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514,965 | 317,399 | 309,593 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Final Destination 2 | The saga continues with Final Destination 2 , where Ali Larter returns as Clear Rivers ( how can you take anyone seriously with a name like that ? ) , in a sequel which rehashes the same premise of premonition and therefore death avoidance , and the survivors this time round getting picked off one by one in similar vio... |
515,113 | 317,399 | 963,208 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden | If this movie knows where he is , there'll be international headlines made , and the filmmakers will get that US$25 million ( or more ? ) bounty that is placed on his head . Of course it will be silly to presume that this film can find the answers to the multi-million dollar question , or even come close to it , so jus... |
514,952 | 317,399 | 201,485 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : The Body ( DVD , 2001 ) | The premise of this movie seemed interesting enough , although to some , it might be blasphemy . What if one day , the body ( or rather , skeletal remains ) of Christ was discovered in a similarly described tomb , with tell tale signs of the crucification , the spear wound , injuries inflicted by the crown of thorns , ... |
515,125 | 317,399 | 452,594 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : The Break-Up | The real life relationship between Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston probably casted a cynical shadow over this movie , given its ominously sounding title about the end of relationships . Not that it's played out in an unbelievable manner , but this is a classic case of real life causing an unwanted effect on reel life... |
515,565 | 317,399 | 1,255,872 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Gu Gu The Cat | I guess we've seen enough canine movies coming out from Japan , that it's now the turn for felines to get the spotlight . I would have half expected the plot to follow the usual formula , if not for the fact that Gu Gu the Cat actually became the side show of the plot , despite being the titular character , and worse ,... |
515,529 | 317,399 | 377,818 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : The Dukes of Hazzard | Remakes are getting popular in Hollywood , be they adapted from existing Asian films like Infernal Affairs , or digging into their own nostalgic TV series . This remake doesn't take itself too seriously , as we revisit the Dukes of Hazzard County - Cousins Luke , Bo , Daisy and Uncle Jessie . In a short span of 10 minu... |
515,169 | 317,399 | 395,424 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : 3 Needles | Released in Singapore to coincide with World Aids Day ( 1 Dec ) , it actually took me this long to cast my eyes on the movie , no thanks to weird and limited screenings at one or two theatres . Perhaps it's because of the subject matter , about that disease which , as far as I can recall , doesn't get named at all in t... |
515,139 | 317,399 | 1,194,624 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : The Sniper | If not for the picture scandal , this film would have been released about a year ago , and would likely have solidified Edison Chen's position as box office draw given his stellar performance in crime-action flicks like Dog Eat Dog and Blood Brothers , and pop idol fare such as Initial D . But we know what had happened... |
514,854 | 317,399 | 963,287 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Dance of the Dragon | There are three distinct characters here , each played by someone of different nationality , and had in their own fiefdom , crafted scenes within their own comfort zone , but when put together , seem to have awkwardness stamped all over it . I shall begin with the strongest . This is no doubt Jang Hyuk's vehicle , as h... |
514,958 | 317,399 | 419,515 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Blood and Bones | I'd watch Blood and Bones for one reason , and that's for ' Beat ' Takeshi Kitano . Local audiences will probably remember him in recent roles from Battle Royale , Brother , and Zatoichi . Here , he plays Jyombion Kim , one of the early pioneer Koreans who emigrated to Japan . From the start , the narration tells us th... |
514,945 | 317,399 | 882,978 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Three Kingdoms : Resurrection of the Dragon | Sad to say , I've only read the epic Romance of the Three Kingdom novels once in my lifetime to date , and an abridged English version at that . My only other contacts with this classic Chinese literature is with the China television series that I had to struggle with because the initial episodes came without English s... |
515,027 | 317,399 | 285,175 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Havoc | I could start off this review in Singlish by saying " This movie damn havoc " , and it just about sums it up accurately and nicely . Sex , drugs and gangsterism from the hop is hip culture , this movie attempts to provide a social commentary about the lives of super rich teenagers in the Palasades , wasting their bored... |
