Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations

kitakaze wrote:I finally saw the Japanese version of "Shall We Dance." It was a lot better than being forced to watch Richard Gere prance around with Jennifer Lopez.

Yes...!

There was no way in hell I was gonna buy or watch that remake.

bmwracer wrote:
Yes...!

There was no way in hell I was gonna buy or watch that remake.

It's a few hours of my life I won't get back.... :shamefulcry: One of the downsides of women....

I told my wife that the remake didn't sound good, and that the original would be much better. And this after not seeing the J Lo version. Glad my intuition was right.

I tried to warn my girlfriend...but she's from Taiwan and wanted to actually see an American version :bleh: . That's what happens when you have globalization....

kitakaze wrote:I tried to warn my girlfriend...but she's from Taiwan and wanted to actually see an American version :bleh: . That's what happens when you have globalization....

Poor guy.

The sad thing is, it won't be the last time. :beaten:

kitakaze wrote:It was a lot better than being forced to watch Richard Gere prance around with Jennifer Lopez.
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Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez don't even go well in the same sentence together, who could even fathom making a script for the two to play in? :hehe:

In other news, has anyone else seen the flood of teeny bop movies lately from Japan? They're mainly manga turned silver screen.

I saw "DEEP LOVE::AYU no monogatari" and I think that was just a director's perverted way to get girls to wear short school uniforms and act like whores while under the pretense of recreating a manga/book. :sweat: 2 hours of my life just.......gone.

Japanese cinema is getting desperate it seems...

yume wrote:Japanese cinema is getting desperate it seems...

American cinema isn't that far behind with all ofthe remakes they're doing... :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
American cinema isn't that far behind with all ofthe remakes they're doing... :beaten:

We all knew American cinema was consumed past the expiration date when movies like "Maid in Manhattan" and "White Chicks" had people actually paying in droves to see them. Hahahaha.

yume wrote:We all knew American cinema was consumed past the expiration date when movies like "Maid in Manhattan" and "White Chicks" had people actually paying in droves to see them. Hahahaha.

Groan.

Thank God for DVDs... I'll take any movie from the 30's to the 70's over most of the dreck that they're releasing nowadays...

bmwracer wrote:
Groan.

Thank God for DVDs... I'll take any movie from the 30's to the 70's over most of the dreck that they're releasing nowadays...

Com'on now...what about that great film "Gigli."

I'm glad I saw it before it got pulled from the theaters.

(wakes up and realizes it was all a bad nightmare and thanks his lucky stars after realizing the truth...but so disturbed stays up all night and has a japanese dorama marathon viewing session to chase away the bad thoughts) :mrgreen:

I wouldn't put all American cinema out for the count just yet...Sin City is coming out Friday...that looks like one of the most visually inventive movies for a long time...based on the Frank Miller comix....

kitakaze wrote:I wouldn't put all American cinema out for the count just yet...

I didn't say all, I said most... I try not to make that fatal mistake... Gets me in hot water... :sweat:

Sin City is coming out Friday...that looks like one of the most visually inventive movies for a long time...based on the Frank Miller comix....

Yeah, it does have a noir look to it, but that ain't gonna be enough... I thought both Kill Bill's went overboard with the visuals and homages...

Well...I don't think it's over the top...it just looks incredibly faithful to the comics...of course, I've been a fan of them, so I might be biased. I never really liked Kill Bill that much.

It's like Japanese movies...I know there are bad ones out there, but it's hard for me to dislike some of them that are really cheesy....

kitakaze wrote:Well...I don't think it's over the top...it just looks incredibly faithful to the comics...of course, I've been a fan of them, so I might be biased.

I'm sort of a fan of Miller's too: I really liked his takes on Batman (The Dark Knight) and Daredevil.. I just have reseervations, considering the amount of star power (Willis, Del Toro, etc.) involved...

Yup. Hollywood cinema sucks.

In fact, over the last couple of years I can't think of a single Hollywood movie that I've enjoyed. Except maybe, The Bourne Supremacy.

That was a good one. That, and of course, The Last Samurai.

But that's it. The Bourne Supremacy, and the Last Samurai.

And Seabiscuit.

Just those three. The Bourne Supremacy, and The Last Samurai, and Seabiscuit, and The Matrix.

No, that's four.

And Kill Bill Vol. 1. I really liked that one.

So that's four.. no five!

The Bourne Supremacy, the Last Samurai, Seabiscuit, The Matrix, Kill Bill Vol.1, and I have to be honest, I really kind of enjoyed Pirates of the Caribbean. And Shrek. And Fahrenheit 9/11. And Big Fish.

But that's definately it. Except for the Trilogy of the Rings.

And the Prophecy. Jeez, I loved The Prophecy. That one shot straight into my all time top ten list.

And Fargo. And Leaving Las Vegas. And Pulp Fiction. And... Noooone expects the Spanish Inquisition.

I sense some sarcasm, Geez...

To reiterate: I said most American cinema is dreck, not all. :sweat:

Geezer wrote:Yup. Hollywood cinema sucks.

no, tell us how you REALLY feel about american flicks, geez. :rofl:

niko2x wrote:no, tell us how you REALLY feel about american flicks, geez. :rofl:

Yeah, don't sugar-coat it.... :hehe:

kitakaze wrote:I finally saw the Japanese version of "Shall We Dance." It was a lot better than being forced to watch Richard Gere prance around with Jennifer Lopez.

Here's the sequel to Shall We Dance: :hehe:

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You know, I'd pay to see Koizumi over J Lo, even if it's only from a curiosity standpoint... :hehe: