![[Hwan]](images/journal/hh_pixeled2.gif) A FIVE for one movie review entry! Only here do you get such ah whatever. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines or some such name. Normally, I would not have bothered raising a finger to see this film. However, it happened to be on one of the channels in our room on the cruise and so I caught much of it. I guess it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, but the female terminator was a total turnoff -- soooo silly. And she appears to be less advanced than the T1000, except that she has the ability to control machines (in a ridiculous manner). And it's the same plot line as the previous two films! With less special effects, and no Sarah Connor. The more I think about the film, the worse it gets. Just awful. I did like the ending, not the terminator vs terminator bit, but the scene where John realizes what happened. I also took in Jack Black's School of Rock. I had heard some pretty good reviews and was not disappointed. Very enjoyable film. Likely Black's best, one that revolves around a character that seems to be based on... him. Last Friday Angela and I caught Hellboy at the theatre near my house. I enjoyed it, but in a mild way, so it's hard for me to really recommend the movie. It's not that it's bad -- quite the opposite. It's just that it isn't particularly exciting, nor did it leave me with anything. I did laugh a lot though; Hellboy is a charming person. He makes the two hours pass by quickly. Perhaps if they didn't make the film so "fun", I would've thought more of it. The next day, Angela and I went downtown to spend the day with her sister, who lives near little italy. That evening we caught Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World at the Paradise, and wow I must say what a good film. Everything takes place almost exclusively on the one ship, but there is never a dull moment. Drama and action pervades. I liked this movie a lot, and would happily watch it again. Ok, final film is Beat Takeshi's Zatoichi. A samurai flick, yes, but one that oozes style (unlike the grossly hyperviolent, media stunt machine that is Kill Bill). A swordmaster travelling the countryside, concealing his explosive nature under the guise of a blind masseuse. I've seen a few Takeshi productions and while this one departs from his usual "playful gangster" motif, he fits the character of Zatoichi perfectly. Highly wholly recommended. One note if you're trying to view this one -- there are several "Zatoichi" films out there, Takeshi's is only the newest.
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