seen any good movies lately?

phurious · Post by **phurious** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:24 pm

Desperately need to see Pan's Labyrinth as del Torro has yet to impress me, although Chronos wasn't too bad.

Watched Address Unknown today by Kim ki-Duk. It was quite intense, and as usual the acting was below par, but there were some hilariously dark and some achingly sad moments.
Anyone watch his films? They are pretty unique and I can't think of anyone who makes films quite like this guy. They tend to be allegorical, and at times extremely difficult to watch, but there is something that is intensely watchable about them.
My favourite from him (plotwise) is Bad Guy, but The Isle has some amazing cinematography. I've yet to see Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, but can't wait.
I bought Real Fiction but am working myself up to watch it, as it looks pretty hardcore.

I've also seen Lady Snowblood and the first Lone Wolf & Cub movie recently which were incredible. They are Japanese vengeance movies made in the 70s.
It's extraordinary to think that these kind of films were being made way back then, virtually the blueprint of films like Kill Bill, Park chan-Wook's vengeance trilogy, etc. From the plot to the spurting blood it's pure manga, well actually they are originally comics, but the films themselves really feel like they were light years ahead.

Went to the cinema a few times in the last fortnight.

Started off well with The Prestige. Very very impressive film with the ever reliable Christian Bale (Britain's answer to Jonny Depp?) and director of the 21st century for me, Christopher Nolan. I've not read Christopher Priest's book, but the film was well paced with some fine acting and great ideas. I even liked Bowie's cameo as Tesla.

Saw Borat a few days later, which was much funnier than I expected. Some cringeworthy moments, and outright horrorshow moments, but loads of laughs.

Then saw Casino Royale because Pan's Labyrith was full. What an utter river of effluence. I haven't wasted 2 hours so unwisely since I saw Splitting Heirs at the cinema.
The only redeeming moment was the free running chase, but even that was tarnished by Daniel Craig's running, which looks like Mel Gibson's 'move my arms faster to make it look like I'm going faster'-style runnning.
Eva Green's English middle class accent was deplorable.
Mads Mikkelsen's talent was absolutely wasted - Mads stick to top quality Danish films, not drivel like this mate.

Yeh I s'pose you can say I wasn't impressed by the latest B(l)ond installment.

Looking forward to The Fountain though.

parson · Post by **parson** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:29 pm

kim ki-duk is one of my favorites

address unknown was ok but i wasn't crazy about it. same for the isle

the masterpieces are 3-iron and especially Spring, summer, fall, winter... and spring. bad guy is aces too.

samaritan girl is pretty good, but its pretty similar to sympathy for mr vengeance which is a much better movie

phurious · Post by **phurious** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:42 pm

Parson wrote:kim ki-duk is one of my favorites

address unknown was ok but i wasn't crazy about it. same for the isle

the masterpieces are 3-iron and especially Spring, summer, fall, winter... and spring. bad guy is aces too.

samaritan girl is pretty good, but its pretty similar to sympathy for mr vengeance which is a much better movie

yeh, my mate was loving 3 Iron. I've been trying to find it in HMV as I get a discount there, but to no avail unfortunately.

Will be dropping hints to the missus about SSAW for chrimbo

Will check out Samaritan Girl when I can.

As for Park chan-Wook --- the guy is a don. The Vengeance trilogy is almost THE pinnacle of film making for me. I simply cannot tire of these films. They maybe flawed in some ways, but aesthetically they are practically unrivalled, in particular Oldboy.

parson · Post by **parson** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:44 pm

yes i am a park chan-wook enthusiast as well

his short "Cut" was the highlight of the three extremes for me

JSA is great too

another awesome korean film is A Tale of Two Sisters

top notch film right thurr

parson · Post by **parson** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:47 pm

and on the topic of korean cinema

this is one of the best movies made this decade from any country

phurious · Post by **phurious** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:54 pm

Parson wrote:yes i am a park chan-wook enthusiast as well

his short "Cut" was the highlight of the three extremes for me

JSA is great too

another awesome korean film is A Tale of Two Sisters

top notch film right thurr

yeh, Cut is fucking twisted but with excellent dark sense of humour that runs through a lot of Korean movies.

JSA was the first Park chan-Wook film I saw. The cinematography was out of this world. And it was a damn fine insight into an issue that I didn't know much about.

Tale of Two Sisters has been sat on my shelf for 2 months - unwatched. Need to motivate myself to watch this.

phurious · Post by **phurious** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:56 pm

Parson wrote:and on the topic of korean cinema

this is one of the best movies made this decade from any country

Everytime I show this to someone who hasn't seen it their eyes pop out of their heads.

