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The Goddess of 1967 (2000)
A star is born
I don't mind art house movies and slow moving ones, and this one certainly is, but what made the movie watchable for me was the very beautiful Rikiya Kurokawa. The honesty of his performance was worth watching. Not to mention how gorgeous he is. His love making scene with Rose Byrne's character is very sensual and hot. He is worth every minute of this picture. I look forward to seeing his do more. This was welcome introduction.
King Rikki (2002)
I liked it alot
I saw it under the title "Street King" and thought it was really inventive to have one of Shakespeare's more violent plays, Richard III, translated to hispanic urban gang war, drug trade and street politics. Jon Seda is incredibly good as the evil Rikki Ortega who kills his brothers and rivals to gain power. The movies flows and it really captured my attention. Mario Lopez doing a turn as Rikki's childhood friend who grows up to be 5-O and turf rival was even more interesting and cast against type for Lopez. Good job.
Dance with Me (1998)
Touching, romantic, great dance sequences
I liked this movies a lot because the characters as well as the actors seem to click making the romance believable. I've never heard of Chayanne before this movie but he is a natural. His eyes and smile say more in a scene than words. I love Vanessa and that is the reason I saw the movie but I came out a fan of Chayanne and even got his cd. I don't think you necessarily have to understand the words to understand the emotions in the songs. I hope to see him in other movies. The dance sequences were great. I love ballroom dancing(watching it anyway) and the competition was very real. Though I wouldn't have given the prize to Ruby and her husband because they weren't the best but that's Hollywood. All in all I came away with a really great feeling. One tiny criticism(being a child of old hollywood movies): I wish they had kissed in the end. It had a romantic ending and that would have been the icing for me.