Extremely silly low-budget creature feature, with Billy Zane and William Devane pulling in pretty decent (if a little bit hammy) performances, and a creature that seems to be experiencing a crisis of identity (is it a leprechaun? a demon? a satyr?)
Was better than I expected from an independent sci-fi/action/thriller movie. Couldn't help but be reminded of "Event Horizon" every time Laurence Fishburne was on the screen... his characters in both movies are practically the same.
Sadly disappointing... it feels like the joke's gotten old at this point, which is a shame because of how much I loved the first "Machete" (and Danny Trejo in general). Still, if you're in it just for the ridiculous kills and hot chicks in cleavage-baring costumes, you'll get your money's worth.
Fairly cheap, gore-filled thriller loosely based on the infamous 16th century mass-murderer and supposed cannibal Sawney Bean. Lots of horror cliches, about the only thing that made it worth watching was star David Heyman's over-the-top performance as the modern-day descendant of the mythical killer.
About as dull as you'd expect a PG-13 rated zombie movie to be... the whole reason the zombie genre exists is for the gore-factor. Take that out for a more tame rating, and you neuter the whole experience. Even the producers of "The Walking Dead" know this, and that show's on basic cable!
Byung-hun Lee once again proves his versatility as an actor by selling the more light-hearted moments of this movie, which is practically a 180-degree turn from the much more grim roles he's played in the past in such movies as "I Saw the Devil" and "The Good, the Bad, the Weird".
A real eye-opening experience that reminded me a lot of Errol Morris' "The Fog of War" (which director Dror Moreh names as an inspiration in one of his interviews).
aka: "This Girl Is Bad-Ass!!" (IMDb display title)
Fairly good fight scenes, but the comedy bits were strange, likely because some kinds of humor just doesn't translate well to other languages/cultures.
I pretty much laughed all the way through. There's definitely going to be stuff in here that people are either going to love or hate, but I suppose I'm twisted enough to have enjoyed the whole thing.
Most Disturbing: I, L, P, X Most Visually-Arresting/Poetic: D, G, O Most Stylish: H, R, V, Y Most Tasteless: F, K, M, Z Most Hilarious: J, K, M, N, Q, T, W
I have a soft spot in my heart for Noboru Iguchi films ever since I first saw "The Machine Girl", but this is definitely not one of his better endeavors (mind you, this is the same guy who created "Dead Sushi", a movie about killer sushi). It really just felt like an excuse to throw in as many fart and poop jokes in a movie as possible.
Mind blown.
The first twenty minutes or so, I was afraid this was going to be a really dull film (I already knew the whole premise was two guys having a conversation for nearly two hours), but I ended up mesmerized. In fact, when the movie ends, I ended up feeling a little let down because I wanted the conversation to keep going!
I'll also admit that, like SeanMX12, it was the episode of Community that got me interested in seeing this movie in the first place.
Makes sense that the Japanese would produce a fairly fun animated Iron Man movie... mechs and anime go together like chocolate and peanut butter. I initially disliked the inclusion of The Punisher (my least favorite Marvel Comics character), but having Norman Reedus ("The Boondock Saints", TV's "The Walking Dead") supplying his voice was a nice touch.
A fairly silly, mostly forgotten 1950's family comedy. It's so gosh-darn happy and unoffensive, it's amazing to think that it was co-written by Lenny Bruce. Yes, THAT Lenny Bruce.
aka: "At the Gate of the Ghost" (U.S.A. alternate DVD title); "The Outrage" (International title)
A vivid adaptation of "Rashomon" (based on a Thai stage-play version written by M.R. Kukrit Pramoj) that transplants the story to 16th century Thailand, with more of a focus on the monk character and the conflict between his Buddhist faith and the deceit and corruption he witnesses in the story's central murder mystery.
My personal favorite of the three "Ginger Snaps" movies, mostly because of the setting, also because of the prominent Native American characters (okay, I admit, I'm biased). I especially liked how the werewolves fit into the "Wendigo" myths, and the idea that lycanthropy is something introduced to the New World by the Europeans (equating werewolves to infectious diseases like small-pox?)
I mostly became interested in this only due to the recent abdication of Pope Benict XVI, and being a lapsed Catholic myself my interest was piqued at the implications of a Pope-elect finding a sudden crisis of faith just moments before taking officially taking office. Overall, it was a fairly enjoyable film, filled with both whimsical and somber tones throughout. Still, it wasn't great... I found myself both amused and annoyed by the ending.
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Movie comment on Leprechaun's Revenge
DJPowWow
aka: "Red Clover" (U.S. DVD title)Extremely silly low-budget creature feature, with Billy Zane and William Devane pulling in pretty decent (if a little bit hammy) performances, and a creature that seems to be experiencing a crisis of identity (is it a leprechaun? a demon? a satyr?)
Movie comment on The Colony
DJPowWow
Was better than I expected from an independent sci-fi/action/thriller movie. Couldn't help but be reminded of "Event Horizon" every time Laurence Fishburne was on the screen... his characters in both movies are practically the same.Movie comment on Machete Kills
DJPowWow
Sadly disappointing... it feels like the joke's gotten old at this point, which is a shame because of how much I loved the first "Machete" (and Danny Trejo in general). Still, if you're in it just for the ridiculous kills and hot chicks in cleavage-baring costumes, you'll get your money's worth.Movie comment on Sawney: Flesh of Man
DJPowWow
aka: "Lord of Darkness" (U.S.A. title/DVD title)Fairly cheap, gore-filled thriller loosely based on the infamous 16th century mass-murderer and supposed cannibal Sawney Bean. Lots of horror cliches, about the only thing that made it worth watching was star David Heyman's over-the-top performance as the modern-day descendant of the mythical killer.
