Tag Archives: Comedy

Miracle in Cell No.7 (2013) ☆☆(2/4) : I am Yong-goo

Posted on February 1, 2013 by kaist455

After 20 minutes it began, I concluded that I was not a good target audience for South Korean comedy film “Miracle in Cell No.7”. I understood what it intended to be, but I kept annoyed by its blatant comic/melodramatic approach … Continue reading →

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Silver Linings Playbook (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A conventional but offbeat rom-com

Posted on January 18, 2013 by kaist455

 I have heard from many people that “Silver Linings Playbook” is a conventional romantic comedy. They are right about that, but, as they also pointed out in their praises, the movie is a conventional romantic comedy stuffed with offbeat charms … Continue reading →

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Cloud Atlas (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Life is full of make-ups

Posted on January 10, 2013 by kaist455

“Cloud Atlas” is something you do not often encounter at theater: an ambitiously epic folly which will dazzle or bore you at the big screening room. Though I am not entirely sure about my opinion on this giant messy tapestry, … Continue reading →

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My FFC review for Nameless Gangsters(2012)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by kaist455

My Far-flung correspondent review for “Nameless Gangster”(2012) has just been posted. If you want to read it, click here. The review was revised from my original review written in February 2012.

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Wreck-It Ralph (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : He wants to be a good guy this time

Posted on December 19, 2012 by kaist455

 Disney’s new digital animation film “Wreck-It Ralph” reaches to my nostalgia with a handful of video games I played during my childhood and adolescent years. I had little interest on playing video games unlike my schoolmates, but I was drawn … Continue reading →

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Our Idiot Brother (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Our lovable Ned

Posted on December 2, 2012 by kaist455

Ned Rochlin is your average lovable idiot. He is a nice and pleasant dude, but the problem is that he trusts people a little too much and he thinks a little too less about what he says and does. The … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Harry (1955) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Shovelling on one fine autumn day

Posted on November 12, 2012 by kaist455

 While he has been called “the Master of Suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock has also been called “the Master of the Macabre”, and that title is exemplified well by his delightful black comedy “The Trouble with Harry”(1955), On the surface, it looks … Continue reading →

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Primary Colors (1998) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A story of one fun political ride

Posted on November 10, 2012 by kaist455

When I watched “The Ides of March” (2011) early in this year, it took me back to my memories with Mike Nichols’ “Primary Colors” (1998), which already told us almost everything the former wanted to tell. When I watched it … Continue reading →

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Almost Che (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : He just wanted to get a girl out of his league…

Posted on October 26, 2012 by kaist455

I do not remember a lot about the 1980s in South Korea because I was very young at that time, but I know it was a violent era when many people were injustly crushed by South Korean government because they … Continue reading →

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Dead Alive (1992) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Please prepare a barf bag just in case

Posted on October 20, 2012 by kaist455

Some horror movies have a mercy on the uninformed audiences who have no idea about what they will get. The opening sequence of New Zealand horror film “Dead Alive”(1992), which is also known as “Braindead”, is a good example because … Continue reading →

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