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Post by WeMissGamecentral on Dec 12, 2004 16:43:42 GMT
Lately as some of you know i've been getting into Japanese and Chinese/Hong Kong Films. I've so far discovered some excellent movies that are really well worth seeing if you get the chance to track them down on DVD....
1. Battle Royale
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I'm a huge fan of this schoolkid murder-fest and it is one of the highest profile Japanese films i know of
2. Returner
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Made in 2002, this japanese tale involves a girl who travels back in time from 2084 where the world is on it's knees from alien invasion and her mission is to kill the very first alien (or Daggra as it is called which is Tibetan for Enemy) and therefore change history. The excellent special effects, fight scenes and plot twists make this one film that should not be missed,
3. So Close
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This film was also made in 2002 but is from Hong Kong instead of Japan. This one is about two sisters who control a satellite which enables them to access every CCTV system in the world. They use it though for the purpose of assasination missions for which they do for money. Unfortunately for them though there is now a female cop on their trail and also the people who they did a job for are ready to rub them out by any means necessary. This film involves shootouts, matrix-style gunplay and fight scenes plus there is an unbelieveably amazing samurai sword fight towards the end. A true forgotten classic this is.
4. Hard Boiled
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Another Hong Kong film. This was directed by John (Face/Off) Woo and was made in 1992 which was well before his hollywood debut. This picture still shows his love of birds and twin guns because there is a massive shootout in a hospital towards the end where all hell breaks loose. An action classic
5. Shiri
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Bought this one today, it's an excellent Korean film which again involves an assassin and two agents who try and hunt her down
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Post by kriegslust on Dec 12, 2004 17:18:18 GMT
Mmm... Battle Royale. That film coasts the thin ice between sh*t and fantastic. For a septuagenarian, Kinji Fukasaku does well to create a fairly balanced view of youth in a fairly unbalanced setting. Also, there are explosions.
The sequel stars the delightful Shugo Oshinari, the man I'm going to marry, and yet still manages to be awful. The opening scene of some anonymous twin towers being blown up by terrorists is almost worth watching the rest of the film for though.
Edit: Removed a comma. I'm really anal.
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Post by lesalanos on Dec 12, 2004 19:05:43 GMT
I want to see Visitor Q and oldboy, and maybe zatoichi. Preferably before I die.
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Post by kriegslust on Dec 12, 2004 20:42:36 GMT
Come to Liverpool, I'll give you a special screening of my DVD of Zatoichi. In my bedroom.
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Post by lesalanos on Dec 12, 2004 23:34:11 GMT
Bah, you'll probably try and marry me or something.
Not that it'd be so bad, only a little bird tells me your spunk tastes nasty. You, infact. So fugeddaboutit.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2004 8:25:16 GMT
I TOLD YOU NOT TO MENTION ME!!!!!
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Post by supersy on Dec 18, 2004 8:51:11 GMT
Saw Ring 2 round a mates house the other day. Quality.
Can anyone tell me the name of that Japanese film that Tarantino got a few ideas off for Resevoir Dogs.
It was on telly quite a while ago.
I remember seeing a programme where a film critic showed scenes from this Jap film then near identical scenes in resevoir dogs.
I keeping thinking it had the word street in the title but am probabaly wrong.
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Post by Golden Dragoon on Dec 18, 2004 14:59:51 GMT
Young and Dangerous 1 &2 are good films DJ. And Battle Royal is a film I have been praising for years  |
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Post by WeMissGamecentral on Dec 30, 2004 8:13:03 GMT
Got Infernal Affairs the other day, a quality Hong Kong thriller i must say. My next purchases may be Dead or Alive and Spirited Away  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2004 10:57:32 GMT
Spirited away is as close to perfect as some japanese animations get. it is worth it
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Post by supersy on Jan 4, 2005 11:48:16 GMT
I remember watching this weird Japanese film, it was shot in black & white. It was about a man who started turning into metal. There was one scene I can recall where he sprouted exhaust pipes from his feet for turbo speed. I can't remember the name of it but it was well weird.
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Post by WeMissGamecentral on Jan 4, 2005 18:47:32 GMT
now that is a film i'm not familiar with  anyway, just for the record, i've now ordered Spirited Away and Infernal Affairs 2 from Amazon.co.uk  |
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Post by supersy on Jan 5, 2005 12:07:04 GMT
I asked matey down at the local Choices, he reckons from my description its Tetsuo Iron Man. Just looked on Google and he was right. They made a sequel called Tetsuo2: Body Hammer. Made in late eighties.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2005 12:46:22 GMT
Crouching tiger hidden dragon.............
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Post by WeMissGamecentral on Jan 5, 2005 19:00:37 GMT
Crouching Tiger was quite good, just not as enjoyable as So Close or Shiri |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2005 19:05:09 GMT
Haven't seen them. Any good?
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Post by WeMissGamecentral on Jan 6, 2005 19:33:51 GMT
both have a brief outline in my first post on page 1 but to get you more interested in So Close, here is a pic of the box. This film is amazing and comes highly recommended to all ;D  |
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Post by supersy on Jan 7, 2005 10:58:33 GMT
I've been thinking of seeing that film for a while. For some reason I kept thinking it was an Asian Charlie's Angels.
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Post by JNX on Jan 7, 2005 11:51:52 GMT
eastern classics eh? I should be good at dis.
-new police story- Jackie Chan, Nicolas Tse (the guy from young and dangerous:the sequel) I think its Chans latest movie... quite good.
-Twins effect/vampire effect 1 and 2
that'll be all for now... i don't know why though ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2005 18:37:50 GMT
Rumble in the Bronx, that's a good film
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Post by WeMissGamecentral on Jan 31, 2005 10:30:04 GMT
here is an update on some of my latest purchases... Spirited Away ------------------ Hiyao Miyazaki animated classic, pure escapism rating: ***** Princess Mononoke ------------------------- Another Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki animated feature, truely amazing rating: ***** The Tube ------------ Korean action thrill ride about an ex-government agent who holds hostage a high speed tube train rating: **** |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2005 12:40:02 GMT
Princess Mononoke is ok, though it is quite weird as far as feature length anime's go. Akira is good, you should look at that.
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Post by JNX on Feb 7, 2005 15:59:08 GMT
if anime is what you want I got the lot hehehe anyway spirited away I thought was rather wierd... I watched it years before it came out in the UK in cantonese... same with Pricess mononoke which was ore then 5 years or 4... try gungrave, berserl or love hina... hmm well tell me what type of anime you like and I will advise you in what to get...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2005 18:02:55 GMT
With two anime and Manga Experts...who can go wrong!
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Post by JNX on Feb 8, 2005 10:01:18 GMT
What there already is an expert here? lol I have only just begun collecting a month ago and currently have over 350 episodes... mostly thanks to FMA's 50 eps lol
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