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515,406 | 317,399 | 795,421 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Mamma Mia ! | I grew up to the songs of Swedish group ABBA ( yeah , I was born in the 70s , can ? ) , and yes I'm fan enough to have bought their definitive collection CD and DVD years ago to add to my library , and have it all in my iPod so that I can listen to the evergreens that never fail to put a smile on my face , although som... |
515,301 | 317,399 | 375,063 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Sideways | ( With this movie , I've completed my essential viewing of all the Best Picture Nominees for the 77th Annual Academy Awards , and this review is one the most personal I've written ) Wine lovers unite ! There isn't , in my recent memory , a show that celebrates wine , vineyards and grapes , like this one does . Scattere... |
514,994 | 317,399 | 979,847 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : 881 | 881 is told through the eyes and viewpoint of Guan Yin ( local television heartthrob Qi Yu Wu ) , a mute who spends his free time playing with his cock ( yes , thus providing indirect bawdy comedic references ) , whose mother Auntie Ling ( Liu Ling Ling ) is the guardian of the Papaya sisters . The mother-son duo are t... |
514,882 | 317,399 | 460,740 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Cashback | How can anyone miss the poster for Cashback ? Featuring a beautiful blonde in a supermarket who's almost naked from the waist up , her modesty protected by the words of the title , I guess you're forgiven if you mistake this for some low brow sex movie . But Cashback is anything but low brow , and sex is just a small p... |
514,771 | 317,399 | 1,119,194 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Piano Forest | The Animation Nation film festival has been playing for about 5 days already , and because of my recent travel , I have not been able to catch some of the goodies screened in the last few days such as Sita Sings The Blues , and Bill Plympton's latest feature Idiots and Angels . Animation Nation is one of the more highl... |
514,467 | 317,399 | 100,973 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Swordsman ( 1990 ) | Which brings us to Swordsman , or as the novel titled , The Smiling , Proud Wanderer , whom Chow Yun-Fat took on the title Linghu Chong role in a TVB serial of old . Swordsman is part of a loose trilogy of sorts , the sequels being Swordsman II starring an almost different cast in leading roles , and Swordsman : The Ea... |
515,026 | 317,399 | 348,150 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Superman Returns | Superman returns ! And in a style befitting a worldwide pop cultural icon easily recognizable from that distinctively red-yellow S-shield . Being stuck in production hell for almost 2 decades since the last movie installment , Bryan Singer has resurrected the Man of Steel for the silver screen , with an all new cast ma... |
515,278 | 317,399 | 1,271,985 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Shi Qi | Watching the movies in the festival to date , it's quite amazing how the first or early films of the directors in attendance are of immense quality , and whilst Joe Chow may be the youngest in the country currently , his Shi Qi definitely stood out as if it was a movie made by an assured veteran at the helm . Set among... |
515,407 | 317,399 | 112,913 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Fallen Angels | I've got a strange affinity with Wong Kar-wai's movies , and they seem to somehow present themselves in reverse order to me , where often I find myself visiting his earlier works backwards . Like watching 2046 first before In the Mood for Love , or right now , watching Fallen Angels before Chungking Express , where I h... |
514,552 | 317,399 | 468,569 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Dark Knight | The Dark Knight is a brilliant film . Everything was done right , stemming from a totally rich and in depth story that never failed to deliver its punches where it mattered , and frankly speaking , caught me off guard a number of times with its superb sleight of hand technique . Every one of the A-list cast lived up to... |
515,205 | 317,399 | 464,184 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Sione's Wedding | It's early into 2007 , and I've already got one contender for film of the year . Sione's Wedding from New Zealand has this impeccable charm to it , and it's been a delightful surprise watching this at only the one hall it is currently screening at . I suppose most guys at one point or another have been " brothers " dur... |
514,489 | 317,399 | 401,383 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | I can't imagine myself being stuck and trapped in my own body , where it becomes a prison cell . Unable to move about freely having lost all my psycho-motor skills , with muscles refusing to obey my mental will , and being robbed of all ability to communicate , save for the movement of an eye and an eyelid . You want t... |
515,404 | 317,399 | 353,969 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Memories of Murder | I've always taken a liking for serial-killer crime thrillers such as Se7en or the more recent Zodiac , because the cat-and-mouse game between the killer and the cops never seem to tire out , at least for me , and especially so if they're based on real life incidents which add a sense of realism in the stories that are ... |
