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Tag Archives: Journey
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) ☆☆(2/4) : Is he back yet?
Now we finally arrive at “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”, the final chapter of a bloated trilogy which just went on and on in the previous films and then gets sunken into one very, very, very long … Continue reading
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : So they go there…
Many beloved fantasy worlds depend on small and big details to make us believe and accept them, and the Middle-Earth, that enchantingly bountiful world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, is no exception. While … Continue reading
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : It’s a long, long start….
In 2000, I read J.R.R. Tolkein’s “The Lord of the Rings” for the first time after hearing the news about Peter Jackson’s ambitious plan for making that epic trilogy into three films. Although the translated version I read was not … Continue reading
This Must Be the Place (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : An offbeat journey of an aging rock star
“This Must Be the Place” is an offbeat drama about a sad man who has been hiding inside his appearance of the past as his shell for a long time. When Cheyenne, played by Sean Penn in a striking appearance … Continue reading
I Wish (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Two little brothers reaching for miracle
“I Wish” is a gentle, funny, poignant, sensitive, insightful and optimistic story about two little brothers reaching for miracle. Although I missed the chance to watch it when it was released at South Korean theaters around the end of the … Continue reading
