Monthly Archives: December 2010

10 movies of 2010 – and more: Part 3

Posted on December 26, 2010 by kaist455

And there are other movies I’d like to mention…

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10 movies of 2010 – and more: part 2

Posted on December 26, 2010 by kaist455

Here We start with No. 5

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10 movies of 2010 – and more: Part 1

Posted on December 26, 2010 by kaist455

 Let’s begin with No.10

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10 movies of 2010 – and more: Introduction

Posted on December 26, 2010 by kaist455

 Like 2009, 2010 has been a very bad year for my personal life while it has been a very good year for me as a constant moviegoer. After the banishment in late 2009, I was accepted again by my peers … Continue reading →

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The Yellow Sea (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Chased into the chaos and mayhems

Posted on December 25, 2010 by kaist455

    If you were left confused after watching “Inception” despite constant reminders and explanations in the story, I bet you will be also confused, or more confused, after watching Na Hong-jin’s ambitious noir thriller “The Yellow Sea”. It does not … Continue reading →

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Bad Santa (2003) ☆☆☆ (3/4) : A very naughty santa

Posted on December 19, 2010 by kaist455

  In my Korean review written in December 2008, I warned to my blog readers: “If you don’t want alcoholism, robbery, urination, lecherousness, R-rated words, Santa fetish, sex, homophobia, stalking, groin-kicking, blackmail, treachery, and some bizarre way of playing a … Continue reading →

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Buried (2010) ☆☆☆1/2 : A sheer claustrophobic terror under the ground

Posted on December 12, 2010 by kaist455

“To be buried while alive is, beyond question, the most terrific of these extremes which has ever fallen to the lot of mere mortality.” -From Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Premature Burial”   When I saw several equipments devised for saving … Continue reading →

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The Snow – 12/08/10

Posted on December 9, 2010 by kaist455
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The Morning – 12/01/10

Posted on December 1, 2010 by kaist455

My campus in the Morning Fog… and a brown bunny.

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Bedevilled (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : There will be revenge

Posted on December 1, 2010 by kaist455

 Revenge is served raw and simple in “Bedevilled”(2010). The movie delivers exactly what it promises to us, but that is not for free. There are barbarous scenes that make you wince, and then there are bloody scenes that make you … Continue reading →

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