danz radikle reviewz

so i guess the main point of this is viggo’s performance.  sometimes i think he’s got some awkward facial expressions or mannerisms that he’s not fully in control of.  but i guess that was an asset here, as going between those and the stereotypical cool smug gangster stare were part of the character.  it’s too […]

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this was fine entertainment, and i definitely was caught up in it, rooting and hoping for the guy.  but it felt like they drew things back quite a bit to boil it down to simplicities - as one example, the sequence where steve draws out how to play some levels intercut with him playing his […]

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crushing, sad story, pleasantly told.  the pretty super-saturated photography and the ali farka toure score were enough for this to be a nice experience for me.  there were some over-quick fades on the score that were jarring, but he also had some real aggressive cuts that were very effective so i appreciated how he used […]

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this wasn’t quite as fun or inspired as monster house, but still quite enjoyable and leagues better than cars or happy feet. the latter two felt so manufactured and this had some moments like that - the slide down to the glow worm scene most especially - and the dialgoue in parts had that […]

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this was a pleasant surprise after dolce vita.  i liked ldv, but it was so constantly noisy it was kind of jarring experience.  in this all the flashbacks and dream sequences were mostly nice long quiet spots to give a rest between the craziness. the wine-bath/painting-spell one really stood out to me.  in all of […]

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blech, this was pretty repugnant to me.  the device of telling the story on the train is a more annoying ‘i’m right you’re wrong’ trial type.  i obviously have trouble getting past the misogyny of the time but none of the themes were particularly exciting to me as they kept skirting any real issues.  conchita […]

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it’s easy to see why this is considered a masterpiece. it’s big and so well-textured there’s a lot to grab onto. i particularly liked how noisy it was the whole time and didn’t let you out of the morass. and the few quiet moments it ultimately turned on their head down the […]

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this was satisfingly stupid.  apparently a lot was cut out and i’m guessing that helped my viewing experience. 
crap i watched this just barely a week ago and i can’t remember anything.  this is exactly why i keep this blog.  oh yeah, when the black guy gets separated from the ship he has some pretty […]

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