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Hi there, Does anyone know a good place to sell DVDs other than Amazon. They've put some new restrictions on which means you can't sell certain items unless you're a top seller. What good alternatives are there? Thanks

Has anyone seen this? I just finished it and it's really good. Definitely one of the best science fiction anime I've seen and also just one of the most original science fiction stories I've come across in general. The plot is completely fascinating and engaging, which is really unusual for a 2...

How I Live Now (2013) This was an extremely frustrating and embarrassing film to watch. Cinematically, it was fine but the writing was a train wreck. It was a fairly conventional story archetype, and I think for this reason the writers decided to give it an extreme plot setting in order to...

I don't know if anyone has seen this guys series of videos yet but they're really well made and analytical. They really get into a lot of the issues of what separates the new films from the original series in terms of the writing quality. Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfM3WjyCt8s Part...

We obviously have totally different definitions of what "art house" means. Drive had way too much dialogue, characterisation and rhythm to be an "art house" film by my standard. It had art housey scenes, but so do lots of other films that no one calls art house. Just to be clear I liked Drive...

I think your criticism is slightly misplaced. You could argue that Winding Refn's use of Gosling was an attempt to capitalise on the success of Drive but comparing this to Drive makes no sense in terms of the type of film this is. OGF was clearly meant to be an art house film, aimed primarily at...

Hi there, After watching a couple of films recently that I hadn't in a while, I started thinking about why certain films are rewatchable and others aren't. For myself, I've come to the conclusion, that it's the depth of characterisation and the atmosphere the film generates, that brings me...

I'm glad people are taking note of this, because the problem with most action films right now is they just throw narrative structure out of the window, because it's "just an action film". In this aspect PR clearly stood out from recent action films like Stark Trek and Man of Steel.

When people claim that they see the influence of one film, book etc over another that would suggest that they perceive close similarities between them. I can't really think why else you'd claim that.

Mazinger Z is about a mad scientist who sends out giant robots to take over the world. He is opposed by a boy who pilots a giant robot without any assistance, from other robots or the government. As far as I can tell, there isn't any need for the pilot to synchronise with the machine or another...

Just watched it. Judging it by the standards of an action film, I'd give it a 8/10. The beginning was weak but I thought the rest of the film held up very well. I was engaged the whole way through. The pacing played a big role in this. It didn't feel like too much was being crammed in and...

Game of Thrones. Oh my #;cking God!

The Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) 8/10 This is coming a bit late but in any case, I was really engaged by this film. This was somewhat surprising as I do tend to go into anime films expecting not to like them as so many have mediocre writing at best. This film definitely feels like a...

You would agree though that the first 3rd of the film is a crap fest?

to earn the trust of the increasingly-damaged Shinji in a rather extreme situation There's my problem, I just didn't think Shinji came across as very damaged in this film at all. More just confused. Infact, considering his situation I would say he was remarkably calm and unquestioning in the...