Bartleboom

DeRank : 35,89
DeAge™ : 7611 days • Here since 9 august 2005
Akira Kurosawa Rashomon
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Without a doubt, my favorite Kurosawa film (a cliché choice, but who cares). For everything. First and foremost for Mifune, who is filthy and sweaty, just killing it. Then for the direction: the camera slicing through the forest during the chase scenes, the blinding light and the close-ups during the interrogations, the water pouring down at the door of the Rasho temple. For the idea of telling a kind of "medieval" story not only in terms of historical setting but also intimately, in values. A story where everyone, even the dead, lies. And not even for a noble cause, but just to save their own skin/face (which isn't always easy to tell apart), just to convince others (or themselves) that they are stronger, nobler, purer... I'm not quite on board with the matter of "the multiplicity of reality": here the truth is one and only one. Only – and this seems to me to be the true message – man (the spectator-jury) will never be able to know it. You’re always great.
Jon Anderson & Carvin Knowles In Elven Lands / The Fellowship
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Oops... in the meantime, you've written another comment! Alright, I'll respond to you later. :)
Jon Anderson & Carvin Knowles In Elven Lands / The Fellowship
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Here I am again. I believe that every form of excess may not necessarily justify "contempt," but at least irony. And, frankly, in the face of certain forms of "identification" and "dedication to the cause," I can barely hold back one or more smiles. To be honest, I place an album sung in Elvish on the same level, for example, as Star Wars fans with a Chewbacca costume in their closet who go on pilgrimage to George Lucas's ranch, as well as metalheads who refuse to give up their leather jackets even on the beach. I dabbled in the fantasy scene for a while, and honestly, I ran away as fast as I could. Literarily speaking, I found mostly a great recycling of situations/characters/narrative solutions. Humanly speaking, I met characters on the edge of unsettling, with evident symptoms of a severe case of "absentia passerarum." The blame and contempt you mention are not directed against the fantasy genre in the strict sense but rather against certain distortions, certain exaggerations. I'm happy to sing the praises of Tolkien or Magma for their scientific-artistic approach to fantastic material, but let's face it—these are extremely rare peaks in a landscape dominated by caricatures and banality.
Beasts of Bourbon Sour Mash
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I have always connected this band to the review of Supersoul where the unforgettable Melissa made her appearance (or something like that)... (http://debaser.it/recensionidb/ID_20671/Beasts_of_Bourbon_Little_Animals.htm). Great stinky band, great review, enviable nickname.
Penny Marshall Ragazze Vincenti
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This is Mediaset's "filler film"! In the last 5 years, I believe I have come across it no less than 10 times, almost always on Saturday afternoons. Nice, but not much more...
Nintendo The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time
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By the way, a new episode of the saga for Nintendo Wii (Skyward Sword, or something like that) should be released soon (or maybe it’s already out), in which you can use the sword and the bow with the Nunchuk. I've already written to Santa Claus Minchia a threatening letter to convince him to move Christmas to May.
Portal Outre
Portal Outre
14 apr 11
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I really liked it. The opening, by the way, is delightfully delirious... nice job! :) And now you’re officially part of the Lords of Debaserian Iron. I don’t know them, though; in general, I always struggle to digest these overly chaotic sonic experiences. I can never tell where genius ends and where the "come on, let’s try to make this as messy and unpredictable as possible" begins. But you, as always, did great.
Jon Anderson & Carvin Knowles In Elven Lands / The Fellowship
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Dear Giona, your post definitely deserves a response as "clear-headed" as possible... unfortunately, I come from 14 hours of acrobatics and I don't think I have the mental and physical resources to do it! I'll see you after 15-16 hours of sleep, I promise! Have a good evening!! :))
Nintendo The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time
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In reality, these are rather different games. This one, to be honest, has very little of the Japanese RPG about it: it mixes typical elements of platformers, adventures (the right thing to use at the right moment, small puzzles to solve), and above all, it features real-time combat. I, for example, detest turn-based battles and the tedious leveling operations, so I've never been able to fully appreciate RPGs like Final Fantasy (I’ve played very few, so my judgment may not be very reliable). Here, you have a great story, enormous freedom of action and movement, a big sword with which you can bash a lot of things more or less whenever and however you like, plenty of fun mini-games that don't distract you too much from the main plot, a great variety of settings, and some ideas that make you want to get up off the couch and applaud. For me, it's a great game. The only other game I liked this much (which shares many aspects) is Legacy Of Kain. Only this one came quite a few years earlier.
Satellite A Street Between Sunrise and Sunset
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Great review, but the cover would make even Chuck Norris run for the hills.