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speakin of japanese zombie films can anyone be good enough to give me a short review of junk, wild zero and versus, i havent dabbled in these yet but have pretty much exhausted the other titles in the zombie genre, thanks
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Wild zero (2000)
Japanese "Rock Band", "Wolf" This film has japanese guys with big quiff's fighting zombies on turbo powerd motorbikes, and using guitar picks as throwing stars!!! Flying saucers are heading towards the earth and at the same time a zombie plauge starts!!!! Eastern (i.e Indian, chinese, japanese) visions of american rock cool always end up cheesey and cliched, leather jackets, greasy hair and fonzee thumbs up!, but you may want to give it a try as it wont be like anything else you have ever seen! Versus (2002) A group of prison escapees and yakuza gansters meet up in the woods for a hostage exchage, only to find themselves embroiled in a battle with there previous victems who come back to life and engage them in gun/karate combat! again worth seeing because it was an independant that they put alot of effort into and its mad, but not the best zombie or japanese horror you will see Freezer (not zombies but top japanese horror) a young japanese girl suffers a gang rape and then like (I spit on your grave aka day of the woman) exacts her revenge, storing the bodies parts of her victims in a growing collection of freezers in her flat(apartment)! disturbing movie which is beautifull and touching at times and repulsive at others If anyone wants to know about any other Japanese, Hong kong or korean movies, just ask and I will help if I can! feral cat I would also recomend the chinese(Hong Kong) movie Riki-Oh (aka Story of Ricky), if you like gore or Kung fu, it's described as evil dead, brainded and the matrix times 10!!, and features amost other scenes a man having razorblades put in his mouth and then being kung fu slapped around the head! |
Wow , Very Cool Feral Cat :D Thanks For that Last Post - I got to find these Films !!!!
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Need advice/recommendations on Asian horror films....
Ive seen Another Heaven (liked), St Johns Wort (liked, and Ringu(didnt see what all the fuss was about), and am interested in seeing more asian horror films. I am interested in the following:
Stacy Tomie series Suicide Club Audition Evil Dead Trap Eko Eko Azarak series Pyrokinesis Can anyone recommend these films, or advise as to other good ones? |
your subject title is scarily long!
I would say "Dark water", but if you did not like Ringu it may not appeal! Freezer (Japan) Story of Ricky aka Ricki - Oh (Hong Kong/Japanese co. prod) Satan Returns (hong kong horror) Battle Royal (if it counts as horror) Bancock Haunted (Thailand) The Bride with the white hair (Hong Kong) Herroic trio (Hong Kong) The eye (Thailand) Versus (Japan) Wild Zero (Japan) Happiness of Katakuris or anything by Takashi Miike (Japan) might be what your looking for, but it just depends realy what your into! don't know if this helps |
Advice...?
During the last year and a half I have discovered Asian Horror movies, and gladly wached every last one I come across, but, living in a cold desolated conty called Norway, and in a rather insignificant town appr. 100km from the closest, decent video store, the selection is rather limited :(
I have managed to get my hands on the Ringu movies (Withg the exeption of a movie I found on the net once, called Ringu-Virus?), Dark Waters, Ju-On (1+2), The Eye, The Phone, and a couple more (I have forgotten the names :() What I need is some advice... What more? I NEED MORE :) Anyone willing to help a poos sucker for good horror? Darkshade |
Try downloading them.
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I'm planning to do that (when they manage to give me the line I have ordered,) but I still need the titles :)
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DarkWater
Audition The Eye The Eye2 Shogun Assassin Versus Battle Royale Story Of Ricky - Ricky Oh Evil Dead Trap Double Vision to list a few... :) |
Ichi the Killer
Kakhashi Stacy Inner Senses Nang Nak Käïro |
Audition
Battle royale Dark water All night long & 2 & 3 Ring & 2 Cure, Kurosava 1997 Death Powder, Izumija 1986 Visitor Q Gemini, Tsukamoto 1999 Evil dead trap Evil dead trap 2, Hashimoto 1991 Mermaid in Manhole, Hino 1995 Junk, Muroga 1999 Organ, Fudživara, 1996 Pulse, Kurosawa 2001 Pyrokinesis Cross fire, kaneko 2000 Rubbers lover, Fukui 1997 Splatter (Naked blood) sato 1995 St. Johns Wort, Tem 2001 Suicide circle Sono 2001 The grudge, Shimizu, 2002 Tetsuo: the iron man, Tsukamoto 1990 Tetsuo II: Body hammer 964 Pinnochio Tomie, Oikava 1999 Vortex aka Uzumaki, Higuchinski 2000 Wizard of darkness Sato 1995 World apartment Horror, Otomo 1990 + Ichi the killer dead or alive 1 & 2 |
Thanks!!!
