"One of the 50 Coolest Websites...they simply tell it like it is" - TIME
Beyond Rangoon | 1995 | R | - 0.5.2
An American woman (Patricia Arquette) travels to Burma and finds herself in the midst of the Burmese civil war.
SEX/NUDITY 0 - None.
VIOLENCE/GORE 5 - A woman finds her husband and child dead with pools of blood around their dead bodies (this scene is shown twice). A military takeover results in mob scenes with yelling and running. There are scenes of rioting and explosions. Several people are shot and killed while trying to run away and a hospital is shown full of people with bloody wounds. Two men are shown being shot. A hanging corpse is shown. A woman is threatened by a soldier and he attempts to rape her. A woman cuts a bullet out of her friend's shoulder and we watch this in bloody close-up.
LANGUAGE 2 - One scatological term, a couple of mild obscenities.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Military dictatorships, martial law and rioting, foreign travel.
MESSAGE - The greatest good you can do for yourself is to help others.
CAVEATS
Be aware that while we do our best to avoid spoilers it is impossible to disguise all details and some may reveal crucial plot elements.
We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and older reviews are not as complete & accurate as recent ones; we plan to revisit and correct older reviews as resources and time permits.
Our ratings and reviews are based on the theatrically-released versions of films; on video there are often Unrated, Special, Director's Cut or Extended versions, (usually accurately labelled but sometimes mislabeled) released that contain additional content, which we did not review.
Gladiator II - 2.7.2
Wicked: Part I - 3.4.2
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - 1.5.3
Emilia Pérez - 6.6.7
how to
support us
PLEASE DONATE
We are a totally independent website with no connections to political, religious or other groups & we neither solicit nor choose advertisers. You can help us keep our independence with a donation.
NO MORE ADS!
Become a member of our premium site for just $1/month & access advance reviews, without any ads, not a single one, ever. And you will be helping support our website & our efforts.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
We welcome suggestions & criticisms -- and we accept compliments too. While we read all emails & try to reply we don't always manage to do so; be assured that we will not share your e-mail address.
how to
support us
PLEASE DONATE
We are a totally independent website with no connections to political, religious or other groups & we neither solicit nor choose advertisers. You can help us keep our independence with a donation.
NO MORE ADS!
Become a member of our premium site for just $2/month & access advance reviews, without any ads, not a single one, ever. And you will be helping support our website & our efforts.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
We welcome suggestions & criticisms -- and we will accept compliments too. While we read all emails & try to reply we do not always manage to do so; be assured that we will not share your e-mail address.
