Movie you're watching or about to watch(or just finished watching)

[TB4000]

Freddy vs. Jason...can't get enough of that cornfield rave killing scene. :tongue:

[kitty]

the butterfly effect
yay rentals.

[nonamerasian]

Daddy Daycare.

Such a cute movie.

[Faithless]

Last few --

Missing. Starring Tommy Lee Jones. Sucked. Slow and painful.

Basic. Starring John Travolta. Ending sucked. DVD commentary unintentionally explains why it sucked, too.

Hellboy. Starring Ron Perlman. Liked it a lot. Needed to be more dark.

Gothika. Starring Halle Berry. Liked it a lot. DVD commentary honest about jail cell scenery choices, describes Ms. Berry as a nice person.

[rice cracker]

Over the weekend I watched:

Boomerang. Hilarious, except for the throwaway "ding dong dun chow fang, That's Korean for I thought you were going to rob my store!" joke.

Pitch Black, re-watched so a friend could see it. Still a great piece of sci-fi horror.

Fist of the Red Dragon. Donnie Yen. Is. So fucking. Cute.

Happy Accidents. Eh. Very 90's.

Up next: The Crime of Padre Amaro and Happy Tree Friends: Third Strike

[tommyhtown]

Tonight, 13 Going On 30. Miss Alias is soooo hot. Love that shoulder of hers.

[Emperor_Mike]

"The Reckoning" with Wilhelm Dafoe. Medieval murder mystery set in England and fashioned in the likes of the Gilles de Rais incident.

"Thirteen Going on Thirty" - Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

[mr. x]

u know what, i still have tapestrybabe's my sassy girl and i havent even opened it

[Hiroshi2]

Bad Boyz II



That summabitch's 2 1/2 hours long but I still like watching it. That scene where Will Smith and Martin Lawrence were having a shootout with the Hatians was tight as hell.

[nola]

Just starting to watch Lovely and Amazing. About four sisters, I think.

[bluemonq]

collateral. kinda sad. vincent i mean. there's this entire theme of loneliness going thru it. anticlimactic ending tho, the entire metro gunfight thing

Tonight, 13 Going On 30. Miss Alias is soooo hot. Love that shoulder of hers.
oh god... in the trailers, what was that line? "i have boobies to fill this dress!" or something like that ::rollseyes:: i was supposed to co-babysit my friend's cousins. but when she said that they wanted to see that movie, i said that there was *no way* that i was going. seriously, all of my friends have the worst taste in movies... catwoman? anchorman? and some people are planning to see little black book, which is really supposedly just advertising for palm(tm)?

i need to see patch adams again one of these days.

[TB4000]

Watching snippets of Terminator 3 and checking email all at once.

[mr. x]

collateral. kinda sad. vincent i mean. there's this entire theme of loneliness going thru it. anticlimactic ending tho, the entire metro gunfight thing

how was that anticlimactic? because of the last target being jada pinkett who was relatively innocent, vincent had to be stopped because it was an evil thing to do

[younggiftedandblack]

City of God. Very good flick.

[TB4000]

May be renting kill bill vol. 2 tomorrow...just curious to see a few of the deleted scenes they claim are in there.

[younggiftedandblack]

May be renting kill bill vol. 2 tomorrow...just curious to see a few of the deleted scenes they claim are in there.

I think it's just one. The fight between Bill and Michael Jai White. I plan on picking that one up 1st thing in the A.M. and Madden 2005 on the 12th :biggrin:

BOT

I'm about to watch The Bourne Identity.

[nola]

Lovely and Amazing about immature, rich, whiny white people and one aware black girl was a big disappointment.

[rice cracker]

The Crime of Padre Amaro was good. The ending is totally, totally messed and unfair, but it's still a good movie.

Tonight, Happy Tree Friends. http://store1.yimg.com/I/mondomedia-store_1805_1309810

[bluemonq]

how was that anticlimactic? because of the last target being jada pinkett who was relatively innocent, vincent had to be stopped because it was an evil thing to do
right, right, that was kinda cool but, the the actual shoot out on the subway felt a bit... i dunno, "been there done that." the rest of the movie was pretty good.

