Review Haiku – Zulu
Posted on January 30, 2012
Small mission outpost
Guarded by a few soldiers
Holds off the Zulus
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Tagged with: 1964, 4 stars, based on a true story, Cy ENDFIELD, movie review, period film, Review Haiku, soldiers, south africa, united kingdom, war film
Review Haiku – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Posted on January 15, 2012
Two thieves being tracked
They try to get a fresh start
In Bolivia
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Tagged with: 1969, 3 stars, AFI Top 100, based on a true story, bolivia, cops, George Roy HILL, movie review, period film, Review Haiku, soldiers, united states, western
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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Tagged with: 1963, 3 stars, Academy Award, based on a book, based on a true story, betrayal, egypt, italy, Joseph MANKIEWICZ, movie review, period film, politics, Review Haiku, soldiers, spain, switzerland, sword and sandal, treason, united kingdom, united states
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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Tagged with: 1995, 4 stars, Academy Award, based on a book, based on a true story, florida, movie review, outer space, period film, Review Haiku, Ron HOWARD, texas, thriller, united states
Review Haiku – Greased Lightning
Posted on January 2, 2012
Wendell loves driving
When given a chance to race
He shows them he’s fast
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Tagged with: 1977, 3 stars, based on a true story, biopic, Michael SCHULTZ, movie review, period film, racism, Review Haiku, sports film, united states
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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Tagged with: 1983, 4 stars, Academy Award, australia, based on a book, based on a true story, california, cold war, doctors, florida, military, movie review, new mexico, outer space, period film, Philip KAUFMAN, pilots, Review Haiku, texas, united states
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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Tagged with: 1970, 4 stars, Academy Award, based on a book, based on a true story, hawaii, japan, Kinji FUKASAKU, military, movie review, period film, pilots, Review Haiku, Richard FLEISCHER, sailors, subtitles, thriller, tokyo, Toshio MASUDA, united states, war film, washington dc
Review Haiku – Cambridge Spies
Posted on December 27, 2011
Privileged and naïve
Four Cambridge students become
Traitors to themselves
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Tagged with: 2003, 4 stars, based on a true story, betrayal, cambridge, cold war, france, london, period film, Review Haiku, secret agent, spain, television, Tim FYWELL, treason, united kingdom, united states, war film, washington dc
Review Haiku – Bonnie and Clyde
Posted on December 25, 2011
Clyde’s no lover-boy
But he fascinates Bonnie
Because he robs banks
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Tagged with: 1967, 3 stars, Academy Award, AFI Top 100, Arthur PENN, based on a true story, gangsters, movie review, period film, Review Haiku, texas, thriller, united states
Review Haiku – Notorious
Posted on December 23, 2011
From rocks to cell blocks
Gettin’ rich from the rhyme drops
Biggie was the tops
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Tagged with: 2009, 4 stars, based on a true story, biopic, coming of age film, drug use, George TILLMAN Jr., movie review, new york city, period film, Review Haiku, united states
