Last seen ASIAN movie

[Angra]

"Wild zero" 6/10


This movie didn´t try to make much sense and not much of what happened was explained.

Like:

What turned people into zombies? And why only some people?



I know "Wild zero" isn´t to be taken seriously in any way and that´s all okay by me. But it just didn´t manage to catch me. Thought it was kinda monotonous and i didn´t get the humor if there was any. The "cool" super hero rock band annoyed the hell out of me, and even though i´m a huge rock fan myself, i thought the music SUCKED from beginning to end.

What i DID like about it was the gory computer effects such as the exploding heads. And i found it funny that even though the hero found out that the love of his life had a "yoda" in her pants, he was able to turn a blind eye to it and ended up together with her. Brave guy.;)

[Angra]

"Tale of two sisters" 8-9/10


..........WAUW!!.........

Been a looong time since i´ve seen an asian ghost movie that worked so well on so many levels.
First of all, the scares (even though i thought there were a little to few) worked very well, with the ghost-by-the-bed scene as the highlight. Creeepy.
Second, the story is quite good and gets more and more twisted as it progresses. Could have hoped for a longer climax at the end, but..... Meh..

Third, the acting was tereffic, especially from the two girls and the stepmom. Very convincing.

Forth and last, the director Ji-woon Kim really seems to know what he´s doing. He´s also the man behind the excellent action/drama "A bittersweet life" wich also screams style. I´ll be looking out for this guys work in the future.:cool:

The end

[komi]

Robotrix (1991) 7/10

[bloodrayne]

The Eye

[crazy raplh]

me as well the eye

[GeekLove]

Vampire Effect

[zwoti]

yakuza deka
yakuza deka: the assassin

[The_Return]

Ju-On...like a month ago. The stores around here dont carry many Aisian flicks. Been meaning to check out The Eye 2 though, the 1st was great.

[Angra]

Originally posted by The_Return
Ju-On...like a month ago.


So what did you think about my favorite horror movie?;)

[zwoti]

young and dangerous

[slasherman]

..that would be "Ringu 2"...14 days ago..(i think)

[zwoti]

young and dangerous 2

[Angra]

"The ghost" 7/10


I´ll bet not many have heard about this one. It´s above average actually.


First of all, i have to say that when it comes to shock and scares "The ghost" has NO originality whatsoever. Lots of water, a ghost lady with long black hair and a bad combover, the victims sitting scared on their asses instead of running like hell, and it´s all like farted out of "Ringu".
But the creeps and shocks actually works in this one, compared to so many other rip-offs. Especially the shocks works quite nice mostly thanks to some very effective drum-like sound effects. The 1 computer effect there is also looks pretty decent.

The story is even more far out in it´s supernatural ellements than many other asian ghost stories, even though it doesn´t quite hold "water";) at the end. I don´t wanna spoil it for anyone who would wanna see it, so i´m not going into any details.
I liked the sureal scenes such as the main characters nightmares and the mental hospital bed scene. That was nicely made. Another thing i can say about it is, that it´s actually a really cruel and sad story.

A really anoying thing about this movie though is, that many of the female characters look so much alike, that it almost gave me a headache to figure out who was who. "Is that the good girl, the bad girl, the same girl, the poor girl..... WTF?!!!".
You seriously have to keep focus from beginning to end or you´ll get lost easily. I´m not good at that, so i had to watch it a third time to be sure i got it all..... Still didn´t quite get the very end though.:rolleyes:

The acting was also quite good all the way around.... Except for 1 person maybe.



That´s all i have to say about that.

:cool:

[The_Return]

Originally posted by Angra
So what did you think about my favorite horror movie?;)

I thought it was great! A tad confusing, but once I [sorta] got my head around it, awesome movie! A few good creep-out scenes, too:)

[Angra]

Originally posted by The_Return
I thought it was great! A tad confusing, but once I [sorta] got my head around it, awesome movie! A few good creep-out scenes, too:)


Happy to hear that.:)

And you´re sure it was "Ju-on" you saw and not "Ju-on: the grudge"?

[The_Return]

Dont have a clue. Said Ju-On on the box, but cant remember what the opening creds said. DVD had a red box with the little boy peeking out.

[Angra]

Originally posted by The_Return
Dont have a clue. Said Ju-On on the box, but cant remember what the opening creds said. DVD had a red box with the little boy peeking out.


Hmmm..... How did the movie begin?

[The_Return]

In an office. Cant really remember exactly, but she went to the house pretty soon into the movie.

Few other bits I remember:

The REALLY creepy scene where one girl watches the shadow-thing [for lack of a better word] on a security camera.


Young girl scared to go out cause her friends who were killed want revenge.


Creepy catatonic grandmother type person.


Here's the cover of the DVD I saw [either R1 or Region Free]:


http://www.dvdovernight.com/root/dvd/images/ju-on.jpg

[zwoti]

ong bak

[Angra]

Originally posted by The_Return
In an office. Cant really remember exactly, but she went to the house pretty soon into the movie.

Few other bits I remember:

The REALLY creepy scene where one girl watches the shadow-thing [for lack of a better word] on a security camera.


Young girl scared to go out cause her friends who were killed want revenge.


Creepy catatonic grandmother type person.


Here's the cover of the DVD I saw [either R1 or Region Free]:


http://www.dvdovernight.com/root/dvd/images/ju-on.jpg


Yup! I thought so. You´ve watched "Ju-on: the grudge".

"Ju-on" is the first, my favorite and the most scary of the four, and funny enough also the most low-budget.

It begins with a school teacher visiting the home of one of his pupils who has been missing at school.

