Archive for the 'Foreign' Category

10 Jul

#26: Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)

Starring: Audrey Tautou
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Plot: Amelie, an innocent and naive girl in Paris, with her own sense of justice, decides to help those around her and along the way, discovers love.
But is it any good?
Is Amelie a girl movie? I know a lot of girls who say it’s in their top five. I like […]

15 Apr

#40: Spirited Away - Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)

Starring: Rumi Hiragi (voice)
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Plot: In the middle of her family’s move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and monsters; where humans are changed into animals; and a bathhouse for these creatures.
But is it any good?
I watched Spirited Away yesterday, and I’m still pondering […]

25 Mar

#44: Das Boot (1981)

Starring: Jurgen, Herbert and Klaus
Directed by: Wolfgang Peterson
Plot: German men hang out in U-boat during WW2. Things turn to shit.
But is it any good?
I simply could not watch it all. I know, I’m unqualified to comment properly on something I resorted to fast-forwarding through, but it was impossible. It just dragged on and on and […]

10 Mar

#47: Rashômon (1950)

Not at the video store, so will have to wait.
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05 Nov

#69: Ran (1985)

Ran was not at the DVD store so this one will have to wait.
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18 Jul

Review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

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Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Chen Chang, Ziyi Zhang
Directed by: Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm, Hulk)
Plot: It’s 19th century China. Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are lead to the stubborn, beautiful, skilled daughter of a nobleman, who is at a crossroads in her life. […]

04 Jul

Review: Yojimbo (1961)

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Starring: Toshiro Mifune
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai)
Plot: A drifting Samurai warrior arrives in a new town in 1860 and pits the two criminal gangs against each other, moving from one side to the other depending on who’s offering the best sake.
But is it any good?
Put it this way: Yojimbo was later remade as […]

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