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Pompeii (2014)
A watered down sequel to the Spartacus series?
Okay my apologizes for presuming in the title that viewers and fans of this movie also have seen the famous Starz series 'Spartacus'. Btw if you like this genre and have not then you should.
Back to Pompeii - certainly have a nice thread of a story of a destitute boy turned slave turned gladiator. And then as icing throw in the angle of revenge and romance. Was a great setup hell even better than Spartacus. However the movie lost it as trying too hard to play on the lines of the Starz series and therefore being overshadowed by it. To add to the watering down was some poor acting by the lead actor, actress and his gladiator buddy. Matter of fact the villain camp starting with the corrupt senator did a much better acting job. The fights were a complete miss in one instance a gashed neck produces no blood! Better acting and rock solid production would have made this movie a classic but alas it was not to be.
Keith (2008)
Well done movie of 3 clueless peeps
Wont blame the girl cos she is 17 and obviously does not like either guy. In other words this gal's a baby and not mature enough to latch onto a single guy she likes for a long enough time to have a relationship. Notice how she is making out with another guy when she has a 'boyfriend'. Well that is straight up disloyalty but immature as she is we can let that pass. But the 2 guys are the usual stereotypical clueless idiots IE their idiotic antics with the opposite sex is a pain in the (you know where) to watch. First off why would a guy want to hustle someone else's girlfriend cos its a big waste of time. And the boyfriend wimp puts up with the BS when his gal is screwing around with another guy? Huh its actually a huge pain to watch an entire movie however well made about clueless idiots so gets a 5!
Fei chang wan mei (2009)
Funny fast story..
but the 2 dudes are such big hen pecked pussies chasing 2 unavailable women! Eva Jin you should know that wussies are unattractive to women and reprehensible to real men! Okay am writing the mandatory 10 lines: The Good: Great character build up. Fast paced story. Funny situations. Beautiful women - one sane the other not quite so.
The not so good - are two weak guys who wear their hearts on their sleeves. So from the start its a failed romantic setup for both couples. The high maintenance actress loses both the guys either because she is structured or not interested or both. The saner cartoonist is on the rebound. Or maybe this whole story is just 2 women being bitches but there an't a shred of romance in this flick. Not so funny overall.
Ying xiong (2002)
'Music and martial arts have the same principles
....both grapple with complex chords and melodies' so aptly quoted in the film, nothing can be more truer about Tan Dun's heavenly background score. It transforms an already beautiful movie into something almost divine and ethereal. Using multiple scales to convey a change of scene, moods and settings each composition blends masterfully into each other like a jigsaw piece puzzle to paint a beautiful canvas. If you just close your eyes throughout the movie the music is powerful enough to convey what is going on the screen!
Tan Dun uses the minor pentatonic scale with an added 2nd note very characteristic of Chinese traditional music. But surprisingly he uses a very different signature scale - (called Raag Bhairavi of Indian classical music); gives a kind of haunting melancholic melody that runs throughout the movie. The transitioning between scales and melodies is pure musical genius!
About Love (2005)
Realistic portrayal of romantically challenged men
The movie's male characters were a real pain to watch:
Tokyo - All the guy had to do was to ask the girl out on a date. Then put the brakes on with with a rebound girl. Cause the girl just broke-up and then the boyfriend wants to get back.....nothing good for our hero.
Taipei - Ughhh! this guy would kill his mom for that girl. It was painful to watch Mr Blind running errands for a girl who has zero interest in him. Looks like he is doomed for ever after the closing shot
Shanghai - Mr Samurai if you liked the girl you should have asked for her cell phone number. It is as simple as that.
Great acting about clueless men!!!
Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom (2003)
Great Movie
Lol! the gripes in the review board were actually more entertaining than the movie?
Com on people its the natural story of a boy growing to be a man. Just watch it minus all the personal high moral horse filters....Buddhist or whatever!
My only comment will be the young man's clumsy attempts at romancing the girl. He should have a nice hair cut and clean fitting clothes before approaching a lady....makes his chances of winning her brighter. The Buddha's garb is for meditation purposes only. Even Siddhartha was a handsome prince before he decided to become a monk!