Brazil(1985)- User Reviews

It's been a while since I've seen this, but these are my impressions. This movie provides an inventive dystopic vision of the future, but the jarring imagery in this movie obscures its interesting ideas. My friends who watched it with me, who …more»

This movie is very rendering to me. I saw it at one of my classes when I am in high school. It is like things happen when I least expect it. Every time the movie is in the comfortable surroundings, an explosion occurs in like a restaurant or beauty …more»

Ok, I see many of the other reviewers count this as one of the best ever.......huh? Yes, it is very different; yes it is very original; yes it has some rather amazing visuals; NO, it is not one of the best ever. In my book, just because a movie is bizarre …more»

Looking back on 'Brazil', the absolutely insane drama/comedy/futuristic nightmare of a film from Monty Python alumni Terry Gilliam, I realized this has to be the most terrifying look into the future ever expressed in film. That's right, out …more»

This movie was a blatant ripoff of George Orwell's 1984 and about an hour too long. There is nothing about this movie that should make anyone want to see it a second time. The story has been told, the acting is fairly crummy, the direction is full …more»

This is definitely Terry Gilliam's swan song. Even the New York Times called it "A remarkable achievement." I highly recommend it. It was done in 1985 and still looks futuristic. Part Orwell, Part Logans run, or Metropolis. This movie was …more»

There is so much to love about this movie. I cannot think of a movie (besides 1984 or Farenheit 451) that has so many libertarian themes. Great stuff!more»

I like the studio's version more. That one is more sibversive. But gilliam did a great job in making these scenes.more»

Director Terry Gilliam's 1985 sci-fi film, "Brazil" is a story about a clerk who's lost in a futuristic world and finds himself struggling to survive in a revolution against the societies of the bureaucrats and the austeres. This film …more»

this film has cult written all over it. it failed to grab and audience on cinema release and honestly it is easy to see why. jonathon pryce isn't your everyday leading man and robert de niro isn't the type of guy to find wondering around in the …more»