The Asian Film Thread

I watched Oldboy about a week ago, but I don't think I need to reiterate what's already been said many times over about it. My teeth still hurt every time I think of that movie.

Will be sure to check out Mr. & Lady Vengeance soon.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Heh...that's like recommending Ayumi Hamasaki in a J-Pop thread.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

So, has anyone checked out Shinobi yet? I just watched it today, and to be honest, I can't say I recommend it. There were some nice moments (the ending might remind some of Oldboy), but overall, everything about it just seemed mediocre to me.

If you're curious though, it won't hurt to give it a shot. I've seen much worse ways to spend an hour and a half. Also, I've heard it's actually based on a manga...anyone know which one? I'd be interested in checking it out.

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

That and he has an awesome hairdo.

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

Just watched Mr. Vengeance.

Messed.

UP.

And that's not even counting the pedophilic undertones.

How ya doing, buddy?

I actually never figured out what was the deal with the retarded guy.

But yeah, that and a couple other times, like when Ryu lifts up her skirt when he's playing with her.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I definitely enjoyed it. It was a little slow for the first half, and I had a hard time figuring out the basic scenario and characters. I was actually starting to think there wasn't going to be any actual violence and it would just be more of a psychological mind-rape film. But it turns out it had both, and it made up for the lack of violence in the first half with the sheer brutality of the second.

I think as long as people don't go into this movie expecting to see Oldboy 2 or something, they'll see this film stands out in its own right.

Now for Lady Vengeance!

FELIPE NO

I think most people will recommend The Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Rashomon. Those are the ones I can remember off the top of my head.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Don't forget he's also

Spoiler:

Mr. "four guys jacking off to the chick making noises in the next room."

He can have a sense of humor sometimes.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Watched Lady Vengeance a couple weeks ago...not bad, but definitely not as good (i.e. brutal) as the first two in the trilogy. It was a little held back by the "female touch," in my opinion. I actually almost found myself rooting for Oh Dae-Su the bad guy instead.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Yeah, but I only spotted two (the ones in your av/sig ).

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

Weird, will have to look out for those on the next viewing.

Anyway, watched A Tale of Two Sisters yesterday. The ending was surprising, although to me it just came out of nowhere. It struck me as sort of a cross between Fight Club and The Sixth Sense, but it didn't really have the "OHHHHHH, it all makes sense now" effect of either of those movies. The production and soundtrack were beautiful, though. Will definitely have to watch it again sometime.

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

Uh oh...I was planning to check out Basilisk at some point. Tell me it's better than Shinobi. ;_;

How ya doing, buddy?