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Running in 2010
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Bunraku
This movie is mostly style with a bit of substance thrown in to keep it held together. Really a guy movie through and through, not saying female won't enjoy it, but it is clear aimed at the masculine audience. The core of Bunraku is of two drifters coming into a town ruled by an aged bad ass and his gang of killers. Each drifter has their own ( Read more... ) -
Legend of the Fist; The Return of Chen Zhen
Back in the 70's Bruce Lee made Chen Zhen a Chinese folk hero in Fists of Fury. Then the story was retold staring Jet Li in Fist of Legend. The story was recreated once again in a TV series version of Fist of Fury staring Donnie Yen. This movie is a sequel to the TV series and is Donnie Yens return to the role of Chen Zhen ( Read more... ) -
The Butcher, The Chef, and the Swordsman
Not in such a long time have I disliked, then liked, and then disliked a movie all at the same time. The contradiction is do to the movie being made up of three separate tales that make up the storyline. They are all interconnected, linked by the creation of a cleaver made from the ore of the weapons of the deadliest warriors in the land ( Read more... ) -
Monsters
I left feeling really let down by this low budget giant monster flix. I really didn't except much, and the movie kind of failed to deliver that. I knew it was low budget, I knew it only stared two people, I knew they didn't spend a ton of money on high end effects. But in the end the movie was more of a road movie love story then a horror movie. ( Read more... ) -
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
If you are a fan of Tsui Hark, Sammo Hung fight choreography, or HK martial arts film in general this is a must see film. The film is based on the Detective Dee novels, from what I gathered the original story was written in the 18th century China, Then in the 1950's through the 1960's more stories were written. The stories are fictional accounts of ( Read more... ) -
Toronto International Film Festival 2010
Time to shake off the dust of the old LJ. Been to long as I have, like many others, started posting more and more to Twitter @szmigiel and Facebook. But 140 characters isn't enough to talk about all the films I saw at TIFF 2010. So BAM back on good old LJ, so I will be posting the reviews of the films I saw in-between getting some millage and ( Read more... ) -
Toronto International Film Festival 2010
Time to shake off the dust of the old LJ. Been to long as I have, like many others, started posting more and more to Twitter @szmigiel and Facebook. But 140 characters isn't enough to talk about all the films I saw at TIFF 2010. So BAM back on good old LJ, so I will be posting the reviews of the films I saw in-between getting some millage and ( Read more... ) -
House Update
The bank might be moving on my bid. The house is a short sale on the market since the beginning of August and I put my bid in at the end of that month. -
What I Learned Trying to Buy a House in 2009
So with less then a week left in 2009 I don't think I will be buying a home before the end of the year. But boy have I learned allot about how the housing market works in this economy. There are plenty of homes for sale, all over, you can pick your city, your neighborhood, your street, there is probably a house for sale there. Can you get the house ( Read more... )