Asian Cinema

[Барбоса]

LA Confidential that well known Asian film... great show though

 

[Tiger Chaos Theory]

I was just listing everything in my torrent client.

 

[Барбоса]

Not a downloader of films

I like to own

 

[Tiger Chaos Theory]

I have hard boiled on vhs, but no vcr to play it on, does that count?

 

[Барбоса]

I have hard boiled on vhs, but no vcr to play it on, does that count?

It counts as owning; although it falls into the same category as me owning a tennis racket that has and never will be used

 

[Tiger Chaos Theory]

I can live with that.

 

[Барбоса]

I have a large pile of dvds that have yet to be watched...

Should really be watching one now

 

[Tiger Chaos Theory]

Yes you should.

 

[Phoenix]

No, I can not. I may be a little rusty

Current items in Queue:
Hard Boiled (Seen it before just thought I'd watch it again)
LA Confidential
Oldboy
Sukiyaki Western Django
Fulltime Killer
Versus
Internal Affairs 3
Bella loves Jenna D)

Good film there. Another good one with Chow Yun Fat in is The Killer, bit cheesey somewhat but worth the watch.

 

[Tiger Chaos Theory]

Good film there. Another good one with Chow Yun Fat in is The Killer, bit cheesey somewhat but worth the watch.

I just watched The Killer about 8 hours ago. It's why I wanted to watch Hard Boiled again, to compare. I'm about to start it.

 

[Phoenix]

ANJOOOOOOO

 

[jmt225]

Internal Affairs 3

Have you've seen one and two? Part 3 I thought was really disappointing.

Anyways, no one has mentioned Memories of Murder. That's perhaps my favorite Asian film to date.

Others I love that haven't been mentioned:

Joint Security Area
The Host
Ichi the Killer
Visitor Q
Police Story 1-3

 

[Tiger Chaos Theory]

Have you've seen one and two? Part 3 I thought was really disappointing.

Anyways, no one has mentioned Memories of Murder. That's perhaps my favorite Asian film to date.

Others I love that haven't been mentioned:

Joint Security Area
The Host
Ichi the Killer
Visitor Q
Police Story 1-3

Damn, I really liked IA 1 & 2. I'm hoping I won't be disappointed by 3 too.

Seen the ones in bold.

I've never even heard of Visitor Q or Memories of Murder before. I'll look those up too.

I really have to know why everyone loves Ichi the Killer. I must have missed something watching it cause I thought it was pretty terrible.

Also, I just commenced watching Oldboy.

 

[thrilla11]

Someone probably mentioned this already but Suicide Club is an amazing movie.
Also, the original Dark Water is good if you like scary movies.

 

[jmt225]

Damn, I really liked IA 1 & 2. I'm hoping I won't be disappointed by 3 too.

Well, maybe you'll feel differently. I thought #1 was just okay, while #2 was awesome. Part 3 just has too many plot holes, and the story drags and drags.

Seen the ones in bold.

I've never even heard of Visitor Q or Memories of Murder before. I'll look those up too.

I really have to know why everyone loves Ichi the Killer. I must have missed something watching it cause I thought it was pretty terrible.

Well, if you don't like Ichi the Killer, then you won't like Visitor Q. Visitor Q is even more fucked up than Ichi, but man do I think it's awesome/hilarious.

And yeah... make sure you check out Memories of Murder and Joint Security Area (JSA is one of the most touching movies I've ever seen). I promise you'll enjoy both.

Also, I just commenced watching Oldboy.

Hope you enjoy it, man. It's a classic in my book.

 

[thrilla11]

Oh dear God. Old Boy is the SHIT!!

 

[Tiger Chaos Theory]

Well, maybe you'll feel differently. I thought #1 was just okay, while #2 was awesome. Part 3 just has too many plot holes, and the story drags and drags.

It was the way they structured the series that leads to plot holes. I'm expecting it to suck, which is why I held of so long on watching it.

Well, if you don't like Ichi the Killer, then you won't like Visitor Q. Visitor Q is even more fucked up than Ichi, but man do I think it's awesome/hilarious.

Then yeah, I won't like it.

And yeah... make sure you check out Memories of Murder and Joint Security Area (JSA is one of the most touching movies I've ever seen). I promise you'll enjoy both.

Will do.

Hope you enjoy it, man. It's a classic in my book.

This movie is fucking amazing. I'm watching it again right after.

Someone probably mentioned this already but Suicide Club is an amazing movie.
Also, the original Dark Water is good if you like scary movies.

The original? I've seen a Dark Water but have no idea if it is a remake or not.

 

[thrilla11]

I think the original Dark Water is Japanese or Korean. They remade in America maybe 3 years ago? It was shit compared to the original. There's a scene in the original that still gives me chills. Whoever created the pale white little dead Japanese girl should be sent to hell.

 

[Cena's Little Helper]

Look up some Hong Kong Category III films. Of these, definitely watch The Untold Story.

 

[Nitafrong]

Death Note 1+2
Battle Royale
Oldboy
Lust, Caution
House of Flying Daggers
Hero
The Curse of the Golden Flower
Seven Samurai
Mongol
Sukiyaki Western Django

I thought both of those were great films- really interested to see how the second Mongol film works- hopefully it will still have some scenes with his blood brother.

I guess you will have probably seen these but no one has mentioned them yet- Spirited Away, Howls Moving Castle, Pom Poko.

 

[Барбоса]

I thought both of those were great films- really interested to see how the second Mongol film works- hopefully it will still have some scenes with his blood brother.

Really looking forward to The Great Khan. The cinematic potential of the Mongol conquests in Northern China, the annihilation of the Khwarezmians, the invasion of the Caucasus and the Russian steppe is immense.

I would guess that many will be surprised by just how far west the Mongols got. Although not until after the death of Genghis Khan, under the great commanders Batu, Kadan and Subutai, the armies of Poland, Hungary, the Holy Roman Empire and many other states were carved apart, with one Mongol army reaching the Adriatic.

On a sidenote, I watched the Hangover last night...

Meh