The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus

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Starring: Andrew Garfield, Tom Waits, Christopher Plummer, Colin Farrell, Heath Ledger, Jude Law, Verne Troyer, Lily Cole, Johnny Depp

Directed by: Terry Gilliam

The plot: Immortal soothsayer Doctor Parnassus bargained with the Devil many centuries ago and now Old Nick has come to collect the soul of the old man's teenage daughter, Valentina. She is an assistant on a travelling circus fronted by Parnassus which also features assistants Anton and Percy. To keep the Devil at bay, Parnassus must win the souls of five strangers by inviting them through his magic mirror.

Orange movie-goers' reactions

" Very good movie great imagination Heath was amazing well worth seeing last 20 min hard to follow and made no sense but is worth it" — Emily, 14

" The worst film I can remember seeing. My friend and I walked out after suffering an hour. Absolute rubbish. Made Monty Python look intelligent." — Janet, 54, Solihull

" Terrible drivel! Heath Ledger was great but the rest of the film was swill. " — Chris, 26, Ferryhill

" Its amazing, i dont see why people think its so complicated either!" — Katie, 17, Stoke

" Good at first, but by the end it was so hard 2 follow! " — Scott, 15

" Well the bit I saw I couldn't follow at all. I fell asleep, my friend woke me up after an hour and we left. Complete waste of an evening, don't bother." — Josie, 42, West Midlands

" A visual treat and some wonderful humour goes to make this film pure pleasure. Really easy to follow if you know the storyline beforehand. " — elizabeth, 45, cheltenham

" One of those films that you need to see more than once to fully appreciate. To many ideas to handle but very imaginative The other actors cast to play tony do a very good job and it doesnt damage the plot, what there is of it anyway!" — Oliver, 13

" Really enjoyed it. I was surprised to find i liked it but it was good " — Bianca, 15, Ramsgate

" wow!, a terrible film i have been to the pictures many times, this is the only film that i have ever willed to end, i nearly walked out at one point very boring" — matty, 16, Sunderland

" Was a very 'interesting' movie, but at the same time, quite tough to follow. I was totally lost at the end. Made everyone laugh quite a lot though." — Jon Glover, 18, Norwich

" Superb film. There isn't enough space here to review it in any way that does it justice, alas." — RColdbreath, 39, London

" Oh boy, this film is being sold on its stars and they all play great parts. BUT dont try and make head nor tale of the storyline. film buffs only i think. weird" — Tony, 45, Reading

" Terry Gilliam certainly has a vivid imagination! Shame we won't get to see Heath on screen again, such a talent." — Tim, 32, Beford

" This film has been edited in such a great way cos of heath's death and the final product is breath taking. Lilly's acting is superb. All in all I'll give this film a 10 out of 10" — orakle, 32, erith

" An amazing imaginationary adventure" — Cath, 50, oxford

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Daily Telegraph

"It's a hyper-active, endlessly mutating cavalcade of colour, noise and surrealistic eccentricity."

The Mirror

"Fans, I'm sure, will lap it up. Everyone else is advised to take note of where the exits are so you don't disturb everyone when leaving early."

The Independent

"Ledger's performance provides an adequate swansong for loyal fans on pilgrimages to the multiplexes this autumn. But many will exit scratching their heads."

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