn't a waste but was a waste as well. So, I put my rating as SO-SO or OK.

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  • Must Go!
    Written December 11, 2012

    Life of Pi

    by wearhouse1

    I read the book LIfe of Pi and it was one of my favorite books ever. I thought the movie did a good job of staying true to the book. The special effects were amazing..The movie is very well done and very thought-provoking..

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    Written November 26, 2012

    wonderful story

    by fishfry45

    Beautifully done. A little slow in parts, but probably unavoidable, as they are lost at sea. The actor who played Pi was extremely good. Loved the tiger and the animals, the night plankton; cinematography and special effects do not disappoint.

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    Written December 26, 2012

    Life of Pi

    by DCLaxfan

    I haven't read the book, but I enjoyed the movie. It was interesting and thought provoking. Spoiler alert, so don't continue if you haven't seen the movie: I really liked the part at the end that had you guessing whether Pi's story was a fantasy or not. I paid the extra $5 to see the movie in 3D, but I think it wasn't worth it as the 3D effects were just okay.

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    Written November 25, 2012

    Good Movie - Pretty Faithful to the book

    by ndelregno

    Will have to see it again in 3D.

    It is unusual to see a movie that is faithful to the book on which it was based. While some parts were removed (e.g. going blind and happening upon another castaway adrift) and some were embellished (e.g. Pi's snuggling Richard Parker), it was very well done. The floating island was almost exactly as I pictured it when I read the book.

    Overall, well worth the (very expensive) price of admission.

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  • Must Go!
    Written December 3, 2012

    Brilliant

    by whalesister

    I was worried the movie would ruin one of my favorite books, but "Life of Pi" turned out to be the best movie I've seen since I can't remember when. Everyone in my family loved it, from the teenage boy and girl to the college students and Mom and Dad. Beautiful cinematography, brilliant script, and an exciting story you can't stop thinking about. Everyone keeps saying, "I want to see that again!"

    We'll definitely be buying this one when it comes out.

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  • Must Go!
    Written April 14, 2013

    The Few!

    by kozz

    Very few films make you run through so many emotions in such a small window of time. Life of PI is not only an incredible story but visual candy if you happen to have 3 hrs this movie is great watch it and im sure you will love it

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  • So-so
    Written January 5, 2013

    Main thrill of the book undercut by the movie

    by blumusdu

    I felt the movie did not dive deep enough into Pi taming the tiger. Desperation and was the heart of the book and I feel it was really glossed over with this adaptation. I think it would have been better if his thoughts were overlaid in a monologue with his actions. I really wanted to feel this movie. It had a lot of promise but felt way to happy disney for the point of the story. I didn't hate the movie it was okay I just really wanted more from it. It had a lot of potential. The cinematography was good but I wanted to connect and love this movie. I left wishing at least the tiger were really so the movie could have more emotion.

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