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Asian Movies Thread

right, as i'm sure mystic will agree.. its time for the rest of you to stop suckin on hollywoods teat of shit, and give something else a go. in here, anyone who wants to ask a question, get some advice, talk about a film, link to a review etc.. they can. newbies/senseis both encouraged, the more people we can get contributing to this thread, the better in all honesty. i'll keep a database of review links on this post, and i'll update it when anyone adds anything. please, please. i dont care whether you get your flicks, whether its bought on dvd, or downloaded from the best site in the world, or from a bittorrent source... give something a go.

Reviews:

...ing - Korea 2003 - Romantic Comedy - 9/10 - pHo
...ing - Korea 2003 - Romantic Comedy - 10/10 - Mystic Slippers

Discussions:

...ing Includes Photos/Trailer/Links

Ichi the Killer

Natural City Includes Photos/Trailer/Links

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The chinese ghost story series is some of the best martial arts/sci fi action I have ever seen.

Check out the general in II I wouldnt mess with him

"The Killer"

Directed by: John Woo
Starring: Chow Yun Fat



i'm too lazy to write a review, but its a great move. Here is one by nixflix.com,

"The Killer" marks probably the best Yun-Fat/Woo team up as star/director, respectively. After the runaway success of "A Better Tomorrow," the two men became international sensations, and "The Killer" solidified their reputations for all time.

"The Killer," while being more of the same ol same ol -- balletic gunplay and the ever-present theme of loyalty and trust -- is a superior film that continues to be the benchmark for all Hitman-Gangster films to come after it, in Hong Kong and everywhere else. Unlike his character in "Hard-Boiled" (another Woo/Yun-Fat collaboration), Fat's character is a hitman, and Danny Lee, the "buddy" in this cop-buddy flick, is the relentless cop who pursues him. The premise is relatively easy to follow: after blinding a cabaret singer during a botched hit, Chow spends the rest of his life trying to make amends for the mistake. Besides falling in love with the singer (Sally Yeh), Chow also learns the value of having a friend you can trust with your life, even if that friend is wearing a badge and has a gun pointed at your head.

If there is one over-arching theme in all of Woo's movies (even his American productions) it's the unflappable belief of brotherhood and loyalty through thick and thin. Critics have often scoff at Woo's notion of "brotherly loyalty," but love it or leave it, this is a Woo trademark, and a familiar theme in many Asian films. Take the Chinese Confucius' theme of filial piety (putting one's loyalty and obedience to one's family over all else) that is prevalent in all Asian life.

In Woo's movies, the "family" can be anything -- the bond between partners, between friends, or the family of a gang (as in "Once a Thief") or between a cop and his would-be target as is the case in "The Killer" and again in "Hardboiled." It's all about friendship and loyalty and how one goes about keeping the ties that bind without getting killed in the process. Woo's movies are about walking that tightrope.

In "The Killer," after he blinds the singer, Chow sets out on a struggle of epic proportions to get enough money through any means necessary to take the singer to America where she can get corneal implants (I have no idea if this would actually work, but there you have it). Saving her sight would in turn redeem him for not only blinding her, but for all his crimes of the past. She is his salvation, and no one knows it more than him, even if he never says it out loud. In that sense, his blinding her is the best thing that's ever happened to him. Or at least, to his soul.

The loyalty theme in "Killer" actually involves what could be called a "friendship" triangle. In one corner is Chow, the cold-blooded hitman; in the other, Danny Lee as the cop pursuing him; and in the third corner, Chow's broker (the man who arranges his hits). After being betrayed by the mob and his own broker, Chow sets off to rid the world of the mobsters, but not before getting his money. The money becomes the symbol of his crusade, and getting it means everything to him -- even at the cost of his own life, if need be. And in true Woo fashion, that obsession takes its toll on everyone involve.

"The Killer" astounds with its heavy dose of style and substance. Although things do get a bit out of hand toward the end (the final shootout at a church comes to a mind), the film maintains an even level of coolness and kinetic action. For sheer bloodbath, bodycount, and flying bullets, "The Killer" has yet to be topped by any director, Asian or otherwise.

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i believe this is one of the best john woo movies ever..

its so good, theres a Criterion edition, and its worth a shit load of money....perfect condition would be $125+ for the dvd...

its a 9.5/10 for me...

best hk action film out...(even though its old)

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Agreed, try some movies from different contries.
As far as asian movies go try these:

Ichi the Killer - Japanese, Kill Bill style was a copy off of this.
Very graphic, most sick movie ever.
Must see.

Battle Royal - Same Director as Ichi, Takeshi miike. Very good
Check it out on imdb

Infernal Affairs - Very good chinese movie about undercover cops.
Might remake in america with some big named
actors.

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heh battle royale was not directed by miike the director of BR (Kinji Fukasaku) died during the production of the sequel.

infernal affairs looks cool. if i like first one (which im sure i will) i'll probably end up ordering that big I.A. II+III boxset , altho i hear the 3rd is the worst of the series.

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Alot of Chow-yun fat films...Hard Boiled anyone?

A better tomorrow

Ring series

Police Story

Drunken master 2

Audition

Ichi the killer

Battle Royale

Here's a review of Hard Boiled...
Story: Chow Yun-Fat is the badass cop Tequila. During an arms raid at a tea house, his partner is shot and killed right before his eyes. Although Tequila immediately blasted the murderer, it just wasn’t enough to satisfy him. Now he is dedicated to ending the ring of weapons smuggling that is escalating in town. Also involved is a fellow cop undercover as a triad. Once they team up, no criminal is safe and the bloodshed culminates in some of the most amazing gunplay sequences ever captured on film.
Review: It is almost impossible to review Hard Boiled and at the same time avoid the bottomless anus-bowl of cliches that surround it. I’m sure it’s been described as “a high octane thrill ride”, and even on the box it says Hard Boiled is “an action fan’s dream”. This is all true, but plain and simple it is just a damn awesome movie. I am at a loss for bad things to say about it. Not many movies get me as pumped up as Hard Boiled does. It uses an arsenal of well executed techniques to draw the viewer into each and every action sequence. Woo also manages to craft these explosive scenes so that he actually makes you feel stupid if you miss something cool. There are many small and beautiful things going on during all of the crimson waterworks that you may not notice the first time through. One image that really stuck out to me was during the first action scene in the teahouse. There is a shot of someone getting blasted in the leg. The bullet goes through a table first, so you get this foreground picture of the table’s leg busting in two as the man’s leg snaps right behind it. It is really fantastic in that it was totally unnecessary.

Speaking of cool, Chow Yun-Fat is just a straight up shaolin playa. He was made for the “bullet ballet”. Hand-crafted by the movie gods and then issued out to John Woo. Surprisingly, he pulls off all the right moves and then turns out to be a great actor as well. This is why all of the scenes between shoot-outs aren’t dull. I actually cared about Tequila and whether he survived. I even cared a little about his relationship with his girlfriend, and that wasn’t even played on that much. Every scene is a necessary piece to the film. Unlike most movies, I didn’t really feel like there was any filler.

Style is, of course the essence of a John Woo film, and I personally think that this is close to, if not his best. It’s certainly my favorite. Even the opening of the movie which simply shows a drink being mixed in a smoky jazz bar, has such a finesse to it, that you are immediately sucked into the world. In a way, this start to the film is almost dreamlike. You see Tequila performing jazz, and it seems like an unconventional introduction. Whereas most movies would like to introduce you to the character in a way that shows you he is a police officer (or whatever else the occupation may be), Woo opens the film showing Tequila as a human being with an interest aside from work and killing. I just thought this strayed away from the norm and was very refreshing. I say if new film-makers wanna copy John Woo’s style, they should try and focus on the more subtle aspects, instead of leading people to believe his only influence is jumping sideways in slow motion.

I could write an entire review solely on Hard Boiled’s theme music if there wasn’t someone to stop me and if people would actually be able to sit through it. While I can say that a lot of films have great soundtracks with tons of classic tunes, this one doesn’t. That’s because all it needs is one sac-busting song to play throughout the whole thing. If I made an action movie, I would have to shoot John Woo and burn all the copies of this movie so I could use the song myself (I guess I could buy the rights but this sounds more fun). Whenever this song came on in the movie, which was about every ten minutes, I knew something incredible was going to happen. And the song never failed me once. Hell, I use the damn thing on my answering machine. I’m sure if I slapped that song in a gay porn, J.D. Nguyen would be all eyes.

