GANTZ Perfect Answer

Rate 8.8/10

Cast

• Kazunari Ninomiya as Kei Kurono
• Kenichi Matsuyama as Masaru Kato
• Yuriko Yoshitaka as Tae Kojima
• Kanata Hongo as Joichiro Nishi
• Takayuki Yamada as Masamitsu Shigeta
• Natsuna Watanabe as Kei Kishimoto
• Tomorowo Taguchi as Yoshikazu Suzuki
• Gou Ayano as Kurofuku Ichi
• Ayumi Ito as Eriko Ayukawa

The continuation of GANTZ, this movie follows Kei Kurono (Kazunari Ninomiya) as he keeps fighting and undergoes the missions from GANTZ. He tries to save as many people as possible by taking the lead in fighting aliens. As they continue to battle, their enemies are getting stronger. Then suddenly, Masaru Kato (Kenichi Matsuyama) comes back.

If the first movie was amazing, then this sequel will give you twice of the amazement. The plot is so much better, it only gets better as the story progresses. Each scene will make your mind blows. There are  a lot of new characters and every one of them is superb. Every character is essential to the movie and each scene entangles into a jaw dropping ending. I love and hate the ending at the same time. The effects is as phenomenal -if not better- as the first movie. I don't want to give any spoiler, so that's the best that I can describe about the movie. This one is very very recommended, you really have to watch it.

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GANTZ

Rate 8.4/10

Cast

• Kazunari Ninomiya as Kei Kurono
• Kenichi Matsuyama as Masaru Kato
• Yuriko Yoshitaka as Tae Kojima
• Kanata Hongo as Joichiro Nishi
• Natsuna Watanabe as Kei Kishimoto
• Tomorowo Taguchi as Yoshikazu Suzuki

Kei Kurono (Kazunari Ninomiya), a college student, notices his old friend Masaru Kato (Kenichi Matsuyama) in a subway platform. Masaru is helping a drunk man who fell from the platform. When the train's getting closer, Kei Kurono finally jumps down to help the drunk man. Then, the train hits them right after the drunk man gets on to the platform. They're frozen in disbelief when they suddenly find themselves inside an apartment room. There, a giant black sphere called Gantz is waiting for them.

This is one of the best Japanese movies I've watched. It's based on a manga, but I only read it after I watch the movie. The movie's intense right from the start. The plot is amazing, I keep wondering what the hell is happening throughout the movie. The actors are also very good, each character stands out and play a big role in the story. The effects are also amazing, I don't think I can praise this movie enough. Each element combined and it's awesome! Great action and it'll make you don't want to leave your seat. 

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Focus

Rate 7.1/10

Cast

• Will Smith as Nicky Spurgeon
• Margot Robbie as Jess Barrett
• Rodrigo Santoro as Garriga

Jess Barrett (Margot Robbie), an amateur swindler, tries her luck by tricking Nicky Spurgeon (Will Smith). Failing miserably, she finds out that Nicky is a very skilled con artist himself. Jess finally joins in Nicky's crew of professional swindlers and soon becomes romantically involved with him. Nicky, thinking that involving her too far will bring no good, let her go after they catch a big fish. Three years later, they meet again and things get complicated. 

The plot of the movie is nice, though a little bit predictable. Some scenes move too fast, others too slow. There isn't much action for an action movie. The characters, the plot, the  scenes, everything seems to be neither very good nor very bad. It lacks something, it feels like there's no soul in the movie. You watch it, you enjoy it, but you're gonna forget it right away. It's not the kind of movie which you'll be excitedly talk with your friends about it. It's good, but not that good.       

