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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1605783/
https://www.sonyclassics.com/midnightinparis/
A writer visiting contemporary Paris is repeatedly transported to 1920s Paris.
This has been described as a romantic comedy, but there is neither romance nor comedy to be found. It’s dry and drags its feet.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374463/
https://www.hbo.com/the-pacific
Follows some Americans in World War 2 Pacific.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185906/
https://www.hbo.com/band-of-brothers
Follows a unit in the 101st Airborne Division during World War 2.
Quite a good story. It’s full of faces I know. Great acting and spectacular realism.
Note: This video style is shaky.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110200/
Upon hearing of his master’s death, a man returns to Shanghai amidst tensions from its Japanese occupation, and learns there was foul play.
Quite a good movie, with all the basic elements. There’s next to none of the B-movie cheese that’s pervasive of such films, so it’s good enough for everyday people.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071315/
It is the 50s, and a Los Angeles private detective is swept up into intrigue when a job he takes goes sideways.
Meh. I can see how this would be interesting for someone who like gumshoe movies, but I don’t so I’m bored. It, throughout, seems like it’s trying too hard to be like an old black-and-white movie.
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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.
Properly titled Shōgun
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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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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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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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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094154/
A scientist from the future goes back in time to do (stuff that I wasn’t paying attention enough to figure out), but his assistant’s daughter goes back to stop him with the help of one of the grandfather’s of time travel.
For an old TV-movie this is pretty good.
The actual movie is copyright 1986.
