Bardlerx
Strictly average movie
Doomtomylo
a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
Senteur
As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
Allison Davies
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
marktroisi1
Complete and total waste of time, maybe the worse movie I've seen in 40 years. There is absolutely nothing of worth to see here. Anyone trying to claim this "movie" as anything other than complete and total garbage is pushing an agenda, period. Boring to the point of putting an audience to sleep and finishing with a complete snore fest, an absolute embarrassment of a "movie". The only thing worse is the fact that this worthless site requires 10 lines of text in order to give a review. This movie is so bad it only needs two maybe three lines to warn viewers away from wasting their time on this mindless drivel. So many repetitive scenes of the same things occurring it was ridiculous.
anthonybratchet
Be warned never watched this stones especially if you trade the stop market mind blowing! It truly breaks open the mind and explains what we see any question you've ever wanted to know about the stock markets mental makeup then this is the film to watch. Some films really push the boundary in explaining the deeper meanings of life. If your into bow bow bang bang half naked women then this isn't for you but if you want to open your mind and dive into the souk existence you name it. If you felt the Matrix was an eye opener not just action but the basic facts of what the films says then wow are you in for a treat. Almost spiritual how this made into such a crazy perfect diagram of almost everything almost like its own math equation.
Leofwine_draca
A tiring, slightly pretentious indie flick which makes up for its lack of budget with plenty of imagination on the part of writer/director Darren Aronofsky, who mingles such diverse topics as Jewish religion, complex mathematics, Greek mathematicians, mental illness, and Wall Street into a quirky and unpredictable whole. Although the film shares some of the same style and hyper-kinetic energy as something like TETSUO, generally it's a watchable enough movie with strong acting from lead Sean Gullette to make it worth sitting through. The heavy subject of complex number theory and advanced mathematics is an off-putting one, but don't be because the maths stuff is explained for those who aren't good with figures and generally skipped over anyway, shown without being too complex.PI takes in various elements from different genres. The idea that numbers can explain the universe is nothing but straight science fiction (or is it?) whilst there are many surrealist touches like the train station interlude where Gullette chases along a trail of blood only to discover a huge brain - his own - at the end of the line. The various moments in which he experiences horrendous migraines are pretty disturbing to watch, with the soundtrack full of ear-splitting screeches and upsetting visuals on screen (Gullette brains himself, and smashes his head into a wall repeatedly). The intense music used throughout the film adds to the experience and the visual look is made distinctive by some grainy black and white photography.On the downside, the ending is abrupt and something of a foregone conclusion. I was left thinking "was that it?". PI is a film that is deliberately complex and attempts to lose the viewer at every turn, and I don't think any person would be capable of understanding what everything means throughout. Sure, it's different, about 180 degrees from standard predictable Hollywood fare, but does this necessarily make it a good movie? I think not. It's original and the guys who made it were obviously talented, but this is not the masterpiece some people seem to think it is (all I heard about this were rave reviews for four years until I actually saw it).
blendax99
This is my first ever review. I saw the IMDb suggestion to write a review. I then started to think about what movie I would review. It took me about 5 seconds and the answer was Pi.When I first watched this movie I had no expectations at all. I was very open minded, so was the movie. It's a low budget indie masterpiece.It's about life, existence, god, genius and insanity. It's about the market and structure in chaos combined with a claustrophobic feeling.I don't like to mention more because you should not know about any movie before you see it.The movie really touched me deeply. It's one of it's kind.Still after 16 years I watch this movie every now and then because it's unique.