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AKB48Fan rated Battle of the Sexes

 Battle of the Sexes 7/10

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This tells the true story of a Billie Jean King's historic woman-on-man exhibition tennis match with hustling aging champion Bobby Riggs that took place in September 1973. Or rather, its several stories. Building up to that feminism vs. chauvinism contest are each of the competitors' tales. Billie Jean is in a drama about discovering one's sexuality while having the fate of women's tennis on her shoulders. Bobby is in a hustler comedy indulging in all sorts of shenanigans to distract himself from accepting he's a gambling addict. But make no mistake, it's her story more than his which is perhaps part of the point. One of the things the movie does well is showing the casual sexism of the early 70's and the tennis sequences, of course, are very well done. Emma Stone and Steve Carrell are brilliant as the two tennis stars. A well-acted and entertaining biopic.

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A family man Toshio running a metal shop finds an old acqauitance Yasaka showing up on his doorstep one day. Yasaka has been released from prison and wants a favour from his friend. The well mannered man is accepted in the family though the wife isn't too pleased why her husband is being too kind to his friend. There are dark secrets between the two men which are revealed during the course of the movie. What a movie with a depressing ending! The movie has two parts to it with a time jump of 8 years happening between them. The first part of the story has a long and lasting impact for Toshio's family which still reverberates years later for them. You're aware that something bad is going to happen as Yasaka begins to integrate himself more into Toshio's family and he feels resentment towards Toshio which the viewer finds out why later. Tadanobu Asano is always great at playing dark characters and here he excels again in this role. Director Kôji Fukada keeps the atmosphere of the movie dark and brooding. The ending is a bit of a downer but this is just to show that Yasaka's revenge has finally been completed. Overall a very good movie with brilliant performances from the cast.

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AKB48Fan rated The Diary of a Teenage Girl

 The Diary of a Teenage Girl 7/10

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Set in San Francisco during the 1970's, the story centres on Minnie, a 15-year old aspiring cartoonist who in the wake of her sexuality begins a relationship with her mother's boyfriend. Quite an honest coming of age drama about a teenage girl who longs for love and acceptance. It is unflinching in it's depiction of sex and some viewers might find it disturbing to see a man having sex with such a young girl. Even though I liked Bel Powley in the lead role, I did think she looked too old to play a 15 year old. Kristen Wiig is great as Minnie's mother. The movie is pretty heavy going stuff at times, after all, everything to a 15 year old is dramatic, but throughout, there is an air of whimsy, keeping the movie from becoming depressing and too deep. All in all, it's a pretty fascinating look into a the mind and random thoughts of a girl's sexual awakening.

7 years ago

AKB48Fan rated A Run for Your Money

 A Run for Your Money 8/10

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An early classic from Ealing Studios which set the blueprint for their most famous movies. Two naive brothers Twm and Dai who are miners from South Wales win a contest in a paper. They go down to London to see the rugby match between England and Wales and collect their £200 prize. On arriving in London, the two get separated. One gets involved with a female con artist after his money and the other hangs around with a Welsh harpist where both proceed to get drunk! This movie was an absolute joy to watch of two innocents coming to the big city for the first time. It's simple, down to earth, effective but most of all it's so much fun. Meredith Edwards and Donald Houston are the two brothers with Alec Guinness playing the gardening columnist of The Daily Echo trying to find the brothers on behalf of his boss. There is plenty of opportunity to hear the good natured Welsh at their majestic best - singing their hearts out of various rugby anthems. It's true that the story contains every possible stereotype of the Welsh you might think of - male voice choirs, mining, chapels, and families all possessing the same surname. A wonderful comedy which I enjoyed very much.

7 years ago

AKB48Fan rated Requiem

 Requiem 7/10

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AKB48Fan rated Albatross

 Albatross 7/10

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Downton Abbey's Jessica Brown Findlay is the aspiring teen author and rebel Emilia who befriends Beth played by Felicity Jones. Beth's parents run a guest house with her father also being an author. He begins to tutor Emilia and one thing leads to another between the two. A great coming of age tale with brilliant acting between the two young female stars. This is Jessica Brown Findlay's movie through and through as she steals every scene she's in. Her charm and wit wins you over immediately and captures your attention. The stunning beauty of the Isle of Man is filmed superbly. The title of the movie is basically Emilia and other characters wanting to get rid of the albatross around their necks. An interesting and at times funny movie.