So a couple thousand buckets of blood, countless empty clips, and an hour and a half later, it should all be over. The dust should have settled by now. But an epic action flick can’t be complete without a jaw-dropping 20 minute finale of non-stop mayhem. I won’t even go into the masterfully crafted Hospital war zone scene too much, but lets just say no one is safe, and even newborn babies are targets. Woo doesn’t screw around, and when he ended this movie, he made sure that it was complete.

I'm buying Natural City, Il Mare limited edition box set and ...ing limited edition set in a week or so.

Just thought i'd share.

Oh and if you want a great comedy movie, try Curry & Pepper. The wallet scene is one of the funniest scenes i've ever seen in a movie.

http://www.kfccinema.com/ Is a great site to keep up on Asian movies A great one if you havent seen yet is 'Musa' which I really enjoyed. Some of the fighting scenes are really great

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fyi...

a lot of hkflix's recommendations really suck ass...

i bought stormriders and legend of zu a long time ago..

and they said "Breathtaking special effects, visuals, etc..etc..."

but the movie just sucked ass...


Also fulltime killer, which was another recommendation of theres..but it sucked ass too...

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Hahaha Legend of Zu DID suck ass XD I never finished it

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pHo wanted me to post this for him. because he has massive boobs...

Here ya go.

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"my new purchases! us$ is like.. worth next to nothing at the moment, so very very cheap for us brits from www.yesasia.com ! (another plug, im not getting ANYTHING for advertising them, but they rule so much!)

...ing boxset (£15/$28) [ Link ]

See my review for lots of pics of this awesome 2DVD binder boxset!

Friend (£15/$27) [ Link ]

i paid £23 for this in my local store, i really wanted it cos i love the tin style (like my akira r1) and its supposed to be a great movie. i'll review when watched...





Il Mare (£11/$20) [ Link ]

brand new korean version of this film.. less than half the price of the japanese disc, and a MUCH better looking set.. uk kids... look at that price! this is BRAND NEW. just came out, and its a 2 Disc special edition, and i'm sure its using magnets to hold it closed. what a bargain!





again, review up when i've watched it. buy kr dvds today!
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I like asian films, the hollywood stuff has never really had a huge interest to me. Most of the ones i have watched i don't remember the names, either it was something on tv or the odd dvd i found at the local videoezy/blockbuster. I don't see a great deal of asian films due to lack of information so this thread is great Will definately check out some of those.

I think the last asian movie i watched and enjoyed was called Seunlau ngaklau (Time And Tide)... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251433/
Action scenes were nice, nothing real special about it, but it kept my interest to watch it through AND enjoy doing so

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i watched ...ing tonight. i'm so glad i did, thanks pHo and Si for forcing me to watch it.

what an incredible movie.

yea

friend is suppose to be a good movie,

has really good reviews online..

its suppose to be "touching."

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has anyone seen a movie called Sonatine ? I believe it was a Beat Takeshi flick. A friend of mine mentioned it a few months back, but no luck finding it locally (or available for dl). I just want to know if it's worth all the work.

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Have taken delivery of Ichi the Killer Dutch version...uncut.

Well worth hunting out...I got from a store in London

Highly reccomended.

Am going to watch Boiling Point tonite..Beat Takeshi.

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i liked ZATOICHI a lot

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oh btw, is there a french thread?

have to checkout for IMMORTEL
(diva and god?)

matrix ala french movie

Asian flix are the best, I really wish I would have known this post was started. There are so many good foreign flix, where to begin to list ... horror is by far more graffic, and more scary ...

www.upcominghorrormovies.com has some Great reviews for new horror movies, the page is really updated if you're looking for reviews.

Some of my favorite films from abroad are ...

Nang-Nak
Audition
Another Heaven
BR/BR2
Dark Water
The Eye
Ichi
Junk
Ju-on (series)
Kairo
Ring0
Ringu
The Ring
The Ring 2
The Ring Virus
St. Johns Wort
Suicide Club
Tell Me Something
Uzumaki
Versus
The Twins Effect

those are just the ones that I started off with, but there are so many out there to watch ... I just dislike it when ppl are so closeminded as to not watch a movie with subtitles ... it's like they aren't everything. I would like to see more Asian Flix released in the scene, would be nice, 'cause some get really expensive, to check it out before you buy it

Hope this was helpful in finding some good movies to watch

pz

i strongly disliked "the eye"

...ing was good

battle royale was worth watching

those are the only i've seen so far

ONGBAK a little too fantastic but good fights overall


oh and that one who poste all the ringus, try and get RASEN the SPIRAL

kind of an alternate story
i think that was originally supposed to be ringu 2

of course same director as the original

Ok I have searched and searched. Recent japanese horror flick 2003 i think went over really well I think Mystic slippers said somthing about this movie but hell if i can remember the name. sorry for the short amount of info. Any help would be great thxs.

Cj

I love Asian Horror as well...I recomend the Ju on Series again =P....there are 4 movies in this series and i recommend you all get them but start with the original ju on and ju on 2....not the remake ju on the grudge and ju on the grudge 2....trust me you will get so scared if you start with the originals..

Found it "Tale Of Two Sisters, A (Janghwa Hongryeon)"

Battle Royale

Anyone seen this?

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Returner

I'd never heard of this film until a couple days ago when I was downloading like crazy off of BitTorrent. Here's the IMDb link:

Returner

I'm not the best reviewer in the world, so I'll just try to sum up without giving anything away (except the premise). The last human survivors of an alien invasion have to send someone back in time to 2002 to alter the original incident that led to the invasion. So the movie is like a combination of Independence Day -- in the sense that there's a massive war going on between humans and aliens -- and Terminator -- in the sense that the movie focuses mainly on a single incident in the "past" rather than the future war.

Overall, the storyline and characters are developed fairly well, and the movie is a lot less corny than I was expecting. The martial arts sequences are slick and, for the most part, believeable, and the special effects are Hollywood-blockbuster caliber.

The element that I most enjoyed was how the writers reveal bits and pieces of the future at perfect times in the movie. Every chunk of the movie that you originally don't quite understand is eventually revealed to make perfect sense, and usually just after you've completely forgotten that you didn't quite understand what had been going on. It's really quite clever.

Definitely worth a download, or even a DVD purchase.

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My recomendation would be for VS. is agreat campy Zombie flick I hear they just recently released to DVD in the US if you like movies like Dead Alive this is a great one

One of my fav asian films is volcano high http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301429/
im also looking forward to casshern
http://www.casshern.com/

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im also looking forward to casshern
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Battle Royale was cool. I like Asian cinema quite a bit. It's too bad that the dubs never make any sense. I suppose there are just some things that there are no English words or phrases that work for.

Killer, and Hard Boiled were good. I like the Killer better.

Been wanting to see "...ing"

Good to see someone talking about something other than the meaningless shit we are inundated with in the states.

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I've got into asian films over the past year or so, since I watched Ringu. I was originally put off by the subtitles but I've become used to them now. I've got quite an extensive collection now *strokes cock*

Anyway, Takashi Miike films are a good starting point for anyone who wants to sample some far east delights. Most of his films are incredible, shocking, surreal. I just watched Kikoku last night, and I'm afraid to say it was a bit of a disappointment. Not one of his best.

Watched Gozu too, a very wierd film indeed. Where else would you see a Yakuza boss with a spoon up his arse?!

Try some of his earlier films first before you delve into his newer stuff.

Speaking of subtitles, if you manage to get hold of a film with no subs, more than likely you'll find them here,

http://kloofy.subtitles.de/indexkb.php

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Hero?

I'm not sure if ya'll know this about the Movie HERO... the "new" Jet Li Movie coming out....

Well, the movie has been out for quite some time now, on DVD. you could go to your local movie rental store (if they have a good collection of Asian Films) or any China Town, and you can pick up the DVD. Quentin Tarantino had nothing to do with the Movie... Most of you probably are expecting some wicked Tarantino Movie with lots of Twist and Turns... Like the Kill Bill Volumes, or Pulp Fiction....

The reasoning for Tarantino's involment of the movie is that He viewed the Movie and was surprised that it wasnt on the USA Market yet, so he's basically taking the movie rights to Distribute it in the USA. It's been in Japan now for a while.

I got a copy of the DVD, i'm not one to say much about a Movie, because i dont feel like it's up to me to decide weither or not a movie is great, or suck ass.... so if you go hunting you can find it.... if it's worth your time, that'll be up to you.

Let me just say ONE thing.... what you see on the Trailer is basically all the best parts, besides my Scene, which i dont want to reveal, but it's pretty bad ass....

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You should all see
2002

Sometimes referred to as chinese Ghostbusters. Although it's not a comedy, in fact I didn't really think it was funny at all. It got a bit of a slagging off on IMDB but I loved it especially the scene in the hospital with the boy in the cap the mother, the father and the hero only some of whom are actually alive. The pool fight was great as well, someone gave me a silver of it but I might well buy it I liked it that much (I'm very tight).

