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Voskhozhdenie (1977)
Harrowing
A stunningly harrowing account of two soldiers plight in WWII. Set against a freezing backdrop of, not only the fight against the Nazis and traitors in Belorussia, but the harsh natural elements, this film tells a tale of two soldiers of polarized morals, one who survives, but finds it somewhat impossible to deal with his own circumstances, and one who dies, having done all that can be done in the face of intimidation and everything possible to break one's spirit, in fact, the "ascendant" of the title. A film that should be seen by all, particularly for the phenomenal performances of the main characters, and shuddering set pieces (the incarceration and hanging scenes, in particular. An absolute must see.
The Sixth Sense (1999)
One of the worst movies I've ever seen.
I'd heard a lot about this movie, so was looking forward to seeing it, especially the supposedly 'amazing' twist. Shortly into it, however I worked out the twist which was so obvious I couldn't believe that was it. The rest of the film lumbered on extremely slowly. The music was completely over the top, it was inappropriate to a lot of the scenes. There seemed to be sub plots which did not fit in with the rest of the movie. All in all, quite a painful viewing experience. I seriously do not understand what all the fuss about this movie was, maybe I missed something but I doubt it.