The Motorcycle Diaries

[drsyntax]

If anyone speaks spanish or reads Japanese pretty fast, I highly recommend The Motorcycle Diaries, now showiing at Cinemonde until February 4th.

I saw it overseas recently and would have little hesitation in placing it in the top three movies of 2004. For those unaware, it charts the course of the young Ernesto (Che) Guevara and his best friend on an ancient British motorcycle into the wilds of their native Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Chile.

Taken from Guevara's actual diary of the journey, the story depicts the injustices they see along the way, portrays a funny and entertaining road movie with two buddies having a time, as well as very gently tackling some rather worthy points. It is NOT the biopic of Che Guevara, more the story of how Ernesto became Che, the revolutionary. Funny, sad, exciting and very, very entertaining.

Even if you've no interest in the revolutionary at all, no interest in politics at all, this is a beautifully shot, amazingly scored and very well acted road movie starring the impossibly handsome Gael Garcia Bernal who (sorry fellas) your girlfriend definitely wants to go to bed with more than you.

[coolscribe]

Is Cinemonde that one what is on top of the big 109 building round Katamachi in KZ (across from the Mr Donuts that isn't the one by the scramble)?

[drsyntax]

that's a long winded way of putting it, but yes, you have the right place.
Across t' road from Daiwa.

You linguistically fit, then? Fair play. It's perhaps my only peeve about living here, not being able to watch "foreign" films. Whenever I go home it's a subtitle-a-thon on any visit to the video store.

[starnia]

Do you have show times and the like?

[drsyntax]

Do I have times and the like? Hah! Who do you think you've got here? Does a bear not shite in the woods?

15th to 21st - 3 shows daily
12.50 / 15.15 / 17.40

22nd to 28th, 3 shows daily
15:10 / 17:35 / 20:00

29th - Feb 1st 1 show daily
10:30

Feb 2nd - 4th 1 show daily
20:00

I'm pumped that someone is able to take advantage. Pumped and envious - I'd watch it again in a heartbeat. It's so refreshing to be able to rave about a film - I feel I sit through so many "filler" and "almost good" movie hours nowadays.

Cinemonde is 1500 yen a throw for adults unless otherwise stated. It's well worth getting a member's card for 2000 yen which gets you in for 1000 yen a time for 1 year and also, conveniently gets you the schedule through your door every month. It is owned and run by a cat that lives and breathes cinema in every way, is involved with the local film comission and deserves to at least make a living which he does not always do, sadly. I like to support this kind of business, not least because he brings in good films -something that Warner Mycal etc seldom do.

[drsyntax]

it's well worth picking up the Cinemonde schedule every month, they have it posted at all cool places in Kanazawa (all four!) or you can get it from their front door. Alternatively, they maintain a nice site that has the updated schedule at all times.

http://www.cine-monde.com

[katastrophe]

doc, what about polar bears?

[drsyntax]

they get in for 800 yen each with a bucket of smelts included. They are excluded from the members card deal though due to seasonal price fluctuations in the smelt market

[coolscribe]

You linguistically fit, then? Fair play.

Yeah I am ok for anything in Spanish, its good to keep it up as well. Been hearing lots of good stuff about this movie, will have to try and fit it into my tight schedule.

It's perhaps my only peeve about living here, not being able to watch "foreign" films. Whenever I go home it's a subtitle-a-thon on any visit to the video store.

That gets to me as well. There are a bunch of asian films i have wanted to see of late that have been released here, but no way I can understand them. Am really thankful that a lot of new DVDs are including English subtitles on them, makes life a bit easier.

[morimotog]

Wow I haven't looked at the events forum in ages!

starring the impossibly handsome Gael Garcia Bernal who (sorry fellas) your girlfriend definitely wants to go to bed with more than you.

It's undeniable! He's dreamy....
Another reason to learn Spanish!