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514,954 | 317,399 | 117,571 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Scream ( DVD 1996 ) | It actually took me 9 years to finally watch this slasher flick classic , and I'm now kicking my rear that I should've watched it when it premiered in local theatres back then . Credited as sparking off a slew of copycat slasher films in the late 90s , and reintroducing Wes Craven to a whole new generation , Scream wil... |
515,095 | 317,399 | 1,160,629 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Suspect X | I have mulled over the story for a bit , and while I'm fairly convinced in the way it presented itself to stay true to its theme , I can't help but feel that I'm still suckered into feeling the same way as the cops do , in being made to see things from one singular point of view just because the logic points itself tha... |
514,482 | 317,399 | 848,538 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Kung Fu Dunk | This project was originally conceived as the movie version of popular Japanese manga SlamDunk ! and that's not something new to Jay Chou , who made his movie debut playing a character from another wildly popular manga Initial D . Along the way , it was decided to incorporate some kung fu into the movie , so hence the t... |
515,497 | 317,399 | 228,750 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Proof of Life ( 2000 ) | What happens in real life will inevitably have an effect on the reel one . Tom Cruise learnt that with his strange antics in real life - his screen one suffered with a less than expected stellar box office for M : I : 3 despite positive critical reviews . Way back in 2000 , Russell Crowe and Meg Ryan learnt that too , ... |
514,733 | 317,399 | 381,505 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Pretty Persuasion | I kinda liked this film for almost all the wrong reasons . It's politically incorrect and doesn't make any apologies for doing so , but yet demonstrates a notion that we can be bigots , and yet not be consciously aware of it . After all , it's what has already been internalized , but it becomes exposed quite naturally ... |
514,625 | 317,399 | 492,533 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Intimate | If I were to summarize this movie in a few words , this would be it : Serendipity with plenty of sex . Telling a story of two strangers who meet by chance in an elevator , The Intimate follows their journey through the day and night ( which doesn't seem to end by the way ) , as they discover about each other , and abou... |
514,679 | 317,399 | 73,580 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Passenger | I guess from time to time we've considered the notion of assuming someone else's identity , and wondered what life would be like if we were somebody else . Usually , we adopt from someone we already know of , or perceive to know , and chances are their predicament should be something more positive than what we are expe... |
515,266 | 317,399 | 368,190 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : ( VCD ) Rabun ( 2003 ) | While awaiting the premiere of Mukhsin here , it's by incredible luck that I've managed to locate the Rabun VCD , and have the opportunity to watch writer-director Yasmin Ahmad's first feature length movie , after having enjoyed Sepet and Gubra so much , with the former still my personal # 1 favourite movie . The story... |
514,982 | 317,399 | 1,401,171 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Beetle | I guess you'd never know how much distance one's nostalgia and sentimentalism will take you . It could be bordering on obsession , but for filmmaker Yishai Orian , his love for his banged up , 40 year old Volkswagon Beetle knows no bounds , and this film is perhaps testament toward that love . Unhappy of course is his ... |
514,618 | 317,399 | 445,922 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Across the Universe | Viva la Beatles ! We're familiar with the many musicals that have come out of late , either being remade from stage to screen , or updated for today's era , the latest being Hairspray . And a musical made up entirely of songs by the Beatles , but not sung by the Beatles themselves ? While it is easy to make a movie bas... |
515,244 | 317,399 | 870,944 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Nada So So | Nada So So , loosely translated as Tears For You , broke box office records in Japan last year . It's a romance story , so its box office clout is no surprise , especially when starring teenage idols Satoshi Tsumabuki ( The Waterboys ) and Masami Nagasawa ( Crying Out Love from the Center of the World , Robocon ) . Giv... |
514,717 | 317,399 | 404,032 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Exorcism of Emily Rose | After watching this movie , I feel compelled to correct what the marketing folks did , promoting it like an outright horror movie with plenty of " BOO " moments , and not an inclination that a major portion of this film takes place in a courtroom . I believe the trailer does not even hint at this having courtroom drama... |
