Based on the authoritative biographical text by Stefan Aust, this fourth collaboration from Uli Edel and Bernd Eichinger (of Christiane F. fame) examines the Red Army Faction's eventful first decade. … more
Based on the third novel of Hideyuki Kikuchi's popular series, this film evokes the milieu of its source material with greater accuracy than Toyoo Ashida's 1985 adaptation of the first novel. … more
*** out of **** I'm always willing to give a film a second chance unless I really, really hated it. I didn't really, really hate Lucio Fulci's "Zombie", so I decided to watch it … more
Light Yagumi is a straight A student with a normal life, which he soon becomes bored of. He finds a black book titled Death Note. The instructions to the book explain that if a persons name is written … more
Light Yagumi is a straight A student with a normal life, which he soon becomes bored of. He finds a black book titled Death Note. The instructions to the book explain that if a persons name is written … more
Tokyo is under attack by powerful mecha like beings called Angels. Conventional weapons are useless against the creatures durability and advanced weaponry. Mankind's only hope lies in the organization … more
Taking place during the Cold War which has continued pass the nineties. The Western and Eastern blocs attempt to gain a decisive edge on each other by utilizing spies, hit men, and other strategic means. … more
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Count_Orlok_22 posted a Quick Tip about Lady Vengeance.
July 05, 2011
Of Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy, this is my least favorite entry. The film is full of the expected twists and turns that are common in his films, but somehow this one didn't have the dark, … more
I first read about Rin back in late January/February of 2010, shortly after spending a handsome amount of money on other anime titles. After reading about the plot and its content, I was really mad at … more
Set in Tokyo, the people of Earth have been living parallel to another dimension called the "Black World". In this dimension exists demons, but all humans aren't aware of their existence. … more
Jubei Kibagami is a vagabond ninja, who finds himself caught in the middle of a pending takeover, which forces him to ally with a government monk named Dakuan and a female ninja Kagero. Together they … more
"Did you know that there are just five types of artists? Your guy, Dreyman, is a Type 4, a 'hysterical anthropocentrist.' Can't bear being alone, always talking, needing friends. That … more
Donnersmarck's first feature is a film that should have been made years before: a critical, dramatic depiction of East German governmental repression from a personal perspective. The exhaustive research … more
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Fanaticalaboutfilms reviewed 13 Assassins.
June 29, 2011
15 - 141mins - Action/Adventure/Drama - 6th May 2011 Being the film buff that I like to pretend I am, I am still yet to see Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai- a work that has supposedly spawned … more
It's hardly one of Bergman's best films, but The Virgin Spring is nonetheless magnificent. Bergman has made a variety of attractive films, but few feature such beautiful scenery and exacting composition … more
Set in France, a small group of underground police officers with Ouessem (Jean-Pierre Martins) being a part of the number, stage a sneak attack on a Nigerian drug cartel lead by Adewale (Eriq Ebouaney), … more
A group of medical students decide to take a vacation in a secluded cabin, which is located in the snowy mountains of Norway. The boozing, games, and sex begins, and the group are having a great time. … more
Rin Asogi along with her partner Mimi runs a private detective agency. Together they take up cases ranging between finding lost cats to helping people out of life or death situations. During one of her … more
Jun Sakurada is a troubled middle school student. While his parents are away on a business trip, he and his sister Nori are alone at home. Jun decides to drop out of school for personal reasons. Now, … more
While enjoying his personal festival, swordsman Yen Nan-fei (Lo Leih) is greeted by an old rival. His party is crashed when another swordsman by the name of Fu Hung-hsueh (Ti Ling) enters through the … more
Paradoxically, this is one of Almodóvar's most inventive and attractive films, despite being perhaps his least profound. Throughout most of the story, both presented fact and contrived fiction … more
Taking place during Japans military period in 1932, the Imperial Army attempts to conquer a karate dojo named Shibahara Dojo. The dojo is headed by Eiken Shibahara(Yosuke Natsuki) and his three well trained … more
ADRIFT (À Deriva) is a reflection of the eponymous certain summer every young teenager experiences. By setting this story of discovery - of parental flaws and infidelities as well as the coming into flower … more
Shadowlaw is a brazen terrorist organization that seeks world domination. Their leader Bison captures or recruits the world's greatest street fighters to further his plans for world terror. The fighters … more
Stieg Larsson's world-wide best-seller third volume in his trilogy about Lisbeth Salander is undoubtedly far better than the film based on it. This generally happens with movies based on novel, because … more