Posts Tagged ‘Movies’

Just saw, the Chaser, a Korean movie
From IMDB
“Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by a same client whom one of his [...]

If you like comedies about misfits, then Waterboys (?????????, W?t? B?izu) is for you.
Its about a group of Japanese high school boys who decide to do synchronised swimming.
Its quite funny and lead to a sequel of sorts, Swing Girls (no not that swing) about a group of Japanese school girls who are the class misfits. [...]

If your are interested in an engaging breakdown of the litany of mistakes made in the Iraq war, then this is the film for you.
It lays the blame squarely on the bush administrations team showing them to have an amazing capacity to do virtually everything wrong.
It also does this without being boring, even though it [...]

Just finished watching the Cowra Breakout. It’s a 1984 mini-series about the only fighting in Australia during World War II.
Namely an escape attempt by Japanese prisioners in Cowra, NSW

I love historical dramas and it’s even better when it’s about your own country.

Want a good review of Horton hears a Who? … then you are at the wrong place.
What can I say. I like it, kids will love it. This is the sort of movie that little kids love and parents will learn to hate because they will hear it over and over.

Horton, our hero

Mayor of the [...]

Set during the Second Sino-Japanese War it’s another one of those historical dramas where an idealistic white man ventures into China to his ultimate demise, but on the way manages to do a lot of good.
It’s a beautiful film to watch with good actors, good script and the cinematography really highlights how beautiful China can [...]

Watched yet another chinese historical drama, this one is called “Empress and the Warriors”

Its stars Kelly Chen and Leon Lai, both mainstays of the Cantonese movie and pop scenes. But like the recent movie of a similar ilk with Jackie Chan this one didn’t really do anything for me.
No real connection with the characters, and [...]