Movies and short films I watched in 2023

Ackery gen 16, 2023
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  • Those That Follow

    1. Those That Follow

    Thai Movie - 2022

    8.5
    • Pretty good concept
    • Would like to see a full length movie of it
    • Good acting 
    • Pretty good visually
    • Many camera angles (it is promoting an iPhone after all)
    • What horror movies should be like 
  • The Silent Forest

    2. The Silent Forest

    Taiwanese Special - 2020, 1 episode

    8.0
    • Fantastic acting 
    • Disturbing 
    • Hard to watch 
    • Loud silence 
    • The majority of the movie is in sign language 
    • Deals with many sensitive subjects such as rape, abuse, circle of violence, corruption
    • Frustrating 
    • Worth the one time watch 
    • Raw
    • Well written
  • Lipstick

    3. Lipstick

    Korean Movie - 2019

    8.5
    • Low production quality
    • Pretty good acting
    • Symbolism heavy
    • Very smart way of depicting some things 
    • Worth the watch 
  • Yurigokoro

    4. Yurigokoro

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    4.5
    • Nothing special in the directing department
    • Bland atmosphere
    • Bad lighting
    • Low production quality, that didn't really bother me
    • Okay acting -with some bad overacting here and there-
    • Good concept
    • Okay beginning
    • Generally badly and nonsensically written plot
    • Over the top for the sake of being over the top
    • Some -not that- disturbing scenes
    • Characters that you could feel nothing about 
    • Some makjangish tropes
  • Kill Bok Soon

    5. Kill Bok Soon

    Korean Movie - 2023

    8.5
    • Fun and easy to watch action film
    • Nothing extraordinary for the genre
    • Amazing acting from the entire cast 
    • Well choreographed action scenes
    • Mother-daughter relationship (with a nice ''twist'')
    • Could be a bit more suspenseful 
  • Hunger

    6. Hunger

    Thai Movie - 2023

    9.0
    • One of the best movies I have watched in a while
    • Great acting 
    • Amazing directing and cinematography 
    • Dark atmosphere 
    • Food porn 
    • Social commentary on multiple themes (greed, poor vs rich, success)
    • Easy to watch  (regardless of duration)
    • Not for everyone, since it is slow paced 
    • Symbolism heavy 
    • Didn't feel preachy, but they could have done a better job at handling the balance 
    • Ending could be better
  • Funeral Family

    7. Funeral Family

    Chinese Movie - 2022

    8.5
    • Emotional 
    • It is one of those movies that you will believe you won't get emotional, but you will figure out that that was just a false hope
    • Amazing and memorable performance from Zhu Yi Long 
    • Awful, full of screaming first 10-15 minutes
    • Worth the watch in the end 
    • Deals with the theme of loss/death and family
  • Escape

    8. Escape

    Korean Movie - 2021

    7.5
    • Great production quality 
    • Not as entertaining and suspensful as I expected 
    • It is always interesting leanring about some real events (even if the movie is just based on them)
    • Good acting from most of the main characters
    • Some overacting from the side characters that made the movie feel a bit comedic...
    • Not satisfied with Zo In Sung's acting
    • Koo Kyo Han was the highlight of the film - great performance
    • Heo Joon Ho and Kim Yoon Seok also stole the spotlight 
    • Too many scenes with ''kids are holding guns'' that felt forced
    • Not as good as I expected
    • Some not that good and unecessary CGI
    • ''In favor of unification'' film
  • Paradise

    9. Paradise

    Japanese Movie - 2019

    6.5
    • Interesting themes 
    • Thought provoking
    • Good enough acting 
    • Not that great production quality
    • Character driven 
    • Slow paced
    • I found it a bit boring at times (could easily be 20 minutes less)
  • Illness Leading to Death Penalty

    10. Illness Leading to Death Penalty

    Japanese Movie - 2022

    9.5
    • Amazing in the psychological thriller genre
    • Dark atmosphere 
    • Interesting plot
    • Wonderful performance by Abe Sadawo
    • Twists and turns 
    • Needed improvement in the make-up/hairstyling department 
    • Easy to watch 
    • Disturbing without trying too hard 
    • Great ending
    • Compelling plot -even though it is not unique-
    • All scenes are important 
    • Thought provoking
    • Interesting and well written characters 
  • Midnight

    11. Midnight

    Korean Movie - 2021

    6.5
    • Wi Ha Joon was perfect *clapping*
    • Pretty good acting performances from most of the main leads
    • Intense 
    • Easy and fun to watch 
    • Purely for entertainment 
    • It has MANY dumb scenes that made 0 sense 
    • Scriptwriter probably tried to make a point about our society, but failed
    • Most of the times it felt like there were no actual people in this movie's universe besides the main characters...
  • 1987: When The Day Comes

