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15 year-old Maquia is an Iolph – a loom-weaving humanoid species that never appears to age. Iolph are considered the Clan of the Separated, as their fate is to always become separated from their loved ones. In consequence, they are taught to never fall in love. Instead, they devote their days to weaving the fabric of life. Their “hibiol” tapestries hold the memory of the clan’s history, lest it be forgotten. When Maquia gets separated from the clan, she adopts a human baby, and the pair must navigate life in the human world. This anime movie had a good start to it but it went downhill quickly. I just didn't find the plot to be all that interesting and it goes on for too long and drags around the middle section. There’s lots of story going on, but the main theme seems to be motherhood: how it shapes women’s lives, and how the relationship between mother and child changes throughout the years. The animation is fantastic and the characters are very well drawn. I'm sure debutant director Mari Okada has a bright future in the industry but this movie just doesn't justify the high praise it's been given in some quarters.

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Director Luc Besson revisits one of his earlier works here in an updated version of La Femme Nikita. The story is entertaining but there are too many time jumps which annoyed me. Thankfully I could still follow the story for the most part. Russian model Sasha Luss embodies confidence and female empowerment into the character of Anna, which gives the movie that feel good factor that the viewer wants to see. Not only is there action and suspense, but many unexpected moments of comedy particularly from Helen Mirren. It's a well done movie but in the end it's nothing you haven't seen before.

4 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Venus Peter

 Venus Peter 4/10

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Peter, a young boy living in the fishing village of St Monans, Scotland during the 1940's, learns about life and the beauty of imagination from his grandfather and female teacher. This little known Scottish movie about a boy growing up in a small town on the East coast of Scotland is a bit of a strange movie as there's no plot as such in it. Peter lives in a bit of a dream world so many of the sequences are like a dream. The locations filmed are beautiful to look at but the movie itself did nothing for me. One or two scenes were fairly interesting but on the whole I can understand why this movie didn't do so well as it makes little sense after you've finished watching it. Might interest some people but the majority will quickly tire of this movie.

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AKB48Fan rated Jet Storm

 Jet Storm 7/10

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While on a flight from London to New York, a man plants a bomb in order to kill one of the passengers who murdered his young daughter in a hit and run accident 2 years previously. This is basically a disaster movie prototype, from before there were such things. It wasn't the first movie made about a flight in peril, but it was one of the first to feature a jet aircraft. This movie is chock-a-block with fine acting talent and the claustrophobic confines of the aircraft make for a good 'plot pressure cooker' that eventually brings things to a head. Richard Attenborough as the mad bomber angry at the world and Stanley Baker as the airplane captain are the standouts in the cast. Other familiar faces include a young Paul Eddington and Harry Secombe to bring a little touch of light relief to proceedings. All in all, this is a quality British thriller.

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Villagers in the Norfolk Broads oppose the RAF using their bird sanctuary called the Island of Children for missile target practice. This great movie portrays the people of the beautiful county of Norfolk as wildlife activists before their time. The fundamentally decent Air Force personnel are cast as the not very bad guys using an area frequented by nesting birds as a firing range. The movie makes its point quite gently with excellent performances in the British tradition and a wonderful cast. There are lot of shots of a bygone age of flying with Meteors and Swift planes in action. The scenery of Norfolk's beautiful northern coast and wetlands will enchant you.

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Set during World War II, this movie charts the story of a good-natured Vatican priest who opposes an ideologically charged SS general hell-bent on killing more than 300 Roman hostages after a German squadron of 32 soldiers is killed by a bomb carried out by the Italian resistance. A fine ensemble cast headlines this worthy but rather dull WWII drama that tells of human conflict in Nazi-occupied Rome in 1944. The plot sounds like a powerful, intriguing story and it is, but I can't help wonder whether it would have worked better as a documentary. There's tension in the movie, but it's limited to brief interludes as we follow the resistance fighters planning to blow up the Nazi march. Unfortunately, in between these affecting moments are lengthy dialogue sequences between the Nazi officials, sequences which add little to the production. The climax showing the aftermath of the resistance attack – and the Nazis' ultimate revenge – is hard-hitting indeed. The casting is good; the producers assembled numerous heavyweights to play the Nazi officers, including Richard Burton, Peter Vaughan and Leo McKern. The movie would have been better if it had been a bit pacier and much of the talky sequences cut down.

4 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Raid on Rommel

 Raid on Rommel 6/10

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Alex Foster, a captain in the British navy, heads to the Libyan seaport of Tobruk during World War II. The city, which offers access to important trade routes, has been taken over by the Germans, and Foster goes undercover as a Nazi to reunite with British soldiers being held behind enemy lines and lead them to seize control of the port. When Foster discovers the soldiers are in fact sick POWs, he must find a way to lead the unhealthy men in a successful mission anyway. This fairly exciting low budget war movie contains high-powered action-packed shootouts, grand-scale explosions, thrills and lots of fun with scenes directly lifted from another movie "Tobruk". The movie has a development of a very simple and plain plot with plenty of nonsense situations, sticky events, absurd events and many other silly things. The main star in this movie is Richard Burton as Captain Foster who copies the actions of George Peppard to fit the footage of "Tobruk" into the action scenes of this movie. What's the point of watching this and "Tobruk" if the action scenes are the same? Still worth a watch as it is exciting and well acted.