I think it will be hard to rent in a video store, because it´s a low-budget movie made for television. But if you can, then get your hands on "Ju-on: the grudge 2". It has the biggest budget and an even more complicated storyline than "Ju-on: the grudge1". It might also be the most entertaining of them all. In my opinion, the next best in the japanese "Ju-on" serial.;)

[The_Return]

Originally posted by Angra
Yup! I thought so. You´ve watched "Ju-on: the grudge".

"Ju-on" is the first, my favorite and the most scary of the four, and funny enough also the most low-budget.

It begins with a school teacher visiting the home of one of his pupils who has been missing at school.

I think it will be hard to rent in a video store, because it´s a low-budget movie made for television. But if you can, then get your hands on "Ju-on: the grudge 2". It has the biggest budget and an even more complicated storyline than "Ju-on: the grudge1". It might also be the most entertaining of them all. In my opinion, the next best in the japanese "Ju-on" serial.;)

The one I rented is the only one Ive seen to ret or buy anywhere, besides the American remake of course. Ill keep an eye out though...

[Angra]

Originally posted by The_Return
The one I rented is the only one Ive seen to ret or buy anywhere, besides the American remake of course. Ill keep an eye out though...



Yeah, do that.;)

Though i must say that the american version was better than the japanese sequals to the original "Ju-on". Much of it is actually a blend of the 3 first "Ju-on" movies, just with a MUCH bigger budget, wich both worked for and against it. Mostly for, but i had prefered if Shimizu had let the ghost stay human and not CGI. Makes it more scary that way.:(

[Ritualistic]

Just watched my copy of Audition :-D

[The STE]

In The Mood For Love

[noctuary]

Salaryman Kintaro. Pretty good, if typical Miike yakuza flick.

[christy]

Ringu...I think the hollywood movie was scarier.

[novakru]

oh shit
I was suppose to put all my ASIAN movies here and regular movies in the other thread.
This is getting confusing

[zwoti]

the bodyguard

[Angra]

Originally posted by zwoti
the bodyguard


How was it?

Did it contain a lot of good fights, Ong-bak style?:cool:

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Angra
How was it?

Did it contain a lot of good fights, Ong-bak style?:cool:

more comedy/gunplay but was good

tony jaa cameo in the supermarket was the highlight of course :cool:

[Angra]

Originally posted by zwoti
more comedy/gunplay but was good

tony jaa cameo in the supermarket was the highlight of course :cool:




But how long did that fight last?

And was the movie fun? Or just fun for asians?;)

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Angra
But how long did that fight last?

And was the movie fun? Or just fun for asians?;)

not long

the humour was definately erring on the side of goofy

[Angra]

Originally posted by zwoti
not long

the humour was definately erring on the side of goofy



.... Yikes!:(

[Angra]

"Sympathy for mr. vengance" 7/10


Dark.... VERY dark.

[noctuary]

Originally posted by Angra
"Sympathy for mr. vengance" 7/10


Dark.... VERY dark. Where did you find this movie? I've been wanting to see it for quite some time, but can't seem to locate a copy anywhere...

[Angra]

Originally posted by noctuary
Where did you find this movie? I've been wanting to see it for quite some time, but can't seem to locate a copy anywhere...



Ebay.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Angra
"Sympathy for mr. vengance" 7/10


Dark.... VERY dark.

currently sitting on my "to watch" pile

[Angra]

Originally posted by zwoti
currently sitting on my "to watch" pile


I´ll bet that pile is HUGE.;)

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Angra
I´ll bet that pile is HUGE.;)

it was empty till last week when i bought about 35 films.......

.....but i'm working on that

[zwoti]

shaolin soccer

[Angra]

Originally posted by zwoti
shaolin soccer

Brilliant.

Stephen Chow is an awesome guy. :cool:


Have you seen his "The king of comedy"? Any good?

[Doc Faustus]

Sadly, the last Asian film I saw was Infection, which is quite aptly named, since it's gooey, pustulent and gets worse as it goes on.

[novakru]

Kung Fu Hustle
8/10

[Despare]

Tale of Two Sisters 7/10.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Angra
Brilliant.

Stephen Chow is an awesome guy. :cool:


Have you seen his "The king of comedy"? Any good?

not a big fan of his work, probably due to the batch of his films i first watched

[Angra]

Originally posted by zwoti
not a big fan of his work, probably due to the batch of his films i first watched


You didn´t love "Kung fu hustle"?:eek: Unbelievable.:confused:

I think he´s one of VERY few funny Asian people.:D

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Angra
You didn´t love "Kung fu hustle"?:eek: Unbelievable.:confused:

I think he´s one of VERY few funny Asian people.:D

kung fu hustle is a good film, but i first saw him in such films as just heroes/curry and pepper/my hero/god of gamblers 2

[Angra]

Originally posted by zwoti
kung fu hustle is a good film, but i first saw him in such films as just heroes/curry and pepper/my hero/god of gamblers 2


Okay thanks. I´ll stay far away from them then.;)

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Angra
Okay thanks. I´ll stay far away from them then.;)

they're not bad, but just heroes/curry and pepper are action/heroic bloodshed films and stephen chow isn't an action star.

my hero was bad

god of gamblers 2 was ok, but not a scratch on the classic film with chow yun-fat :cool:

[Angra]

Originally posted by zwoti
they're not bad, but just heroes/curry and pepper are action/heroic bloodshed films and stephen chow isn't an action star.




