NORMANDIE NUE
Watchable. Relatively little actual nudity. Instead it's naked Normandy. The planned nude photo shoot takes off a layer after layer of the lovely village revealing old feuds, psychological issues, passions, forgotten talents as well as unlikely friendships. It's a charming tale about village life, told with a pinch of salt, e.g. the town mayor is so preoccupied with canvassing at a wedding that after his speech he invites guests to raise a toast forgetting to... join them in marriage. The film tempers the otherwise unsettling issues treating the inhabitants with warmth and leniency.
BASIA
Watchable. Psychologically true and adequate. Perfectly appropriate for the children from the age of 4 it's been made for. This is really how nursery age kids think and behave when they're getting to know the world. The parents and grandparents are true to life too, e.g. dad telling his children to get up at 6 a.m. and oversleeping himself. As for me, I'd rather it were funnier. Little children and their parents may like it more.
PACIFIC RIM UPRISING 3D
Watchable. Fun. Doesn't require thinking but doesn't insult your intelligence either. Decent 3D but not a must. Very good sound effects and music. A lot of Chinese spoken probably for the mass Chinese audience potential. I'm not a fan of Transformers-like machines but here, with the monsters emerging from the ocean and the said sound the action was surprisingly enjoyable. In the next part they are "going to them" so that's quite promising.
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