Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Day of the Dead 1985

  Watched 15 Mar 2025

  Disliked this when I saw it a long time ago, and unfortunately I still do. Every single soldier behaves like a psycho and it just becomes too grating to be entertaining. Miguel and Sarah makes zero sense as a couple. Some good special effects though.

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  Godzilla vs. Megalon 1973

  Watched 16 Feb 2025

  Godzilla: I know kung fu.
  Jet Jaguar: Show me.

  Lots of reused footage, again. Despite introducing the bizarre sea folk they are barely present. Guess the three week shoot shows.

Popular reviews

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  Beijing Watermelon 1989

  Watched 09 Jul 2024

  Lately I've been thinking more and more how I'm supposed to live my life. Not so much the big things, but all the small things that make up life. What is my reaction to being bumped into on the street? When the bus gets stuck in traffic? What to do when told it won't work out? How do you act for those in need? What is the limit to my kindness? Why does my kindness falter when my money, and…

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  The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter 1984

  Watched 09 Jan 2025

  Another banger with Gordon Liu, simply one of the greatest ever! Engaging all the way through but the final showdown is unbelievable. Some pretty wild, uncomfortable violence in this too, the most violent Shaw I've seen so far.