8.5/10


And

7 samurai Akira Kurosawa at his finest, a classic tale of bandits, samurai, honour, a village and a bad ass battle at the end. The finest foriegn language film ever made, buy it, rent it or download it but just somehow get it, get it NOW.

10/10

Oh and don't forget The Hidden Fortressis great as well

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Casshern and Hero are both kickass films

Spirited away

Amazing awe inspiring and sweet

Even Jonathan Ross says
"Without a doubt one of the greatest animated films I've eveer seen" Film 2003

9.5/10

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Anybody seen Battlefield Baseball? Now THATS a movie! >D

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I got the 2 Disc DVD of Battlefield Baseball the other day. BADASS MOVIEEEEE!!!!!

Zombies and Baseball! WOO!

Haha yep! Theres some classic lines in there too like "Thanks to modern technology im back as a robot!" Hahah...not the exact quote but good enough to get the point the movie rules

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Been lurkin round the VCD forums for a while now, but first post gotta be here. Asian more often than not are far better (in my opinion anyway) than many western films. Some idiot posted that asian films were gay. Thats a laugh. If it weren't for "gay" asian movies where would the inspiration for the fights in Matrix, Star Wars EP 1 & 2, ect come from. West borrows from East, East from West. People with such a closed view are missin a lot of great films. Rant Over. Personal Faves:

The Killer, Better tommorrow, Once A theif, God Of Gamblers, God Of Gamblers Return, Versus, Alive, Returner, Sonatine, Violent Cop, Akumi (not Excellent, But no Bad), Volcano High ( Korean Original, not Western Cut), Happiness of the Katakuris, ect, ect, ect. Any Old School Kung Fu is also always welcomed for viewing with open arms!

Still gotta watch Natural City, just never seem to have the time....

Later troops...

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Samurai Rebellion

9/10 great film one for the chick's

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Korei a bit odd and shot in a very STV way but well worth a watch.

8/10

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Ah yeah, anything with Mifune in it is a class movie. This cannot be argued.

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House of Flying Daggers


http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2...ggers/main.html




Zhang Ziyi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Check Out Wild Zero If ya can, its bloody unbelieveable. Wanna see a snippet? just look at Mystic's avatar. If ya like horror, check Ju-On The Grudge(Curse) and The Phone for great examples of spookykids! the little girl in the phone is especially good. She could turn into a damn good actress someday.

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Whats that avatar about MS?

MS's Avatar is a clip from Wild Zero. I stated In My last post that it was a snippet from that film. You should check it out mate. Good for a laugh with some beers.

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99% Of all the Asian Films I have watcher are amazing!

Infact I dont remember the last time I watched a English speaking film.

I havent seen the orignal Ju-on's, but watched Ju-On the grudge the other day, easiest the scariest film I have seen.

Sadly I watched the American 'Ring' before the Ringu series, but the Ring 2 has probabbly the creepiest shots in it.

Battle Royal 2 is poor, if you loved Battle Royal as much as I did dont get too excited about the release of the second (requiem)

The Eye was a good film, however I wish I watched it before 'Sixth Sense' as the plot is similar.

Audition - an excellent creepy film! - Some very sick and gruesome stuff in the lsat 10 minutes......

Bangkok Dangerous - Amazing camera work, some very, very attractive Asian women! More action than horror, but highly recommended if you enjoy thriller type action movies.

The Uninvited - I turned it off 1 hour into it, very slow film, very boring and not even slightly scary!

I still have Shiri , Dead or Alive, Snake Of June and a few more to watch which I have d/l.

Looking forward to getting my hands on Ishi the Killer?

ASIA EXTREME!

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Zebraman...A movie from Miike im dying too see. Im serious have some weird obsession now of seeing a guy in a zebra suit fight crime. I usually dont get myself hyped about movies but Jesus Christ this movie better rule

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Best scene in Fudoh: The Next Generation? There are tons of tight scenes in the flick but my favorite is when the kids are sent as assasions and use all the ammo on killing the bodyguards of their target, the guy smiles at them and the next scene we see is a couple of full trashbags on the side of the street. Genius.

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Two recent movies

So I just finished watching a couple good movies in the past two days ...

1) Azumi, directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, the same guy who directed Versus back in 2000. I never saw Versus, but now it's next on my list.

Azumi tells the story of ten teenage assassins whose training is commissioned by a 17th-century ruler wanting to see the end of war. Azumi, the only girl among them, is the most gifted. The movie runs a bit long, and as with most Japanese films, the plot gets a little bit confusing/irrelevant around 60% of the way through. But overall it's an interesting story with amazing fight sequences. Apparently not quite as good as the ones in Versus, but still *very* well done.

8/10

2) Pyrokinesis, the story of a girl with the ability/need to set things on fire with her mind. A much more involved plot here than in Azumi, which is unfortunate as it suffers even more from the plot-muddling around the 60% mark. In fact, by the end I was completely clueless as to which names belonged to the good guys and which to the bad guys. But hey, who cares? It was fun just to watch people burning.

6.5/10

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Volcano High

Watched Volcano High a couple of days ago. As folks on IMDb point out, a lot of this film is lost in the subtitle translation. Sure, it's just a visual effects flic, but I had to watch certain parts 2 or 3 times in order to understand who was against whom and for what reason. I imagine that Korean viewers wouldn't have had that problem -- I often had to do some extra interpreting on the subtitles to figure out what was really going on.

In any case, it's a fun film with a little too much anime-style yelling and screaming during the fight scenes.

7/10

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Anyone seen "Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters" or " Vampire Effect " ? Both Asian horrors, i was just wondering if they were worth queuing up on netflix.

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I saw Volcano High awhile back, It was good except for the fact that the version I saw had been dubbed by rappers. "nothing against rap" But Snoop Dog can't act even in voice overs. kind of lessened the film. I was temped to watch it muted and with the closed caption on. Other than that it was good.

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I saw Volcano High awhile back, It was good except for the fact that the version I saw had been dubbed by rappers. "nothing against rap" But Snoop Dog can't act even in voice overs. kind of lessened the film. I was temped to watch it muted and with the closed caption on.

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yeah i think that was the MTV version. universally panned. i have the r3 dts es discset. nice package it is too

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Ok so even though none of you gave me input on either Tsui Harks Vampire Hunters or Vampire Effect i went ahead and queued it on netflix anyways. They both came in yesterday and i watched both of them last night. And i most say both of them though 2 very different styles of movies they both were awesome. Tsui Harks Vampire Hunters was set in 19th century China. It follows 4 young Vampire Hunters ( Rain, Wind, Thunder and Lightning) who are not only tracking the king vampire but looking for their sefu (master) who dissapeared after the last encounter with the king vampire. There is really nothing i can reasonably compare this to, but it was a really good movie.
But it gets better, i enjoyed myself so much watching Vampire Effect there isn't a word i can use to explain it. It has definatly made my favorites list. In this we follow a vampire hunter by the name of Reese who is tracking a european vampire who has been stealing royal vampires essence to become a master vampire and be able to walk in the day as well as a hellova lot of added physical strenghth. I think i could call this Underworlds asian counterpart minus the werewolves, it is done in a very similar style except for the fact that it has more comedy relief. The action in this is awesome, we even get to see 2 hot asian starlets (one being an asian pop superstar from what i read) battle the main vampire towards the end. Jackie chan also makes a cameo in this film which is pretty cool. I can definatly recommend both of these films to any horror/action movie fan confidently. But if you can only get one i would go with Vampire Effect as it was better in my opinion. When you watch Vampire Hunters i think your better off using the subs as i compared the subs with the dub and it seems alot is lost in the dub for this flick. For Vampire Effect your safe with the dub being that the voiceover was pretty good not cheap and corny sounding like many others, and the voiceover and the subtitles match exactly.

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dubs blow, i've watched one dub (out of choice) in the last 6 or so years and that was princess mononoke, as i was watching it with friends and was fairly impressed with the cast list. guess what, i didn't like it that much and traded it. i wish i hadn't now as i probably would've really liked it if i'd taken the 2nd chance to watch it properly and it was the LE with a nice book.

yesterday we went to see gozu (miike) it was pretty damn cool, and very, very odd. i don't wanna spoil, but both the beginning and end bits are just so great and disturbing its well worth a watch. slow paced and mixes a very linear plot with one that makes no sense at all. definitely worth a view.

next week its internal affairs I + II (I from divx, II in theater) then the week after that its Tale of Two Sisters (theater). i'm loving the fact i get to see all these films in the theater for free. i love my friends.

