ScorchingSun
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League of godsLeague of gods, DVD[Feng shen bang]
DVD - 2017 | Chinese
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Aug 15, 2019
A Monster CallsA Monster Calls, DVDQuelques Minutes Après Minuit
DVD - 2017
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Aug 15, 2019
Comment:
Has all the ingredients for a major sob story with life lesson thrown in, but not quite a bull's-eye.
Maybe a wee bit contrived? All the elements, family history and relationships, natural and supernatural, neatly set out and displayed? And Sigourney W's weak attempt at a British accent didn't help.Has all the ingredients for a major sob story with life lesson thrown in, but not quite a bull's-eye.
Maybe a wee bit contrived? All the elements, family history and relationships, natural and supernatural, neatly set out and displayed? And…
A Wrinkle in TimeA Wrinkle in Time, DVD
DVD - 2018
Added Aug 13, 2019
KinKin, DVDLe Commencement
DVD - 2018
Added Aug 13, 2019
The MegThe Meg, DVDMégalodon
DVD - 2018
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Aug 13, 2019
Comment:
Jaws didn't die, just grew even larger.
Jason Statham in a good, though not outstanding actioner.
And Meg Ryan is not quite that long-in-the-tooth yet.
Bates MotelBates Motel, DVDSeason Five = Motel Bates. Saison Cinq
DVD - 2017
Added Aug 13, 2019
Bates MotelBates Motel, DVDSeason Four
DVD - 2016
Added Aug 13, 2019
AnnihilationAnnihilation, DVD
DVD - 2018
Added Aug 05, 2019
Mr. TurnerMr. Turner, DVDM. Turner
DVD - 2015
ScorchingSun's rating:
2 out of 5 stars
Added Aug 04, 2019
Comment:
After an hour of pointless meanderings and slurred accents thick as molasses (incomprehensible without subtitles), my patience ran out of patience.
The DressmakerThe Dressmaker, DVD
DVD - 2016
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Aug 04, 2019
Comment:
A strange film.
At first, a seemingly wacky comedy with odd but colourful characters and an underlying odd but colourful dark secret.
Then about a half hour before the ending, everything goes..sort of...um.
A few dramatically strong moments but largely uneven pace and storytelling.A strange film.
At first, a seemingly wacky comedy with odd but colourful characters and an underlying odd but colourful dark secret.
Then about a half hour before the ending, everything goes..sort of...um.
A few dramatically strong moments but…
Train to BusanTrain to Busan, DVDBusanhaeng
DVD - 2017 | Korean
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Jul 16, 2019
Comment:
Hmm...a Z movie with some heart and delves into cowardice and self-sacrifice.
No skimping on special effects here.
Note: in crowded close quarter combat with zombies, swinging weapons are less effective than stabbing ones (a lesson from the Roman army).
Also you should select English audio to avoid reading through the action scenes.Hmm...a Z movie with some heart and delves into cowardice and self-sacrifice.
No skimping on special effects here.
Note: in crowded close quarter combat with zombies, swinging weapons are less effective than stabbing ones (a lesson from the Roman…
The Water DivinerThe Water Diviner, DVDLa Promesse D'une Vie
DVD - 2015
ScorchingSun's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Jul 16, 2019
Comment:
After war's enmities and suspicions are past, a glimpse of how basic human emotions are universally shared.
Russell Crowe gives a strong, softly determined performance as a father suffering from an unbearable sense of loss.
Well made, with beauty revealed in an ugly setting.After war's enmities and suspicions are past, a glimpse of how basic human emotions are universally shared.
Russell Crowe gives a strong, softly determined performance as a father suffering from an unbearable sense of loss.
Well made, with beauty…
Personal ShopperPersonal Shopper, DVDConnexion Intime
DVD - 2017
Added Jul 03, 2019
Comment:
After minutes of fingernails scratching-on-backbone of walking and walking and walking, I decided to jump ship.
Baby DriverBaby Driver, DVDBaby Le Chauffeur
DVD - 2017
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Jun 21, 2019
Comment:
A slick style, deviant characters and fast action couldn't elevate this film's average quality.
Kevin S. played his usual robot-faced cool dude.
I, TonyaI, Tonya, DVDMoi, Tonya
DVD - 2018
ScorchingSun's rating:
2.5 out of 5 stars
Added Jun 21, 2019
Comment:
If this film is to be believed, Tonya's world is full of foul-mouthed people, mean tempers and trashy talking.
