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This is a grotesque story about mentally unhinged people who kill others as an expression of their commitment to each other. It's definitely not going to be appreciated by everyone. That being said. WOW! Arturo Ripstein is akin to a godfather of the triumvirate of Oscar-winning Mexican directors (Iñarritu, Del Toro, Cuaron), and you can see the influence in Deep Crimson on those directors with dr...

This is a gorgeous movie with amazing visuals and fantastic actors. Besides that, though, it's kind of bad. Weird, inconsistent, story with plot holes is a major distraction from the spectacle of the movie. The story of the "47 Ronin" is a classic, cherished, Japanese tale of samurai loyalty, so you can imagine there was quite a bit of (justified) squawking when they turned it into an American, E...

This is a must-see movie for fans of Westerns, fans of samurai movies, fans of Miike, and fans of kick-assery. Great story of a band of samurai who come together, motivated by revenge, honor, loyalty, etc., to take down an evil (REALLY EVIL) lord. Well written and well developed story, with one of the best climax-battles you'll ever see (13 samurai vs an army). Just watch it. Most summaries of th...

Massive, massive, talent in this movie. Some of my favorite actors give excellent performances. Unfortunately the plot is predictable, the characters' behaviors frequently don't make sense, and there's a production mismatch between what the movie wants to be (gritty like Jason Bourne) vs what it ends up being (slick like Charlie's Angels). Barely good enough for a Saturday afternoon lazy-watch. R...

Massive, massive, talent in this movie. Some of my favorite actors give excellent performances. Unfortunately the plot is predictable, the characters' behaviors frequently don't make sense, and there's a production mismatch between what the movie wants to be (gritty like Jason Bourne) vs what it ends up being (slick like Charlie's Angels). Barely good enough for a Saturday afternoon lazy-watch. R...

Really enjoyable crime-action movie. Good performances from Mos Def (Yasiin Bey), Bruce Willis, and David Morse. Clever action. Good dialogue. The pacing of the movie and the plot turns are uneven, though. Despite the flaws, I've rewatched the movie a few times because the good stuff is very good. I rarely have an opinion on the technical stuff (picture, audio), but the picture quality of this bl...

Bad movie. McG is pretty good at directing action scenes, but the story is weird and the story ideas are so tired that I actually groaned. Lots of big plot holes and unexplainable character behavior make it hard to enjoy this movie even on a purely escapist level. SPECIAL FEATURES - No audio commentary, but there is a movie promo featurette, a featurette about director McG, and a short interview ...

A very fun and watchable movie. The cast is stuffed with recognizable names crammed into small roles, which adds an extra layer of fun watching the movie ("Hey, that's Lisa Bonet!" "Hey, that's Gabriel Byrne!") At its core this is a chase movie, with affable, confused, Will Smith being hunted throughout the Washington D.C. area by government-surveillance-tech types. Gene Hackman is his grizzled, ...

Keira Knightley is a talented singer-songwriter who meets Mark Ruffalo, a music producer, when they are both at rock bottom emotionally. They get their acts together to record an album all across New York City. The process of making the album heals them both. Don't know why it's rated R, I suppose for the excessive swearing, alcohol use, and adult-relationship discussions? There's no nudity, bedro...

Though it stars the creators of South Park, and it seems to have some of the South Park sensibilities, this is actually a David Zucker (Naked Gun, Airplane!, High School High) film. Lots of visual gags, slapstick humor, some raunchiness, lots of inappropriate behavior, etc. There is lighthearted non-PC humor, but the roasting is spread pretty evenly against everyone across all the political spectr...