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The Ninth Gate

The Ninth Gate (1999)

December. 24,1999
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6.7
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R
| Horror Thriller Mystery

An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book 'The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows' brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and Satanic worship.

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jaswarmm
1999/12/24

One of the greatest movie i have ever seen.In fact after shawshank redemption,i admire this the most.I was very curious about what happens next and so on throughout this.Johnny depp had a very mature character which suits to the plot of the movie

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nanafreiheit
1999/12/25

The first time I watched this movie was years ago, and as I recall it left me a good impression so I decided to re-watch this movie more carefully this time. Polansky has done a great job in this movie. Despite some goofs, the movie is really well made. I loved the background music that gave a more intense feeling in every scene and highlighted the mystery part of the movie. The acting is also really good. The movie combined well action mystery and thriller in it. All in all I this movie became one of my favorites .

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Richie-67-485852
1999/12/26

I like movies that pull you in for the ride and this be one of them. A mystery unfolds and we are invited to take point along with star Johnny Depp and try to figure out what is going on and more importantly...why. The fact that it has a supernatural undertow to it makes it intriguing and helps one to pay attention as the subject matter of itself is mysterious enough. Trying to make the movie make sense by comparing to real world doesn't work. You have to suspend beliefs and be entertained. The lead is hired to track down books that are sort of a puzzle that answer a riddle of a sort that develops within the movie. The premise? You get to meet Satan himself if you can figure out the invitation to do so. The guy who was hired (Depp) to track down the clues for the man who wants to get to know Satan personally gets interested himself as the clues surface and questions are answered. Now, it becomes a race if you will to figure it out and bring closure to the quest but who will it be? Who will get the invitation? Along the way, a woman joins Depp and adds some dimension to the movie making one wonder and ask more questions. About midway through this movie, you are hooked good hanging on to every word and wanting the next scene to come along. It does. It ends on a interesting note which will have you asking questions and doing some research to get the answers you may be looking for unless you managed to figure it all out on your own. Either way, you have been entertained. Have some snack on standby with a tasty drink to keep one's self from picking at their nails etc.

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tfmiltz
1999/12/27

On so many levels, this movie is a dark comedy.Gee- Johnny Depp goes down wit da devil - HERSELF !hehCount the times Shell oil is in this movie.I just can't figure out if they're making some point that Shell oil, hell and Satan are all combined.Who knows, maybe the senior executives at Shell oil all belong to one of these bang-a-boo-boo- orgy key party swingers post marital crisis scenes.'Have you seen her SECRETARY?' great line- you'll remember that one. hehAnd what's with the grapefruits?I STILL argue this movie has a strangely suspicious side theme of Shell oil in here.It was Shell oil that destroyed the Amazon, I supposed that's close enough to evil.Nothing beats Johnny Depp though doin' down wit da devil... Could have been one helluva embedded Trojan ad I suppose.'Yes, the devil does prefer use of a condom' ? Something tells me dat devil had some plans up her sleeve to give birth to someone.Probably a sequel.Then again post Depp's divorce, I think he'd probably had it with the ninth gate of hell.LOVES me some Depp's'z's - great movie - watch for the Shell oil scenes... REAL strange... it's as if this is the work of Kubrick.

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