Not much actual mystery in this doc, as the first half is more focused on detailing Méliès' life through admittedly beautifully restored footage of his work, combined with an audio recording of presumably an interview with the man himself, something I very much did not know nor thought to even exist, so that was definitely neat.
The "mystery" mostly feels like a prolonged epilogue on an informative doc, but to me at least it was nonetheless interesting and intriguing. Nothing…
John Woo's hyperkinetic style of editing and pacing continues to show its effectiveness in Bullet in the Head, this time spreading it about as thin as it can just about go with three protagonists each with their own arcs, a plot that puts them through the absolute ringer that is the Vietnam war, and filled to the brim with action sequences that we've all come to expect and adore. It still worked for me, exagerrated emotions in the midst of…
When talking about films involving blue space people, we all know which is the obvious better film.
Kiss Daft Punk's asses, James Cameron.
2020 edit: Why is this my most liked post oh god
2021 edit: Rest in peace to one of the greatest duos in music history.
It's not you, movie, it's me.
I was never one for the Shaw's more schlocky stuff. Not that I'm denying their relevance and impact in helping push the Shaw name to foreign audiences, but something about them just never really clicked with me. The Super Inframan is no different.
On the surface I can absolutely see why fans of the Japanese tokusatsu genre of films and shows would eat this up. From what I know it basically mimicked the toku…