Simply fantastic.

parson · Post by **parson** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:02 pm

tale of two sisters is a just a good movie

not a good movie for asian horror but just really well done

ands · Post by **ands** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:08 am

Parson wrote:and on the topic of korean cinema

this is one of the best movies made this decade from any country

Suni is so adorable in her tutu and tightrope when she comes to help at the end

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:51 am

AeroSol Cambell wrote:Visitor Q is enjoyable in the way only japanese tsecni can be.

i tried showing this to my friend jiant (lemiwinks) and he made it through the first scene but had no desire to finish it

sinc_vision · Post by **sinc_vision** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:09 am

3 Iron is an absolute masterpiece!!! Am glad mans are on it.
Love asian horror big time. Despite the fact that they almost always involve long haired women out for revenge i still get the shit scared about of me every time i see a new one.
Apart from the rings/ju-ons, etc i proper enjoyed One Missed Call and Phone (incidentally both about mobile phones with bammy ringtones).
Best film i saw of late was Ping Pong, bare jokes and with a genuine feel good factor.

parson · Post by **parson** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:46 am

i tried watching one missed call but really hated it

miike has got so many better films than that, like happiness of the katakuris, zebraman, the bird people of china, audition, etc

i've seen a bunch of them though and a lot of em suck

i'm really into asian cinema and horror but this new wave of jap horror is really generic to me and i'm not into it

dark water, ju on, and the like just do nothin for me

i started watching rampo noir last week though and its good so far although i only watched the first two vignettes and half of the third

parson · Post by **parson** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:46 am

the best jap film i've seen in recent years is survive style 5+ but its not real easy to come by for whatever reason

sinc_vision · Post by **sinc_vision** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:06 am

yeah man, survive style 5+ rocked although sometimes felt like a 2 hour music promo. still, had x-amount of classic `moments`, best of all was the two girls sitting in the cafe, the conversation going something along the lines of......
girl writing mail on phone:"so what happened to you?"
heavily bandaged girl:"oh, some guy kinda tried to rape me"
girl writing mail on phone, doesnt bat an eyelid: "oh, i see"

feel you on the miike tip, nothing beats audition for me. have u seen gozu? weirdest film i ever saw. didn`t like it especially in terms of narrative and pacing (there was none) but am glad i saw all the same, the madness was undeniably gripping.
actually forgot one missed call was a miike film. it had some good moments and the premise itself was pretty cool so was watchable enough.
beyond the first ring i dont really regard any asian horrors as out and out great films, they just have enough creepy as fuck moments to make me wanna watch.

after ping pong, best japanese film i saw of late was Taste of Tea, def check it out if u haven`t yet, like survive style 5+ a little known gem.

parson · Post by **parson** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:13 am

DJ Sinc Vision wrote:yeah man, survive style 5+ rocked although sometimes felt like a 2 hour music promo. still, had x-amount of classic `moments`, best of all was the two girls sitting in the cafe, the conversation going something along the lines of......
girl writing mail on phone:"so what happened to you?"
heavily bandaged girl:"oh, some guy kinda tried to ********* me"
girl writing mail on phone, doesnt bat an eyelid: "oh, i see"

feel you on the miike tip, nothing beats audition for me. have u seen gozu? weirdest film i ever saw. didn`t like it especially in terms of narrative and pacing (there was none) but am glad i saw all the same, the madness was undeniably gripping.

yeah gozu is really neat. its very david lynchy.

actually forgot one missed call was a miike film. it had some good moments and the premise itself was pretty cool so was watchable enough.
beyond the first ring i dont really regard any asian horrors as out and out great films, they just have enough creepy as fuck moments to make me wanna watch.

one missed call made no effort to hide the fact that it was ripping off the ring formula in the most generic way. i didn't finish watching it though.

after ping pong, best japanese film i saw of late was Taste of Tea, def check it out if u haven`t yet, like survive style 5+ a little known gem.

i have not seen taste of tea but i do have this pic

BaronVon · Post by **BaronVon** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:46 pm

Adam and Paul

Great film.Real simple but darkly comical film about two skag heads from Ireland.Highly recommended

parson · Post by **parson** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:49 pm

Parson wrote:
i love mamet. state and main is one of my favorites of his. also very much love wag the dog, glengarry, and oleanna. the thriller tag on this movie kinda had me half expecting something like spartan, which was ultimately forgettable but i knew it was gonna be some dark shit. stuart gordon was also a good indicator. cute jeff combs cameo too.

anyway, yeah its a fucking awesome movie. watch it.
it ranks among mamet's best and gordon is in top top form. best thing he's ever done.

kudos all around. through and through. top notch film.

sonar · Post by **sonar** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:31 pm

theres some great films in this topic.

i watched something the other day that truly blew my mind, never seen anything like it before, its called.

Koyaanisqatsi

there's a trailer here but i dont think it really does it enough justice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirH8PADDgQ

it has the most amazing music and the picture itself is breath taking. granted i was pretty cained at the time lol. but its definately worth a watch.

audiopie · Post by **audiopie** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:12 pm

Yet another reason why kids bother me.

Eeeesshhh

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