514,930 | 317,399 | 796,212 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Exiled | Johnny To has returned with yet another HK gangland movie following his Election movies , and with the casting of the usual suspects in lead roles , it might , to some , become quite tiresome after a while . Not that the actors are bad in their roles , but perhaps with too much familiarity too soon , it may become diff... |
515,129 | 317,399 | 373,926 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Interpreter | This film is filled with Oscar winners , from the Director Sydney Pollack , to the two main leads in Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn . However , taking center stage is the UN building in New York , where for the first time , filmmakers are allowed into its halls and corridors , rather than relying on sound stages and back ... |
514,368 | 317,399 | 802,983 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Doraemon The Movie | You can count on the Japanese to design a character that appeals to all demographics . If Hello Kitty and the Sanrio gang are deemed to girly , and the Ultraman / Power Rangers / Masked Rider et al deemed to manly , then Doraemon is just the perfect creation to appeal to boys and girls . A futuristic cat with more than... |
514,400 | 317,399 | 1,305,814 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Dada's Dance | When Li Xinyun comes on screen the very first minute , you could almost hear a collective gasp amongst the audience . She looks like a cross between Vicky Zhao and Shu Qi , more the latter thanks to those bee-stung lips that assisted her titular character very much in dripping sensuality in almost every frame she's in ... |
514,585 | 317,399 | 865,556 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Forbidden Kingdom | But surprise , the story did give what fans were after , watching both Li and Chan pit their choreographed skills against each other in nothing short of at least 10 minutes , aided by plenty of wire-work , and a variety of parodying moves from classic kung-fu inspired by animals and insects ( looks like Kung Fu Panda h... |
515,213 | 317,399 | 379,786 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Serenity ( 2005 ) | The back story of Serenity and its TV series Firefly is what stuff like soap opera is made of . Created by Joss Whedon , popular creator-scribe of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel television series , the Firefly television series was yanked from the airwaves by Fox midway through its first season , but as all real li... |
515,284 | 317,399 | 762,107 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry | Folks would have remembered Kevin James as the affable guy who needed help from Will Smith to hook up with girls in the romantic comedy Hitch . Which I thought was a little strange , because , and I'm not gay , James comes across in likable terms . In Chuck and Larry , he's the latter , again looking for help as his jo... |
514,579 | 317,399 | 461,770 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Enchanted | How does she know , you love her ? Probably by bringing her to watch Enchanted , a movie with the words " chick flick " rubber stamped all over it . I've got to admit my friend offered to hook me up on a blind date with a hot chick because she wanted to watch this movie , and I had unsuccessfully persuaded him to bring... |
514,484 | 317,399 | 408,236 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Sweeney Todd | Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was slated to have been released end of next month . Then came the relatively strong opening in the West late last year , followed by nominations and wins in the Golden Globes , that it has now been bumped up for release this week , prior to the 3-way fight that the Asian... |
515,174 | 317,399 | 844,347 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Midnight Sun | I'm a sucker for romances of such nature , and I thought romances usually fall broadly under two categories - one bearing films like Midnight Sun , and the other being romantic comedies . It's a sweet love story between a busker with a great voice , and an unskilled surfer dude . It's a tale about a love with an end da... |
515,285 | 317,399 | 465,602 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Shoot ' Em Up | Shoot ' Em Up is a guilty pleasure in watching a souped up modern day Western , where a stranger rides into town , minding his own business , but his innate qualities of helping the meek and the downtrodden almost always brings him adventure uncalled for . Trouble looks for him , and he has the opportunity to show ever... |
515,097 | 317,399 | 1,156,395 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : K-20 : Legend of the Mask | There's no stopping Takeshi Kaneshiro in charming the socks off everyone , especially since new fans were won over by his heartfelt performance as the Grim Reaper in Accuracy of Death last year , and following that with his Zhuge Liang in Red Cliff . This year in Singapore , he marquees a big budgeted action-mystery ma... |
515,487 | 317,399 | 1,028,528 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Death Proof | After the relative success of his homage to kung fu with his Kill Bill movies , Quentin Tarantino turned his sights to the 70s exploitation movies with Grindhouse : Death Proof . However , for us outside the US , we do not get the Grindhouse double bill with Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror and a host of easter egg sty... |
