Review Haiku – Kamikaze Girls
Posted on January 22, 2012
Living for cheap frills
Japanese Lolita Girl
Knows about courage
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There’s a great quote in the film, which inspired the haiku above: “Humans are cowards in the face of happiness. You need courage to hold onto happiness.”
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Review Haiku – Cleopatra
Posted on January 14, 2012
Toying with feelings
She gives Rome a would-be heir
But the Daddy died
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Review Haiku – Precious
Posted on January 11, 2012
Precious is precious
Her mother calls her stupid
Precious proves her wrong
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Review Haiku – Contact
Posted on January 9, 2012
A message from space
Contains plans for a machine
Who wants to ride it?
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Review Haiku – Apollo 13
Posted on January 7, 2012
Bumped up a few months
Apollo 13 lifts off
Though misses the Moon
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Review Haiku – The Dirty Dozen
Posted on January 5, 2012
A dozen misfits
Trade prison for a mission
Killing some Nazis
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Review Haiku – The Right Stuff
Posted on December 31, 2011
Chasing the demon
From the start of sonic booms
To the edge of space
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Review Haiku – Tora! Tora! Tora!
Posted on December 29, 2011
War plans being made
To wake the sleeping giant
And give him resolve
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Review Haiku – Rabbit-Proof Fence
Posted on December 20, 2011
Noble government
Taking kids away from home
A great moral wrong
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Review Haiku – Count Dracula
Posted on December 19, 2011
Horror masterpiece
Directed by Jess Franco
Not masterfully
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