515,016 | 317,399 | 414,982 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Final Destination 3 | I wonder why I missed the first two movies of the franchise , given that I'm a fan of gore ( the bloodier the merrier ) . But you need not have watched the first two movies in order to enjoy Final Destination 3 , as it's pretty much a stand-alone movie utilizing the same premise . Which is when someone actually somehow... |
515,344 | 317,399 | 803,057 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : The Promotion | One job , two candidates , you know the drill , especially when the offer is one that comes with a better job title , and with it , better renumeration , to move upwards in the corporate ladder , and to gain some foothold in keeping up with the Joneses . The last time I watched a film primarily set in a supermarket was... |
515,525 | 317,399 | 408,345 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Firewall | I was quite surprised that Massive Attack's Angel was chosen to accompany the opening credits , which consisted for mostly CCTV / voyeuristic shots of a team conducting surveillance on the movements of Harrison Ford's Jack Stanfield and his family . I know it's a cool track , but Angel is perhaps becoming one of the mo... |
514,783 | 317,399 | 445,934 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Blades of Glory | I'm fast converting to a Will Ferrell Fan , given that I've laughed out loud at his silly antics , in particular , the recent effort in Talladega Nights : The Ballad of Ricky Bobby . And now , joining forces with yet another up-coming comedian in Jon Heder ( School of Scoundrels , The Benchwarmers ) , I had high hopes ... |
515,329 | 317,399 | 467,197 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Max Payne | For starters , don't be a dweeb and start heading out the door when the end credits roll . If you deem that the movie didn't have proper closure since there are additional folks who didn't get their due Payne justice , then this scene at the end with Mila Kunis playing the Devil's Advocate , will probably make some ame... |
514,577 | 317,399 | 486,583 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Fred Claus | What if Santa Claus , aka Saint Nicholas actually had a family , and a brother who hates him to the core because of a high degree of envy ? The first 10 minutes spend time establishing its version of this " What If " scenario , even offering the notion of how immortality comes to play a part in freezing their ages so a... |
515,072 | 317,399 | 113,791 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Mee Pok Man | This is probably the movie credited with sparking a comeback of Singapore films , and watching it , you can probably spot various influences this Eric Khoo film had on the other more contemporary attempts by the various local filmmakers like Djinn and Jack Neo ( whom of course , were in Eric Khoo movies ) . Joe Ng ( of... |
514,819 | 317,399 | 492,447 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Black Gold | When you sip on that aromatic cup of coffee , do you think about where it all comes from ? 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed on an average day , and I'm sure many of us have contributed our daily cuppas to that statistic as shared by the documentary Black Gold by Marc and Nick Francis . From the ordinary black coff... |
514,755 | 317,399 | 1,170,411 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Victory | Unfortunately I'm not much of a cricket fan , and whatever knowledge I have of the game , how it's played , the rules and regulations and such , is thanks to Ashutosh Gowariker's Lagaan starring Aamir Khan , a movie which had the game explained in layman terms to a group of villagers assembling a rag-tag team to challe... |
514,835 | 317,399 | 414,852 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : District 13 ( Banlieue 13 ) | It's erroneous to interpret " A Film By Luc Besson " that the marketing folks slap on the movie posters these days . Besson has of late been lending his name for that purpose on many movies , but nope , he's not the director . Usually involved in another capacity , like writer , or producer . District 13 is one such mo... |
515,117 | 317,399 | 947,802 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Lakeview Terrace | Watching this movie brought back some memories of the well-publicized spat between neighbours in the neighbourhood of Joo Chiat , with their antics which included the shining of spot lights at each other's house , the trading of barbs and insults , and the use of video recorders to tape down the other's antics . Natura... |
515,563 | 317,399 | 892,767 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : The Horsemen | I was gearing up for a good serial killer movie given the premise of having the four horsemen of the apocalypse , with the trailer piquing my interest from its fair share of unflinching blood and gore . Sad to say though that the distributors preferred to appeal to a wider audience for this , and some scenes were clear... |
514,548 | 317,399 | 817,885 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Colic | Colic is the latest Thai horror movie to hit our shores , and given the gimmicky promotion in local theatres , where a cradle with that nasty picture of the baby inside , you'd start to wonder if this movie will actually give you the creeps , without resorting to the usual cheap gimmicks which plagued the slew of horro... |
