Rainbow Eyes

Wow
Just wow. This movie is a masterpiece.

(Spoilers) I have never seen a film that tackled sexuality like this one has. A perfect blend of love, forbiddance, sex, mystery, drama, and murder all in one with a dark twisted undertone. This movie at the beginning is a murder mystery, but builds to be one of the best movies of 2012 - and believe me I have seen a LOT of movies in 2012 - The King's Speech, Lincoln, Safety Not Guaranteed, Wreck-it Ralph, Dark Knight Rises. I actually could not control my emotions at the end because I, for one, finally understood all the ridicule and torment that homosexuals have to go through. (super spoiler alert) That a person would have to change his sexuality just to be with the person he loved, because society forbid it so much - could anything else be more of a testament to love? Could anyone out there say "I think I have found my soul mate" and simply let go? I found myself, a straight male, identifying with the pain and the anguish of the gay...

Amazing Thriller with great melodrama
Wonderful move that contains a sad love story and wraps it nicely in a murder mystery noir style. I really enjoyed the love and regret this story portrays and the topic of forbidden love is handled in such a beautiful manner.

One of the better films I've seen in a long time and will probably watch this one again.

Unexpected
wow....this movie took a turn that was completely unexpected. I'm still not 100% on what happens at the end! I think that is the beauty of films like this. It lets the viewer interpret the ending.

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Maybe

Sweet story
This is rather a slow to develop story. It's quiet and thoughtful, but it's worth it to get to the end to find out what happens. I liked it - it's sweet. If you feel like watching something that doesn't hit you over the head with violence or heart-pounding action, then you might like this. Take a chance on it and enjoy.

MAYBE
I loved this story. It was different and well done. I love anything Jang Hyuk does as he takes each role and embodies every thing about it. You forget it is him as he becomes the charactor portrayed. This is a different story...gritty but tender. I have seen it twice on Netflix and now will purchase it as I know I will watch it many times more.
Mary

This...was not good.
i love jang hyuk and and have watched tons of korean movies, but despite the other decent reviews, i'd have to say this is not good at all. the female character, may, is very underdeveloped and annoys you because she's constantly pissed over nothing. both characters are actually very underdeveloped, which makes all of the exaggerated emotions seriously irritating. also, i am a second generation korean and there's NO way that an adopted korean child living in the US with american parents would speak korean very well, let alone be intensely angry about being put up for adoption 20-some odd yrs ago. just very unrealistic and a bad premise for a story, in general. i would pass this one - super slow and the "surprise" ending is really nothing to hold your breath for.

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Five Senses of Eros

Lost in translation?
Perhaps it's just a different style/culture, but somehow this movie did not give me the 'i want to continue watching it' vibe

Five Senses of Eros
Unlike the summary, none of the five stories relate to any of their counterparts. First story sustains interest but then ends without reaching a thoughtful conclusion. The other four stories test your patience leaving you feeling cheated for wasting time to see if anything of substance comes from any of them. Watch the first story and quit immediately upon its conclusion.

Don't wast your time
This movie was not as advertised in my opinion. Poorly acted and boring. Just a very uninspired story line with half hearted acting.

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Let the Music Play

Kickin' back with the Doobie's
To be fair I just got into the Doobie's in the last year. Saw my first concert of theirs last month (it rocked). So my knowledge on this band is some what limited. So this release could not come at a better time. The two hour plus Blu ray gives a great overview of a band that has gone thru a lot of changes over the years. It interveiws just about everyone who is still alive that has been thru the band or worked with them in a significant role (such as Ted Templemen the producer of some of their best records). The thing that struck me was how at peace the band is with their history. In most Band's members of one era would be trying to take credit over members from another. But here Michael MacDonald seems very comfterble saying his period of the Doobie's is not the true Doobie's sound. Don't worry he gets his credit for saving the band when the thought they couldn't go on after Tom Johnston had to leave for health reasons (bleeding ulcer). It also does not treat the reunion years as an...

