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 Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:23 pm
I didn't much like HOFD to be honest.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:27 pm
I personally liked House of Flying Daggers. It was a nice feel-good movie.
I'm not joking. That's the effect it had on me. Shut up. crying
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 12:26 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:27 pm
LilyChan Because I can. >D
Anyway, here's my movie review. You can agree or disagree with it -- just no flame wars.
Anyway I'll start.
Napoleon Dynamite - I liked it. It was very simple and it wasn't flashy. It also had a real feel to it. Maybe it's just me, but I can relate to Napoleon at times. I also liked the comedy, however crude it may be, it was still funny. Among the uptight, it's considered a cult movie. I don't know how exactly since there are far more obvious cult form of media out there...Oh well. XD I still love it. <3 That movie was just random XD I loved it. I watched it 7 times... o_O;
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:34 pm
I loved House of Flying Daggers. I'm getting the soundtrack soon.
Napoleon Dynamite was interesting. I think it was great how it didn't go for overdrama elements. It was simple and more like most people's lives so that others can better relate to the characters.
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:16 am
Ashram_VII The martial arts is not unlike a chess game, I've watched that scene many times and I can tell you that even though they were swinging their swords out of range, it does not mean that it was without meaning. Perhaps a ploy to make your opponent puzzled or throw his attention elsewhere, giving your friend a chance to come in. Usually when I hear "the fighting was stupid" it usually is in light of the "flying" aspect. (which has its meaning, it's called "Chinese story telling") Hmm, I never really noticed that about those parts. I did understand what Nameless was talking about, but I never realized that the guards would be doing the same thing as well. That's definately going to make me think differently about those scenes. (Not that I didn't like them, I just thought they were a little wierd.) Yea, when me and some friends watched that movie on new years a couple of them said they didn't like it. So I said "Lemme guess, it was cause of the flying in the fighting, wasn't it?" They both said it was to farfetched.
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 6:23 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 6:40 pm
Yeah, but I'm sick for better reasons.
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:03 pm
Spider_Jerusalem Yeah, but I'm sick for better reasons. Mmmm. Raisins.
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:22 pm
2Brolly4 Hero: A great movie for anyone who doesn't mind reading subtitles. I think the action scenes were extremly well done. The plot is great. And the meaning is beautiful. And if you notice, the colours are all picked out extremly well. This is a movie I could watch over and over again! (And I have too xd .) 5/5 I loved the dialogue in the movie, but that could be because I'm Chinese. But it flowed in such an awesome way. It's pretty much the same feeling I get when I watch a good Shakespeare play. The words are familiar and understandable, but the sentence structure was supremely evocative. Easily one of the best movies I have seen. (Haven't seen many others that tend to get lumped with it, sadly.)
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:11 pm
Mayumi Tenshi Moon ChildStarring Gackt and Hyde from L'arc~en~ciel. -fangirlish squeal- eek Man, oh man, for a vampire movie (with only one vampire, 'Kei' played by Hyde) it was fanstastic! It hadlots of gunfighting, but apparantly, no one could aim worth a damn. It takes place progressively in the future, with a little Sho (played by Gackt) meeting Kei when he was very young. Sho grows into the beautiful god-on-earth we know today. The movie takes place in Mallepa (wherever that is) and is spoken throughout in Japanese, Korean (?), and Cantonese. For singers playing the lead roles, it was very well acted, and I cried at the end. Score: 4.5 out of 5 Hahaha, ultimate fangirl movie. I've seen that one more than once. But, once you get past the mediocre plot (which it has, believe me--a major character randomly gets a brain tumor to create drama and get the character out of the way for the ending), it really is an enjoyable movie, even tragic at parts. The movie is at its best when its subtle, aside from all the gunfights and bloodbaths. I, too, cried through the entire ending the first time I watched it.
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:27 pm
2Brolly4 Ashram_VII The martial arts is not unlike a chess game, I''ve watched that scene many times and I can tell you that even though they were swinging their swords out of range, it does not mean that it was without meaning. Perhaps a ploy to make your opponent puzzled or throw his attention elsewhere, giving your friend a chance to come in. Usually when I hear "the fighting was stupid" it usually is in light of the "flying" aspect. (which has its meaning, it''s called "Chinese story telling") Hmm, I never really noticed that about those parts. I did understand what Nameless was talking about, but I never realized that the guards would be doing the same thing as well. That''s definately going to make me think differently about those scenes. (Not that I didn''t like them, I just thought they were a little wierd.) Yea, when me and some friends watched that movie on new years a couple of them said they didn''t like it. So I said "Lemme guess, it was cause of the flying in the fighting, wasn''t it?" They both said it was to farfetched. Next time you get that, chime in with, "So when a guy is getting shot at by many guards who have machine guns, and never gets hit, that isn''t too farfetched." biggrin The guards were some the King''s Elite guards, you don''t get to that position by being an average fighter. They were good (I''d say in a position of just above "Above average"), but Sky just had more talent, more control, more speed and a better sense of battle judgment.
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:46 pm
anonymous celebrity Mayumi Tenshi Moon ChildStarring Gackt and Hyde from L'arc~en~ciel. -fangirlish squeal- eek Man, oh man, for a vampire movie (with only one vampire, 'Kei' played by Hyde) it was fanstastic! It hadlots of gunfighting, but apparantly, no one could aim worth a damn. It takes place progressively in the future, with a little Sho (played by Gackt) meeting Kei when he was very young. Sho grows into the beautiful god-on-earth we know today. The movie takes place in Mallepa (wherever that is) and is spoken throughout in Japanese, Korean (?), and Cantonese. For singers playing the lead roles, it was very well acted, and I cried at the end. Score: 4.5 out of 5 Hahaha, ultimate fangirl movie. I've seen that one more than once. But, once you get past the mediocre plot (which it has, believe me--a major character randomly gets a brain tumor to create drama and get the character out of the way for the ending), it really is an enjoyable movie, even tragic at parts. The movie is at its best when its subtle, aside from all the gunfights and bloodbaths. I, too, cried through the entire ending the first time I watched it. I was expecting and hoping that Sho and Kei would kiss. All the intimate and tender moments, you almost do expect it to happen! whee *huggles Sin City DVD* Getting to see all the Miho killings I want to...!
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:26 pm
Moulin Rouge
Miz doesn't like musicals. In fact, the only muscial she'd ever watch before this was The Rocky Horror Picture Show. But this... this changed her.
It's beautiful love story... and I cried! By God, I've seen it seven times, and I've cried every single time! I don't care if you think Miz is a wussy, I'll say it proud! I CRIED AT THE END! I WENT THROUGH FOUR TISSUES!
It's also a comedy, so boys will be entertained as well. And everyone loves the narcoleptic Argentinian.
To be honest, I liked the use of modern-day music, put to a broadway-style tune. I think the whole movie just worked.
The cinematography was fantastic, the costumes rocked, and the casting was perfect! Plus, John Leguizamo played a midget. That's awesome. cool
It just sounds like I'm gushing, which I pretty much am. But I don't care. I adore this movie, and I could watch it a million times in a row.
Score: 4 out of 5.
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:35 pm
Moulin Rouge is the only musical I've seen and liked for pretty much the same reasons. I'm sad that you didn't mention the "Roxanne" scene because it just made the whole movie for me. Sting + Drama + Narcoleptic Argentinian = win.
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