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Nazotoki Wa Dinner No Ato De / The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) - "Death On The Nile" meets "The Naked Gun" - 7/10 (13/01/14)

Nazotoki Wa Dinner No Ato De / The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) - "Death On The Nile" meets "The Naked Gun" - 7/10 (13/01/14)

"The After-Dinner Mysteries" is apparently a quite popular Japanese series but you don't need to know that to enjoy this vivid movie. This very Japanese over-the-top film mixes elements of different genres such as dramas, slapstick comedies or old-fashioned...

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Nazotoki Wa Dinner No Ato De / The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) - "Death On The Nile" meets "The Naked Gun" - 7/10 (13/01/14)

Nazotoki Wa Dinner No Ato De / The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) - "Death On The Nile" meets "The Naked Gun" - 7/10 (13/01/14)

"The After-Dinner Mysteries" is apparently a quite popular Japanese series but you don't need to know that to enjoy this vivid movie. This very Japanese over-the-top film mixes elements of different genres such as dramas, slapstick comedies or old-fashioned...

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Nazotoki Wa Dinner No Ato De / The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) - "Death On The Nile" meets "The Naked Gun" - 7/10 (13/01/14)

Nazotoki Wa Dinner No Ato De / The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013) - "Death On The Nile" meets "The Naked Gun" - 7/10 (13/01/14)

"The After-Dinner Mysteries" is apparently a quite popular Japanese series but you don't need to know that to enjoy this vivid movie. This very Japanese over-the-top film mixes elements of different genres such as dramas, slapstick comedies or old-fashioned...

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Shin Kanashiki Hittoman / Another Lonely Hitman (1995) - The odyssey in between is more important than the beginning or the end - 8/10 (12/01/14)

Shin Kanashiki Hittoman / Another Lonely Hitman (1995) - The odyssey in between is more important than the beginning or the end - 8/10 (12/01/14)

"Another Lonely Hit-Man" is an impressive gangster movie that is somewhat different from the brutal mobster flicks of the seventies and the lengthy epics of the current second wave. This transitional movie between the two waves differs and that's what...

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Gyakuten Saiban / Phoenix Wright - Ace Attorney (2012) - The most human acting in here comes from a bird - 7/10 (14/10/13)

Gyakuten Saiban / Phoenix Wright - Ace Attorney (2012) - The most human acting in here comes from a bird - 7/10 (14/10/13)

This is a quite entertaining movie adaption of a series of successful mangas and video games. You don't really need to know the originals to appreciate this mixture of a fantasy and a crime movie. The film has some suspenseful and mysterious moments but...

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Gong Fu Zhi Wang / The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) - An entertaining modern fantasy movie but no great homage to Hongkong's martial arts cinema - 7/10 (08/09/13)

Gong Fu Zhi Wang / The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) - An entertaining modern fantasy movie but no great homage to Hongkong's martial arts cinema - 7/10 (08/09/13)

Just like the main character in this film, I am a big fan of martial arts cinema and have grown up with it. One of the genre's first milestones "Five Fingers Of Death" (1972), Bruce Lee's "Fist Of Fury" (1972), The Taiwanese "The Master And The Kid" (1978),...

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Sien Nüi Yau Wan / A Chinese Ghost Story (2011) - A milestone of Hongkong cinema goes Twilight - 6/10 (07/09/13)

Sien Nüi Yau Wan / A Chinese Ghost Story (2011) - A milestone of Hongkong cinema goes Twilight - 6/10 (07/09/13)

I have seen the original three movies as a child and I have kept very positive memories about it. These movies were atmospheric, artistic, mysterious, mythological and romantic. From the imaginative fighting scenes over the profound emotional parts up...

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Ajeossi / The Man From Nowhere (2010) - Another masterpiece of contemporary cinema from South Korea - 10/10 (06/09/13)

Ajeossi / The Man From Nowhere (2010) - Another masterpiece of contemporary cinema from South Korea - 10/10 (06/09/13)

What happens if you put the best child actress ever called Kim Sae-ron of the wonderful drama "A Brand New Life" and the incredibly gifted actor Won Bin of "Mother" and "The Brotherhood Of War" in one cast? You get a masterpiece that can't be reproduced...

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Ajeossi / The Man From Nowhere (2010) - Another masterpiece of contemporary cinema from South Korea - 10/10 (06/09/13)

Ajeossi / The Man From Nowhere (2010) - Another masterpiece of contemporary cinema from South Korea - 10/10 (06/09/13)

What happens if you put the best child actress ever called Kim Sae-ron of the wonderful drama "A Brand New Life" and the incredibly gifted actor Won Bin of "Mother" and "The Brotherhood Of War" in one cast? You get a masterpiece that can't be reproduced...

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Ajeossi / The Man From Nowhere (2010) - Another masterpiece of contemporary cinema from South Korea - 10/10 (06/09/13)

Ajeossi / The Man From Nowhere (2010) - Another masterpiece of contemporary cinema from South Korea - 10/10 (06/09/13)

What happens if you put the best child actress ever called Kim Sae-ron of the wonderful drama "A Brand New Life" and the incredibly gifted actor Won Bin of "Mother" and "The Brotherhood Of War" in one cast? You get a masterpiece that can't be reproduced...

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