514,427 | 317,399 | 443,543 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Illusionist | Director Neil Burger is a relative unknown . To date he has only directed one other feature film , Interview With An Assassin , a fictional account of the real shooter of the JFK assassination , which I had the chance of watching it on DVD some time back . Comparing production values , it's a great leap forward for Bur... |
515,028 | 317,399 | 432,637 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Krrish | The very first Indian movie I saw in its entirety as a kid , was Annamalai , starring Superstar Rajnikanth . Since then I was intrigued by Indian cinema , but never found the patience nor the time to sit through the standard fare of at least 2 . 5-3hrs of pure spectacle . On and off I caught bits and pieces of movies s... |
515,272 | 317,399 | 1,190,539 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Chaser | The Chaser become a box office hit in South Korea earlier this year , and as the byline on the poster goes , it's highly acclaimed , and it shocked moviegoers . I won't dispute either claim though , because it reaffirmed that there are quality crime thrillers coming out from their film industry after dismal efforts lik... |
515,521 | 317,399 | 397,313 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Eight Below | I'm a long time admirer of the beautiful huskies , their steely blue eyes , and their ability to survive the harshest of winter while pulling along a heavy sled as a team . They're the equivalent of the camel in the desert and the equal of Lassie . It's tough to keep one in Singapore , not that you can't ( I've seen a ... |
514,503 | 317,399 | 469,494 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : There Will Be Blood | Money is the root of all evil . It's needed to fuel the economy , and it's needed to further various gains , be it personal , political , and even religious to a certain extent . Too much money and people will see green , wanting to know the secret formula to creating and hoarding wealth , because of the various forms ... |
514,758 | 317,399 | 414,931 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Breaking News | I guess the holidays now give me some extra breathing space and time to raid my DVD library for many films yet unseen , and given my profound admiration of films coming out of Hong Kong's Milkyway Studios , such as the recent Sparrow or Mad Detective , that I would pull Breaking News out of my archives and give it a go... |
515,343 | 317,399 | 1,078,188 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Boy | I guess this subject had already been explored a number of times recently - how convicted criminals , upon release from their jail term , attempt to re-integrate themselves back into society . With Little Children and The Woodsman , we essentially have pedophiles who were released and had to deal with deep rooted preju... |
514,606 | 317,399 | 413,015 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Mrs . Henderson Presents | Nudity , gratuitous nudity . But let's not get carried away shall we ? Mrs Henderson Presents , based loosely on real events , tells the tale of how an English theatre in London's West End called the Windmill was revived , and showcases the people involved in putting on its productions . Grand English dame Judi Dench p... |
514,935 | 317,399 | 758,742 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Death Note | Absolute power corrupts absolutely , so goes the saying . What happens if you have the power to bring about death to any individual with just the mighty stroke of the pen ? How would you use your new found ability ? Would you decide to inflict capital punishment and take away lives of criminals , convicted , suspected ... |
514,667 | 317,399 | 1,156,506 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Connected | When we hear of remakes , we lament Hollywood raiding Asian content , repackaging and most of the time dumbing them down for mass consumption , often to dismal results . Some get A-list cast and crew attached , while others put whoever's the flavour of the moment to attempt to be the next scream or drama queen . With B... |
514,808 | 317,399 | 339,291 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | The Littlest Elf opens this movie , before being shut off Lemony Snicket's narration ( voiceover Jude Law , hey , he's everywhere in 2004 ! ) , reminding everyone that this is a movie with a sad beginning and end , and with a series of unfortunate events . We are introduced to the Baudelaire children - Violet , who has... |
514,799 | 317,399 | 377,471 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Be Cool | A new opportunity to watch John Travolta and Uma Thurman boogie on the dance floor together , is worth the price of the admission ticket . Who could've forgotten the classic scene from Pulp Fiction where the two made trademark moves to the song " You Never Can Tell " - now both of them sizzle to the performance of the ... |