[mr. x]

right, right, that was kinda cool but, the the actual shoot out on the subway felt a bit... i dunno, "been there done that." the rest of the movie was pretty good.
yah no kidding, cuz the rest of the movie's strong point was the talking and chemistry but yeah, the end is very conventional

[nonamerasian]

I'm glancing at Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story.

[Faithless]

I'm glancing at Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story.
So, how does that movie reflect on him?

[nonamerasian]

Very pro-Mike.

They are showing him as very child-like. Innocent.

[moJo]

The Crime of Padre Amaro was good. The ending is totally, totally messed and unfair, but it's still a good movie.

i love that movie. and gael is so cute.

i started watching My Sassy Girl, but got distracted halfway through. Will probably finish it up eventually, but i wasn't really diggin it.

[nola]

Half way through Apocalypse Now and I'm bored although the music and feel are different than the typical war film.

[Faithless]

Half way through Apocalypse Now and I'm bored although the music and feel are different than the typical war film.
That's because half way is about how long most movies last. :rolleyes:

Should have FF'd to the last hour.

[nola]

That's because half way is about how long most movies last. :rolleyes:

Should have FF'd to the last hour.Yeah. It was a very effective film. "The horror, the horror" (of war).

[DragonKnight]

i started watching My Sassy Girl, but got distracted halfway through. Will probably finish it up eventually, but i wasn't really diggin it.Hehe, it does take a bit of time to get through. But I like it. Probably cause it reminds me of an old ex.

Just finished "The Last Don" I and II. Not bad. :smile:

[Faithless]

May be renting kill bill vol. 2 tomorrow...just curious to see a few of the deleted scenes they claim are in there.
I think it's just one. The fight between Bill and Michael Jai White. I plan on picking that one up 1st thing in the A.M.
Funny fight scene.

I can see why it was deleted. Aside from the fighting, all you had was the Bride character fawning over Bill.

[kitty]

there was an article on cnn that i'm too lazy to find and post that said that tarentino wanted kill bill vol. 2 to clean out at the oscars.

bah. i'll eat my shoes if that happens.

[Faithless]

Yeah, I don't know about clean-out, either.

I would like to see Uma get nominated for her performance.

[younggiftedandblack]

I'm thinking of joining Netflix's today and start burning DVD's. Kind of like I use to do with VHS back in the day when I would rent them from Blockbuster.

My addiction is getting expensive :eek:

BOT

Full Metal Yakuza is my next flick.

[mr. x]

Funny fight scene.

I can see why it was deleted. Aside from the fighting, all you had was the Bride character fawning over Bill.
cuz kill bill vol 1 is from...
...
..
.
THE EAST

and kill bill vol 2 is from...
...
..
.
DA WILD WILD WEST

there was an article on cnn that i'm too lazy to find and post that said that tarentino wanted kill bill vol. 2 to clean out at the oscars.

bah. i'll eat my shoes if that happens.
probly just technical awards if any, i mean to this day i havent seen it cuz for some reason it just looks silly to me

[nola]

I usually don't like heist films but The Italian Job was kind of entertaining.

[nonamerasian]

Just finished watching Beijing Bicycle for the iono-how-manyth-time, yet, as always, I missed the first minutes of the movie.

*hmph*

[hooligan]

I have "From Beijing with Love." I need to watch it, does anyone have a VCD player I can borrow. I don't think my roommate's PS2 handles them?

[tommyhtown]

I saw the 'The New Guy' last night on F/X.

The scene where Eliza Dushku were dancing and prancing in bikinis were priceless.

Also, Perry Chen played the nerdy bandmate of the 'new guy.'

[Hiroshi2]

Just got thru watching Menace II Society again.



That little boy in the movie definitely reminds me of myself (except I wasn't raised by a single mother, obviously). Being that little always around the older thugs in the neighborhood riding in my big wheel wanting beer and wanting to hold guns and stuff. I was probably about the same age as him too since the movie was made like in the early 90s.

[nonamerasian]

Just finished When Harry Met Sally.

I've just crowned it the BEST chick flick EVER.

[rice cracker]

Once Upon a Time in China 1 and 2.

I heart kung fu movies.

[>:^|]

Just got thru watching Menace II Society again.

I actually saw that movie in the theater. On a date. :tongue:

What are the two "Beijing" movies about? Were they any good?

I just watched a movie with Sandra Oh in it. There's "fu" in the title. I forgot what it's called. The ending was manipulative.

