The Asian movies thread!
 

This thread is to discuss and recommend Asian life action movies. Since we already had a whole thread about Casshern at the other boards my first recommendation is Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master II" from 1994. Anyone who has the slightest interest in martial arts movies should check it out.

I need to check that out. Still trying to find a movie better than Battle Royale. Martial Arts movies are the only ones that seem to come close. That, and I just like Jackie Chan.

Don't expect a deep story though, there's probably no scene without a fight or some stunts.
"Battle Royale" is great, I've read some reviews saying it was a senseless violence fest but I guess those people didn't get it. I try everything possible to avoid the second part, what I heard about it sounds absolutely horrible.

I saw the second one. It was absoulte crap. I could understand if it couldn't recapture what made the first one special, because it was, but they didn't even try in the slightest. Complete utter crap.

Best asian movie I have seen to this date must be Shark Skin Man and Peach hip girl. Very funny. I think I'm going to get the DVD sometimes soon...

What were they about?

it's actually one movie. It's about this one guy who steals Yakuza Money and then runs off, chased by the Yakuza, he meets this one girl, who is also running. Only that she is running from her Uncle (or something). The two join forces...

it's really weird, and there is this guy in white leather who is sniffing after people.

Yakuza and white leather huh? Sounds good to me. :D

Godzilla! Gamera! Ultraman!

Drama! Action! Suspense!

I've seen a fairly good amount of Asian movies in my day. Blue Light, Verses, Suicide Club, Battle Royale I and II, My Sassy Girl (Korean), Madeline (Korean), and a few various Chinese movies. Let's not forget the Godzilla movies. Oh man, are those great.

I never got into the Godzilla movies. I guess you need a certain kind of humor to enjoy them.

Hey, to each his own. The bad dubbing just cracks me the hell up. That, and the rubber suit is so great. It makes for a more realistic movement, if you catch what I'm saying. The newer movies are still good, but they put a lot more into it, and it doesn't feel as old skool. I hear Final Wars is incredible, though. I can't wait for it to come here.

I just realized that I forgot two essential words in my last post. "...certain kind of humor". :lol: Well, it was too early in the morning...

Gotcha.

Well, I just saw another Japanese movie tonight called "Last Present" starring Natsumi Abe (the plagiarizer) and Rika Ishikawa ("Charmy" from Morning Musume). It was about these two girls named Kyoko who were involved with this guy named Yoshiro. Yoshiro was hit by a car and killed, but he left a tape for one of the Kyoko's. He wanted to show her something, but he left too many loopholes. So they go searching for clues as to what it was. This all took place during the Christmas season, so it was an emotional movie. It even got me a few times. Normally, emotional films aren't my style, being a man of violence and all, but some of these movies really convey a powerful message weaved into the story.

I guess I'm in the minority who liked Battle Royal II. It certainly wasn't as good as the first movie, but I thought it was decent. The first half of the movie was my favorite, where the students learn of the new program. The second half resembled a poor war movie, so the cheese factor was high. Ah well.

I love watching martial arts movies! Hero just came out on DVD, and I really enjoyed that one. The fight scene between Jet Li and Donnie Yen was incredible. My other favorite Jet Li movies are Fist of Legend and the Once Upon a Time in China trilogy. For Jackie Chan, I really liked Drunken Master and the Young Master (has some very funny fight scenes).

I love those movies. Some aren't that great, like Godzilla 2000 and Godzilla vs. Megagurius, but the older ones are timeless classics. Especially the one where Godzilla has to figure out the mystery of whose impersonating him. The ideas the east comes up with.

You guys really should watch Uchu Kaisoku-sen if you ever get the chance. Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.

http://img110.exs.cx/img110/3706/spacechief3ky.jpg

In other words, a Godzilla movie in spandex. :lol: :lol:

Space Chief has got to be the worst interplanetary hero EVER. He didn't even do anything about the Neptunian threat until half of Japan was blown to pieces. I love these old movie posters though.

http://img95.exs.cx/img95/7817/princeofspace7al.jpg

That looks like a gay Meng The Merciless.

That poster is from Yusei oji aka The Prince of Space. Basically another wimpy looking hero takes out some ridiculous looking aliens.

Everyone should go see The Returner.

Anyone here see Uzumaki?


THAT is an odd movie....


Good but odd....

http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/uzumaki.htm

Shoalin Soccer abd Volcano High are both fantastic.

Oh man, Volcano High was amazing. Even the MTV version was entertaining. Great Korean movie.

I don't know, Volcano High had its moments but the fight scenes were too crummy IMO. I haven't seen Shaolin Soccer though, that movie looks hilarious.

Oh, it's fantastic.

Keep in mind, I'm no asian movie buff, those are some of the only asian movies (not released here and not anime) that I've seen.

Always shooting me down... :cry: I liked it. Mostly because it had rappers for the voice dub.

I really want to see Casshern, Cutie Honey Live. Oh, and Ju-On and the Ring also (the sequels) -- heh, all Japanese movies. There's also this Filipino movie called Feng Shui I want to see. I think the only asian movies I've seen are The Eye, Shaolin Soccer. :P

Oh my God, Casshern. Wow. I mean, like...wow. Definitely worth a snag. I love that movie so much.

I saw the improted version with the humerously inaccurate, punctuation-less translation.

Aww. As I said the movie definitely had some good scenes and it was very funny but the fight scenes kinda ruined it for me.
And yes, everyone should watch Casshern. EVERYONE!!!

If I can figure out how to get it. :P

Well, it was licensed by...Dreamworks? So it's coming here at some point. You can also buy it now, but it would be in region-2, so you couldn't play it on your standard DVD player. The day it comes out here, it's mine. No questions asked.

There is that disgusting rumour that Dreamworks wants to remake it. No... just no...

I wouldn't be able to handle that. I'd cut my throat before that happens. We always screw this stuff up. Godzilla, anyone? We just can't capture the magic that Japan tries to convey. No chance in hell.

There's a tiny chance that they let Kiriya do it. It wouldn't be the first time a Japanese director was allowed to make his own remake.

Hm...that's tolerable, then. Kiriya does amazing work. His videos for his wife, Utada Hikaru, are proof of that, no doubt. As long as he has some influence, I guess it can't be THAT bad. I will always love the original, though. Man, what a film.

Yeah, it was awesome.It's coming to American and German theatres next year BTW. Although I hate to watch dubs I'm going to see it since I want to see it on the big screen.

Hero
 

I just bought the DVD of Hero. I tried to watch it dubbed but I got mad with-in the first 5 minutes because the dub dialog didnt match what the sub titles at the bottom which had what they were really supposed to be saying so I was reading the sub titles anyways. Needless to say I watch it with sub titles and not in English lol
Anyways I was wondering if anyone has seen this? When I first saw previews to it it looked like a lame overblown action movie but when I went to see it in theaters I was blown away. It had a great story and the action, though pretty much unrealstic, was perfect. The best part is that all of the fighting takes place with-in stories that two characters are telling one another. So no matter how outragous it looks it doesnt matter because its being told in a story. And a great story at that! Its such a awesome way of telling it. You get to hear 3 different versions of the same story told 3 different ways. Plus there are stories told with-in the stories. Each story has a different color theme which I thought was really neat. Anyways I really liked it
Did anyone else see it?