Monday, July 31, 2017

The 9th Life of Louis Drax

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The 9th Life of Louis Drax was there on Dvdigi and I do like Jamie Dornan (he is very easy on the eyes and not a bad actor either) but I ended up liking it. I saw the twist early on (a side effect of age and too many films & novels) but still I liked the way the story is told and the casting was spot on on all fronts. 

The Forest

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The Forest the only reason I watched this one is because I actually got lost in the forest mentioned in the film. It was after I have climed Mount Fuji and came down the mountain with a Korean guy who assured me that he knew the way (well he was kind enough to give me his coat at the very top, which was COLD and I'd come unprepared for it) . We ended up at the right place but they have stopped the buses from that spot due to season change (this was September) and we got stranded there with the darkness falling. This is the Fuji edge of the forest and while sitting there with no idea of what to do it occurred to us that we had seen three people coming down that way before us. We decided to go for it and ran into the forest shouting "daskete" (help!!!!) and after about 5 minutes of running in the dark forest they heard our shouts and shouted back and we were able to meet. And later of we have come across an American guy who got lost the same way but was wandering for longer than us. He heard our shouts from a far. These kind people got us out of the forest and into their car and drove us back to Kawakuchi go (a town where there are buses back to Tokyo) I got back to the hostel alright but not shocked or anything. After returning to my country and sharing this with my Japanese manager he told me that we were very lucky to find our way in the suicide forest, in the dark too. That was the first time I heard of it.

The film unfortunately was not very good.

Snowden

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Snowden turned out to be a decent film. It managed to give its message along with personality of its titular character. I actually liked it a lot more than I thought I would. The only reason I watched it after all was because of JGL, whose performance was excellent. 

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Georgia Rule

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Georgia Rule well Gary Marshall has a way of making really dark themes sort of work in a rom com (Pretty Woman is a masterpiece in that regard, and one of my all time faves). This time it is the child abuse and I really cried during this one. However I think the subject matter merited a heavier film without the cuteness and jokes. At least it ended happy.  

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Un Plan Parfait

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Un Plan Parfait is a whimsical rom com. That is a tricky sub genre for me since despite loving the genre I do not care for whimsical often. This time it hit the spot. I like Diane Kruger. She is a good actress and she is georgeous. The male lead for me was always at the back ground to her and it was fun to watch this unlikely duo doing fun whimsical stuff. And I loved the ending. This is recommended. 

Monday, July 24, 2017

Reasonable Doubt

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Reasonable Doubt turned out to be a good idea executed badly. 

Sonsuz Aşk

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Sonsuz Aşk Nedendir bilinmez Murat Yıldırım'ı ve Fahriye Evcen'i seviyorum ben. Hayır Murat Yıldırım iyi bir aktör değil, yakışıklı değil, savunduğu ideolojiler hiç bana göre değil ama her nedense ekranda izlerken beni hiç rahatsız etmiyor. Hayır bayılmıyorum ama sinirde olmuyorum. Fahriye Evcen bence iyi bir aktris. Hele melodramda çok başarılı. Bu da eh tam bana göre yazılmış gibi görünen saçma ötesi, Özcan Deniz'in Kore filmlerinden yaptığı adaptasyonlar ve esinlenmeler ayarında bir film. Allah'tan Özcan Deniz yok. Neyse oğlumuz başarıları uluslararası tescilli bir beyin cerrahı, kızımız gündelikçi. Neyse bunlar Pretty Woman filminden ilham alıyorlar biraz ve sonunda aşık oluyorlar ama kızda iyileşmesi mümkün olmayan bir beyin tümörü var. Öldü ölecek iki ayı falan kalmış. Bu saçma sapan filme ben bir ağla bir ağla. Bu arada Muhteşem Yüzyılın Nigar Kalfa'sı yan rollerden birindeydi.

Hiç tavsiye etmiyorum ama ben sevdim.