[Hiroshi2]

[QUOTE=>:^|]I actually saw that movie in the theater. On a date. :tongue:

[QUOTE]





That's not a real good mushy-mushy, lovey-duvy movie :wink:

[Hiroshi2]

Oh and right now, I'm watching Dave Chappelle on HBO, it's hilarious.

[BigLew]

Darkness Falls, sucked and wasn't even in the same ballpark as scary.

[tapestrybabe]

3 monsters....
here in a korea...
at an actual movie theatre...

it was 3 short films...
korean, japanese, and hong kong...

and yes, i watched...
three short films...
with no english subtitles...
and in the end...
i still kinda liked them...

[nonamerasian]

Last movie was Midnight Express.

[Faithless]

13 going on 30. And I loved it.

[nonamerasian]

Brown Sugar.

Great chick flick.

[younggiftedandblack]

Ichi the Killer :biggrin:

[hooligan]

A Man Called Hero. Let's here it for cheesy-ass kung fu films.

[rice cracker]

Taegukgi. Let's hear it for melodrama.

[nola]

I'm about to watch Baraka and Wolfen, the first about the interconnectedness of cultures and the second a horror film about serial killing wolf-like creatures taking over New York City. Yea Netflix!

[BigLew]

Shaolin Soccer. Funny!

[robotic]

terminator 3

[yoMAMA]

Hell up in Harlem

With Fred Williamson

:biggrin:

[yoMAMA]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0792841999.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

hell yeah, motherfuckers!

:biggrin:

[nonamerasian]

The Passion of the Christ.

Ouch.

[ism]

Hero this evening. Came home and watched Dr. Strangelove again. Never gets old.

[younggiftedandblack]

Identity

Half-way watched Chungking Express

[ModernLogic]

I just saw Punch-Drunk Love and I loved it. Adam Sandler got nominated for a best actor Golden Globe award. That's all I gotta say.

[nola]

I'm finally watching The Hulk. It's okay.

[Faithless]

Target, staring Stephen Baldwin as military sniper. Sucked.

Enemy at the Gate was definitely a better sniper film.

[TB4000]

Watched Paparazzi on Sat. Mel Gibson will put his name on anything.

[mr. x]

Watched Paparazzi on Sat. Mel Gibson will put his name on anything.
and i like how they the main character is played by a no name guy. i mean the paparazzi guy (sizemore) is more well known

[bigwong235]

saw eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. it was really good.

[nonamerasian]

Beyond the Wall.

[nola]

Collateral was tense.

[applehead]

I just saw Punch-Drunk Love and I loved it. Adam Sandler got nominated for a best actor Golden Globe award. That's all I gotta say.

i absolutely positively loved that movie.
most people who saw the movie found
it boring.
but it had great scenes. lovely scenes, actually.
my favorite scenes were the ones with the piano.
and the one with his sisters.
funny stuff.

i watched intolerable cruelty.
what a waste of 2 hours.

[draconisz]

and i like how they the main character is played by a no name guy. i mean the paparazzi guy (sizemore) is more well known

If I wasn't with my girlfriend, it would have been one of only two movies I have walked out on.

[Banana]

The Tuxedo. Because Jennifer Love Hewitt is pretty cute. And has big boobs.

[moJo]

You Got Served. the breakdancing was really really fun to watch, but the acting was just horrid, simply horrid. Especially Jennifer Freeman, who isn't that bad on My Wife and Kids. lame ass lines combined with bad delivery of those lines...just wow...my friends and i couldn't stop laughing. but her friend Beautifull-with-two-L's was hilarious.

[BigLew]

You Got Served. the breakdancing was really really fun to watch, but the acting was just horrid, simply horrid. Especially Jennifer Freeman, who isn't that bad on My Wife and Kids. lame ass lines combined with bad delivery of those lines...just wow...my friends and i couldn't stop laughing. but her friend Beautifull-with-two-L's was hilarious.
HAHA I used a variation of the 2 main characters handshake for the kids who stayed in my cabin at camp.

[Irezumi Kiss]

http://ads.pno.net/images/2002/11/ironladies.jpg
Watched the first disc of The Iron Ladies before I hadda jet to the watering hole and I'll peep the second one tonite. Pretty loopy fun shit, but I wish I had it in the original Thai dialect instead of Cantonese. Some of the dubbed voices are a bit too shrilly and overdone. It's a cheap VCD, so what am I complaining about!

