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Tag Archives: Comedy
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Dr. Watson’s honeymoon is postponed
When I watched “Sherlock Holmes”(2009) almost two years ago, I wondered whether it was good to inject the seven percent solution of caffeine/adrenaline to one of the most famous detectives in the English literature. I enjoyed its style, moods, and … Continue reading
50/50 (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Laugh/Tear – 50/50
While recognizing the harsh reality in its story without sugar-coating, “50/50” finds humor in the gravity of hero’s situation, and it works better than you think. Like the title suggests, the movie is an equal mix of comedy and drama. … Continue reading
Punch (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : His enemy, His teacher, and… His neighbour
If you are a South Korean and you were relatively lucky while going through ruthless South Korean education system, you probably had at least one teacher who ‘bothered’ you a lot in your school days. He had a lot of … Continue reading
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The Day He Arrives (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : They drink and talk again…
One thought came to my mind several days after I watched Hong Sang-soo’s new movie “The Day He Arrives”. I am a lot different from his characters, but, has been my daily life on weekdays monotonously repeated with little variations … Continue reading
Bridesmaids (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Her best female friend is going to get married
Few hours after watching “Bridesmaids”, which is funnier and sweeter than I thought, I had some small talk with a female bartender. Because I do not know well about women and the ways of their thinking, I briefly explained her … Continue reading
Matinee (1993) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A premiere to remember
When I went to Jeonju International Film Festival in this April, I was reminded again that the old theaters at the downtown of my hometown were gone. Most of them are now replaced by a bunch of multiplex theaters, but … Continue reading
Quick (2011) ☆☆(2/4) : Slow delivery of bombs, actions, and cheap gags
The most interesting part of “Quick”, the latest South Korean action movie, is the behind-the-scene footage shown to us at the end credit. I understood they tried to make good action scenes, I saw how much the stunt men and … Continue reading
Super 8 (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A respectful homage to Spielberg films with nostalgia
J.J. Abrams’ new movie “Super 8” turns out to be not as good as what it can be, but it is as good as what it sincerely wants to be, and I liked that. As a respectful homage with nostalgia … Continue reading
Certified Copy (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Are they copying a relationship?
What are they doing? After watching the interactions between two characters for a while, you will be bound to have that question at the certain point in “Certified Copy”. While being deceptively simple, the movie shows us the ambiguous but … Continue reading
Sunny (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Seven Girls – Now and Then
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
