|
Quote:
|
Quote:
Not our fault they've stoped making good movies over there. :rolleyes: |
Sanjuro. Not sure if i liked this one more or less than Yojimbo, which i thought was awesome. i want to say that Yojimbo was better, but cannot for some reason. Ah, who cares anyway. Great flick.
Juon 2. Great sequel. Even creepier than the original. Loved the bleak atmosphere created here, and the ending was awesome. Great camera-work and disuninted scene sequencing. Ashe. d |
The Hidden Blade. i typically despise love stories, but this samurai flick was worth it. The story was simple but solid. It was pretty slow going, but the historical setting was awesome if not hilarious, and such a slow pace allowed for the development of the main character. The fight scene was down-to-earth realistic, and movie's title came into its own at just the right time. Ashe.
d |
Quote:
... Watched Memories of Murder on Friday, and don't really have much to add to what NE and Roshiq have already said... Quote:
Quote:
The movie was gorgeous. The period and cultural piece of being able to look close up at the unprepared police department as they struggle to bring in the killer - by any "means" necessary - The incredible acting job of Kang-ho Song (who is equally as amazing in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance - NE GO SEE IT!) - all came together to form a fascinating, well-directed film. ... But I am not sure that investigative/crime/"thriller" movies are necessarily my cup of tea. I can't knock the movie per se, but I was bored at times. I can see where the movie is utterly brilliant, but I thought it dragged (though again, I think it's more my disinterest in the genre, not a fault of the film)... I would recommend it to people, but I don't think it's something that I could sit down and watch again. 3.5/5 |
Quote:
|
Quote:
Are you talking Ju-on 2 or Ju-on:The grudge 2? |
Quote:
I only refer to the American productions as The Grudge. |
Quote:
Ju-on Ju-on 2 Ju-on: the grudge 1 Ju-on: the Grudge 2 Right? And half of Ju-on 2 is pretty much the last half of the first one with about 35 minutes of new ideas added. Which, to me, makes it the worst of the Japanese Ju-ons. |
Quote:
|
yo-yo girl cop
house of fury |
Quote:
But whatever.. |
Quote:
And for any confusion, I was referring to this film... Ju-On 2 |
Quote:
d |
I have only ever seen one and it was "One Missed Call"
|
Quote:
Yea, that's what i thought. That one you're linking to is Ju-on: The Grudge 2. So stop acting like a stubborn insulted jackass and listen to what i'm actually saying. There are 4 japanese ju-on movies and Ju-on 2, which is NOT the one you're linking to, is the worst of the 4 for the before mentioned reasons. Don't believe me? Look up Takashi Shimizu on IMDB. |
Go fuck yourself angra
|
That's more like it. :)
|
And now something totally different...
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple. This second installment continues to build up nicely. There is much more action than in the first, and the love story keeps getting more convoluted. Toshiro's character begins to show some growth towards being a true samurai. Ashe. d |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Art of the Devil II. Horrible dubbing, cheap production, and chunky storyline. Still, it was brutal enough to be decent, and the twists kept it interesting. Ashe.
d |
Jigoku. Not sure what to make of this one. The first 2/3 of the movie set up the last third perfectly, but the last third took forever. My take is that this is a good movie that is not very enjoyable. It also reeks of Japan's desire to appear Westernized. Ashe.
d |
Quote:
P.S. I always love your sigs - Where do you find the images? |
Quote:
d |
Quote:
Also thanks for Witkin's name - That's the sort of twisted art that my boyfriend and I aspire to collect. I think I found a new obsession. |
kung fu dunk
|
Black Magic Woman (2004)
After moving into a new apartment a girl working in a Ad firm begins to receive some gifts of black magic instruments that she uses to avoid misconducts against her and take advantages in her personal & professional life. But however she is unaware of the negative effects, in the end, she becomes the victim of her own salvation. A low budget Thai horror film probably made for TV. >>: C |
Seven Samurai. Not that i am qualified to make this assertion, but this was nothing short of an epic masterpiece. Kurosawa is absolutely amazing. Ashe.
