MatayKogoro
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We're back, we're bad, you're Jack, I'm mad! ;)
________________________________________ A little tidbit, if you want to know, I also moonlight as a parttime amateur writer, and am currently publishing my work on fanfiction.net under the name Kogoro. I write for all sorts of fandom and am glad to recieve requests or reviews of any sort :D ________________________________________ A moviegeek with a fetish for knowledge. A dazzled youngster who's infatuated with everything new and interesting. A mocking naive little thing that doesn't have the know-all and has fallen in love with the articualtin' artful ways of poetry. A lively youth, as much confused in the world as she is burning with desire to live in it. A charmful spring breeze with it's own little ways of sweeping you of your feet ;) A girl, with expectations beyound the very boundaries of this world. A girl, with as much hope and soul, as to think herself equal and everyone else likewise. ... You could say I'm a girl with passion... :D |
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The Accidental Husband
PG-13
The only thing good in it was that Jeffrey Dean Morgan finally got his happily ever after. That, and the fact that he's so deadly charming!!
P.S. I Love You
PG-13
I think this is great, just look at the picture, the story and the two leading actors! ;) Oh, and did I also mention the fexualness of one Jeffrey Dean Morgan!!!!
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
PG-13
Loved it, loved it, loved it! What more can I say?? So its a bit long, but those producers got it right when they figured we couldn't get enough of Gore Verbinski's Pirates of The Caribbean! If you loved the other two, you will certainly love this, it brings the whole masterpiece to a pummeling finale ;) So if you haven't seen it already, then get you're ass back in line down at that theater, and hustle with those tickets! :D
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The Last Samurai (2003)
R
Emotionally heart wrenching and pictoral beauty. Watanabe and Cruise sparkle!!
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The Painted Veil
PG-13
Simply loved it! The score was great by Alexandre Desplat and introducing pianist Lang Lang, and it's even got those little french children singing. It's definetly better than it's predecessor and even produced by the two leads themselves. What more can one say? It's worthwile and Naomi Watts gives a spectacular performance as the flawed Kitty, with the very serious and endearing Edward Norton as Dr. Walter Fane ;)
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irishgirl56posted 20 days ago -
hi dear h r u ? long time since i saw u online lolz how life going on there and how r u?
posted 21 days ago -
I recommend you see...
Layer Cake
by JackA middle-ranking cocaine dealer has his plans to take early retirement scuppered. Debut feature from Guy Ritchie's regular producer Matthew Vaughn, starring Daniel Craig
Try as he might, Matthew Vaughn is unable to step out of Guy Ritchie's shadow with his directorial debut. Faithfully adapted - to the finished film's detriment - by JJ Connolly from his own novel, Layer Cake is a more restrained affair than Ritchie's hyper-stylised debut Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and his follow-up Snatch (2000).
But this is not enough to distance itself from Ritchie's oeuvre. It still can't resist showing off with a belly-full of camera tricks, sketching a gallery of one-dimensional gangland thugs or choreographing designer violence to a well-timed pop song. With Lock, Stock alumni Jason Flemyng and Dexter Fletcher cast in minor roles, Vaughn invites comparison.
At least he has the good sense to cast Daniel Craig as the nameless narrator (let's call him Mr X), a small-time but smart coke dealer. Craig conveys his character's streetwise savvy with aplomb, using enough rough charm to ensure we're with him rather than against him. With the material on offer, Craig does a solid job - though compared to some of his previous performances, notably in Sylvia and The Mother, this is an undemanding role. The trouble with Layer Cake - and this is another echo of Ritchie's work - is that it gets bogged down in a dense narrative. Dispensing with the archetypal rise-and-fall structure that drives most gangster films, it begins with a lengthy voiceover sequence in which Mr X introduces us to his world. Already as high as he wants to go, Mr X wants to quit the business and get out before he gets caught. Easier said than done. Above him in the gangland hierarchy, kingpin Jimmy Price (Cranham) enlists his help to find the missing daughter of an associate of his named Eddie Temple (Gambon). Meanwhile, Mr X's sidekick Gene (Meaney) has set up a deal involving a shipment of ecstasy - stolen by the unhinged JD (Foreman) from a gang of ruthless Serbians who have despatched an assassin to retrieve their goods.
To complicate matters, there are further sub-plots - Mr X flirting with Tammy (Miller), flighty girlfriend to Sidney (Whishaw), one of JD's gang members; Mr X's associate Morty (Harris) brutally attacking a tramp who he knew once upon a time. It's not that the story won't hold your attention. It's just, as with Ritchie's films, you'll have trouble remembering it within minutes of leaving the cinema. At least it's less cocky and cartoon-like than its stable-mates, even if the depiction of violence is equally gratuitous. With the exception of Meaney, the support cast will barely cause you to raise an eyebrow; casting the likes of Foreman and Gambon in such roles is not exactly imaginative. Even Cranham is obvious, particularly when compared to Jonathan Glazer's use of Ian McShane in Sexy Beast. But what disappoints most, as with Ritchie's films, is the sterile atmosphere. Layer Cake provides no sense of authentic criminal life in contemporary London, neither does it attempt to draw attention to the social and political backdrop that impacts upon these characters - in the way, say, John Mackenzie's The Long Good Friday did.
As pure Friday night entertainment, Layer Cake won't leave you screaming for your money back. But as an entry into the once great sub-genre that was the British gangster film, it's of minor interest.
Verdict:
Straining to deliver a more adult gangster film than Guy Ritchie has managed, Vaughn never achieves anything more than superficial story overburdened with plot. As a result, Layer Cake is like a stylised episode of 'Minder'.Hey, you should really see this!
posted 22 days ago -
well, i saw penelope and mr deeds, both were really good, i really liked penelope, the guy in it is super hot!
posted 23 days ago -
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Which Disney side kick are you? part 1posted 33 days ago -
I recommend you see...Not a recommendation.
I'm thinking leaving Flixster. And you all know what's the main reason of such a thing. A lot of people here in Flixster don't really care much about movies and the site resources aren't that great either. So, i'm going to mantain my page, but i'm definiteley going to move to CRITICKER.com, which is fucking great btw. You can choose your own rating system (the common: 0-5 stars; 0-10 stars; 0-100 stars; whatever), it has decent pages for movies, actores and directors - flixster don't. It has a awesome community and great forums.
My page: http://www.criticker.com/?up=17159
See you there!?posted 35 days ago -
Come see this movie with me...
Hey, you should really see this!
posted 36 days ago -
I recommend you see...Hey, you should really see this with the brat pack and me!
posted 36 days ago -
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I recommend you see...
Ghosts of Mars
by CrisNot John Carpenter's best film however it has to be one of his most visually interesting and action packed.
For all you fans of Planet Terror :)
posted 41 days ago -
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