Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below You Rock!That was a really cool Sci-Fi/Action flick!I tried looking up who recommended that in the search,but for some reason it's not coming up for me.I'm amazed that a movie like this,foreign or not,didn't recieve more attention.Anyway,thanks again for a great recommendation!
Whoever it was that recommended "Returner"...
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EnderJE said:
Never heard of "Versus".Is it a foreign film?
lol
RADAR said:
Was it you RADAR?I was trying to remember who put the post up,but my alzeimer's is kickin.
K to you buddy.
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And a thanks to you Huck. For recommending Ravenous. Good flick.
In the year 2084, Earth is barely resisting an extra-terrestrial invasion by machines out to exterminate the entire human species. At the very moment when the last bastion of human resistance is on the verge of annihilation, Milly, a skilled fighter defending a group of scientists, succeeds in escaping by means of an experimental time portal. Her mission: return to the past and prevent the invasion. Thus the young woman finds herself in Tokyo, 2002, in the middle of a violent firefight between Miyamoto, a handsome young criminal, and a treacherous gang of child abductors. After the battle, Milly attempts to convince Miyamoto to aid her in tracking the Daggra, the first alien to reach Earth and thus the seed of the forthcoming planet-wide catastrophe. The Daggra's secret, however, is far more complex than Milly might imagine.
A mix-up of E.T., Terminator, Independence Day, Mission: Impossible 2 and The Matrix with a splash of melodrama, Returner represents a new type of Japanese cinema. It’s a straight-up commercial blockbuster intended to rival the Hollywood behemoths that dominate Japan’s movie theatres. As such films were never a Japanese specialty, Returner marks the beginning of a new era. The fact is that, right now, for a nation’s cinema to survive, it has to pull in the numbers without losing its cultural identity in the miasma of internationalism. That challenge is met by this fantasy-action film: unpretentious and fun without insulting your intelligence. The presence of Hong Kong actor Takeshi Kaneshiro (The Odd One Dies and Wong Kar-wai’s Fallen Angels) should grab the attention of fans—the ladies, especially! The special effects are ambitious and carefully executed, and the film retains its Japanese flavour. A wild and engaging entertainment, ideal for escaping the summer heat.
A mix-up of E.T., Terminator, Independence Day, Mission: Impossible 2 and The Matrix with a splash of melodrama, Returner represents a new type of Japanese cinema. It’s a straight-up commercial blockbuster intended to rival the Hollywood behemoths that dominate Japan’s movie theatres. As such films were never a Japanese specialty, Returner marks the beginning of a new era. The fact is that, right now, for a nation’s cinema to survive, it has to pull in the numbers without losing its cultural identity in the miasma of internationalism. That challenge is met by this fantasy-action film: unpretentious and fun without insulting your intelligence. The presence of Hong Kong actor Takeshi Kaneshiro (The Odd One Dies and Wong Kar-wai’s Fallen Angels) should grab the attention of fans—the ladies, especially! The special effects are ambitious and carefully executed, and the film retains its Japanese flavour. A wild and engaging entertainment, ideal for escaping the summer heat.
TC2 you rock mang!I tried to give you K but it said I must spread around.
Kroliczek said:
Yeah,that was bad ass.Great Sci-Fi/Horror.
If you thought that was good, you've GOT to see "Full Time Killer'. Great movie. Same type of vein. These two contract killers are out for each other. One wants to make a name for himself. He's new, brash and full of new ideas. The other hates the game and wants to quit.
