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Mao's Last Dancer review

Posted : 8 months, 2 weeks ago on 28 January 2008 11:50 (A review of Mao's Last Dancer)

It took awhile for me to get into this book but once I did I could not put it down. Even when I tried really hard to (had to sleep some time). It doesn't happen often but this one brought tears to my eyes. I have a feeling a lot of people would find this story an inspiration.

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Tideland review

Posted : 8 months, 2 weeks ago on 27 January 2008 05:31 (A review of Tideland)

In the first 5 minutes or so you get to find out why this kid is playing with dolls heads. It's understandable, if I had parents like that I'd play with dolls heads too.
This movie is pretty out there and yet it's also heartbreaking as you can see just how lonely this kid is. Basically not one of those movies that you remember for being bad or good, but for how different it is I think or possibly intense and heartbreaking. You'll have to watch it yourself to decide whether it was good or bad.

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Not Another Teen Movie review

Posted : 8 months, 2 weeks ago on 27 January 2008 05:29 (A review of Not Another Teen Movie)

Oh look, it's a spoof and what easier genre to pay out then teen movies? If this hadn't of been on tv I never would have watched this movie but it was and I did. It got some chuckles out of me but that was about it. No laughing until it hurt. No memorable comedic moments for me to mention at some point in time in the future. Not another teen movie really is just another teen movie.

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Soul Survivors

Posted : 8 months, 2 weeks ago on 26 January 2008 04:28 (A review of Soul Survivors)

For a mediocre predictable movie full of substandard acting and with a lame ending I actually enjoyed this. Whether it was because how the main character ran (Melissa Sagemiller) was amusing or because it was good for late night trash I don't know, I just enjoyed it.

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Metropolis

Posted : 8 months, 3 weeks ago on 23 January 2008 06:33 (A review of Metropolis)

If you're into film not just for the entertainment value but for the art of it then you might like watching this. Although if you want to watch it and sit through the whole thing might be best to watch it if you're in the mood for it and like black and white silent films. I must admit, even though I don't mind this type of film I was yawning a fair bit by the end of it but I was pretty tired so I blame it on that. I'm glad I've watched it and I did enjoy it to an extent especially the part with Hel the Machine Man and some of the imagery.

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An American Tail

Posted : 8 months, 3 weeks ago on 23 January 2008 06:19 (A review of An American Tail)

I loved this movie when I was a kid and still like it now. For starters it's cute. It's also short and sweet with lots of moral lessons in it which is perfect for young audiences with short attention spans.
The only real hang up I have is that the Russian mice don't always sound Russian, well that's the adults anyway and the young mice don't sound Russian at all, but I'm sure kids aren't going to notice that.

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Atomik Circus

Posted : 8 months, 3 weeks ago on 21 January 2008 06:15 (A review of The Return of James Battle)

This movie was silly. Not the stupid type of silly but just plain ole silly. I missed the beginning of it but it was pretty easy to follow without seeing where it started. I also had no idea what the movie was about so when I started watching it it seemed like a comedic drama and then a comedic drama/horror with the introduction of these flying aliens that had tentacle like appendages and would attack and decapitate people. That was done really well I think. With all the fake blood and gore that is.
Then there was the dog which was silly and possibly a little amusing because it wasn't real.
Even though it was silly it wasn't bad to watch although I didn't like the ending. The ending was just stupid.

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I Am Bob review

Posted : 8 months, 3 weeks ago on 20 January 2008 12:12 (A review of I Am Bob)

As good as this may have been, and it was good sort of, I just could not get past the fact that no one could seem to recognise the real Bob Geldof compared to impersonaters. Especially when said impersonaters look nothing like him. It rubbed me the wrong way amongst other things and that's something I don't like in a film but at least that's a way to get you to remember it!

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The Secret Life Of Happy People review

Posted : 8 months, 3 weeks ago on 18 January 2008 06:47 (A review of The Secret Life Of Happy People)

Interesting film. From early on you just know there is something sinister going on and then you find out and I think it was the cruelty of it that kept me watching the whole thing. It was a good movie even if there was nothing remarkable about the acting, it was mainly the story line. By the end of the movie it just seems like everyone is getting screwed over and then there is the ending. I didn't mind it but I think it would've been fine if it had of finished at a certain point without that extra part but still not a bad movie. Interesting.

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The Limey review

Posted : 9 months ago on 13 January 2008 10:42 (A review of The Limey)

I found this difficult to watch and if it wasn't on so late I still wouldn't have wanted to watch the whole thing. It was nauseating because the time line was all over the place. Not that it was hard to follow but it gets a bit much when it's jumping from present to past to future and to any one of those again for no real reason, even being in present tense while jumping to past and present, then not only playing scenes over again but also playing it from different angles. As if trying to be a cool artsy movie but just being nauseating instead.
Mind you if it hadn't of been nauseating I still wouldn't cared to have watched it to the end seeing as it's a guy whose daughter dies and he basically goes to get revenge. Not exactly original and not exactly riveting.

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