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AKB48Fan rated Wake of Death

 Wake of Death 6/10

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A young Chinese girl escapes from her violent Triad father in Hong Kong by stowing away on a ship full of immigrants bound for LA. An ex-gangster and his wife take the girl in under their care but the child's father comes to the US looking for her and kills the wife and then abducts the couple's son. The ex-gangster swears revenge on the Triads. This is a well written, well acted and well made movie which finds Van Damme in good form. One of the intriguing elements here is that Jean-Claude Van Damme is a not so good guy but an ex-gangster who has just retired from working as a bouncer in a club. Van Damme abandons his split kicks and martial arts for guns and unstylish punches which somehow adds to the realism here. While some claim this to be Jean-Claude's best work, I can't quite agree. It's good and better than some of his work from the 00's but it's far from being a Van Damme classic.

5 years, 4 months ago

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Foolhardy campers wind up on the menu at a backwoods cannibal feast. An ultra low budget horror movie obviously shot on a handycam. The plot you've seen countless times before - a typical group of friends who decide to go camping in the woods and end up being victimised by a group of American cannibals (one of which wears a pilot's visor and mask). Sure, the gore is cheap and the acting atrocious but at least the filmmakers try their best with what they had so I'll give them that at least. Watch it only if you are a fan of ultra low budget and trash overall.

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Rika has an ability to see dead people. When 3 ghosts of teenage girls appear before her and ask that she help them extract revenge on those that murdered them, Rika agrees on the condition that they do not kill them. This is one of those silly Japanese horror comedies from Noboru Iguchi who has directed and written such bat shit crazy movies as The Machine Girl and Dead Sushi. This movie isn't as gore heavy as some of his classics but it's still entertaining with it's insane and goofy storyline. For example, one of the ghost girls that would like to be reincarnated as a dog the next time she's reborn produces a puppet mutt on her arm so that she can attack her murderers!! Despite being a fun movie, it does go on a little bit too long with it's flashback sappy saccharine moments of the 3 girls in their past lives. With some solid wacky ghost action and a lot more emotion than expected for something like this, this movie has plenty to like and is a good outing for fans of Iguchi.

5 years, 4 months ago

AKB48Fan rated See No Evil

 See No Evil  7/10

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In the English countryside, Sarah Rexton, recently blinded in a horse riding accident, moves in with her uncle's family and gallantly adjusts to her new condition, unaware that a killer stalks them. After her former boyfriend Steve presents Sarah with a new horse and suggests they resume their romance, she returns home and discovers the bodies of her murdered relatives. A cat and mouse game commences as the sightless woman evades the killer while trying to learn his identity. This is a bit of a slow burn but is worth the watch. Mia Farrow delivers a fine performance, she is the best thing about this movie as the blind girl Sarah. There are plenty of effective moments of terror on offer. Sarah is unaware that her family members have been murdered, unable to see the corpses scattered around the house but the viewer can see them and it really is quite horrific. Great camera work, good cast - some very familiar faces to British audiences in particular. The identity of the killer is not revealed until the end, with a red herring thrown in. The viewer only sees his cowboy boots for most of the movie. A pretty good little thriller that is worth seeing.

5 years, 4 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Desert Mice

 Desert Mice 6/10

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Set during the early years of WWII, a group of entertainers known as ENSA who go around the troops and give them a varierty show to make them forget about the war become involved with a stuffy Major who doesn't want them anywhere near him and his boys. This movie is going to be of instant appeal thanks to the appearance of the likes of Sid James and Dora Bryan in leading roles. It serves as both an affectionate tribute to ENSA and a comedy of sorts. Yes, the humour is broad and the entertainment value is patchy; but then so it was with ENSA too, so it all makes sense! Much of the jokes come at the expense of Alfred Marks as the stuffy Major. The best part of the movie is when the entertainers end up foiling a genuine German plot spearheaded by Marius Goring which is funny. It's a shame that the lovely Liz Frazer disappears around half way through and is never seen again in the movie. It's not a classic movie by any means but still worth a watch.

5 years, 4 months ago

AKB48Fan rated 91 Days

 91 Days 7/10

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AKB48Fan rated The Long Duel

 The Long Duel 6/10

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In the India of the 1920's, British police officer Freddy Young strongly opposes his government's harsh treatment of local tribes. One of the tribe leaders, Sultan, resolves to deliver his people from their bondage. Although the British officers regard Sultan as a dangerous criminal, Young recognises him as a fellow idealist and an enemy to respect. Young's admiration for the tribal chief conflicts with his assignment to capture the rebel. This is a sort of British Western that doesn't take place in the U.S, has no native American characters or white guys with American accents but this movie is undoubtedly a western that has been relocated from the American plains to British run India. It is by no means rubbish but it is rather dull and overlong at times. The movie does contain some gun battles and fist fights so it's not exactly a total bore and one scene with a fugitive hiding down a well does contain some suspense. Most of the outside filming took place in Spain and not India. Yul Brynner as Sultan and Trevor Howard as Young are fine in their roles though some of the dialog is poor. There's also a ridiculous romantic interest between 54 year old Howard and 21 year old Charlotte Rampling. This movie works as a run-of-the-mill western but it's nothing spectacular.

5 years, 4 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Tomorrow at Ten

 Tomorrow at Ten 7/10

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A young boy is kidnapped and placed in a room in a house somewhere in London with a ticking time bomb stuffed inside a toy gollywog which is set to go off the next day at 10am unless the kidnapper is given some money and a plane ticket to South America. A taut and fast paced thriller which doesn't waste any time with it's sparkling script and tight direction from Lance Comfort. The plot is tidy and unfussy and proceeds well towards its somewhat novel conclusion. Robert Shaw is excellent as the disturbed kidnapper, Marlow, and sterling support is provided by John Gregson as the police inspector. Nice cameo bit by William Hartnell as Robert Shaw's father. There's suspense in spades here, alongside plot twists you won't see coming. It's a pity that B-movie thrillers like this one are so little known as this sort of movie more than holds its own against modern fare. A worthwhile watch.

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A boy called Charlie is enchanted with a green Wedgwood vase at the British Museum and grows up to become an antique dealer but his business isn't going quite so well until he hears about a room full of Wedgwood in a country mansion up for demolition and that a vase might be amongst the finds there. This quaint comedy is the story of an ordinary man who has an obsession through his life about something he saw in his childhood and is determined to get his hands on one. It's not a dramatic movie at all but a gentle comedy with interesting and likable characters who help him in his search. It has the flavour of an Ealing movie. Peter Finch is great as Charlie and he captures well the longing he has for the vase. He loves his wife and children but there is also this itch he can't get rid of until the vase is in his hands. Scottish redhead Adrienne Corri is stunning as the woman who will not sell the vase to Peter until she gets the right price for it. An entertaining movie that has a beguiling charm about it.

5 years, 5 months ago

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Captain Vinka Kovelenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain Chuck Lockwood gets the order to show her the bright side of capitalism, while she tries to convince him of the superority of communism. Naturaly, they fall in love, but there's still the KGB, which doesn't like the idea of having a defected Russian officer running around in London. This movie is by no means one of the classics in any sense: it's entertaining, occasionally very funny, but nothing spectacular. What's odd, and possibly most positive, about this Cold War comedy (written and produced at the height of tensions between the US and the USSR) is that there is no moralising or preaching. No propaganda. In the end, it's simply a romantic comedy about opposites attracting. Katharine Hepburn is great as Vinka - her trademark energy barely reined in, her Russian accent is a little OTT but passable. Bob Hope as Chuck Lockwood gets his typical wisecracking quips in. Supporting characters include James Robertson Justice and Sid James with more hair than usual. A bizarre, but interesting movie if you want to see Hepburn speaking in a Russian accent and examining a pushup bra with a look of utmost disdain on her face!!

5 years, 5 months ago

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A brilliant documentary charting Liam Gallagher's comeback as a solo artist. It begins with the Paris gig in 2009 when Noel walked out on Oasis citing differences with Liam then goes on to the under appreciated years of the group Beady Eye which Liam thought might have been as big as Oasis but never came close and then his current solo career that has seen Liam getting his groove back. He is honest about the mistakes he's made in the past and he just seems a different chilled out man altogether from his wild days in Oasis. There are opinions about Liam from his current girlfriend, his mother and brother Paul along with former bandmate Bonehead. As an Oasis fan I loved it and I'm happy that Liam is back at his best again. Highly recommended.

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A hypochondriac working as an airport baggage handler is forced to confront his fears when a British teenager with a terminal illness enlists him to help her carry out her eccentric bucket list. I only watched this as I liked Maisie Williams on Game of Thrones but this is such a cringy movie. The whole dying girl scenario has been done to death many times and this one tries to be different but ultimately fails. The script is incredibly cheesy and Maisie Williams tries too hard as a dying girl because she comes across as annoying instead. It's embarrassing to watch her act in this movie truth be told. The worst culprit of all and somebody viewers should know when they see his name down on the cast that it's gonna be a crap movie is Ken Jeong as a policeman. Ever since his breakout role in The Hangover he's been nothing short of bad and he's awful in this one too. The so-called comedy moments just aren't funny. It feels like the script was written by a novice. There have been far better movies with this subject matter than this one so do yourself a favour and skip it.

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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.

5 years, 5 months ago

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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.

5 years, 5 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Venus Peter

 Venus Peter 4/10

5 years, 5 months ago

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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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