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Technotise - Edit i ja (2009)
An animation delight
I've been a Japanese-anime collector for years, this was quite a surprise. Funny how things go, I found a link to the YouTube in a David Brin article, and didn't know quite what to expect.
One full-length movie later, it's just ... WOW.
Futuristic story, great character design, animation quality with attention to foreground and background, interesting plot with action, adventure, relationships, philosophy and more. Glad there were subtitles.
Made me want to go back to Belgrade (was there in 1970) and shake the creator's hand. The work of one person ... amazing. That's why it's definitely a 10.
Kate & Leopold (2001)
Fantastic script!
About nine years down the track, I finally got to see this. And came from the DVD player to check a few things. Then read several pages of reviews.
Sheesh! The complaints about Meg's hair -- what makes anyone think it was her choice? A movie is a collaboration of many who make choices for the role. Clue: J.J.'s line about Kate being "manly" (paraphrase).
A lot of nitpicking of this and that, and so far as I read, no one recognized that the script was superb: crisp dialogue, great pace and timing, all characters' lines in character. What's not to like? I wonder if any of the history experts were aware that Roebling had ten bridge projects -- and the one that led to the Brooklyn Bridge was done across the Ohio River to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1866? Lastly, this is a film that was supposed to be fun -- and it was. For me, anyway,