514,849 | 317,399 | 783,767 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Angel | Based on the novel by Elizabeth Taylor , this Francois Ozon directed movie was the closing film of the Berlin Film Festival last year , and while it played out like a biography of a fictional character , you can't help but to imagine how close it seemed to the flamboyance of the other Liz Taylor being infused into the ... |
514,977 | 317,399 | 313,542 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Runaway Jury ( 2003 ) | This was the last John Grisham book I've read in chronological order , starting from The Firm , and all of them thus far have been made into relatively successful movies with big names attached to the projects . While most of them have stuck fairly accurately to the source material ( The Chamber by far was the most acc... |
514,983 | 317,399 | 1,382,278 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Letters to the President | While this may have been sanctioned by the Iranian government and the man himself , it's surprisingly quite balanced without a need to censor any sensitive remarks that may have made them look bad , though of course like what was said by people in the beginning that since the camera is trained on them , they had better... |
515,044 | 317,399 | 1,326,972 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Red Cliff II | It's been a six month wait for the second and final half to John Woo's magnum opus Red Cliff , and for those familiar with the classic but have not watched the first installment , the director doesn't waste time in bringing you up to speed with an excellent summary , so much so that the transitional technique used was ... |
514,839 | 317,399 | 826,765 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Alpha Diaries | 2 . 5 ( and now 2 ) years of active service during the prime of our lives , and 13 ( now 10 ) cycles of reservist duty thereafter . ASk any male in Singapore about their national obligation and you're gonna get a myriad of colourful views , some of which of course are unprintable here . But as we're conditioned , Natio... |
514,812 | 317,399 | 476,964 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Brave One | I'm not sure why The Brave One got no love . Perhaps one could have been jaded by so many revenge themed movies , where things get taken into one's own hands because we believe revenge is a dish best served cold . From the martial arts genre to stylized violent movies like Tarantino's Kill Bill double , I'd warrant a g... |
514,497 | 317,399 | 479,143 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Rocky Balboa | I enjoyed Rocky Balboa tremendously , even though it was formulaic and probably a carbon copy of the original in terms of telling an underdog's tale . Written and directed by Sylvester Stallone , this is very much his comeback movie as it is for his character Rocky Balboa , when the fifth installment of the franchise w... |
514,514 | 317,399 | 317,919 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Mission : Impossible III | The burning question in everyone's mind will be , does this third Mission live up to its hype , justify its mass publicity , and above all , surpass the first two movies ? In my opinion , M : I : III makes it an explosive start to the summer lineup , lives up to the hype it built , but though it took on a more personal... |
515,253 | 317,399 | 443,489 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Dreamgirls | Dreamgirls had garnered 8 nominations in the upcoming Academy Awards , but somehow missed out on all the main categories like Picture , Director , and the Actor and Actress nominations . Based on the Broadway musical , with new songs added for the movie ( 3 of which are in the running for Best Song ) , it tells of a gr... |
515,448 | 317,399 | 371,724 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Resistance is useless ! Don't panic ! The answer is . . . 42 ! I've read Douglas Adams ' book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy once , as a young kid , so I can't really remember the details , and therefore , can't comment from a purist's point of view ( heh , wish I had the Point of View Gun ) . What I can do howev... |
515,153 | 317,399 | 53,619 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : L'Avventura | We follow Anna ( Lea Massari ) and Claudia ( Monica Vitti ) as they prepare themselves for a sea excursion with a group of friends , which includes Sandro ( Gabriele Ferzetti ) whom Anna has not seen in a month . However , this time apart didn't make the heart grow fonder for Anna , and to me , I thought she was indeed... |
515,078 | 317,399 | 51,421 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Sumpah Pontianak | Sumpah Pontianak is the third in a trilogy of Pontianak films directed by B Narayan Rao ( the first two being Pontianak , and Dendam Pontianak ) and starring Maria Menado in the title role . For the uninitiated , Pontianak is a female spirit whose powers are similar to a doppelganger , able to shift shape into various ... |
514,698 | 317,399 | 366,548 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Happy Feet | There was a documentary last year which made waves both critically and at the box office . It was a celebration of nature , of life , danger , and death as seen through the eyes of Emperor Penguins in the Antarctica . If you had seen that documentary , then the first 10 minutes of Happy Feet will be familiar territory ... |
514,895 | 317,399 | 856,008 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Sharkwater | Blame it on its many teeth , giving it a perception that it can cut through flesh and bone . And no thanks to movies like Jaws , which has set that perception in stone that sharks are extremely dangerous creatures that have one mission , and that's to eradicate human swimmers from the sea . How do you try and convince ... |
514,366 | 317,399 | 465,436 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : December Boys | The buzz for December Boys surely points to how Daniel Radcliffe will fare sans cloak , glasses and lightning bolt scar on his forehead , to star in a movie that's totally out of the Harry Potter franchise . Gone are the fantastical elements and scores of ready , adoring fans , and in comes a serious dramatic piece abo... |
515,472 | 317,399 | 401,445 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : A Good Year | The first time director Ridley Scott and actor Russell Crowe paired together , they made the award winning Gladiator , and perhaps surprised folks that a mainstream action movie could snag the best picture Oscar . Here , they come together again for a pretty feel good movie , but I don't expect that this would win any ... |
514,915 | 317,399 | 1,016,290 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Crows : Episode 0 | Directing a movie based on a manga isn't something new for Japanese auteur Takashi Miike , who also adapted the ultra-violent Ichi the Killer for the big screen . However , with Crows : Episode 0 , gone are the extreme violence , though it still retains some flavour normally found in a typical action flick . Known for ... |
514,815 | 317,399 | 50,086 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : 3 : 10 to Yuma | No , this isn't the updated version starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale . While it's making its rounds in general and festival circuit release , over here we've got to wait until next year ( yes ! Almost 3 to 4 months ! ) before it arrives on our shores . So what can one do in the meantime ? Do some homework and ... |
514,386 | 317,399 | 395,972 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : North Country | First impressions , you might think that this movie is another Erin Brockovich wannabe , with Charlize Theron stepping into Julia Robert's single mother shoes in yet a film about an underdog which takes on a large corporation in a legal battlefield . Or probably take off from a sexual harassment theme from a Crichton n... |
515,105 | 317,399 | 436,613 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Murderball | Murderball is a sport otherwise known as Wheelchair / Quad Rugby . Played by quadriplegics , it is a 4 on 4 rugby game on wheels , which requires plenty of strength , speed , and that armoured wheelchair which almost doubles as a kind of bumper car as the sportsmen battle it out for supremacy on a regular basketball co... |
514,586 | 317,399 | 211,933 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Awake | I've never been under general anesthesia before , not that I want to , but I guess without first hand experience , one can only imagine what it would be like to be somewhat unconscious while your body's at the mercy of surgeons who are responsible in cutting you up and putting you back properly . I guess we've all hear... |
515,422 | 317,399 | 901,487 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Good The Bad The Weird | It's not difficult to see why The Good , The Bad , The Weird is number 1 at the Korean box office this year , given that the titular roles are handed over to some of the heartthrobs such as Lee Byung-hun and Jung Woo-sung . But the real scene stealer here is Song Kang-ho as The Weird Yoon Tae-goo , with some of the bes... |
515,067 | 317,399 | 949,731 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Happening | To me , this is not a movie about finding out what the issue at hand is , or trying to crack the mystery behind the phenomenon , or even about figuring out what the twist , if any , would be . It's a story about communication , how we , in today's context , are so reliant on mass media delivering every bit of incident ... |
515,084 | 317,399 | 1,007,028 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Zack and Miri Make A Porno | If I may sound like a prude , it's been a while since I laughed so hard and so loud at and with a comedy , given that most have been relatively lacklustre flicks of late . And it took a Kevin Smith one to do just that , with its unadulterated , no holds barred treatment of material where anything and everything goes , ... |
515,379 | 317,399 | 805,570 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Midnight Meat Train | Given that this month's the Lunar Seventh Month where the Chinese believe that spirits roam our world as their month long vacation from purgatory , my friend has so far kept this running joke about my unfortunate bumping into them given I spend my journey home on late night buses and trains . The Midnight Meat Train , ... |