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Yah but as i said with Vampire Effect the voice acting is actually pretty good and matches the subtitles word for word. Since you mentioned Takashi Miike, have you seen Happiness of the Katakuris? If so, was it any good?

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Hi im new to all this here and i was wondering if anyone knew where i could buy the dvds for battle royale I and II. i have a copy of each now but neither works on my dvd player. any idea as to why they wont work also?

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before you go out and buy another 2 copies, check out videohelp.com and see if there are any region hacks for your dvd player. if there arent any you might as well go out and buy a cheepo player thats regionfree/hackable, itll probably cost the same as rebuying the movies or just a little bit more. it would also be a good investment if you plan on buying more asian/foreign dvd's.

anyways if you still want to rebuy them try www.yesasia.com or www.dvdasian.com, when you buy make sure they are region 0, afaik the starmax and tartan ntsc 5.1 version (br1) are the only region 0 copies.

Just got Battle Royale 1 and 2... finally. The fist one was cool as hell. I loved that informational video they got before departing . And the deaths of the characters were awesome. The second was, different than the first. I liked it. But I was expecting the same thing in the second. They seem like different movies. I probably would have got more out of it had I read the books. But the movies are cool just the same. They are both worth watching. Now, if my damn Natural City DVD would only get here...

-Battle Royale 1: watched -
-Battle Royale 2: watched -
1,000,000 movies remaining...

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Does anyone know of anymore good movies that are like Hero and Crouching Tiger?

Hola~~!

Lemme list some asian films that I think are awesome. I wont bother adding reviews as most of them have already been reviewed. I'll add a few one liners :P

Battle Royale - A DAMN good movie, first movie that got me into asian flicks.

Battle Royale: Requiem - While not as good as the first one, this is still a very good movie, ignore imdb and other sites that say the 2nd one blows. It doesnt. Stop comparing it to the first, they are different stories :\

The Killer - A legendary movie. I own the R3 DVD and when I get some cash I'm DEFINATELY purchasing the better quality HKL version.

Hard Boiled - Recently purchased the R3 DVD and I was VERY impressed. Definately a must see.

Moon Child - While a lot of people where disappointed with this movie I thought it was awesome. Good storyline, Good acting and good action scenes.

Shaolin Soccer - Pretty good movie. Had a few good laughs in it. Would have been better if they spent some more $$$ on the effects though as the ball looked too fake in a lot of places. Overall a good entertaining film though.

Fulltime Killer - A very decent Andy Lau flick, not much to say about it. Its just pretty damn good!

...Ing - This movie is AWESOME. Get it!

My Sassy Girl - Yet another awesome korean movie. Had me crying with laughter in some places!

Windstruck - The prequel to My Sassy Girl, while not as good as MSG, it is still very entertaining and has some hilarious moments in it.

Shu Qi: True Woman/Whisper Of The Wave/Tender Feeling - 3 different DVDs, same thing. Each 1 is about an hour long and consists of Shu Qi naked. Doesnt get much better than this

Zatoichi (2003/2004 Remake) - Not sure if its 2003 or 2004 but this movie is great. Takeshi Kitano plays the part amazingly and the action scenes are well done.

Bullet In The Head - This movie is just mind blowing. I watched this and I was just amazed that anyone could make such an amazing masterpiece of a movie. I was SO impressed with it that I plan to purchase it when my cheapass gets some god damn money :P

Hero - Amazing flick. Amazing soundtrack. Amazing Actors. Amazing Cinematography. Simply Amazing!

There are many more to list but I dont want to start a big 10 page long essay :P

I'm still trying to hunt down Natural City, it looks amazing. Cant afford to buy it yet someone rip to xvid and send to me :P

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and I've just seen shogun assassin (Which is cut from severl films in a series with a cracking english voiceover and great '80s synth.

Both of those I would recommend.

May have already mentioned it but I watched the Hidden Fortress again and it was even better than the first time I watched it a must for all star wars fans or Kurosawa fans.

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This just in. Zebraman but Miike is the greatest movie EVER

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has anyone seen "My Sassy Girl?"

i just bought the dvd and this movie is great...

its a romantic comedy (korean)...but its a really really good romantic comedy...its not cheesy at all.....both of the stars in this movie really has good chemistry...

the movies makes you smile throughout every scene, lots of laughter too.....i highly suggest all the people who like "asian cinema" to go watch this

10/10!



"My Sassy Girl" is based on an on-line serial written by Kim Ho-sik that detailed his relationship with his off-the-wall college girlfriend. This was eventually compiled into a best-selling book and caught the attention of director Kwak Jae-young, who wrote the script for the film. The story kicks off with college student Kyun-woo (Korean pop singer Cha Tae-hyun, in his feature film debut) crossing paths with a drunk girl (Jun Ji-hyun of "Il Mare") on a late-night subway. Just before she passes out, the girl looks at Kyun-woo and calls him 'honey'. The other passengers, assuming him to be the hapless girl's boyfriend, demand that Kyun-woo look after her. After carrying her on his back for what seems to be miles, Kyun-woo drops the girl off at a motel. But instead of leaving her and getting on his way, Kyun-woo finds himself intrigued by the nameless girl and vows to do whatever he can to heal her sorrow.

http://www.mediacircus.net/mysassygirl.html


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293715/
8.2/10 (1,496 votes)

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i've been meaning to watch My Sassy Girl for such a long time now its stupid. its supposed to be absolutely brilliant, as your score reflects, so i really need to get down and watch it. i might wait till my xbox is all setup so i can watch it in the lounge and force it upon my housemates

either that, or when i place my £100 ($180) yesasia order over xmas if i have the money, i'll pick it up on dvd. yay

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i've been meaning to watch My Sassy Girl for such a long time now its stupid. its supposed to be absolutely brilliant, as your score reflects, so i really need to get down and watch it.

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just poped over to http://www.devilmanthemovie.jp/ and just saw the trailer must say the sfx look better than most hollywood films

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My Musa: Warrior dvd just came in today, and just finished watching it.
I gotta say, its one of the greatest Asian war movie i have ever seen.

The year is 1375 and China has been in a war that has lasted almost two decades between the Yuan (Mongols) and Ming Dynasties. A small band of Koryo (ancient Koreans) troops are escorting their diplomats to make peace with the Ming Emperor. However, before they reach the capital, they are captured by the local Ming troops and accused of spying and are set to be exiled to a remote desert. On their way, the Ming troops are wiped out by the Mongols and the Koryos are left to return to their homeland.
As fate might have it, they find out that Ming princess Buyong (Zhang Ziyi) is captured by the Mongols. In a daring attempt, the Koryos rescue the princess to make peace with the Ming Emperor. Pursued by one of Mongol's greatest generals (Yu Rong Guang), these Korean outcasts must face an army who have never seen defeat and in a desert that knows no mercy.

The Cinematography is amazing. They picked the right people to play the main characters.
The movie is like 2hrs++ long (the english version dvd is shorter..but i bought the import)
The battle scenes are pretty good, almost as bloody as Braveheart (but i wished it was more bloody..lol). The ending is great. It's not your typical HOLLYWOOD war ending (like stupid last samurai)....very good ending
and Zhang Ziyi looks sooooo sexy ...
Musa: Warrior is not some cheap Korean Movie.(Most expensive korean movie ever made)..
Costumes look so authentic...


http://www.mediacircus.net/musa.html
http://www.kfccinema.com/reviews/sw.../musa/musa.html
(some screenshots worth checking out and reviews..)



"ASIAN MOVIE" Junkies, watch this one, its worth it

they made an American Dvd release of Musa, with english dub for the lazy people...

Too bad i didn't buy the 2 DISC UNCUT special edition with extras!!! (25min of extra footage in the movie, maybe longer and blooder battle scenes?..i wish i bought it..but pretty pricey)


RATING: 9/10!!

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^ The ending of Musa is so badass. I was all giddy when they ran all up the building with those ladders haha

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Visitor Q <--- Anyone seen this? It's directed by Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer, Gozu). One sick movie.

visitor q is definately one of the sickest and strangest movies i've ever seen. i cant wait to see miike's new flick "izo". the trailer looks awesome.

here are some recommendations, that havent been listed here:

- Bangkok Dangerous (Gangster)
- The Isle (Drama/Thriller)
- Pornostar / Porunosuta (small but awesome gangster movie, one of my favorites)
- All Night Long 1-3 (Horror/Drama)
- Save the Green Planet (wildest mixture of genres ive ever seen)
- Naked Blood (Horror)
- Shaolin Soccer (matrix style sfx, a mustsee)
- Say Yes (Thriller, has similarities to "Kalifornia")
- Freeze me (revenge thriller with a sick touch)

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argh me and my fucking lazy eyes. I forgot about this thread.
Well the latest asian flick I watched is Sicily 2km/To Catch A Virgin Ghost. It's a comedy/horror movie. I gave it a 5/10 on imdb.

