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.

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

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.

"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:

"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.





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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.;)

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

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.

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 ..

vital

Versus

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.

Story of Ricki YAY ULTRAVIOLENCE!

VisitorQ
 

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.

Re: VisitorQ
 

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.

a tale of two sisters.

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


I sure didn´t.:confused:

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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.

ab-normal beauty

a chinese ghost story 2

brilliant stuff aint it. :)

koma

Taegukgi.

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

...
 

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

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

musa - the warrior

the house of flying daggers

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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.

Bullet Ballet

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

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




stupid subtitles...

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

a snake of june

Ricky-O

Lady Snowblood
Wishing Stairs

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.

weather woman...

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

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.

goddammit i want to see this film