That helps a lot :) DS |
Asian Horror
I was wondering what you guys consider the best asian horror films to be.
I wasnt very open minded about other cultures movies but then i started talking to zwoti and know i am. I was just wondering what you guys suggested. Ive only seen the eye as far as asian horror flicks go which i know own. I thought it was decent but not great |
I'd like to start by saying I don't know a great deal about asian horror, just what I've seen.
The first Ring (ringu) was quite good, a little more weird and atmospheric than the US version. The movie based on a manga UZUMAKI is a weird, disturbing and kinda scary mindfuck of a movie. The manga/anime scene is churning out some pretty horrific shit here and there, I don't know too much about this stuff myself, but no doubt someone on here will. Not that it's horror, but battle royale is worth a look for seeing some fucked up situations, tense moments, and interesting kills. I think the 3 I mentioned are all jap... Uh, I saw a couple of pretty low quality, but funny asian zombie films called versus and Junk, if you're into that kinda thing, theyre maybe worth at least one watch. My personal favourite of all time is actually a horror comedy from korea I think, one called Mister Vampire...apparently it's a series, but I have only seen part 1. Very funny, and some of the best fight/stunt coreography I have ever seen. As for action stuff, and I know you didn't ask....if you ever come across these films *Peking opera blues *pepper and curry *zatoichi (the first 3 I have seen, there's heaps) They are also pretty watchable. |
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Bukakke.
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Oh yeah, I also saw the last 5 minutes or so of this asian film called "audition" I think, that was pretty hard to watch....
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the sequels were ok but not as good as the original. hopefully my copy of umuzaki will arrive tomorrow :D ichi the killer is a must see, as are other films by takeshi miike. mr vampire is a series of comedy/horror from hong kong starring lam ching-ying as the priest. i won't start about asian action films 'cuz i won't be able to stop.... |
Ringu, Battle Royale are some of my faves.
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"i won't start about asian action films 'cuz i won't be able to stop...."
Youre right, so many didn't make the cut...damn, asian JOHN WU films were the shit...the lone wolf+cub series was some crazy good shit too... |
there's a whole batch of japanese samurai films like the razor series, lady snowblood and of course zatoichi
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lol bukakke
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i've really only seen guinea pig films, does that count
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well they are asian
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Oh man, I watch that shit...funny as fuck...great chefs tho...
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I have heard that Ichi, Ringu and Battle Royale were excellent...Hmm...I may have to get those... |
Ju-On The Grudge. I've mentioned this one in another thread. Very good. Hollywood remake coming out very soon. Watch the original first.
John Woo is the man. The Killer, Hard Boiled, A Bullet in the Head, and many more great action movies. Versus, very over the top action, zombie flick. Battle Royale, good stuff. |
Yup, don't think anyone saw BR and didn't like it...
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Im going to watch Audition tonight
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I'm going to audition my watch tonight...:p
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They aren't horror, but Kurosawa's movies are still the best ones to come out of Asia. I was dissapointed by Rashomon, but Ran completely blew me away. While I think Seven Samurai and, especially, Yojimbo were better, Ran is the best example of why he's such a great director.
As for the horror movies, Kaïro is the best. I think that's the only Asian horror movie that made my top 100 (BR isn't horror, but it made it, too). My main problem with them is, except for Ringu, they seem to dislike explaining things. I like open endings and all, but if you're going to have a really cool buildup, then you should at least have something, even if it's bad. As for Visitor Q...I'll hold off giving an opinion until I post it on the site... |
I don't think anyone has mentioned Suicide Club yet. I liked that one alot.
I would personally stay away from St. John's Wort. Did anyone like this one? |
Suicide Club is good, but they kindof wrote themselves into a corner. They built it up and had all these red herrings, but the solution, or lack thereof, came almost out of nowhere, and didn't really explain much. Although I think with movies like that, the message is more important than the plot.
St. John's Wort sucked |
master of the flying guillotine, i dont think i spelled that right, rocks.
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