I have Il Mare sitting on my hd and have yet to watch it.

i've seen the cover of that to catch a virgin ghost one on YA , probably glad i didn't buy it now

i just ordered (including links!):


The God of Cookery $5.99
Shaolin Soccer (DTS Version) (Extended Version) $10.99 (x2)
Tiramisu (DTS Version) $5.99
Wonderful Days Limited Original Edition $31.99
Quill (DTS Version) (Limited Edition) (Overseas Version) $19.99
Taegukgi (DTS Version) (Exclusive Limited Edition) (Overseas Version) $21.99
R- Point Limited Edition $29.99
Doraemon 1 (China Version) $5.99

haven't seen any of em before, bar Shaolin Soccer. about 20 times. at that price its rude not to buy ! i already have a good 5 or 6 different copies (including an original VCD from hk) but thats the best version evah

my YA wishlist now stands at probably close to $700, and thats without anything particularly extreme on it. i intend to buy as much of it as i can.

watched quite a few films recently, will do at least summaries on em for this thread, i need to help keep it alive too

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Last Asian movie that I watched was Appleseed.

The artwork is beautiful and its actually not to bad a film either in terms of storyline. I thought the fight scene at the start was probably the awesomest bit. Definitely worth a watch.

yeah the fight is excellent, i plan to watch the whole thing in a day or two.

did you watch the original anime or read the manga ? interested to know how it compares to em. (i've seen the original, but only read a small part about 10 years ago )

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pHo, please let me know if R-Point is any good.
thx

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Micott & Bazara, the Japanese creators of the upcoming animated sci-fi actioner Appleseed, has pacted with nascent Axis Entertainment to co-produce two sequels in the franchise together, reports Variety.

Combining motion-capture and new technology called "toon-shading," which gives 3D characters a 2D comicbook look, the film will be released domestically through Geneon Entertainment (Akira, Sailor Moon) on January 14.

Micott & Basara and Los Angeles-based Axis are further planning on co-creating an Appleseed TV series and a possible live-action feature.

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ok i just watched "R-Point" and i gotta say this was a good one.

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Hey I got a Q for yall.

I was told about a Japanese horror/ghost movie about some lady and her daughter moving into a apartment that was haunted by a girl that went mising, but then the mother found her drowned in the water tank on the roof. I'd REALLY like to watch this, so if you know what it is PLMK Thanks!

thats Dark Water.

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I just watched Wonderful Days. The animation was really nice and the plot was alright. Apparently, there's an english dub coming out and they changed the movie's name to Sky Blue.

Don't you think there are too many asian movies out with a storyline about civilization being destroyed by war and pollution?

Cutie Honey Live Action. Gotta admit, I really enjoyed it. Probably not everyones cup of tea though. Probably gonna have to check in for therapy though......

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Last azn flick i watched was "2046". It was somewhat different but an excellent movie with style and excellent cinematography..
Also watched house of flying daggers which is my best film of this year
And the fact that zhang ziyi comes in em is a plus pointer hehe..
Next film for me to watch is Musa and warriors of heaven and earth..
And ive recently acquired this film called "the kung fu cult master" with jet li in it on DVD. Will post back on that one.
Rock on freakos

I just finished watching Appleseed. It was alright. Some good eye candy in it but the plot wasn't as good as I hoped it to be. I found myself zoning out a of couple times during the action scenes . The main character, Deunan, is my avatar.

Wild Zero

Well, Mystic, I finally got around to watching Wild Zero last night. It was throughly silly, with a few laugh-out-loud moments, and some pretty crappy music. Worth watching once but then delete-able.

At least I finally understand the comedy in Mystic's old avatar ...

6/10

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check out GOZU
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Just watched "Spin Kick",

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0406713/

Fun movie, I enjoyed it alot and it was pretty funny, I was laughing out loud a couple of times.

Watched 2046 the other day as well, it's one of those slow paced films which makes you think a lot, but overall I enjoyed it and the cinematography is certainly classable as "unique".

Just finished watching Il Mare. Great movie even though I don't like romantic movies. Maybe it's just the hollywood ones that suck. Oh and unfortunately, there's going to be a remake.

My Rating: 9/10!

Ok, finally got around to watching Casshern.

Verdict: ass.

The movie may have been live-action, but the plot (or lack thereof) was completely anime in nature. Absolutely no connection of events to each other. Completely random occurrences were necessary to further the inane plot.

Some interesting action but pretty dumb graphics compared to the other digital-background movies that have been released thus far (Immortel (ad vitam), Sky Captain, etc.).

I guess it's worth a watch, and the very, very ending is somewhat inspirational, but sitting through this thing more than once is too much of a price to pay for a bit of pop philosophy.

5/10

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3-Iron by Kim Ki-duk ("The Isle", "Samaria", "Spring, Summer...") is what I've literally just finished watching.

Not sure what to make of it...definitely worth seeing, has the same light and airy atmosphere with a very spiritual undertone that runs through other Ki-duk movies...or is it overtone?

Anyway, it's kinda off-the-wall, chilled and a little weird. And if you're not good with subs you'll probably appreciate there being almost no dialogue for long, long stretches of the movie - it took me about 5mins of scanning to find somewhere with dialogue to check the subs were OK before watching

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Ok, finally got around to watching Casshern.

Verdict: ass.

The movie may have been live-action, but the plot (or lack thereof) was completely anime in nature. Absolutely no connection of events to each other. Completely random occurrences were necessary to further the inane plot.

Some interesting action but pretty dumb graphics compared to the other digital-background movies that have been released thus far (Immortel (ad vitam), Sky Captain, etc.).

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Ok, finally got around to watching Casshern.

Verdict: ass.

The movie may have been live-action, but the plot (or lack thereof) was completely anime in nature. Absolutely no connection of events to each other. Completely random occurrences were necessary to further the inane plot.

Some interesting action but pretty dumb graphics compared to the other digital-background movies that have been released thus far (Immortel (ad vitam), Sky Captain, etc.).

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My Musa: Warrior dvd just came in today, and just finished watching it.
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Gonna watch "Taegukgi" next when I get time, it looks incredible.

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Sweet. Haven't had a chance to watch it yet (its a fucking long film!).

On a better note, my Infernal Affairs SE Trilogy Boxset got here today. IMO one of the best trilogys ever made.

just bought this, house of flying daggers boxset limited to 2,000 copies wasn't too badly priced (the box is bigger than it looks, i've seen proper photos) and the print on the new disc is TONS better than the version going around before. i haven't checked, but that definitely needs propering.

http://www.reviews.dvdbeaver.com/fi...yingdaggers.htm

doesn't show the differences as well as the other comparison i've seen (its the skintones that have a massive difference, see the last shot) but you can easily tell the edko print is MILES better.

also bought windstruck (same cast/crew as sassy girl but i've heard its not good now ) and world without thieves (andy lau!) so looking forward to those arriving.

also....

if using yesasia, please could you use the following link?

http://global.yesasia.com/assocred.asp?MFMWIXPH+http://global.yesasia.com/en/Index.aspx

cheers!

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the HOFD disc wasn't too bad on the 20" FS tv we watched it on, but on my set i wouldn't want to watch it. i'll let the guy who borrowed the dvdr keep it probably, i don't think the prints differ in any way so no point me keeping it.

i still need kill bill vol2 japanese boxset to go with my volume 1

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Saw Appleseed (2004) last night... simply amazing!

Was a very neat CG movie Alright, it doesn't have that Final Fantasy movie CG quality, but still got very good sequences

Story is a bit cliche though but music soundtrack was damn groovy

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http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0386064/

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i recently watched Kung Fu Hustle aka Gong Fu and i gotta say its a must-see.
one of the best action comedies ever. the humor is slapstick/comic like but really funny at some times and the fighting scene are nearly the best ive ever seen.

yesterday i stumbled over Ab-Normal Beauty which is described as the pang brothers version of "8mm" with a much sicker touch. will tell you if this is any good.

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i've been on a stephen chow quest for a while. check out 'the king of comedy', i think it's his funniest by far. he plays a (crap) movie extra in the present day, so there isn't any of the wirework or mad kungfu from his other movies, but it does have cecilia cheung and karen mok, so the eye candy is pleasant as well.

ab-normal beauty is OK, but not oxide's best movie.

watched '100 days with mr arrogant' a coupla days ago. limp and pale. not recommended unless you're a 14yr old girl.

finally got round to seeing 'my wife is a gangster 2'. was OK. highly recommend the original, loved that movie. the sequel is probably only for people who liked the original a lot.