514,623 | 317,399 | 468,492 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Host | This movie has already been much hyped because everyone is wondering what the Koreans saw in it to make it a resounding box office smash . So does it live up to expectations ? Yes , in a different way . What I'll include below will be suitable more for a post viewing read , although most will probably have some prior k... |
515,400 | 317,399 | 424,273 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Electric Shadows | During last year's visit to the Hong Kong International Film Festival , it gave me an opportunity to take in first hand and provide for some exposure to Chinese films , specifically those that were made in China . Amongst those that I've seen , I was blown away by the quality of storytelling and craft , and had wondere... |
514,921 | 317,399 | 290,002 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Meet The Fockers | If this is a comedy year , then it's gotta be Ben Stiller's year , with films like Starsky and Hutch , Dodgeball , and now , a sequel to the hit Meet The Parents . It's a logical move , given the success to the movie , and a natural continuation to meeting the other set of parents , what more one whose family name soun... |
515,119 | 317,399 | 843,270 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Crazy Stone | So far , the FOCUS : First Cuts series of movies have been rather mediocre . Taiwan's The Shoe Fairy was rather plain , Hong Kong's I'll Call You was concentrated too much on its effects , and Singapore's Love Story was just awful . The three aforementioned movies lacked a compelling story to tell , and I was holding m... |
515,009 | 317,399 | 433,692 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Sepet ( 2004 ) | I've always been unable to answer confidently when someone asks me what my favourite movie is . You're learning it here first , I've found it . It is Sepet . I love this movie to bits . And I find it so unforgivable to have missed it when it was released on the big screen locally . But the question would be , why Sepet... |
515,578 | 317,399 | 435,623 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Conversations with Other Women | Conversations with Other Women is a talkie movie , along the same vein as Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise and Before Sunset , as it takes place in one single night of a wedding of a Man's ( Aaron Eckhart ) sister . He chances upon Woman ( Helena Bonham Carter ) , one of his sister's bridesmaid , and proceeds to flir... |
514,988 | 317,399 | 936,501 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Taken | It's been just too long waiting for an action thriller that will knock my socks off , given too many bland attempts that left me wondering if the genre is too tired for my liking , with nothing left to wow . Then comes the Europa Corp team of Pierre Morel directing a Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen story , and Taken n... |
514,417 | 317,399 | 57,012 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Dr Strangelove or : How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ( 1964 ) | The first thing that strikes you from this 1964 classic , is the extremely long title ! Directed by Stanley Kubrick ( 2001 Space Odessey , Eyes Wide Shut ) and starring the talented Peter Sellers ( the Pink Panther franchise ) , this film touches upon the use of nuclear weapons , or the lack of controls thereof . In th... |
515,070 | 317,399 | 463,903 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Be With Me | This is the third feature length film of internationally renowned local director Eric Khoo , and given the hype of this film's response in Cannes , I'm sure many in Singapore are eager to watch it , given that Eric Khoo's last movie , 12 Storeys , was a long 8 years ago . Meant To Be An old shopkeeper longs for his lov... |
514,702 | 317,399 | 910,970 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : | In some strange twist of Fate , the local release of recent Pixar movies always had us here twiddling our thumbs wondering when it'll finally make its way to the screens , while we hear the accolades ring from the rest of the world in marvelling at the quality that Pixar continually churns out . It's likely that the di... |
514,570 | 317,399 | 1,263,679 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Firaaq | If I were given a chance to give out an award during this festival , then Firaaq by Nandita Das would be my choice for the best film I've seen during the festival . And it's quite amazing in itself being a first film of the accomplished Indian actress , that it's laced with sensitivity while at the same time tackling s... |
515,118 | 317,399 | 942,385 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Tropic Thunder | First of all , the goodies begin even before the main movie starts proper , with some hilarious fake ads and trailers just like Tarantino and Rodriguez's Grindhouse features which fabricated some material of its own , so don't be a dweeb and be late for the movie . Now that the public service reminder is out of the way... |
