I was typing out my review for Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest (which I gave a C+) and I was having a rather tough time with it since this movie seems to confuse, frustrate, and fascinate me all at the same time. Of course, that was until I watched Ask a Ninja's review of PotC: DMC in which I realized that The Ninja said everything I wanted to say way better than I could ever say it. So yeah, go watch it if you want to know what I thought of the movie. The review is hilarious and so, so true (although, in all fairness, I did enjoy the movie...I just didn't think it was very good, if that makes any sense at all).
The Kraken!!!!!
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A movie journal. We like all kinds, but there's a special focus here on old movies (and the 1970s are not old). And some television stuff thrown in just to mix it up. And we're leaving the door open to talk about comics too, though we've never actually done it. We also like the Pistons, the Tigers, the Red Wings, and the Wolverines. We're from Detroit. You've been warned.
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Derelict's Rolling Top Ten (updated 8/21/07)
- Viridiana (Luis Bunuel, 1961)
- Ordet (Carl Dreyer, 1955)
- Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Jacques Demy, 1964)
- Eyes Without a Face (Georges Franju, 1960)
- Simon of the Desert (Luis Bunuel, 1965)
- Black Peter (Milos Forman, 1964)
- Quai des brumes (Marcel Carne, 1938)
- Shoot the Piano Player (Francois Truffaut, 1960)
- The Narrow Margin (Richard Fleischer, 1952)
- D.O.A. (Rudolph Mate, 1950)
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2 comments:
The ninja review is really sweet. I'm glad there are other Ask A Ninja-philes around.
BTW, thanks for linking me up--you have certainly earned a pithy blurb on my sidebar.
Ha! Love the blurb, and thanks for linking to us. I found you courtesy of Victor Morton and enjoy your reviews.
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