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  Hero 2002

  ★★★½ Watched 06 Aug 2013 17

  Definitions:

  whooh onomatopoeia ; sound made by swinging swords, arms, legs, and all forms of sticks or poles ( with, or without metal appendages )in martial arts movies. Sometimes associated with arrows. Usually repeated at least 3 times. whooh whooh whooh

  whowh onomatopoeia; sound made by magically flying protagonists and or antagonists, often found in the Wuxia sub-genre of martial arts films, as they hurl toward their enemy, often somersaulting during the approach. Often repeated at least twice, corresponding to…

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  The Four Times 2010

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Mar 2013 23

  After watching Le Quattro Volte it was early evening. I walked outside and pulled some small splits from our wood stack in preparation to build the evening fire. I brought them into the kitchen, laid them near the stove, and gathered some dry kindling like I always do.

  I opened the stove door, and delicately shoveled the top layer of fine ash and dust and carefully deposited it into the ash pail beside the stove like I always do. The…

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  C.R.A.Z.Y. 2005

  ★★★★★ Watched 18 May 2023

  I grew up an only child, so never experienced the dynamics of a large family. However, both my parents came from large families, so I could see the dynamics between them and my uncles and aunts from a different perspective. My best friend growing up, like our films protagonist, was the second youngest in a brood of five. I recognized a lot of things from these families in C.R.A.Z.Y.

  Writer / Director Jean-Marc Vallée couches C.R.A.Z.Y. as a coming of…

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  Slap Shot 1977

  ★★★★ Rewatched 11 May 2023 2

  With the post season success of our own Peterborough Petes Junior Hockey team ( facing playoff elimination tonight ... Go Petes Go! ) and the traditional folding of the Leafs in the first round, I thought Slap Shot would be an appropriate pick.

  You can really see why Paul Newman considers this his favourite film, it must have been a blast to make, especially acting with 'The Hansons'. It's so true. Whenever I've been to a Petes game, nothing fires…

Popular reviews

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  Man of Steel 2013

  Watched 25 Jul 2014 150

  $225,000,000

  Two Hundred And Twenty Five Million Dollars.

  The budget for this turd was Two Hundred And Twenty Five MILLION dollars.

  What else would this sum buy you? I checked; a random search for 2014 / 2013 favourites lists here on LB. I looked at 30 or so, and picked out what I saw as peoples favourites.

  Under the Skin $16M
  Boyhood $2.4M
  Only Lovers Left Alive $7M
  Grand Budapest Hotel $31M
  Her $23M
  12 Years a Slave $20M
  Dallas…

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  Eyes Wide Shut 1999

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 06 Dec 2013 80

  I vividly remember seeing Eyes Wide Shut for the first time. It was opening day back in 1999. I went in with a mixture of anticipation and sadness. Anticipation because Kubrick had pronounced this to be the best film he’s ever made. Sadness because I knew it was the last time I would see a Kubrick for the first time.

  After the show was finished, my friend and I walked to a café. We barely spoke about it. I was…