Charlie Chaplin, Director
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Charlie Chaplin was one of the cinema s consummate comic performers, yet he has long been criticized...
The Orientation of Future Cinema: Technology, Aesthetics, Spectacle
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What is the fate of cinema in an age of new technologies, new aesthetic styles, new modes of...
A History of Science, Magic and Belief: From Medieval to Early Modern Europe
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A History of Science, Magic and Belief is an exploration of the origins of modern society through...
True Story
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After a college party, two boys drive a girl home: drunk and passed out in the back seat. Rumours...
Steve Fearon (84 KP) rated Hardcore Henry (2016) in Movies
Sep 5, 2018 (Updated Sep 5, 2018)
The plot and stylings are pure first person shooter, with an anime bad guy, a re-respawning side character played by the indomitable Sharlto Copley and a mute protagonist who acts as your vehicle for some of the most insane stuntwork, free running and combat ever seen on the big screen.
Yes the movie favours style over substance, yes the plot if ridiculously derivative and 2-dimensional, but this film delivers exactly what it promises, which is a hardcore action experience through a gamer's lens.
There are in jokes a plenty too, from the wilhelm scream kill in the stairwell, to the character "wiping blood from his (our) eyes" and the soundtrack which ranges from high tempo dance to Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now", all of which adds to the light-hearted frame that surrounds the brutal violence.
Some wont like the shaky cam style, but for me it adds to the hyperactive nature of the whole film, and I enjoyed every minute, even the odd bit of body horror they threw in!
Craft of Use: Post-Growth Fashion
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This book explores the 'craft of use', the cultivated, ordinary and ingenious ideas and practices...
The Best Present Ever: A Celebration of Schwinn Bicycles
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For many children of the sixties, the gift of a Schwinn was a ticket to freedom, a chance to feel...
Translating National Allegories: The Case of Crime Fiction
Alistair Rolls, John West-Sooby and Marie-Laure Vuaille-Barcan
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This book explores the intersection of a number of academic areas of study that are all,...
Gareth Evans recommended After Life (Wandafaru Raifu) (1998) in Movies (curated)
Running: A Novel
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From the critically acclaimed author of Be Safe I Love You comes a dark and breathtaking novel of...
essays social issues