STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 1
ACTOR – 1
MUSIC – 1
CULT – 1
Verdict – 5/5
Pros –
1) Beggar So: an introduction to his family
2) Hwang Jang Lee as Rubber Legs: and the Drunk Mantis music
3) The Grand Duel: Beggar So Vs Rubber Legs
4) The revelation of a astonishing mythology: “Books, Magic, Sickness, and Wine”
5) Linda Lin Ying as Beggar So’s wife
Cons –
1) Yuen Shun-yee as Foggy
Quote –
“He’s like a dragon – he exists, but no one knows where.”
STORY – 0
DIRECTOR – 0
ACTOR – 0
MUSIC – 0
CULT – 0
Verdict – 0/5
Pros –
1) Zhang Jin as Cheung Tin-chi the jinrikisha puller
Cons –
1) Lacking a good story or the emotional factor
2) Dying Wife angle
3) Mike Tyson’s bad acting
4) Not a single fight sequence worth remembering
5) No antagonist
6) Bruce Lee’s angle wasted ; poorly written
Quote –
“Nothing is more important than being around your loved ones.”
STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 1
ACTOR – n/a
MUSIC – 1
CULT – 1
Verdict – 4/4
Pros –
1) Rural Japanese beauty
2) Perfect depiction of childhood fantasy
3) Nature / Trees being the guardian angel
4) Tree Growth Dream sequence / Cat Bus
Cons –
n/a
Quote –
“Trees and people used to be good friends.”
STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 0
ACTOR – 0
MUSIC – 0
CULT – 0
Verdict – 1/5
Pros –
1) For those who missed the documentary Inside Job (2010)
Cons –
1) Everyone is “all-over-the-place”. Too much over-acting or over-reacting.
2) Pseudo-documentary
Quote –
Ben Rickert: Do you realize what you just did? You just bet against the American economy.
STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 0
ACTOR – n/a
MUSIC – 1
CULT – 1
Verdict – 3/4
Pros –
1) Exposing the fact that Top Financial Services CEOs are nothing but crime bosses without the gun.
2) “It’s a Wallstreet Govt.”
3) Dangerous incentives lead to the crisis: Incentive structures generated huge cash bonuses based on short-term profits but imposed no penalties for later losses. These incentives encouraged bankers to take risks that might eventually destroy their own firms or even the entire financial system.
Cons –
1) Complicated for someone with less knowledge of market/banking and jargons. A second viewing is required.
2) Michael Moore ruined it for everyone.
Quote –
Andrew Sheng: Why should a financial engineer be paid four times to 100 times more than a real engineer? A real engineer builds bridges. A financial engineer builds dreams. And, you know, when those dreams turn out to be nightmares, other people pay for it.
STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 1
ACTOR – 1
MUSIC – 1
CULT – 1
Verdict – 5/5
Pros –
1) 70MM SUPER CINEMASCOPE using Ultra Panavision 70
2) Every character is more corrupt than the other
3) Samuel L. Jackson as Major Marquis Warren; the central figure and also the most hateful character.
4) Kurt Russell as John Ruth; One of his best role.
5) Plot twists with Ennio Morricone’s epic score.
6) Civil War references
Cons –
1) Tim Roth & Michael Madsen: wasted
Quote –
John ‘The Hangman’ Ruth: No one said this job was supposed to be easy.
Major Marquis Warren: Nobody said it’s supposed to be that hard, either!
STORY – 1
DIRECTOR – 1
MUSIC – 0
CULT – 0
PROS –
1) Thoroughly entertaining
2) LEGO humor
3) Better than many live-action DC films.
CONS –
n/a
QUOTE –
Cyborg: Guys, Good luck!
Batman: I don’t believe in luck.
Cyborg: What do you believe in?
Batman: Batman!
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