Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese)

hitomi #1 wrote:
Probably known here in the West for House of Flying Daggers, really not the thread for him, but check out Sleepless Town and along with Manami Konishi in Accuracy of Death.

Alright, thanks.

Read today's LA Times Movie Sneaks articles... Looks like a Tron sequel is coming. :shocked:

bmwracer wrote:Read today's LA Times Movie Sneaks articles... Looks like a Tron sequel is coming. :shocked:

Nice...I want to see that film.

I mean, come on the new suits in the movie will make the CG of Avatar look like child's play.

See:

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:lol:

I was afraid you'd post that pic again... :sweat:

Hopefully ILM can digitally shape up that guy. :fingerscrossed:

:hehe:

bmwracer wrote::lol:

I was afraid you'd post that pic again... :sweat:

At least I posted a side profile this time. :rofl:

Hopefully ILM can digitally shape up that guy. :fingerscrossed:
:hehe:

Now that's a tall order...I guess they might have to invent IMAX 4D to pull that off.

Tu_triky wrote:Now that's a tall order...I guess they might have to invent IMAX 4D to pull that off.

That guy's a reason why 3D will fail... Hopefully. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
That guy's a reason why 3D will fail... Hopefully. :sweat:

That dude's proportions are in 5D...3D is old news, my comrade.

Gotta love how the suit shows off his svelte lines...I bet when he rides his light cycle his aerodynamic drag co-efficient is stunningly low.

bmwracer wrote:
If we gave out awards, I'd give you the J-D 2009 Rookie of the Year Award for your posts... :victory:

Sounds better than "Wookie of the Year," so hellyeah I'll take it. :woot:

Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah I don't really recall any other films that Kaneshiro has starred in that I HAVE seen but I'm sure his filmography is pretty lengthy.

Chungking Express, Wong Kar Wai. :victory:

hitomi #1 wrote:
Watched one of my 5 non-Asian films that I view a year, only cause I got it for X-mas, watched Michael Clayton, it was actually a very good movie, first time I've seen a Clooney film, any recommendations on other films that he's good in?

Um... Solaris? Batman and Robin? (Holy latex nipples, Batman!) No? Okay, scratch those. :hehe:

Well you certainly lucked out with Michael Clayton. :sweat: Everything about that film worked for me. Have you checked out The Good German, Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck? I think I have them on DVD but never got to watch them (I guess I'm not a big Clooney-as-movie-star fan, just a huuuuge Dr. Doug Ross fan :mrgreen:). But if I remember correctly, those three films were supposedly Oscar bait, acting- and direction-wise. The Perfect Storm and Three Kings are good, solid, entertaining fare (plus both movies got Marky Mark! sans his Funky Bunch lol). Oh, and Ocean's Eleven/Twelve. (Though I must say that Vincent Cassel's laser dance stole the show. :applaud:)

Ender's Girl wrote:
Chungking Express, Wong Kar Wai.

Thank you for that information. I confess that I have not seen very much Chinese cinema.

Ender's Girl wrote:Have you checked out The Good German, Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck?

Syriana and Good Night and Good Luck are very good.

And his current film, Up in the Air is supposed to be really good, too. :victory:

Tu_triky wrote:

Thank you for that information. I confess that I have not seen very much Chinese cinema.

House of Flying Daggers is so, so good but my fave is the Infernal Affairs trilogy, :victory: don't think there are many better movies ever made, highly recommended. :applaud: A great comedy is Shaolin Soccer with Stephen Chow, anything with him is normally good.

hitomi #1 wrote:
House of Flying Daggers is so, so good but my fave is the Infernal Affairs trilogy, :victory: don't think there are many better movies ever made, highly recommended. :applaud: A great comedy is Shaolin Soccer with Stephen Chow, anything with him is normally good.

I've seen House and Shaolin but not the Internal Affairs trilogy. I believe the Internal Affairs trilogy is what the movie The Departed was based on.

bmwracer wrote:
And his current film, Up in the Air is supposed to be really good, too. :victory:

So I heard. Watching the Golden Globes last night made me realize how many Western-hemisphere movies I had missed out on just this past year. (The Hurt Locker!!!! I want to see youuuu)

hitomi #1 wrote:
House of Flying Daggers is so, so good but my fave is the Infernal Affairs trilogy, :victory: don't think there are many better movies ever made, highly recommended. :applaud:

Hoo boy, the IA trilogy rawked in every way. :metaldevil: Scorsese did a commendable, Oscar-worthy remake, but The Departed was so owned by the Lau/Mak original. I mean, Tony Leung Chiu Wai! Andy Lau! Anthony Wong! Shawn and Edison (hehehe)!!!

Plus, the original ending was a helluvalot better.

Spoiler — click to reveal

It made no sense that Matt Damon died, thus invalidating the whole point of the ending, which was for the guilty to live on, to live with the knowledge of their wrongdoing and duplicity--because there is no rest for the wicked. The Departed screwed that all up. :shakehead:

Ender's Girl wrote:
Well you certainly lucked out with Michael Clayton. :sweat: Everything about that film worked for me. Have you checked out The Good German, Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck? I think I have them on DVD but never got to watch them (I guess I'm not a big Clooney-as-movie-star fan, just a huuuuge Dr. Doug Ross fan :mrgreen:). But if I remember correctly, those three films were supposedly Oscar bait, acting- and direction-wise. The Perfect Storm and Three Kings are good, solid, entertaining fare (plus both movies got Marky Mark! sans his Funky Bunch lol). Oh, and Ocean's Eleven/Twelve. (Though I must say that Vincent Cassel's laser dance stole the show. :applaud:)

Thanks, that same person also gave me a second DVD, Ocean's 11, wonder if they were trying to tell me something. :doh: Watched little over half of it, very good, George is good in this too, also the 1st time I've seen Brad Pitt or Matt Damon in a film. :rofl:

Ender's Girl wrote:
(The Hurt Locker!!!! I want to see youuuu)

Probably the best movie I saw in 2009. Highly recommended.

Tu_triky wrote:Thank you for that information. I confess that I have not seen very much Chinese cinema.

There's Raise the Red Lantern... The Killer...

bmwracer wrote:
There's Raise the Red Lantern...

I have seen most of director Zhang Yimou's films though, the above film included.

Tu_triky wrote:I have seen most of director Zhang Yimou's films though, the above film included.

There ya go. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
There ya go. :victory:

He's made some very mesmerizing films with Gong Li.

Tu_triky wrote:Gong Li.

Who's mesmerizing in her own right. :)