Review Haiku – The Invincible Gladiator
Posted on January 19, 2012
A gladiator
From slave to soldier to slave
Escapes and saves king
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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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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 – Cambridge Spies
Posted on December 27, 2011
Privileged and naïve
Four Cambridge students become
Traitors to themselves
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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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Tagged with: 1970, 3 stars, based on a book, horror, italy, Jesús FRANCO, liechtenstein, movie review, period film, Review Haiku, spain, transylvania, united kingdom, west germany
Review Haiku – Sex and Lucía
Posted on December 5, 2011
Cooking and writing
Are often quite similar
Better when sexy
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Tagged with: 2002, 4 stars, france, Julio MÉDEM, movie review, Review Haiku, romance, spain, subtitles
Review Haiku – F for Fake
Posted on July 2, 2011
A famous faker
Makes a film about fakers
And praises experts
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Tagged with: 1973, 4 stars, documentary, france, movie review, Orson WELLES, Review Haiku, spain, united states
Review Haiku – The Bourne Ultimatum
Posted on May 18, 2011
Looking for answers
Bourne gets to New York City
Finds where he started
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Tagged with: 2007, 4 stars, Academy Award, based on a book, betrayal, film series, france, london, madrid, morocco, movie review, new york city, paris, Paul GREENGRASS, revenge, Review Haiku, russia, secret agent, spain, tangiers, united kingdom, united states
Review Haiku – The World is Not Enough
Posted on May 3, 2011
Competing pipelines
A plot to stop the rivals
Bond gets strait on it
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Tagged with: 1999, 3 stars, azerbaijan, batrayal, evil plot, femme fatale, film series, istanbul, James Bond, kazakhstan, london, Michael APTED, movie review, revenge, Review Haiku, scotland, secret agent, spain, turkey, united kingdom, united states
Review Haiku – Dancer in the Dark
Posted on April 28, 2011
Woman going blind
Her son needs eye surgery
Her savings are gone
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This makes 900 reviews so far. Another 100 to go before the next book is released.
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Review Haiku – L’Auberge Espagnole
Posted on April 12, 2011
Spanish apartment
A group of Europeans
Living in one place
L’Auberge Espagnole
Watch this film before watching
The Russian Dolls film
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