He isn´t?:confused:

What the hell is he then??:eek: :eek: :eek:

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Angra
He isn´t?:confused:

What the hell is he then??:eek: :eek: :eek:

comedian





watched golgo 13 starring sonny chiba (now there's an action star)

[zwoti]

gohatto

[zwoti]

legend of the eight samurai

[zwoti]

bullet train

[RavageRitual]

Acacia... great film

[zwoti]

g.i. samurai

[The STE]

Ringu 0

[slasherman]

"Battle Royale"...pretty good.....but the ending needed more work

[noctuary]

Premonition. Good flick that successfully avoided the Japanese horror cliches. Hiroshi Mikami gives a very subdued and effective performance as the lead. I usually don't focus on this aspect in movies, but the moody, ominous score is quite fitting and well done. 7/10

[noctuary]

Oldboy. Sheer awesomeness. I can't even remember the last time I enjoyed a movie this much. Okay, so I did see the big twist at the end coming from near the beginning, but oddly enough it didn't decrease the impact of the reveal at all. The scene where Dae-su attacks all those guys with the hammer is pure poetry. 9/10

[The STE]

Originally posted by noctuary
Oldboy. Sheer awesomeness. I can't even remember the last time I enjoyed a movie this much. Okay, so I did see the big twist at the end coming from near the beginning, but oddly enough it didn't decrease the impact of the reveal at all. The scene where Dae-su attacks all those guys with the hammer is pure poetry. 9/10

Agreed. The hallway fight scene is made even more amazing by the fact that it's one big take, no cutting. And I liked what they did with the villain.

****1/2

[Angra]

Originally posted by noctuary
Oldboy. Sheer awesomeness. I can't even remember the last time I enjoyed a movie this much. Okay, so I did see the big twist at the end coming from near the beginning, but oddly enough it didn't decrease the impact of the reveal at all. The scene where Dae-su attacks all those guys with the hammer is pure poetry. 9/10


I rated it 9/10 as well. ;) :)

[zwoti]

millionaire's express (shanghai express)

[zwoti]

the master
warriors two

[zwoti]

the iceman cometh

[noctuary]

The Eye 2. Kind of a let-down, actually.

[handsome rob]

Ichi the killer for the umteenth time, but I'm waiting on Entrails of a Beautiful Woman.

[zwoti]

duel to the death

[slasherman]

"In the Line of Duty"..a cheesy action/martial art movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091229/

[zwoti]

ju-on the grudge

[Dude Guadalupe]

The Eye

[knife_fight]

A Tale of Two Sisters

[The STE]

Tetsuo: The Iron Man
All kinds of fucked up. Bit hard to watch cause of the camera movement sometimes.
***3/4

[scouse mac]

Audition. Quite slow but well worth it

[knife_fight]

Originally posted by scouse mac
Audition. Quite slow but well worth it

Understatements, anyone? (well, the "well worth it" part, anyway)

[zwoti]

Kichiku Dai Enkai

[slasherman]

Originally posted by knife_fight
A Tale of Two Sisters
..havent seen this yet...but I have read somewere that Charlie Sheen doing a voiceover is this correct ?

[Angra]

Originally posted by knife_fight
Understatements, anyone? (well, the "well worth it" part, anyway)

Hmm.... Also the "Quite slow" part, i would say..:rolleyes:

[zwoti]

sympathy for mr vengeance

[Angra]

Originally posted by zwoti
sympathy for mr vengeance


So what did you think of it?

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Angra
So what did you think of it?

good film, takes awhile to kick into life

contains a couple of cracking scenes/images involving hands

[Angra]

Originally posted by zwoti
good film, takes awhile to kick into life

contains a couple of cracking scenes/images involving hands


Cant remember those scenes?:confused:

But it has one hell of a dark ending.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Angra
Cant remember those scenes?:confused:

But it has one hell of a dark ending.

pay more attention





goke - bodysnatcher from hell

[noctuary]

The Bird People in China. Miike does... magic realism!? Yeah, it happened, and it actually turned out very well. This just proves my theory that Miike can make a good film from any genre. 8/10

[scouse mac]

A friend of mine is going to sort out a copy of Ichi the Killer. Not a veteran of this film, any good?

[Angra]

"Ong-bak" 9/10

Again.



Can´t wait to see Tony Jaa´s next kick ass action flick "Tom yum goong". Looks totally insane, just like Ong-bak.

http://www.tomyumgoongmovie.com/html/trailer/index_e.asp




:cool:

[knife_fight]

Memento Mori

[zwoti]

koma

[zwoti]

the tube

[slasherman]

gonna see some asian movies now...just got 4mb line ...downloading

[zwoti]

bangkok dangerous

[Elvis_Christ]

Black Cat

and halfway thru

Fury

[zwoti]

shaolin vs evil dead

[zwoti]

infernal affairs 3

[Angra]

"Fighter in the wind" 7-8/10

Great movie, but the fight scenes could have been better.

Seemed to me like the director was more interested in telling the story of young Baedal, than making great fighting scenes. I found that a little odd concidering it is a story about a man who fights all the best martial art fighters in Japan.:rolleyes:

[Zombee]

I just watched Battle Royale.. this was a great flic.

[precertvideo]

Last one i saw was the Killing Machine with Sonny Chiba-The new DVD boxsets are highly recommended.
Peace

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Giallo movie database: precertvideo.com (http://www.precertvideo.com)

[ShankS]

No Blood No Tears R3.

Decent mix of violence and humor, wrapped up in asian gangster style. I couldn't make out if the acting was any good, but thats the joy of subbed films. 7/10

[doctor satan]

Just got entire Guinea pig series. Not impressed. Are these the films that Charlie Sheen reported to the FBI as Snuff movies? What a Coked up Twat! The gore is in no way realistic & the way its shot its obvious that it ain't real. I found Men behind the sun far more disturbing or even Ringu.
just glad i got them off ebay for only £7.00.

[noctuary]

Originally posted by doctor satan
Just got entire Guinea pig series. Not impressed. Are these the films that Charlie Sheen reported to the FBI as Snuff movies? What a Coked up Twat! The gore is in no way realistic & the way its shot its obvious that it ain't real. I found Men behind the sun far more disturbing or even Ringu.
just glad i got them off ebay for only �7.00. So Charlie Sheen did that? He was most likely just trying to divert attention from his own activities...