515,355 | 317,399 | 765,447 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Evening | Based on a novel by Susan Minot , Evening is a story about complex relationships , love , and family . It's drizzled with deep regret , about letting the one walk away , of not having the courage to live out the life you want , constantly allowing societal notions and norms , or how you want others to perceive you , ta... |
515,236 | 317,399 | 452,637 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Lady in the Water | I love it . And in the spirit of all movies Shyamalan , I'll keep mum about the plot . I loved the pace , the control , and the development of how the plot unfolded . It had a whodunnit feel of a mystery that is carefully revealed layer by layer . The ensemble cast and characters were fantastic , with each character po... |
515,366 | 317,399 | 452,631 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Home Song Stories | The Home Song Stories made its debut at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year , and I've waited a long time for it to come to our shores . A joint Singapore-Australian production , it's an autobiographical story of writer-director Tony Ayres ' childhood , of what he remembers about his mother , a songstress who up... |
514,487 | 317,399 | 452,623 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Gone Baby Gone | While Ben Affleck has gotten a number of flak for his acting ability or lack thereof , there is no denying that his directorial debut with Gone Baby Gone deserves the accolades bestowed upon his work , as he directs younger brother Casey in a tale about the seedier side of private investigation , but stripped of noir e... |
515,371 | 317,399 | 808,506 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | The poster of this animated movie looks a little suggestive , but nope , it's actually a wholesome time travel movie which explores a little on the vestment of such powers to a klutzy individual , as well as relationships , and the perennial question of what would anyone do if you have the ability to go back into time ... |
514,433 | 317,399 | 863,091 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Mukhsin | Mukhsin is a beautiful movie about a first love story . Everyone probably has one , and this is writer-director Yasmin Ahmad's story of hers , with a boy called Mukhsin . We know that her movies have been semi-autobiographical of sorts , having scenes drawn upon her personal experiences , and it is indeed this sharing ... |
514,553 | 317,399 | 486,219 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Children of Glory | Nobody likes to be cheated against in sports , especially so when participating in national level events , and worse , having a supposedly neutral referee awarding dubious decisions that work against your favour , even if it's clear cut they're either receiving some kickbacks , or are genuinely blind . To the Hungarian... |
515,484 | 317,399 | 418,279 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Transformers | Growing up in the 80s , you can't help but take notice of the Transformers toys which can change from various vehicles to robots , or the cartoon series which had a pretty good run , with its fair share of spin offs having different character variations ( Headmasters anyone ? ) , settings in outer space , 3D animation ... |
514,725 | 317,399 | 320,661 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Kingdom of Heaven | Kingdom of Heaven in 2005 will be what Gladiator was in 2000 . Ridley Scott has delivered a worthy follow up to his Oscar winner , which is also based on medieval times , with a central heroic character , and supporting casts of characters based on history . The sets are as spectacular , instead of just Rome and the Co... |
514,863 | 317,399 | 441,773 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Kung Fu Panda | It seems like this is a movie made for all the fanboys out there , regardless of what their obsessions are about . You know , being one who idolizes certain somebodies or some things , and given a day that Fate decides to throw you a curveball and give you that one opportunity to come up close and personal to meet and ... |
515,179 | 317,399 | 360,486 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Constantine | I haven't read the Hellblazer comic books by DC / Vertigo , so I do not know much about the John Constantine character , or how the show deviates from the comic books . However , without background knowledge , this is one excellent movie , with great characterization of biblical characters like Archangel Gabriel , Balt... |
514,920 | 317,399 | 338,751 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Aviator | This almost 3 hour bio-epic of Howard Hughes , the second collaborative film between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio ( the first being Gangs of New York ) , may seem as mammoth as the sproose goose , but with excellent casting , acting , sets and pacing , you'd be clammering for it to continue as it barely scratc... |
514,461 | 317,399 | 999,922 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers | I grew up watching Ultraman on television , so much so that back then I can sing the theme song , in Japanese ( of course not knowing exactly what it meant ) ! With so many variations on the Ultra heroes , it's actually quite easy for a kid to follow , with each episode having a different ugly monster wreck havoc on Ea... |
