Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese)

Sounds like you are having a midlife crisis. Have you bought a Porsche yet?

TerryB, you seem to know quite a bit of Chinese actors...who would you have choesen to star in the Initial D movie??? It does seem hard to find good actors that will fit the role right....

Well I'm only biased towards HK actors, I just can't stand the new generation. wouldn't say that they are all bad, but there are no outstanding ones it seems. (for the past decade?) Where are the Chow Yun Fats and Tony Leungs?

Even Ekin Cheng (though I don't like him) would be more suitable to play Ryousuke, at least he looks like an adult/brother figure, Edison is just this little boy driving the FC, even Jay Chow looks better than him onscreen.

Chapman To did a good job playing Itsuki, but they made his role stand out too much in the movie.

Jordan Chan is a nice actor and he was driving the Lan Evo, sadly his character/role wasn't all that big, his Emperors weren't dominating the streets at all: just a few lines of text. Now I think of it, there's not much character development at all.

Anthony Wong is like I said one of the last good HK actors left, normally you can expect him to be good regardless of his role: but they made Bunta too much of a dumbass, falling asleep all the time, too much talk. this time it's not the actor to blame, but the scriptwriter.

Anne Suzuki: what can I say? she has to play the "innocent" schoolgirl lover and she did well playing Mogi.

Jay Chow: haven't seen him as an actor before, but I guess he did what he had to do: be a dork. I only have one actor who could pull off a better dork(face) the guy from Whasango/Windstruck. Man he would be the best Takumi ever :hehe:

As you can see I wouldn't replace too many characters, I'd probably fire the scriptwriters.

like you said, it's hard to have a decent cast these days. at least they didn't put in Twins! in it. Nor did they mess up like with Stormriders (Wind n Cloud). That was the horror :shamefulcry:

ohhh i see.....damn scriptwriter :beatyou:

I was kinda thinking if Andy Lau would make a good Bunta...he is old now and is a good actor too. Ekin Chang would make a good Ryosuke if he was younger and around the mid 20s :mrgreen: And yes...NO Twins in movies :shakehead:

I don't know much of the chinese actors of today's generation...just Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Ekin Chang, Andy Lau.....and Stephen Chow :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Or he was bored to death. :hehe:

heh, well i heard that during the advanced screening of fantastic four. people thought it was so bad they walked out halfway through the movie.

the making of this film which is featured on the dvd was very interesting. seems like they just turned up and started filming.

i'm off to tokyo next year so maybe i should find that bar and have some dance lessons!
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I hated it, worst overrated sleeping pill ever. Just thinking of it makes me dizzy and sleepy.

So I went and saw Fantastic Four opening night... I still can't decide whether it sucked or blew. Man, what a terrible terrible movie.

Just stay home and watch some paint dry, you'll have more fun! I'm not kidding.

Enna wrote:Sounds like you are having a midlife crisis. Have you bought a Porsche yet?

well fortunately i am not so old yet

unfortunately i dont have the money to buy a porsche YET!

waiting waiting ... actually i wld go for a ferrari ...

kenjilina wrote:the making of this film which is featured on the dvd was very interesting. seems like they just turned up and started filming.

i'm off to tokyo next year so maybe i should find that bar and have some dance lessons!
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That explains why the film had such an organic feel to it. I felt like I was in Tokyo with them. Thanks for sharing that kenjilkina! :)

Hmmmi those dance lessons gave gymnastic backbends a whole new meaning! Better start getting limber now for next year's visit k. :sweat: ;)

Shounen terrorist wrote:I hated it, worst overrated sleeping pill ever. Just thinking of it makes me dizzy and sleepy.

Really S.T. Everytime I see it I like it more and more. But then again I enjoy films that don't need a lot of action to entertain me or hit-you-over-the head storylines with definite endings. This one allowed me to form my own conclusion at the end. Oh well S.T. to each his own. :)

and for z123_us.......

I'm arranging a prison break. Are you in or out?

Despite generally poor reviews, Fantastic Four pulls in an estimated $56 million dollars over the weekend to take the number spot in the box office...

Enna wrote:

Midnight at the Oasis, Send Your Camel to Bed


That lunch?

That lunch was SO bad!

What kind of place makes you cook your own food?


luv it, luv it, luv it!!! :D

i went to an okonomiyaki restaurant once and i had to cook my own.

i didn't have a clue!

hazukashii desu!

p.s.i'm a bit old for that human origami stuff! i can't bend that far!!

Enna wrote:

Really S.T. Everytime I see it I like it more and more. But then again I enjoy films that don't need a lot of action to entertain me or hit-you-over-the head storylines with definite endings. This one allowed me to form my own conclusion at the end. Oh well S.T. to each his own. :)

and for z123_us.......

I'm arranging a prison break. Are you in or out?

Hmm are u looking for an "accomplice"

I'm IN. I 'll just pack my stuff .. :hehe:

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where's charlie and the other guys ...... amm they r taking dance classes .... *sucking on my tities ..... * :love_eyes:

managed to see the Initial D movie earlier in the week and it was pretty much as bad as I anticipated. Saw fantastic four got bored and spent the movie playing time crisis in the arcade :mrgreen:

My main complaint about the ID movie though was the horrible job the editors did. So many gimiacky transitions when you didn't really need them, it was like the editor just discovered digital, got his/her hands on aftereffects and went mad. The weekend wasn't a total wash though because i managed to see two great films: My Summer of Love and The Ballad of Jack and Rose. I'm really starting to get tired of this over the top CG crapfest that is summer so I guess it's dvds until the good stuff resumes in the fall. :banghead:

-g

superfuzzy3 wrote:Saw fantastic four got bored and spent the movie playing time crisis in the arcade :mrgreen:

Too bad they weren't offering refunds for this flick like they were for Cinderella Man....

Your bathroom is messier than mine and its not like you are not trying! :)

Knock Knock !!!

heheheheh

U really r having a midlife crisis arent u!

really! ... i kept telliny myself . i just wanted to be ready in case we goto war tonight :hehe: :hehe:

Just saw the "Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy"

WHAT A LOSER of a movie man ... :bleh: :bleh:

i heard the book is very good though, havnt read it !

I can't wait to watch Charlie and the chocolate factory! All the chocolate..... I hope I don't drown in my drool. :nut: