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Ong-Bak – The Thai Warrior – (2003 movie)

2023-04-25

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Ong-Bak - The Thai Warrior - (2003 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368909/
was ongbakmovie.com

A poor village is robbed, and a young man sets out to retrieve the village’s most prized possession.

Quite good and holds up well. In context there were very few movies of this grit out at the time, and it really made waves.

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aka Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior
If you want to set down this path, check out /tag/tony-jaa and The Raid – (2011 movie) (with all the recommendations therein).
Note that Ong Bak 2 – (2008 movie) is not a sequel. There is no sequel, and I’m not trying to be funny about this. It literally is not a sequel or related in any way.

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Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6643972/
https://www.triplethreatfilm.com/

Mercenaries mercenary, but not effectively, and survivors band together for revenge.

It’s a solid violence-filled thriller more in the American style than Indonesian, so it’s good but not great.

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This is mixed Chinese, Indonesian, and English.
Want a full night of this? Begin with The Raid – (2011 movie)

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - (1984 movie) image

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087544/
was http://movies.disney.com/nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind

The future world is screwed, and humans struggle to survive in a poisoned world filled with monstrous insects.

About as good as you’d expect for a Japanimated movie from 1984, which is damned good.

Original title: Kaze no tani no Naushika
based on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind – (1982 manga)
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See also Vesper – (2022 movie)

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Samaritan – (2022 movie)

2023-04-20

action entertainment, action movies, alternate present, entertainment, fiction, liked, men die and women die off-screen, movies, PG-13 rated, reviews, superhero entertainment, superhero movies

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5500218/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5M7YXZB

Years ago, a city was shaken by two super-brothers having a super-spat, but their legend lives on in a gang whose leader wants to continue the fight.

It’s not particularly superhero and doesn’t really establish any sort of franchise. It’s not bad, and it’s not great; it’s just fine. It’s vanilla, and sometimes that’s just what you want.

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A single woman gets hurt on-screen and a single woman dies off-screen; equality!

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Wrath of Man – (2021 movie)

2023-04-20

crime entertainment, crime movies, entertainment, fiction, Jason Statham, liked, men die and women die off-screen, movies, police entertainment, police movies, R rated, reviews, the present

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11083552/

A man’s dog son is killed, and he plays the long game to find the killers to avenge him.

Kinda plodding, but okay I guess. It’s likeable but a bit flat. Don’t watch it unless you’re into .. I don’t even know what genre this is. I guess unless you’re into Jason Statham.

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Only a single woman gets hurt; she dies off-screen.

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The Portable Door – (2023 movie)

2023-04-07

alternate present, entertainment, fantasy fiction entertainment, fantasy fiction movies, fiction, Jim Henson, liked, magic, movies, reviews, unrated

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11820950/

Humanity is raised by goblins, and one in particular is brought into a secret organization to help find a towel.

Neat.

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Star Wars > Star Wars – Episode I – The Phantom Menace – (1999 movie) >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120915/
https://starwarsfans.fandom.com/wiki/The_Phantom_Edit
(website, archive)

The Trade Federation blockades a peaceful planet, and decisive action is required to bring political and military strength to bear.

An astonishing improvement on the original. Even though it’s lower visual quality than it’s original can be, it’s worth a watch. Very highly recommended especially to fans of the original trilogy who were disappointed by this new trilogy.

Properly titled Star Wars Episode I.II: The Phantom Edit
Trailer for the original
The Nice Jedi – Trailer
- by Imperator Cuts
This is an edit of Star Wars – Episode I – The Phantom Menace – (1999 movie)
Download from archive.org

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Cinderella – (1950 movie)

2023-04-06

alternate past, Disney movies, entertainment, fairy tales, fantasy fiction entertainment, fantasy fiction movies, fiction, G rated, liked, movies, movies inspired by books, musicals, reviews, romance entertainment, romance movies, youth-friendly entertainment, youth-friendly movies

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042332/
https://princess.disney.com/cinderella

A semi-slave girl dreams of true love, but must struggle to prove she is the one.

Adorable.

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DaVinci Resolve

2023-03-30

disliked, freeware, GUI software, HOWTO, liked, Linux software, live, macOS software, media software, proprietary software, reviews, software, video editing software, Windows 10 software, windows 11 software, Windows software

Software > Video editing >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/ca/products/davinciresolve/

A video editor, and more; too much more.

A terrible initial impression; it requires some patience, watching a tutorial and following instructions. Don’t wander around; don’t use strange features, and stay in the “Edit” view!

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