514,951 | 317,399 | 454,914 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Perhaps Love | I fell in love with the introductory analogy . Life is like the movies , in which you are the director , producer and the star . In your life , there are other co-stars , and of course , that significant other . But what if you happen not to be sharing the limelight in your other's life ? Editing is always a pain , and... |
514,634 | 317,399 | 1,135,972 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Le Grand Chef | A romantic comedy about food should evoke some hunger pangs , as well as some mouthwatering oohs and aahs for the sheer visuals of food that you'll probably swear you can smell and taste , if done right . However , the first reactions from Le Grand Chef is " eeeeeeeeeeeee " followed by plenty of reeling from the graphi... |
514,892 | 317,399 | 884,328 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Mist | With a title like The Mist , you probably won't be faulted if the first thing in your mind is that it's one of those run of the mill horror movies , like The Fog and The Haze ( ok , so I made the last one up , it's actually a recently made short film competing in Berlin ) . And the trailers do suggest strange shenaniga... |
515,180 | 317,399 | 395,169 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Hotel Rwanda | This is a powerful drama . In 1993 , there was ethnic war between the Tutsis and the Hutus in Rwanda . The film highlights the horrors of war , and also brings forth that a man must do , in all his ability , to always protect his family first in times of crisis . It's sad , but true , that there is always a limit to th... |
515,226 | 317,399 | 819,794 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : My Mother is a Belly Dancer | My Mother is a Belly Dancer is the last in the series of the FOCUS : First Cuts project , and to my surprise , it's my favourite of the lot , beating Crazy Stone , one of my movies of the year 2006 ! It's no secret that I dig dance movies , but this one is not the usual flick filled with teen angst and such . It has a ... |
514,494 | 317,399 | 416,449 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : 300 | The trailers which have whetted the appetites of fanboys everywhere have now given way to the premiere of the movie . Fanboys , the wait is over ! 300 hits our shores this week , and to action buffs , this is the moment that we're waiting for ! Pure , unadulterated , violent action , true to the visuals of Frank Miller... |
514,538 | 317,399 | 384,504 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Saving Face | The first thing that hits you in this movie , is the realization of how accurate its portrayal of traditional Chinese values are , and the spot on capture of the various stereotypes amongst the Chinese people . Hence the title about Face ( literally translated from the Chinese language for respectability ) . Face is so... |
515,031 | 317,399 | 282,599 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Il Mare ( 2000 ) | One of the earlier Korean hits in Singapore was Il Mare , starring Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Jung-jae , and last year it became the excuse of a remake by Hollywood to reunite Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock on the big screen . If anything good comes out these remakes , it is the acknowledgement that Asian stories are finding... |
514,404 | 317,399 | 497,116 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : An Inconvenient Truth | You can't make somebody understand something if their salary depends upon them not understanding it . - Upton SinclairNow if there's a story that's terrifying , An Inconvenient Truth is more horrifying that the recent slew of horror and disaster films out there , because , if you buy the message , this is true , and ... |
514,472 | 317,399 | 375,679 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Crash | Crash explores racial bigotry and racial stereotypes , and is the equivalent of what Traffic did on the exploration of drugs . Given the strong ensemble cast and character actors like Don Cheadle , Brendan Fraser , Matt Dillon , Thandie Newton , Ryan Phillippe and Sandra Bullock et al , this movie contains many subplot... |
515,540 | 317,399 | 876,563 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea | Hayao Miyazaki's magic continues with this absolute crowd pleaser Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea , his latest animated film , which turns on the usual sweetness to charm your socks off . I thought that the trailer featured its song which was quietly hypnotic , and I didn't have to wait for an invite to make sure I got m... |
514,848 | 317,399 | 1,069,238 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Departures | By now almost everyone would have heard of this Japanese film Okuribito ( Departures ) , given its win in the recent Academy Awards , clinching the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film , beating the likes of crowd favourite Waltzing With Bashir , and the Palme D'or winner The Class . And now after watching it , it's no... |
