The Asian movies thread! - Page 3

*damnhooligan* · 12-30-2004, 10:26 PM

I bought the DVD a few weeks back, without hearing anything about it, save for the cast: Tony Leung, Jet Li, Maggie Cheung and Donny Yen. The who's who of Hong Kong cinema.

Beautiful film making and wonderful acting, even though the story is a bit convoluted in places. I had to exercise a bit of patience when it came to the plot, but all in all, it was worth it.

**Barkworm** · 12-31-2004, 01:03 AM

I was a little disappointed when I saw it, I had expected the Martial Arts scenes to be better. It's still a great movie though.

*Wes* · 12-31-2004, 08:04 PM

Hmm... trying to go with films nobody's mentioned yet. Naked Blood (WARNING: There are some pretty graphic scenes in the Scary-Crayon summary/review... in addition to spoilers galore) gets my recommendation, if only for that one scene. Moon Child (standard, non-summary SC review pending on that one), starring Gackt of Malice Mizer and Hyde of L'arc~en~Ciel is fantastic, too. Kairo's being remade by Wes Craven, but honestly I wasn't too keen on the Japanese film version... and has anyone seen The Quiet Family? Excellent Korean black comedy that was later remade into a musical by Takashi Miike (the guy responsible for Ichi the Killer, which I'm shocked nobody's mentioned yet -- IMHO, it's hardly worth the hype and praise it's garnered from others). How's that?

Aaaand I hope everyone has a happy new year!

*XERO* · 01-04-2005, 07:57 PM

I always thought Jackie Chan's Project A was a really awesome martial arts movie.

Not only because of the fancy fight scenes and crazy stunts, but it also featured Jackie's two 'brothers,' Samo Hung and Yuen Biao. Those guys rocked!

Shadow Leonardo · 01-09-2005, 03:09 PM

yes I'm a kaiju(japanese monster) fan I love Godzilla I have most of his movies recorded. I can't wait till Godzilla:Final Wars as Peter Griffin would say "Freakin Sweet"!

愛 · 01-13-2005, 02:51 PM

I managed to secure a Casshern DVD. I watched it again, and now I'm chain watching it. It is simply incredible. The story is straight-forward until near the end. The movie is visually stunning. The characters are well-developed, and the music soundtrack is simply amazing. It's definitely one of my favorite movies of all time.

Simply put: this movie is a masterpiece.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 01-14-2005, 06:59 PM

Sounds interesting....

**Barkworm** · 01-15-2005, 01:39 AM

Describing the story of Casshern as straight-forward is maybe a little misleading.

愛 · 01-15-2005, 01:56 AM

Well, definitely not in a bad way. I never got lost for the most part. The point of the movie was clear as day to me until near the end. Then I was like, "...okay, what the hell." But it's still a masterpiece. I can't describe the movie any other way.

I'm watching the movie as I post this. I've had it on repeat for a while now, with few interruptions to watch Suicide Club and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.

**Barkworm** · 01-15-2005, 01:59 AM

It really is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. I always get a kick out of the thought that it didn't cost more than 6 million US-$ (at least that's what most internet sources say) and looked so incredible.

*Spitfire* · 01-15-2005, 02:18 AM

I saw House Of Flying Daggers last weekend. That movie blew me away! Really good but not as good as Hero. I love the story though and the characters are really neat. DVD worthy

Ai do you need a special DVD player to watch the Casshern DVD?

愛 · 01-15-2005, 02:21 AM

Well, the DVD I have is Region-Free, but if you straight up buy it off a website like YesAsia, it'll be Region-2, meaning you'll need a special DVD player (or a DVD player on the PC) to play it. You'll need to do some modifying for the PC DVD player, though. It comes with excellent English subtitles, though.

*Spitfire* · 01-15-2005, 02:24 AM

So what your saying is I need to get a burned copy that is region free? Maybe I should just hope that it is dubbed and brought over here. The dubbing will suck but I can always watch it with sub titles like I do with Hero
Why do they do the stupid region stuff? It makes buying forgein movies diffcult

Thank You

*Kid Icarus* · 01-15-2005, 02:28 AM

Diffrent regions have diffrent frame rates and technical stuff like that, or at least that's how it was explained to me.

I wanna see that Flying Daggers movie... wasn't it made by the same guy who did CTHD?