514,913 | 317,399 | 839,980 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Semi-Pro | Will Ferrell continues with sports theme comedies with Semi-Pro , a throwback to the 70s where the American Basketball Association ( ABA ) is merged in part with the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) which we are all quite familiar with . With his Talladega Nights on Nascar racing and Blades of Glory on ice figur... |
514,646 | 317,399 | 494,238 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Inkheart | It's an interesting premise to begin with , having the power to bring to life characters and events to the real world by just reading relevant passages . I can figure it out already , where to get fame and fortune from the right literature to read out loud . But with great power comes realization and responsibility , a... |
515,341 | 317,399 | 814,022 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Bangkok Dangerous | I guess I can mark today as Remake day , having to watch two movies which are adaptations or updates to their original , both of which have Asian origins , though one I will be going in blind given that I've not watched its predecessor . I've only caught the DVD of the Pang Brothers ' Bangkok Dangerous , arguably their... |
514,680 | 317,399 | 58,003 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Red Desert | The first Michelangelo Antonioni movie in color , Red Desert stars Monica Vitti whom audiences would by now be already acquainted with after the successful and acclaimed trilogy with L'Avventura , La Notte and L'Elisse . While much has been said about Antonioni bringing about a stark palette of colors which highlights ... |
514,375 | 317,399 | 1,086,704 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Contract Lover | Kate stars opposite Richie Ren ( or Jen , depending on what rocks your boat ) , as couple Rachel and Fat . They're the atypical modern day couple living it up in Beijing , though the latter is suspect of the former's promiscuity . He loathes the time when he has to bring his girlfriend back to the village to meet his p... |
515,311 | 317,399 | 165,929 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Romeo Must Die ( 2000 ) | I've been a fan of Jet Li's movies , but have been quite disappointed with his latest offering " Danny The Dog " / " Unleashed " . While the action was great as usual , somehow the storyline isn't compelling enough . I'm still eagerly anticipating his Fearless in 2006 though , as the publicity stills so far have been p... |
515,510 | 317,399 | 949,861 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Village People Radio Show | The latest news about Amir Muhammad's Village People Radio Show , is that Malaysia has banned it outright . That makes it two in a row for Amir . Like his previous documentary The Last Communist , this is a sequel of sorts continuing on a similar topic where The Last Communist left off , with the filmmaker and his team... |
515,340 | 317,399 | 404,254 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : My Sassy Girl | I haven't really watched the original from start to end , so I can't say for sure how well this version was vis-a-vis the Korean one , which shot Jeon Ji-Hyun to prominence in the starring role . The Hollywood remake however , went straight to DVD , but you know that it's Uniquely Singapore that we give DVD releases a ... |
514,993 | 317,399 | 293,564 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Rush Hour 3 | Should movies make money , then the Hollywood rule of thumb is to make another , and another , until the franchise runs out of steam . The original Rush Hour was a Jackie Chan vehicle of sorts to break into Hollywood , and it made a lot of money with the mis-pairing opposite Chris Tucker in a buddy cop movie formula fi... |
514,537 | 317,399 | 419,706 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Doom | You are in the wrong movie if you ask for a plot in Doom . If there's any , it stays true to the game - shoot anything that breathes , which is uttered many times in the latest movie adapted from computer games , off the heels of Resident Evil and Tomb Raider . I might try - a group of RRTS troops ( read : Universal So... |
515,353 | 317,399 | 48,937 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Alexander the Great | I borrowed this movie with one intent , and that is to see how the subject material was handled in the 50s , compared to the most recent interpretation by Oliver Stone , who gave us an Alexander with Colin Farrell complete with his hair dyed blonde . And while I was lamenting the fact that there were only 2 war scenes ... |
515,093 | 317,399 | 1,179,891 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : My Bloody Valentine 3 | Possibly one of the first 3D horror flicks ever , I just couldn't pass this up , and neither could many others , judging by the enthusiastic response and anticipation in the theatre hall just because of the novelty factor , with oohs and ahhs being echoed each time something seem to fling itself from the screen toward ... |
