Krirk Sang

The special effects are so over the top, then BAM! the story hits you like a brick made of disappointment. It's like they spent their entire budget on CGI, and then handed the script to a 10-year-old who wanna make twisty Black Mirror wannabe thing. These writers think they're deep, like they’re gonna blow your mind, but really it's like they found a list of tech buzzwords on Twitter and threw them into a blender (especially the last ep.) They don’t even care about science. No research, none! They’re just making stuff up as they go, stop beating us over the head with these half-baked, dystopian ideas you clearly Googled five minutes before filming. And they’re trying to be philosophical but it’s just surface-level nonsense. The worst part is, it’s boring. I mean, if you’re gonna fail, at least fail spectacularly. The pacing’s all over the place, and I’m sitting there like, “When is something actually going to happen?!” It’s like watching paint dry but with holograms and lasers. I’m just waiting for a twist that doesn’t suck, but all I get is some half-assed, predictable garbage where they try to be all clever in the last five minutes but never happened. This is what happens when you prioritize pretty lights over brains. It’s all shiny, no substance. The 3rd ep is the best of the 4, the 4th is the worst. Overall 1 star and that's only for the CGI team.

Interesting plot for its time as the film cleverly intertwines the two realities. Huge let down by the both of uncharming lead actors (John Hannah and John Lynch) I've ever seen. So one star for the plot and another for young Gwyneth Paltrow.

If you're reading this because you love Song Ha Yoon's performance as Soo Min in Marry My Husband, you will love her MORE here! I can't believe she was so underrated for so long.

Let's start with the good stuff. The action? Top-notch. Mizu carving through bad guys like a hot knife through butter was pure samurai cinema joy. The choreography, the camerawork, it all screamed "Kill Bill with a splash of geisha swagger." Up until ep5. Every time the action was building, BOOM,flashback city. They're trying too hard to force girl-power speeches felt like a cheap marketing gimmick. We get it, she's strong, she's independent, she's got a sword sharper than your wit. Now let the lady slice and dice! The action scenes are poetry in animation form, right up until they slam the brakes with another feminism flashback. Annoyingly. The ending episode is the most let down, the lovely princess suddenly wants to be Shogun? In Edo-period Japan? That's like a goldfish dreaming of becoming a whale. It feels forced, like someone ticked a "woke protagonist" box on their checklist instead of letting the story breathe. But yeah, that could be possible since Mizu also became Neo who can dodge a bullet and a white fat old man can become a better samurai than Mizu and Taigen. And the worst part? The open ending. They dangle another season in front of you like a carrot on a stick, but the whole thing feels milked, stretched thin like leftover rice paper. Blue Eye Samurai should have been a 2-hr movie, it had the potential to be a knockout, a cinematic haymaker that left you breathless. Instead, it throws in unnecessary side dishes that leave you with a bloated feeling and a longing for a simpler, grittier story.

If you like tech based stories like the Pirates of silicon valley, The Social network, etc you'll love this. It has the same vibe. It's basically genius nerds trying to make a disrupting product teamed up with a sketchy business man and they're getting pretty wild ride along the way. The film really teach you how difficult to make products and sell it. Not to mention fighting industrial giants and how much you have to sacrifice to get there.

Don't care who directed it, who were the actors, I don't stick to brand names. They turned Hong Kong classic "Infernal Affairs" into a real Hollywood cowboy flick. "Infernal Affairs," had this delicate touch, like a fine dim sum, revealing the moral gray areas these characters were navigating. But in "The Departed," subtlety took a one-way ticket to Mars. They hammer you over the head with the morality, like, "Hey, in case you didn't get it, these guys are morally conflicted!" Character depth? Yeah, not here, buddy. "Infernal Affairs" was all about digging deep into these characters' souls. "The Departed" turns them into cardboard cutouts with flashy badges. I mean, come on, guys, these are characters, not action figures. Now, violence. Yeah, "Infernal Affairs" had some violence, but it was more like precision surgery. "The Departed" is like a gorilla with a chainsaw. It's like they said, "More blood, more guts, more shock value!" I get it, it's Hollywood, but subtlety is your friend, people! "The Departed" might be a decent flick on its own, but if you're a fan of "Infernal Affairs," it's like eating a Big Mac after savoring some gourmet dim sum. Sometimes, Hollywood should just leave well enough alone and let the classics shine on their own.

Lots of fun. It's like a dumb action movie on steroids. It's over-the-top and ridiculous, but it's also kind of entertaining, considering this was not from a big Hollywood studio. Stop listening to people who compare this to ID4 or 2012 or sth like that, it's ridiculous. Also stop listening nerds who criticize the science behind this, did they do the same thing with Transformer or Iron Man? Because it falls to the same category. It's an indy/action/sci-fi. Take it for what it is, it's pretty creative and entertaining.

Some kinda Tetris version of Pirates of Silicon Valley except Henk was much more a decent human being than Jobs. The film is so slow-paced, I could have played a whole game of Tetris before anything happened. And I'm not even that good at Tetris. Car chase scene in the end was unnecessary and revealed how low the budget the film had. Overall, entertaining enough from nostalgic things shown in the film, if you have spare time.

I never heard of it before so thats why just watched it in 2023 because it was a flop back then when it was released and I get it now why. It's like they took the board game and said, 'You know what this needs? Aliens!' Yeah, because nothing says 'Battleship' like extraterrestrial invaders. And the aliens, they land in the ocean, right? They got these advanced spaceships, and they decide to pick a fight with the U.S. Navy! I mean, what's their problem? Did they get lost on their way to Area 51? And they communicate with these weird noises, like they're playing dubstep underwater. The Navy's sitting there, like, 'What the hell is going on?' It's like they stumbled upon an intergalactic rave party. And then there's this scene where they use a retired battleship to fight the aliens. I thought, 'Well, that's great, let's use outdated technology against advanced alien tech. That's like bringing a musket to a laser gunfight!' But here's the kicker, folks. They win. Yep, with a bunch of retired sailors and a battleship from the museum, they save the day. 'Cause nothing says 'America' like taking down aliens with a piece of history. So, if you're into action movies that make you scratch your head and go, 'What the hell just happened?' then 'Battleship' is your jam. It's like a 'Transformers' movie, but instead of robots, you get naval warfare and aliens that can't seem to navigate the GPS in their spaceships. There are familiar faces like Liam, Riri, Turtle, discounted Matt Damon, Malek, but ironically not the lead actor and actress which are forgettable faces a decade later from when I watched.

Honestly never heard of this film before, just unintentionally browsed and watched. Loved it from the start. It could be in the same league as James Bond/Mission Impossible/Bourne movies. If you love these kind of action spy films, you gonna love it. Don't trust Rotten Tomatoes reviews.