Day 310 - I Spit on Your Grave 2 (American)

 

Katie wants to become a model and requests a photo shoot from a photographer. After getting into a verbal fight with one of the men. She finds herself attacked at her home and raped constantly. When she finally manages to escape for the second time she plans her revenge.

 

 

It was a decent horror film that could have been great in better hands. The plot was simple but the execution of the revenge was unique. At times the torture scenes were sick but the revenge scenes were even better. The horrible dialogue and poor direction lead the downfall of this film. It is good for what it is but I wished to see more from this film.

 

1/5

Day 309 - Love is not Blind (Chinese)

"In the film, the main character, Huang Xiaoxian, is a 27-year-old woman who dreams of marriage. She has been in love with her boyfriend for 7 years. But she finally breaks up with him after she sees her boyfriend going shopping with her best friend intimately. Xiaoxian starts recovering from depression as the movie begins. During that period, her partner, Wang Xiaojian, helps her a lot. In the end, Xiaoxian is deeply touched by Xiaojian. She finds the one who will always keep her company within 1 metre."

A truly funny film with two wonderful leads. Wen Zhang amazed me in the Ocean of Heaven but he shows us that he can do comedy as well. Bai Baihe followed Wen Zhang's lead which made the romance a bit more believable. I have to say though Wen Zhang was the best in this film as he is so natural with his character that he is hilarious. The ending could have been slightly better but this is a great romantic comedy.

3/5

Day 308 - Spaceballs (American)

 

"Planet Spaceball, led by the incompetent President Skroob, has wasted all of its air. Skroob schemes to steal air from the planet Druidia by kidnapping the daughter of King Roland, Princess Vespa, on the day of her pre-arranged wedding to the narcoleptic Prince Valium. Skroob sends Dark Helmet to complete this task with Spaceball One, an impossibly huge ship helmed by Colonel Sandurz. Before they can arrive, Vespa herself abandons her marriage and flees the planet in her personal Mercedes spaceship along with her Droid of Honor, Dot Matrix."

 

The best parody movie I've ever seen even though its from the late 80's. The film has an allstar cast with the likes of the late great John Candy, Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman and the late Joan Rivers. They had a lot of laughable moments and a few corny ones but this film is a great watch. I suggest you watch it if you have even seen Star Wars as you can see all of the references to the series in this film.

 

3.5/5

Day 307 - Pink (Korean)

"Set in a run-down bar named "Pink," movie follows the lives of people surrounding the bar including its owner Ok-Ryun "_ Asian Wiki

 

a very interesting film with little amount of dialogue that may be boring to same but it was interesting to me. Even though some of the characters didn't talk they all had a lot of depth which helped the story or at least the pace of the film. Not my favorite film but a decent film to watch on a slow day.

 

2/5

Day 306 - Promised Land (American)

 

"Steve Butler has caught the eyes of top management at his employer, Global Crosspower Solutions, an energy company that specializes in obtaining natural gas trapped underground through a process known as fracking. Butler has an excellent track record for quickly and cheaply persuading land owners to sign mineral rights leases that grant drilling rights over to his employer. Butler and his partner Sue Thomason arrive in an economically struggling Pennsylvania farming town whose citizens are proud of having family farms passed from one generation to the next."

 

Could have been a thousand times better but the film had a clear message. I think with better direction and a less predictable plot would have been better for this kind of movie. I understand making a film about the environment is hard but at least you can harder. Matt Damon did an okay job but he was the same as ever with no real charm. Nobody in this film really stood out to me as everyone was boring and the whole story was kind of rushed.

 

1/5

Day 305 - Ichi (Japanese)

 

"Ichi (市^?) is a goze (blind woman) who is travelling Japan in search of her mentor, who was the actual Zatoichi."

 

A nice action flick that should have been more dramatic as a lot of it was boring. The action scenes were decent but they needed some more work. The depth of the characters could have been better as well as the story since the film had a comical feel to it. Even though its really not suppose to be comical. The actress playing Ichi could have been better but she was the best part of the film.

 

1.8/5

Day 304 - Man of War: Max Manus (Norwegian)

 

"After fighting the Soviets as a volunteer during the Winter War in Finland, Max Manus returns to Norway, finding it occupied by the Nazis. He joins with the Norwegian resistance movement in their fight against the Germans but is arrested."

 

A decent war film about a man who has fought the Nazis since the very beginning until the very end. There were a lot of slow moments which made several scenes quite boring. The action scenes were poorly done as was some of the more dramatic scenes. I found if hard to believe the acting as most of the actors were kind of dull.

 

2/5