The Asian Film Thread

Ah, asian movies, my favorites
Yesterday me and a friend watched something called Phone (Korean I think?), some horror about phones and girls with long black hair. Anyhow, we didn't finish the movie, it really sucked :\

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Hachifusan: If you like Hero, you would probably enjoy "House of Flying Daggers" too. They are very alike.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by typ44

Yeah, I just watched Hero like last month, I borrowed it from a friend. I didn't really like it.

As for House of Flying Daggers, that movie was alright, a little better than Hero. I'm not really into the romance part I just like to watch the fight choreography.

I actually liked Flying Daggers better, neither of the movies has a great story (in my opinion) but Flying Daggers is plain beautiful, prettier than Hero

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Terminus

My very recent was Old Boy. Hell, I'm not even that into much with Asian cinema but whatever really.

Old Boy was a ride since many tell me it's "oh my gawd its asian SO IT IS GUD" cliched phrase of suck I hear so I told them that I'll watch it. Eventually.

And I did. I must admit I am pleased. Not because of the violence with the hammer but because of the story. Everything seems to patch together.

Oldboy is amazing
Why not try out the movie A Bittersweet Life? It's not about being held prisoner for 15 years, but there are some details in it that makes it feel a bit like Oldboy. Both are great movies.

I'm gonna watch something called A Tale of Two Sisters soon, same director as in A Bittersweet Life (Ji-Woon Kim). I heard it's a very scary psychological horror, just my taste
Any comments on it?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by nabhan

I'm going to rent Taegukgi tomorrow, which I'm assuming most of you have seen but I hadn't even heard of until yesterday. It's supposed to be very good, so I guess I'm kind of excited.

Hopefully the hype won't kill it for me.

Taegukgi is a great movie. I thought it was very hollywood-ish, but still a great film.

Originally Posted by sprouticus

Has anybody seen Park Chan-wook's first film, JSA (Joint Security Area)?

Yes! It's one of my favorites, it's an amazing story in my opinion.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Amanda

I watched this movie the other week, and I whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who's a fan of psychological horror. If you don't mind not knowing what the hell is going on until the very end of the movie, you'll probably like it. It contains some of the old stand-bys of Asian horror (chicks with long dark hair, etc), but it focusses more on the relationship between the characters (mainly the sisters and their stepmother) than on cheap scares. Though there's a few of those too, and pretty good ones at that. There's one I saw coming a mile away, but it still managed to make me jump when it finally happened.

I've been watching random Asian horror lately, though I haven't seen very many yet. Watched The Eye the other night, which was actually really, really good. Very Sixth Sense-ish, if a bit more depressing at the end.

I read a review on it some time ago, where the guy who wrote it said he was about to give the movie a 4/10 or something, but then he read a little about the movie and lastly saw it one more time. He then understood the movie fully, and gave it a 10/10
In other words, I guess I have to have my eyes open during the movie.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Haha, I just remembered something called "Sicily 2 Kilometers", something korean. It's a appearently a Comedy/Horror (Yes, horror and comedy...). It's not scary at all, but it's seriously HILARIOUS! Anybody wanting a good laugh should check it out

FELIPE NO