515,263 | 317,399 | 471,834 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) NANA ( 2005 ) | My curiosity was piqued when I saw many of the DVDs on sale at various shops recently , so was actually wondering what the movie's all about , until I chanced upon a copy ( Special Edition too ) at the Esplanade Library . In giving it a shot , I'm pleasantly surprised , at the story it told , as well as the eye-candy a... |
514,665 | 317,399 | 1,158,788 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Smilers | When you think of children's ice hockey movies , The Mighty Ducks franchise probably comes instantly to mind . Likewise when I first saw the trailer for this movie , I can't help but to recall the Ducks , as well as the usual formula attached to team sports movie in general , where a motivational coach takes responsibi... |
514,851 | 317,399 | 811,080 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Speed Racer | Go Speed Racer , Go Speed Racer , Go Speed Racer , Go ! ! ! ! ! No , I'm not a hardcore speed racer fan . My only contact with the character and the cartoon series some 20 odd years ago , was from a couple of episodes from free-to-air television courtesy of Malaysia's RTM . Back then , since I did not understand Malay ... |
515,360 | 317,399 | 386,032 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : SiCKO | Won't we like to visit a doctor , and be provided preventive advice during a regular checkup . Or how about instead of worrying just how much those consultation charges are going to be , we get a world class doctor who basically just cares and is genuinely concerned with our well-being , and getting us cured of our sic... |
514,531 | 317,399 | 455,824 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Australia | If you're making a movie entitled " Australia " , you had better get it right , no ? And I thought Baz Luhrmann actually hit it quite squarely on the head with his Gone with the Wind-ish sprawling epic set in the Australian outback and around the time when the Japanese Imperial Army rained bombs over the Northern Terri... |
514,523 | 317,399 | 974,554 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Elegy | An elegy . A form of poetry that mourns of something that has deteriorated . And in this film there couldn't be more references to this term , forming the basis of the theme and everything that happens to all the characters involved in this pensive , melancholic piece . Based on the novel by Philip Roth and directed by... |
515,569 | 317,399 | 486,946 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Wild Hogs | Major stars getting together for a road trip ? Sounds like fun to me , and if the trailer was anything to go by , it was potential for serious laughs as middle aged men band together for some serious male bonding session while hitting the road . Wild Hogs are what Doug , Woody , Bobby and Dudley call themselves - biker... |
515,469 | 317,399 | 381,061 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Casino Royale | In short , the answer is a resounding yes , and more . Daniel Craig brings to the table a sense of that everyday man , rather than the polished slickness of a seasoned spy with that double - oh license to kill . And understandably so , as Casino Royale is the first Ian Fleming book written about Bond , James Bond . So ... |
515,018 | 317,399 | 61,597 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) One-Armed Swordsman ( 1967 ) | There are tonnes of wuxia stories and films out there , it's quite difficult to be established as one of the classics . One-Armed Swordsman happens to be one of the best remembered and loved stories that defined wuxia , and it is no doubt that actor Wang Yu and director Chang Cheh were made household names . Common the... |
514,904 | 317,399 | 436,697 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Queen | This is as much a movie on Queen Elizabeth II as it is on current British PM Tony Blair . With the movie starting from Blair's win at the elections , and being a new PM expected to usher in change , his character here is in opposites with the Queen's , one steeped in stifling tradition of the monarchy . But whileThe mo... |
515,550 | 317,399 | 465,234 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : National Treasure : Book of Secrets | If I may be able to conjure up conspiracy theories of my own , then I will attempt to hypothesis how National Treasure came about to debut on the big screen , based on opportunities which presented itself at the right time . First , the popularity of Dan Brown's controversial The Da Vinci Code , which was made into a m... |
515,260 | 317,399 | 444,182 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Days of Glory | So you've done a great piece of work , and are awaiting your just rewards . Somehow along the way , someone else , by colour , creed , or connections , get all the recognition that you're due credit for . You feel frustrated , but you think of your rice bowl , and decide to grit your teeth and bear it , calling it just... |
514,940 | 317,399 | 425,413 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Run Fatboy Run | I've only recently been converted to a Simon Pegg fan after the riotously funny Hot Fuzz , and can't wait for him to be in the upcoming JJ Abrams reboot of the Star Trek franchise . While squeezing time out to devour Shaun of the Dead , here comes David Schwimmer's Run Fatboy Run , where he piles on the kilos to play a... |