514,490 | 317,399 | 402,378 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Mr . Average | Mr Average is quite unlike The Truman Show . In the latter , Jim Carrey's titular character is bred and born for the role as the reality television star who lives a lie , and that product placement is but part and parcel to insert advertisements for the long running show . In Mr Average , it has quite a lot to say abou... |
514,831 | 317,399 | 459,666 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Three Times | Taiwanese auteur Hou Hsiao-Hsien's movie at The Picturehouse is a movie with three stories told very distinctly , one story after another . Take it as three short films rolled into one , with each actor playing different roles , each character having no distinct relation to their counterparts in different eras . Having... |
514,367 | 317,399 | 432,402 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Factory Girl | It took me that long to finally watch Factory Girl , a story which tells of a wealthy party girl , a poor little rich kid's trials and tribulations , her parties and the friends she keeps , her influences and vices ranging from hard drinking to drug taking . No , it's not about Paris Hilton ( you can wager some money t... |
515,251 | 317,399 | 898,319 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Just Follow Law | Jack Neo is undoubtedly Singapore's most commercially successful director , having made 10 films ( including this one ) , and almost each time , you'd hear his movies topping the charts and breaking box office records . His films touch the common heartlander chord with his fusion of satire and subtle jabs at topical is... |
514,888 | 317,399 | 443,473 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : The Condemned | At first glance , the storyline looks like a distant cousin to the Japanese movie Battle Royale . Instead of having sent unruly students to an island and see them finish off one another , The Condemned follows the same lines of having 10 death row prisoners from around the world being brought to an island , and given a... |
514,642 | 317,399 | 809,925 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : First Love | Based on the " autobiography " of Misuzu Nakahara , I won't deny that what intrigued me to picking up this DVD was its premise of having it set against Japan's single largest heist to date , where 300 million yen ( back in the 60s ) was stolen in broad daylight without a loss of life . I've always enjoyed heist movies ... |
514,689 | 317,399 | 450,099 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : A Time to Love | How long will you wait for somebody you love ? Will you hold on to that hope and have faith , or will you buckle at the uncertainties , and choose to move on ? You'll never know until you're in it , and are forced to make some decisions . While you can decide for yourself , you'll never really know how the other half w... |
514,869 | 317,399 | 389,790 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Bee Movie | Let's see , we have A Bug's Life , then Antz , then the insect animated films gave way to a host of animal talkies , including dancing penguins , cows with confused genetic makeup , and zoo animals thinking they're better off in the wild , chef rats , amongst an array of hits and misses , recycling the same old tactics... |
514,644 | 317,399 | 901,476 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Bride Wars | Anne Hathaway rules the screens this month in Singapore , with three movies hitting the screens - Rachel Getting Married , Passengers , and now teaming up with Kate Hudson for my second wedding theme movie of the day , Bride Wars . Alas this film by director Gary Winick had the trailer to thank for in letting every cat... |
515,463 | 317,399 | 1,139,668 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : The Unborn | Written and directed by David S . Goyer , who is still in his infancy in being at the helm of feature films , but no stranger to writing screenplays from the horror genre to the reboot of the Batman franchise , you would have thought that he might have steered clear of the usual clichés that plague a horror film . Imag... |
514,743 | 317,399 | 108,362 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Faraway Sunset | When I was young , I had placed my hand at a door hinge , and without realizing , my mom slammed the door shut . Naturally the door cannot close , I felt no pain and didn't scream , my mom wondered whether the door was faulty , until we both realized that one of my fingernails was completed smashed in . Then the pain s... |
514,592 | 317,399 | 495,824 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Dorm | It was quite uncanny , a group of us were discussing making a movie about ghost stories told in schools . Sure , every school has its fair share of ghouls and goblins , and we'd thought it was interesting to have it done on film . Heck , we were actually in the premises of a school when we started to talk about it at n... |
514,850 | 317,399 | 1,033,643 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : What Happens In Vegas | My only trip to the US ( not counting the toddler days ) where I can remember what the heck I was doing , was back in December 2005 ( gee , time flies ! ) where I spent a total of 7 full days trawling the streets as well as the casinos up and down the Strip and its outskirts , and seriously , it's never as sexy as that... |
