davitpreece

davitpreece

Favorite films

  • Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
  • The Rite
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • The Sentimental Swordsman

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  • Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

    ★★★★

  • The Love Life of an Octopus

    ★★★★★

  • The Fast and the Furious

    ★★★★

  • Kagero-za

    ★★★★★

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  • Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

    Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

    ★★★★

    Some of the most entertaining practical effects I’ve seen

  • The Love Life of an Octopus

    The Love Life of an Octopus

    ★★★★★

    14 minutes well spent, the colors, the sound, the creepy narration, so good

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  • The Buddhist Fist

    The Buddhist Fist

    ★★★★

    If you’re looking for iconic fight choreography, then take a look at this movie

  • Death Duel

    Death Duel

    ★★★★★

    Another wuxia home-run from Chor Yuen.  The fight choreography is an emphasis in the film which is typical of the genre, but to me the overall feel of this movie is similar to certain American westerns, especially The Gunfighter, exploring a similar theme of the proverbial “fastest gun” being plagued and hounded by their own reputation.  I particularly enjoyed the dialogue in this film, where the protagonist muses on the disadvantages of fame and how fleeting mortality is.  Like all…

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