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Movies #42 The Princess Blade

The Princess Blade: A nice little actioner. Donnie Yen did the frenetic Action Direction, so you know things on that end are up to snuff. It’s well-acted, nicely shot and paced briskly. Good stuff if you’re into that sort of … Continue reading

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Movies #39, 40, and 41 White; Fight, Zatoichi, Fight; A Better Tomorrow

White (Three Colors Trilogy): I liked this better than Red. White was both fun and clever. Well, acted, briskly paced and practically seamless. This is some good stuff. I also managed to avoid calling out “there’s some white” in every … Continue reading

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Movies #38 Three Colors: Red

Three Colors: Red. Great stuff. I should point out that I’m not sure my inability to ignore the color red in any frame helped or hindered my enjoyment of the film. all I could see was red in every damned … Continue reading

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Movies #37 Winged Migration

Winged Migration: I thought this was just phenomenal. With the exception of what I felt too be an over-abundance of “sad” moments, I really enjoyed this film. It’s a real accomplishment. I do wish they’d let up a little in … Continue reading

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Movies #36 The French Connection 2

The French Connection 2. With the exception of one scene that was possibly the most annoying sequence I’ve ever seen, this was a much better movie than I expected it to be. Not the equal of the original by any … Continue reading

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