515,171 | 317,399 | 457,939 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Holiday | Trust me to look deep into a typical chick flick dealing with love and romance , and actually buying into it . The Holiday , starring Cameron Diaz , Kate Winslet , Jude Law and Jack Black , carries itself through via the solid performance of its cast , predominantly eye-candy , save one charismatic Jack in a non-comedi... |
515,042 | 317,399 | 1,013,753 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Milk | Biopics work for me because I'm innately curious about that aspect of a person's life which makes it compelling enough for others to want to make a film out of it . This film by Gus Van Sant tells the story of California's first openly gay elected official Harrvey Milk over the span of the last 8 and definitely more fr... |
515,370 | 317,399 | 423,294 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Surf's Up | It's easy to roll your eyes when you see yet another animated movie starring talking animals , and what more , talking penguins . Guess you can credit the popularity of our feathered friends from down south to award winning films like the documentary which started it all , March of the Penguins , and the other animated... |
515,141 | 317,399 | 448,011 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : Knowing | It's been quite a while since Alex Proyas was at the helm of a film , the last being I , Robot back in 2004 where he adapted Isaac Asimov's science fiction classic of the same name . He continues to dwell in the sci-fi realm again with Knowing , with leading man Nicolas Cage plucked from his National Treasure roots bec... |
514,660 | 317,399 | 77,343 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : They Call Her . . . Cleopatra Wong | She purrs like a kitten , makes love like a siren . This side of the Pacific , she's the meanest , deadliest , and sexiest secret agent That's the tagline for the movie , and it's Singapore's answer to the 70s female action powerhouses like Charlie's Angels . Cleopatra Wong ( Doris Young aka Marrie Lee ) is an intern... |
515,573 | 317,399 | 220,644 | 8 | A Nutshell Review : The Mission | Many have lauded The Mission as a classic , and I don't deny that . However , as the unofficially loose precursor to Johnnie To's recent movie Exiled , The Mission did seem quite dated , but you can be dead sure that many of Exiled's plot points , characterization and stylistic influences , get established as far back ... |
514,534 | 317,399 | 368,909 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Ong Bak | Now this is rare , am actually reviewing a movie I watched on TV . But how can I miss Ong Bak when Tom Yum Goong is around the corner , and I'd actually missed this movie during it's run at the local theatres ! I'm not going to go through the details of the story - it's a simple plot about an ancient Buddha statue call... |
514,868 | 317,399 | 499,448 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Prince Caspian | Taking place just a year after they left Narnia ( which in Narnia time is about 1300 years since they've left ) , the Pevensie siblings - Peter ( William Moseley ) , Susan ( Anna Popplewell ) , Edmund ( Skandar Keynes ) and Lucy ( Georgie Henley ) get summoned back to Narnia and realize that things have drastically cha... |
514,949 | 317,399 | 177,789 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Galaxy Quest ( 1999 ) | There are countless of Star Trek spoofs out there , but this one really takes the cake . It's funny , witty , thoroughly enjoyable , and stars Tim Allen of the Home Improvement TV series ( which I am " proud " to admit I never saw an episode before horrors ) Directly spoofing the original Star Trek series , Tim Allen p... |
514,711 | 317,399 | 330,373 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Just to get it straight , I have not read a single line in a Harry Potter Book . Not that I don't want to , but because I don't have the time . Probably when I finally watched all the movies would I consider and find time to read what JK Rowling had originally intended . So , at least you know that my review is solely ... |
514,838 | 317,399 | 438,205 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Mad Hot Ballroom | OK , so it took me 3 attempts before finally being able to watch this - the first was free , but aborted because of timing . The second attempt , only the first 3 rows were available for a weekday evening , and I'm not too keen on craning my neck . The third and successful attempt had me walk all the way from Orchard C... |
514,765 | 317,399 | 918,561 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Rule # 1 | I'm sure some of you out there would conveniently associate Kelvin Tong's reputation with the dismal Men in White , forgetting that the writer-director had his success stories in his earlier works Eating Air and The Maid . You can tell clearly that I did not really enjoy MiW , nor his experimental Love Story , but with... |
514,632 | 317,399 | 765,429 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : American Gangster | Ridley Scott's American Gangster has many similar parallels to Derek Yee's Protégé , in that it's a story about the scourge of drugs , and each containing the respective insights into the entire production , processing and distribution processes , stemming again from material sources in South East Asia . While the latt... |
