Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations

Pemu wrote:
I like Miike movies. They are "refreshing" from the other mainstream movies. You should see Visitor Q :mrgreen:

Visitor Q is, to put it mildly, a little strange.

Returner has nice special effects, i.e. harrier jump jet and a boeing 747 transforming into an alien ship. Cool!!!!

Ringu was okay but I kinda like the Hollywood version though.

Yeah!

I'd recommend Battle Royale too! Sugoii show! I wanna watch BR2! :hehe:

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orenji wrote:Yeah!

I'd recommend Battle Royale too! Sugoii show! I wanna watch BR2! :hehe:

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Wait till late November/December. a HK vcd is released, Engs subs included.

arnel98 wrote:
Ringu was okay but I kinda like the Hollywood version though.

Woot?!? Japanese one was magnificent! So scary :sweat: :shakehead:
Hollywood was zzz...what does the horse have to do with the story? :rolleyes:

Pemu wrote:
Woot?!? Japanese one was magnificent! So scary :sweat: :shakehead:
Hollywood was zzz...what does the horse have to do with the story? :rolleyes:

hehehe. what struck me most in that movie was when the girl suddenly got out of the TV. Now that was scary - reminds me of the Exorcist.

I think we should ban Hollywood for remaking J-horror. I've heard they're going to remake Ju-on?? :angry: I wonder what sort of animal that they will use other than horse in Ring Hollywood version...hehehehe :mrgreen:

O, for Takeshi Kaneshiro's fans out there, you should see his older film called "Sleepless Town" -that's a very good film.

yes Battle Royale!!! and Brother was good too!

but yea i also heard they're doing an american version of ju-on...just like the ring.....also if any of you have ever seen the anime called Ghost in the Shell, you will notice that The Matrix took a lot of stuff from that anime as well...

kStyLe wrote:yes Battle Royale!!! and Brother was good too!

but yea i also heard they're doing an american version of ju-on...just like the ring.....also if any of you have ever seen the anime called Ghost in the Shell, you will notice that The Matrix took a lot of stuff from that anime as well...

Yes, Ju-on is being "raped". Matrix has copied the gun battle scenes from John Woo's HK action flicks and kung fu movies.

Perhaps, Hollywood has ran out of idea of how to make a cool action movie. They've hijacked many asian directors lately.
Actually what I'm really really waiting for is Wong Kar Wai's film "2046". The film is such a mystery, nobody knows what's really all about. Thank goodness, Takuya Kimura has agreed to join again after he got really mad for Wong Kar Wai's endless delay in making it. :mrgreen:

Akakage wrote:Perhaps, Hollywood has ran out of idea of how to make a cool action movie. They've hijacked many asian directors lately.

Actually, Hollywood has been doing that for a while: Fistfull of Dollars is a western remake of Kurosawa's Yojimbo and The Magnificent Seven was a remake of Seven Samurai, so it's not a recent phenomenon...

That's why Kill Bill doesn't really blow me away like it does other people, 'cause I've seen similar (and better) in The One Armed Swordsman, The Yagyu Conspiracy, and Shadow Warriors I-IV, to name a few...

To be fair, though, I'm sure the Asian filmmakers have copied a lot of Hollywood stuff as well, but we don't notice it as much.

Akakage wrote:Perhaps, Hollywood has ran out of idea of how to make a cool action movie. They've hijacked many asian directors lately.

Another movie Hollywood will remake is HK Infernal Affairs and Japanese Dansu shall we dance with J-lo (blergh)

NANI!!!!!!!

Infernal Affairs hollywood version...... :shakehead:

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orenji wrote:NANI!!!!!!!

Infernal Affairs hollywood version...... :shakehead:

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Orenji

From the little I heard Brad Pitt will be in it

Anyone seen the movie where at the beginning, there's a scene where like 50 highschool girls hold hands and then jump onto the train track right before the train comes? The rest you can imagine... That movie is crazy. People commit suicide here and there. I don't know the name of the movie though.

RedRum wrote:Anyone seen the movie where at the beginning, there's a scene where like 50 highschool girls hold hands and then jump onto the train track right before the train comes? The rest you can imagine... That movie is crazy. People commit suicide here and there. I don't know the name of the movie though.

Suicide Club

I have so many movies myself. haven't watched much. the latest one i watched was Ju-on.

neefo wrote:I have so many movies myself. haven't watched much. the latest one i watched was Ju-on.

You can put aside those movies and start working on the server so it's back up.

Leeched Aya Hirayama's Lover's Kiss :love_eyes: Too bad it's unsubbed :mecry: Anyone interested in a translation work? ;)

neefo wrote:I have so many movies myself. haven't watched much. the latest one i watched was Ju-on.

Feel free to share. Put the goods onto the ftp :mrgreen:

Dunno if this is categorized as a movie :hehe:
I'm watchin a bit of Yuuka - To http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PCBG-28 idol video :mrgreen:
Just killin time to watch the video, a download of a motorcycle speedster video, Ghostrider 2, is almost finished. The rider is one helluva wacko, drives on a superfast motorcycle tops at 350 km/h in the motor way and drives recklessly in the city of Stockholm! Can't wait to watch it!
In the meantime I enjoy watchin a Yuuka video ;)
*Stares at Yuuka's...* :mrgreen:

WOW man the DVD cost 35 bucks!!!....that's expensive !!!!!! :google: I have another older dvd of yuuka....its like 55mins and it was only 13 bucks!.... but its kinda old... its from the j-idols series :mrgreen: edited ....cuz i suck a typing.... now do ya know what i mean pemu?