'Reviews'에 해당되는 글 81건
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2009.05.16
Airplane
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2009.05.05
Sweet November
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2009.05.01
Bangkok Dangerous
An old movie, and I honestly didn't even know anything like this existed.
But it was highly recommended by many people in the office,
and DQ lend it to me.
It at least had two actors I knew... Kareem and Leslie.
It was a comedy film released in 1980, so way before I was born,
but I could appreciate its humor.
Actually, even though I was not a big fan of Leslie Nielson,
his movies were always on TV in Korea and in the Philippines,
so I have a good idea how his movies go.
As I expected, I had to pay extra attention to all the extras and background sounds, rather the actors on camera focus.
Some were corny, but some were hilarious.
I actually got tired at some point paying too much attention to every detail in the movie.
But it was generally pretty funny... I mean Leslie movie funny.
But the "drinking problem" thing and a couple scenes in the pilot chairs cracked me up.
Pretty good, I must say.
3.5/4
Posted by 【洪】ILHONG
Yeah, it's a shame.
I love SF so much,
but I only watched this movie very recently.
For some reason, I am not really into Keanu's movies.
Yes, it's a corny love story...
Sara (Charlize) lives with different men only for a month, because she is dying with a cancer - and partly because she is a hippie... a hippie who lives well in the Potrero Hill.
But she doesn't tell Nelson (Keanu) that she is dying, and they both fall in love. But Sara pushes Nelson away because she is dying.
The movie covers some of the famous places in the City - from Marina, Potrero Hill, Market Street, and even Clement st., Tenderloin (Old DMV site) and Port area... which include Some of the spots I passed by almost everyday. They had some views from the Treasure Island as well.
But yeah... if you ever lived in the city, you know that you won't go to Clement from Potrero Hill for a walk with your neighbor from Potrero Hill next to the shitty-ass Java coffee shop. Those were hella unrealistic. I lived in Richmond and Panhandle area until I came to the East Bay, and I've been to Potrero Hill maybe only like twice?!
BTW, I can't believe that Java coffee shop on Clement (there are two, the south-side one is the real shitty one, and stinks of people smoking) has been around so long. Probably thanks to some old Asians who don't know what coffee should taste like. They make the worse coffee ever, just like cigarette pot water.
Well, back to the movie...
It was a really corny love story, but there were some moments in the movie that really caught me.
For those minutes, I was really into the movie, I didn't mind its old-fashion dialogues and plot.
Maybe it was Charlize's acting - it gotta be. It better be... Because Keanu can't act.
Nelson is a workaholic, who stays workaholic mainly to stay away from any emotional involvements. He has lost his parents and he did not open up to anyone.
He finally did to Sara, because Sara taught her that life is more than work or achievements.
But they still broke up.
Chaz (Jason Isaacs) tells Sarah: He will be hurt no matter what you do...
But Sara still chose to hurt when he was still around and when she was still alive.
There was the catharsis of the movie.
3/5
Posted by 【洪】ILHONG
I really should stop watching horrible movies.
Why have I been watching horrible movies several times in a row?
This film was cheap, horrible and sucking.
Perhaps the worst of the Nicholas Cage movies...
Damn, what a waste of my time.
I fast-forwarded to 1.5x half of the movie, and I still feel like I wasted my time.
A trash.
Plot:
Cage is a killer, and he was invited to Bangkok for 4 jobs. But, he finds himself fond of his employee and a mute girl.
But he is a killer, so he fights his identity, but end up helping them as a human being.
A fucking trash story and movie and lighting and all.
Why not show more whores and dancers in Bangkok instead of continuing the movie...
0.5/5
0.5 for some nude scenes.
Posted by 【洪】ILHONG