An abusive husband with nincompoop friends who combined their considerable idiocy to ruin her skating career ( though she seemed perfectly capable of self-destruction ).
Not a movie you can feel warm and dreamy about. Maybe it's supposed to be a comedic take on the life of a woman thrown into the dumpster of life.
Hard to know or care.If this film is to be believed, Tonya's world is full of foul-mouthed people, mean tempers and trashy talking.
An abusive husband with nincompoop friends who combined their considerable idiocy to ruin her skating career ( though she seemed…
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added Jun 08, 2019
Comment:
A taciturn man stewing in psychic hell due to an inescapable past tragedy.
A mild, melancholy film with moments of painfully emotional and sometimes comic outbursts.
Perhaps overlong but well-edited pace.
The PostThe Post, DVDLe Post
DVD - 2018
ScorchingSun's rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars
Added Jun 08, 2019
Comment:
Such a staid title for a most definitely unstaid film.
Betrayal of public trust, press freedom, friendship vs integrity, guts vs expediency are some of the issues.
Like a locomotive gathering steam,the movie starts deceptively slowly, building speed to a collision climax.Such a staid title for a most definitely unstaid film.
Betrayal of public trust, press freedom, friendship vs integrity, guts vs expediency are some of the issues.
Like a locomotive gathering steam,the movie starts deceptively slowly, building…
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added May 25, 2019
Comment:
Finally a half-decent film to make up for the last few crappy ones.
A good plot even though versions of the same old characters are lurking everywhere.
After a while, you would think audiences would tire of this interminable war. It's like Bill Murray's Groundhog Day but an endlessly repeating movie instead of a repeating day.Finally a half-decent film to make up for the last few crappy ones.
A good plot even though versions of the same old characters are lurking everywhere.
After a while, you would think audiences would tire of this interminable war. It's like Bill…
The complete Lady SnowbloodThe complete Lady Snowblood, DVD
DVD - 2016 | Japanese
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added May 25, 2019
Comment:
Dated action routines, outlandish strawberry blood squirting sequences.
But given the context, it was enjoyable with only a few odd awkward pauses that are common in Japanese films.
BTW many thanks to the manufacturers of the DVD holder: so very easy to remove the discs.Dated action routines, outlandish strawberry blood squirting sequences.
But given the context, it was enjoyable with only a few odd awkward pauses that are common in Japanese films.
BTW many thanks to the manufacturers of the DVD holder: so very…
Red SparrowRed Sparrow, DVD[Le Moineau Rouge]
DVD - 2018
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added May 25, 2019
Comment:
A convoluted tale of spies, trust and betrayal with some graphic violence sprinkled in.
A few twists in the plot here and there but everyone's deadpan faces make me want to grab them by the skin grafts and shake some life into them.
400 Days400 Days, DVD400 Jours
DVD - 2016
ScorchingSun's rating:
2.5 out of 5 stars
Added May 18, 2019
Comment:
A dissatisfying guessing game.
ScorchingSun's rating:
2.5 out of 5 stars
Added May 18, 2019
Comment:
at 40 min...
What's the fuss about the title?
A Tina Fey comedy, off-coloured, wacky humour, enjoyable to a point.
But a bit inappropriate in the context of a war zone situation that's still currently killing people ( unlike poking fun at Nazis-the WWII kind and not the ones in office).at 40 min...
What's the fuss about the title?
A Tina Fey comedy, off-coloured, wacky humour, enjoyable to a point.
But a bit inappropriate in the context of a war zone situation that's still currently killing people ( unlike poking fun at…
WetlandsWetlands, DVDFeuchtgebiete
DVD - 2015 | German
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added May 18, 2019
Comment:
Visually good, some interesting family dynamics.
Much gratuitous sex in a soft core porn format.
The DuffThe Duff, DVD[Duff]
DVD - 2015
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added May 02, 2019
Comment:
A different twist on high school social nastiness. The twist only manifests several minutes into the film, so wait for it.
This is one turning worm that bites and hard.
The Lost ValentineThe Lost Valentine, DVDL'amour à La Une
DVD - 2013
ScorchingSun's rating:
3 out of 5 stars
Added May 02, 2019
Comment:
Sure, the storyline is predictable: wartime love story, the parting and promises, the enduring hope, the heartache. All designed to squeeze out some tears (mine included).
A total chick flick, smooth and cool. And it works.
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