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Kantoku · Banzai! (2007)
Sorry, Takeshi...
Firstly: I am a big fan of Takeshi Kitano's movies. Except 'Gettin' any!' his movies always delivered and I found myself collecting all the DVDs. Recently I started to wonder what happened to this unique director (sure, directing movies is only part of his artistic portfolio). His movies suddenly seem to take another direction which is more self-reflecting / audience provoking/ . . . - however, not entertaining anymore. Watching his latest one 'Glory to the filmmaker' was simply awful. Where is the story? Where the interesting camera perspectives we fans used to like? They cannot be found. Instead we are left with fragments of different movie genres and no conclusion. I hope Takeshi's self reflecting period will be soon a thing of the past and we will see another outstanding piece of movie as e.g. Hana-Bi.
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Wow ? Butterfly effect?
After watching the "butterfly effect" I can only advise all lovers of subtle movies to not watch this piece of junk - you will only waste your precious time! Some people might wonder how we could link the theory of the butterfly effect to the story of this movie? To be honest - I have no clue ! It appears to be the case that Mr. Gruber did simply (ab)use the theory from Edward N. Lorenz to market his stale plot and boost the sales. I believe that I am simply too old for this new generation of movies that seem to appeal to a different audience. However, if you also felt disappointed and would like to watch something more original I recommend you "THE MACHINIST" which features a very interesting story and outstanding actors.