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By Scott Renshaw (514) for Salt Lake City Weekly (200) on 24 Oct 2005

Though these scenes may have energy, they're also mostly noise -- distractions from a collection of scenes without a driving force…

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By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 21 Oct 2005

Ultimately, it's the movies shown that make Reel Paradise so buoyant, for it speaks to the universality of a medium we often take for granted…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 20 Oct 2005

Unfortunately, the Piersons can be so unpleasant that watching them misbehave in Taveuni becomes a chore…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 20 Oct 2005

I found the 10 days of free films to be the intriguing part of Reel Paradise and the Piersons' life to be something more interesting to them…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 20 Oct 2005

A funny fly-on-the-wall account of how the Piersons ingratiated themselves to the community, with uneven results…

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By Shawn Levy (1,238) for Oregonian (1,550) on 06 Oct 2005

You are buoyed by the purity of the islanders' responses to some of what Pierson shows them: the Three Stooges, Buster Keaton and, most delightedly,…

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By Timothy Knight (332) for Reel.com (1,232) on 08 Sep 2005

An entertaining, true-life 'fish out of water' story worth catching on the big screen…

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By Walter V. Addiego (363) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 01 Sep 2005

These are among sporadic scenes of interest captured by director James, but if a larger point is being made, it's hard to say what…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 01 Sep 2005

Movie love in all of its absurd, sometimes hilarious and deeply heartfelt mutations is a big part of Reel Paradise…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 31 Aug 2005

The pointless end result isn't that different from any disposable reality TV program…

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By Jurgen Fauth (114) for About.com (1,470) on 16 Aug 2005

I wouldn't complain if this kind of reality entertainment stayed on TV-for free…

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By Lexi Feinberg (95) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 29 Jul 2005

Shot like a reality television show without the vulgar antics associated with most of them…

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By Francesca Dinglasan (31) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 29 Apr 2005

In addition to painting an engaging portrait of the Pierson clan, Reel Paradise quite simply captures the pure, unfiltered joy of the movies…

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By Scott Foundas (913) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 08 Mar 2005

There's something magical about seeing a packed house of 300 Taveuni locals laugh equally uproariously, and, without a nanosecond’s worth…

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