Shadows in the Palace (2007)

A beautiful historic piece--part murder mystery, part horror--in the time of the Josean dynasty in Korea. Although there were little too much going on, but its wonderfully shot and costumed with a fine twisted ending.

>>: B+

The Bird People of China (1998). More incredible fare from the inimitable Takashi Miike. This guy is the master of, well, everything. How he blends fantasy, indecency, sucker-punch violence, and a wicked story-telling capacity is beyond me. But it works. This is probably one of his more approachable movies, at least here in the west. But that does not take anything away from this flick. In fact, i would contend that this is one of his most moving ventures. The cinematography was resplendent, the story solid, and the acting competent. of course the direction was incredible. All in all a wonderful movie-going experience. Mercie beaucoup.
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Hanzo The Razor: Who's got the Gold?

"Somtum" 5/10

Had a few nice fights, but the story was ridiculous and Nathan Jones was just too goofy looking and acting that he quickly became Somtums worst flaw.

"Epitaph" 9.5/10

Love horror movies....got bored with the US horror so to spice my fright I moved to asian horror. I've seen MANY asian horro movies but this one was pretty screwed up. Make sure to TURN UP YOUR SURROUND SOUND and definitly WATCH IN THE DARK :)

Sold!!!!!!

ong bak: the beginning

Seven Swords (2005). This is a wonderful flick whose only flaw is the Western viewer. By that i mean that it was hard for me to keep up with events and subtitles, but that is no reason to poo poo this great flick. The story itself is decent enough, but there is more here than just a story. The characters are all wonderfully flawed, and villain and hero alike were portrayed with marked aplomb. A little long to be sure, it probably could have even been more so. The fighting was stylish, brutal, and awesome. Spiced up with honor, sacrifice, and treachery, this incredible flick should probably bee seen twice to catch all the stuff the occidental eye missed in the first go around. Mercie beaucoup.
derek

This thread is too long for me to read....but can anyone quickly recommend a REAL SCARY asian horror movie? I am game for anything!

I recently watched Lady In White which was AWESOME and gets a 8.5/10.

Wicked City.
Showed my mate Audition, i just looked at his face the whole time was heaps better than watching it again, the ahhh slop slop slop bit (everyone whos seen it knows what im on about), made him cringe like someone stuck something in his dick hole, it was golden!!!! LOL