    12. 1987: When The Day Comes

    Korean Movie - 2017

    8.5
    • Great production quality 
    • Great acting performances especially from Kim Yoon Seok
    • Generally good directing
    • Moving and powerful plot
    • Needed less close-ups 
    • Could be 20 minutes less
    • Star-studded cast 
    • Shows real life footage in the end and during the movie that is deeply appreciated
  • Broker

    13. Broker

    Korean Movie - 2022

    9.0
    • From the colors, atmosphere, even plot, it feels more like a film inspired by him, rather than something that he made (not in a bad way)
    • Great acting by everyone (oscar to the baby actor please
    • Great dark humour
    •  Great social commentary on multiple themes like child abandonment, human trafficking, family
    • Some scenes were brief and imo needed more screen time to make some parts of the story work and not feel as rushed
    • Relatively rushed ending comparing to the rest of the film
    •  Probably his ''less-exhausting'' film to watch
  • Hell Dogs

    14. Hell Dogs

    Japanese Movie - 2022

    4.5
    • A mess
    • Good acting
    • Awful editing
    • Too many (nick)names and places to remember
    • Difficult to fully understand what is going on
    • Too much talking lol - People speaking at the same time, saying things that no one cared about or just (again) put all those places and nicknames in one sentence. 
    • The music was out of place in some scenes 
    • Fighting scenes were mediocre to bad for my taste -awful editing or felt videogame-ish-
    • Some eye-candy 
    • Last 30 minutes were fun 
    • Time passed quickly unexpectadly 
  • The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves To Die

    15. The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves To Die

    Korean Movie - 2022

    9.0
    • Great and fully entertaining for what it is 
    • Fantastic action scenes
    • Nothing unique for the genre
    • Jang Hyuk was hot af
  • Blade of the Immortal

    16. Blade of the Immortal

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    6.0
    • Pretty easy to watch even though it was almost two and a half hours 
    • I just have a thing for Kimura Takuya so there is that
    • Entertaining enough with some very fun to watch fight scenes
    • Directing was pretty good 
    • The gory elements were quite well done
    •  The FL was quite annoying. Dumb, incapable of anything and existed to be saved by M
    • Acting of FL was mediocre to be kind (she shouted like 80% of her lines) 
    •  I would appreciate more long shots in fights
    • The film was boring at times, because of the immortality of the ML.
    • Fight scenes were a bit anticlimactic, because it was impossible for him to die (Blade of the immortal obviously they would be)
    •  It has all the manga elements including weird hairstyles 
    • They could at least try a bit more with the wigs. For such a high budget production, some of the wigs were pretty meh
  • Decibel

    17. Decibel

    Korean Movie - 2022

    5.0
    • Good concept, but that's it
    • The submarine scene was the only highlight
    • Awful -and I am being very honest- directing and editing. It ruined the movie.
    • Too many changes in one scene (editing cuts)
    • No continuation in many of the scenes 
    • Way too many shaky scenes (that they were supposed to intensify the atmosphere), many "bright" scenes (where some faces were not even visible).
    • It looks like a much older movie (2014 at best and drama quality not cinema)
    • Once again, we had the stupid/comedic relief character.
    • I don't even get how the ending worked, anyways...
  • War of the Arrows

    18. War of the Arrows

    Korean Movie - 2011

    6.0
    •  Great production quality
    • Good enough acting
    • Everyone looked realistic. Not typical pretty boys.
    • I liked how they showed without shying away war cruelties 
    • Very simplistic plot
    • Way too many action/war scenes that got a bit tiring
    • No character development
    • Pretty tiring editing/directing (the shaky camera movements, tons of angles etc.)
    • The music was overly used 
    • Felt extremely unrealistic at times. That tiger scene was a big no ⛔
  • The Battleship Island

    19. The Battleship Island

    Korean Movie - 2017

    8.5
    •  Great production quality. 
    • I liked the ''silent'' and ''black and white moments''
    • Easy to watch
    • Plot was pretty good
    • Kim Soo An better be having a bright acting future ahead of her
    • They showed everything without shying away (dismemberments, deaths, kids working etc.)
    • Why is So Ji Sub so hot? I need a scientific explanation.
    • Mentions comfort women sustraightforwardly.
    • The final 20 minutes are a bit like Hollywood type of ''things escalated quickly'' and it can feel a bit corny, but generally not that bad.
    • Hwang Jung Min's performance was not that great. Partly the scripts fault I suppose, but it felt a bit like he was trying to offer comedic relief...
  • My First Client

