Archive for March, 2006
U-571
5 Comments Published by Kaonashi March 30th, 2006 in Action, Drama, Adventure, Period Piece, Historical.Title: U-571
Year: 2000
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Starring Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel
Rated: PG-13
NoFace Rating: 4 out of 7
I tend to refer to U-571 as one of those historically set movies that feature cute boys. You’ve got Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bon Jovi, and the random other extra unknowns who played seamen. Hee hee. I said seamen. […]
So here’s my new movie review home. Nice, eh? The theme I’m using is called Crimson Sunrise, and it’s done by Steve, who is really cool and helpful if you have questions about his theme. I picked this theme not just because it’s really cool looking, but because it includes page templates that allow […]
March of the Penguins
2 Comments Published by Kaonashi March 24th, 2006 in Fantasy, Family, Documentary.Update: Hello visitor. Thanks for coming by NoFace for Film via the baby penguin photo. If you liked the photo and the review, feel free to leave a comment, and look around the rest of my website. Have a great day!
Title: March of the Penguins
Year: 2005
Director: Luc Jacquet
Starring cast: A tribe of adorable Emperor Penguins!
Narrator: […]
Title: Persona
Year: 1966
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Starring Cast: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann
Rated: unrated in the U.S.
Review by: Mark N.
NoFace Rating: 7 out of 7
Today’s review is by Mark N. of Movie Masterworks. He focuses on films that you may not necessarily find at your local video store. These include independent films, foreign films, art house films- […]
V for Vendetta
1 Comment Published by Kaonashi March 20th, 2006 in Action, Crime, Social Commentary, Film Adaptation.Title: V for Vendetta
Year: 2005 (but released in 2006)
Director: James McTeigue
Starring Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea
Rated: R
NoFace Rating: 5.5 out of 7
Miracle of miracles, I actually get to review a brand new movie that I saw this weekend. And it’s a good one.
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Kung Fu Hustle
3 Comments Published by Kaonashi March 17th, 2006 in Action, Crime, Comedy, Fantasy, Foreign.Title: Kung Fu Hustle
Year: 2004
Director: Stephen Chow
Starring Cast: Stephen Chow, Xiaogang Feng, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen
Rated: R
NoFace Rating: 4.5 out of 7
I actually recommended renting Kung Fu Hustle to my boyfriend and his parents while I was on vacation with him a while back. I hadn’t seen the movie but I had heard […]
Sorry, no new movie review today. I haven’t had the chance or time to see any movies recently. I do have a few from Netflix, but I’ve been busy with schoolwork. I hope to do one for Friday.
However, I am considering running a little contest. I’ve never been happy with the name Reel Reviews for […]
Kingdom of Heaven
0 Comments Published by Kaonashi March 13th, 2006 in Action, Drama, Romance, Adventure, Period Piece.Title: Kingdom of Heaven
Year: 2005
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring Cast: Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Jeremy Irons
Rated: R
NoFace Rating: 4.5 out of 7
I rented Kingdom of Heaven because my mom recommended it to me. “You’d be surprised to see Orlando Bloom in it!” she said. Now, I have a crush on Mr. Bloom, especially in his delicious role […]
Siu Lam Juk Kau
0 Comments Published by Kaonashi March 10th, 2006 in Action, Comedy, Foreign, Sports.Title: 少林足球 (Shaolin Soccer)
Year: 2001; released in the US in 2004
Director: Stephen Chow
Starring Cast: Stephen Chow, Man Tat Ng
Rated: PG
NoFace Rating: 4 out of 7
I actually watched Kung Fu Hustle several months ago, before I watched Shaolin Soccer (which I watched this past Monday). I didn’t quite know what to make of the former film, […]
Introducing Reel Reviews Contributors!
0 Comments Published by Kaonashi March 8th, 2006 in Miscellaneous.In a post last week I made a request for some contributors who would like to help me write up reviews for this blog. I’m happy to report that two people have contacted me and offered their assistance!
I’m not done yet! […]
