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AKB48Fan rated Hounds of Love

 Hounds of Love 7/10

6 years, 5 months ago

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Set in 1987, this is a harrowing Australian drama about a teenage girl that's kidnapped by a psychotic couple and chained to a bed in their suburban home. She is abused and tortured by the man. The only way for her to escape is to try and drive a wedge between the couple. Quite a grim and difficult movie to watch which keeps you on the edge of your seat. The story is partly inspired by a real life case which took place in Australia. A lot of the violence happens off camera and the movie relies on atmosphere and engagement with the characters rather than shock factor to keep the viewer hooked. It also moves at a brisk pace, never allowing your mind to wander too far from the here and now. Ashleigh Cummings is convincing in the role of the kidnapped girl. Stephen Curry does a good job as the kidnapper who loves to victimise those weaker than himself. This is not a movie that you watch to particularly enjoy or be entertained by, but it is gripping nevertheless.

6 years, 5 months ago

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A 5 year old boy is killed during a cross fire between a yakuza gang and an American crime family. The mother who is heartbroken vows to find and kill the Japanese man that fired the fateful shot that killed her son. The only clue driving her is the glimpse of a tattoo of a blue tiger across the killer's chest. Not quite the great action b-movie I thought it would be. The story isn't that well written and the action scenes are rather bland. I expected Virginia Madsen's character to be going all out on revenge but she only kills 1 person. You can see the so-called twist about her Japanese lover being her son's killer coming a mile off. Harry Dean Stanton is probably the best actor in the whole production. Apart from the good shoot-out near the end, this is a boring and dull movie.

6 years, 5 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Anime-Gataris

 Anime-Gataris 8/10

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AKB48Fan rated Let's Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.S. Champions?!

 Let's Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.S. Champions?! 7/10

6 years, 5 months ago

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Inspired by a true story, this is a zeroes to heroes story of a group of Japanese cheerleaders that flies to America to take part in the All-American Championship at Los Angeles. OK, so you may have seen a similar story about cheerleaders in Bring It On but this engaging tale with it's likable characters will grow on you as it did with me. The movie is led by the wonderful Hirose Suzu as Hikari who joins a cheerleading squad and learns about the importance of teamwork and discipline during the trials and tribulations surrounding the team. You'll come to will the team on in their ultimate goal of reaching LA. The only thing that brings this movie down is the cringeworthy acting and dialogue of 2 American judges near the climax. Their scenes should have been cut completely! Apart from that, this movie is fantastic and has a great feel-good factor to it. Definitely well worth taking a look.

6 years, 5 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Black Bullet

 Black Bullet 8/10

6 years, 5 months ago

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Based on a manga and anime, this is an ultra violent and gory action movie about a cyborg woman who is betrayed by the organisation she works for as a spy and goes on the run - all the while trying to regain her past memories. Forget about any character development or meaningful plot in this movie, this is all about the heroine hero Mylene Hoffman kicking ass as she meets various villains. The action scenes are done very well. The gore content gets ramped up during the second half with blood being sprayed everywhere. The CG effects is poor to say the least although that is to be expected with a low budget movie. The cast don't have too much to work with material-wise. Performances are stereotypical all round, but the stunning Mayuko Iwasa fits right at home as cyborg 009-1. She brings the right temperament to her character, as her humane compassion starts to break away that ice-cold killing machine instinct. I enjoyed this movie for what it was - a mindless actioner.

6 years, 5 months ago

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Yuki Hase falls for a girl at school that's always alone and has no friends. He tries to be nice to her and asks if he can be her friend but she coldly turns him down. Yuki though persists in trying to befriend her and finds out the truth as to why she wants to be alone. Every Monday morning, Kaori's memories disappear and the only people she remembers is her parents. A traumatic incident in the past has triggered a memory block. Undetered, Yuki tries another approach - to have a diary exchange with Kaori which will ensure she remembers what took place in the previous 7 days. This is a Japanese teen drama movie with a plot you've probably seen before countless times but it is the characters that makes this a movie you should see. Kento Yamazaki and Haruna Kawaguchi are very charming and likeable together and the rest of the ensemble cast push the storyline forward. Naturally with all plots that start well and you think things are going just too well for the pair and that the rest of their school days together are going to be happy, something has to happen to break them up and in this case it's a boy from Kaori's past. Both leads play their teen roles well even though they are in their early 20's. If you're in the mood to watch something light and bubbly yet a bit cheesy too with a not so perfect boy and a girl with some serious memory issues, then One Week Friends is a great weekend movie for you and your friends.

6 years, 5 months ago

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This is an unintentionally hilarious and shameless Italian Star Wars rip-off that's perfect for shouting jokes at the screen with friends. It's a kitsch comic book sci-fi adventure that delivers some of the worst direction, special effects, acting and design ever to grace the screen, and as a result, it is a gem for connoisseurs of the truly awful. It's also unmissable if you're a fan of the delightful (and buxom) Caroline Munro, since she sports a range of sexy space-attire throughout the movie. You'll also see one of the earliest roles for David Hasselhoff. Obviously, Starcrash is absolute crap, but it's entertaining crap. And should you tire of stop-motion effects that would make Ray Harryhausen wince or spaceships made from household waste and air-fix kits, then there's always lightly-oiled Caroline in her thigh high boots and PVC bikini to make you smile!

6 years, 5 months ago

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Starting with an interesting political idea (Texas breaking away from the US) which is immediately forgotten, we are left to follow the two heroes in a very generic action flick about a populace successfully resisting an actual military force. There are so many missed opportunities there that it would be pointless to list them all, although I'm sure the writers envisioned many of them and knowingly discarded them for some reason, presumably thinking that their core market just wanted firefights. Dave Bautista is probably the best thing in this movie. In conclusion, it's not a boring movie as such but it could have been a great movie which it certainly isn't.

6 years, 5 months ago

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Yuri is a young prostitute who is made aware of a mobile phone app which lets you communicate with the dead. She is desperate to talk to her younger brother Satoshi who tragically died whilst in her care years ago. I thought that this might be an interesting Japanese movie but unfortunately it fails. The director is unsure whether to lump this as a horror or a drama movie. There is only a slight horror element to the story and it is devoid of any real scares. The lame drama and a thread about a reporter trying to find out about the mobile app which goes nowhere add to the mixed bag this movie is. Whatever interest you might have had in the first half of the movie quickly disappears in the last 30 mins. The ending is particularly bad which sums up this movie to a tee. All in all, a very disappointing movie which given it's premise should have been good.

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For once, Hollywood delivers a remake with heart and inspiration - and good screen writing. Bill Skarsgård is truly frightening as Pennywise. Director Andy Muschietti and his team have created that magical Spielberg-Zemeckis adventurous 80's feeling, also reminding of the classic "Stand by Me". The fine performances by the young cast, the quick, funny and good writing, the nice score by rising Benjamin Wallfisch and the cinematography by skilled South Korean Chung Chung-hoon all help in making "It" a well-working and enjoyable movie.

6 years, 6 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Carnosaur 2

 Carnosaur 2 4/10

6 years, 6 months ago

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Roger Corman does a cheap Aliens rip-off in this movie! A bunch of male and female mercenaries, are hired to investigate what has happened in a government facility where they were experimenting with dinosaur DNA. There they meet a teenager, who happens to be the only survivor. The story is almost exactly like Aliens and it's ridiculous how much has been copied. The dinosaurs look just as plastic and fake as before. The acting, atmosphere, script, special effects (especially gore and dinosaur effects), are just plain funny. Overall it's a rather lame monster horror movie.

6 years, 6 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets 5/10

6 years, 6 months ago

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The movie undoubtedly had great visuals with an amazing universe to get into, but the promising characters and plot turned out to be a major disappointment. The plot itself could have been amazing and very thrilling, but instead it felt rushed and underdeveloped with many plot-holes and unanswered questions. There were countless scenes that felt unnecessary and over-dramatic as well. The characters weren't much better. The two main characters could have also been interesting and engaging, but turned out to be hypocritical and awkward. Their relationship and dialogue was very forced, cheesy, and predictable. Even most of the background characters turned out to be wasted or unnecessary. The movie left me feeling irritated and confused, but the world-building, action, and visuals are the only saving graces.

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