'the eagles shooting heroes', 'last life in the universe' and 'beautiful boxer' are the next asian movies on my list.

2046 great movie my first Wong Kai Wai movie saw it in the cinemas.

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Yep, Kung Fu Hustle was great. 8/10

I also watched Ong Bak a couple days ago, which has some truly fantastic Thai martial arts in it ... but is an incredibly boring flick nonetheless. I didn't even burn the thing; as cool as the martial arts were, I just never want to sit through that plot again in order to see them. 6/10

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kung fu hustle was great need i say more
just got a fliick called phone which is so strange i cant reamber most of the plot well to be honest i was hiding wanted the scary child to go away lol

recently watched 'the kung fu cult master' starring jet li from 1993. This gotta be one of the craziest kung fu movies i have seen in a looong time, so 0ld sk00l...if you aint seen it, watch it and post back.

Also watched the tv type episodes of kung fu master n revenge of kung fu master starring donnie yen. They were OK, just went on for fooking ages.

Well, I just got round to watching "Taegukgi", and all I can say is that it was utterly brilliant.



http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0386064/

Apparently done on a budget of just $13million, it is amazing how far they make the money stretch. Apart from the effects looking a bit unrealistic towards the end, the whole film is executed superbly, and ends up being a very emotionally charged portrayal of warfare. This probably stands alongside Saving Private Ryan as the best war film I have EVER seen.

Everyone should watch it, right now. If only I could find somewhere to purchase the DVD now though LOL.

My Rating: 10/10

Just found out you can get a 2-disc directors cut from cd-wow for only £8.99!

http://www3.cd-wow.com/detail_resul...duct_code=14491

i have the hk dc boxset, seems OOP now tho. came with a badass photo book and a calender, and was cheap. there are doubts to whether it really is a DC mind.

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just watched Ong-Bak. all i can say is "wow!" that thai fighting style is awesome. aside from that, the movie's plot was okay. 7/10.

I've just scored the full boxset of The Yakuza Papers (Fukasaku's based on some true events, but 'Godfather' inspired stylistically) - 5 movies and full extras. Got another 6 of his greats as well ...but was let down on Yagfu Conspiracy, never mind I'll find it sooner or later

Also laid my grubby little mitts on Miike's MPD TV shows as well as his Black Society Trilogy. Loadsa asian classics as well including Lady Snowblood, High and Low, Samurai pirate, Samurai Assassin, some great King Hu (A Touch Of Zen, Dragon Gate Inn). Got some more recent 'classics' as well: Pornostar, Xiao Wu, Devils on the Doorstep, and loads more

So, I'm guessing I don't need recommendations for viewing for a while, but keep posting, don't allow this thread to die: I wanna know more about what's worth seeing (specially of the newer movies).

i just watched Izo and all i can say is "omfg watch this one". if you've seen the trailer and thought it shows all the goodies, ur wrong. its nearly a non stop 140 min bloodshed, very twisted and not for the squeamish.
will post my comments on Inugami , Shikoku , Unborn but forgotten and The Scarlet Letter

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Just ordered...

Musa - The Warrior
2046
Returner
Friend

first time using yesasia, really convenient as they take paypal, really really looking forward to my package

Have em all except Musa, only one I watched tho is Returner which is a bit "meh". Kinda prehyped then found out to be a bit average, but its not too bad.

The version of Friend I have is lovely, metal tin. 2046 I'm saving till I've got In The Mood For Love (which bloody got shown at a cinema near me a few weeks ago but I couldn't go. hmph!)

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finally got the chance to watch Bin-jip (3-Iron). it's such a slow paced movie. even though main character doesn't even talk once, i found it interesting.
I give it a 3/5.

my first order hasnt even arrived yet :P but i got paid today and decided to place another $40 order. bought:

The Eye
Brother
Dark Water
My Sassy Girl DC

im really hoping my first order comes in tomorrow as im still on my spring break and would like to watch my flicks before school starts up again, either way i cant wait for both to arrive.

wow, just watched ...ing. very good movie and very touching. i almost cried a couple times. shame i didnt buy the limited editipn dvd.
4/5

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finally got the chance to watch Bin-jip (3-Iron). it's such a slow paced movie. even though main character doesn't even talk once, i found it interesting.
I give it a 3/5.

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lol baha maybe you should watch it twice. but then again, i checked imdb and people are making the movie seem much deeper than it already is. well this is what i got out of the movie.


***SPOILERS***

i dont think he died in the prison. he just practiced hiding behind the guard and got so good at it that if you were to turn around, you wont see him because he's already behind you.
he didnt intentionally set the gun to fire. he had to get out of there in a hurry and left it there by mistake.
you dont remember what the boxer did to him after he found him in his home?

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or maybe im just wrong about all this.

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lol baha maybe you should watch it twice. but then again, i checked imdb and people are making the movie seem much deeper than it already is. well this is what i got out of the movie.


***SPOILERS***

i dont think he died in the prison. he just practiced hiding behind the guard and got so good at it that if you were to turn around, you wont see him because he's already behind you.
he didnt intentionally set the gun to fire. he had to get out of there in a hurry and left it there by mistake.
you dont remember what the boxer did to him after he found him in his home?

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Just watched Audition have to say she is hot but the wire and feet scene made me feel a bit sick but great movie.

Here is another great korean movie: Spider Forest

it's kind of a mystery thriller, david lynch style. sometimes hard to follow with switches between past and present, but very good story an brilliant directing/acting. highly recommended!

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Any one seen The Red Spectacles or Stray Dog? Directed by Mamoru Oshii, “Ghost in the shell“. A friend told me about them wondering if they are worth buying.

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Funny you should mention those! I've been trying to convince a guy to release the movie trilogy boxset:
Stray.Dog.1991.DVDRip.XviD-QiX
Red.Spectacles.1987.DVDRip.XviD.AC3.2CD-Oshii
Talking.Head.1992.DVDRip.XviD-QiX
...but he keeps promising and not delivering I'll probably end up buying the boxset, but I'd really like to see them first. GitS & GitS2 I like, but although it's OK, I'm not a big fan of Angel''s Egg (tho to be fair I had a bad VHS rip).

I did get hold of Avalon a few weeks ago. It's live action (but almost animation) and it's in Polish...not dubbed, he made it in Poland - I don't know why. It's excellent, the storyline is that the characters are part of a videogame world and you get all the features of video games through their world...lags, levels, weapons, everything. Definitely worth seeing!

Everybodys probably seen this but its so good its still worth mentioning.

Kung Fu Hussle. - Admitidly while it is very westernised and Stephen Chow is more commercially aware than most of his counterparts in the asian film industry, its still the most fun I've ever had watching a flick.Purists might say that Chow has sold his soul, but maybe, just maybe, this could be one Asian director that will make a worldwide impact without having to come to the USA to make inferior Hollywood remakes.I know there has been others but nothing that lasted too long.I think this guy possesses the right amount of magic to make it really happen.

Also Infernal Affairs was the best Cop V Mob flick I've ever seen period.It just doesnt seem right though that they made a sequel.I mean you couldnt just imagine a Usual Suspects 2 or for that matter La Confidential 2, could you.For the record Infernal Affairs 2 was rubbish.

what i've watched recently:

Red Eye : standard horror flick, nothing special. just watch if you cant get enough of asian spooky stuff

Premonition aka Yogen: another ringu like flick zzZZzz with a little final destination touch

Arahan : some nice supernatural fighting scenes towards the end, but before that its looooooong 60 minutes

Zee Oui: a thai drama based on real events about a multiple child murderer who was raised by his mother in the believe, that eating human hearts cures his lung sickness. sounds sick and promising for gore-hounds, in fact its "just" an interesting story shot in beautifull pictures but not much blood etc

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thanks for the tip jko !!!!

I just watched Someone Special. It was a good romantic movie. 7/10.
Here is the link to the official site. Check it out!

2 more worth watching:

Sisily 2km aka "How to catch a virgin ghost": nice comedy/gangster/ghost mixture. wont be everybodys darling, but give it a try.

Blood & Bones : Takeshi Kitano in a leading role again as a violent, sadistic father and businessman.

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Blood & Bones : Takeshi Kitano in a leading role again as a violent, sadistic father and businessman.