Next on my Korean movie bingefest:

http://dddhouse.circle.com.hk/cms/images/products/Bungee%20Jumping.jpg
Bungee Jumping Of Their Own

I've got this mad Jeon Ji-hyun crush, so...

http://www.zoommovie.com/Poster/VCD-4248.jpg
White Valentine

http://www.koreanfilm.org/windstruck4.jpg
Windstruck

[kimpossible]

The A&E Horatio Hornblower series. We just finished up the Sharpe's series for the second time and luckily Netflix recommended Hornblower based on our rental.

By the way, if you rent one of the Sharpe's you can see Elizabeth Hurley's ta-tas.

edit: and if you want to see Ioan Gruffudd's ass, rent one of the Hornblowers.

[applehead]

i watched shattered glass last night.
about stephen glass who fabricated articles
while writing for the new republic.

i didn't know that that magazine is dubbed
the inflight magazine of the air force one.

oh. i wanna sign up for netflix.

[so_fee_ahh]

I just watched Wicker Park today...it was really stupid...I spend two whole damn hours watching stalkers stalk. :mad: If I wanted that, I woulda just stayed home and watch my life. What good movies are out? Any suggestions???

[Irezumi Kiss]

I just watched Wicker Park today...it was really stupid...I spend two whole damn hours watching stalkers stalk. :mad: If I wanted that, I woulda just stayed home and watch my life. What good movies are out? Any suggestions???
Maria Full of Grace

Hero

Red Lights

Napoleon Dynamite

Collateral

Super Size Me

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie

:tongue:

[nonamerasian]

I just saw most of the 1956 version of The Bad Seed.

The acting is much more dynamic than the later version, but the ending to this one sucked. With the ending, I don't see how it can be called a horror film.

But I like this version better than the newer one.

[Beat180]

Watched a Imax short called "More" by Mark Osborne. Just saw it on KQED and although only 7 minutes was pretty cool.

http://www.happyproduct.com/more1.html

[Faithless]

Confidence. Again. Nice twists.

[nonamerasian]

Evita.

[moJo]

run lola run.
it was getting interesting, but unfortunately i fell asleep in the latter half.

oh, and city of god.
fell asleep at the end of that one too, cuz i was tired, but it was good. very heavy though.

[Faithless]

run lola run.
it was getting interesting, but unfortunately i fell asleep in the latter half.

Loved it!

Talk about an early encarnation of the Butterfly Effect.

[moJo]

The Shawshank Redemption (from yesterday on TBS)....

I love the er...redemption at the end...
that is such an amazing film. morgan freeman was so great in that.

[Faithless]

The Shawshank Redemption (from yesterday on TBS)....

I love the er...redemption at the end...
That movie is always on TBS -- I swear!

(But I always find myself watching a little bit of it each time -- at least past the parts where the Timothy Robbins character is violated.)

Almost wish it was a true story.

[applehead]

last night i watched about schmidtand i could not stop laughing.
i recommend this one.

[nonamerasian]

Our America.

[ism]

Amelie.

Wonderful cinematography. Horrible story.

[applehead]

Amelie.

Wonderful cinematography. Horrible story.

horrible story?!?!
how dare you.
i love that movie. everything about it.
just every little thing.
even the doorknobs. the little pictures on her walls.
the color of the artichokes in the cart.
every. little. thing.

what didn't you like about the storyline?
it's so whimsical.

[younggiftedandblack]

Watched Visitor Q earlier :eek:

Now I'm watching The Empire Strikes Back on DVD!!!!!! :biggrin:

[Irezumi Kiss]

horrible story?!?!
how dare you.
i love that movie. everything about it.
just every little thing.
even the doorknobs. the little pictures on her walls.
the color of the artichokes in the cart.
every. little. thing.

what didn't you like about the storyline?
it's so whimsical.
I'm with you. That movie was a absolute pleasure to watch.
I saw it on a lark way after it came out and the theater was still packed.
kinda like Triplets of Belleville.

[tommyhtown]

Watched Visitor Q earlier :eek:

Now I'm watching The Empire Strikes Back on DVD!!!!!! :biggrin:

You too! I just finished it last night. The Emprie Strikes Back rock!