Back on topic, I watched The Twilight Samurai today. Decent film, and I'd recommend it to those who enjoy slowly-paced samurai drama. Others may want to avoid this one.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by noctuary
So Charlie Sheen did that? He was most likely just trying to divert attention from his own activities...

Back on topic, I watched The Twilight Samurai today. Decent film, and I'd recommend it to those who enjoy slowly-paced samurai drama. Others may want to avoid this one.

well apparently when on one of his "wild times" he was shown one of the films (think it was devil's experiment). ...

...there was an investigation

[slasherman]

Originally posted by zwoti
well apparently when on one of his "wild times" he was shown one of the films (think it was devil's experiment). ...

...there was an investigation
..sound closer to the truth......Charlie high on cocaine ...and somebody reported him ....

[zwoti]

Originally posted by slasherman
..sound closer to the truth......Charlie high on cocaine ...and somebody reported him ....

fbi concluded the film wasn't snuff

[gorefreak]

lol Watched this God awful zombie film called "Junk and the title describes the movie every well.... it's "junk" alright. :D

[ShankS]

Tsui Harks - Seven Swords.

[noctuary]

Moonlight Whispers. Very, very perverse fetish/romance film. It sort of reminded me of the movie Secretary, but totally grim and downbeat.

[zwoti]

azumi 2

[Angra]

Arahan 7-8/10


Crazy, but not as crazy as Kung-fu Hustle.

[ShankS]

Originally posted by Angra
Arahan 7-8/10


Crazy, but not as crazy as Kung-fu Hustle.

good film though :)

I'll be watching a couple of new Asian one's, I received recently.

[Angra]

Originally posted by ShankS
good film though :)




Yes indeed.



Keep me posted, Shanks.;)

[ShankS]

Throw Down 6/10.

Bit of an unusual one. I think the director intended to make more of the story, than rather show more martial arts scenes, and since all the fighting was based on judo, which doesn't seam to be as inventive, as other contact martial arts, I found some of the 'grappling' action scenes rather repetitive.

Not a bad film, with a few humorous scenes and a pretty good sound track.

[The STE]

Perfect Blue - ****1/4
Interesting story, they thankfully didn't go with the obvious ending, stylistically similar to Requiem for a Dream (was actually a bit of an influence for Darren Aronofsky)

[Angra]

"Bunshinsaba" 6/10

So-so.

[Angra]

"Vampire hunter D: Bloodlust" 8/10

Damn good manga horror.:)

[newb]

The Eye 2
Not as good as the first but still pretty good. Love the visuals.

[Angra]

"Blood: The Last Vampire" 4/10

Not good.

[Inspector Abber]

Ring 0, Birthday - Exceptionally good film. So haunting. Horrifying, yet tragic. I have to watch it again.

[zwoti]

the odd couple

[VampiricClown]

The last I saw was "Rasen". I want to see "The Eye 2". I'm gonna make that my next rental

[zwoti]

born to fight

[pinkfloyd45769]

Is Audition an asian movie?:confused:

[zwoti]

Originally posted by pinkfloyd45769
Is Audition an asian movie?:confused:

yep

[TickTock]

Whispering Corridors 4/10

Check out my review here (http://www.docticktock.com)

[Angra]

"One missed call 2" 6/10


Alright, but doesn´t come close to beat Miikes original.

[Despare]

Wild Zero, over-rated, really glad I netflixed it as I was going to buy it. Probably give it a 2.5 out of 5, maybe just a 2.

[Angra]

Originally posted by Despare
Wild Zero, over-rated, really glad I netflixed it as I was going to buy it. Probably give it a 2.5 out of 5, maybe just a 2.


Agreed.

[noctuary]

The (in)famous Battle Royale. Unfortunately, the version I saw was a Korean region-free disc, possibly a bootleg, and the subtitles were... not that good. Otherwise the movie was pretty damn good, with a very interesting premise full of social commentary that viewers unfamiliar with Japanese culture may miss. Overall: 7/10

[noctuary]

The Sword of Doom, a truly excellent film. Tatsuya Nakadai simply dominates the film, which is quite a feat considering that his costar was the great Toshiro Mifune. Nakadai gives what is quite possibly the most compelling portrait of pure evil I've ever seen in a film. Many critics try to draw comparisons between this film and Kurosawa's samurai epics, but even at his very darkest (Throne of Blood, Kagemusha) Kurosawa was never this grim. Oh, and the sword fights were great as well. I really can't recommend this one enough. 10/10

[Despare]

I LOVE Sword of Doom, there, had to say it. The last Asian movie I saw was Peace Hotel. Good story with poor translation, I'd give it a 6.5/10.

[TickTock]

Memento Mori

7/10

In short better than Whispering Corridors but still not great. Read my full review at www.docticktock.com

[noctuary]

Face. Pretty decent Korean ghost/serial killer flick. Not really that scary, the ghost imagery is just more of what we've already seen in Ringu and Ju-On, but I think it's really more of a detective story than a horror film. The bittersweet ending is perfectly fitting. I'd recommend this for fans of Korean drama. Overall: 7/10

[zwoti]

born to defend

[Despare]

Izo. What an interesting movie. Izo tries so hard to be thought provoking and I think it falls just short of that goal. Lots of gore, fights, and some nice shots make up for it's shortcomings though. Could have done without many of the scenes but I think overall I'd give it a 3.5/5. Wonder what Miike will do with Halloween...

[no mulier]

Onibaba 4/5

This is truly an impressive Japanese film from 1964 that weaves a tale of supernatural horror around a meddlesome mother-in-law trying to keep her slain son's wife by her side, to survive in a harsh land torn apart by feuding emperors. The single location for the story is a sea of grass, continuously swept with furious winds. The stark black and white lends a heavy atmosphere throughout. And yet it is poetic and beautiful.