Forty years and still making music and working together. A DB-produced documentary I found insightful as a DB novice.
In the essay by San Francisco Chronicle music journalist Joel Selvin which accompanies some great Doobie Brother memorabilia in the 8-page booklet inserted the BD case, Selvin refers to this 99-minute film as both a "sprawling documentary" and a "scrapbook", both terms that I think accurately describe the centerpiece of this DVD and Bluray package. When original DB member Pat Simmons discovered a trove of old videos spanning 40 years in his house, he - and the remaining DBs provided them to filmmaker Barry Ehrmann to create the film.

I'll admit up front that I have always liked the DBs but I was never a rabid fan and knew little about them other than what I heard on the radio. But, after watching this thoroughly enjoyable film, I know a lot more. And the snippets of songs I heard - there are no full performances in the film (how could there be? - they produced way too many hits) but nine are included as bonus tracks - brought back a lot of memories. All the important folks...

Wonderful!
Yes I am a member of the Doobies fan club and have met them on many of occasions. This just tops off what I already know about the boys. It is fantastic with great films and scenes I haven't seen before. You can't just watch it once and put it down the first time. Believe it or not I had to watch it twice because there is always something you miss.
If you think you know everything about them your wrong. I'm sure after seeing this we all still don't know everything, but this is really a great way to feel closer to understanding the truth behind them and what all happened throughout the years.

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Secret Reunion

A GREAT movie unlike anything you've seen before.
It's a combination of international spy thriller, expose of human trafficking, buddy movie and shoot-em-up action movie. Totally unique in fact. The acting is superb, as is the direction and camera work. It has the look of a big budget film which I'm sure it was in Korea. I've become a big fan of the South Korean film industry, which along with films from Norway and Sweden are the best movies being made for the last few years. Thank goodness we don't have be only subject to the dreck that Hollywood produces.

It was a good film to see in a time like today
The title is kind of misleading. The actual title in Korean is bonded brother, or sore of like that.
How many times do you see people say they will be brothers and get betrayed or never hear from them again?
It is so common in today's society. However, in this film, a spy from North Korea became a brother with a South Korean Secret Agent. It was moving to see brotherly bond develop in the film.

I was expecting a little more of spy materials, but well it wasn't really necessary to develope the story.

Enjoyed it

Not a bad little movie.
A little slow at the end of the second act, beginning of the third, but really a neat relationship dynamic going on. I might have given it 3.5 or 3.75 stars if I could have, but it's better than 3, so... 4 for the effort. The Korean guards infiltrating to the North for adventure, I'd seen. The northern spies in the South, specifically Seoul, I had not. New material here, dealing with the seemingly untouched subject of espionage between the Koreas, except North to South. The hard edge of the northern characters versus the weaker, yet organized southerners (trying to catch them)... the codes, the fights, etc. Neat. If you're from the U.S. or Europe, you get to see Seoul, too, which is not every day. The South Korean lead has a good command of his part. Carries the action and the humor well. The Northern spy comes off a bit boyish at first, but leaps into action with an authority.

Maybe just me, but I thought they cg'd a part or two that wasn't necessary. Not to the point that...

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Phantom of 42nd Street / Inner Sanctum

Very good
Phandom of 42nd street has the wrong neme, but is a great old movie. Inner Sanctum is even better. Not going to give you the plot, but this is two old forgotten movies you don't want to miss. The prcture is fine and the sound is very good on both movies.





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Happy Naked Christmas

Subtle Comedy
Though I don't usually write reviews, and am not good at it, since this movie doesn't have a review I thought it was worth it to write one since it certainly deserves to be watched. :) I would say that this movie is a comedy that happens around Christmas time, from what I've heard Christmas in Korea is more of a couples day rather than a family day which you can tell from some of what you see in the movie. I think the title is a little misleading, it is more of a PG-13 (or lower) movie, which was what I was kind of expecting since most Korean movies I've seen are on the conservative side. This is kind of a subtle comedy, some may think its a little slow but there were times when I burst out laughing. Overall I really liked it :D





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