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Nobunaga Concerto

Rate 7.8/10

Cast

• Shun Oguri as Nobunaga Oda / Saburo / Mitsuhide Akechi
• Kou Shibasaki as Kichou
• Osamu Mukai as Tsuneoki Ikeda
• Takayuki Yamada as Denjiro Tahara
• Kaho as Yuki

Episodes: 11

Saburo (Shun Oguri) is a fainthearted high school boy who always runs away when he faces a trouble. One day, he accidentally time travels to the Sengoku Era, where wars between nations are everyday occurence. There, he meets Nobunaga Oda, the son of a warlord and magistrate of the lower Owari Province, who looks just like him. Nobunaga then asks Saburo to take his place. Saburo, not realizing that he's already traveled back in time, accepts his request. Problems arises when he finds out that a lot of people are after Nobunaga;s head.

Shun Oguri and Takayuki Yamada reunites after Crows Zero, great casts for a drama alongside other great actors. The plot is quite simple but the amazing casts really make this drama stands out. Most of the episodes are hilarious with a hint of action. This story shows us the reality of life in Sengoku Era where deaths and wars are considered normal, but in a hilarious way. Although some parts are a little bit heartbreaking, this drama still hold its comedy base. The only weakness of this is the cliffhanger at the end, it desperately needs season two.

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Cold Eyes

 

Rate 8.2/10

Cast

• Seol Kyeong Gu as Chief Detective Hwang
• Jung Woo Sung as James
• Han Hyo Joo as Detective Ha Yoon Joo
• Lee Jun Ho as Detective Squirrel

Ha Yoon Joo (Han Hyo Joo) is a new member in an elite surveillance unit of Korean Police Forces led by chief detective Hwang (Seol Kyeong Gu). While she's training, a professional bank robber group is on the move. Yoon Joo's surveilance team is then assigned to track down the bank robber group and its leader, James (Jung Woo).

This movie attracts my attention right from the beginning. A very good plot with great characters, intense actions throughout the movie. It keeps you wonder what will happen next. Highly entertaining for action movie fans.  

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Kingsman: The Secret Service

Rate 7.8/10

Cast

• Colin Firth as Harry Hart (Galahad)
• Taron Egerton as Gary Unwin (Eggsy)
• Michael Caine as Arthur
• Samuel L. Jackson as Valentine 
• Sofia Boutella as Gazelle
• Mark Strong as Merlin

Kingsman, a secret spy organization, has lost one of their spies in the hands of Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson). Needing a new agent, each spy in Kingsman has to bring a candidate to fill in the vacancy. Harry Hart (Colin Firth) chose Eggsy (Taron Egerton) to be his candidate. While Eggsy carries out a series of training, Valentine starts to find out about the existence of Kingsman and tries to find them.

This movie is great, amazing casts (as expected from Michael Caine and Samuel L. Jackson), the plot is interesting although you can guess the rest of the story from the opening. It's fast-paced and a little bit like Bond movies for the gadgets and classy agent style. It's action-packed right from the beginning, but I can't deny that I hate some of it for its large amounts of blood. It's a little bit too gory for me. If you enjoy lots of action, then this is the one for you. 

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Tazza: The Hidden Card

Rate 7.8/10

Cast

• Choi Seung Hyun (T.O.P) as Ham Dae Gil
• Shin Se Kyung as Heo Mi Na
• Kim Yun Seok as Aw Kwi
• Yu Hae Jin as Ko Kwang Ryeol
• Lee Ha Nui as President Woo
• Kwak Do Won as Jang Dong Sik

Ham Dae Gil (Choi Seung Hyun), is a very skilled hwatu, a Korean card game player. When he leaves his small town to Seoul, he enters the world of gambling. But his skills are useless when he's faced with groups of swindlers. His life turns and twists with every card players he's faced. 

The movie starts off fun and turns dark very quickly. The plot is great, the story is fast-paced but easy to follow. And T.O.P turns out to be a really good actor despite his background as a Kpop idol. The actors in this movie are perfect although I don't really like Shin Se Kyung for having the same traits for every single character she played. But, overall this movie is highly entertaining from the start until the very end.