    20. My First Client

    Korean Movie - 2019

    8.0
    • The movie deals sensitively with a very triggering and heartbreaking subject (child abuse)
    • Pretty good generally, but not that great comparing to others that deal with the same subject.
    • Lee Dong Hwi's acting isn't really good, especially in the emotional scenes, but he is portraying a realistically written characcter
    • The movie became a bit too melodramatic in the end.
    • The court scene felt unrealistic
    • I felt like the scriptwriter and director wanted to pass a specific message, but they couldn't do it in a subtle manner.
    • Great performance by Yoo Sun. You know she is good, when you want to personally beat her character up.
  • The Perfect Fishplate

    21. The Perfect Fishplate

    Korean Movie - 2005

    6.5
    • Okayish short film
    • I get that it was supposed to be over the top to portray perfectionism, but it was too much 
  • Ballerina

    22. Ballerina

    Korean Movie - 2023

    7.5
    • Decent action film 
    • Not  groundbreaking plot wise, even though it has its moments that break away from some action clichés
    • Entertaining and very easy to watch
    • Solid performances
    • Jeon Jong Seo was great as usual
    • Kim Ji Hoon was also pretty good and he fits these type of roles with his dead eyes 
    • Different vibe directing wise than many action movies
    • Pretty entertaining action-wise, but not phenomenal
    • No emotional impact. It felt very emotionless, but it also tried hard not to be
    • The climax felt like it never happened
  • Wu Ming

    23. Wu Ming

    Chinese Movie - 2023

    8.0
    • Has a peculiar charm
    • Visually it is impeccable 
    • Great production quality
    • Acting is fantastic
    • Great soundtrack, but the music didn't fit in some scenes
    • Wang Yi Bo, hellfire type of hot and loved his performance
    •  I need a romantic series with Wang Yi Bo and Zhang Jing Yi
    • The first hald is confusing and disappointing
    • We are just thrown into the story, no explanations about who is who and a more informative historical background ->  It is very hard to follow
    • Way too many backs and forths that were pretty confusing, especially in the first half
    • Cutting scenes *angry stare. They cut suspenseful scenes and showed us what happened minutes later that we had forgotten about it and it ruined the intense atmosphere
  • Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong

    24. Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong

    Korean Movie - 2019

    8.0
    • Definitely not one of the worst Korean movies out there, like they say
    • Fictional dramatization inspired by true events 
    • Not great, but extremely entertaining 
    • Many cliches you will find in similar films
    • It looks very cheap at times - doesn't look like a 2019 movie
    • Has some awful CGI 
    • Questionable acting performances
    • Simplistic plot
    • Has some nice comedic elements
    • Has some heart racing parts 
    • An extremely easy and fun watch
  • Sad Tropical

    25. Sad Tropical

    Korean Movie - 2023

    7.0
    • Different from what I expected based on the trailer 
    • More of a comedy-action film
    • Has some caricaturish characters and some not that intimidating villains
    • Kim Seon Ho was hot af
    • The action scenes were pretty good
    • I would personally prefer less shaky camera movements
    • Car chase scenes felt like a long commercial 
    • "Speaking other language scenes" made me cringe a little
    • Some intentionally (?) not that serious acting performances.
    • Wrongly advertised or maybe I just interpreted the trailer wrong.
    • KSH's character was a comedic relief and felt like he had super powers (jumping from a high bridge like spiderman lol) 
    • Some scenes were too much
    • If I knew what I was getting into, I would enjoy it much more.
    • Pretty entertaining and easy to watch
    • Directing was pretty good
    • I will never get bored of hot and crazy main leads.
    • The actual surprise? Go Ah Ra was not bad!
  • Kaibutsu

    26. Kaibutsu

    Japanese Movie - 2023

    10
    • Splendidly directed by Hirokazu Koreeda 
    • Script is perfect - Sakamoto Yuji, the person that wrote Soredemo, Ikite Yuku is behind it
    • A movie that stays with you for a while
    • Can't fully explain with words how good this is
    • Better to watch with no knowledge beforehand
    • Acting is great from everyone
    • The two younger actors are just amazing
    • Music, composed by Sakamoto Ryuichi is heartbreakingly hopeful
    • Plot is magnificently written from beginning to end
    • Nothing is there just to exist, it needs to be there, because it wouldn't work otherwise
    • Every detail matters
    • Every character is vital and realistically written
    • Shows the complexity and ugliness of human nature
    • Character-driven and slow paced 
    • Shows the power of perspective
    • Deals with many subjects in a very delicate manner
    • A critically acclaimed film that is worth it
  • Ghost

    27. Ghost

    Korean Movie - 2023

    6.5
    • Great aesthetics/directing
    • Good enough acting
    • Great concept 
    • It felt draggy and emotionless
    • I felt nothing for the characters
    • Had some good action scenes
    • It was an okay watch, but not as action packed or fast paces as it was advertised
    • First half was not it 
    • It had its moments, but didn't worth the anticipation

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