Category Archives: Movies

Source Code (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Clever SF thriller within repeated 8 minutes

Posted on May 7, 2011 by kaist455

Above all, “Source Code” is something I welcome without hesitation: a smart SF thriller with efficiency and skills. Its scientific settings are a little too shaky and ambiguous, and, to be frank with you, I had to operate some parallel … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Memory loss, SF, Terrorism, Time travle, Train | Leave a comment

Sunny (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Seven Girls – Now and Then

Posted on May 7, 2011 by kaist455

Probably my dreadfully gregarious older cousin sisters can identify with the characters in “Sunny” far more than me because most of them were high school girls around the 1980s. Even though it was one of turbulent chapters in South Korean … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Comedy, High School, South Korean movie | 5 Comments

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Into the artworks from the Stone Age

Posted on April 30, 2011 by kaist455

There are several reasons why Werner Herzog’s documentaries are usually interesting. One of the reasons is that, while being one of the most entertaining directors in the world, he is also one of the most amusing documentary narrators. He is dead … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged 3D, Cave, Cave Paintings, Documentary | 2 Comments

Leaves of Grass (2009) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Crime and Philosophy – and also Marijuana

Posted on April 23, 2011 by kaist455

As far as I know, “a mixed bad” is a negative expression, but I think that is an appropriately positive one in case of “Leaves of Grass”(2009) for its seemingly disjointed combination of crime story and philosophy. The movie throws … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Catfish, Comedy, Crime, Crossbow, Ivy League, Marijuana, Murder, Oklahoma, philosophy, Poetry, Professor, Religion, Rest home, Twin, University | 3 Comments

Jane Eyre (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Another nice adaptation of a classic gothic romance

Posted on April 23, 2011 by kaist455

The sky is gray with darkened clouds. The forest is shrouded in creepy fog. The wind is mercilessly blowing on the barren moor. And there is a huge, ominous mansion owned by the unpleasant man who has the equally unpleasant … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Boarding school, Governes, Horror, Orphan, Romance | Leave a comment

Hanna (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Her first field trip in the world

Posted on April 16, 2011 by kaist455

Rarely do I come across the action movies that work as something else while working well as a well-made one. When I realize that I am watching such a movie, I get more interested in it than those bland, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged action, Fairy tale, Father and daughter, Killer | Leave a comment

Never Let Me Go (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Life is too short for them

Posted on April 10, 2011 by kaist455

While more direct and clearer about its themes than the novel it is based on, “Never Let Me Go” is a subtle and sensitive movie. It is quite easy to recognize what is going on in their world, but, like the … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Boarding school, Genetic engineering, Romance, SF, Transplant | 1 Comment

Barfly (1987) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : And here goes their another day with bottles

Posted on April 5, 2011 by kaist455

In the biochemistry class during my naive undergraduate years, the professor jokingly said the capability of metabolizing alcohol depends on our genetic makeup. Thanks to the variations in the genes, some people can produce more enzymes or more active enzymes … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Alcohol, Bar, Writer | 1 Comment

Hereafter (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : It matters to them even if you can’t believe it

Posted on March 26, 2011 by kaist455

As the creatures recognizing the uncertainty and finality of life, we human beings have been trying to get some glimpse into something we will probably be never sure about unless we come into it for ourselves. In case of future, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Death, Disaster, Hereafter, Psychic, Supernatural power, Traffic Accident | 4 Comments

The King’s Speech (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : The King and His speech therapist

Posted on March 20, 2011 by kaist455

While watching movies, I sometimes come across the strong emphatic moments because I understand well how the characters feel in their situations. One of recent examples was from “The Hurt Locker”. Although its hero was someone quite different from me, … Continue reading →