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In a future where time is money and the wealthy can live forever, Will Salas is a poor man who rarely has more than a day's worth of life on his time clock. When he saves Henry Hamilto from time thieves, Will receives the gift of a century. However, such a large transaction attracts the attention of the authorities, and when Will is falsely accused of murder, he must go on the run, taking the daughter of an incredibly wealthy man with him. The concept of this movie is extremely unique and innovative. However, it was disappointing to see this fall short of my expectations. It pains me to say this but Justin Timberlake should not have been chosen for the role of Will Salas. He just can't pull off the character of a tough guy from the ghetto. Amanda Seyfried is decent as Silvia, but she and Timberlake don't have much chemistry. I also don't think the script was very well written, which causes Timberlake and Seyfried to be even less believable as their characters. A great idea on paper but poorly executed on film.

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Rose Elliot, a young poet in Rome, is murdered after she reads a Latin book that tells the supernatural story of the Three Mothers. Her brother Mark investigates her murder and, after his friend Sara is killed, heads for New York. This is Dario Argento's 2nd movie in a trilogy after Suspiria which concludes with The Mother Of Tears that came out in 2007. The plot in this movie is a bit of a muddled mess in the Three Mothers mystery and it plays like a series of scenes, and not much more. One does not lead sensibly into another in the way we commonly associate with a "plot". The characters are one dimensional, give ordinary performances. However, the imaginative kills that take place is fantastic. With all that said I really enjoyed this. It's a joy to behold. It's pure Argento; the set pieces, the framing of the scenes, the gruesome but beautiful violence, and the pure suspense of what will happen. Very enjoyable and I'm looking forward to seeing the final part of this trilogy.

5 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Inferno

 Inferno 7/10

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AKB48Fan rated Bleach: Burîchu

 Bleach: Burîchu 6/10

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Ichigo Kurosaki is a 15-year-old high school student who lives in Karakura Town with his father, Isshin, and younger twin sisters, Karin and Yuzu. He also has the ability to see ghosts, a talent that attracts the attention of a katana-wielding young woman in a black kimono. She introduces herself as Rukia Kuchiki while explaining to Ichigo that she is a Soul Reaper who guides the dead to the Soul Society. When Rukia is badly injured in a battle against a Hollow, she transfers her powers to Ichigo. Based on the manga and long running anime that finished in 2012, this is the live action movie and it's not too bad. I am only familiar with the franchise by its name, as I haven't read the manga nor have I watched any of the anime. The storyline was good and quite straight forward. It required very little attention from the audience actually to stay up to speed with the movie. Perhaps it was a little bit too simplistic and streamlined. I liked the majority of the characters and the filmmakers put together a good ensemble cast to portray them. The CGI in the movie was actually quite good and the Hollow designs were great. The action scenes were decent. All in all, watching the movie hasn't made me have the urge to watch the anime at all but I did enjoy it. Not sure what fans of the anime will think about this movie though?

5 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Mazinger Z: Infinity (2017)

 Mazinger Z: Infinity (2017) 6/10

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Ten years after the end of the war against Dr. Hell and his Mechanical Beasts, the world lives in an era of peace thanks to the development of photonic energy for peaceful purposes. An enormous robot is found buried beneath Mount Fuji which is codenamed Infinity. It is stolen by Dr. Hell and his new mechanical beasts along with his henchmen Baron Ashura and Count Brocken. Dr. Hell plans to use the Infinity to unleash Goragon - to exchange this universe with another as he believes this world is not worth existing. Mazinger was a 70's anime that was never seen in the UK although it has been shown in many countries around the world. Not being familiar with the characters or the mecha itself does not detract from the viewer's enjoyment of this movie. I cannot say if this movie retains the tone and action of the series but I thought the action scenes were fantastic. I'm sure fans of the original series will enjoy the nostalgia of revisiting old friends again. The animation is slick with a 3D feel to it. The storyline moves at a good pace, never slacks and builds to a satisfying conclusion. It certainly delivers on action and spectacle. Fans of Japanese giant robots should have a fun time watching it.

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An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning are an accident - or a murder. But when he meets a young woman at both sites, a scientific mystery begins. A bit of a miss by prolific Japanese director Takashi Miike. It tries to be a supernatural mystery but fails and the biggest disappointment from this movie is it's long, plodding and boring. While the slow pace of the story is meant to emphasise the dramatic effect, the end result is the exact opposite. Add all these factors together and the result is that this movie is a sure cure for insomnia. Takashi Miike is one of the most inventive directors today and his career is full of hits and misses. He has had more hits, but this movie is a definite miss.

