Category Archives: Movies

Winter’s Bone (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Her desperate determination in cold, harsh world

Posted on January 24, 2011 by kaist455

 Although its story is driven by a mystery surrounding certain missing person, the mystery only serves as a trigger for something far more than itself in “Winter’s Bone”. While we follow its heroine’s plight and wait for the answer to … Continue reading →

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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : That baffling world of death and reincarnation

Posted on January 15, 2011 by kaist455

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s latest movie “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” scored some points from me at the beginning. After the enigmatic opening sequence featuring a cow and the jungle shrouded in strange atmosphere, the following sequence with a … Continue reading →

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Tron: Legacy (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Unnecessary but it’s nice to look at anyway

Posted on January 2, 2011 by kaist455

 I still have some conflicts about whether “Tron: Legacy” is really necessary for us. “Tron”, its predecessor in 1982, showed the audience the initial potential of CGI with the world they had never seen before. The movie looks now quite … Continue reading →

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The Last Godfather (2010) BOMB : A new kind of 3D – Dated, Dull, and Disgraceful

Posted on January 2, 2011 by kaist455

 I once said in one of my reviews for Korean movies that 2010 was a good year for South Korean movies because of those wonderful movies made by talented directors. And I also pointed out that we had a considerable amount … Continue reading →

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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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