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RAF squadron leader David "Scotty" Scott is shot down over France and thought to be dead. His best friend, Quint Munroe, takes his place not only as leader but also in the arms of Scott's wife, Beth. Quint is to lead an attack on a Gestapo stronghold in Northern France, where French Resistance fighters and Allied soldiers are being held prisoner in a chateau. Soon Quint realizes that Scotty is alive and being held in his bombing target. At a time when many a star-studded and big-budgeted WWII actioner emerged, this modest effort seemed definitely like second-tier material – offering customary but efficient thrills and decent spectacle. It unfortunately also borrowed stock footage from two other movies most notably from '633 Squadron'. Sure, its weak on characterisation, clichéd in its plot, with wooden acting and stereotype Germans but you don't watch a B-movie for characterisation, intricate plotting, great dialogue and so on. Rather, you just watch it for escapism and a bit of boys-own adventure fun. The final attack on the German held chateau in France is rather good. A movie to watch on a wet Sunday afternoon.

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Two young kids from Dorset run away from home to go to London to see Queen Elizabeth's coronation. An utterly charming movie full of youthful bluster and eccentric adults. It is very much of its time, it harks back to a time when kids were safe on the streets, people were only too glad to help and you could drink water from the local stream! In essence it's a road movie, one that is powered by two kids who by hook or by crook, want to see the Queen get crowned. The plot shows how these two young kids use initiative and naivety to get to their destination, how they affect everyone who comes into contact with them, and finally how such an historical event brought about a joy and community spirit that is sadly all too lacking in today's modern British society. The child actors are very likable plus you get to see Sid James at his grumpy best and Peter Sellers in a small role as a policeman. There's footage of the actual coronation procession itself and the crowning inside Westminster Abbey. A true spirit lifting movie and a beacon of unadulterated joy for the child in all of us. A very enjoyable movie.

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AKB48Fan rated Erased

 Erased 9/10

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AKB48Fan rated Feral

 Feral 4/10

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A strange animal attacks six graduate students on a weekend hike in the woods. One by one, they become infected with an unknown virus that turns them into bloodthirsty creatures. This is yet another done-to-death teens-in-the-woods horror flick in which a bunch of vacuous youngsters head off into the forest for some fun only to find themselves exposed to a rabies-type virus. You've seen movies like this before and there's nothing about this one to make it stand out from the masses. Things begin with the usual foray into torture porn and stays on the same level, emphasising bloodshed and noise over any kind of decent plotting and atmosphere. Unless you've really got nothing better to watch, don't really bother with this movie.

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A young woman prepares for her wedding in Italy, unaware that her fiance and sister had a Summer fling 3 years previously. Pretty much what I expected - a Mamma Mia rip-off and not a very good one at that either. The music was OK but unfortunately the storyline was totally predictable and the acting was completely rubbish. The way the songs were introduced in the movie was atrocious. The only good bits were the Italian scenic vistas that makes you want to visit the place. Those that enjoyed Mamma Mia might like this cheesy movie but to be honest it's not a patch on it.

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A NATO security leak leads a British agent and his American counterpart on a trail of clues, deception and intrigue. This is a very good movie about a tale of spies in London exchanging government information in a cat and mouse chase between the secret agents and the security men. The characters are well-rounded and have good, sparky dialogue that is often humorous too which gives them more humanity. It's a cut above most second features that came out during this time. Good and credible performances by reliable British actors such as Patrick Allen, James Maxwell and Harold Goodwin make this a taut and suspenseful movie that is worth catching.

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AKB48Fan rated Crawl

 Crawl 7/10

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When a massive hurricane hits her Florida town, young Haley ignores the evacuation orders to search for her missing father, Dave. After finding him gravely injured in their family home, the two of them become trapped by the rapidly encroaching floodwaters. With the storm strengthening, Haley and Dave discover an even greater threat than the rising water level - a relentless attack from a pack of gigantic alligators. I honestly expected this to be a cliche ridden silly horror movie but I was blown away by how good it was. First of all, this is not a typical horror movie at least not on the lines of something like Annabelle Comes Home. It's more of a survival horror/thriller with alligators and gore. There's plenty of suspense, claustrophobic scenes, a straightforward plot and it's set in mostly one location. The story is entertaining, captivating and it has plenty of scary and efficient jump scares. The CGI of the killer alligators are pretty well done. Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper are fantastic in their roles. Well done to director Alexandre Aja for delivering such a great movie.

4 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Annabelle Comes Home

 Annabelle Comes Home 6/10

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Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren lock the possessed doll in the artifacts room in their house. But when the doll awakens the room's evil spirits, it soon becomes an unholy night of terror for the couple's 10-year-old daughter, her friends and their young baby sitter. This entry in the Conjuring universe has some clever scares and great acting, but overall there is no story being narrated. The plot basically consists of a series of atmospheric jump scares, with different cameos from different evil beings found in the house. Also, the character's motivations for their actions are really dumb and overall the movie is not well paced, as there were many times where the movie went on really slow. I would say this movie delivers in jump scares and incredibly scary demons, but if you are expecting a story and character development you probably will not enjoy this movie.

4 years, 9 months ago

AKB48Fan rated The Brigand of Kandahar

 The Brigand of Kandahar 7/10

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Framed by his Colonel, a Bengal Lancer joins a desert bandit against the British in 1850's India. This movie might not be on the same level as Hammer's best adventure movies but it's still great fun. The movie has a good plot and the characters are strong. I liked the fact that both Colonel Drewe and the rebel Ali Khan were presented as being brutal leaders. Neither side was whiter than white so there is a real sense that the main character Robert Case is conflicted, which I appreciated. Neither Ronald Lewis or Oliver Reed make very convincing Indians / Anglo-Indians but they're both very compelling in their respective roles as Case and Ali Khan. Hammer's attempts to pass off rural England as India are fairly unconvincing as well. The action scenes are fine though not spectacular. An entertaining movie in the end.

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