ASIAN FILMS LOVE YOU LONGER TIME THAN HOLLYWOO

[nori]

okay guys asian film, whatcha think?
got any favourite films? actors? directors?

directors wise for me its gotta be Takashi Miike,
with such films like "the happyness of teh katakuris" (shockmusical)
"Visitor Q" my second favourite film of all time
agitator, audition, triad society, rainy dog, and DOA
this man is my personal god of film, everything he creates has an unimaginable level of energy and the flow of all his worx are excellent.
his first short film series "MPD Psycho" marks a new level in story telling and also has some of the greatest shots ever seen
from the first time you see the woman with a telephone in what used to be her womb, and the lobotomised women with orchids in there brains, you just have to sit back and think WOW, or run and find a toilet.
my top 3 films by him have to be
1.Visitor Q
2.Audition
3.The Happyness of the Katakuris

so please guys id surgest checking his work out if you are into seriously deep thinking films or even if your just a guro nut

[Pimpmaster McSlap-Bitch]

Ummm... sorry for sounding like a complete noob but... I like Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan ;D

[godsrighthand]

I think Legend of the Flying Daggers (or was it Green Daggers?) was great for a romance/martial arts movie.
I saw it on IFC (International Film Channel) a week ago.
It was subbed instead of the butchery of dubbing. ^^ YAY ^^

Of course spurning someone who has devoted his life to you for 3 years in constant danger is a little harsh. But not perhaps as much as leading him on in the first place to get him to join your little rebellion.
Then again he just seems mentally unstable too. (IMO)

The scenery was wonderful and beautiful filmed and correct for the time period of the late dynasties of Japan.
Bamboo forests are actually forests in this movie. I recommend it on the natural scenery alone.
The structures are well thought out and presented very well. Another recommendation for that.
The martial arts are a plus in that the sequences were clear precise and all special effects well done.
No blurring everything constantly when the special effects comes. (Thank the Gods or Goddesses)

So if you love anime subbed you will like this movie even if it is a movie and not anime. (They spent a large wad of dough making it) I found it enjoyable on all points.

[nori]

i avoided "house of flying daggers" coz it looked crap but ill get it out sometime if ya giving it that heads up.
have you seen that piece of shit "hero" ?
its fucking fail, a whole cult of martial artists that dont actually fight but sit there practising the shape of there writing stylings while getting shot by billions of really sharp pointy arrows...
i think not, its a tarantino some people comend it but the only remmnant of him in this film is the stupidly drawn out flickering of teh story.

[godsrighthand]

I have not seen Hero. House of Flying Daggers has a 2 fake stunts in the bamboo forest that do not look real. It is when the enemy is traveling through the tops of the bamboo forest you can see their legs moving but nothing is underneath supporting them. (they could have CG'd some bamboo branches)

Most martial arts movies are over the top of reasonable believability since the 90's anyway. The scenery on this one was much better and they looked like real landscapes not a small movie lot or a fucking small gulley on the outskirts of some small town somewhere.

[Pimpmaster McSlap-Bitch]

They`re both excellent movies, period. If you watch movies, for the plot then they`re most certainly must watch. On top of that they both have very good action and visuals (Especially House of Flying Daggers). You can`t knock it until you`ve tried it homes =P