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Theodore Honey is a mathematician charged with discovering what caused the crash of a British made "Reindeer" airliner. As he travels to investigate, he realises en route that he's flying on the very same type of airplane. Convinced it will suffer a similar accident, he deliberately sabotages it once it lands, and soon finds himself defending his sanity. Fortunately, a sympathetic actress and a stewardess come to his defense. A great movie with a highly original idea, script and a top-notch cast. The first half of the movie is quite gripping, centering on passengers aboard an airplane that may or may not be doomed to crash. It's so suspenseful that the movie's talky second half drags in places and is a bit of a let-down. Two romantic subplots fizzle out and the story turns into a fairly dry parable about a "detached" scientist's need to connect more directly with the people in his life. The trouble is, this conflict isn't very original and always seems more theoretical than dramatically compelling. James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, and Glynis Johns all shine in their roles. While it may not be one of Stewart's best known movies, it's certainly well worth taking a look.

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Woody Harrelson has to get through a wild and illicit night in London and take his family to the Harry Potter set to prove he's not a deadbeat dad. Filmed in one continous take, this is a semi-true retelling of events of a night that spirals out of his control and lands Woody in prison, leaving him with some serious questions to ponder about himself, his friendships, and the direction of his life. I applaud the technical achievements of attempting a movie like this but overall I didn't like it one bit. I didn't think it was amusing and found the acting and dialogue wooden. It was just plain stupid and very dull.

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The British receive intelligence that an anti-nuclear militant group is planning to kill the U.S Secretary of State at the American Ambassador's residence. The British Special Air Services enlists the help of Capt. Peter Skellen, who is charged with going undercover. But he is quickly found out by the terrorists, and his wife and child are taken hostage. As Skellen attempts to get word to his superiors, the terrorists begin to execute their plan, which leads to a siege at the residence. Lewis Collins was riding high at the time due to his popularity in TV action series "The Professionals" so he was a natural choice to play the moody and arrogant SAS Captain Skellen. The first 10 minutes of the movie with the introduction of the SAS is really good but the movie gets bogged down and it only really picks up for the climax when the SAS attack the Ambassador's residence. Don't come into this expecting plenty of action as it doesn't happen but the assault on the Ambassador's residence to rescue the hostages and kill the terrorists is exciting to watch. This movie was basically just something to cash in because of the previous year's real-life mission by the SAS to storm the Iranian Embassy in London. You could say that Lewis Collins plays Bodie from The Professionals in this movie just with a different name. It's an OK movie, not the best actioner I've seen but it passes the time.

5 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated The Cold Light of Day

 The Cold Light of Day 6/10

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Young business consultant Will Shaw flies to Spain for a vacation aboard his family's sailboat. When Will returns from some on-shore shopping, his family is gone and will be killed if he does not deliver a missing briefcase within 24 hours. As it turns out, his father is not a cultural attache but a spy, and Will is in over his head. He must find a way to turn the tables on his enemies, or he and his family will all die. This movie is a roller coaster from beginning till the end. It has basically everything you need in a thriller: action, secrets, good location and a fast pace that will not give you time to breath or think. It is not too different from so many others you may have already seen but it's good to see them trying. Henry Cavill is OK as the hero. Bruce Willis is good to watch even if he isn't in the movie for long and Sigourney Weaver is poor as the main villain. A lot have said this is like the poor man's Bourne movie and I tend to agree with that. It's not bad in the end.

5 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Slaughterhouse Rulez

 Slaughterhouse Rulez 5/10

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An elite British boarding school turns into a battleground for survival when seismic tremors bought on by fracking unleash unspeakable horrors from the ground. This was a real mixed-bag of a movie. If you're expecting this to be like one of the Cornetto Trilogy movies just because Simon Pegg and Nick Frost star in this then think again. It tries to be a horror-comedy without being particularly scary or funny and uses elements we've seen from stories set at boarding schools like this many times before. The first half of the movie does a a rather sloppy job setting up the overall story when the gore/horror aspect kicks in. I can't complain about the acting which was decent enough but if the movie had a better script with some more interesting characters who don't all have surface-level motivations then this may have turned out to be a enjoyable experience. A bit of a wasted opportunity if you ask me.

5 years, 7 months ago

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AKB48Fan rated Outcast of the Islands

 Outcast of the Islands 7/10

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Sleazeball Peter Willems, recently fired from his job in a counting house in the Dutch East India colony of Makassar, settles in a remote village in Borneo. At first accepted by the local colonists, including the shady trading post official Almayer and the kind-hearted Captain Lingard, Willems soon resumes his downward spiral, spurred by his obsession with a beautiful native woman, Aissa. This is director Carol Reed's splendid and comprehensive examination of the civilized man vs savage dilemma with a truly unscrupulous protagonist as the lead character whose lust and greed knows no bounds. The movie has a compelling story to tell with richly detailed characters. The cast is fantastic with a brilliant turn by Trevor Howard as Willems with Robert Morley and Ralph Richardson who looks like Captain Birdseye giving a wonderful performance. An interesting movie to take a look at if you get a chance.