514,684 | 317,399 | 84,116 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Identification of a Woman | As introduced by Lorenzo Codelli , Identification of a Woman was presented in the Cannes Film Festival in 1982 and received a special anniversary award . It's like a personal movie because the lead character Niccolo ( Tomas Milian ) is a film director , and tells of a personal crisis of the filmmaker . Niccolo was play... |
514,966 | 317,399 | 195,714 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Final Destination | I watched Final Destination 3 without watching the first two , so thanks to DVDs , I'm going to make amends . The most I know about the first Final Destination was that explosion onboard an aircraft was one of the most realistic ever , and probably had this movie banned from inflight entertainment systems . Alex Chance... |
515,384 | 317,399 | 489,282 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Strange Wilderness | One of the reasons why I decided to watch this , is because I needed a comedy to laugh at , if it's not possible to laugh together with it . The DVD is already available at the shops , but I don't think I'm ready to fork out a Code 1 DVD price for what's essentially a short comedic film which is based from a Saturday N... |
515,493 | 317,399 | 57,697 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Youth of the Beast | Youth of the Beast is pretty much acclaimed , but I just can't appreciate it very much , partly because it's quite a dated film - the 60s , and the execution reminded me of the old 60s Batman and the Green Hornet series , in its noir crime storyline as well as the use of the ol ' fisticuffs to settle scores . Not that ... |
514,395 | 317,399 | 218,379 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Kippur | While it's easy to set expectations and think that this could be a Saving Private Ryan / Black Hawk Down type of film ( since the synopsis does reveal a chopper going down ) , this is after all an Amos Gitai film , and I feel this is more Apocalypse Now with The Thin Red Line sensibilities , though with none of Terence... |
515,046 | 317,399 | 430,770 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : The Women | Written and directed by Diane English , which is based on both the stage play by Clare Boothe Luce and the 1930s movie of the same name , The Women is an update of sorts transplanting stories about the love lives of 4 women friends to modern day New York City , but wait a minute , isn't this Sex in the City ? Not quite... |
515,424 | 317,399 | 1,316,584 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : The Carrot Cake Conversations | Perhaps the only way to enjoy this particular variant of the carrot cake dish is to imagine a fantasy Singapore of sorts , one where prostitutes look like an ex-Miss Malaysia , where people are generally unhappy with their present lot ( ok this might be true after all ) , and all seem to have lack of avenues to vent th... |
514,745 | 317,399 | 82,313 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Eijanaika | The opening film of this year's Japanese Film Festival , Shohei Imamura's Eijanaika was a mixed bag , but the opening is one to behold . Very noisy and extremely boisterous and colourful , there's a carnival like atmosphere in visiting the street markets , with its strange and curious looking circus like performers ( s... |
515,106 | 317,399 | 157,117 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Tokyo Eyes | Somehow I had thoughts about Leon The Professional when I watched this film . Just the bit parts about how a girl chances upon the professional killer and struck a friendship with him . Here , a girl chances upon a press-hyped hit-man , and begins a romantic relationship . There's something peculiar about the modus ope... |
514,543 | 317,399 | 365,830 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Tenacious D : The Pick of Destiny | It might be an understatement to say that Jack Black is truly a jack of all trades . Of late his profile has been raised in the various high profile movies he's starring in , ranging from his own comedies like Nacho Libre , which I thought suffered from its own over-hype unfortunately , to blockbusters like King Kong f... |
515,377 | 317,399 | 883,374 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Men in White | Then again , it's a comedy , and the whole intention of Tong was to try and emulate the classical 80s comedies from Hong Kong , especially those Stephen Chow " mo lei tau " ( nonsensical ) movies , which Tong confessed this evening to being probably his # 1 fan in Singapore . Unfortunately those movies are in a class o... |
514,480 | 317,399 | 370,244 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : 9 Souls | This 2002 Japanese film is the third feature film showcased in the inaugural Singapore Fantastic Film Festival ( The first two being Kontroll and Immortel , which I should be able to watch by the end of the fest ) . 9 Souls is at times a complex movie , and at times one which has a simple tale to tell . It blurs and cr... |
515,518 | 317,399 | 775,539 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Stomp the Yard | I wasn't the least surprised with the full house turnout at the preview of Stomp the Yard . Having held the number one spot at the American box office earlier this year for 2 weeks , and with dance competition programmes having ample screen time on local television , it's probably a no brainer for this movie to open he... |