515,566 | 317,399 | 796,366 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Star Trek | My adventures with the original William Shatner-led Enterprise crew had been confined to the cinematic movies of Star Trek , plus sporadic episodes from the original television series . I grew up more with Patrick Stewart's Captain Jean-Luc Picard commanding the Next Generation on board the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D in... |
514,899 | 317,399 | 381,681 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Before Sunset ( 2004 ) | Thanks goodness I'm watching this on DVD ( though missing out on the chance of experiencing this on the big screen ) and can almost watch it immediately after watching the original . Well I could have , but I'd like to let Before Sunrise sink it a bit , before finding out how my favourite lovebirds continue with their ... |
514,998 | 317,399 | 1,037,850 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Secret | While Jay Chou no doubt holds court in today's Mando-pop scene , he gets no love from the movie-goers who snigger at his expressionless performance in Zhang Yimou's Curse of the Golden Flower . It indeed is quite brave of him ( though it's arguable to strike while the iron is hot ) to diversify and have a hand in direc... |
514,960 | 317,399 | 768,116 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Hula Girls | This is a story about change . Hula Girls , based on true events , takes place in a small Japanese coal mining town in the late 60s , where its town folks find that with the shifting reliance on oil from coal , the survival of their town is at stake when a major company decides to retrench and cut its headcount . In at... |
514,992 | 317,399 | 440,963 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Bourne Ultimatum | Move aside Transformers . Retire John McClane . Matt Damon is back as the best of the best prototype secret agent-assassin Jason Bourne , and his Ultimatum wins the best action movie of the summer , hands down and without a single thread of doubt ! Loosely based on the Robert Ludlum novels of the same name , the movie ... |
514,811 | 317,399 | 69,281 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) Sleuth | Like 3 : 10 to Yuma , Sleuth has also been remade this year , and I'm watching the original as part of homework prior to the local release , hopefully , sometime soon . Based on a play by Anthony Shaffer , Sleuth is arguably one of the pioneers of the sleight of hand , and because it originally started off for the stag... |
515,220 | 317,399 | 404,203 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Little Children | Welcome to suburbia ! It took director Todd Field 5 years to come up with another movie after In the Bedroom , which I watched back in 2001 . It's kinda strange that while at first glance I'd think his movies are a tad boring , in both occasions - for In the Bedroom and now Little Children , I ended up glued to the scr... |
514,397 | 317,399 | 1,286,172 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Sell Out ! | My personal measure of an excellent comedy , is whether or not it reduces me to tears that roll uncontrollably coupled with some really deep-felt hearty laughter . While I'd like to pride myself with a good sense of humour , it does take some effort to really elicit that kind of a reaction from me , and Sell Out ! does... |
515,383 | 317,399 | 796,307 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Under the Same Moon | It's been a while since I experienced in the movies , a mother's love for her young child , and vice versa , being the primary focus of the film , especially with one that dealt with distance and longing . The last one that truly moved me was the Japanese film Be With You , and no prizes for guessing that this Mexican ... |
514,501 | 317,399 | 414,993 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Fountain | After watching Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain , I realize why some booed and walked out during its screening last year in the Venice Film Festival . This is one movie which you'll either hate to the core , or simply love . No in-betweens because it doesn't allow you to , with its storyline totally , and I mean totally... |
514,961 | 317,399 | 443,706 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Zodiac | Serial killers make good villainous subjects for movies , especially notorious ones who never get caught , like Jack the Ripper , spinning off countless of movie adaptations , each with its own theories on who might be the real perpetrator , and responsible for the creation of a subculture devoted to their study and co... |
515,349 | 317,399 | 486,655 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Stardust | I approached Stardust with apprehension , because of late , fairy tale movies like Pan's Labyrinth , Mirrormask and Brothers Grimm somehow didn't appeal to me , even though they are helmed by acclaimed directors , and critically praised by many . Moreover , the movie had premiered in the US for ages now , and the trail... |
