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Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005; Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine, Shunichiro Miki) my rating 8/10; imdb rating 6.9/10 ''An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs.'' Another silly movie from Japan. Mostly notable because it stars Hideaki Anno and Rinko Kikuchi. W...

Well, what did you think about it? How does it compare to the Scorsese version? One thing which is better in original is its visual style. However... I have to tell you that the plot is essentially the same. Therefore I really don't know why would you watch the original if you've already seen The D...

Raxivace wrote:Is that the one Scorsese's The Departed is a remake of?

Yes.

Anyway... I've seen only 4 films this year. My ratings and short info on them: Infernal Affairs (2002; Andrew Lau, Alan Mak) my rating 9/10; imdb rating 8.1/10 The Deep Blue Sea (2011; Terence Davies) my rating 8/10; imdb rating 6.3/10 xXx (2002; Rob Cohen) my rating 8/10; imdb rating 5.9/10 The Chr...

I think the real strength of Monster comes from how many different types of stories its able to seamlessly shift between. The opening few episodes feel like they could have been a Twilight Zone story... Those were the episodes I liked the most. By far. Higurashi may not be great art but I thought i...

So I've finally finished Monster. Maybe I didn't understand everything what was going on in the series, but I can say that it is a fascinating series. As something which tries to analyze what is apsolute evil and where does it come from, I would say it is one of the best. At least in my opinion. It ...

Thanks for the detailed response Rax. I was at 238 movies, 28 anime series (I think that's right anyways), and I also watched something like 19 seasons of the reality show Survivor. I've become really addicted to the last one there, though I worry my cinephile friends will think less of me for that ...

I managed to see 230 movies and 5 anime series in 2018. Here are my top viewings. I will put an 'R' next to a movie which was a rewatch. Now and Then, Here and There (1999-2000) Princess Mononoke (1997) R Sunshine (2007) Logan (2017) Make Your Move (2013) Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) The Lord of the R...

Ok Rax. I will get back when I'm finished with watching anime series Monster. I think you've seen this one. I know you are a big anime fan.

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984, Dir. Hayao Miyazaki) - Yeah I dunno what happened here. It took me an entire week to slog through this nonsense about how it's good for ugly insects to have overrun the world because, uh environmentalism or something. Even as a preachy allegory for the very...

I would love to see something with Emily Blunt. She is my queen. I saw Sicario last year and it was great. I think I saw Edge of Tomorrow in 2016 and I loved her in it. She has a more passive role in Sicario, while in Edge she is great as action heroine. I should definitely see this Mary Poppins mov...

Sure, I'd like to hear your thoughts about Mean Streets and Cape Fear. Both were a rewatch. I loved both. I loved Mean Streets for its feel of New York of the 70's and a brilliant performance by De Niro. It also contains some usual Scorsese themes about Catholic guilt I'm not particularly insterest...

Lyndon! Welcome back! Thanks a lot, Rax! Hopefully I will post more frequently from now on. If you are interested, I can also comment on some other movies I saw this year. I saw Das Boot (1981), Mean Streets (1973) and Cape Fear (1991). I also saw anime which Eva recommended me long time ago called...

So I saw three films lately. I saw Bunuel's Viridiana (1961), which is an interesting film. I think it starts as a critique of religion, but turns into something more like critique of society as a whole (and maybe even human nature). You should check it out if you haven't. It's a good film. I also s...

Regarding Al Pacino: Have you seen him in Angels in America (2003)? I thought he was excellent in this. Haven't seen him in much else since 2000.
Regarding Karl Urban: He was the lead in Dredd (2012) movie. That was a fun actioner. One of my favourite action films.

I saw two that stand out for me. First one is Arrival (2016). I never thought I would cry at the end of some sci-fi movie. I must say I was deeply moved. Amy Adams, who is one of my favourite actresses, was fantastic. Second one is Kick-Ass (2010), a sort of unconventional superhero/action/comedy mo...

Hello Rax from an old acquaintance from imdb. My username was Commander_Ikari. I'm glad I found you here. I really hope you are doing well. Hopefully you remember me. I stopped posting on imdb boards almost three years ago, so I wouldn't be suprised if you had forgotten me.

Thanks for the welcome.