#1 - THE THREE MUSKETEERS
Stars - Chris O'Donnell, Tim Curry, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland
Director - Stephen Herek
Memorable Quote - Porthos: 'Champagne?'
Athos: 'We're in the middle of a chase, Porthos.'
Porthos: 'You're right - something red.'
Review - Nothing more than a good chuckle, this. Lots of little one-liners as one might expect from Tim Curry, and hilarious hair-does (especially on the part of young Kiefer). Generally just a nice revisit to childhood, a bit of a swashbuckle, nothing more exciting or serious than that. 3/5
#2 - GHOST TOWN
Stars - Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear
Director - David Koepp
Memorable Quote - Nurse: 'Come back soon.'
Bertram Pincus: 'What a terrible thing to say in a hospital.'
Review - Well, to be honest, seeing the cast I wasn't expecting a masterpiece. It was largely predictable, very unrealistic (and I'm not even talking about the ghosts - why would she go for a crazy like Gervais - I mean, Bertram?), and pretty much exactly what it looked like it would be in the trailers. At least it had a message, eh? 2/5
#3 - MOON CHILD
Stars - HYDE, Gackt, Lee-Hom Wang, Zeny Kwok
Director - Takahisa Zeze
Memorable Quote - 'The next time we meet... will be at gunpoint.'
Review - This is another re-watch for me, having just got the DVD. This has been a favourite of mine for a while, and the reasons are undeniable - just think about it: futuristic gangster vampires. How could it NOT be awesome?! Gackt and Hyde have almost palpable sexual tension, giving the film an edge, and the surprise ending - which actually occurs about half an hour after you would expect the film to have ended, which I find really quite interesting - is just perfect. It's emotional, hilarious at times, and drenched in a wonderful feeling of something I can only describe as 'Sho-ness'. 5/5
Couple more pictures, cuz it deserves it:
2 comments:
As a Gackt fan, this is one of his movie or appearance that I love to re-watch for many times, and whenever I am free time online or wanting some Gackt-involved action, this is my primary hookup. In addition to that, I frequently watch movie online freely since I don't have anything to do at work since I usually finish fast.
Regarding the Three Musketeers, if you haven't seen it already you should check out the 1973 version with Michael York, Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch and many others. There is also the darker sequel, The Four Musketeers, which was made at the same time. It's very well done - humorous, beautiful cinematography and costumes, and doesn't resort to the standard happy ending.
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