515,010 | 317,399 | 484,355 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Gubra | The richness is in the relationships between the characters . Is love and forgiveness , intertwined ? Probably . We contrast adultery experienced by a modern couple , and that between traditional folks of an older generation . On one hand , we have the blissful , model couple in Orked's parents and the muezzin and his ... |
514,458 | 317,399 | 373,889 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Finally , Harry Potter's gotten a decent clean cut hairstyle , compared to that ghastly shaggy dog manes that he spotted in the previous installment Goblet of Fire . The much touted scene here is The Kiss ( about 1 hour into the movie ) , but seriously , that's much ado about nothing compared to what the rest of the mo... |
514,862 | 317,399 | 389,557 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Black Book | I guess the most obvious comparison this movie will go up against , is Lee Ang's Lust , Caution . Both are set during WWII in lands under Axis power occupation , and both involve using the adage of Generals having to stumble over the lure of beauties . This strategy is quite basic in fact and execution , and both movie... |
514,754 | 317,399 | 421,715 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | When I was born my mom said I looked like an old man . Like everyone else , I turned out to be pretty normal , unlike The Curious Case of Benjamin Button where he's physically developing in the opposite , suffering from common aged ailments like cataracts , hearing , and arthritis first , but mentally developing in pro... |
515,047 | 317,399 | 824,747 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Changeling | J . Michael Straczynski of Babylon 5 fame wrote Changeling , which is based on the true story of one woman's fight against corruption , incompetence , accusations and intimidation , all the while in searching for the truth of what happened to her beloved 9 year old son , who vanished without a trace , only for the LAPD... |
514,894 | 317,399 | 381,849 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : 3 : 10 to Yuma | It's been a long wait for the remake of 3 : 10 to Yuma to finally reach our cinemas . In fact , the Code 1 DVD is already out , and I thought it was probably missed opportunity if there are interested folks out there who decide to get the DVD instead of catching it on the big screen . I do not understand why the need f... |
514,804 | 317,399 | 385,267 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : In Good Company | It is a challenge to thoroughly explore this drama . It's an excellent film , which deals with many contemporary themes , with great character development brought out by a superb cast with chemistry . Whilst some might view this film through romantic lenses , I'd prefer to view this film differently , from another angl... |
514,612 | 317,399 | 465,538 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Michael Clayton | I can't recall the last time I watched a satisfying lawyer related movie , and it brings me back to the time in the 90s where the John Grisham novels were being rushed to be made into films , starting with The Firm , and somehow stopping abruptly after the release of The Runaway Jury . While the Grisham novels always h... |
515,374 | 317,399 | 96,283 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) My Neighbor Totoro ( 1988 ) | I have never sat through a complete Hayao Miyazaki animated movie despite all the good vibes , reviews , recommendations I got from friends . Actually I have Spirited Away on DVD just waiting to be watched , but for some reason it still sits on my desk amongst others . Well , a good friend from up north passed me THREE... |
514,773 | 317,399 | 1,303,846 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Claustrophobia | Written and directed by Ivy Ho , best known for her sensitive story in Comrades , Almost a Love Story , I felt that Claustrophobia showed similar expertise in its treatment of the mundane and often rote life of office workers caught up in the day to day drudgery of deadlines and uncertainties in this era of mergers and... |
514,810 | 317,399 | 291,350 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Millennium Actress ( DVD ) | Having watched Satoshi Kon's Paprika and Tokyo Godfathers , it's a no brainer that I would jump at the chance to watch Millennium Actress . And I wasn't disappointed , though if I would rate this movie amongst the others I've seen , then my preference will be in reverse chronological order , not that Millennium Actress... |
515,410 | 317,399 | 397,535 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Memoirs of a Geisha | It's been a long wait for the movie to come to our shores , and I'd tell you it's all well worth it . Having touted many directors ' involvement with this project ( like Steven Spielberg , who's now producer ) , Rob Marshall finally got chosen to helm Arthur Golden's bestseller . And having an all recognizable Asian ca... |
515,288 | 317,399 | 51,390 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Cairo Station | I believe Cairo Station marks my very first experience in watching an Egyptian movie ( those television soap operas over the RTM channels when I was younger , don't exactly count ) . And having the opportunity to watch one made by an acclaimed Egyptian filmmaker , was nothing less than a bonus . What provided the icing... |
