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just a thoroughly cool guy movie. the main cool guy is so cool guy he doesnt take his shades off in the entire movie, except for one scene where he has sex. that dude just has unbelievable presence in every scene he is in. The soundtrack and a lot the editing is cool, all the characters are likeable, but when it slows down to sort of seep in the drama of them, i do think its at its most boring.…
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generally i think its stylish and cool, and there are defintly moments and things in here i really enjoy. the kind of "vibe" miike brings to a lot of scenes is something i enjoy. but overall, its just kinda boring because of the main character.
For a slower character study i am not sure having someone who starts off this rotten is that interesting. the whole movie is supposed to be about this downward spiral he goes on, but this…
The raid 2 is certainly bigger. The fight scenes are able to shine more with how diverse the situations and sets are. The raid 1 is spectacular in its choreography, but nonetheless felt restrained with it being confined in pretty samey hallways and rooms. Here we have brawls in clubs, car chases and gang shootouts. The action directing does not slow down whatsoever with this change in scope. And same goes for the choreography, the grittiness and the oomph of…
This movie left me terrified. The way that the darkness, grainy image and camerawork leaves you completely disoriented, you always feel vulnerable, there is no escape. The amount of scares that happen you could probably count on one hand but the movie builds so long on suspense and dread it feels like you will drown in it.
Its biggest knock is probably how the scares themselves actually don't match up to the build up of them.