Chucklemonkey Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Just starting this thread as a follow on to discussion elsewhere. I just hope there are more than two of us on this site. As a general opener I will just say one of my favourite film moments was watching audition with someone who really didn't know what was coming, good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteScete Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Can you define this for me as well im a massive animie fan and a lot of that stuff get to cinema but i do like world cinema too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucklemonkey Posted May 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Don't worry about definitions. I like my anime too. Not as much as some people right enough although I did view Satoshi Kon in a somewhat reverential status. Love a bit of bleach, darker than black etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteScete Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 You just said two of my favs there:) Any films that you could recomend to me ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePandaDirector Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 I haven't seen Audition yet, nor have I seen the Infernal Affairs Trilogy. As usual I'm behind on the big ones. Outside of Korean cinema I love Yimou Chang (House of Flying Daggers), but then who doesn't. Have yet to see A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (remake of Blood Simple). Two of my current favourite directors is Park Chan-wook and Kim Jee-woon. Not a big fan of Kang Je-ghu (Shiri) as Korean cinema has yet to quite get "blockbusters" right yet, the Good the Bad the Weird being their best "big" film imo. Park Chan-wook Well come on, his Vengeance Trilogy is one of the best trilogies out there and there is a wonderfully uplifting quirkiness that balances the darker than black humour, to make his films more memorable than a man eating a live octapus. I actually laughed (I felt terrible afterwards) in Sympothy For Mr Vengeance despite it being one of the most brutally poetic films I've seen (so it's not a comedy). And well.. there's Oldboy, the film that got me hooked on foreign cinema as a whole and inspired me to pursue a career in filmmaking. I always describe it as my Vertigo, as Hitchcock's film was the one that inspired Park to make films no matter what. I'm glad he never gave up. Kim Jee-woon A Bittersweet Life. Wow. Love that film so much, despite it not actually being that original. The soundtrack is amazing and the parable like narrative really makes it stand out as a memorable film noir. I own, but haven't seen A Tale of Two Sisters, but I love the Quiet Family - hilarious. Good the Bad the Weird is probably the most popular Korean film in my experience as everyone on my course have seen it. Oldboy is probably second. I think my reason for loving Korean cinema, and especially these two directors so much is because Song Kang-ho is one of my favourite living actors, along with Choi Min-sik and Lee Byung-hun. Feel free to talk about other Asian cinema Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucklemonkey Posted May 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 (edited) @ Pete. Do you mean anime films? If so perfect blue and paprika were superb, so long as you could get by the first fitf minutes of blue. They are both by Kon, although check out his paranoia agent series if you get a chance. Outside of that I like one called Sky blue which is actually Korean. There are loads out there but if you want to go proper left field try princess which is part danish I think. If you just mean Asian films then battle royale is a nice crossover from anime I would suggest. @ panda. You are preaching to the converted on both of those directors. Bittersweet and a tale of two sisters are two of my date films, let alone Asian films. Haven't seen quiet family but have seen Katakuri's. Have you seen any of Kim ki duks work? I would be interested to heart your thoughts if you have. Edit. Still have a soft spot for Jackie Chan. Police story, project a and wheels on nmeals first got me into foreign films. On a side note wheels on meals still has the most obvious product placement I have seen in any film ever. Edited May 25, 2011 by Chucklemonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEiRD sKeTCH Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Creepy: Audition Ringu (Not the US version called The Ring) Uzumaki The Ju-On series (the Grudge, but not the US versions... blech) Kairo (Pulse) (Again not the US version) Crazy over the top fun: Death Trance Versus Alive The Returner Volcano High School I could go on and on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucklemonkey Posted May 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Creepy: Audition Ringu (Not the US version called The Ring) Uzumaki The Ju-On series (the Grudge, but not the US versions... blech) Kairo (Pulse) (Again not the US version) Crazy over the top fun: Death Trance Versus Alive The Returner Volcano High School I could go on and on... I will add save the green planet to the crazy list. Although I can now see me watching a versus, stgp double bill this weekend. When the cats away the mouse will watch obscure foreign nonsense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katcher Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Kung fu hustle is good fun... :-) And Red cliffs are very nice and epic movie with very good characters. It a bit longer, but totally worth it. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3qIXQCHf94]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3qIXQCHf94[/ame] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePandaDirector Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 I have looked into and researched Kim Ki-duk, but whilst I own Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, I haven't gotten round to watching it. I am not usually a fan of his type, but his style has a wonderful purity and honesty, he's a great observant. One of my lecturers has a very similar film style to him, but I don't like the films my lecturer produces. Anime-wise I don't have to mention Cowboy Bebop. Haven't seen Death Note but my brother owns them all. Sky Blue is great. Last Exile, Gun Sword, Hack//Sign, Samurai 7 (just started), Noein, Otogi Zoshi, etc... Is Gintami any good? Saw an image and it looks quite cool. As for Asian cinema, has anyone seen Three Extremes 1 & 2? Edit: Oh and yes! to Save the Green Planet, wonderful film Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katcher Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 There´s a "new" Trigun movie, it´s not bad at all.. Quite nice for anime was Ghost hunt, some epizodes remind me Kirai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Laughing Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 I was a little underwhelmed with Red Cliff. it was great, but I was (I guess) hoping for something more along the lines of an epic 24+ hour movie. Oh well... I still enjoyed the movie. Hmmm, consider watching "Mother" by director Joon-Ho Bong http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216496/ I was disturbed ever so slightly... The King and the <someone has issues > (Wang ui Namja) by director Jun-ik Lee is a fun historical movie and one of my favorites. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492835/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePandaDirector Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Haven't seen Mother yet, but I like Memories of Murder, also by Bong Joon-ho The Chaser is another great film - simple, but entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 A Tale of Two Sisters (was remake as the dismal The Uninvited) is excellent and wort ha watch I also second Volcano High and it's even funnier with the British dub (3 people doing all the voices, plus they did things like the dub on Ju-on, etc). Other over the top movies I recommend are: Robogeisha Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl S.T.A.C.Y. (AKA - Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies) Attack Girls Swim Team vs The Undead Tokyo Gore Police The Machine Girl Samurai Princess Gothic & Lolita Psycho Tokyo Zombie Wild Zero Mutant Girl Squad Chanbara Striptease (though Chanbara Beauty was better) Big T**s Zombie A really great movie if you can track is down is Goodbye Mister Good. very much worth seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucklemonkey Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 A Tale of Two Sisters (was remake as the dismal The Uninvited) is excellent and wort ha watch I also second Volcano High and it's even funnier with the British dub (3 people doing all the voices, plus they did things like the dub on Ju-on, etc). Other over the top movies I recommend are: Robogeisha Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl S.T.A.C.Y. (AKA - Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies) Attack Girls Swim Team vs The Undead Tokyo Gore Police The Machine Girl Samurai Princess Gothic & Lolita Psycho Tokyo Zombie Wild Zero Mutant Girl Squad Chanbara Striptease (though Chanbara Beauty was better) Big T**s Zombie I am yet to see any of the gore police or Chanbara type films. Not sure why, just haven't got round to them yet. I will have to sort that. @ panda. On ki duk, I find myself with four of his films in my collection. Spring, summer, 3 iron, bad Guy and coast guard. The first two I really liked. The last two and especially coast guard are a bit too bleak for me. I definitely feel you have to be in a specific mood to watch his films. Despite all that I would still watch more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvatarForm Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Other than Anime, I have alot of catching up to do. Infernal Affairs was remade (rather crappily) by Hollywood wasnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucklemonkey Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Other than Anime, I have alot of catching up to do. Infernal Affairs was remade (rather crappily) by Hollywood wasnt it? Yes, it was remade as the departed which to be Fair is one of the better remakes. IA one and two are brilliant. Not a fan of the third one at all right enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkenfel Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Some awesome films in his thread I still can't watch Audition without cringing, and A Bittersweet Life is fantastic. I would recommend One Night in Mongkok as well. Also, if you want really freakin' weird then you can't beat Takeshi Mike; Visitor Q, MPD Psycho (still trying to figure parts of that one out!) and Ichi the Killer are all very cool and very weird although a little over the top for some people. I'd also very highly recommend films by Takeshi Kitano, Zatoichi, Sonatine and Hana-Bi are excellent and well worth watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Ooh yeah, i love Asian cinema, but sitting here at work I can't for the life of me remember half the films I have seen and liked. Obviously Battle Royale is up there (possibly my favourite, i still have the sequel to watch) And I loved Lady Vengeance....funny, weird and plain nasty in places. but a good film... @Chucklemonkey: And your tagline makes no sense now you've been puppeted! But then again, neither does mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucklemonkey Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I would avoid battle royale 2 if I were you AB, dreadful dreadful film. @ ArKenFel good shout on both takeshi's, haven't watched mpd in a while but have it on dvd so might have to break it out again. Ichi is messed up, Gozu to. Looking forward to 7 assassins though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Yeah I guess thats why I haven't seen it yet...I have a paranoia about sequels not living up to the originals. I picked up the DVD for BRII about two years ago for £2 in a charity shop. Still haven't watched it. But have watched the first one about 4 times. And I am currently reading the mangas. Just finished Volume 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucklemonkey Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Haven't read the manga's. Too many volumes so intimidated to start. Have read the book though which was pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karn987 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I don't watch really any Asian cinema besides Anime, but for a very long time one of my favorites is a nice show called Big O. A giant mecha anima set in a post apocolyptic 1950's style setting. It has some great Film Noir moments to it as well as a hefty dose of Mecha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Haven't read the manga's. Too many volumes so intimidated to start. Have read the book though which was pretty good. Mangas are pretty good....but see if your local library has them for lending. I have bought mine but I'm sure my local library has them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I'd avoid Isola, Shikoku and The Doll master as well, while they have a interesting premise, the stories let them down greatly. I felt the same with Uzumaki, but I compared that to the extraordinary manga it was based on. The Boogiepop movies wasn't up to much either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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