愛 · 01-15-2005, 02:29 AM

It's coming here. Dreamworks bought the right to it. The nature of its presentation is unknown, though. It might be dubbed, it might even be remade like what Barkworm said. I don't know. If it is redone, I'll buy the original. If it does come here in its original form, I'll be buying it and throwing my burned copy out, or give it to someone.

And it's true, the framerates are different. Since my copy was originally region-2, the framerate sometimes jaggers a bit. It's not noticeable by the normal person, but someone like me who plays a lot of games takes notice.

**Barkworm** · 01-15-2005, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gwgtrunks

I wanna see that Flying Daggers movie... wasn't it made by the same guy who did CTHD?

No, that was made by Ang Lee. Flying daggers is from the same director as Hero (Zhang Yimou).

*Spitfire* · 01-15-2005, 02:36 AM

If they re-make it, the world is over. Theres no way Amercian movie studios could make the movie as good as it is.

Trunks it is made by Yimou Zhang who made Hero, which I thought was better then CTHD but thats just my opinion.

Ang Lee did CTHD and he also did Hulk*Ewwwww* He did The Devil's Ride too which people think influenced Resident Evil 4. But I think RE 4 is obviously influenced mainly by "VIllage Of The Damned"

*Kid Icarus* · 01-15-2005, 02:59 AM

I think RE4 was influenced by Shinji Mikami's need to scare the **** out of everyone. Again.

*Spitfire* · 01-15-2005, 03:03 AM

Sadly its not scarey, well not to me anyways hahaha

You guys should see Devil's Ride Ive read its good I think Im going to rent it. And Im going to rent Village Of The Damned again

*DrSpengler* · 01-17-2005, 03:23 PM

I'm a huge Godzilla fan. Just 4 DVDs away from having a complete set.

But aside from Godzilla, I just watched Ju-On last night.

It's a MUCH better version than the Grudge. It had better scares, a less confusing plot, and a better ending.

I wasn't expecting the Japanese version to be better. I thought the American version of the Ring was superior in every way to Ringu. But Ju-On really was more entertaining. All the goo scares in the Grudge were taken directly from Ju-On. Unlike the American version of the Ring, there was no originality to it.

So as a big horror movie fan, especially of haunted house flicks, I enjoyed it a great deal.

12-30-2004, 10:26 PM	#41
damnhooligan Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dorksville, USA Posts: 1,745	I bought the DVD a few weeks back, without hearing anything about it, save for the cast: Tony Leung, Jet Li, Maggie Cheung and Donny Yen. The who's who of Hong Kong cinema. Beautiful film making and wonderful acting, even though the story is a bit convoluted in places. I had to exercise a bit of patience when it came to the plot, but all in all, it was worth it. __________________

12-31-2004, 01:03 AM	#42
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,759	I was a little disappointed when I saw it, I had expected the Martial Arts scenes to be better. It's still a great movie though. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

12-31-2004, 08:04 PM	#43
Wes Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: A very scary place. With crayons! Posts: 1,607	Hmm... trying to go with films nobody's mentioned yet. Naked Blood (WARNING: There are some pretty graphic scenes in the Scary-Crayon summary/review... in addition to spoilers galore) gets my recommendation, if only for that one scene. Moon Child (standard, non-summary SC review pending on that one), starring Gackt of Malice Mizer and Hyde of L'arc~en~Ciel is fantastic, too. Kairo's being remade by Wes Craven, but honestly I wasn't too keen on the Japanese film version... and has anyone seen The Quiet Family? Excellent Korean black comedy that was later remade into a musical by Takashi Miike (the guy responsible for Ichi the Killer, which I'm shocked nobody's mentioned yet -- IMHO, it's hardly worth the hype and praise it's garnered from others). How's that? Aaaand I hope everyone has a happy new year! __________________ * Scary-Crayon * Wesoteric * Chew your gum properly, ok? Aaand... Technodrome buy/sell/trade thread here!

01-04-2005, 07:57 PM	#44
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	I always thought Jackie Chan's Project A was a really awesome martial arts movie. Not only because of the fancy fight scenes and crazy stunts, but it also featured Jackie's two 'brothers,' Samo Hung and Yuen Biao. Those guys rocked! __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

01-09-2005, 03:09 PM	#45
Shadow Leonardo Foot Soldier Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Realizing that being a freshman stinks Posts: 145	yes I'm a kaiju(japanese monster) fan I love Godzilla I have most of his movies recorded. I can't wait till Godzilla:Final Wars as Peter Griffin would say "Freakin Sweet"! __________________ Dooku:"You have anger,you have hate, but you don't use them."

