by Sebastian Kluth
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Kung Fu Hustle is one of many high rated modern Chinese movies where I don't understand how comes it's so well received and critically acclaimed in the whole wide world. I must admit that the movie kicks off with a couple of solid jokes and some sympathetic...
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Here comes a dark comedy movie from People's Republic of China with a not truly original story but some great images and a solid acting. After the death of a coworker, his colleague and friend wants to fulfil his mate's last wish and bring his cadaver...
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Tsui Hark usually happens to be a solid venue when it comes to direct artistic, epic and philosophic Chinese movies as he proved in unforgettable classics such as "A Chinese Ghost Story" or "Once Upon A Time In China" to only name the most famous movie...
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As I really like to discover and listen to exotical metal bands, I decided to spend some money on this difficult to find package of the Spanish heavy metal legends "Tierra Santa". This box set is value for money with two entirely filled discs and a bonus...
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I don't often listen to singles or buy them but this new output of the Russian metal legend aria is really worth the time and the price to be listened to. The first and title track "Battlefield" seems to represnt the battlefield after the combats with...
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Many people describe this album as the Russian "Powerslave" and this is partly true because this album is the Russian masterpiece of true traditional heavy metal and contains some of the most important and memorable songs of Russian metal history such...
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This last album with Kipelov on the vocals shows us that Aria still play powerful traditional heavy metal in the new millenium. The kicking and vibrating bass lines, the melodic guitar solos and the powerful and convincing vocals are easily adorable and...
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Three years after the last album, the Russian heavy metal legends have nothing added to their formula. They play traditional heavy metal with a few fast rockers, some epic songs and a few semi-acoustic ballads. This is surely nothing innovating but something...
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On this album, the band sounds heavier and more bombastic than ever. After several hit singles and an intenation breakthrough the abnd got the budget to use more and more orchestrations and to create more and more complex structures. That's why they didn't...
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"The silent force" would have been a better name for the previous and very spiritual folk album "Mother Earth" as this album here presents a completely new face of Within Temptation. Sure, there are still a few soft ballads like the inspiring "Memories"...
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