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Fell down some rabbit hole on reddit about how "The Cube" was getting a Japanese remake. Everyone seemed to think the original was just good enough.
So I took time out and downloaded and watched it.
/redditors are not film critics. This was bad. Irredeemable. Just a generic film, probably would have done well on Netflix.
The one positive is that I can see how it could be done for a very low budget. Probably it was, nowadays for sure it could be, would be, the entire thing filmed against a green-screen and topped up with CGI. But it would have been better if it hadn't been made at all...
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A curious film (Spanish?) about a man that sees a half-naked woman in the woods not far from his house, goes in to investigate and...
Well, suffice it to say it's not your typical time-travel movie. Worthy of watching if only to highlight what can be done with a good script and a low budget. Disturbing, some horror imagery.
Watched this online here: http://www.effedupmovies.com/timecrimes-2007/
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This came up on my YouTube, apparently available for free with a few ads, and while not on "my list" I watched and enjoyed.
I can add nothing to the reviews, only that the lighting - yellow dust - tones, the palpable heat and post-apocalyptic settings are all rather finely attuned to the state of the Koots and the world in general at the moment.
The right movie at the right time.
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I've previously endorsed "Breaking Bad" on here, no need to do it again.
But as my opinion counts for very little, here's a link to Anthony Hopkins fan letter (to Bryan Cranston), in which he endorses the same:
Link: The Guardian - Anthony Hopkins Fan Letter to Bryan Cranston
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I was put onto this by the boy, excellent. A very well animated homage to the old Japanese Samurai films. Dialogue a bit clunky, the plot - well, standard revenge based, but having finished season one I'm looking forward to season two.