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My Movie Diary 2016 (235 movies items)

" 10.28 Hou Hsiao-Hsien's period martial arts art film about a dutiful assassin has the most beautifully photographed stills serving style and substance to an otherwise lackluster story and somber acted characters. "

Movies Watched in 2016 (160 movies items)

"Not a real chambara but a naturalistic movie with the beautiful Shu Qi. Just a little too static."

Movies 2016 i watched in 2016 (54 movies items)

"Not a real chambara but a naturalistic movie with the beautiful Shu Qi. Just a little too static."

Movies the giraffe watched in 2016: March (34 movies items)

"First viewing - March 28th I've heard great things about The Assassin, so when I saw it hit Netflix I immediately made plans to watch it. From the opening it's obvious that the film will be slow-paced, so I accepted that fact & did my best to hang with it. Sometimes a slow pace works so well that you don't mind it, but I wouldn't say that's the case here at all. The whole film is beautifully composed & if visuals are all you care about then I guess you'll enjoy this one. If you care about stori"

“Beautiful, amazing nonviolent, bloodless fights with the fighters leaving each other in strange peace, seizing reluctantly its prey. Contemplative when has to, but enough action.” read more

Watched in 2016 (190 movies items)

"Rewatched"