Martial Arts

The Legend Of The Drunken Master (Drunken Master II 醉拳二)

Naked ViewerJanuary 30, 2016

RELEASED 1994 RUNTIME 102 MIN LANGUAGE KANTONESE DIRECTION LAU KAR-LEUNG, JACKIE CHAN SCREENPLAY EDWARD TANG, TONG MAN-MING, YUEN KAI-CHI STARRING JACKIE CHAN, ... Read More...

1994ActionComedyFilmForeignMartial ArtsPeriod

Double Impact

Naked ViewerJanuary 30, 2016

RELEASED 1991 RUNTIME 107 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION SHELDON LETTICH SCREENPLAY SHELDON LETTICH, ISMAIL ABDO STARRING JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME, GEOFFREY LEWIS,... Read More...

1991ActionFilmMartial ArtsThriller

The Matrix Revolutions

Naked ViewerOctober 13, 2015

RELEASED 2003 RUNTIME 129 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION THE WACHOWSKIS SCREENPLAY THE WACHOWSKIS STARRING KEANU REEVES, LAURENCE FISHBURNE, CARRIE-ANNE MOSS, H... Read More...

2003ActionFilmFranchiseMartial ArtsSci-Fy

The Matrix Reloaded

Naked ViewerOctober 13, 2015

RELEASED 2003 RUNTIME 138 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION THE WACHOWSKIS SCREENPLAY THE WACHOWSKIS STARRING KEANU REEVES, LAURENCE FISHBURNE, CARRIE-ANNE MOSS, H... Read More...

2003ActionFilmFranchiseMartial ArtsSci-Fy

The Matrix

Naked ViewerOctober 13, 2015

RELEASED 1999 RUNTIME 136 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION THE WACHOWSKIS SCREENPLAY THE WACHOWSKIS STARRING KEANU REEVES, LAURENCE FISHBURNE, CARRIE-ANNE MOSS, H... Read More...

1999ActionFilmFranchiseMartial ArtsSci-Fy

The Raid 2 (The Raid 2: Berandal)

Naked ViewerJanuary 12, 2015

RELEASED 2014 RUNTIME 150 MIN LANGUAGE INDONESIAN DIRECTION GARETH EVANS SCREENPLAY GARETH EVANS STARRING IKO UWAIS, ARIFIN PUTRA, OKA ANTARA, TIO PAKUSADEWO, A... Read More...

2014ActionCrimeFilmForeignMartial Arts

The Raid: Redemption (Serbuan Maut)

Naked ViewerJanuary 10, 2015

RELEASED 2012 RUNTIME 101 MIN LANGUAGE INDONESIAN DIRECTION GARETH EVANS SCREENPLAY GARETH EVANS STARRING IKO UWAIS, JOE TASLIM, DONNY ALAMSYAH, YAYAN RUHIAN, P... Read More...

2012ActionCrimeFilmForeignMartial Arts

Road House

Naked ViewerDecember 7, 2014

RELEASED 1989 RUNTIME 114 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION ROWDY HERRINGTON SCREENPLAY DAVID LEE HENRY, HILARY HENKIN STARRING PATRICK SWAYZE, BEN GAZZARA, KELLY ... Read More...

1989ActionFilmMartial Arts

Kill Bill Vol. 2

Naked ViewerSeptember 24, 2014

RELEASED 2004 RUNTIME 136 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION QUENTIN TARANTINO SCREENPLAY QUENTIN TARANTINO STARRING UMA THURMAN, DAVID CARRADINE, VIVICA A. FOX, MI... Read More...

2004ActionDramaFilmMartial Arts

Kill Bill Vol. 1

Naked ViewerSeptember 24, 2014

RELEASED 2003 RUNTIME 111 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION QUENTIN TARANTINO SCREENPLAY QUENTIN TARANTINO STARRING UMA THURMAN, LUCY LIU, VIVICA A. FOX, MICHAEL M... Read More...

2003ActionDramaFilmMartial Arts

The categories in the box on the left inside the post do not reflect a score, but the tone of the movie.
A full bar in ACTION does not reflect that the action is amazing, but that there is a maximum amount of action.
The same way an empty bar in SUSPENSE doesn't say the suspense sucks, but rather there is no suspense at all.

AMBITION reflects how willing the moviemakers were in breaking new grounds in terms of subject matter, storytelling and/or technical breakthroughs.

CHALLENGE reflects, if the movie is easy to understand (empty bar) or requires your full amount of brain power (full bar).

When I review a movie I look at a few things. Is it an interesting story, or have I seen it done million times before? Is the script written well or does it confuse the viewer? How are the performances by the actors?

However, since my background is art and design I tend to pay a lot of attention to technical things like the cinematography and overall visual style, which includes visual effects and music (soundtracks and original scores).

Ambition is also very important to me. I can forgive a bad movie, when I see that the filmmakers went for something big - something new and groundbreaking, but maybe didn't quite reach it yet.

But the most important thing is of course. Did I enjoy the movie?

With new movies it's easy. Did I enjoy it when I watched it initially? That doesn't mean my view won't change over time.
When re-watching older movies I grew up with I'm looking, if it holds up, visual-wise and story-wise. But even though I try to keep an objective mind with each re-watch, nostalgia will always factor into my score. After all, I am a human being with a soul ;)

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