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The Mortal Instruments : City of Bones

Rate 7.8/10

Cast

• Lily Collins as Clary Fray
• Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace Wayland
• Kevin Zegers as Alec
• Jemima West as Isabelle
• Robert Sheehan as Simon Lewis
• Lena Headey as Jocelyn Fray
• Kevin Durand as Pangborn
• Aidan Turner as Luke
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Valentine

Clary Fray (Lily Collins), an ordinary teenager, suddenly seeing strange symbols around her. She doesn't really think much of it, but it all changes when she sees Jace Wayland (Jamie Campbell Bower) killing a man in front of so many people. Everyone around her doesn't realize what's happening, then it dawns on her that she's the only one who can see him. She then discovers that she's the descendant of Shadowhunters, warriors who protects people from demons. When her mother suddenly disappears, she joins with the other Shadowhunters to save her mother.

This is one of of my favorite movies. I admit I never read the book of this story, and I'm glad I didn't. Most of the time book-turns-movie are disappointing. I don't know about this one, but from a non-reader point of view this movie is awesome. I love how the story flows and the characters are great. It's exciting and very entertaining, you should try to watch this one.

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Now You See Me

Rate 8.3/10

Cast

• Jesse Eisenberg as J. Daniel Atlas
• Mark Ruffalo as Dylan Rhodes
• Woody Harrelson as Merritt McKinney
• Isla Fisher as Henley Reeves
• Dave Franco as Jack Wilder
• Melanie Laurent as Alma Dray
• Morgan Freeman as Thaddeus Bradley
• Michael Caine as Arthur Tressler

Four magicians, Daniel Atlas (Eissenberg), Merritt McKinney (Harrelson), Henley Reeves (Fisher, and Jack Wilder (Franco) are mysteriously invited to a meeting in an apartment. A year later, and they reappear as famous and successful group of magicians called The Four Horsemen. At one of their shows in Las Vegas, they rob a bank and give the money to the audiences. Only thing is, the bank is actually robbed for real. An FBI agent, Dylan Rhodes (Ruffalo) and his partner, Alma Dray (Laurent) of Interpol are send to investigate the case. But they couldn't solve the case and there's no proof that The Four Horsemen really steal the money. Stuck in the mystery of the case, they seek help from a professional illusion exposer, Thaddeus Bradley (Freeman). The investigation leave Dylan and Alma to keep wondering which is illusion and which is reality.

I really really love this movie. It keeps me wondering who is the real bad guy the whole time. And the plot twist! Ah, the twist! It fooled me all right. I knew that there will be some twist at the end of the movie, but I didn't know that it would be that kind of twist. Arrrgh I felt stupid somehow after watching it. I don't want to spoil the movie for you, so you better watch it for yourself.   

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21

Rate 8.2/10
Cast

• Jim Sturgess as Ben Campbell
• Kevin Spacey as Micky Rosa
• Kate Bosworth as Jill
• Laurence Fishburne as Cole Williams
• Liza Lapira as Kianna
• Jacob Pitts as Fisher
• Aaron Yoo as Choi

Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess), a student in MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), is accepted in Harvard Medical School. But Ben can't afford the $300,000 fee. Micky Rosa, one of his professors, recognizes his intelligence in class and invites him to his secret team. A small team of students which trained to win black jack by counting cards. Interested in the large sum of money he could get, he joins the team. Rosa takes the team to Las Vegas where they make thousands of dollars on weekly basis. Ben, drowned with his non-stop winnings doesn't realize that Cole Williams, a security chief, has been watching him all the time.

I watched this movie years ago and it's still one of my favorite. I love the storyline and when I know that it actually based on a true story, wow it blew my mind. A group of students won thousands of dollars in a casino by counting cards? They must be real geniuses. And this movie portrays it really well. Although I admit, I don't understand the part where they start counting and stuffs, but I can enjoy it. And I think that's the importance of a movie, to make people actually enjoy watching it. So, if you haven't watched this movie, you should. 

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