Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese)

Tu_triky wrote:Haha...I thought the part when I said her authentic Japanese was amazing would tip you off :P It's far from it... :beaten:

LOL, I thought about that... But it's been a while since I saw that movie in the theater.

I did think she was miscast, that's for sure.

bmwracer wrote:
LOL, I thought about that... But it's been a while since I saw that movie in the theater.

I did think she was miscast, that's for sure.

Jack Sparrow could have done a better job.....savvy?

Anime Dad wrote:

Maggie Gyllenhaal was the only part of The Dark Knight I didn't like. I don't really rate Katie Holmes as an actress either, but she is much prettier than Maggie :sweat:

why didn't katie do this film? was she too busy having tom's babies?

bmwracer wrote:Kill Bill and it's sequel are overrated

you see one tarantino film you've seen 'em all. though they are better than guy richie ones.

Tu_triky wrote:
No. Lucy Liu was the best yakuza boss ever played onscreen. Her authentic sounding Japanese was amazing.

Kind of like "real imitation cheese" :beaten: [/list:u]

Anime Dad wrote:Maggie Gyllenhaal was the only part of The Dark Knight I didn't like. I don't really rate Katie Holmes as an actress either, but she is much prettier than Maggie :sweat:

Just personal taste here ... but neither Maggie nor Katie are exactly pretty. Plus, their roles in both Batman movies were subpar, both in acting and script-wise. The love-interests are always kind of a corny and unnecessary, IMO.

bmwracer wrote:
Kill Bill and it's sequel are overrated. :shakehead:

I enjoyed both Kill Bills, but all of Tarantino's films are over-stylized ... and I can see how that can be a turn-off. But, Beatrix Kiddo was still an interesting superheroine, considering there's not many great ones out there. :(

Tu_triky wrote:

Haha...I thought the part when I said her authentic Japanese was amazing would tip you off :P It's far from it... :beaten:

Yup, I don't get why they couldn't have just found a Japanese American actress to play her part ....

Yet it seems like Lucy Liu is too often cast as THE "Asian American" in Hollywood films. :shakehead:

adub2adub wrote:Yup, I don't get why they couldn't have just found a Japanese American actress to play her part ....

Yet it seems like Lucy Liu is too often cast as THE "Asian American" in Hollywood films. :shakehead:

Not sure about now, but at that time, she was the "Token Asian of the Moment." :shakehead:

adub2adub wrote:

Yup, I don't get why they couldn't have just found a Japanese American actress to play her part ....

Yet it seems like Lucy Liu is too often cast as THE "Asian American" in Hollywood films. :shakehead:

It's sad that they can't find a Japanese actress that's either Japanese/American or can speak English fluently. Memories Of A geisha would have been so much better with an authentic actress as the lead :grumble:

Anime Dad wrote:It's sad that they can't find a Japanese actress that's either Japanese/American or can speak English fluently. Memories Of A geisha would have been so much better with an authentic actress as the lead :grumble:

It's a typical casting mistake in Hollywood.

The Last Samurai did get it right... Though filming in Japan helped. :)

bmwracer wrote:
It's a typical casting mistake in Hollywood.

The Last Samurai did get it right... Though filming in Japan helped. :)

it's a shame Koyuki isn't fluent. She would be great in Hollywood :)

Anime Dad wrote:it's a shame Koyuki isn't fluent. She would be great in Hollywood :)

I was thinking the same for Juri-chan and/or Ryoko-chan. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
I was thinking the same for Juri-chan and/or Ryoko-chan. :beaten:

I'm actually in two minds about that. Not that they aren't great actresses, but I think the Hollywood machine could spoil them :(

Anime Dad wrote:I'm actually in two minds about that. Not that they aren't great actresses, but I think the Hollywood machine could spoil them :(

Maybe... But at least give them the chance.... :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Maybe... But at least give them the chance.... :mrgreen:

You mean actresses who can actually act?? :hehe:

They are going to need some English lessons then.

bmwracer wrote:
It's a typical casting mistake in Hollywood.

The Last Samurai did get it right... Though filming in Japan helped. :)

Actually most of it was filmed in New Zealand.

adub2adub wrote:

Yup, I don't get why they couldn't have just found a Japanese American actress to play her part ....

I've felt that way on more than one occasion but I've become used to it...

Yet it seems like Lucy Liu is too often cast as THE "Asian American" in Hollywood films. :shakehead:

Very true.

Tu_triky wrote:Actually most of it was filmed in New Zealand.

Right.

Must be a lot of Japanese in NZ. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Right.

Must be a lot of Japanese in NZ. :victory:

:hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Kill Bill and it's sequel are overrated. :shakehead:

All of Quentin Tarentino's movies are overrated. Somewhere along the line, someone decided that nonstop swearing, violence, and bloodletting was the new "it" style of directing, and all of a sudden directing hacks became geniuses.....like the guy who did Azumi.

It's a typical casting mistake in Hollywood.

The Last Samurai did get it right... Though filming in Japan helped. :)

Too bad they screwed up the rest of the movie. :beaten: