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post #701 of 749
12/13/02 at 9:57pm
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Also there is a film in the New Arrival section of AZNFilms.com (can't spell the name. O-something)

Seems like their staff liked it and sounds interesting.
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post #702 of 749
12/13/02 at 9:58pm
Quote:
CTDeLude:
I like the title Infernal Affairs though.

But of course it's Internal Affairs....or have I lost it?
INFERNAL AFFAIRS

According to Official Web Site:

<a href="http://www.infernalaffairs.com/" target="_blank">http://www.infernalaffairs.com/</a>
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post #703 of 749
12/13/02 at 10:00pm
Quote:
Zalasta:
What about Double Vision?
Just opened #1 in HK last week. Looks promising.
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post #704 of 749
12/13/02 at 10:06pm
Quote:
Tony Ryan:
Quick question on SM and PG, does the SE have subs on anything, anyone know?

Also, I'm looking for one more newer korean flick to add, any suggestions?

And K, replied.
Not sure about SSMAPHG, but it's a Euro PAL edition, so it should have the goods subbed in English as well, I think.

As for other Korean DVDs,

Nowhere to Hide may be to your liking, but if you wait for a week or so longer, look what's in store in the coming weeks:

<strong>Resurrection of the Little Match Girl
The Way Home
Lover's Concerto
Yesterday (Korean Sci-Fi)</strong>

And replied, T.
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post #705 of 749
12/13/02 at 10:09pm
i likes Fulltime Killer also...it is just a different kind of movie than The Mission, in terms of style and action...The Mission is more of an ensemble piece, with all five guys being their own cool-as-ice character, while Fulltime Killer is mainly about the #2 guy going after the #1 guy with a girl in the middle of it, roughly just the three main characters...

as a side note, the only thing i really didn't like in Fulltime Killer as well as other movies in this same vein, was that the final face off always comes down to who has the most bullets...i would like to see a movie where the two top guys actually use their brains, try to out-think the other, rather than just shoot the shit out of everything...dunno, i like that too though...

since we're asking, i was thinking about buying Musa or Buchinmoo, which would you recommend? also what is that Sharkskin Man movie about...kinda hard to tell if it was good or not from their description...

i also got my orders from dddhouse and dvdasian.com today...yoohoo..
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post #706 of 749
12/13/02 at 10:09pm
Speaking of Korean films, I was quite disappointed with Dream Of A Warrior, a case where the trailer looked better than the movie.
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post #707 of 749
12/13/02 at 10:15pm
electrichead, <strong>MUSA</strong>, definitely.

Zalasta, you shoulda come to us first. My condolences.
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post #708 of 749
12/13/02 at 10:22pm
Tony, if you haven't seen Kids Return yet, you're in for a treat. Kitano's best, as far as I'm concerned.
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post #709 of 749
12/13/02 at 10:29pm
I haven't seen a lot of Kitano at all, Violent Cop, Hana-Bi, and Brother are all I have seen of his. So, I'm really looking forward to it.

Thinking about picking up Getting Any, how is that one?

Anyway added My Boss My Hero and My Wife is a Gangster to my cart, word on those?
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post #710 of 749
12/13/02 at 10:31pm
Quote:
Blunt:
Tony, if you haven't seen Kids Return yet, you're in for a treat. Kitano's best, as far as I'm concerned.
I still haven't watched this yet. I know, I'm ashamed. It's my #2 disc to watch this weekend, after Kitano's <strong>Hana-bi SE</strong>
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post #711 of 749
12/13/02 at 10:39pm
Quote:
Tony Ryan:
I haven't seen a lot of Kitano at all, Violent Cop, Hanni-Bi, and Brother are all I have seen of his. So, I'm really looking forward to it.

Thinking about picking up Getting Any, how is that one?

Anyway added My Boss My Hero and My Wife is a Gangster to my cart, word on those?
<strong>KIKUJIRO</strong>

Must see. Heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time.

Getting Any was a riot, but it helps if you're familiar with Kitano's Japanese TV comedy roots.

My Boss My Hero is good, a typical formula comedy ala Hiding Out, but has some meaty critical views on Korea's politics and educational institution. And that female teacher is a TOTAL babe.

My Wife is a Gangster, another formula action-comedy. Light as a feather, and you'll probably forget about it as soon as you pop the disc out, but pretty darn entertaining for the duration.
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post #712 of 749
12/13/02 at 10:40pm
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Quote:
khitcher:
Quote:
CTDeLude:
I like the title Infernal Affairs though.

But of course it's Internal Affairs....or have I lost it?
INFERNAL AFFAIRS

According to Official Web Site:

<a href="http://www.infernalaffairs.com/" target="_blank">http://www.infernalaffairs.com/</a>
D'OH!
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post #713 of 749
12/13/02 at 10:42pm
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And I still gotta get down to Koreatown before the end of the year!
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post #714 of 749
12/13/02 at 11:33pm
Audition is in my possession. Will share thoughts about it later.
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post #715 of 749
12/13/02 at 11:33pm
I have Hana Bi on tape since March 2001 (taped it when it aired on French TV). Haven't even watched it. I'm ashamed too. And I second the love for Kikujiro. Beautiful film. I saw it during the Cannes Festival and just kept on whistling the main theme of the movie for hours afterwards.
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post #716 of 749
12/14/02 at 12:15am
My secret shame. Apart from Johnny Mnemonic and Battle Royale, I still haven't watched any "proper" Takeshi Kitano.
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post #717 of 749
12/14/02 at 12:50am
Actually, Mnemonic was the first movie in which I ever saw Kitano, about a year before I'd see Sonatine. Go rent them now Adam, you won't regret it.
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post #718 of 749
12/14/02 at 1:22am
To all the Miike fans.

<img src="http://members.lycos.co.uk/yangshouwen/hazardcity3b.gif" alt="" />

I could watch that all day long.
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post #719 of 749
12/14/02 at 6:54am
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Alright get this.

Watched Guns and Talks. Awesome movie and I loved the humor. Defintely quite the character driven film.

Watched The Mission. Was underwhelmed. I enjoyed Fulltime Killer not far more then this but it was defintely a better movie then this one. Coulda been longer and defintely could of used a bit more in the way of character progression. And more action. Didn't give enough to show how badarse these guys really were.

I don't know. Perhaps I was expecting something else but I didn't get it here.

Oh well I guess. Still many other movies to watch.
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post #720 of 749
12/14/02 at 6:55am
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Quote:
Tony Ryan:
To all the Miike fans.

<img src="http://members.lycos.co.uk/yangshouwen/hazardcity3b.gif" alt="" />

I could watch that all day long.
And I love this thing ever since I saw it as someone's avatar. I like the disregard(or actual regard?) for the camera. Makes it apart of the movie.
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post #721 of 749
12/14/02 at 9:55am
Quote:
Tony Ryan:
Comments on my latest AZN order before I do it, anything that sucks in this order? I know this is the place to ask.

Sharkskin Man & Peach Hip Girl: SE $49.99
i loved this flick. an obvious Tarantino response, but not as flagrant (or painful) as Score. this SE version is the Japanese version i have though, and all the extras are in unsubbed Japanese. so unless you're learning the language you're better off grabbing the cheaper version.

and i loved My Wife is a Gangster. sorta fluffy but still violent.
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post #722 of 749
12/14/02 at 5:26pm
I already ordered the SE, oh well, I do know a little Japanese and the packaging is cooler.
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post #723 of 749
12/14/02 at 6:10pm
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Alright just watched No Blood No Tears and I love the dang thing.

Wasn't blown away (well actually several of the fights were shot in a great way) but it was defintely a solid story with enough quirkiness to make me get involved.

Wish the two lead women were involved in more scenes working together but no biggie. Had some great cinematography and a nice flow. Did feel long but not in a bad way. The director was able to get quite a bit of story into that film and I was impressed.

Overall a good film that makes any other girls with 'tude look pretty tame.

It gets my recommendation.
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post #724 of 749
12/14/02 at 6:12pm
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And I absolutely dug the older Korean woman.

She was dang hot too.
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post #725 of 749
12/14/02 at 6:42pm
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A reference for those who do not know...

<img src="http://www.dvdasian.com/images/6/13561.11.jpg" alt="" />

<a href="http://aznfilms.com/product_info.php/products_id/582" target="_blank">No Blood No Tears</a>
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post #726 of 749
12/14/02 at 7:57pm
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Whew weekends are always slow for this thread....

Khitch did you ever check out Chaos?
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post #727 of 749
12/14/02 at 8:24pm
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And I know I posted a review for Zipang before but this synopsis just makes me want to get it in a heartbeat...

<a href="http://www.dvdasian.com/cgi-bin/dvdasian/13528.html" target="_blank">Zipang</a>

Plus...it has mind blowing ninja tricks.

How can you go wrong?
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post #728 of 749
12/15/02 at 12:21am
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Call I see you on recent visitors...

Did you watch any of the Miike films?
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post #729 of 749
12/15/02 at 3:38am
Ugh.

Finished Audition an hour ago.

Ugh.

Disturbing and...... disturbing.

I noticed something after I finished. 7 or 8 years ago I think I could have breezed through a movie like that, no problem.

Now that I'm older and have a wife and kids I find that films that I could have watched without blinking an eye now seem to bother me more. Make sense?

Anyway, Audition was a unique experience, and I'm intrigued enough by it to seek out other Miike films. For better or worse.

And how do I get one of those wires she uses? I have a couple of cats to get rid of....
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post #730 of 749
12/15/02 at 1:08pm
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Quote:
Call:
Ugh.

Finished Audition an hour ago.

Ugh.

Disturbing and...... disturbing.

I noticed something after I finished. 7 or 8 years ago I think I could have breezed through a movie like that, no problem.

Now that I'm older and have a wife and kids I find that films that I could have watched without blinking an eye now seem to bother me more. Make sense?

Anyway, Audition was a unique experience, and I'm intrigued enough by it to seek out other Miike films. For better or worse.

And how do I get one of those wires she uses? I have a couple of cats to get rid of....
Heh.

Interesting to see you....made it through.

Miike's films only go...uh....downhill from there as you must have read those links earlier in the thread.

You can see why I am not going to be watching his films. Don't think I can stomach it and find a meaning at the same time.

Cheers!
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post #731 of 749
12/15/02 at 1:12pm
Maybe that's what bothered me about it. The seeming normalcy (for the most part) that it displays for the first hour and fifteen minutes, then the sudden spiral into horror that it takes.

Maybe if I see one of his that starts off gruesomely then I can get used to it easier.
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post #732 of 749
12/15/02 at 1:27pm
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Question is....do you really want to get used to it?

Oh hey and I sent you a PM.
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post #733 of 749
12/15/02 at 1:28pm
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Tony also I think you should see No Blood No Tears.

I would like to get your take on the movie.

I'll give a better take on Guns & Talks later this evening.
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post #734 of 749
12/15/02 at 1:43pm
Quote:
CTDeLude:
Question is....do you really want to get used to it?

Oh hey and I sent you a PM.
I'm undecided actually. Let me take in one more and I might be able to say I've had my fill.

And your PM is returned, by the way.
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post #735 of 749
12/15/02 at 1:49pm
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I got it.

Holding my own isn't the best of things all the time
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post #736 of 749
12/15/02 at 1:59pm
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Yea I am already done with that conversation.

But good find Call I think you actually were on to something. But it doesn't seem anyone else agrees.
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post #737 of 749
12/15/02 at 10:44pm
Glad you like Guns Chris, the "love" scene was a classic wasn't it?

I also liked how the narrator suddenly had a forgetful moment in the middle of the story, very interesting.
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post #738 of 749
12/16/02 at 10:39am
Quote:
Call:
Quote:
CTDeLude:
Question is....do you really want to get used to it?

Oh hey and I sent you a PM.
I'm undecided actually. Let me take in one more and I might be able to say I've had my fill.
make Happiness of the Katakuris your next Miike film. you'll say "THAT's from the SAME GUY?!?"
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post #739 of 749
12/16/02 at 10:45am
Leaving to go see Fulltime Killer right now!
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post #740 of 749
12/16/02 at 1:15pm
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Quote:
Tony Ryan:
Glad you like Guns Chris, the "love" scene was a classic wasn't it?

I also liked how the narrator suddenly had a forgetful moment in the middle of the story, very interesting.
Yea those two scenes I really loved.

The movie really had an energy.

I'll post more tonight and sorry I didn't get more in yesterday seeing how I was at Disneyland all day.

Today I am sore big time.
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post #741 of 749
12/16/02 at 2:02pm
Got Oasis Se this weekend, and showed Visitor Q to both Big Black and Waco. He he he.

Khitch, BTW, is one of the coolest motherfuckers ever.
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post #742 of 749
12/16/02 at 2:02pm
I saw Kitano's <strong>Kid's Return</strong> last night, and thought it was great but also contained some meandering stuff. Then again, that could have been a deliberate intention of the piece, evidenced by that last exhange in the movie between our two heroes, after their respective rise and falls.

"Masaru, are we finished now?"

"Idiot, we haven't even begun yet."

A cavalcade of Kitano-isms, the Yakuzas, the coming-of-age story, his obsession with boxing, the standup manzai comedy routines, etc.

Score once again by Joe Hisaishi, this time a bit more zippy and electronica-flavored. Very cool, a good buy. The big screen debut for then newcomer Masanobu Ando, the orange-haired nutzo Kiriyama from Battle Royale. He looks 16 here.
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post #743 of 749
12/16/02 at 2:05pm
Quote:
Andre Dellamorte:
Khitch, BTW, is one of the coolest motherfuckers ever.
You are too kind. But nah, YOU da man

Pop in Oasis yet?
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post #744 of 749
12/16/02 at 2:08pm
For me the great Kitano is:
Fireworks
Kikujiro
Sonantine
Scene at the Sea
Brother

Followed by:
Violent Cop
Getting Any
Boiling Point
Kids Return

I'd probably put Kids Return as his weakest. But I love the man so I still like it.
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post #745 of 749
12/16/02 at 2:39pm
Blunt, I hope you enjoy FTK.

And the first time I saw Kitano was in Nagisa Oshima's excellent <strong>Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence</strong> co-starring David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Tom Conti, where Beat played a Japanese WW2 POW camp guard. Great flick, needs to come out on Region 1 soon.

Call and CT, I'm sorry to hear that you guys were let down by your choices.

<strong>The Mission</strong> is not your typical "HK" flavored action-fest where people are shooting endlessly while defying gravity, and that's what I love about it. The efficiency and the calculated logic in the action scenes. Plus as Dre mentioned, everything you need to know about the group and their dynamics are hinted at, and not too blatantly obvious and forcefed, so you're not 100% sure where the truth and allegiances lie.

<strong>Audition</strong> is the reason I will never watch another Fatal Attraction/The Crush/Sleeping With the Enemy, etc. type flick ever again. Nothing can touch this. Just beautiful in its own twisted, sad way.
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post #746 of 749
12/16/02 at 2:50pm
On the contrary! I was shaken AND impressed by Audition.

I found it horribly disturbing, but in a good way.

I was interested enough in Miike's style and talent to continue searching out his other titles.

I'll just go in with a wary eye....
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post #747 of 749
12/16/02 at 3:01pm
Enjoyed Fulltime Killer a good deal. Really liked the narrative structure, good action scenes, fun overacting by Andy Lau, but it didn't impress me as much as The Mission did. And seeing Simon Yam playing dumb by constantly tilting his head left and right got on my nerves after a while. But Kelly Lin is yummy.

Kids Return is my fave Kitano, mainly because it's his most personal. He shot it right after his accident, and I certainly feel that he put a lot of himself in the characters.
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post #748 of 749
12/16/02 at 3:29pm
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Not so much disappointed with my choice Khitch, just with the movie. I will take a look at it again sometime or another and concentrate some more on it. I watched it quite late at night and maybe need a fresher viewing.

I find it interesting though how much I am enjoying the flicks that come with a more "eh" review from folks. I though NBNT was wonderful though I did want the older chick to kick more butt then she did. God knows I wanted her to kick the butt of the guy from G&N so bad.

I didn't find the movie too QT-esque nor Guy Ritche-like but more its own style. I am beginning to notice that most people cannot make a proper distinction between what was or is between what is coming. The movie was defintely its own style with a lot of homage type scenes. But the narrative structure belonged to the director alone. Including the way it was shot. I think the most refreshing thing about Korean films in general is that they are refreshinging. They are new films taking the film process in new directions and it looks to be succeding. I found it quite interesting of note to find that the Korean short film industry is doing incredibly well. Compared to ours which is non existant I think you find more creativity being breed in such a manner.

Guns and Talks is a good example. It is such a movie that decides to go outside the cinema box and break some rules of traditional narative structure. The scene with the naration being interupted by a loss of words. The melodramatic love scene by the younger brother with the two other assassins "crying'. That was brilliant. Because if that had been taken seriously then the movie would have lost a whole lot of credibility in my eye.

For some reason Korean cinema has taken things that are off the wall yet kept them in line enough that the audience doesn't treat it like say a HK film. Walking into the police station was done well considering they answered the question of the audience in "how'd he ever get out of that police station" Answer: "Whenever I tell this story no one ever believes it"

Had time to really think on it and I can really say Korea has some immensely good things going on for cinema. It's like watching a new wave take its place among the mainstream. These films really do have things going for them. Now if damn Americans would get over subtitles they may realize what they are missing.

Another thing that is interesting is that, I could be wrong here, is that with the advent of their own film school over there in S Korea they really have a purer cinematic background then say over here and the directors from Asia who came here to learn due to the fact they don't have the baggage of watching so many American films and the same way they all have been made. Very little has changed in American cinema over the many years and only recently have things been changing. Forgive me if I am giving a free ride to Korea (they have bad movies just like everyone else) but after thinking over the differences and wondering why people like Tony and I are attracted to these films (as one day future directors) I realize they are a refreshing change. I dunno. Maybe I am looking far too much into it. But of course as a person who wants to be a director, the greatness is in the details.
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post #749 of 749
12/16/02 at 3:54pm
I'm closing this thread. Please start one in one of the film forums about Asian films and link to thris thread so others can participate and so that the "Hey Kitch" thread title (which tells nothing about what this thread focuses one) doesn't monopolize the Chewers forum.
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