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    “Dora-heita (2000)” movie review.

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    / November 4, 2013
    I liked "Dora-heita", believing that it provided fun characters, an engaging story, a quirky sense of humor, exotic locations, fine cinematography, an eccentric score and awesome fight scenes. It might not be the best samurai flick of all time, but neither were the majority of flicks by Akira Kurosawa, Kon Ichikawa, Masaki Kobayashi or Keisuke Kinoshita. So why would you expect it to be anything more than a good film?
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    “Kill Zone- S.P.L (2005)” movie review.

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    / October 10, 2013
    I suppose that instead of criticizing “Kill Zone” for failing to reach its full potential, I should instead focus on how it somehow kept me invested despite sacrificing character development for kung fu, while not having enough kung fu. So I’m going to say that “Kill Zone” is a good movie because of its successes, while its failures keep it from being great.
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    “Dragon (2011)” movie review.

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    / May 17, 2013
    "Dragon" is the result of what happens if you blend kung fu, a character drama, a police procedural and acupuncture in a single bowl of awesomeness, and then serve it with fine wine and ice cream. The end result? I orgasm all over this meal, ruining it for everyone. Er, wait...Um, I'm going to move on now.
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    “Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)” movie review.

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    / April 30, 2013
    “Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai” is a very slow paced film, which isn’t a criticism as much as it’s a warning. But at least it was well made. There’s very little I can criticize about it objectively. However, I’ve come back to my original issue. Is it good because “Harakiri (1962)” was good? Or should it be derided because it coasts off the quality of “Harakiri (1962)”’? I almost want to say both.
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    “Shaolin (2011)” movie review.

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    / April 21, 2013
    "Shaolin" attempted to distract me from its familiarity by waving symbolic imagery in front of my face and saying a bunch of philosophical words, without ever engaging me in an actual conversation. The critic in me wishes to take its symbolism, shape it into a phallic object and shove it up the directors ass. Yet I can't bring myself to do that. While I think it failed in its attempts to be great, at least it provided a lot of action.
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    “28 Days Later (2002)” movie review.

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    / January 8, 2013
    Is “28 Days Later” a zombie classic? Well, no...because it's not even a zombie movie. I do still believe that it's overrated, but as an adult, I can appreciate the substance within the story and the artistry put in every frame.
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    “American Kickboxer 1 (1991)” movie review.

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    / August 1, 2012
    There are so many cliches that the only traits which give this movie any kind of identity are the bad things. Well, I guess bad is a strong word. Unintentionally hilarious things? That's probably more fitting. But it was better than I thought it would be, which has to mean something.
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