There is a companion to this film, which I have yet to see: Yabu No Naka No Kuroneko (Black Cat from the Grove)

[noctuary]

^Been meaning to see that one for some time.

A Tale of Two Sisters. Depressing quasi-ghost story, with a surprising twist near the end. Beautiful photography with minimal (and effective) "ghost" effects. Im Su-jeong gives a very strong performance in the lead role. I'll definitely be looking out for other films by director Kim Ji-woon. Overall: 8/10.

[Despare]

Tale of Two Sisters was amazingly well done, really had me thinking. I went in with lower expectations for the move and really came away impressed.

[zwoti]

score

[wvhorrorfan]

i have juon

and if you are wondering, its the one with the kid on the cover, and with japanese symbols onit.

Its the first juon that they had out.

also got juon 2.

both japanese films.

[VampiricClown]

Originally posted by Angra
Yup! I thought so. You´ve watched "Ju-on: the grudge".

"Ju-on" is the first, my favorite and the most scary of the four, and funny enough also the most low-budget.

Where Can I get the others? I have the american version and "Ju-On: The Grudge". I actually enjoyed both despite what people say about the american release. I'd like to see the others.

Oh-yeah, the last Asian movie I watched was Rasen still. I'm Gonna watch "One Missed Call" tonight though.

-Razeth

[zwoti]

tetsuo 2

[noctuary]

Last night I watched:

Acacia, an entry in the "evil tree" sub-genre. Not bad, a few creepy moments, but nothing spectacular. Overall: 6/10.

Seance, a thriller/ghost film from Kiyoshi Kurosawa. This film is a prime example of Kurosawa's typical moody and ever so slightly surreal atmosphere. Impressive, but a bit illogical in places. Nothing I couldn't get over though. Overall: 7/10.

[Despare]

Suicide Club, great flick overall I really dug the way it played out. A little slow in parts but that didn't really hurt it much. Can't get that music out of my head...

[Angra]

Originally posted by VampiricClown
Where Can I get the others? I have the american version and "Ju-On: The Grudge". I actually enjoyed both despite what people say about the american release. I'd like to see the others.





Ebay

[zwoti]

shiver

[RavageRitual]

Living Hell: Japanese Chainsaw Massacre

6/10

First of all, thier was deffinantly no chainsaws. The only reason this movie could be labled "The Japanese Chainsaw Massacre" is because of how the family is so messed up. The movie I thought was really slow untill the ending. Which wasnt bad at all. And it didnt have nearly the blood I thought it would.

[Yellow Jacket]

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

I was disappointed with this one. This is actually the first sequel to the "revenge" series (the first being Oldboy and the third being Mrs. Vengeance). I loved Oldboy, it's one of my favorite films. So, I was expecting a lot from this one. Yes, I did calm myself down before I put this baby in, but it didn't help. In Oldboy, you cared for the victim, and wanted him to get his revenge. Here, the protagonist was just dull, badly acted, and poorly written. I also didn't like the scenery in this flim. I usually could give less of a shit about the setting, as long as it stays to what the story is. But, there are exceptions. And this is one of them. In Oldboy, the sceneries were beautiful, and made me look around at what Asia is like. Here, it felt like they shot it in a Hollywood studio. It was pathetic! One last thing I had a problem with was the subtitles. I can never stand reading subtitles in a movie (except for The Passion of the Christ). Let alone, Oldboy was dubbed. At times I would drift away from the screen or go to the bathroom, and come back confused as hell. I wish they would've dubbed the film.

Just a sad disappointment of a film!

0 stars out of 5

[ShankS]

Originally posted by Yellow Jacket
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance



0 stars out of 5

thats the first 0 I've seen SfMV receive.

[Yellow Jacket]

Originally posted by ShankS
thats the first 0 I've seen SfMV receive.

I'm sad to give it to the movie, but I just didn't enjoy it. A huge disappontment in my opinion!

[RavageRitual]

Bullet Ballet

[zwoti]

hanzo the razor: sword of justice

[novakru]

Finally watched Oldboy last night!
And everyone who loved it and raved over it,I understand now.
Great great flic.
5 out of 5 stars

[zwoti]

hanzo the razor: the snare

hanzo the razor: who's got the gold

[zwoti]

three extremes

[knife_fight]

finally got around to seeing "Yojimbo" the other night. not horror, but totally amazing.

[zwoti]

ebola syndrome

[RavageRitual]

A Tale Of Two Sisters

[noctuary]

One Missed Call. I don't know if I missed something at the end there, but it confused the hell out of me... Pretty decent film though, with some very creepy and atmospheric moments. Overall: 6.5/10

[zwoti]

tetsuo: the iron man

[zwoti]

taegukgi

[Angra]

Originally posted by zwoti
taegukgi



God bless you...

[noctuary]

Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance. Quite possibly the darkest film I've ever seen. I don't think that it was quite as good as Oldboy, but nevertheless it was a very well made film. Overall: 8/10

[zwoti]

bangkok haunted

[Taom]

The Phone

I've heard alot of bad things about this flick on review sites, but I liked it. I've noticed that most of the asian horror flicks seem to involve a ghost story, and so does this one. The ghost aspect isn't that original, but the way they use it is a nice twist. The movie was enjoyable and worth watching if you like asian horror films. I will warn you though, if you find a cell phone ringing to be annoying, it's gonna get to you in this flick.

[urgeok]

One Missed Call
Red Eye (Korean Ghost film - not the Craven thriller)

[scouse mac]

Battle Royale

[The STE]

watched Oldboy again.