Movie comment on World War Z
DJPowWow
About as dull as you'd expect a PG-13 rated zombie movie to be... the whole reason the zombie genre exists is for the gore-factor. Take that out for a more tame rating, and you neuter the whole experience. Even the producers of "The Walking Dead" know this, and that show's on basic cable!Movie comment on Epic
DJPowWow
Pretty fun, but definitely borrows a bit of its plot from "Ferngully".Movie comment on Mamono Hunter Yôko
DJPowWow
aka: "Devil Hunter Yohko"Movie comment on Gwang-hae, wang-i doin nam-ja
DJPowWow
aka: "Masquerade"Byung-hun Lee once again proves his versatility as an actor by selling the more light-hearted moments of this movie, which is practically a 180-degree turn from the much more grim roles he's played in the past in such movies as "I Saw the Devil" and "The Good, the Bad, the Weird".
Movie comment on Twixt
DJPowWow
Disappointing. It looks more like a made-for-TV movie than something from F.F. Coppola.Movie comment on The Gatekeepers
DJPowWow
A real eye-opening experience that reminded me a lot of Errol Morris' "The Fog of War" (which director Dror Moreh names as an inspiration in one of his interviews).Movie comment on Detropia
DJPowWow
An important film, even if it's not particularly uplifting or optimistic for the country's uncertain future.Movie comment on Juan de los Muertos
DJPowWow
aka: "Juan of the Dead"A pretty hilarious, Cuban-made zombie comedy peppered with slapstick and touches of political humor.
Movie comment on Bai she chuan shuo
DJPowWow
aka: "The Sorcerer and the White Snake"Movie comment on Jukkalan
DJPowWow
aka: "This Girl Is Bad-Ass!!" (IMDb display title)Fairly good fight scenes, but the comedy bits were strange, likely because some kinds of humor just doesn't translate well to other languages/cultures.
Movie comment on The ABCs of Death
DJPowWow
I pretty much laughed all the way through. There's definitely going to be stuff in here that people are either going to love or hate, but I suppose I'm twisted enough to have enjoyed the whole thing.Most Disturbing: I, L, P, X
Most Visually-Arresting/Poetic: D, G, O
Most Stylish: H, R, V, Y
Most Tasteless: F, K, M, Z
Most Hilarious: J, K, M, N, Q, T, W
Movie comment on Zonbi asu
DJPowWow
I have a soft spot in my heart for Noboru Iguchi films ever since I first saw "The Machine Girl", but this is definitely not one of his better endeavors (mind you, this is the same guy who created "Dead Sushi", a movie about killer sushi). It really just felt like an excuse to throw in as many fart and poop jokes in a movie as possible.Movie comment on Â! Ikkenya puroresu
DJPowWow
aka: "Oh! My Zombie Mermaid" (U.S. DVD title)Very silly, completely nonsensical, but overall pretty fun.
Movie comment on This Is the End
DJPowWow
Title needs to be updated, will be released in June as "This Is the End".I also caught an advanced screening, with absolutely no expectations, and was pleasantly surprised that it turned out to be really funny.
Movie comment on Liao zhai san ji zhi deng cao he shang
DJPowWow
aka: "Erotic Ghost Story III"Actually pretty fun, with a better story than most of these types of films.
Movie comment on My Dinner with Andre
DJPowWow
Mind blown.The first twenty minutes or so, I was afraid this was going to be a really dull film (I already knew the whole premise was two guys having a conversation for nearly two hours), but I ended up mesmerized. In fact, when the movie ends, I ended up feeling a little let down because I wanted the conversation to keep going!
I'll also admit that, like SeanMX12, it was the episode of Community that got me interested in seeing this movie in the first place.
Movie comment on Iron Man: Rise of Technovore
DJPowWow
Makes sense that the Japanese would produce a fairly fun animated Iron Man movie... mechs and anime go together like chocolate and peanut butter. I initially disliked the inclusion of The Punisher (my least favorite Marvel Comics character), but having Norman Reedus ("The Boondock Saints", TV's "The Walking Dead") supplying his voice was a nice touch.Movie comment on The Rocket Man
DJPowWow
A fairly silly, mostly forgotten 1950's family comedy. It's so gosh-darn happy and unoffensive, it's amazing to think that it was co-written by Lenny Bruce. Yes, THAT Lenny Bruce.Movie comment on U mong pa meung
DJPowWow
aka: "At the Gate of the Ghost" (U.S.A. alternate DVD title); "The Outrage" (International title)A vivid adaptation of "Rashomon" (based on a Thai stage-play version written by M.R. Kukrit Pramoj) that transplants the story to 16th century Thailand, with more of a focus on the monk character and the conflict between his Buddhist faith and the deceit and corruption he witnesses in the story's central murder mystery.
Movie comment on Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning
DJPowWow
My personal favorite of the three "Ginger Snaps" movies, mostly because of the setting, also because of the prominent Native American characters (okay, I admit, I'm biased). I especially liked how the werewolves fit into the "Wendigo" myths, and the idea that lycanthropy is something introduced to the New World by the Europeans (equating werewolves to infectious diseases like small-pox?)Movie comment on Habemus Papam
DJPowWow
aka: "We Have a Pope"I mostly became interested in this only due to the recent abdication of Pope Benict XVI, and being a lapsed Catholic myself my interest was piqued at the implications of a Pope-elect finding a sudden crisis of faith just moments before taking officially taking office. Overall, it was a fairly enjoyable film, filled with both whimsical and somber tones throughout. Still, it wasn't great... I found myself both amused and annoyed by the ending.
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