01-13-2005, 02:51 PM	#46
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I managed to secure a Casshern DVD. I watched it again, and now I'm chain watching it. It is simply incredible. The story is straight-forward until near the end. The movie is visually stunning. The characters are well-developed, and the music soundtrack is simply amazing. It's definitely one of my favorite movies of all time. Simply put: this movie is a masterpiece. Last edited by 愛; 01-13-2005 at 05:36 PM. Reason: More thoughts on the movie.

01-14-2005, 06:59 PM	#47
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Sounds interesting.... __________________

01-15-2005, 01:39 AM	#48
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,759	Describing the story of Casshern as straight-forward is maybe a little misleading. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

01-15-2005, 01:56 AM	#49
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Well, definitely not in a bad way. I never got lost for the most part. The point of the movie was clear as day to me until near the end. Then I was like, "...okay, what the hell." But it's still a masterpiece. I can't describe the movie any other way. I'm watching the movie as I post this. I've had it on repeat for a while now, with few interruptions to watch Suicide Club and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.

01-15-2005, 01:59 AM	#50
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,759	It really is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. I always get a kick out of the thought that it didn't cost more than 6 million US-$ (at least that's what most internet sources say) and looked so incredible. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

01-15-2005, 02:18 AM	#51
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	I saw House Of Flying Daggers last weekend. That movie blew me away! Really good but not as good as Hero. I love the story though and the characters are really neat. DVD worthy Ai do you need a special DVD player to watch the Casshern DVD? __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

01-15-2005, 02:21 AM	#52
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Well, the DVD I have is Region-Free, but if you straight up buy it off a website like YesAsia, it'll be Region-2, meaning you'll need a special DVD player (or a DVD player on the PC) to play it. You'll need to do some modifying for the PC DVD player, though. It comes with excellent English subtitles, though.

01-15-2005, 02:24 AM	#53
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	So what your saying is I need to get a burned copy that is region free? Maybe I should just hope that it is dubbed and brought over here. The dubbing will suck but I can always watch it with sub titles like I do with Hero Why do they do the stupid region stuff? It makes buying forgein movies diffcult Thank You __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

01-15-2005, 02:28 AM	#54
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	Diffrent regions have diffrent frame rates and technical stuff like that, or at least that's how it was explained to me. I wanna see that Flying Daggers movie... wasn't it made by the same guy who did CTHD?

01-15-2005, 02:29 AM	#55
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	It's coming here. Dreamworks bought the right to it. The nature of its presentation is unknown, though. It might be dubbed, it might even be remade like what Barkworm said. I don't know. If it is redone, I'll buy the original. If it does come here in its original form, I'll be buying it and throwing my burned copy out, or give it to someone. And it's true, the framerates are different. Since my copy was originally region-2, the framerate sometimes jaggers a bit. It's not noticeable by the normal person, but someone like me who plays a lot of games takes notice.

01-15-2005, 02:36 AM	#57
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	If they re-make it, the world is over. Theres no way Amercian movie studios could make the movie as good as it is. Trunks it is made by Yimou Zhang who made Hero, which I thought was better then CTHD but thats just my opinion. Ang Lee did CTHD and he also did HulkEwwwww He did The Devil's Ride too which people think influenced Resident Evil 4. But I think RE 4 is obviously influenced mainly by "VIllage Of The Damned" __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

01-15-2005, 02:59 AM	#58
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	I think RE4 was influenced by Shinji Mikami's need to scare the **** out of everyone. Again.

01-15-2005, 03:03 AM	#59
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Sadly its not scarey, well not to me anyways hahaha You guys should see Devil's Ride Ive read its good I think Im going to rent it. And Im going to rent Village Of The Damned again __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

01-17-2005, 03:23 PM	#60
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	I'm a huge Godzilla fan. Just 4 DVDs away from having a complete set. But aside from Godzilla, I just watched Ju-On last night. It's a MUCH better version than the Grudge. It had better scares, a less confusing plot, and a better ending. I wasn't expecting the Japanese version to be better. I thought the American version of the Ring was superior in every way to Ringu. But Ju-On really was more entertaining. All the goo scares in the Grudge were taken directly from Ju-On. Unlike the American version of the Ring, there was no originality to it. So as a big horror movie fan, especially of haunted house flicks, I enjoyed it a great deal.