And speaking of Asian films, why not click the link in my signature and vote in the tournament

[Angra]

"The wig" 6/10


This horror movie isn´t about the hauntings of a female ghost with a bad combover. This time it´s just her hair. :p

[zwoti]

shogun's samurai

sonny chiba AND toshiro mifune :cool: :cool:

[Angra]

"Tom yum goong" 9/10


Guess you have to be a big martial art fan to agree with my rating on this one, cuz the story really suck. But Tony Jaa sure can kick alot of ass like no other.;) :cool:

[Angra]

"Cello" 5-6/10


Korean ghost story about a haunted cello. Sounds amazing, doesn´t it?....

[ShankS]

Sha po Lang (SPL) R0

stylish action cop flick, nice fight scenes 4.5/5

[Angra]

Originally posted by ShankS
Sha po Lang (SPL) R0

stylish action cop flick, nice fight scenes 4.5/5



Yes yes, but what KIND of fight scenes?

[ShankS]

Originally posted by Angra
Yes yes, but what KIND of fight scenes?

the non-wire ones ;)

[Angra]

Originally posted by ShankS
the non-wire ones ;)



WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! Buybuybuybuybuy!...:D

[Angra]

"Sisily 2km" 7/10


Finally!!

A DIFFERENT asian ghost horror movie. Well, actually it´s more of a gangster comedy than a horror movie, but it still contains a long haired female ghost.

Both the story and humor is quite fun.

Summary taken from IMDB:

What we have here is a quartet of "goodfellas" that are looking for a former associate that has lifted a heavy sum of diamond off them. In the mean time, a rural family has come across the compressed pieces of carbon and don't feel like giving them up. Conflict ensues. As things go, the mob boys begin to witness strange things (like a girl's ghostly body hanging at a deserted school) that leads them to believe that the family is hiding more than just the diamonds....End of summary.

I really liked the actor (Chang Jung Lim) playing the lead role as the mob boss. He had a really cool look and seemed like a good actor. Hope to see him in other horror movies in the near future.:)

[Despare]

Originally posted by Angra
" Tony Jaa sure can kick alot of ass like no other.;) :cool:

I love Tony Jaa and I really hope he gets the exposure he deserves. I heard he has a big movie coming to the US and a videogame, if that doesn't get the hype train rolling nothing will.

[Angra]

"Nigthmare" (Yes, it´s spelled that way) 5/10


Average.


A group of people are being haunted by a female ghost (with long black hair of course) because of a dark past, that has been kept a secret.

You´ve seen it all before.

[Angra]

Originally posted by Despare
I love Tony Jaa and I really hope he gets the exposure he deserves. I heard he has a big movie coming to the US and a videogame, if that doesn't get the hype train rolling nothing will.



Yes, the only hindrance i can think of is the english language. Coz, my God Thai people speak it bad.:eek:

[noctuary]

Charisma

A rather baffling film that deserves a little study. Excellent camera work and hypnotic score. I'm not sure if I picked up on all the deeper themes of this film, but I was fascinated nonetheless. Overall: 8/10

[zwoti]

r-point

[Despare]

Five Deadly Venoms and Shogun Assassin. I wish Shogun had more decapitations, I was a little dissapointed with the whole "relieves his victims of their heads" line and there was like three decaps. Oh well.

[mothermold]

the bride with white hair

[Despare]

The Executioner, Chiba is the man that's all there is to it.

[Angelakillsluts]

Premonition

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Angelakillsluts
Premonition


i had a feeling you were going to see that one ..

(nyuk nyuk nyuk)

[HappyCamper]

Audition would be the last asian film i saw or maybe it was Gozu, i can't remember which one i saw last, but it was one of those two

[Despare]

Kurosawa's Dreams
A little preachy about nature but I really liked Crows and The Tunnel.


Kitamura's Alive

Really cool offbeat action flick and I loved that he named one of the chapters Versus. Anyway, good movie but there was a little too much as far as visual effects go. The last fight was hard to watch because of it but it wasn't really too bad because it made the movie seem more like a real life anime.

[dewaholic]

Last Japanese movie I saw was The Grudge. I'm a new fan of japanese horror. for about 2 weeks or so now. 1st 1 I saw, ( well I only saw the last part) I can't think of what it's called, but it's just 1 word. The scene I saw was this couple was having sex & the guy got stuck. The girl was in agonizing pain. The guy broke free & the guys brother climbed out of her pussy. That right there made me want to see more asian horror. And I'm amazed watching the credits. If I was Asian, I'd be illiterate.

[noctuary]

^^That would be Gozu, an amazing film by Takashi Miike.

[dewaholic]

Originally posted by noctuary
^^That would be Gozu, an amazing film by Takashi Miike.

THAT'S it! Thanks!

[ShankS]

Nowhere to Hide.

[ShankS]

Tom-Yum-Goong. 4/5

[RavageRitual]

Gozu

[noctuary]

Bright Future

As if it was in question at all, with this film Kiyoshi Kurosawa secures his place in the immortal pantheon of Japanese master filmmakers. An amazing picture of such depth, heart, and life, that I almost expected the characters to walk right off the screen and into my living room. If you haven't seen this yet, I recommend watching it right away. Overall: 9.5/10

[mothermold]

hard boiled

[Angra]

"Acacia" 5/10

This might be the saddest horror movie i´ve ever seen.

Summary taken from IMDB:

"Acacia" stars Hye-jin Shim and Jin-guen Kim as a married couple unable to conceive a child.The husband is a doctor and the wife spends her time judging student art and knitting.Things change when the couple adopts six year old Jin-seong,a mysterious boy obsessed with drawing pictures of an acacia tree that he believes is the reincarnation of his dead mother.Soon the wife becomes pregnant and Jin-seong becomes more unhappy.On one rainy night he disappears mysteriously..."

- End of summary.

