Agreed. This film is waaaay more fun that it has any right to be! I look forward to see if the Shiny Glow I had after watching it holds up on a second viewing.
Chloe Moretz is going to be huuuuge with fans after this is released. Knowing she is cast as the vampire in the US remake of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (and the boy is the kid from THE ROAD) gives me some very tangible hope that it will be good, if not better than good.
Saw this last night and agree she's the dog's. But what really hooked me was how unexpectedly moving parts of it were - far more than any 'real' superhero movie.
Well the movie is based around the idea of what would happen if someone decided to be a superhero in the real world. This is the 'real' superhero movie.
I should clarify by 'real' I mean 'proper' in terms of common perceptions of what conventional super hero movies (Superman, Spiderman) are about, and the media's take on this as an 'anti-superhero' movie - cynical, ironic, post modern etc.
Chloe Moretz is the new Dakota Fanning, which is ironic considering Fanning still isn't out of adolescence yet...
Looks like this one is going to be a lot of fun.
Any time you can turn a genre on its ear, is a good thing!!
Just watched Defendor and for a serious stab at the super hero genre, it wasn't bad. Not great, but not bad. Canadian films are starting to find their feet. Just need to develop the writing base more.
Welcome to a long overdue new series from Twitch's Video Home Invasion!I have no really good reason for taking so long between columns. I will only tell you that between reviewing home video releases almost every day, keeping up with Indian film festivals all over the world, and my regular home life, it can be a bit tough to...
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Today is Chow Yun Fat's birthday, and as the Hong Kong superstar turns 57, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to look back over the actor's career and highlight a few of his favourites. Since starting out in the mid-1970s, Chow has featured in over 100 films and TV series, and worked with many of the industry's most...
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Cannes kicks off tomorrow and Twitch will be on the scene for the very latest on what films are not to be missed and who is calling who a Nazi this year (even odds on Vinterberg). Yesterday we brought you our Palme d'Or Competition Preview and today we take you on a quick tour of the other sections. This...
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Now that the Razzie Awards for the worst films of the year have devolved into cheap shots at easy targets, perhaps it's time for their foreign equivalents to carry on the torch. Consider France's Gérard Awards, which, at the very least, have a lot more fun with the titles of their prizes. They also manage to put a few awards-darlings...
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It's that most exciting time of the year, on the eve Europe's most extravagant celebration of cinema, when some of those incredible films we've been hearing whispers about for months and months will finally be unveiled! It's time for the 2012 edition of the Festival de Cannes and Twitch will be there, sipping champagne on the beach so you...
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Review: NORWEGIAN WOOD Is Beautiful But Not Flawless
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Apparently there is a Japanese version of the film that is 15 minutes longer.
See for example:
http://www.yesasia.com/global/norwegian-wood-blu-ray-...
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Agreed. This film is waaaay more fun that it has any right to be! I look forward to see if the Shiny Glow I had after watching it holds up on a second viewing.
Chloe Moretz is going to be huuuuge with fans after this is released. Knowing she is cast as the vampire in the US remake of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (and the boy is the kid from THE ROAD) gives me some very tangible hope that it will be good, if not better than good.
Saw this last night and agree she's the dog's. But what really hooked me was how unexpectedly moving parts of it were - far more than any 'real' superhero movie.
"far more than any 'real' superhero movie."
Well the movie is based around the idea of what would happen if someone decided to be a superhero in the real world. This is the 'real' superhero movie.
Chloe Moretz is the new Dakota Fanning, which is ironic considering Fanning still isn't out of adolescence yet...
Looks like this one is going to be a lot of fun.
Any time you can turn a genre on its ear, is a good thing!!
Just watched Defendor and for a serious stab at the super hero genre, it wasn't bad. Not great, but not bad. Canadian films are starting to find their feet. Just need to develop the writing base more.