My 2021 movies and short films
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1. The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
Chinese Movie - 2020
- Not as action packed as it was advertised
- Amazing acting
- Phenomenal visuals
- Great CGI
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2. Double World
Chinese Movie - 2020
- Fun for a one time watch
- A bit to ridiculous at times
- Passable acting
- Forgettable
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3. Better Days
Chinese Movie - 2019
- Great directing and cinematography
- Dark atmosphere
- Phenomenal acting by all of the cast
- Impactful
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4. Rurouni Kenshin
Japanese Movie - 2012
- Fun introduction
- Entertaining watch
- Great live action adaptation
- Action packed
- Well choreographed scenes
- Great OST
- Interesting main lead
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5. Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno
Japanese Movie - 2014
- Much better than the first
- Entertaining and easy watch
- FL is a bit useless
- Great live action adaptation
- Action packed
- Well choreographed scenes
- Great OST
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6. Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
Japanese Movie - 2014
- Great addition to this series of movies
- FL is a dumb shell in distress
- Entertaining watch
- Great live action adaptation
- Action packed
- Well choreographed scenes
- Great OST
- Interesting main lead
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7. Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Japanese Movie - 2021
- My least favourite of the series
- Good enough
- Mackenyu is illegally hot
- Entertaining
- A bit underwhelming comparing to the resr
- Great production quality
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8. Harmonium
Japanese Movie - 2016
- Extremely slow paced
- Character driven
- You need to be in the right mood to watch it
- Thought provoking
- Atmospheric
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9. The 8th Night
Korean Movie - 2021
- Good-enough acting
- Very badly written plot
- Underwhelming
- Not even close to scary
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10. Home Sweet Home
Chinese Movie - 2021
- Great acting
- Amazing production quality
- Great directing and cinematography
- Dark atmosphere
- Psychological
- Well written story
- Rushed ending
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11. Yakuza and The Family
Japanese Movie - 2021
- Interesting watch about the Yakuza
- Great acting
- Dark atmosphere
- Character driven
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12. First Love
Japanese Movie - 2021
- Good acting
- It deals with some sensitive subjects
- Nothing unforgettable, but generally a good watch
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13. Ugetsu Monogatari
Japanese Movie - 1953
- Classic
- Great production quality
- Must watch for cinephiles
- Good watch
- Great acting
- Reminded me of japanese folklore books
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14. Let's Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.S. Champions?!
Japanese Movie - 2017
- Fun
- Okay acting
- Easy to watch
- Nothing extraordinary
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15. Voice of Silence
Korean Movie - 2020
- Barely any dialogues
- Impactful
- Great acting
- Unique
- Dark humour
- Dark atmosphere
- Has an unforgettable scene
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16. The Gangster, the Cop and the Devil
Korean Movie - 2019
- Good acting
- Great production quality
- Extremely entertaining
- Bloody
- Fun to watch characters
- Suspenseful
- Very well written action film
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17. The Police Box
Hong Kong Movie - 2006
- Forgettable (aka I don't even remember what it was about)
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18. Kingdom: Ashin of the North
Korean Special - 2021, 1 episode
- Different from the series atmosphere wise
- Good acting
- Dark atmosphere
- Slow paced
- Character driven
- Not that much action
- I personally preferred it comparing to the series
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19. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Japanese Movie - 2021
- Melancholic atmosphere
- Amazing directing and cinematography
- Best chouce is to watch it first before all the other films since it is a backstory
- Underwhelming, mostly because it is a backstory that we already knew after watching the movies
- Good acting
- Still worth the watch
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20. A Melody to Remember
Korean Movie - 2016
- Good enough
- Okay acting
- Expected it to be more impactful
- Underwhelming
- Didn't make me that emotional
- Nonetheless a good watch
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21. Burning
Korean Movie - 2018
- It's one of those films that you just keep thinking about
- Amazing acting from everyone
- Great adaptation from a Murakami short story
- Slow paced
- Character driven
- Symbolism heavy
- Not for everyone
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22. Zero to Hero
Hong Kong Movie - 2021
- Based on a true story
- Good acting
- Low budget production (or at least that's what it looked like)
- Pretty underwhelming
- A bit boring at times
- Has a very impactful scene in the beginning
- Deals with many themes mostly regarding society and the way people treat humans with disabilities
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23. From the Heart
Thai Special - 2017, 1 episode
- What short films should be like
- Impactful
- Well written
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24. Right Place
Japanese Movie - 2009
- I don't even remember this
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25. Heartbeat
Thai Movie - 2017
- Vibrant colors
- Good acting
- Love the main song
- Really well done short film
- Heart warming
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26. Le Vrai Où
Chinese Special - 2020, 1 episode
- Movie-quality production
- Worth the watch