514,405 | 317,399 | 498,505 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Professor and his Beloved Equation | This is a very beautiful movie . If Mathematics was never your choice subject in school , with the way the subject is presented in this movie , I'm sure it'll win some new fans over . The last time I can remember where Maths was used as a central plot device was in Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind , but here , it gains a ... |
514,721 | 317,399 | 121,766 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith | To all the fans out there , it is time to rejoice . George Lucas has delivered in Revenge of the Sith . In my list of favourite Star Wars movie , it ranks up there with Empire Strikes Back in its emotional level , and action sequences . It's natural that this review contains no spoilers , as most of you would already k... |
514,504 | 317,399 | 449,994 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Jodhaa Akbar | Today marks the premiere of Jodhaa Akbar here and the reasons for wanting to watch this film are simple - the pairing of Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan , director Ashutosh Gowariker , and musician A . R . Rahman . It's simply an irresistible combination , one that everyone in the cinema hall would attest to ... |
514,556 | 317,399 | 425,637 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Red Cliff | A friend of mine revealed to me that John Woo acknowledged parallels between characters in his movies , and characters from the Three Kingdom era , and that General Zhao Yun was one of Woo's personal favourites . This admiration for General Zhao's qualities cannot be more obvious when it is he who opens the first battl... |
514,853 | 317,399 | 371,746 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Iron Man | With a little tinge of shame and regret , my rare dalliances with the Iron Man character stemmed from a few one off comic books , as well as occasions during the teenage years of spending time in the arcade with those Marvel games , where Iron Man was one of my preferred characters because it came together with his inc... |
514,365 | 317,399 | 379,225 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : ( DVD ) The Corporation ( 2003 ) | Corporations are everywhere , providing goods and services that we consume day in day out . We've heard a lot of things about corporations , about their governance , social responsibility , environmental protection or lack thereof , in the news , and it's so part of every day life , can a documentary highlight its evil... |
514,985 | 317,399 | 1,172,203 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Sita Sings The Blues | Featured in last year's edition of Animation Nation , I finally got a chance to watch this masterpiece by filmmaker Nina Paley when she released it on the Internet under the Creative Commons License . And it is without a doubt that this piece of animation is well worth every minute of your time , especially when the vi... |
514,880 | 317,399 | 1,060,253 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Gone Shopping | Singaporeans are known for our passion for food , be it either great tasting humble hawker fare , or exquisite fine dining at various swanky restaurants . Food has been featured in a number of our local movies , with yellow flat noodles being the Mee Pok in Mee Pok Man , Chicken Rice in Chicken Rice War , and the ubiqu... |
515,547 | 317,399 | 1,220,719 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Ip Man | I shall now proclaim unabashedly that I absolutely love this movie ! It's been some time since we last saw a biopic on one of the Chinese's martial arts folk heroes , with Jet Li's Fearless being the last memorable one to hit the big screen . While Li lays claim to three of such roles in the iconic Wong Fei Hung ( in t... |
515,302 | 317,399 | 376,541 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Closer | Hello Stranger . Fate allowed us to meet , first as strangers . Then we become friends . We share a relationship , boyfriend / girlfriend , husband / wife . You tell me you love me . I tell you I love you too . But , do we really mean it ? How sure are we about it ? Will we stray from each other ? Will we lie to each o... |
514,931 | 317,399 | 482,571 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Prestige | I've said it before , but I'll say it again . Christopher Nolan can do no wrong . Teaming up again with his Batman Begins cast of Christian Bale and Michael Caine , and joined with the Scoop team consisting of X-Men's Wolverinie Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson , the stellar ( eye candy ) cast already set tongues wa... |
515,552 | 317,399 | 913,968 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Warlords | Two's a company and three's a crowd . In movieland , that is almost always true , with no black and white , but with shades of grey instead . Of late , period or martial chivalry movies either look aesthetically beautiful like Zhang Yimou's trilogy of Hero , House of Flying Daggers and Curse of the Golden Flower , or o... |
514,363 | 317,399 | 1,024,943 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Om Shanti Om | Om Shanti Om and Saawariya premiered the same time as the offerings for the Deepavali holiday , and to see how Hollywood money had influenced a Hindi production , I opted for the latter first . In its opening weekend in the UK , Om Shanti Om had trounced Tom Cruise's Lions for Lambs , so OSO went straight to my must-wa... |
