Just more of the same, with a few more ideas taken from the Raid 2 (which is a way better movie) - the action scenes become implausible and even somewhat tiresome early on. And it's too long. But overall, a pretty good time. Not worth the $20 I stupidly paid for it on Amazon.
I guess I'm in the minority again. I got super smoky to watch this and there were parts that were funny and inventive, but halfway through I didn't know what the plot was, who the characters were, what was going on or why I should care.
A review on Rotten Tomatoes said it "benefits from the current low bar." That seems correct.
This might come off as a bit dull to fans of the original film. The elegance and suspense of the original isn't replaced by much of substance here good enough to justify a remake. For Miike, this movie is very... restrained. Honestly, that might not have been the right way to go. A better way to respect Kobayashi's film would've been to either A) not remake it, or B) distinguish the remake much more. I'd recommend watching the original Harakiri again over watching this rather forgettable iteration.
The positives and negatives of the cop and the gangster's worlds and outlooks are measured in interesting ways as they both compete and cooperate in order to capture "the devil" - but in the end, it is violence that made this devil the devil that he is. Good film.
This ruled. It came at the right time for me. Slightly better are its British cousins, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and Bridge over the River Qwai, but whatever. Great characters, pacing, plot, dialogue - what's not to like?
As usual, this will be very unpopular. This movie is incoherent, poorly paced, doesn't make sense on many levels and is offensively woke - by this I mean the "peg the patriarchy" business behind the female characters fighting with dildos while a couple male bad guys are compelled to put phallic things in their asses... I don't know how useful or positive the underlying message is. The antagonist of the film was particularly underdeveloped, nonsensical and masturbatory. Some parts were still enjoyable and cool, and it was good representation for Chinese Americans.
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A lot of bad stuff here, but you know what, there was just enough originality to make it fun. Good, messed up twist and then an entertaining finale. But the first two thirds are really dumb.
The old dog shambling in to the mother in the dream, the young puppy crawling on the bookshelf in summer, and the distant barking heard in several places: all are the same dog. Time is an illusion; we are woven into it by consciousness and memory.
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Movie comment on Ghost Dad
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Fascinatingly bad.Movie comment on Air
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So aggressively mediocre and low-effort, I found it almost sickening. Felt like a movie made by AIMovie comment on John Wick: Chapter 4
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Just more of the same, with a few more ideas taken from the Raid 2 (which is a way better movie) - the action scenes become implausible and even somewhat tiresome early on. And it's too long. But overall, a pretty good time. Not worth the $20 I stupidly paid for it on Amazon.Movie comment on Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
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I guess I'm in the minority again. I got super smoky to watch this and there were parts that were funny and inventive, but halfway through I didn't know what the plot was, who the characters were, what was going on or why I should care.A review on Rotten Tomatoes said it "benefits from the current low bar." That seems correct.
Movie comment on Ichimei
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This might come off as a bit dull to fans of the original film. The elegance and suspense of the original isn't replaced by much of substance here good enough to justify a remake. For Miike, this movie is very... restrained. Honestly, that might not have been the right way to go. A better way to respect Kobayashi's film would've been to either A) not remake it, or B) distinguish the remake much more. I'd recommend watching the original Harakiri again over watching this rather forgettable iteration.Movie comment on Crimes of the Future
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I love both Cronenberg and Viggo, but this was too heavy, confusing, and ultimately boring for me.Movie comment on Barbarian
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This was very good. Similar in theme to the recent outing "X."Movie comment on Daman akeseo goohasoseo
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Very good. Cool action sequences, original characters, good cinematography, an involved and affecting story of rescue from the clutches of evil.Movie comment on Akinjeon
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The positives and negatives of the cop and the gangster's worlds and outlooks are measured in interesting ways as they both compete and cooperate in order to capture "the devil" - but in the end, it is violence that made this devil the devil that he is. Good film.Movie comment on The Equalizer
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Moves way too slow. where tf is my Denzel badasseryMovie comment on The Fast and the Furious
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It came on TV, I turned the volume down and looked up at it from my laptop every once in a while and I think that qualifies as watching itMovie comment on Prey
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A very good and original action film that stands on its own from the other Predator movies. Hulu has proven itself with actionMovie comment on The Dirty Dozen
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This ruled. It came at the right time for me. Slightly better are its British cousins, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and Bridge over the River Qwai, but whatever. Great characters, pacing, plot, dialogue - what's not to like?Movie comment on Everything Everywhere All at Once
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As usual, this will be very unpopular. This movie is incoherent, poorly paced, doesn't make sense on many levels and is offensively woke - by this I mean the "peg the patriarchy" business behind the female characters fighting with dildos while a couple male bad guys are compelled to put phallic things in their asses... I don't know how useful or positive the underlying message is. The antagonist of the film was particularly underdeveloped, nonsensical and masturbatory. Some parts were still enjoyable and cool, and it was good representation for Chinese Americans.I enjoy being at the bottom of the comments! Please put me there.
Movie comment on The Black Phone
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If you've watched a lot of horror movies, this isn't worth it.Movie comment on Brazil
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A brilliant film, necessary for our time. The evils of bureaucracy crawl into our lives more and more every day.Movie comment on Sabaha
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Surprisingly good; asks some provocative theological questions, like the slightly superior The Wailing.Movie comment on X
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Pretty typical stuff.Movie comment on Scary Movie 3
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Tbh this was really funny. Just don't expect Shakespeare and you'll have a good time. George Carlin shows up! That's sophisticated, right?Movie comment on Seoulyeok
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Really depressing, but much deeper than you would expect it to be. As is so often the case, the real monsters are those still alive.Movie comment on The Man Who Knew Infinity
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Tedious. Read the wikipedia article instead.Movie comment on Malignant
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A lot of bad stuff here, but you know what, there was just enough originality to make it fun. Good, messed up twist and then an entertaining finale. But the first two thirds are really dumb.Movie comment on Death Ship
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The climax of it all is fairly good actually, nonetheless it's a pretty dull bad movie, not very entertaining.Movie comment on House of 1000 Corpses
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What a piece of crap; not even funMovie comment on Zerkalo
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The old dog shambling in to the mother in the dream, the young puppy crawling on the bookshelf in summer, and the distant barking heard in several places: all are the same dog. Time is an illusion; we are woven into it by consciousness and memory.A great and powerful but "difficult" movie.
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