515,019 | 317,399 | 430,912 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : Basic Instinct 2 | I was still under-aged when the original Basic Instinct made its debut in the local theater's under the relatively new R rating system , but suffice to say many already know of the kinky scenes , especially the infamous crossing and uncrossing of legs sans panties which sealed Sharon Stone's status as a Hollywood femme... |
515,088 | 317,399 | 970,411 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : City of Ember | This film is strictly for kids . Not pimply teenagers though , but children whose parents will take comfort in knowing that this film is thoroughly family friendly fare , with nary a swear word , tame action sequences , no embarrassing physical romance they got to cook up an explanation for , and an inspiring theme tha... |
514,536 | 317,399 | 56,142 | 6 | A Nutshell Review : King Kong Vs . Godzilla ( 1962 ) | One's an American monster created in the 1930s . The other , a Japanese counterpart created in the 1950s . One an over-sized ape which scaled the Empire State Building in New York , the other an over-sized lizard which trampled the streets of Tokyo . What do you get when you put the two together ? An animal slugfest wh... |
514,434 | 317,399 | 891,457 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Spider Lilies | A spider lily is a flower that is said to line along the pathway to Hell . It contains poison which will cause one to lose our memory . Memories are central to the story , as the characters involved are questioned as to whether their memories are faulty , and if one can choose to repress them in the attempt to forget ,... |
515,069 | 317,399 | 99,105 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Barbie Digs Joe | A lot has been said about this short which was cited as starting Eric Khoo's foray into film-making . Winning numerous awards , this film's cast was made of the Barbie and Ken dolls , and various GI Joe models . At first you couldn't make out the premise of the story , save for GI Joe spotting Barbie , and goes on a qu... |
515,233 | 317,399 | 418,455 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Adam's Apples | The premise of this movie seemed simple enough , about Neo Nazi called Adam ( Ulrich Thomsen ) being sentenced to community service at a church . A priest , Ivan ( Mads Mikkelsen ) , informs Adam that in order to complete his hours of service , he must have a goal in mind . And that goal actually turned out unexpectedl... |
515,507 | 317,399 | 384,537 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Silent Hill | Never cheese a mother off by taking away or threatening her child . We've seen plenty of tough mamas in contemporary movies , and Jodie Foster comes to mind in having personified the tough-as-nails mum in Panic Room and Flight Plan . NO , she doesn't have a part to play in Silent Hill , but the premise , about a mother... |
514,972 | 317,399 | 338,095 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : High Tension | This film has finally made its way to our shores , uncut . For a slasher flick , it's bloody good , pun intended . If you've read me enough , you know that I'm a sucker for revenge films and zombie flicks . The occasional slasher flick appeals to me too , and this one doesn't disappoint , in the delivery of the materia... |
514,393 | 317,399 | 1,406,146 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Call Me If You Need Me | It's an open secret that James Lee gets a lot of love from the Singapore International Film Festival , having almost all , if not all I believe , of his works screened at past editions . Last year we had a rare glimpse of a commercial horror project , Hysteria , and this year Lee goes back to his festival art house roo... |
514,666 | 317,399 | 1,059,786 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Eagle Eye | From one cellphone-centric movie in Connected another with Eagle Eye , this movie dwells on the fears of man about the abuse of technology , given how pervasive a simple device like the mobile phone , could be a haven for anyone tapped into the network to triangulate your whereabouts . Some other fears get presented , ... |
514,715 | 317,399 | 112,817 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Dead Man ( 1995 ) | Johnny Depp didn't adopt that weird hairdo first as Willy Wonka in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory . He did that bob-hairdo as William Blake , an accountant in this movie . Directed by Jim Jarmusch , who did Coffee and Cigarettes , and Broken Flowers ( starring Bill Murray in a role written for him ) , this is a blac... |
514,438 | 317,399 | 499,455 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Day Night Day Night | Mention films about suicide bombers , and movies like Syrianna and Paradise Now comes to mind . Films that try to explain the rationale behind the driving force of these persons dedicated to destruction and murder , and while those stories had the usual male bombers , Day Night Day Night took on a more interesting angl... |
