Tag Archives: Romance

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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Take This Waltz (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : It’s hard not to follow heart…

Posted on October 10, 2012 by kaist455

Sometimes people find themselves in the difficult circumstance where heart is in conflict with brain. The heroine of “Take This Waltz” feels an urge to follow her heart, but she is not so sure about how to deal with it. … Continue reading →

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Moonrise Kingdom (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Their little deadpan romance

Posted on October 3, 2012 by kaist455

“Moonrise Kingdom” is as charming and innocent as Wes Anderson’s film can be. As a picturesque tale about a little romantic elopement, the movie has that sweet aspect we have seen from such films as “Melody”(1971) and “Small Change”(1976) along … Continue reading →

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Hysteria (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Good laughs surrounding one useful tool for ladies

Posted on August 29, 2012 by kaist455

As the story about the invention of a certain electronic tool which has provided considerable satisfaction to women since its invention, “Hysteria” is a charming and likable comedy in spite of its vulgar aspect which naturally attracts R rating in … Continue reading →

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Passion Fish (1992) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Two hardcore women stuck with each other

Posted on August 20, 2012 by kaist455

When I watched “The Intouchables”(2011) at the local movie theater several months ago, I got a small nagging dissatisfaction with that crowd-pleasing film which was about the warm friendship between a disabled man and a caregiver hired by him. The … Continue reading →

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Rock of Ages (2012) ☆☆1/2(2.5/3) : It rocks – partially.

Posted on August 4, 2012 by kaist455

Watching the musical movie “Rock of Ages” was like dully observing a plain rock concert occasionally agitated by its more famous guest performers. I had a little interest in its main plot, but I and the other audiences at the … Continue reading →

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Venus (2006) ☆☆☆(3/4) : The last great performance from Peter O’Toole – probably

Posted on August 1, 2012 by kaist455

Sometimes the actor’s face tells about his character so much that the movie does not have to waste its time for describing his character’s past to us. Roger Michell’s “Venus”(2006) does not tell us in details about how much famous … Continue reading →

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Wuthering Heights (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A boy meets a girl in the gloomy wilderness

Posted on May 26, 2012 by kaist455

While we had another adaptation of “Jane Eyre” in the last year, there was also another adaptation of “Wuthering Heights”, a brooding romance tale of wild, passionate, and destructive lovers in the gloomy wilderness. Like her sister’s classic novel, Emily … Continue reading →

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Blue Valentine (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : It was love, but…

Posted on May 4, 2012 by kaist455

Was really it love? The couple in “Blue Valentine” probably asks that question many times to themselves while struggling to deal with the problem between them. Yes, it was love indeed, but the reality requires a lot more than love … Continue reading →

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Architecture 101 (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : First Love 101

Posted on March 24, 2012 by kaist455

To be frank with you, I did not have much expectation when I read the synopsis of “Architecture 101”. Though the title sounds indeed different from other countless romance films we have encountered, the story is very familiar on the … Continue reading →

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