The Asian Film Thread

Yay for Asian movies

I just got done watching Failan (South Korea, 2001). This is the 2nd Korean movie I've seen (first was Oldboy, like many people's :P). It was pretty good and even got a tear or two from me at the end...I have to say I felt it was a bit too sappy though. Both Oldboy & this featured a sort of always-smiling, angelic type saintly girl juxtaposed against the brutal violence in the rest of the film. (I wonder if this is a pattern throughout all Korean films?) It just seems like this type of character is crippled by too much one-dimensionality (as the embodiment of purity) and could not really exist in the real world. But still a good film, I'd give it 7.5/10.

I think I will try to get my hands on 3-Iron next.

Edit: omg, an Asian movie like Frequency? Must get!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Glad you liked Failan, jouhou. I felt they were laying on the sappiness a bit thick in the 2nd half so I kind of felt smothered, but I must admit I got really touched at the end.

Got a real good surprise the other day with Postman Blues (1997, Japan). Sort of a multi-genre off-beat film... Quirky like Tarantino, except, well, not sucky :X (sorry to any QT fans, can't stand his films). Anyway, the way the two "sides" of the movie ran parallel and contrasted was well-done and frequently hilarious ("Is he fast?" "...Like a rocket."). A touch sad when they intersected at the end though . My only complaint is that it felt slow at times. 9/10!

There's nowhere I can't reach.