514,551 | 317,399 | 433,400 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Just Friends | I was half expecting this to be one of those lightly fluffed flicks which you go and laugh at , then forget almost everything about it thereafter . In some ways it is , but little did I realise that it actually had me thinking about one of the predicaments I was in previously , and it brought back some memories , both ... |
515,508 | 317,399 | 439,815 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Slither | We've seen a slew of horrific gore movies hitting the screens lately , from Saw to Hostel , some hits , some misses , some remakes , brought to us by a new age group of horror directors like Darren Lynn Bousman , Eli Roth and Alexandre Aja . Slither , written and directed by James Gunn , continues the blood fad with th... |
514,475 | 317,399 | 407,304 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : War of the Worlds | War of the Worlds marks the second collaboration between 2 of Hollywood's most influential figures , that of director Steven Spielberg and megastar Tom Cruise . In this updated adaptation of H . G . Well's classic , we revisit alien territory already familiar with Spielberg ( with evergreens like Close Encounters of th... |
515,210 | 317,399 | 433,383 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Good Night , and Good Luck . | Finally someone had the balls to bring this movie in , after the Oscar hype and all . I was anticipating this movie to compare it with the rest of the Best Picture nominees , but had to refrain from watching it from ahem sources , or from DVD rentals . So what's my verdict ? It's a little over-hyped . Don't get me wron... |
514,877 | 317,399 | 808,265 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : The Ferrryman | I have enjoyed limited movie offerings from New Zealand , with the likes of the romantic comedy Sione's Wedding and horror comedy Black Sheep , and for my horror double bill this weekend , I wouldn't have wanted to miss The Ferryman . In western folklore , the Ferryman is the one responsible for transporting the dead t... |
515,513 | 317,399 | 424,875 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Cages | I've heard about the Cages project for some time , having read about its travels to festivals abroad , earning commendable reviews , and it's not difficult to understand why . With Cages , the definition of a " Singapore film " struck me a little - how do you classify or qualify one ? Does it have to be directed by a l... |
515,151 | 317,399 | 493,464 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Wanted | A young man stuck in a mundane job suddenly got pulled out of it by a beautiful dominatrix , and into a world where it seemed like he's The One savior to rid the bad guys from the face of it . When the trailer first came out , there was word that hey , it's the Matrix all over again , this time with one of Hollywood's ... |
515,373 | 317,399 | 475,723 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Shinobi ( 2005 ) | There are many Romeo and Juliet type stories out there , and this happens to be one of them , set in Japanese medieval times , with fantastical martial arts moves that will probably wow action fans with their pace and brutality . It reminds me of the time when I was watching Hong Kong's Stormriders which somewhat raise... |
514,878 | 317,399 | 453,533 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Unrest | This turned out to be a horror weekend , if I had opted to watch One Last Breath yesterday , a Japanese horror movie set in a hospital . Instead , I had chosen the Undead today , which also takes place in a hospital , not in the morgue but at a lab for anatomical lessons , where would be surgeons obtain their baptism o... |
515,099 | 317,399 | 808,336 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Helen the Baby Fox | Helen the Baby Fox belongs to the family of movies which feature cutesy animals and the relationship with their human protectors , along the lines of movies such as Lassie and Free Willy . Interesting enough , the subject of a fox ( besides fox vixens in many Chinese folk tales ) actually is a novelty in itself , and h... |
514,518 | 317,399 | 409,681 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : The Alibi | A dream service for those adulterous men and women out there . A service which takes your calls , handles all potentially tense situations of private eyes and that suspecting spouse , essentially taking care of you on the side while you bang . Sounds good ? I think so too , at least in a business sense . Ray Elliot ( S... |
514,724 | 317,399 | 455,195 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Divergence | Divergence is the latest crime thriller to come out of Hong Kong's film industry , and all films of this genre will nonetheless be compared with the grand-daddy of them all - Infernal Affairs , which set a very high bar . Given that this film is produced by the same team , you'd expect the same high standards . While p... |
515,544 | 317,399 | 1,151,915 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Nothing Like The Holidays | Christmas has become so commercialized , no thanks to Santa Claus and the spirit of consumerism having to buy , buy , and buy some more to meet those pesky wish-lists of friends and family . I guess there's this feel good feeling to this holiday because it's just at the edge of the new year , and it's the spirit of sha... |