Planning to watch within a few days:

Return of the Jedi,
The Thin Red Line, or
Rounders

[ism]

what didn't you like about the storyline?
it's so whimsical.* Amelie's mother gets flattened by a suicide leaper. This has no bearing on the rest of the movie whatsoever.

* Characterization is done as follows:
1) Zoom in very slowly on the person
2) Describe something they like
3) Describe something they don't like
4) Go no deeper, and play on whatever single dimension you chose (hypochondriac, psycho stalker, etc.)

* Apparently, France contains no persons of color.

* Let's play "Let's be condescending to blind people!" (the scene where Amelie drags the blind man around with a 30-second narration and leaves him wondering what just happened.)

So Amelie is a bit of a dreamer. She thinks about all the couples who are having orgasms. 15. So. Is this movie about the isolation she feels, in this city of millions? Well, no. Through a complete coincidence she uncovers a boy's time capsule, and hands it to fate to decide whether or not she does good deeds or bad deeds. Fate decides she'll do good deeds.

Fantastic! Who knew she had so much creativity and ingenuity? Swap the doorknobs, how cute! But. How is tormenting this guy a good deed? Just because he busts on Lucien, willfully creating negative karma is somehow negated? Okay, so this movie isn't about karma. Or is it?

She falls in love with a guy. She doesn't know him!

Of course, Amelie is functionally retarded and can't bring herself to tell this guy she's interested. She leaves notes and clues around. It's like junior high school. Except in the tourist section of France. Where there are only white people.

She's helping all these other people. But who will help Amelie? The painter doesn't want to offer anything other than that advice. Amelie sure isn't helping herself. In fact, no one does.

BUT.

Through COMPLETE and UTTER SERENDIPITY the guy SUDDENLY falls in love with her and they live happily ever after. It's not even a Deus Ex Machina since there is no Deus or Machina. Whiskey Foxtrot Tango. The End.

What the hell was the point of this movie? Of course, going by the French title, I can't expect much from a story about someone's "destiny." Destiny doesn't have to be logical. Destiny just happens. A cow could have crashed through her roof and crushed them to death and it would have made just as much sense. So there is no point to this movie!

I'm not sure what this movie is saying. "Keep dreaming and things will JUST HAPPEN?" Maybe it's a fable for fatalists. I'm just not one of those.

[applehead]

oh well. if you're going to analyze it....
hehehehehe

[PropellerheadCP]

I just saw a Japanese movie called, "Versus". Oh, man... it rocked!
Campy as hell, but very entertaining. It's up there with "Evil Dead 2", as one of the coolest campy/comedy/horror flicks around.

It's kind of like a live action Japanese cartoon, with the Yakuza fighting zombies. They're not really running away from the zombies, like we're used to seeing in horror flicks. These macho bastards stand and fight, while seemingly enjoying the kill. Very over-the-top characters and comedy that makes you slap your forehead.

Another cool flick that I saw at the Toronto Film Festival was "Rahtree: Flower of the Night". It's a Thai film, that's a horror/comedy. It was a rollcoaster ride and yes, it was actually scary. The director was in the audience too, which was ultra cool. He was there to see what the international audience would respond to the film, in preparation for the sequel that he's making. If anyone can get their hands on a copy, please do so. It's totally worth watching.

[TB4000]

Monster Squad. If you have to ask, you don't deserve to know what it is. ;)

[nonamerasian]

M. Butterfly.

[Faithless]

Should I admit this -- The Punisher.

[Irezumi Kiss]

Should I admit this -- The Punisher.
Depends...the Thomas Jane version or the Dolph Lundgren one?

[Faithless]

Depends...the Thomas Jane version or the Dolph Lundgren one?
Tom Jane. I wouldn't actively pursue a Dolph Lundgren film. :rolleyes:

[ism]

Tom Jane. I wouldn't actively pursue a Dolph Lundgren film. :rolleyes:Rocky IV for its sheer anti-Red humor? Johnny Mneumonic for his seemingly significant insignifance? Masters of the Universe? =D

[Faithless]

Rocky IV for its sheer anti-Red humor? Johnny Mneumonic for his seemingly significant insignifance? Masters of the Universe? =D
Ha! I think Johnny Mneumonic is the only movie I recall watching from your list, but that was more for Keanu (sp?) than Dolph.

