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Crows: Episode 0

perkymind — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:17:00 GMT

Not sure about the original story but I have to say that I am not too happy about the ending... The way the story flows is good paced though and I really wish to learn more about the characters. The fight scenes were nicely shot as well as the post work, beautiful and powerful! Very nice cast put together for this film. Looking forward to the next episode.

Our Daily Bread

perkymind — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:48:31 GMT

Even though it's the fact how our breakfast, lunch, and dinner are from, it is just soooooo depressing. Not just about animal rights or vegetable rights here, but actually us, myself. The farms chosen for the production are pretty good, I think. Imagine the not good ones. Can we be not the way we are? Guess it is just too late now. I love the work but really hate the fact. What a conflict, darn it!

The Butterfly Effect

perkymind — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:52:14 GMT

Saw the director's cut last night and definitely love the ending. However, I feel a bit weak here and there throughout the whole film, story wise. First of all, the medium of Evan's time traveling is his memory written photographed or filmed so going back to his childhood does make sense to me alright. But then after a while, I was wondering how he can "go back" after he goes back since the moemory is then not created yet. Therefore, he should live until he grows up again like in 君といた未来のために－I`ll be back－, over and over....,no? There is a time machine car in Back to the Future, a fairy in プロポーズ大作戦, an angel in The Family Man etc. so the traveler can go back (and forth).....what's for Evan? Another thing that I have been thinking is that timeline should be parallel from one's memory to another; therefore, the prisoner friend should see the marks already insead of as a "sudden stigmata." Ohhh....this "undo" and "redo" story also reminds me of the Groundhog Day! Good it's just one same day to deal with, haha. Still, I keep thinking about what are the blackouts meant before Evan starts writing journal. Are those his "fixing" attempts, too? About the shocking picture youngest Evan draws, ....it's a darn good drawing for a ilttle boy!!! And...what's that for? I understand planting a twist seed but I really don't get the purpose of him drawing a picture like that , somehow. To show who? To brought himself to doctors? That's the two prisoners he kills in the picture, right? Production wise, I felt like watching a soap production until pretty late of the film. Was that because of the shift from non-studio to studio film? The performance are great but I somehow can not match the adult Evan and the youngest Evan, especially the way they act when raging. Hmm....that I would be more careful to make sure. Special effects are well created, nice work, in deed!

The Children of Men

perkymind — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:51:03 GMT

Really regret that I didn't get to catch this film in a theatre and ended up watching it on my poor monitor screen. Dispite the story for now, those long takes with handheld just blew me away big time. I am simply touched, really....., I have to say, because not only it takes the pressure of having a shot perfect on the characters and their lines but also eeeeeeeeverything behind them, very well choreographed. Phew, see that bike just swing onto the windshield!!!!! Love that!