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aaaaaaand another one:

Devilman : this is an adaption of the anime/manga series and its trash galore. stupid dialogues, bad acting and cgi FX between average and cheap. the only thing i really liked were the manga like frames cut inbetween some fighting scenes. would recommend this to fans of the series and to people aged under 14

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aaaaaaand another one:

Devilman : this is an adaption of the anime/manga series and its trash galore. stupid dialogues, bad acting and cgi FX between average and cheap. the only thing i really liked were the manga like frames cut inbetween some fighting scenes. would recommend this to fans of the series and to people aged under 14

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yesterday i've watched:

Muscle Heat aka Masuuruhiito

Plot: in 2009 a new drug conquers japan, it increases the consumers body power. an ex con has to go undercover to investigate connections between dealers and cage fighters. his friend gets killed, he wants revenge, bla bla bla

guess what, this movie sucks. stupid plot, very few and short fighting scenes, two badly directed slomo shoot-outs and a boring grand finale.

avoid this one, except your a die hard martial arts fan.

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watched quite a few decent movies recently, but keep forgetting to mention em here.

saw Survive Style 5+ a coupla nights ago. decent japanese movie, funny in places and mildly amusing in others, there's a mean edgey nature to it that only bursts through in a few scenes (but you're never sure when it'll happen), definitely worth checking out. 4 concurrent stories: one a totally surreal fantasy of a wife that won't stay murdered, another of a stressed ad-exec woman, one about 3 jack-the-lads with an undercurrent of homo activity, and a story of a regular family whose father develops a very strange condition...and all linked by Vinnie Jones as a hitman obssessed with the function in life of those he hits. (Jones' role is a bit shit in this one, so don't expect his regular gangster shennanigans.)

by far and away the best thread is the story of the wife and the husband that wants her dead...pure fantasy and quite slick. i wish i could find a decent pic of the chick who plays the wife cos she is really, really sexy, this is the best i can do, but she looks more "cum-f-me" in the film:


give it a look-see. if you're willing to just chill and go with it you'll enjoy it (i watched it stoned so i didn't need a "why" and "because"), but if you're looking for a movie with a reason or moral then maybe this isn't the one for you.

sounds very promising. thx baha, will take a look.

edit: just watched this. nice one, very strange in some points. an vinnie jones' handbag is daaaaaaaaaamn fancy lol must have one like this

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i wasted yesterdays time with the following two movies:

1) The Eye 10 : the pang brothers third installment of the eye series starts off quite promising with a buddhist exorcism. since i haven't seen part two i didnt know, if this had anything to do with it, but it turned out to be unimportant. then it goes on with a group of young people on vacation in thailand. they sit together telling campfire tales and one of them pulls out an antique book about 10 rituals to summon ghosts. the rituals include ouja board sessions (wow, this is new to the genre), playing hide and seek in the woods (one of them has to carry a black cat in order to see ghosts - the others have to find the person, then they will see the ghost too ....WTF) or going to a graveyard and covering your eyes with mud to see them. during this, one of the teens gets lost, the others go back home and try to live their normal lifes but (big surprise) the haunting goes on ...
this movie sucks horses ass big time. even though its technically quite solid, the plot goes from thin to nearly non-existent. you can count the thrills with one hand and even the pangs attempt to add some humour doesnt safe the movie, it even makes it more annoying. AVOID!!!

2) The Circle : an imprisoned serial killer confesses the rape and murder of at least 5 women. this leads to an investigation and it turns out, that the psychopath is impotent. to this point the circle looks like an ok se7en/silence of the lambs rip-off, but then the psychopaths' girlfriend shows up, claiming they are the reincarnation of a couple that lived in 1930. ok, a little plot twist adding a little mystery and supernatural stuff. but after 60 minutes the plot totally loses its tracks: the killer is sentenced to death, his girlfriend gets hit by a car and dies after threatening the attorney who starts to believe the whole reincarnation story. the attorney now gets flashbacks from their past and tries to find out whats behind their story - so the plot takes another twist and ends as a drama/romance. the couple in 1935 is found frozen to death in the mountains while getting it on, for some reason the doctos cut out her unborn baby and their stuck genitals (???!!!???!?).
what can i say more? wtf was wrong with the people making this movie? say no to drugs.

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New Blood : three people meet at a blood bank when donating their rare bloodtype for a couple, that just tried to commit suicide. the woman dies, the man remains in a coma. after that the three of them are haunted by visions of the bald deceased woman and strange things occure. they soon find out, what the raging ghost wants to tell them ...
this movie is all about atmosphere, it starts pretty weird and gives you a non-stop uncasual feeling for the whole 90 minutes with dark rooms, empty corridors, creepy shadows and strange sounds. this is the big plus. on the other hand the story lacks of deepness. its very slow paced, no big moments of thrill or action.
i would recommend it though, it was way better than all the crap i watched recently.

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A few of my personal favorites:

Kagemusha
Old Boy
Visitor Q
Alive
Zatoichi series
Lone Wolf and Cub series (highly recommended)

I'm also a big fan of the old Shaw Bros. kung fu movies with Gordon Liu or the Venoms.

Immortal Enemy :

this is like "Plan 9 from outer Thailand". hardcore vampire trash, so bad, that i had to turn it off after 15 minutes.


Vital :

Hiroshi loses his memory after a car accident and starts to find his way back to normal live. being a medical student he's got to do an autopsy class and soon realises, that the young woman on the dissection table is someone he knows: his girlfriend Ryoko, who died in the car crash. from that point on his memory keeps coming back in fragments.

fans of director shinya tsukamoto (Tetsuo, Tokyo Fist, Bullet Ballet) won't be disappointed. Vital is a very slow, strange and artfull movie, maybe tsukamotos most philosophical work. recommended.

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Koma :

a newly wed woman finds a naked female with one of her kidneys removed in her hotelroom. she seems to be the 11th victim of a maniac and surprisingly the cops main suspect is a young woman, who had an affair with mrs. tungs husband ...

a basic thriller, entertaining, but nothing special.


Phone :

Beeing stalked by an accused paedo, journalist Ji-Won moves to a new appartment and gets a new phone number. she keeps getting strange calls, which, once heard by her friends daughter, make the kid go crazy ...

aaaaaaand another ring rip-off with a long haired ghostgirl, hair in the bathtub and all the asian standard spooky stuff. had to turn this mother off after 40 minutes, may be ok if you havent seen them all.


Golden Chicken :

Prostitute (called "Chickens" in HK) Kam is trapped with a robber inside a bank. to kill time she starts to tell him short storys about her life as a hooker ...

well, this is a comedy/drama and since i'm a) not into chinese humour and b) not into chinese history, i stopped watching after 20 minutes. but seems to be a quite ok movie (imdb lists a sequel).

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well, I'm not sure if this goes in this category bu I just watched a Movie Called INITIAL D. Pretty good movie. The movie is about a kid who delivers (cant remeber exactly) something like Soy but he makes the deliveries on this particular road so much he gets faster and faster until one day some punks are street racing down this mountain at the same time and he smokes them all. The translation I had for the subtitles was kind of goofie but its really worth checking out. I know you people in here would dig it. Peace. P.S. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439630/

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THE HAND SHOCKER....2 in the pink, one in the stink.

i just got the dvd of azumi 2 : love or death, will watch it tonight and post up a review.

if anyone else has seen it post up a review so i dont have to do it later

Just watched Initial D myself when I found out it was directed by the same guys who did the Infernal Affairs trilogy and it had alot of the same cast (mainly the younger Lau and Chen from IA2 & 3). Visually the film was really good, the effects and setting reminded me of Gran Turismo for some reason, and the opening credits were killer; However the storyline was pretty poor and from what I've heard about the original anime it doesn't stick to it very well.

Its definitely worth a watch though and its FAR better than 'The Fast and The Furious' or its even worse sequel. There is a non-dubbed version with decent subs out now just in case anyone else is interested.

Dir Name: Initial.D.2005.DVDRip.XviD-iMBT

here's the trailer to the new takashi miike movie Yokai Daisensou :

http://yokai-movie.com/movies/yokai_yokoku_big.wmv

looks like some expensive manga adaptation.