d |
Samurai Trilogy 3: Duel at Ganryo Island. An incredible last installment to this wonderful trilogy. Inagaki is definitely on par with with Kurasawa. Ashe.
d |
Gui si (Silk)
Solid little Chinese ghost movie. Good suspense, decent character piece, and the ghosts are nicely done. Not a perfect movie, but definitely worth a looksee. It definitely surprised me how much I enjoyed it. 3.5/5 Now on Comcast On Demand: Free Movies > By Category > Independent |
Quote:
Three / Three Extremes II (2002) A horror anthology consisting of three segments by three directors from three countries. Memories (Korea) A man goes to a psychiatrist to try to remember what happened the day his wife disappeared from his life. Meanwhile, a woman wakes up and finds herself lying on a deserted road, having no idea how she got there in the first place. She tries to find her way home. Separately, they begin to regain their memories of what happened. It's from the maker of A Tale of Two Sisters but this is mediocre at best with few decent shock tactics. At the beginning it looked pretty good but the end product left me unsatisfied. C+ The Wheel (Thai) The story deals about cursed puppets in a rural background. The weakest segment of this anthology. C- Going Home (Hong Kong) While searching for his missing son, a cop, Wai, finds himself detained by his neighbor Yu in his apartment. Through Chinese medicine, Yu has been tending to the body of his dead wife for three years; apparently believing that his wife will revive in a day or two so they can go home together. Comparing with the other two, this is the best overall of the bunch. It's not a typical creepy Asian piece for the most part, but despite the production values, the direction makes great use of its setting and limitations. This is a multi layered story but the sad thing is they only clarified the major one, not the other part that connected to a major character and also helped the beginning to start. Otherwise, it's the one that makes this collection worth watching. **Spoiler** what happened to the little boy? It seems the little girl was the couple's unborn child, but why could the little boy see her, and what happened to him? what did the photographer's studio have to do with the story? **Spoiler end** B+ Overall...: C+ |
Cure (1997). Slowly paced psychological drama. Not really a thriller, but still quite enjoyable. The lead character is very well developed. The storyline is fine. The ending perplexed me a bit; not sure if it was just a fun and abrupt ending or if it had some subtle, symbolic, or abstruse (to me at least) significance. Seems it got some bad reviews for not being as incredible as Kurosawa's Kairo, which is silly. Definitely worth a watch. Ashe.
d |
Quote:
I LOVED the third film, but I agree with you about the holes. I'm not sure if it was a bad translation, but that (what you mentioned in your spoiler) did NOT make sense to me at all and I thought that they could have done without it. Regardless, I particularly loved the ending to that film - it definitely caught me by surprise, which is always nice. :) |
Quote:
|
Asian Movie
Does a Porno count? lol. j/k last movie was Ringu.
|
Rashomon (1950). A brilliant Kurosawa flick centering on the deceptive nature of man in the ever present need to be seen in the most favorable light possible. Toshiro marvelously performed his part with playful exuberance. Ashe.
d |
Nang Nak (1999). Great flick about Thai folklore. The cinematography was at times rather breathtaking, appropraiately dark at other times. Not really a scary flick, at least for actual jump out of your seat scares. Instead it was scary in concept, or rather in its essence. i think the overall message about the potential evil of born of attachment was inspirational though wickedly dark. Ashe.
d |
Retribution(2006). This flick from Kurasawa may actually approach the depths of fear and suffering explored in Kairo. In this movie, he seems to explore the fears of becoming insignificant after death. While the effects are at times almost cheesy, this did not detract from the film. The lead actor was perfectly cast as a gritty though committed detective, while his partner was splendidly grounded and stolid. The story was good, and when it seemed to come to an end, there was still much more to it. Overall, i really liked this one, though it may not be for everyone. Ashe.
d |
2LDK.. The scenes in this flick are like a series of coke cans, the first opened delicately , the rest opened after having been shaken up, where each subsequent can is shaken more than it predecessor, until the cans in the finale come straight out of a paint mixing machine. It then ends in poetry.
Ashe. d |
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:30 AM. |