515,246 | 317,399 | 448,134 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Sunshine | I have been a fan of Danny Boyle's movies , though I've watched only but a handful of his movies - Trainspotting , A Life Less Ordinary , The Beach , 28 Days Later and Millions . Teaming up with Alex Garland , who wrote the novel The Beach , and the story for 28 Days Later , they team up again for this futuristic scien... |
514,535 | 317,399 | 82,096 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Das Boot : The Director's Cut ( 1981 ) | This is touted as one of the best WWII submarine films of all time , and it's not difficult to understand why . From the story to the cast , from the cinematography to the sound , everything's top notch on this German film directed by Wolfgang Petersen ( who's now helming more Hollywood flicks ) . I'd rate it above U-5... |
514,682 | 317,399 | 448,157 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Hancock | I'll stick my neck out and state this : Should anyone tell you Hancock is not a good superhero movie , then that somebody probably isn't a superhero comic book fan to begin with . Or perhaps prefers the heroes as morally upright boy scouts with unexplainable fetish for Lycra tights . And for those who reckon that the H... |
514,370 | 317,399 | 120,863 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Thin Red Line ( DVD ) | It took 20 years for Terrence Malick to return to the cinema with The Thin Red Line , and if I recalled correctly , the audiences here were spoilt that same year by another much hyped about war movie , Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan , which delivered to action junkies some of the more in your face type of actio... |
514,439 | 317,399 | 901,488 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Eye in the Sky | First time director Yau Nai-Hoi's Eye in the Sky gets the two thumbs up from me . It's an excellent movie with a strong storyline that gets zoned into the moment , with no room spent on unnecessarily bloating the movie beyond what it should be . Director Yau , a frequent collaborator and scriptwriter for Johnny To clas... |
514,886 | 317,399 | 478,311 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Knocked Up | Writer-director Judd Apatow is probably best known for last year's sleeper hit comedy The 40 Year Old Virgin , where Steve Carrell played the titular character whose friends tried to get him laid . In Knocked Up , most of the familiar faces in Virgin returns for Apatow's latest offering , this time with Seth Rogen cast... |
515,158 | 317,399 | 42,355 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Story of a Love Affair | The very first feature film of Michelangelo Antonioni , Story of a Love Affair as introduced by Lorenzo Codelli , was a film that dealt with the metaphysics , and had very little neo-realist elements which was a departure from what one would come to expect from a filmmaker whose documentaries were neo-realist . Watchin... |
515,034 | 317,399 | 413,300 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Spider-Man 3 | Spider-Man 3 ushers in this year's many sequels in what would be a crowded blockbuster summer , but the question on everyone's lips is , with so many villains he's up against , will our friendly neighborhood arachnid prevail the movie sequel curse - that with many villains and being the third superhero movie in the fra... |
515,420 | 317,399 | 1,056,437 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Sky Crawlers | The Sky Crawlers seem to live up to its name , that it really took its time to tell a story , but in doing so , allowed for the narrative to sink in . After all , it's brought to us by Mamoru Oshii , and as far as his filmography goes , this Japanese maestro's works is often deep , and have more than enough room for mu... |
514,611 | 317,399 | 365,737 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : Syriana | Based loosely on real life CIA agent Robert Baer's experiences in the Persian Gulf , and brought to the big screen by Traffic scribe Stephen Gaghan , Syriana tells the tale of extremely shady dealings , politically and economically , of the oil industry . It takes on the entire vertical chain , from the Arab Emirs , th... |
515,154 | 317,399 | 46,313 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Lady WIthout Camelias | While this is the third feature film of Michelangelo Antonioni , it would mark the second time that Lucia Bose had starred in his film , the first being Antonioni's debut feature Story of a Love Affair . As Lorenzo Cordelli pointed out , Antonioni's The Vanquished had made its debut at the Venice International Film Fes... |
515,259 | 317,399 | 407,887 | 10 | A Nutshell Review : The Departed | The big question on the minds of those who have seen the original Hong Kong movie is whether this Hollywood remake is worth watching . I'd say hell yeah , down to your last dollar , weekend price or otherwise . Infernal Affairs ( 2002 ) earned its place in recent Asian movie history for reenergizing the cop thriller ge... |
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