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Last year I enjoyed watching the anime version of Your Lie In April as it had memorable characters, a great soundtrack and a touching storyline. Would the live action version be just as good or not? It's a story about a teenage boy Kousei Arima who gave up playing piano after his mother passed away. Two years later, he meets a beautiful and free spirited violinist Kaori Miyazono, in the month of April, who inspires him to face music again. This movie closely follows what takes place in the anime though they've had to squeeze in everything into the 2 hour running time. Naturally they've had to cut and change some things so the movie mostly concentrates on the two teens' relationship. I felt they didn't do the scenes of Kousei not being able to hear music properly very well. In the anime he feels like he's underwater and sounds feel muffled. What they did in this movie instead wasn't as good. Suzu Hirose as Kaori and Kento Yamazaki as Kousei do a good job of representing their characters though I would say Yamazaki shades it better than Hirose. For those that haven't seen or read the anime/manga, be prepared to get those tissues out near the climax. Overall, I think this was a decent enough adaptation but I would definitely recommend that you see the anime to get the full picture of the story.

7 years, 9 months ago

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Cynthia Rothrock is an FBI agent who goes undercover as a newspaper reporter in Hong Kong to catch some money counterfeiters. Your not going to watch this movie for the storyline but for the fights and Cynthia delivers with some good set pieces though you will have to wait until halfway through the movie for them to appear. They're fast, inventive, brutal, intricate and with a lot of genuine skill on display. When you've got Corey Yuen choreographing the fights you know they are going to be great. Cynthia is OK in her acting and is quite charming. Slow to begin with but then puts it's foot on the pedal with the action, The Blonde Fury is very entertaining.

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7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 2 items to their collection

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 1 item to The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 list

A teenage girl who has been subjected to a terrible atrocity tries to escape her past by moving away to a new area. Her new classmates at achool doesn't understand why she's so cold with them and no matter how hard she tries, her past ultimately catches up with her. This hard hitting drama is based apparently on a real life incident in South Korea that took place in 2004. It takes a while for the viewer to get used to the jumps back and forward in time. The story is also a bit of a slow burner as what Han Gong-Ju has been subjected to takes it's time in rearing it's ugly head but when the revelation is revealed it's enough to make you sick. Chun Woo-hee is superb as the title character in what is a difficult subject to tackle on film but she does extremely well. Make no mistake, this isn't an easy movie to watch but it's gripping and devastating. Another brilliant movie from South Korea.

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 1 item to Ikou! - Anime Watched In 2017 list

7 years, 9 months ago

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7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 1 item to The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 list

A wonderful and subtle movie, with great attention to detail. Sets are magnificent, particularly Vermeer's house and the canal at night. Atmosphere was beautifully captured, showing just why life could be so oppressive for a live-in servant, even if she was generally well-treated. This movie provides real insight into 17th century Holland. Scarlett Johansson is excellent as Griet with Colin Firth also excelling as the Dutch master painter Johannes Vermeer. All that's left to say is this movie is a visual tour de force.

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Days of Thunder

 Days of Thunder 4/10

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 1 item to The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 list

As many have said about this movie, it's basically Top Gun on the ground, full of a lot of noise and action paired with a fantastically awful, Scotch-taped-into-place love story. Some of the action sequences are worth seeing, and there are some nice touches of comic relief but they're sorely needed because the rest of the movie is so mind-numbingly heavy-handed. A muddled mess - there's plenty of eye candy and super-cool stunts, but you don't have a movie without a story. A completely forgettable Tom Cruise movie.

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Suzanne

 Suzanne 7/10

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 1 item to The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 list

This movie is a family saga taking place over a quarter of a century involving the central character Suzanne, her sister Maria, and single parent father. The two sisters look after each other whilst the father whose job is being a truck driver is absent a lot of the time. Suzanne starts going off the rails - becoming pregnant with a child and no idea who the father is and then falling in love with the criminal Julien. Her life then gets worse. There's a lot to like in this character driven French movie. The viewer will no doubt shake their heads at how stupid Suzanne is. When she gets a 2nd and even a 3rd chance of moving on with her life she blows it and loses everything. The only problem is it doesn't show or even explain why she does what she does. Credit has to go the 2 main actresses in Sara Forestier and Adele Haenel who are fantastic in their roles. This movie might sound if it's a little bit depressing (and it is) but there is a ray of hope at the end. I enjoyed this tale even if it was an uncompromising tale of growing up.

