Q) How often will I update?
A) About once a week, maybe more while I do short interim snippets about movies I've seen too long ago to give long reviews on.....but maybe don't want to watch again.
Q) What is MY definition of a "good" movie?
A) My definition of a good movie is one with distinct character development, witty dialogue, well-plotted action, and a moving climax. That in mind, I'm not really looking for "good" movies on this blog--although I'll tell you if I find them! I'm looking for AWESOME movies--possibly even Awesomely Bad movies--ones with terrible but funny acting, badly translated dialogue, frantic action I may not understand, and hopefully a lot of things will explode. Witty dialogue and an interesting plot AND absolutely explodey chaotic pace will make a movie I absolutely LOVE.....like the one I'll be reviewing first. It has a good soundtrack too.
~Holly
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Nande yo ne?! Introduction
Hi, new person! My name is Holly and I have a secret vice.
I love watching batshit crazy Japanese movies.
(Or other foreign films which are similarly insane, but I actually studied Japanese so it's a bit more meaningful to me.)
Now, I understand that there are lots of people out there who also like batshit crazy Japanese films, but are afraid to watch or rent them (nevermind buy, foreign films are an expensive hobby!) because some of them are scratch-out-your-eyes terrible.
You are right to be afraid.
Thus, I have decided to make use of my secret vice to take a bullet for you all--maybe many bullets, depending on if this goes well or people actually give a damn. I'm going to watch weird, crazy, and possibly really horrible Japanese movies and then tell you about them.
(Also Indian, Thai, Korean, Chinese movies...whatever catches my eye and/or Netflix queue)
I will answer important questions, like:
Should you watch this?
Should you watch this while drunk?
How drunk should you be?
Is this a child or parent friendly movie?
On a scale of one to ten needles to the eye, where does this movie fit in?
And maybe--if this film is worth watching or buying--I can tell you how to find it.
Finally, "Nande yo ne?!" is stolen from Osakan(Japanese) slang and means "What the hell?!"
It seemed fitting.
~Holly
I love watching batshit crazy Japanese movies.
(Or other foreign films which are similarly insane, but I actually studied Japanese so it's a bit more meaningful to me.)
Now, I understand that there are lots of people out there who also like batshit crazy Japanese films, but are afraid to watch or rent them (nevermind buy, foreign films are an expensive hobby!) because some of them are scratch-out-your-eyes terrible.
You are right to be afraid.
Thus, I have decided to make use of my secret vice to take a bullet for you all--maybe many bullets, depending on if this goes well or people actually give a damn. I'm going to watch weird, crazy, and possibly really horrible Japanese movies and then tell you about them.
(Also Indian, Thai, Korean, Chinese movies...whatever catches my eye and/or Netflix queue)
I will answer important questions, like:
Should you watch this?
Should you watch this while drunk?
How drunk should you be?
Is this a child or parent friendly movie?
On a scale of one to ten needles to the eye, where does this movie fit in?
And maybe--if this film is worth watching or buying--I can tell you how to find it.
Finally, "Nande yo ne?!" is stolen from Osakan(Japanese) slang and means "What the hell?!"
It seemed fitting.
~Holly
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