(Not) Recommended
Recently watched:
Overrated (mostly too boring):
Millenium Actress (nonsensical)
The New World (2005) (too long for a music video)
Munich (overacted, too long)
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (didn’t finish - boring)
Des Hommes Et Des Dieux (Of Gods and Men) (didn’t finish - boring)
Macross ‘84: Do You Remember Love? (ridiculous)
Haibane Renmei (too slow paced for a few beautiful moments)
Paycheck
Blood Pledge
Green Street Hooligans (interesting, but laughably bad second half)
Black Death (boring)
Illegal (okay, predictable)
Favorably reviewed and actually good:
Audition (1999) (Japanese, but surpasses Korean horror)
Mao’s Last Dancer (good)
Whisper of the Heart (unbelievably idealistic, but good)
3 idiots (good)
Metropolis (decent)
Only Yesterday (great)
Grave of the Fireflies (good)
American - The Bill Hicks Story (ok)
Voices of a Distant Star (good, short film)
The Way Back (good)
Lives of Others (great)
Jeux d’enfants (Love me if you dare) (good)
Battle in Heaven (good)
5 Centimeters Per Second (good)