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Look Who’s Back – (2015 movie)

2016-07-02

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Look Who's Back (2015) German language poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4176826/

Hitler is pulled into his future, and being able to do nothing but be himself, he is taken to be a comedian.

I know this is meant as a comedy, but.. it’s just off. It’s worth a watch, but just the one. It touches on quite a lot of .. well touchy subjects. Perhaps this movie will greatly improve in time, while things aren’t so sensitive.

The German language title is Er ist wieder da
Based on Look Who’s Back, (2012 book) by Timur Vermes

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The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0859163/
https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor

Seeking ancient ~~Egyptian treasure~~ Chinese artifacts, archaeologists unleash a curse that threatens the world. Only this time it’s about an ancient warlord’s cursed terracotta army.

Decently follows in the footsteps of the previous two movies, though replacing Rachel Weisz with Maria Bello is a terrible distraction. Anyone who likes the other two movies ought to like this one reasonably well. I think this is worth watching once or twice, but certainly hasn’t enough soul for collection like the first movie.

Properly titled The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Some small scenes are spoken entirely in the Chinese language, probably Mandarin / Standard Chinese.

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The Sum of Histories – (2015 movie)

2016-03-16

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4085502/

A pair of scientists learn they can push electrons back in time and can send emails.

Calm, enthralling, and deeply moving. This movie does all the right things with science fiction and time travel. It keeps the core values of the characters, lets things make just enough sense to have the audience both engaged, confused and planning ahead, and has a romantic streak to it.

Highly recommended!

The title is Terug Naar Morgen in the Dutch language.
This movie is entirely in the Dutch language.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Sword of Destiny (2016) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2652118/

Something about a sword that’s a greenish, and some people who fight and think fighting is cool because of honour and all that.

I also think there’s a Princess Leia/Luke Skywalker thing happening, but I was too distracted by the terrible mixing of accents.

Like superhero movies, this genre has completely worn out its welcome. I’m no longer interested in the same old shit, and even the attempts at story telling have become bland to me. Its scenery and music have become samey and aren’t going to make up for the lack of captivating characters and a solid story. Overused wire-jumps are not exciting. And stop with that screeching sound when swords are un/sheathed.

Properly titled Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
- Don’t say that while chewing bubblegum.
Follows Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – (2000 movie)

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Who Am I - Kein System ist sicher (2014) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3042408/

A young, broken, man, enters an underground community of computer crackers, trying desperately to prove himself but with consequences.

An extremely good movie. While not quite mandatory, it’s definitely a proper advancement of the “hacker kid” movies that have sullied past movies. Highly recommended, even for people that “know their stuff”, as it doesn’t lay on the techno-babble which describes everything painfully wrong. Instead, it takes a reasonable middle ground, staying away from pop culture and fairly-firmly on the social side of storytelling.

Trailer
In English, the title is Who Am I: No System Is Safe
This movie is in the German language.
See also Fight Club – (1999 movie)
- And cross it with your choice of cheezy 1990s hackers film, like Hackers – (1995 movie).

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Abashiri Prison – (1965 movie)

2016-02-28

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058869/

Some Japanese guys are in a prison.

I have no idea what’s going on with this, but after nearly a half an hour I’m just going to give up.

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X – Past Is Present – (2015 movie)

2016-02-27

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5207116/

When around one girl, a man repeatedly has visions of his past girlfriends.

Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech

Properly titled X: Past Is Present (2015)
Though much/most of it is in English, the rest is in Hindi.

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Monkey King – Hero Is Back – (2015 movie)

2015-12-08

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Monkey King - Hero Is Back (2015) poster 12

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4644382/

Something about trolls and such, and a little boy who probably becomes a hero.

I didn’t get very far into this. It’s way too over-the-top childish for my tastes. I would recommend this be watched by a parent with their kid. It seems action-packed yet “safe”. Nobody dies, even through major fight scenes.

Properly titled Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015)
西游记之大圣归来 or Xi you ji zhi da sheng gui lai in Chinese
You may think that “is back” would mean this is a sequel. It is not.

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The Golden Cane Warrior – (2014 movie)

2015-12-08

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4235342/

The Golden Cane, the symbol and ultimate power of the House of the Golden Cane, is to be passed to one of the four students, but there is jealousy among them.

A very well-written and well-told story. It’s also refreshing to see something from a non-standard “martial arts movie country”. Definitely worth a watch for fans of the genre. It’s overall quality makes me recommend it even to those who don’t normally like movies like this. This is not a “kung fu flick”.

The martial arts in this movie is almost entirely with a staff.
The Golden Cane Warrior is entirely voiced in the Indonesian language, and has subtitles throughout.
Known as Pendekar Tongkat Emas in Indonesia.

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The Last Panthers – (2015 show)

2015-11-27

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4075386/

Driven by De Beers‘ manufactured value of diamonds, the story follows a robbery being investigated by police and an ugly insurance woman of some sort.

Maybe it gets better, but it’s slow and boring. Maybe I needed to see an extended-length pilot episode. This has John Hurt, but that’s not good enough for me. Maybe I should have given this more of a chance, but .. I’m not going to.

Has scenes spoken in the French language, with English subtitles. It takes place in France, so there are a lot.
Has scenes spoken in the Serbian language, with English subtitles.

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All posts tagged foreign language entertainment

Look Who’s Back – (2015 movie)

The Mummy – Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – (2008 movie)

The Sum of Histories – (2015 movie)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Sword of Destiny – (2016 movie)

Who Am I – Kein System ist sicher – (2014 movie)

Abashiri Prison – (1965 movie)

X – Past Is Present – (2015 movie)

Monkey King – Hero Is Back – (2015 movie)

The Golden Cane Warrior – (2014 movie)

The Last Panthers – (2015 show)

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