515,310 | 317,399 | 103,125 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) True Colors ( 1991 ) | This should be my " John Cusack " holiday weekend , with 2 DVDs rented starring the actor . Earlier , I had reviewed one of his earlier works when he was a teenager - Better Off Dead , and here , I'd think it probably is his first role as a slimeball . John Cusack and James Spader ( Sex , Lies and Videotape ) play two ... |
514,663 | 317,399 | 792,992 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Go West : A Lucky Luke Adventure | My first reaction to the initial few minutes of Lucky Luke's Go West adventure , is that it's one insanely funny movie with its plentiful sight gags , but that's it . Co-written and directed by Olivier Jean Marie , who migrated Lucky Luke's adventures to the big screen with this effort , the story tells of a gang of ro... |
514,508 | 317,399 | 431,308 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : P . S . I Love You | P . S . I Love You is a no-brainer for it to be released this Valentine's Day here , though the challenge of course will be putting couples into seats . Nonetheless everyone's in need for some form of love story , and this will likely fit the bill , although the story's as cliché as love stories can be , and it's not e... |
515,223 | 317,399 | 470,055 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Adrift | The original Open Water had a couple stranded in the high seas when they went deep sea diving , and somehow missed the boat , literally , thereby being stranded in the middle of nowhere . The formula is now repeated in Open Water 2 : Adrift ( just called Adrift here probably to disassociate itself from being a " sequel... |
514,571 | 317,399 | 1,213,617 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Miss Gold Digger | The title says it all , about a woman who holds out from commitment because she's always in the hopes of snagging somewhere better , given the vast playing field out there from which to fish not only the rich , but in her own words , those with " money , future , power " . The cynical me wonders if this was the nail hi... |
515,104 | 317,399 | 420,555 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : How Much Do You Love Me ? | How Much Do You Love Me ? examines that emotion called Love , or what it's perceived to be . Will you make pretend and move in with someone ? Are you loving someone because of his riches ? Or because of his huge wiener or her hot body ? Is it purely lust or love ? And how in the world do fugly people snag all the hot c... |
515,315 | 317,399 | 202,677 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) The Way of the Gun ( 2000 ) | Written by the same dude who wrote The Usual Suspects , The Way of the Gun is a much simpler tale compared to the award winning Suspects . It tells of two small time crooks , played by Ryan Phillippe and Benicio Del Toro , who get entangled in a game of crooks versus crooks when they try to pull of a kidnapping . Dream... |
514,976 | 317,399 | 388,482 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Transporter 2 | Jason Statham is back as Frank Martin , a man who lives by his own rules , a man with a military past who now works as a transporter , a man of few words , a man of action . Little has changed since the end of the first movie , he still drives a cool car , though the BMW has been traded for an Audi A8L W12 , and plough... |
515,537 | 317,399 | 110,764 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Pain | Perhaps the most controversial of all the short films , Pain features a sado-masochistic young man as the protagonist , and a faceless police man . The protagonist is a man looking for a job , without much success , and it seemed like he didn't even bother to try as he crosses out recruitment ads without much thought .... |
515,021 | 317,399 | 499,274 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : The Unforgiven | No , this isn't about the US Marine Corps , with the tagline above used in Jarhead . The Unforgiven is a Korean army movie , which I likened in similarity to Jarhead , in that there is no war action . This independent film follows the life of a new recruit , Lee Seung-yeong ( Seo Jang-weon ) , in his journey through th... |
515,554 | 317,399 | 457,419 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : Mr . Magorium's Wonderful Emporium | Dustin Hoffman doesn't really quite marquee a movie now , doesn't he ? I still remember one of his earlier classics as The Graduate which still remains one of my favourite films ( " Do you want me to seduce you ? " ) , and his award winners like Rain Man , Tootsie , Kramer vs Kramer , or even commercial movies like Her... |
515,294 | 317,399 | 202,364 | 7 | A Nutshell Review : A Class To Remember ( Gakko ) | Gakko tells a simple heartwarming story of a group of students and their teacher , in one of the public night schools in Japan providing them education at the Junior High level . With night schools , you know that the students are working adults , and the narrative takes its time to dwell on the characters ' background... |
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