shin2 wrote:Drugstore Girl--funny flick with lots of scenes involving lacrosse and dirty old men. Good cast.
I'm hardsubbing it right now. :victory:
I'm hardsubbing it right now. :victory:
Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations
Started by angiemakino · 12 Sep 2003 · 4,597 replies
Japanese Entertainment
I'm hardsubbing it right now. :victory:
bmwracer wrote:
I'm hardsubbing it right now. :victory:
sweet!
Woof! I watched two REALLY bad movies this weekend.
First came Satoshi Miki's "Turtles Swim Faster than Expected" staring Ueno Juri.
Hmm. Your plot revolves around a dull woman trying her best to act in a dull and boring fashion.
Oddly enough... turned out to be a very boring movie.
I don't know, maybe if you think Juri is a pip, it's worth just starting at her on film for what seemed like a few hours.
Sort of a drag since a year after Satoshi made this snore fest, he wrote and directed "Jikou Keisatsu" which is one of my favorite TV series.
The other was Kurosawa Kiyoshi's "Loft" staring Nakatani Miki.
In a world chock full of mediocre directors, Kurosawa stands out as one of the truely bad ones. Year after year, film after film, this guy consistantly turns out buckets filled with hot steamy crap.
But I had to watch it, because Miki was the star. (It's a fan thing.)
This one gets even lower marks from me than the "Turtle" movie mentioned above.
True, this one just sort of points the camera at the star and watches her meander about, but the scene at the grave site, when the two leads suddenly throw their arms around each other and go off into a soap operatic, melodramatic, declaration of love and freedom was so out of place, it was laughable. Probably not the sort of reaction this idiot who calls himself a director was looking for, 3/4 of the way through a horror movie, with it's two stars -- who've hardly said a word to each other through the whole movie -- standing in a shallow grave, out in the middle of a meadow.
The "Turtle" movie was empty, pointless, and dull.
"Loft" was all those things... but it added stupidity to the mix.
First came Satoshi Miki's "Turtles Swim Faster than Expected" staring Ueno Juri.
Hmm. Your plot revolves around a dull woman trying her best to act in a dull and boring fashion.
Oddly enough... turned out to be a very boring movie.
I don't know, maybe if you think Juri is a pip, it's worth just starting at her on film for what seemed like a few hours.
Sort of a drag since a year after Satoshi made this snore fest, he wrote and directed "Jikou Keisatsu" which is one of my favorite TV series.
The other was Kurosawa Kiyoshi's "Loft" staring Nakatani Miki.
In a world chock full of mediocre directors, Kurosawa stands out as one of the truely bad ones. Year after year, film after film, this guy consistantly turns out buckets filled with hot steamy crap.
But I had to watch it, because Miki was the star. (It's a fan thing.)
This one gets even lower marks from me than the "Turtle" movie mentioned above.
True, this one just sort of points the camera at the star and watches her meander about, but the scene at the grave site, when the two leads suddenly throw their arms around each other and go off into a soap operatic, melodramatic, declaration of love and freedom was so out of place, it was laughable. Probably not the sort of reaction this idiot who calls himself a director was looking for, 3/4 of the way through a horror movie, with it's two stars -- who've hardly said a word to each other through the whole movie -- standing in a shallow grave, out in the middle of a meadow.
The "Turtle" movie was empty, pointless, and dull.
"Loft" was all those things... but it added stupidity to the mix.
Geezer wrote:First came Satoshi Miki's "Turtles Swim Faster than Expected" staring Ueno Juri.
Hmm. Your plot revolves around a dull woman trying her best to act in a dull and boring fashion.
Oddly enough... turned out to be a very boring movie.
I don't know, maybe if you think Juri is a pip, it's worth just starting at her on film for what seemed like a few hours.
That'd be me. :beaten:
Geezer wrote:Woof! I watched two REALLY bad movies this weekend.
First came Satoshi Miki's "Turtles Swim Faster than Expected" staring Ueno Juri.
Oddly enough... turned out to be a very boring movie.
sounds as good as Wareru Michael...if you haven't seen it yet, don't....
The other was Kurosawa Kiyoshi's "Loft" staring Nakatani Miki.
In a world chock full of mediocre directors, Kurosawa stands out as one of the truely bad ones. Year after year, film after film, this guy consistantly turns out buckets filled with hot steamy crap.
Expectations fulfilled, huh?
Tu_triky wrote:sounds as good as Wareru Michael..
It wasn't as bad as Warau Mikaeru... Really.
bmwracer wrote:
It wasn't as bad as Warau Mikaeru... Really.
that's slightly comforting. :beaten:
Tu_triky
The Turtle movie is nowhere near as bad as Warau Mikaeru. It was just... boring.
If, like BMW, you're a Juri fan, it'll probably be entertaining. My problem is, I don't really see anything special about Juri, and the movie itself, the plotting, the concept, was boring. There was no there there.
BMW
I know what you mean. I was in the same boat with Loft until the idiot director went off the deep end of stupid. The movie offered little or nothing for the first hour or so, but Miki was there, and that was keeping me happy. But Kurasawa had one of his patented bursts of stupidity and he decided, 3/4 of the way through filming, to "fix" the movie.
I wish someone would have told him early on in his career that movies tend to come out better if you actually write the script before you start filming.
The Turtle movie is nowhere near as bad as Warau Mikaeru. It was just... boring.
If, like BMW, you're a Juri fan, it'll probably be entertaining. My problem is, I don't really see anything special about Juri, and the movie itself, the plotting, the concept, was boring. There was no there there.