515,096 | 317,399 | 367,110 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Swades : We , the People | I'm been very much impressed by the films of Ashutosh Gowariker with his epics like Jodhaa Akbar and Lagaan , that it's a no brainer for me to continue seeking out his earlier films , especially so when they have been scored with music provided by A . R . Rahman . Swades : We , the People struck a common chord in some ... |
515,533 | 317,399 | 352,248 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Cinderella Man | In all the history of the boxing game , you'll find no human interest story to compare with the life narrative of James J . Braddock . - Damon Runyon ( 1936 ) Yet another boxing movie on the heels of Ali and Million Dollar Baby you might add ? Yes , and agreeing with Runyon , this movie , director Ron Hward's second ... |
514,989 | 317,399 | 778,631 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Brave Story | Say " Anime " these days , and the brewing spat between the local anime community and the company Odex will spring to mind , with the latter suing illegal downloaders of their licensed anime and allegedly gloating over the internet , leaving a bad aftertaste amongst the online folks . But I'm not into serialized anime ... |
515,438 | 317,399 | 288,260 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Tokyo Marigold | Director-in-Attendance Ichikawa Jun was again present to introduce Tokyo Marigold , his 15th film . He shared that he had made films for 20 years , and tomorrow's screening of How to Become Myself is his 20th film , therefore he's been making about one film a year ! There are 3 movies to date that he had made containin... |
514,797 | 317,399 | 110,729 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Once Were Warriors | When the opening credits screamed huge titles in your face , I thought that this was going to be one of those Grindhouse styled pictures with cheesy hilarious dialogues with over the top acting and swear words flying all over . In fact , the first few minutes established all that coupled with a very edgy score , but Gr... |
515,267 | 317,399 | 457,513 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Scoop | Scoop marks Woody Allen's second movie shown locally this year ( the other being Match Point ) , both set in England and both starring his new muse Scarlett Johansson . In what is probably reel influenced by the real , Johansson was recently crowned sexiest woman alive by Esquire magazine , and you wouldn't have expect... |
514,382 | 317,399 | 418,763 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Jarhead | Welcome to the suck . 6 months of waiting for 4 days of " battle " . Finally a decent yet different war genre movie set during the first Gulf War , which featured what was touted by Saddam as the Mother of All Battles , not . Jarhead is based upon the book by former Marine Anthony Swofford , on his experiences in the D... |
515,309 | 317,399 | 368,709 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Elizabethtown | Before I begin , I confess that I am a Cameron Crowe fan , having seen most of his movies , which I enjoyed , and having met and spoken to him during his Vanilla Sky premiere in Singapore back in late 2001 ( with Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz in attendance as well ) . So you might think that this review is biased , that... |
514,908 | 317,399 | 59,079 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Come Drink With Me ( 1966 ) | Come Drink With Me is touted as arguably the greatest martial arts film , ever . In its day , this is the movie that broke a lot of grounds , thanks to meticulous direction and vision of King Hu . The story is simple though , telling of Golden Swallow's ( Cheng Pei Pei ) quest to rescue her brother , a government offic... |
515,166 | 317,399 | 405,422 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : 40 Year Old Virgin | With a title like that , it takes little imagination to know that this film belongs to the sex comedy genre which has gained popularity ever since American Pie started it all from 1999 . Virgin adopts a similar formula , even from the start , we are introduced to Andy ( the Virgin ) in his suburban home , and his stiff... |
514,774 | 317,399 | 1,279,943 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Handsome Suits | Handsome Suits might be Japan's answer to Korea's 200 Pounds Beauty , and given the success of the latter movie which deals with women's vanity in wanting to look good , this one is the equivalent , but centered on men instead , denying the focus on grooming as much as we like . Face it , we're more than likely to turn... |
515,243 | 317,399 | 396,555 | 9 | A Nutshell Review : Meet the Robinsons | Disney's recent animated features have been misses , with the likes of Chicken Little and The Wild performing below expectations despite the updated computer generated toons and marketing gimmicks , bringing to mind the age old adage that the story comes first . As far as animated movies go , Pixar's the one to beat , ... |
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