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Le Samouraï – (1967 movie)

2017-01-10

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062229/

A hitman is witnessed just after a job, and becoming a suspect pushes his employers put a hit out on him.

While I can imagine this being really cool at the time, it certainly isn’t any more. It has a slow moody atmosphere with a main character stiff enough to be a walking corpse. It’s also just shy of being a silent film.

I only finished watching it because of the similarity Ghost Dog – (1999 movie) has with it, because I like that movie.

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Shogun – (1980 show)

2017-01-09

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080274/

It is 1598, and a ship pilot gets stranded in Japan.

Meh, it’s old.

Based on Shōgun – (1975 book), by James Clavell,
Properly titled Shōgun

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Under the Skin – (2013 movie)

2017-01-09

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/
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Something something Scarlette Johansson something picking up people to kill something skin? something.

Artsy trash.

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Kagemusha – (1980 movie)

2017-01-09

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080979/

Instead of a death sentence, a convict is given the opportunity to impersonate a lord in a time of war.

kagemusha lit. “shadow warrior”

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Her – (2013 movie)

2017-01-06

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Artificial intelligence is created but is somehow only used as a personal assistant.

Awkward and slow, and so lacking in intellectual merit as to make it far too weak a story. Science fiction chick flicks are fucking weak.

As always, Send a philosopher.

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Spirited Away – (2001 movie)

2017-01-03

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245429/

On the way to moving to a new town, a girl stumbles upon and is trapped in a pocket dimension with an old Japanese bath house run by spirits and non-humans.

SHE SHOUTS A LOT

A spectacular movie. Youthful but with a balance of fantasy spectacle and horror.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325710/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/last-samurai

An American captain, suffering from PTSD-induced nightmares so bad he became alcoholic, is brought back into the trade as a consultant and trainer to suppress the civil war in Japan and fight against its old warrior class, the samurai.

Dare I say this is one of the greats. It has various classic elements without being tiring and obvious, and maintains a great pace and tone.

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Swordfish – (2001 movie)

2017-01-02

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244244/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/swordfish

A recently-ex-con world-renown hacker is swept into the well-planned efforts to fund long-term anti-terrorist terrorism.

I-like-hyphens.

Ignoring the Hollywood-hacker bullshit, it’s a good movie, particularly because so few, at least at its release, would be so A-class and yet have this particular topic. It helps shape the understanding of the passion behind Lawful Evil.

Not related to the fish Swordfish.
Partially playing off of the Swordfish (password).

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Cloud Atlas – (2012 movie)

2016-12-30

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/cloud-atlas

During the thrashing of an epileptic seizure, an editor stitches together bits of various unrelated shorts into a single movie filled with famous people and great music.

If one can labour past the non science-fiction, it’s pretty good. In fact, I think if one cut out everything except two of the storylines, they would make for good shorts. I may do that one day.

I wouldn’t imagine this to have been a critical success.

Based on Cloud Atlas (2004 book), by David Mitchell

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Millennium – (1989 movie)

2016-12-27

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097883/

An investigator of airplane disasters learns their passengers are critical to the plans of a woman he falls in love with.

This is one of the early time travel movies which really grabbed me and brought me into the genre. I don’t know that I’d call it great or could strongly recommended it to others, but I like it a lot.

Based on Air Raid – (1977 story), by John Varley

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All posts tagged entertainment

Le Samouraï – (1967 movie)

Shogun – (1980 show)

Under the Skin – (2013 movie)

Kagemusha – (1980 movie)

Her – (2013 movie)

Spirited Away – (2001 movie)

The Last Samurai – (2003 movie)

Swordfish – (2001 movie)

Cloud Atlas – (2012 movie)

Millennium – (1989 movie)

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