7 years ago

AKB48Fan rated A Silent Voice (2016)

 A Silent Voice (2016) 9/10

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As a young boy Ishida bullied a deaf girl Nishimiya from his class to the point where she moved away to a new school. Years later, Ishida finds himself ostracised from his class and in the same situation as Nishimiya was before. He tries to make amends to Nishimiya but the path to redemption is a long one for somebody that loathes himself and Nishimiya herself is hiding a dark secret from her own family. An outstanding anime movie that is touching, thought provoking and moving. It deals with the consequences of bullying and the deep hurt it causes to a person later on in life. I'm glad that this kind of movie with a heavy subject has been released in Japan where bullying is rife in the schools and the stories you hear of kids taking their own lives because of this is distressing to read about. Kyoto Animation must be congratulated for making this movie. I liked the characters even though I really despised those that bullied Nishimiya at first (it wasn't just Ishida but a number of girls in the class as well). As the characters grow up and mature, it's interesting to see them mature, change their personality and regret the stupid decisions they made earlier. It'a a great lesson for everybody to take on board. All in all, this is one of the best movies I've seen so far in 2018. It comes highly recommended and everybody should go and see it.

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A throwback to the brilliant action movies that Hong Kong produced in the 80's and 90's. It starts off with an attack on a ship by Somali water pirates and doesn't let up until the end credits. If it's all out action and loud explosions you want then you've come to the right place. The story is paper thin but that's not why you want to watch this movie. Wu Jing is in the mould of a classic action star and he is fantastic as the ex-special forces officer Leng Feng who takes on the army of a would be dictator in Africa. The Chinese propaganda in this movie I didn't really care about to be honest. I haven't seen the first movie yet but I definitely will now. Sit back, have a beer and prepare to be entertained by this exciting and thrilling movie. You won't be disappointed.

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The concluding part to the Sakurada Reset double bill is slightly better than the first movie. After resurrecting a dead classmate, the Administration Bureau decide to purge everybody in the town of Sakurada of all their abilities but Kei and his friends decide to take a stand and stop them. The story in the 2nd part flows better than the first with more going on. The clash between a top ranking Bureau member and Asai Kei is interesting with the two using their abilities to get one up on the other even though I felt the Bureau member was a bit OTT at times as a villain but that's the norm in many Japanese movies. The climax is rather disappointing I have to say. As a whole, the two Sakurada movies are OK. They're not something you should rush out to watch.

7 years ago

AKB48Fan rated The Battleship Island

 The Battleship Island 7/10

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This movie is based on a little known fact during WWII in which Korean people captured by the Japanese were transported to a small fortified island off the coast of Nagasaki where they were forced to work in coal mines under terrible conditions in order to keep Japan's war machine to carry on. The story imagines what it would be like if the forced workers rebelled against their captors and tried to escape. Although quite a long movie at around 2 hours and a quarter, the story never lags and always keeps your interest because you want the Koreans to win against their sadistic jailers. The actors are very good in their roles and the action scenes particularly the break out near the climax is exciting and harrowing. It's not a straight forward movie as there are twists with some Korean prisoners working covertly with the Japanese for their own greed and reporting back on troublemakers in the work force. Director Seung-wan Ryoo skillfully balances the story's action with its tender moments and brutality. A very entertaining movie overall.

7 years ago

AKB48Fan rated In This Corner of the World

 In This Corner of the World 8/10

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A brilliant slice of life drama set during WWII in Kure, Japan which is near Hiroshima. The lead character is called Suzu and the viewer follows her life (including her family) in and around Kure & Hiroshima before, during and after the war and see the hardship and suffering by the city's population in which food is rationed and Kure is subjected to daily air raids. Even Suzu herself does not escape the war unscathed and loses part of her arm when an American bomb goes off close to her. Her companion at the time, a child sadly loses her life. The bomb dropping at Hiroshima is shown differently to other movies as well. The movie starts off quite light but grows darker as the story goes on. It does not shirk from showing in graphic detail the aftermath of what the bomb has done. A very powerful anime movie which tells it's story extremely well. Recommended.

7 years ago

AKB48Fan rated Laid Back Camp

 Laid Back Camp 8/10

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AKB48Fan rated Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100

 Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100 5/10

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Would have had a better rating if they hadn't skipped over some of the walks so quickly, got rid of the annoying background music and the awful filler thrown in for some routes.

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