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"I’d have to say number one is the Russian War and Peace, which is eight hours long [laughs] and is, I think, the greatest film ever made. Just in scope, and size, and the genius of Sergei Bondarchuk, and the majesty of it. It took 10 years to make, and everyone in it ages the 10 years [they do] in the book. So there are no other actors playing the other people; the children all grow 10 years and so do the older people. That’s pretty amazing in itself. And there was no CGI, so when you see the Battle of 1812 of Borodino it seems like there are just 50,000 soldiers on horseback. It was made by the Russian government, which is why they had access to everything and so much money. I would have to say that was my number one."

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William Friedkin recommended Vengeance Is Mine (Blood for Blood) (1974) in Movies (curated)

Vengeance Is Mine (Blood for Blood) (1974)

1974 | International, Drama, Mystery

(0 Ratings)

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"A tough, energetic chase film from Japan in the late  seventies, based on a true story, with a strong performance by Ken Ogata as an  outwardly charming con man and serial killer. It differs from the formal style  of the great Japanese filmmakers like Ozu, to whom Imamura was  an assistant. When Imamura started directing, he wanted to make films as unlike Ozu’s  as possible, and Vengeance Is Mine is the best example of that. He leaves all judgment of his characters to the viewer, and the film is both operatic  and contemporary. Beautifully photographed, it’s at times surreal and at other  times plays like a documentary, which some viewers have found confusing,  especially Imamura’s fracturing of the timeline. Those who love film and know  Imamura’s others, like The Eel and The Battle of Nayarama, will find this one  essential."

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Dead Don't Die (2019) in Movies

May 22, 2021

The Dead Don't Die (2019)

2019 | Comedy, Horror

5.4

(33 Ratings)

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Strange Zombies.

I just didnt understand this movie, the pacing was all over the place, the comedy was all over the place, the horror was all over the place. I just dont understand what this movie was surpost to be. Its not a bad movie, just a strange movie. The cast was wasted, the zombies was the best part.

The plot: In the sleepy small town of Centerville, something is not quite right. The moon hangs large and low in the sky, the hours of daylight are becoming unpredictable, and animals are beginning to exhibit unusual behaviours. News reports are scary, and scientists are concerned, but no one foresees the strangest and most dangerous repercussion that will soon start plaguing Centerville: the dead rise from their graves and feast on the living, and the citizens must battle to survive.

Its just strange.

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Killer Frost (Mythos Academy, #6) in Books

Sep 6, 2019

It's the last one, sadly--I'll admit it's grown on me a lot over the past two books, the pace picking up and everything coming together--and in my opinion, the best one.

The final showdown between Gwen and friends and Loki and the reapers has been a long time brewing and let me tell you that battle was edge of your seat stuff. I mean, I know they wouldn't lose because that would have been a crappy ending, but how the author wrote it. The tension of not knowing how Gwen was going to come out on top pushed it from the usual 4 star up to a 4.5/5 stars.

Seeing how all the characters we've come to know over the previous five books come together to fight the Reapers, well, I really liked this ending.

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Lenard (726 KP) rated Crawl (2019) in Movies

Aug 26, 2019

Crawl (2019)

2019 | Horror, Thriller

6.5

(38 Ratings)

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Trying to pigeonhole Crawl is difficult. Kaya S. plays a collegiate swimmer who receives a call from her sister worried about their father, a martinet swimming coach. Florida is facing a Category 5 hurricane and everyone is supposed to evacuate. However, their father went back to their childhood home and is now trapped in the crawlspace with shock from an alligator bite. Now father and daughter must battle farm-raised alligators. I am pretty sure that building a drain pipe near an alligator farm in storm-threatened Florida was boneheaded as was having both male and female gators. The movie never really addresses the eggs Kaya finds except for one scene with a baby gsator that possibly nips her. One doesn't go to a creature feature expected highly intelligent characters or plot so overall the film entertains and leaves the audience joyfilled.