REVENGE!
REVENGE! that is the theme of this drama, so watch as karma removes bad people in the way of revenge, but do not look for a strong plot outside of REVENGE! cause there isn't any. Not super memorable out of any of the other female revenge killer movies. This is supposed to be the inspiration for the Kill Bill movies.This is like a super hero origin story. "Born in dark prison, father unknown, her destiny to carry out her mothers revenge for the death of her husband and son" . (Make sure to say that previous line with movie trailer voice over). She is then sent to train with JiJi hard-ass, master of making little girls stay in moving barrels. The Deaths are super hilariously over acted. Like VERY BAD. The blood color and thickness off even for the 70's.
Watch it if you liked Kill Bill or you crave ladies with Katanas and lotsa fake blood.
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CGI Fish made with Trash 80 Computer
Typical Chinese God trial movie. But what stands out is the God Awful CGI fish that torments the village.Comedy in the way of rival suitors and village oafs.
on the flip side the makeup department did an excellent job and CGI for the weapons and choreograph of the fight scenes was awesome.
My overall score of this is a seven because of the typical nature of the story and the Terra bad CGI fish. The village antics though do show typical village thought processes save The villages a whole but if a few stray or a different they are ostracized or pointed out.
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The Yakuza Papers 2: Hiroshima Deathmatch
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Yakuza and Guns
I went into this movie looking for Sonny Chiba's famous martial arts scenes like Dragon Princess and Street fighter. Instead I got tons of gun fights. It is dark and bloody about how Organized crime families work. Its the 70's so the Film quality isn't up to today's standards but some how adds to the gritty dirty -ness of the topic.Recommended if you like this sort of thing.
Oh and there is a love story, while not the main part of the movie it is the main REASON for the mains motives.
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Worse than a B Movie this is a "cult" film
So first lets talk about the acting (which usually I can forgive) but this was worse then watching the end of the Faith no more Epic video. And the fish delivered it lines better. Stunted dialog and unnatural interactions between the actors.Music by trent reznor...if you are looking for Pretty hate machine this aint it.
Action..was a jumbled mess of cgi in incomprehensible movement coupled with artistic shots to convey the actors feelings with out dialog.
Story..This is sci fi..so take story, especially origin stories with a grain of salt. BUT THIS WAS CRAP. No motivation from bad guy, other than he is a nut job. Dads a pervert who had a baby with an android...WAIT Wuuut! ..anatomically impossible Mr. Garabaldi but you can try...
Oh and iron gun flesh is genetic. Just..what?!
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Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri: Another Story
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Saito Takumi, Narimiya Hiroki (cameo ep6) or Yamamoto Yusuke but I am grateful it made it there. A detective story that isn't dumbed down and doesn't really focus on One method of solving a case. It never felt "same story different episode" that a lot of detective/mystery shows have.
The "Moriarty" character was both tedious and compelling at the same time...in the beginning episodes her story arc felt tacked, not needed. As the show progressed the scales tipped and her relevance became very apparent.
They did a really good job with this take on Sherlock Holmes and Watson, the bond between Alice and Hideo is unshakable and I look forward to watching the prequel.
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This is a creepy movie but more about depression than the scare factor. This could have easily been a drama movie if it wasn't centered around "the App." Because of the social ramification this movie showcases I REALLY like the story. The cheap but effective scare effects were...used effectively but lost on someone like me who has soo much Scifi/horror experience under her belt. The movie quality not great.
I gave the story an 8.5 because i liked the story, bringing the scary movie into the 21st century with a logical thing, that if everyone knew about it would use it.
Overall a 7 it good, its not Excellent.
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What ever you think happened, trust me the ending will surprise you.
The music seemed catchy , a girl group rap of sorts.
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Acting..Well its typical horror movie acting. Even if you are being told to act scared, it usually doesn't come across to the cameraand then the actor has to over dramatize it. So I will list it as Typical, not dialed in but not oscar worthy.
Music-Heavy metal type music, yet feels generic also. Re-watch value on all horror movies for me is low.
So its a good time filler but don't expect to be having in depth discussions about this one.
There is a lot of Eye candy in this though, it helped a lot.
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If sex makes you squeamish do not watch this. If you hate middle school boy humor, you may not like this.
Acting: Being able to pull off this script w/o busting out laughing every scene gives them props in my book.
Music: there is singing, but traditional chant singing. And dancing.
I give this an 8 because I thought i would play it in the background and do something else and found myself glued to the screen instead.
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It felt like a live action video game with each encounter harder than the last and the big boss taunting her every few levels to keep her chasing him. Lots of sword play and a few hand to hand encounters.
Do not come into this looking for realism..AT ALL. I think several times I kept comparing it Naruto. "Oh no honey he just put a genjutsu on you" or "Oh thats the Uzamaki Barrage"
Putting all my anime geekiness aside, it is a fun movie. My overall rating? 7.5
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I had this on my PTW and when I saw Reika's review I knew it was time for me to sit and watch it.The story is fantasy based, but only in this little town, where the spirit world and the real world seem to touch. That was enough to get me to watch it. I came in with no expectations at other than I needed something other worldly in my life. I was surprised to enjoy the film, and what I felt were slow spots were actually building to an excellent finally. When it was getting to the end I prayed for a specific out come and it happened as I had hoped (Nope you are not getting spoilers from me). I was satisfied with this movie overall.
The acting was well done and while the CGI was noticeable at times, it wasn't out of place. People never looked in the wrong direction or reacted poorly to the CGI.
Music was unremarkable for me.
Other than the movie feeling a little long at points i really enjoyed this, I hope you do too.
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The acting was superb, with this cast it would have been hard not to be. You can tell there was pride in the work that they were producing and that they had invested themselves in telling the story right.
The music was good thematically and only repetitious when the story warranted it. The Rewatch value of this for me would be to show someone else. It is a heavy drama with little comedic parts or Action. It is straight story telling.
Overall I give it a 9 because It is an excellent piece of drama that pulls you in and makes you want to see more.
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Why did I give it a 9 then? Because the story was well told, nice, calm and inviting. I didn't tear up but the feelings were definitely conveyed. Its kind of hard to use the word nice when speaking about a movie centered around terminal illness but that's what it was, nice.
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This is from 2003 so the production value isn't super high but the acting was well done and immersed you well into the story. I would recommend this story for some one looking for a good slice of life drama and only had a small amount of time to spend watching something.
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Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 15th Anniversary Special Edition
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