End..or is it?

Well that was 365 films with Seul, it was nice to see all of the movies. I had a great cinematic journey and I am thinking about continuing this blog for another round of 365 films.

I hope you have a happy new year and a wonderful life if you don't come back to this site.

Thanks for reading!
-Seul

p.s. heres the link to my new blog: http://seulcontinuedmoivejourney.blogspot.com/

Day 365 - Vegetarian (Korean)

 

"Young-Hye (Chae Min-Seo) suffers from nightmares and then becomes a vegetarian. Video artist Min-Ho (Kim Hyun-Sung) is married to Yeong-Hye's older sister Ji-Hye (Kim Yeo-Jin). These three figures try to overcome there violent realities through their own ways ... "

 

An interesting film but its a little bit weird in a good way. I like the non talking moments as they are the better parts of the film. I think that the characters had depth but it wasn't used all to well. Thus I think that the direction was poor at times. Chae Min-Seo was good in this role but it was kind of scary to see how skinny she got for this role. I enjoyed this movie a lot and I suggest you watch it if you like Korean movies.

 

3/5

Day 364 - Flash Point (Hong Kong)

"Set in pre-1997, before the return of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China, the film opens with brothers Archer, Tony and Tiger discussing a drug deal with Sam, a rival gang leader. Ma Jun, a serious criminal investigations detective (who has been reprimanded for frequently inflicting injury on suspects), along with his team, raids the nightclub for investigation, and winds up fighting against his partner, Wilson, who has been planted as a mole."

Very nice I enjoyed Donnie Yen in this movie, he was able to use mixed martial arts well in this film. I think that he needs to still perfect his technique in mixing his two styles. I think Louis Koo did a good job but I wish his character had more depth. I kind of felt like the movie needed to be slightly longer. It was almost unnecessary for Fan Bing Bing to be in the movie, her character was slightly annoying since there was no real depth to her. By the way Donnie Yen also directed the action scenes which were well done. I think this is a great movie to watch!

3/5

Day 363 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (American)

 

"It tells the story of Roy Neary, an everyday blue collar worker in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO)."-wiki

 

Such a boring film, probably one of the worst science fiction movies I have seen. Poor direction and script are the downfall to this film. It was so hard to get into this film and even harder to watch it to the end. I suggest you skip this film as well even if you are a fan of Steven Speilberg.

 

 

1/5

Day 362 - In the Bedroom (American)

"The film is set in the Mid-Coast town of Camden, Maine. Ruth Fowler (Sissy Spacek) and Matt Fowler (Tom Wilkinson) enjoy a happy marriage and a good relationship with their son Frank (Nick Stahl), a recent college graduate who has come home for the summer. Frank has fallen in love with an older woman with children, Natalie Strout (Marisa Tomei). Frank is also applying to graduate school for architecture, but is considering staying in town to work in the fishing industry and be near to Natalie. Natalie's ex-husband, Richard Strout (William Mapother), whose family owns a local fish-processing and delivery business, is violent and abusive. Richard tries to find a way into his ex-wife and son's lives, going to increasingly violent lengths to get his intentions across to Natalie. Ruth is openly concerned about Frank's relationship with Natalie, while Matt sees past his wife's worries."

 

Such a good concept but failed with its execution though I did like Tom Wilkinson's performance. I didn't like the supporting cast and the direction. The film felt so boring and so slow that its really not worth continuing to watch it. I suggest you skip this film even if you have nothing else to watch.

 

 

0/5

Day 361 - The Company You Keep (American)

 

"The story centers on recent widower and single father, Jim Grant, a former Weather Underground anti-Vietnam War militant wanted for a bank robbery and murder. Grant has hidden from the FBI for over 30 years, as an attorney in Albany, New York. He becomes a fugitive when his true identity is exposed by Ben Shepard, an aggressive young reporter. Grant must find his ex-lover, Mimi, the one person who can clear his name, before the FBI catches him. Otherwise, he will lose everything, including his 11-year-old daughter Isabel. While Ben struggles with ethical issues as a journalist, Jim and his old friends from the Weather Underground must live with the consequences of their radical past."

 

Wasn't the worst thriller but surely not one of the best. I think Robert Redford did an okay job with acting and a decent job with directing. I felt like the supporting cast could not keep up with him and thus the film suffered. The script was alright nothing too new about it and lacked depth sometimes. I suggest you skip this thriller.

 

1/5

Day 360 - How Hitler lost the war (Documentary)

 

"Through interviews with former World War II fighter aces, "How Hitler Lost the War" examines the theory that the German Armed Forces substantially won and then lost the war in Europe"

 

A very interesting 67 minute documentary about the man that could have ruled the world. The interviews were good and quite in depth at times. I enjoyed hearing the insider scoop from former Nazis who decided to tell the world why Hitler lost when he nearly won. I also like the aspect that historians play in the interviews as their opinions were correct at times.

 

3/5