Ken_Laird

Ken_Laird

Favorite films

  • It's Such a Beautiful Day
  • Synecdoche, New York
  • Secondhand Lions
  • Porco Rosso

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  • The Electric State

    ★★★½

  • Contact

    ★★★½

  • Super Hot

    ★★★★½

  • Shaolin Soccer

    ★★★★

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  • Super Hot

    Super Hot

    ★★★★½

    Possibly one of the best Vampire comedies I've ever seen. Hits all the right notes, fun to watch, hits you with twists you don't see coming. Fresh, enjoyable, an absolute blast.

  • Shaolin Soccer

    Shaolin Soccer

    ★★★★

    Solid comedy from the director of Kung-Fu Hustle, employing the same absurdity to great effect. Some of the jokes are a little... dated, but it's a fun watch in spite of those.

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  • The Wizard

    The Wizard

    ★★★★

    A delightful watch, even if it is just a glorified ad for Nintendo products and some of the plot beats feel a little off (looking at you, suspicious abundance of wealthy patrons betting on arcade games in roadside diners.) Would be a solid 3.5 if not for the meme-worthy Lucas, who alongside the power glove, is worth the extra half star.

  • CJ7

    CJ7

    ★½

    This movie gets the tiniest bit of credit for the fluctuation between reality ensuing and off-the-wall batshit insanity. That is its ONLY entertainment value, and it doesn't win out against how incredibly mean-spirited it is. The only original parts of this movie are the very real depictions of animal abuse AND child abuse which are treated as jokes. The dialogue doesn't flow right, the story's a mess, all the plot beats that aren't literal abuse that the movie treats as…