5 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated The Fountain

 The Fountain 4/10

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Tommy is a medical researcher trying to find a way to cure the brain tumor that is killing his wife Izzi when he happens to discover the secret of eternal life. Izzi is writing a novel about the embattled Queen of Spain sending a brave and loyal conquistador to find a mythical tree in South America that can grant eternal life. We're also presented with a bald and pajama-clad Tommy, after some indeterminate eternity has passed, flying through space in what appears to be a giant, novelty bowling ball with a tree growing inside it. He's taking the tree to a star that represented the Mayan afterlife where he expects Izzi to be reborn in some never explained way. This movie is nice to watch and visually appealing but the story in here never really got me engaged, let alone fascinated me. Unfortunately the interconnection of the three stories doesn't work either. For all I care, they simply could have kept this at the present time without digging into the book that Izzi is writing. They could have centered this around this whole premise of Jackman's character facing the mortality of his beloved wife. I wanted to like this movie but I found it boring, confusing and rather pretentious. I don't usually mind director Darren Aronofsky's works but this one was a misfire.

5 years, 7 months ago

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Another anthology horror movie from Amicus Studios which features 4 macabre tales with a wraparound story in which Detective Inspector Holloway investigates the mysterious disappearance of a famous horror movie-star and learns of several other cases all linked to a creepy old house. The 4 stories are: a novelist believes the title character of his next book, Dominick The Strangler is alive and stalking him. A great performance by Denholm Elliott as the novelist and Tom Adams as grinning loon Dominick, who looks convincingly deranged as he lurks in the shadows. The second tale has Peter Cushing as retired businessman Philip Grayson playing one of a pair of old love rivals who lose their heads after paying a visit to a Museum of Horror, where one of the exhibits bears an uncanny resemblance to the woman they both loved. The third stars Christopher Lee as a frightened father of a young girl with a secret; Nyree Dawn Porter is the teacher who cannot understand what he is so scared of. Finally there's a silly tale to end it all with Jon Pertwee as an arrogant actor who buys a cloak which turns him into a vampire after midnight. The lovely Ingrid Pitt also turns up in this one. There are numerous "in-jokes" in this tale with Pertwee's character saying that Bela Lugosi made a better Dracula than the "new guy" meaning Christopher Lee!! Overall, this was a decent Amicus anthology with 4 interesting stories.

5 years, 7 months ago

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After moving to a new city, young Andy Barclay receives a special present from his mother - a seemingly innocent Buddi doll that becomes his best friend. When the doll suddenly takes on a life of its own, Andy unites with other neighborhood children to stop the sinister toy from wreaking bloody havoc. This is a nice and creative modern reimagining of the first Chucky movie. To be honest before watching I did think it was unnecessary to remake the movie. The plot is different to the original as it drops the supernatural aspect entirely and the story structure was a new take on the worn out slasher structure. Chucky's face has been altered slightly too. Mark Hamill who takes over from Brad Dourif as the voice of Chucky was incredibly charming and unique, using a calm and controlled almost innocent voice with a sinister undertone. The practical effects and puppetry on Chucky is very good. Gorehounds will love this movie as it features 2 nasty kills by the psycho doll. All in all, I really enjoyed the movie and it's really worth checking out.

5 years, 7 months ago

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A young boy promises his friends at a London hospital that he can deliver a huge Christmas Tree to St Martin's Children Hospital by 6pm on Christmas Eve. He makes a bet and is determined not to lose. The next day he steals his family's Christmas Tree which has been growing in the back garden for 6 years and with his sister and younger brother they travel down to London carrying the tree. A well-made and entertaining little movie by the Children's Film Foundation, its real value is as a glimpse of a part of Britain that has changed since this movie was filmed. The storyline is very Enid Blyton-like with the kids getting involved with a pair of thieves on the run and stumbling onto a M.O.D firing range. The child actors are OK apart from the annoying little brother. For anyone of the right age and/or from that part of the world where this movie was shot (SE England) it is something of a nostalgia-fest.

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Johnny Bannion is an ex-con who's taken part in the robbery of a racetrack but is caught and sent back to prison; but not before he has time to bury the cash from the gig. Back in prison, Johnny is keeping the cards close to his chest but finds there are big crime forces wanting a piece of his action. With plans afoot to "twist" his arm, and his girlfriend kidnapped, Johnny knows something is going to have to give... Director Joseph Losey, working from a sharp, precise script, offers a fascinatingly vivid depiction of the seedy criminal milieu, relates the arresting story at a steady pace, and maintains a fierce, unrelenting intensity that never lets up to the literal bitter end. The movie further benefits from good acting by a stellar cast, with especially stand-out turns from Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Gregoire Aslan as cunning Italian mobster Frank Saffron and Margit Saad as Johnny's brash, enticing new girlfriend Suzanne. The crisp, fluid black and white cinematography, the colourful characters, John Dankworth's rousing jazzy score, the uncompromisingly grim'n'gritty tone, a potent central message about how greed and money lust destroys the human soul and the powerful downbeat ending make this a great drama to watch.

5 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Leave No Trace

 Leave No Trace 8/10

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