I thought that Nana was okay too, but very evenly paced (so no really exciting or boring bits). Best Japanese movie I've seen is "Ima, ai ni yukimasu", also known as "Be with you". That was unbelievable, didn't expect it to be that good. _________________
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:10 am Post subject:
Yankumi-Fan wrote:
Hello
I thought that Nana was okay too, but very evenly paced (so no really exciting or boring bits). Best Japanese movie I've seen is "Ima, ai ni yukimasu", also known as "Be with you". That was unbelievable, didn't expect it to be that good.
I'm not sure I understand your views on "Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu" - it's the best Japanese movie you've seen but at the same time we should expect it to be that good? May I ask then how many Japanese movies have you watched?
Personally I'm rather fond of "Ima...". My assessment on movie is that I judge them on their execution of a given premise - in the case of "Ima..." it's
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Mio's jump into the future when she had the car accident
. It's a story of the premise may seem illogical, but then "Ima..."'s premise is no more unbelivable than a haunted mansion, or people beaming in and out of spaceships.
Please do not take this as a criticism to your statement. I'm merely saying that to enjoy a movie one should accept the story line. It's how that story line is played out, among other things, that make or break a movie.
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:49 am Post subject:
I just watched NANA, also. I liked it a lot. It was really fun and enjoyable and the soundtrack is great. I love Nakashima Mika now, especially her role in this movie. _________________
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:53 am Post subject:
MissMonika wrote:
I just watched NANA, also. I liked it a lot. It was really fun and enjoyable and the soundtrack is great. I love Nakashima Mika now, especially her role in this movie.
yeah not to sound like a cheesy gimp, but i really enjoyed her portrayal of nana in the film...i thought she did a really great job...i enjoyed this movie much more than i expected.....it was really cool....she played a really admirable young woman...somebody of independent means and ambition yet so delicately feminine and generous.
I should have the rip any day now Really looking forward to checking it out (been waiting AGES). Strange thing is, I first heard about it while browsing Aoi Miyazaki's site but since it came out all the talk has been about Mika. She must be something else!
I viewed Shinobi last week and was really disappointed by it. I think the producers spent too much money on CG and not enough on a good script. Some pretty visuals, but not a lot of substance. It's not an awful movie, but for those who appreciate period films, there are much better choices of that particular genre which have been made in the last 4 or 5 years. After the Rain, Hidden Blade, Twilight Samurai, When the Last Sword is Drawn, and Dora Heita come immediately to mind. And of course, there's a large catalog of well crafted period films made before 1980.
I'm not sure I understand your views on "Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu" - it's the best Japanese movie you've seen but at the same time we should expect it to be that good? May I ask then how many Japanese movies have you watched?
Personally I'm rather fond of "Ima...". My assessment on movie is that I judge them on their execution of a given premise - in the case of "Ima..." it's Mio's jump into the future when she had the car accident. It's a story of the premise may seem illogical, but then "Ima..."'s premise is no more unbelivable than a haunted mansion, or people beaming in and out of spaceships.
Please do not take this as a criticism to your statement. I'm merely saying that to enjoy a movie one should accept the story line. It's how that story line is played out, among other things, that make or break a movie.
That's cool, but you seem like one of those people who thinks that they have seen so many Japanese movies that they can openly crticise someone's view. This is a forum, so no need to come across with such a superiority complex and diss the other members intelligence when it comes to rating movies. You have seen many, wow, you must be so good and your opinion must mean so much more than other people
I do not need to justify how many movies I have seen. This forum is titled "Japanese Movies/Recommendations", which means that people here put in their recommendations.
And also, I do not know about others, but if you put spoilers in it might be a good idea to let people know that you are putting in a spolier. Not a criticism, merely an observation that I would like to point out to a person of such intelligent tastes in Japanese movies. You da man!!! _________________
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject:
Yankumi-Fan wrote:
That's cool, but you seem like one of those people who thinks that they have seen so many Japanese movies that they can openly crticise someone's view. This is a forum, so no need to come across with such a superiority complex and diss the other members intelligence when it comes to rating movies. You have seen many, wow, you must be so good and your opinion must mean so much more than other people
I do not need to justify how many movies I have seen. This forum is titled "Japanese Movies/Recommendations", which means that people here put in their recommendations.
And also, I do not know about others, but if you put spoilers in it might be a good idea to let people know that you are putting in a spolier. Not a criticism, merely an observation that I would like to point out to a person of such intelligent tastes in Japanese movies. You da man!!!
First of all it seems that you feel offended by my comments, and I apologise for that. I was genuinely puzzled by your comment, and the question concerning the number of movies you watched was intended to gauge your take on movies in general, and "Ima..." in particular. I wasn't trying to ask you to justify yourself, but I was seeking a more objective interpretation of your view on this particular movie.
