I've watched Sonic the Hedgehog the Movie (1996). I think it's a really good adaptation of the game. I like the characterization, the action scenes, and the soundtrack that sounds a lot like you'd find in the Japanese Sonic CD OST. It can be chiché sometimes. But still, great movie.
This blue eye perceives all things conjoined. The past, the future, and the present. Everything flows and all is connected. This eye is not merely seen reality. It is touching the truth. Open the eye of truth... There is nothing to fear.
I have a couple of questions if anybody has seen these newer movies yet. My wife got me 12 movie tickets for Christmas to go to one a month. For January, I am trying to decide between The Revenant and The Big Short. Can anyone comment on either of these? I am leaning towards The Revenant now just because it swept the big awards at the Golden Globes. Which leads to my second question. I haven't seen it, but why on earth was The Martian nominated as a comedy in everything? I can't help but think The Big Short may have gotten a raw deal because it lost all the awards to The Martian.
@Xyphon22: I have not personally seen The Revenant but my closest friends have seen it and they are big Leo fans and they said it was good movie if that helps.
I recently saw Inside Out. Great movie and it made me cry to be honest. My only complaint is that it seemed to be the exact opposite of dexus machina if I am spelling that term correct. Basically the movie would have been a lot shorter if they realized early on the solution they figured out regarding using the tubes. Even then, whenever they found a solution, it immediately backfired over and over again.
How did you not like Birdman? I thought it was an excellent movie, and my second favorite of 2015 behind Force Awakens.
He went in thinking it was a superhero movie
I found it extremely boring, that it didn't make sense at all, and seemed like they were just making the stuff as they go along. I heard there was supposed to be a different ending too in the beginning (which sounded terrible) and that just reinforced my belief that this was over hyped, overrated, pretentious, phony, and the kind of movie i can't stand.
As for the superhero, I actually thought this was just a regular has been actor situation, but when they started with the super powers, it was a surprise, and then keep wondering whether that was real or not was seriously annoying. I'm annoyed just thinking about it lol.
The new Captain America Movie looks cool and I really hope there are actually consequences to this movie unlike most superhero movies everyone live happily ever after.
@DiscoDriver43: Jupiter Ascending was a sci-fi movie with Mila Kunis that looked intriguing but evidently didn't live up to its hype. Mortdecai is something that should never be spoken of again.
Ugh, Netflix (instant) literally has no movies I'm interested in, other than a few I've already seen (and don't feel like watching right now).
It's kind of a bummer, I really got into watching Japanese movies last summer (at the time, they had a little over 40), but now they only have 20, all of which I've watched (it seems like they've lost the rights to a lot over the past few months, but haven't picked up any new Japanese movies to replace them).
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A few days ago I watched Songs From the North (Netflix).
It's a documentary that aims to show a glimpse of what life is like in North Korea (well, what parts of it they were allowed to go to anyway).
There's not much in the way of commentary. Rather they just mix in shots of regular people on the streets (who understandably don't feel much like talking, or are even nervous at the very prospect of being filmed), with footage of the kind of propaganda the people are bombarded with everyday.
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A few months ago the movie "The Vancouver Asahi"which came out in late 2014, aired on TV Japan (Japanese TV station in NA with various Japanese programs available). I was busy at the time so my brother had recorded it for me and I finally got around to watching it.
It is a film based on the Canadian baseball team called the Vancouver Asahi sometime before World War II. It focuses on the team which consists of second generation Japanese Canadians and the hardships and discriminations that they faced during that time and how they worked to overcome it. I enjoyed it quite a bit, as a fourth generation half Japanese Canadian I found it very interesting and I thought the movie was done well. I've always been interested in the history on my father's side, but I haven't heard a whole lot about it from my grandparents (never really asked them about it though) so it was interesting to hear a part of the story of second generation Japanese Canadians.
Not a fantastic film by any means, but I found myself casually enjoying it, even if it was a bit cheesy/campy. Definitely a movie of it's time, though. A perfect example of a 3/5 on the Netflix rating scale.
@yokokazuo, that sounds like a really interesting movie. I hope I get to see it one day (I don't think our cable provider carries that channel).
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@RR529 I haven't seen it listed since then though so I think it may not show up again for a little while. If the channel is available to you and you are interested, you may be able to find out how to get it here. http://tvjapan.net/en/
All the shows are in Japanese for the most part, but some of the dramas and anime shows have English subtitles.
I believe I have seen the movie uploaded to YouTube before, but I'm not sure if it is still there. Other than that, I'm not sure if it is available in North America.
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