Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese)

I want to see the Dream girl movie, Beyonce Knowles is just so beautiful!!!

Deciding whether or not I should go to an early screening of "Letters from Iwo Jima" with my dad. My dad's friend works for some movie company and gave him two passes to see that movie. It's about the Japanese perspective of the war. I was a little speculative at first because I saw "Flags of Our Fathers" and didn't care for it too much.

BUT, there has been a lot of buzz about "Letters." A few people who have seen it already totally loved it. And the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures named it 2006's best film. A lot of critics are pushing for Kazunari Ninomiya to get an Oscar nomination. I was so surprised when I read that. Nino from Arashi! I've always thought he was the better actor out of all the members of that group. I'm really hoping he'll get nominated, at least to show that there is at least ONE person in Johnny's Entertainment who is really talented.

The day of the preview is right smack dab in the middle of finals week so my brother will probably go instead of me. :shamefulcry: Oh well, it's ok. I'll just wait for it to come to theaters on December 20.

Oh, here's a link to the trailer: Letters from Iwo Jima Official Website

rocky balboa!

MissMonika wrote:Deciding whether or not I should go to an early screening of "Letters from Iwo Jima" with my dad. My dad's friend works for some movie company and gave him two passes to see that movie. It's about the Japanese perspective of the war. I was a little speculative at first because I saw "Flags of Our Fathers" and didn't care for it too much.

BUT, there has been a lot of buzz about "Letters." A few people who have seen it already totally loved it. And the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures named it 2006's best film. A lot of critics are pushing for Kazunari Ninomiya to get an Oscar nomination. I was so surprised when I read that. Nino from Arashi! I've always thought he was the better actor out of all the members of that group. I'm really hoping he'll get nominated, at least to show that there is at least ONE person in Johnny's Entertainment who is really talented.

The day of the preview is right smack dab in the middle of finals week so my brother will probably go instead of me. :shamefulcry: Oh well, it's ok. I'll just wait for it to come to theaters on December 20.

Oh, here's a link to the trailer: Letters from Iwo Jima Official Website

Did you see the post on the previous page about the movie, MissyMon?

bmwracer wrote:
Did you see the post on the previous page about the movie, MissyMon?

Now I did. Hehehe. Oops. I was being lazy and didn't backtrack. :bonk:

MissMonika wrote:Now I did. Hehehe. Oops. I was being lazy and didn't backtrack. :bonk:

For shame. :beaten:

another win.

L.A. film critics name 'Iwo Jima' best film

http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/critics/env-et-film11dec11,0,1483246.story?coll=env-critics

impressive :applaud:

ainangst wrote:another win.

L.A. film critics name 'Iwo Jima' best film

http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/critics/env-et-film11dec11,0,1483246.story?coll=env-critics

impressive :applaud:

Cool.

Looks like maybe it's the front runner come Oscar time. :victory:

Just finished watching The Karate Kid 2 - one of my favorite movies, as you might have guessed.

I got all 3 in a single DVD pack for $13 :)

Anime Dad wrote:Just finished watching The Karate Kid 2 - one of my favorite movies, as you might have guessed.

What makes it good is Tamlyn Tomita. :victory:

saw blood diamond this weekend....very edward zweck (the director). i enjoyed leo's performance.....film was an intense treatment of the disturbing realities that are often glossed over superficially by Western media. probably worth watching for most.

bmwracer wrote:
What makes it good is Tamlyn Tomita. :victory:

Yeah.... and Pat Morita is hilarious. I don't know how he kept a straight face delivering some of his lines.

Also discovered that BD Wong (From the Law & Order show - SVU I think) has a small part. Although he is credited as Bradd Wong :P

Anime Dad wrote:

Yeah.... and Pat Morita is hilarious. I don't know how he kept a straight face delivering some of his lines.

Also discovered that BD Wong (From the Law & Order show - SVU I think) has a small part. Although he is credited as Bradd Wong :P

Here is a bit of Random fact: I do not know this at first, but Pat Morita actually graduated from the American school i currently go to, here in the bay area, it is called Armijo High, i was in the office one day, and i see his picture on the wall, i was so shocked! I truely believe he was one of the greatest Actors ever!!!

That's cool :)

I haven't seen much of his work outside of the Karate Kid movies (and Happy Days) but I really enjoyed what I saw.

Anime Dad wrote:That's cool :)

I haven't seen much of his work outside of the Karate Kid movies (and Happy Days) but I really enjoyed what I saw.

i think he once did a porn called Karate Kuties

Gives a whole new meaning to "wax on, wax off", ne?

Anime Dad wrote:Gives a whole new meaning to "wax on, wax off", ne?

yeah the film was shot in brazil...so he was referring to brazilian wax.

Tu_triky wrote:

yeah the film was shot in brazil...so he was referring to brazilian wax.

:rofl: :rofl:

It was amazing what he could do with that samurai sword too ;)

Knowing up much I enjoy a good movie about a social issue, a student lent me City of God. AMAZING! Not only was the plot bathed in truth, but the filming and directing was excellent. Truly a piece of art.

Anime Dad wrote:
:rofl: :rofl:

It was amazing what he could do with that samurai sword too ;)

lol.....very skilled swordsman....i think eating gyoza for decades helped him maintain his stamina.