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 2 items to their collection

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 2 items to The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 list

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 1 item to Ikou! - Anime Watched In 2017 list

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 2 items to their collection

7 years, 9 months ago

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This movie was supposed to catapult former US football player Brian Bosworth as an action star for the 90's but unfortunately this movie tanked big time at the box office. Bosworth plays an undercover cop forced to infiltrate a biker gang led by Lance Henriksen. He wants to kill a D.A who has vowed to dismantle crime gangs one by one. This is a good cheesy b-action movie full of shootouts and explosions. It won't win any awards but will keep you entertained and has a quick pace with hardly any time for the story to get boring. The extremely violent ending in the courthouse is rather over the top courtesy of a motorbike crashing into a military helicopter! Brian Bosworth is fine as the hero. I've seen far worse actors than him in these type of movies! Lance Henriksen is superb as the head villain Chains. Overall it just has everything to satisfy your action movie needs.

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Men & Chicken

 Men & Chicken 4/10

7 years, 9 months ago

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This oddball Danish comedy will not be to everybody's taste. It's about 2 brothers who after the death of their father, they learn that they were both adopted and that their biological father lives on the tiny (fictional) Danish island of Ork. So off they go to try and find him. This movie is little bit interesting (in an odd way) and can be entertaining depending on what you like in a story. It's a tough movie to describe. It includes comic violence, bizarre situations, gross-out humour, very dark comedy and even some sweetness. It's fun to see Mads Mikkelsen play so well against type. Many will find this movie too strange, but some will find it irresistible. It sadly didn't do anything for me.

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 1 item to Ikou! - Anime Watched In 2017 list

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 2 items to their collection

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan added 1 item to The Good & The Bad - Movies Watched In 2017 list

There are certain movies that touch you forever and The Red Turtle is one of them. Using beautiful animation and music the story delivers with no dialogue. Michael Dudok de Wit weaves a deceptively simple story into a tapestry of life, survival and love. This is not a story for children or movie goers that are looking for the next CGI high. However, for anyone with a heart and longing for a beautiful tale, this is a movie for you. Amazing.

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Gantz: O

 Gantz: O 8/10

7 years, 9 months ago

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This is the continuation to the Gantz story which covers the Osaka saga in the manga. What stands out more than anything in this movie is the CGI. It is absolutely incredible and it's easy to be blown away by what you see. The industry has always had trouble getting humans right, but that being said the work in this one is just perfect. The monsters that rampage around Osaka are absolutely crazy with weird designs. The action scenes are exciting and thrilling. You can enjoy the movie even if you're a novice to the Gantz franchise as the rules of the game are explained to the viewer. All that's left to say is just sit back and enjoy one hell of a ride!

7 years, 9 months ago

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Classic rags to riches Shaw Brothers martial arts movie about a simple young man Ma who wants to become a legendary gangster like his mentor Tan Si but in doing so he crosses paths with another gangster Boss Yang. There are numerous fights but nothing can match the brutal extended final fight when Ma takes on Yang's army and his Four Kings. It is bloody and Ma has to fight them all with an ax stuck to his stomach. Chen Kuan-tai is fantastic as Ma and excels as a fighter. Even though he's a small time gangster, one can't help but like him as a character as he looks after the poor and his old friends. John Woo who was the assistant director on this movie drew inspiration from this story and transferred them to his own work. This movie has got it all - a great storyline, good acting, superb fight choreography and a nice soundtrack. All martial arts movie fans should seek this out.

7 years, 9 months ago

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7 years, 9 months ago

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The 4th Death Note movie is a step up from the L spin-off but it still cannot hold a candle to the first 2 movies. Set 10 years after Kira's death, a spate of mysterious deaths flare up again in Tokyo and the police hunt for the killer who they call Neo Kira. Once more the movie is a cat and mouse game between L's successor and Neo Kira. It's great to see Misa Amane and Ryuk again and there are hints that Light himself might still be alive. The new characters introduced are interesting enough but nothing beats Light and L. There's a brisk pace to the movie with plenty of thrills and action packed scenes to satisfy Death Note fans. I really like the new Shinigamis especially the female one Arma. It's a pity that the ending is a bit of a mess and rather implausible. Good acting by the whole cast. On the whole a decent entry in the fantastic franchise. Yes, fans will complain that it's not the same without Light and L but I enjoyed this movie and would recommend it.

7 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Rattle of a Simple Man

 Rattle of a Simple Man 7/10

7 years, 9 months ago

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Harry H Corbett plays Percy who hooks up with a pretty blonde prostitute as part of a drunken bet when he and his friends go down to London to watch the FA Cup Final. It's an amusing comedy full of dialogue between the experienced worldly prostitute and the shy and awkward Percy as they dance around the issue. Can she entice him to bed or will he lose his bet and return, ashamed, back to his friends before the coach leaves at midnight? Corbett literally on the verge of debuting the role of Harold Steptoe shows a little bit of that character in this movie (e.g hen pecked by his mother rather than scolded by his father). The stunning Diane Cilento as Cyrenne excels as the world-wise lady of the night who, possibly, craves the stability of a life she's overly quick to deride. This is a little gem of a movie that I really enjoyed.

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