You are right about the spoiler tags - I've forgotten about them in the heat of the moment and I apologise to those who may have felt their enjoyment of the movie spoiled.
While I may have watched a fair number of Japanese movies, I was not trying to get into a pissing match with you. "Ima..." is a particular favourite of mine and I felt obliged to depend it, probably coming on a little stronger than I intended in the process.
I have aired my own views and did a comparison between the novel, the movie, and the drama. If you feel like it you can find it in the "Japanese Dramas" forum.
No harm done. After all, this is only a forum and sometimes messages can be misinterpreted, therefore thanks for the clarification.
The reason why I like "Ima" so much is because of the underlying theme behind it, a woman who would choose to go a particular way, even though she knows what events will transpire. You're right, the "theme" was a little unrealistic, but I think that it worked pretty well. I personally can nitpick a few things from it which make it far from the literal perfect movie (as highlighted), but the overall premise of the movie and the affect on me when I first saw it has been unparalleled ever since.
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My brother keeps on harping about how silly it was for Takumi and Yuji to go to work/school the next day after they found Mio. Surely they could have taken a day off?
I think that Takumi's "weaknesses" could be fleshed out a bit. When I first saw the ending when he apologies to Mio for not making her happy, I was thinking - what is he on about? Subsequent viewings affirmed to me that he is apologising for not being able to do things with Mio that normal couples do, but yeah, the weaknesses could have definately be fleshed out a little more to show how helpless Takumi thinks he is and the inferiority complex he has for himself.
If Mio went into the future and knew that she was going to die during childbirth, surely she could have adopted other means, like having a Caesarean section done? I had to rely on the subtitles, so maybe there was a mistake when it was said that Mio dies because of complications from the actual child birth (perhaps they were supposed to mean complications from the pregnancy?) _________________
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:02 pm Post subject:
Yankumi-Fan wrote:
The reason why I like "Ima" so much is because of the underlying theme behind it, a woman who would choose to go a particular way, even though she knows what events will transpire. You're right, the "theme" was a little unrealistic, but I think that it worked pretty well. I personally can nitpick a few things from it which make it far from the literal perfect movie (as highlighted), but the overall premise of the movie and the affect on me when I first saw it has been unparalleled ever since.
SPOILERS
My brother keeps on harping about how silly it was for Takumi and Yuji to go to work/school the next day after they found Mio. Surely they could have taken a day off?
I think that Takumi's "weaknesses" could be fleshed out a bit. When I first saw the ending when he apologies to Mio for not making her happy, I was thinking - what is he on about? Subsequent viewings affirmed to me that he is apologising for not being able to do things with Mio that normal couples do, but yeah, the weaknesses could have definately be fleshed out a little more to show how helpless Takumi thinks he is and the inferiority complex he has for himself.
If Mio went into the future and knew that she was going to die during childbirth, surely she could have adopted other means, like having a Caesarean section done? I had to rely on the subtitles, so maybe there was a mistake when it was said that Mio dies because of complications from the actual child birth (perhaps they were supposed to mean complications from the pregnancy?)
You'll certainly get no arguement from me. I preferred "Ima..." over "Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu" for precisely the same reason - Mio made a conscious decision to take that path, knowing what's install for her. "Sekai..." tells a very moving love story, but there was no sacrifice, just obsession.
Takumi's illness was played out in more detail in the drama version, and described in detail in the novel. A 2-hour movie just touches on the surface of several issues, and Takumi's illness was not very clearly defined in the movie.
Just a minor correction - Mio did not die during childbirth, although giving birth has weakened her and she eventually died when Yuji was 5.
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:25 pm Post subject:
Yue wrote:
Pretty much everone has seen them:
Waterboys
Grudge (The)
Densha Otoko
Battle Royale
Swing Girls
Shinobi (just watch it for the beautiful settings/scenery)
Can't think of anymore titles.
Glad to see another Swing Girls afficionado on board. In the "Theme Songs & OST" forum there are d'l links to the Swing Girls OST and their First & Last Concert.
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:42 pm Post subject:
thtl wrote:
Glad to see another Swing Girls afficionado on board. In the "Theme Songs & OST" forum there are d'l links to the Swing Girls OST and their First & Last Concert.
WHat......... O_O There is!! Wow, thank you for the heads up of the OST, I was going to get it whiles in HK but decided on getting Hayao Miyazaki's Piano collection. Swing Girls is pretty good and should be recommended!! Love that Space Channel 5 piece they did
Thank you Thtl **hug** *turns into a zombie and starts downloading*
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Really looking forward to checking it out (been waiting AGES). Strange thing is, I first heard about it while browsing Aoi Miyazaki's site but since it came out all the talk has been about Mika. She must be something else!