From the moment i saw the adopted boy i instantly felt sorry for him. He looked both cute and sad at the same time and i have a soft spot for excentric outsiders.

The whole time, i thought that the "Mom" acted oddly and unnaturally distant towards both her adopted child and later her own baby. I don´t know if that´s just the way korean moms are when it comes to their children, or maybe she was just a bad actor?
But did NO ONE think about the newborn baby in the end??:confused: :eek: :confused: :eek:

[zwoti]

ong-bak

[mothermold]

a chinese ghost story

[Despare]

Pet Shop of Horrors Vol. 2

[mothermold]

hidden fortress

[Despare]

Tae Guk Gi

I had heard a lot of talk of this being a Saving Private Ryan rip-off but besides war there's not much else they have in common. I really prefer the story in Tae Guk over SPR, it was one of the best war movies I've ever seen. There are so many moments in this movie during battle and out of it that just grab a hold of you and command your attention. I won't spoil anything but there are some really good plot elements and I recommend you check this one out.

[noctuary]

A Snake of June

Like all of Tsukamoto's films that I've seen, this one left me dazed and confused. The visuals and imagery certainly were beautiful, and what I could gather of the story was quite compelling. Give it a watch if you enjoy baffling art films. Overall: 7/10

[Despare]

Aragami: Raging God of Battle - I really liked this one because of how few places and people there were involved. Just some conversation, a couple of nice battles, and a great ending. I've got to see 2LDK now, I heard it won the "duel" by ONE vote.

[Angra]

"Kansen" (Infection) 6/10


Obviously a rather low budget horror movie about a hospital where a weird virus is spreading.

The idea is good, but "Kansen" is just too slow going and (probably because of the budget) not much happens untill the end.

A thing i found a little weird was this:

There are around 7 doctors at the hospital and you start by being informed that they are too few and got too much work..... But the hospital consists of only 6 rooms with about the same number of patients....:rolleyes:

[Angra]

"Sha Po Lang" 8/10


This movie had waaaaaay to few fighting scenes considering it had two very talented martial artists fighting on each side of the law. I´m, of course, talking about the man in white & the man in black.
Funny enough, the man in black was the good guy.


But what the hell was up with the ending. What happened to the little girl??? It was fucking depressing!! :mad:



Nevertheless, great action flick.

[ShankS]

Originally posted by Angra
"Sha Po Lang" 8/10


This movie had waaaaaay to few fighting scenes considering it had two very talented martial artists fighting on each side of the law. I´m, of course, talking about the man in white & the man in black.
Funny enough, the man in black was the good guy.


But what the hell was up with the ending. What happened to the little girl??? It was fucking depressing!! :mad:



Nevertheless, great action flick.

What do you mean, too few fighting scenes? you want action over substance all the time :D ;) lol

I agree there could have been more fighting, but what you get is quality scenes and not quantity, mixed in with a decent story... which I prefer.





**spoilerish below**












As for then ending, thats the twist of fate.

[Angra]

Originally posted by ShankS
What do you mean, too few fighting scenes? you want action over substance all the time :D ;) lol

I agree there could have been more fighting, but what you get is quality scenes and not quantity, mixed in with a decent story... which I prefer.





**spoilerish below**












As for then ending, thats the twist of fate.



Well, the twist of fate was kinda cruel, don´t you think?:(


That being said.. keep em comming Shanks.;)

[noctuary]

Stacy

I really didn't like this one too much. Some of the gore effects were impressive, but the rest of the film was rather lackluster. Very bad acting and a bad script (although it's possible that it was just translated badly). The attempts at humor also fell flat with me. This one was a disappointment. Overall: 4/10

[Despare]

I also saw Stacy last and was dissapointed with it but I think I liked it a little more than noctuary. I really liked the promis this movie had but it fell short of delivering. I did like the Bruce Campbell and Romero referances but why a Drew Barrymore referance? Weird. Anyway, some of the gore was good but that was offset by these girls being some of the worst zombies I've ever seen. If pressed to rate this one I'd say a 6/10.

[ShankS]

Returner.

So many styles from different films, or should it be the other way round.... none the less the scenes were well put together to produce a decent enough asian action sc-fi.

4/5

[urgeok]

Originally posted by ShankS
Returner.

So many styles from different films, or should it be the other way round.... none the less the scenes were well put together to produce a decent enough asian action sc-fi.

4/5

i've got that one .. i thought it was pretty good as well ..

[mothermold]

vital

[RavageRitual]

Versus

[Hellsing]

just picked up some new dvd titles (besides the grudge collection and the locker and the ring and ringu)

1)The boy from hell
2)Marebito
3)Tales of terror 1,2,3
4)One missed call 2

Waiting for Pulse.

[Despare]

Story of Ricki YAY ULTRAVIOLENCE!

[Darklord666]

Very sick and twisted black comedy. I ordered it and i couldnt have been happier with the sickness of that movie. In my opinion Miike is a god.

[noctuary]

Originally posted by Darklord666
Very sick and twisted black comedy. I ordered it and i couldnt have been happier with the sickness of that movie. In my opinion Miike is a god.
Visitor Q is one of the most subversive movies I've ever seen. The way it plays with and destroys the traditions of the Japanese family drama is simply brilliant. Definitely one of Miike's best.

[mothermold]

a tale of two sisters.

[Angra]

Originally posted by noctuary
Visitor Q is one of the most subversive movies I've ever seen. The way it plays with and destroys the traditions of the Japanese family drama is simply brilliant. Definitely one of Miike's best.


But does anyone UNDERSTAND "Visitor Q"? Or just the ending for that matter.


I sure didn´t.:confused:

[noctuary]

Originally posted by Angra
But does anyone UNDERSTAND "Visitor Q"? Or just the ending for that matter.


