Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

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Less than impressed
by Keli_Ultra in Keli_Ultra Blog

is neutral about it.

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"As a woman with a strong desire to understand all things relating back to the development of post war Japan, I was a big fan of the book when it was first published. When I heard of their intentions to make a movie I was, to say the least, disappointed. I walked into the theater prepared to leave unsatisfied, and received exactly what I expected. Though the adaptation was not terrible, it was mediocre at best. The cinematography was not as wonderful as many have raved, and large portions of the story were completely removed, changing the once awful/beautiful story into something more dark and depressing than I believe the author originally intended. " [More]

Memoirs of a Geisha
by JimBell in JimBell Blog

lost interest.

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"I was interrupted several times while watching Memoirs of a Geisha, but it did not really matter because this film was one cat fight after another from start to finish. Apparently, modern Japanese geishas who were shown the book in translation said they were amazed that a white, Canadian male could have such an understanding of their culture and lifestyle. The film won an award for cinematography, but I thought that the photography was a weak element of the film. Because I’d heard that the film was visually stunning, I expected some great scenes of Japan, but the cinematographer chose to use the modern approach of a lot of extreme close ups e.g., a sheet of greys plasters the screen, and it is a 1930s delivery truck passing by on the street. The other thing I expected of the movie was some beautiful women. Wrong again. The main character is not hard on the eyes, but when she or the other couple of geishas get dressed up, their appeal is highly specific to Japanese men of a ce ... " [More]

Somebody please.
by PammyK in Movies I do not want to see

liked it.

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"Somebody please convince me to see this. Its just sitting here on this list next to all these horror films and dumb-comedy films, its just asking for convincing. " [More]

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