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weres kairo

do you think the the american remake is going to be any good ???

i haven't seen kairo yet,but i the remake is set for a febuary date...

i hate watching u.s remakes any one seen marebito yet


http://media.filmforce.ign.com/medi...296/vids_1.html

p. your link didn't work for me i'll try it again another day !

hmm well remakes are going to happen...


i'm more bothered by whatever you want to call a 'movie fan' that 97 % of the time won't watch a subbed film *just* because that's right it has subs.

we have plenty and plenty of those in states.they view reading subs as worse then going to the denist....

wow! totally forgot about this thread. being up in the attic (when the page loads) means i keep forgetting to look here - who ever goes back to read the stickies at the top of the page?

well, there's probably 200 asian movies i've seen since i last posted...and i think i'll forget about trying to keep this thread updated about em all LOL

the major current news is the proper of 'sympathy for lady vengeance' with official subs (the fansubs were just unwatchable/misleading). i'm planning to watch it tonight/tomorrow and i'll post back with views.

of what i've watched in the last couple of months what really sticks out in the memory is a king hu classic made under the shaw brothers banner come drink with me. it's as beautiful as any other king hu movie, the action is excellently choroegraphed, the characters are well developed...just a class piece of filmmaking by one of the greatest directors of all time! (and it's the basis of 'house of flying daggers' and 'crouching tiger, hidden dragon', the former being almost a direct remake and the latter borrows many storyline elements.)

I like the kung fu movies.

One Armed Boxer 1971

Jimmy Wang Yu as Wang Yu
beats this guy up that is trying to rob someone. the guy that gets beat up goes and tells his master Wang Yu insulted him. the master hires trained killers from foreign lands in his cause to get his respect back. one of the hired killers karate chops Wang Yu's arm off and kills his master and several students. he is found left for dead along side the road. a doctor and his daughter finds him and nurses him back to health. he learns a new fighting style from the doctor and seeks revenge for him his master and his classmates.
the version i have has subtitles but is hard for me to follow because i have dyslexia arg.

hey i gotta ask are you guys asian? anyways not like it matters , but i been reading this thread for awhile and finally got to watch a few films talked about here.

i watched 2 takeshi films, itchi the killer and happiness of teh kawataris, and i thought itci was ok at best, and kawataris i didn't really like.

zatoitchi i thought was ok, but i liked the action scenes, yea its wasnt the best special effects, but i still liked it. are there any other movies that have this type of action? just extremely fast sword swinging with lots of blood.

i saws this film called "RIKI OH" i think, anyways it looked kind of old, and had poor special effects, but damn i loved this movie. its one of the funniest films i have ever seen..not sure if it was meant to be funny or not..can anyone reccomend a film similiar to riki oh?

thanks

oh yea taeguki was really good.


holy crap just finished watching my sassy girl, man this movie is great.

well i'm not asian. well not that i know of....

sassy girl is cool suprise indeed. anyway some us company has bought the rights/or however i should phrase it. but maybe the remake won't happen. ...



hmm i don't know ...can i mention wong kar wai's 'chungking express'/'fallen angels'. got to love those. well at least i do !

Just gonna go watch Jet Li's new film Fearless

And also Donnie Yen has got a new one out called Saat po long, waiting for my chinky mate to gimme a copy of that

The Myth (Jackie Chan's latest, after New Police Story)
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (The last in Chan-wook Park's "Vengeance" trilogy; Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy)
Seven Swords
The Duelist
Shinobi (Jap Romeo&Juliet-kinda flick)
The Promise

Other mentions: Jet Li's (last HK/action flick?) Fearless, and Ong Bak 2.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427954/

anyone know if "The Protector" has been released?

I watched it a few months back and it was pretty cool

I'm not Asian... and I loved Zatochi (depends which version) and was OK with Ichi.

I love Asian movies!!!!
Below are my favs!!!!

- 3 Extremes
- Zaotichi
- Oldboy
- Sympathy for lady vengance
- Sympathy for mr vengance
- Yakuza Demon
- Spring,Summer,Fall,Winter and Spring
- Buffalo Boy
- Ichi The Killer
- Audition
- Shinjuku Triad Society Trilogy
- Dolls
- Violent Cop
- Sabu
- Fudo
- Infernal Affairs
- Gozu

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I love Asian movies!!!!
Below are my favs!!!!

- 3 Extremes
- Zaotichi
- Oldboy
- Sympathy for lady vengance
- Sympathy for mr vengance
- Yakuza Demon
- Spring,Summer,Fall,Winter and Spring
- Buffalo Boy
- Ichi The Killer
- Audition
- Shinjuku Triad Society Trilogy
- Dolls
- Violent Cop
- Sabu
- Fudo
- Infernal Affairs
- Gozu

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427954/

anyone know if "The Protector" has been released?

I watched it a few months back and it was pretty cool

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I just got this new movie called moon to aka protegé, supposed to be quite good. Will report back with findings!

Protege was good. I ain't not review writer but ffs people post in this thread, don't keep the chinky movies to yourself!

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Protege was good. I ain't not review writer but ffs people post in this thread, don't keep the chinky movies to yourself!

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"H"(2002) Korean movie directed by Jong-hyuk Lee..Not well known but if you like a movie that you have to "Work it out" youll love this Korean treat.

Brief synopsis..

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A serial killer named Shin-Hyun gives himself up to police. He confesses to committing a series of particularly horrifying murders of exclusively female victims. He is imprisoned, awaiting the death sentence for his crimes. Yet the killings do not stop. They continue with all the same characteristics trademarks of the Shin-Hyun serial killings. The case is re-opened when two more bodies are discovered, both pregnant women. One is found in the city's landfill site, and the other is horrifically murdered on a public bus

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Satoshi Toyama (Takayuki Yamada) owns an aquatic plants shop named "Trash" and lives a normal life in a quiet small town. One snowy night a girl by the name of Suzune Morikawa (Masami Nagasawa) drops by the shop, answering a "part-timers wanted" ad. He later finds out that she is a world famous model. As they spend time together, Satoshi slowly begins to remember Karin Takigawa and Yuji Igarashi, his childhood best friends, the times they spent together and the long lost promises that were made..

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Seen tons of shit lately ('shit' as in stuff, not all bad):

- The Warlords: Any Lau, Jet Li, and Takeshi Kineshiro in a big budget multi extra epic. Lovely to look at, but too thick with the Shakespearean tragedy attempt.

- Valley of Flowers: Pan Nalin's first movie since Samsara and has a lot of the feel of that movie, surreal and beautiful. DO NOT GET AN AVI. This must be watched on DVD or better quality, as much for the sound - actually, more for the sound - than the visuals. Every note and every image is choreographed. Beautiful movie...but, again, I felt shortchanged with the ending. Still, for the absolutely gorgeous lead actress and everything that comes before Japan it's well worth it! (Ending isn't terrible, it just isn't awesome either.)

- Swordsmen in Double Flag Town (1991): martial arts spaghetti western! Another beautiful movie set in the wasteland/deserts of northern China. Very little fighting and lots of character build-up. Not a chop-fooey flick, but a great watch with an excellent end.

- Courthouse on Horseback: an amazing film about a judge, a trainee judge, and a (court) recorder who travel the remote villages in China officiating over village disputes. I learnt more about rural China watching this movie than in the 100's of hours of I've spent watching movies and documentaries and reading about the fastest growing economy on earth. It won't be to everyone's taste, but is one of the most rewarding movies I've seen in years.

- Vengeance is Mine: finally got to watching Shoei Imamura's "tour de force"...and that's exactly what it is! Mindblowingly good...but I watched a cut version (afaik, difficult to assess with PAL runtimes), hoping to get hold of a certified uncut version so I can be sure.


Lots of others watched, mostly my oldkool Shaw Bros chop-fooey flicks - I love em! But not really the swordplay ones, they don't do it for me, has to be hand-to-hand kung fu for me.

Just about to watch 'Lust, Caution'

EDIT: didn't watch Lust, Caution, turns out there's an 'uncut' version...not sure if the version I have is cut, but why take the risk, eh?

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I have to recommend a new thai action movie called "Chocolate". There's a couple of copies floating around that aren't too bad and definitely worth the dl. The trailer can be seen on youtube and it's directed by The same guy who did Ong Bak. Tony Jaa was supposed to star but the role was given to a female known as Jeeja when problems between Jaa and the director couldn't be resolved.

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I have to recommend a new thai action movie called "Chocolate". There's a couple of copies floating around that aren't too bad and definitely worth the dl. The trailer can be seen on youtube and it's directed by The same guy who did Ong Bak. Tony Jaa was supposed to star but the role was given to a female known as Jeeja when problems between Jaa and the director couldn't be resolved.

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Trailer looks kung fu tastic.

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It's a winner!

Shit film, but the action is fucking awesome. That fight scene just past the hour mark in the scene that looks just like Kill Bill, the kicks are legendary!

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Choclate is FANTASTIC. Loved the female lead and want to see her in more movies. The custom subs were unintelligable but you could glean enough from them to follow the (limited) plot. The fights are some of the best I've ever seen and scenes that I thought were clever CGI turned out to be STUNTS when I saw the out-takes... Fucking insane!

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dont forget about the Fallen Angels (Duo luo tian shi) pice of great asian movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112913/