BMW
I know what you mean. I was in the same boat with Loft until the idiot director went off the deep end of stupid. The movie offered little or nothing for the first hour or so, but Miki was there, and that was keeping me happy. But Kurasawa had one of his patented bursts of stupidity and he decided, 3/4 of the way through filming, to "fix" the movie.
I wish someone would have told him early on in his career that movies tend to come out better if you actually write the script before you start filming.
Geezer wrote:
I wish someone would have told him early on in his career that movies tend to come out better if you actually write the script before you start filming.
Maybe you wish someone would have told him early on to shut up and live off his dad's money.
Tu_triky
According to the IMDB, he's not related to Akira Kurosawa.
According to the IMDB, he's not related to Akira Kurosawa.
Geezer wrote:Tu_triky
According to the IMDB, he's not related to Akira Kurosawa.
haha...maybe somebody should tell him that so he can retire. :)
Geezer wrote:Tu_triky
The Turtle movie is nowhere near as bad as Warau Mikaeru. It was just... boring.
If, like BMW, you're a Juri fan, it'll probably be entertaining. My problem is, I don't really see anything special about Juri, and the movie itself, the plotting, the concept, was boring. There was no there there.
Time to watch Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi...
bmwracer wrote:
Time to watch Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi...
that's not a movie, but it's probably better than either of those juri movies you guys mentioned.....Mikaeru aka Scooby Lives or The Turtle and the Hare.
Geezer wrote:AUUUGGHH!!! Manami's next film is Sakebi and it's directed by this guy!!! Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse :beaten: [/list:u]
In a world chock full of mediocre directors, Kurosawa stands out as one of the truely bad ones. Year after year, film after film, this guy consistantly turns out buckets filled with hot steamy crap.
gaijinmark wrote: AUUUGGHH!!! Manami's next film is Sakebi and it's directed by this guy!!! Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse :beaten: [/list:u]
she'd be better off doing a spin off of Polestar or Orange Days
gaijinmark
Just don't turn on the subtitles.
The one thing Kurasawa does do well is he makes his stars look good. That might be why he gets so many of the best actors to work in his films.
I don't know. There has to be some reason these people agree to work with him.
AUUUGGHH!!! Manami's next film is Sakebi and it's directed by this guy!!! Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse
Just don't turn on the subtitles.
The one thing Kurasawa does do well is he makes his stars look good. That might be why he gets so many of the best actors to work in his films.
I don't know. There has to be some reason these people agree to work with him.
Geezer wrote:Woof! I watched two REALLY bad movies this weekend.
First came Satoshi Miki's "Turtles Swim Faster than Expected" staring Ueno Juri.
Hmm. Your plot revolves around a dull woman trying her best to act in a dull and boring fashion.
Oddly enough... turned out to be a very boring movie.
I don't know, maybe if you think Juri is a pip, it's worth just starting at her on film for what seemed like a few hours.
Sort of a drag since a year after Satoshi made this snore fest, he wrote and directed "Jikou Keisatsu" which is one of my favorite TV series.
The other was Kurosawa Kiyoshi's "Loft" staring Nakatani Miki.
In a world chock full of mediocre directors, Kurosawa stands out as one of the truely bad ones. Year after year, film after film, this guy consistantly turns out buckets filled with hot steamy crap.
But I had to watch it, because Miki was the star. (It's a fan thing.)
This one gets even lower marks from me than the "Turtle" movie mentioned above.
True, this one just sort of points the camera at the star and watches her meander about, but the scene at the grave site, when the two leads suddenly throw their arms around each other and go off into a soap operatic, melodramatic, declaration of love and freedom was so out of place, it was laughable. Probably not the sort of reaction this idiot who calls himself a director was looking for, 3/4 of the way through a horror movie, with it's two stars -- who've hardly said a word to each other through the whole movie -- standing in a shallow grave, out in the middle of a meadow.
The "Turtle" movie was empty, pointless, and dull.
"Loft" was all those things... but it added stupidity to the mix.
Seriously, Geez, you should review movies for a living. You crack me up! But you're always to the point. :rofl:
I watched Tada, Kimi Wo Aishiteru or "Heavenly Forest" last week and I loved it! I was hooked from the opening scene of an overhead shot of the Statue of Liberty. It had beautiful scenery of both NYC and Japan. Georgeous colors and textures in the forest scenes. Lovely music. Acting that perfectly captured the budding college friendships with warmth and humor. I particularly loved Tamaki Hiroshi's performance. Plus he is sooo easy on the eyes. I also enjoyed Miyazaki Aoi's acting as well. They were well paired together. This was a sweet, tender movie that held my attention from start to finish, and did not disappoint.
P.S. Thanks b-kun! :glomp:
P.S. Thanks b-kun! :glomp:
Enna wrote:I watched Tada, Kimi Wo Aishiteru or "Heavenly Forest" last week and I loved it! I was hooked from the opening scene of an overhead shot of the Statue of Liberty. It had beautiful scenery of both NYC and Japan. Georgeous colors and textures in the forest scenes. Lovely music. Acting that perfectly captured the budding college friendships with warmth and humor. I particularly loved Tamaki Hiroshi's performance. Plus he is sooo easy on the eyes. I also enjoyed Miyazaki Aoi's acting as well. They were well paired together. This was a sweet, tender movie that held my attention from start to finish, and did not disappoint.
P.S. Thanks b-kun! :glomp:
good movie.
Anime Dad
I would, but then I'd have to give up the groupies that are the perk of a Carpenter's life.
I would, but then I'd have to give up the groupies that are the perk of a Carpenter's life.
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