Rise of the Planet of the Apes

To be honest, I have not watched any series of this, so I cannot really compare this to the others.

However, I really liked it.

It scares me a little because this can be happen to us near future.

I wouldn't be surprised that scientists take some experiments with chimpanzees because, as we all know, they are very close to humans.

I know people would be more careful in real, but I thought the setting was very realistic.

I really liked the way they described apes.

They are very emotional.

Even though they don't express their thoughts with words like we do, their emotions are sort of visible by their facial expressions.

I could even see their emotional conflicts, which was very impressive.

They do have aspects of animals from human;s perspective, yet they do have aspects of human, which I really liked because it does fits the tittle very well.

As I said, I have not watched the other series, so I have no idea how they are like, but I think this one is very good.

I would recommend it though I am not too sure if people who are big fans of this series can enjoy as much as I did.

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Sharktopus

I have no idea who came up with this idea, but it was really funny.

I have to say it was really crappy movie though lol

I think it's supposed to be a monster movie like Jaws, but it failed so bad lol

Acting is really bad, which made me laugh several times.

CG is horrible, you can easily tell when they use CG lol

The story is very predictable and has no twist.

I don't even know why they did not make a little bit more effort to make this movie better...

Is it because it's for TV?

Well, there are a lot of hot girls in bikinis at least lol

But there is no nudity, which is a little disappointing... lol

Anyway, you might enjoy this movie if you like cheap crappy movies.

Otherwise, don't waste your precious time for this lol

BTW, I was very surprised that my friend bought Blue-ray version of this.

I was even surprised they actually make a copy...

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Shipping News

I have never heard of this movie until one of my friends mentioned it.

After I watched it, I was very glad that she told me about it.

I don't really think this is a well-known movie, but I don't know why because this movie is excellent.

This is the movie about the guy who had ordinary life, but his life changes after he moves to where his family is from.

He discovers secret history of his family and is forced to face it.

Everyone in this movie has secret history and struggle getting over.

It is really amazing to how well their suffers are described.

I also liked the landscape of it.

You know how mother nature is against us, but it is all around us.

We have to get along with it no matter how hard it is.

The image of nature in this movie matches their woes.

They have to accept the fact and live with it.

I was very impressed how well-constructed it it!

This is based on the book, so I assume this book is also good, so it might be a good reading for winter if you like to read!

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Insidious

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Since it's Halloween today, I should talk about the horror movie, shouldn't I?

And this horror movie is really good!

I really liked the worldview of it.

You might think it's unrealistic, but everything makes sense in this movie. (Who expects horror movies to be realistic anyways?!)

Also, how the story goes is very interesting.

I was like "what the hell is going on?!" for first 30 minutes lol

I totally couldn't guess how this movie ends.

It was a quite unusual experience because horror movies are usually very straightforward.

You can usually foresee what will happen next.

I believe this story developing makes this movie scary!

Of course, the atmosphere of the movie is created well!

I think this is a great movie for Halloween.

So, watch this if you are having a horror movie night tonight and have not decided what you should watch!

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Lilja 4 Ever

I have no idea what to say...

I knew it would be really depressing movie even before I watched it, but it is a sad story.

This is a story about a girl who is abandoned by her mother and tries to find her own happiness.

However, she faces any kinds of difficulties...

It is totally opposite to typical Hollywood success stories.

I'm not saying that Hollywood movies are unrealistic, but this movie tells how unfair the life is no matter how you behave.

There are unfortunate things in the world, and some people have to take it.

I think that Oksana Akinshina does good job acting how the girl tries to makes things better around her without any certain knowledge.

She does not lose her hope although she faces difficulties or nothing turn out as she imagines.

I think you would not want to watch it if you don't like sad stories though.

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2001: A Space Odyssey

This is one of my favorite movie!

This is very interesting movie at the same time this can be the most irritating movie ever lol

I like it because it have extremely enigmatic ending.

I cannot really understand what it supposed to mean though I have seen this movie so many times!

For same reason, this can be irritating if you don't like ambiguous stories.

But I would say there are many features that attracts you too.

First of all, the use of the sound is amazing!

There are not much conversations in this movie.

This is one of the quietest movie I have ever seen, so this isn't the best movie to watch when you feel tired or sleepy lol

But the music creates a lot of effect, so you sort of understand how you are supposed to feel about what you see on the screen even though you do not hear a word, which is very impressive.

And second, it is interesting that you understand what it supposed to mean without any lines.

How it is visualized is quite splendid.

As I said, there are not many conversations, so you basically see the objects on the screen, but you understand what is going on.

Especially, first part of the movie has no conversation, but you understand what is going on so clearly.

It has very unique world view, and you probably don't understand much, but you are forced to be part of the world because you witness everything and try to solve the enigma the characters face.

I really think this is a great movie, so you should watch it when you have a chance.

You might feel it is long, but it is worth it!

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X-Men First Class

I have watched all series so far, but I don't think I can call myself as a big fun of X-men series.

In fact, I watched it after the DVD came out lol

However, I have to admit the fact that I enjoy watching them.

I liked this one particularly because this reveals backgrounds of other stories.

I was expecting to watch action scenes with descent story as X-men movies usually do, but I was very impressed by the well organized story.

The backgrounds makes the other stories interesting because you are now able to see these stories from different perspectives.

You can also see the beginning of the relationship between characters, which gives you more insights of the characters you already knew.

What I liked the most about this movie is that historical facts are used very well in the story.

Since there are some historical facts we all know are involved, it is more realistic and we can see emotional conflicts the characters have.

Of course, the acting and action scenes are very enjoyable to watch as well.

It might be a little difficult for kids to understand what is going on fully since there are some complicated relations and history.

But I do recommend to watch this movie even though you are getting sick of X-men series.

I bet you want to other X-men movies after you watch this lol

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