Movies ive seen @ berlin int. film festival 2010:
"The film mainly takes place on a ship reminiscent of the Metropolis set, where crabs are caught and canned for the honor of the fatherland. The men toil like machines, urged on by the whiplashes they receive at the hands of handsome foreman Asakawa. Life on the ship is so brutal that even overblown fantasies of a happy afterlife awaken suicidal tendencies. That is, until two of the damned manage to flee across the foggy northern sea and are rescued by a Soviet freighter. The encounter with the Soviets leads to a surprising twist"
What i think:
kanikosen whas boring, i´ve watched many Sabu movies (Dead Run is one of my favorite movies of all time btw) but this one just blows
5,5 / 10
"Lieutenant Kurokawa returns highly decorated from the second Sino-Japanese war. He has lost both his arms and his legs during the conflict. Before long, the attentions of everyone in his village neighbours, friends and relatives are focussed on his wife, Shigeko. They all look to her to honour the Emperor, do her duty to her country and provide a shining example to others by devoting herself to caring for this war hero
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What i think:
Wow what a movie, really touching and well played, the main actress is really good to
7,5 / 10
"LITTLE BIG SOLDIER tells the story of a soldier and a general. The film is set during an era of pre-imperial Chinese history known as The Warring States Period (475 B.C. 221 B.C.) Although the period was politically unstable, the rivalry between the states nonetheless led to a flowering of philosophy, literature, the arts and technology. More than two dozen states vied with each other for supremacy. At the end of this period the Qin dynasty emerged as the strongest state; this dynasty was to lay the foundations for the Chinese empire.
The plot takes place at the end of one of the many battles. An old soldier from the state of Liang takes prisoner a young general who fought for Lord Wei in vain, however, since almost the entire army has fallen in battle. The soldier plans to take the general back to his far-flung homeland and so collect the customary reward. He hopes to be able to use this reward money to hang up his sword for good and go home to settle down as a farmer.
The journey of these two men with such different characters and backgrounds soon turns into an adventure during which they find themselves up against pursuers, abductors, swindlers and all kinds of difficulties"
What i think:
Best part? This whas kind of a world-premiere (movie has only been shown 1 time before in china) and Jackie Chan whas there himself, sitting in the audience watching his movie. Jackie Chan seems to be a really great person
Anyway about the movie > its a well done, funny "tipical" jackie chan movie
and thats it.
7,5 / 10
"SUMMER WARS features a family that is trying to cope with the vagaries of life following the collapse of the world wide web. Set in the near future, the film portrays a dramatic situation in a world in which performing the simplest of daily tasks has now become almost impossible without the use of the internet.
Everyones online in the virtual city of Oz, where people use artificial alter egos known as Avatars to do their work for them. Kenji is a student who has a summer job working for the citys provider. One day he meets Natuski, the girl of his dreams. She invites him back to her home town, Nagano where she surprises Kenji by asking him to pose as her fiancée in order to placate her grandmother. On his first night in Nagao Kenji receives an email asking him to calculate a complex equation. A keen maths student, Kenji works away at the equation until he manages to find the solution. But all at once, everything changes: the next morning the news is full of the story of an Avatar that has run amok and is now terrorising Oz. Kenji is flabbergasted to learn that the offending Avatar is none other than his own."
What i think:
WOW what a freaking great movie, i laughed a lot and it whas a truly great time watching this
Best (new) movie ive seen @ berlinale 2010 for sure. Will buy the BluRay day1.
9/10
Fools walk where angels fear to tread.
Killer has been working for Agent for 155 days now. Business couldn't be better. But Killer begins to question the professional code on which he operates. Agent (a woman) takes care of his bookings, gets rid of the evidence after each 'job', and seems a little too concerned about where he is or where he has been, what he's been up to, and how he lives. But 'business is business' ... and no matter how great a working relationship is, it shouldnt be confused with love.
Loving a stranger is easier than loving your boss. Killer has to move on. [
] [So] he goes off with Punkie, who he has picked up somewhere, on a roller-coster of excess.
Ho works in a fast food joint one day and as a butcher the next. He sells exotic vegetables at the weekend and cuts hair when he finds the time. For Ho, entrepreneurial spirit means taking over the business when the real owners have gone home. [
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Ho's father runs a guesthouse where they both live, and which Agent sometimes treats as her home. Punkie and Killer continue their games in a different hotel. [
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People vanish, but memories remain. Punkie has living proof of this. She firmly believes that Killer and Agent need to overcome their loneliness and arranges a meeting between the two of them: for the first and perhaps last time.
What i think:
Do i really need to say anything? I guess not
ive seen the movie several times before but when i read that its going to be screened in cinema again (part of berlinale Retrospective) i didnt even wait 1 second to buy my ticket. LOVE IT and awesome awesome OST
9,5/10
Not exactly his top 3 movies to pick :lol