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by hotsake
Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:11 pm
Forum: Full Reviews
Topic: Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Replies: 0
Views: 2336

Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

First let me talk about some of the positives I have with this film. Gérard Depardieu was great and really fit the part, the costumes and designs, as well as the sets were amazing. The direct and pacing were okay too. I guess that's about it form my positives. There aren't too many negatives more th...
by hotsake
Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:18 am
Forum: Full Reviews
Topic: Big Brother
Replies: 0
Views: 1977

Big Brother

I really really really loved this movie. Donnie does some of the best acting of his career here and you can tell he had a blast making the film. At times it does feel like this is a condensed version of a TV Series but even so I was invested. There are two fight scenes in the film the first one fits...
by hotsake
Sun Mar 29, 2020 4:38 pm
Forum: Full Reviews
Topic: Women's Flesh: My Red Guts
Replies: 2
Views: 2531

Women's Flesh: My Red Guts

This was a surprisingly hard watch. I've seen plenty of gore films, torture films, and self abuse films and this one is no better than most. However I found this one surprisingly disturbing. The mutilations scenes were well done and the switches in video quality helped hide the low budget and the fl...
by hotsake
Sat Mar 14, 2020 3:58 pm
Forum: Full Reviews
Topic: New Initial D the Movie: Legend 3 - Dream
Replies: 0
Views: 2328

New Initial D the Movie: Legend 3 - Dream

This movie finishes off at around the same place as the second season of the anime. The big difference here is that it felt like too much was missing from the original story and the final race lacked any real tension or excitement. Overall the "New Initial D" trilogy is worth watching for ...
by hotsake
Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:10 pm
Forum: Full Reviews
Topic: Aladdin (2019)
Replies: 0
Views: 2006

Aladdin (2019)

It was an okay remake. It didn't have any charm or heart but it also wasn't an abomination. Will Smith did fine and didn't try to copy Robin Williams, but his singing was surprisingly weak and his CGI genie felt a bit off in the looks department. The other two leads were okay I guess. Naomi Scott is...
by hotsake
Fri Jan 10, 2020 4:32 pm
Forum: Full Reviews
Topic: A Time to Love
Replies: 0
Views: 1813

A Time to Love

This was an irritating movie to say the least. The two families had a falling out that is never really spoken about and nearly all the dialogue is annoyingly vapid. When the story of what happen to the male lead father is revealed it still doesn't make sense in the way it was presented. If it happen...
by hotsake
Tue Dec 31, 2019 5:22 am
Forum: Full Reviews
Topic: Black Christmas (2019)
Replies: 0
Views: 1759

Black Christmas (2019)

Man this was a big disappointment. I went into this with my wife on my birthday hoping for a fun horror flick but that did not happen. First off the film is never scary and never even seems to try. While the acting is decent and the lead is actually quite good the dialogue is terrible. The lack of g...
by hotsake
Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:05 pm
Forum: Full Reviews
Topic: Kunoichi
Replies: 0
Views: 1731

Kunoichi

The distracting camera work and editing were done to make the scenes feel more intense but really it just made everything feel cheap and lazy. The fights and choreography were poorly handled and filmed which is a shame because Rina Takeda is really impressive when given the chance to shine. There's ...
by hotsake
Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:03 am
Forum: Full Reviews
Topic: Rambo: Last Blood
Replies: 0
Views: 1400

Rambo: Last Blood

This is really a tough movie to rate. On one hand its a pretty solid no nonsense throwback action film and on the other it has some serious pacing issues, plot holes, over use of close-ups, some questionable acting and worst of all it never feels like a proper Rambo film. And maybe that's the bigges...
by hotsake
Wed Oct 02, 2019 4:19 pm
Forum: Full Reviews
Topic: The Brave Archer 3
Replies: 0
Views: 37177

The Brave Archer 3

I'm not really that big on this series which is a shame since I really enjoy the source material. The fight scenes are amazing and wonderful to watch too bad it's saved until the last 10-15 minutes of the movie. The pacing feels off, the direction is too but it mostly feels that way because Chang Ch...