Movie Mini-Review Thread - Part IV

MaxQz said:
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Koruto Wa Ore No Pasupôto (A Colt is My Passport) (1967)
Dir. Takashi Nomura
Genre: Japanese Yakuza Noir

Gotti damn!, I just love black & white movies and here we have a Japanese Yakuza style noir right up my alley. First off, I'm pretty sure John Woo must've watched these kinda movies growing up, which clearly translated to his own movies, notably The Killer and Hardboiled to name the obvious ones. The style, direction, camera work and action scenes all seem very similar, which is a good thing of course. Long shots followed by very close up shots, especially the faces, sucks you in, but of course Takashi Nomura had his own influence and style, and again we can also see where Sergio Leone got his inspiration from, like many foreign directors of that era... from Japanese films.

As the movie starts I was like, wtf, Spaghetti Western soundtrack (sprinkles of jazz infusion as well) and immediately thinking of the Sergio Leone movies, just waiting for the 'Man with No Name' to enter the scene, but alas, not the case. We have a hit man, Kamimura, who is hired by a rival gang boss to take out his opposition, because he is becoming too greedy. The hit is successful, but now the rival gang boss' successor teams up with his rival to go after Kamimura and his friend/driver, Shun, to eliminate them. It's about survival now for the duo and any escape plan they have is thwarted by the gangs. Shun is eventually captured, while Kamimura was looking for a new escape for them, and now it's up to Kamimura to save Shun, after the gangs demanded Kamimura to surrender himself to them in exchange for Shun... of course we can't expect that to happen, and that plays out in the final act where Kamimura plans his confrontation with the gangs... kill or be killed, in a daring action sequence setup, at first I thought, wtf are you trying to do here.

The movie is stylish, cool and gritty... and while I enjoyed Kamimura's cool brooding persona, I was comparing his face to a Puffer fish most of the time, for some reason. :unsure: I enjoyed this movie immensely, both as a viewer and from a film making standpoint. There are so many gems out there from yesteryear, and this is another one for me. :cool:

I give it a 8.5 rating.
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Fantastic, saw it long ago, think a rewatch might be in order
 
The Ice Cream Man (2026)

6/10

Even though I am rating it pretty low, I still enjoyed it. Good for a few laughs in a horror comedy. Got to say, did have a twist in the end I did not see coming.
 
Ockie said:
Mayday (2026)

8/10

Watched it yesterday. Really enjoyed it. Done very nicely with over the top fighting scenes and lekker sound track.
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Watched Saturday evening, I have not laughed so hard for a while, Kenneth Branagh was brilliant and so unexpected. Ryan Reynalds was the usual , sarcasm, witty.
Was easy to watch, reminder of the old buddy cop movies we used to watch as kids.
 
Sunday's "lam on couch" & snack on pizza watch ...

Khaki Fever (2025) - 5/10 ... not what I expected ... definitely NOT a family movie. There was probably a few old aunties that b|tched about this one (you English bunch will not like this one)

Unabomber (2026) - 6/10 ... I was sort of invested in the story .. will probably not be for everyone.

Runner (2026) - 6.5/10 ... Enjoyed ... few stupid 'scenes', but I enjoyed the fighting (especially inside hospital)
 
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