I sure didn´t.:confused:
Here's my interpretation of it... I may be wrong though. Since the film is, on the whole, about the dissolution of the family unit, the ending is about bringing the family unit back together in a new (albeit destructive) form. This is what I think Visitor Q was trying to do during his time with the family.

[mothermold]

ab-normal beauty

[Nyarlathotep]

a chinese ghost story 2

[ShankS]

Originally posted by Despare
Story of Ricki YAY ULTRAVIOLENCE!

brilliant stuff aint it. :)

[mothermold]

koma

[ShankS]

Taegukgi.

wow... bloody hell, don't know what to say. I think I need a day or two to think about this film.

[Angelakillsluts]

It was either Seance or A Tale of Two Sisters.

Seance - Good movie, great ending. 8/10

A Tale of Two Sisters - Absolutely brilliant! I absolutely loved this movie. 10/10

[Despare]

Originally posted by Angelakillsluts
A Tale of Two Sisters - Absolutely brilliant! I absolutely loved this movie. 10/10

I watched this one and Audition pretty close together and honestly I liked Tale much better. GREAT film.

[Nyarlathotep]

musa - the warrior

[mothermold]

the house of flying daggers

[Angelakillsluts]

Cure 7/10

I liked it and the only reason I'm not rating it a little higher is because I found it really dragged near the end. Great story with a great ending, I enjoyed this one quite a bit.

[noctuary]

Bullet Ballet

A typically bizarre film from Tsukamoto. Much more like Testuo than his other more recent films. Overall: 7/10

[bloodrayne]

Tale Of Two Sisters....Had a couple good (but very brief) moments...Overall, a little too slow for me...




stupid subtitles...

[mothermold]

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

[Nyarlathotep]

a snake of june

[lionels_mother]

Ricky-O

[feral cat]

Lady Snowblood
Wishing Stairs

[urgeok]

i started watching Ryeong (aka The Ghost aka Dead Friend)
and fell asleep. (this is a 2004 Korean film)

and yes .. it has water and long black hair.


because of the damn 'AKAs' i realized last night that I bought this same movie 3 times.

[urgeok]

weather woman...

weird fucking movie....but Kei Mizutani is a hottie for sure.

[noctuary]

Kairo

This film is a masterpiece that is without a doubt Kurosawa's crowning achievement, and that is really saying a lot considering all of the excellent films he's made. This is perhaps the deepest horror film I've ever seen, dealing with themes of isolation, loneliness, death, and nihilism. You must see this film. Overall: 10/10

EDIT: Something I forgot to mention earlier... If you have a surround sound system, you will really get a lot out of the sound in this film. There are certain scenes where it will sound like the ghosts are whispering right in your ear. Awesome stuff.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by noctuary
Kairo

This film is a masterpiece that is without a doubt Kurosawa's crowning achievement, and that is really saying a lot considering all of the excellent films he's made. This is perhaps the deepest horror film I've ever seen, dealing with themes of isolation, loneliness, death, and nihilism. You must see this film. Overall: 10/10


goddammit i want to see this film

[Angra]

Originally posted by noctuary
Kairo

This film is a masterpiece that is without a doubt Kurosawa's crowning achievement, and that is really saying a lot considering all of the excellent films he's made. This is perhaps the deepest horror film I've ever seen, dealing with themes of isolation, loneliness, death, and nihilism. You must see this film. Overall: 10/10

EDIT: Something I forgot to mention earlier... If you have a surround sound system, you will really get a lot out of the sound in this film. There are certain scenes where it will sound like the ghosts are whispering right in your ear. Awesome stuff.


I want surround sound.

[slasherman]

...sooo I have watch half of Kairo(Pulse) asian version...looks ok...better than The Grudge...not as good as Ringu

[Angelakillsluts]

Originally posted by urgeok
goddammit i want to see this film

LMAO I was thinking the same thing. Oh well, March 3rd I think. :) :(

[mothermold]

Originally posted by Angelakillsluts
LMAO I was thinking the same thing. Oh well, March 3rd I think. :) :(

Kairo(Pulse)is out right now,i picked it up at the video store...could'nt believe my eyes!now if we could just get an R1 release on "Battle Royale".


last films watched:"Azumi" and "Shikoku"

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Angelakillsluts
LMAO I was thinking the same thing. Oh well, March 3rd I think. :) :(

you talking about the origional or the US remake ?

I want to see the origional (Kairo) before i see the remake ... but i cant find it. However ...i'f I'm lucky I'll be getting a copy ... :D

[mothermold]

Originally posted by urgeok
you talking about the origional or the US remake ?

I want to see the origional (Kairo) before i see the remake ... but i cant find it. However ...i'f I'm lucky I'll be getting a copy ... :D

i don't know anything about the remake but the original is out now.i picked it up at a Hollywood Video last night...Magnolia Home Entertainment produced it.it's called Pulse but also says Kairo(smaller)on the cover,it's the real deal and it's a pretty damn good film.

happy hunting:)

[urgeok]

Originally posted by mothermold
i don't know anything about the remake but the original is out now.i picked it up at a Hollywood Video last night...Magnolia Home Entertainment produced it.it's called Pulse but also says Kairo(smaller)on the cover,it's the real deal and it's a pretty damn good film.

happy hunting:)

thanks for the info ..

i take it that you're in the USofA ?

[Nyarlathotep]

the commitment
akira
fulltime killer

[slasherman]

Originally posted by urgeok

I want to see the origional (Kairo) before i see the remake ... but i cant find it. However ...i'f I'm lucky I'll be getting a copy ... :D
try this....Kairo .avi
http://isohunt.com/torrents.php?ihq=Kairo+&ext=&op=and

[The_Return]

Kairo AKA Pulse was released on Region 1 DVD on Feb. 21.