[Irezumi Kiss]

I was watching this Korean joint last night called "Plastic Tree." It was so-so up until this point where this "friend" rapes the girlfriend of his friend and then the girl ends up liking it. After that, I thought it might have some sort of subversive message to it all, but it got really mediocre....but the DVD which I got in Chinatown, most likely a cheap copy, started fucking up on the last third of the movie so I don't know how it ends...dammit...even though it sucks I still wanna get my $5.99 worth! The review of it confirmed my feelings on it, though...

http://www.sanchodoesasia.com/sdk/multimedia/plastic_tree_affiche.jpg

Plastic Tree (http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm03.html#plastic)

I'm gonna watch this other joint tonight called "Virgin Stripped Bare by her Bachelors"...and hopefully THAT dvd won't screw up cuz the review was positive!

http://www.mobilixnet.dk/~mob75584/bilder/virgin.jpg

Virgin Stripped Bare by her Bachelors (http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm00.html#soojung)

My friend also gave me his DVD of Planet of the Apes, the Tim Burton joint...good enough for pizza and beer, I think!

[Hiroshi2]

head of state

[bluemonq]

i just watched "better luck tomorrow"... im just thinking, oh shit....

[TB4000]

Over at Mom and Pop's watching Kill Bill Vol. 1 with dear old Dad...and he's cracking up at nearly every scene.

[Faithless]

Over at Mom and Pop's watching Kill Bill Vol. 1 with dear old Dad...and he's cracking up at nearly every scene.
Oo. O_o

Keep the samurai swords away from him.

What's cracking him up?

[TB4000]

Oo. O_o

Keep the samurai swords away from him.

What's cracking him up?
The extremely exaggerated ones, and the scenes where Uma is fighting real quick he pointed out to me that "look at that, her stunt double is a guy".

[Faithless]

The extremely exaggerated ones, and the scenes where Uma is fighting real quick he pointed out to me that "look at that, her stunt double is a guy".
The stunt double is a guy? :frown:

Are you guys watching this slow-mo on DVD or something?

[ShortNBitter]

Does Anime count?

Im in at about episode 40 of Prince of Tennis

and episode 3 of FLCL.

The last movie I saw though was Finding Nemo.. for like the 3rd time.

[nonamerasian]

Gothika.

[ShortNBitter]

JUust saw BEtter Luck Tomorrow ~ totally rad :D

[onnihs]

just saw Ghost in the Shell, the movie for the first time. It was pretty good. Reminded me a lot of the matrix.

[DragonKnight]

Infernal Affairs movie series...now I'm fucking depressed (okay, not that badly but damn that 3rd movie is sad)...and a little buzzed...

[Faithless]

Super Size Me :tongue:
And did he get super sized! Incredible.

[younggiftedandblack]

Lady Snowblood

[nonamerasian]

Monster.

[DragonKnight]

Alien 4

[onnihs]

Just watched "Hero" with Jet Li, et al.

I enjoyed it. The movie was beautiful. But the story sucked.

B-/C+

[Faithless]

Walking Tall. The Rock version. Short -- under 90 minutes.

[DragonKnight]

Just watched "Hero" with Jet Li, et al.

I enjoyed it. The movie was beautiful. But the story sucked.

B-/C+ Why did the story suck? I personally found the story much more refreshing than your cookie cutter 'good guy wins, everyone saved' storyline.

[onnihs]

Why did the story suck? I personally found the story much more refreshing than your cookie cutter 'good guy wins, everyone saved' storyline.

hmm. Well, I was expecting a bit more of a developed story. I'm really in to epic battles and campaigns, and I thought Li's character was going to be the true HERO of all of China's conquests. But instead, and to my dismay, the movie revolved around an assassination plot... all in all, i felt a little shortchanged.

But I loooooved the colors in the movie. I especially loved how for each version of the stories, different wardrobes and colors were used. Absolutely beautiful.

[Faithless]

American Adobo.

[draconisz]

Just saw "Maria, Full of Grace". It is a good movie, but I expected it to be a bit better. Anyway it's about the struggles of poor women in Colombia and how many get caught up in the drug trade.

[kimpossible]

Walking Tall. The Rock version. Short -- under 90 minutes.

That version blew.

[TB4000]

That version blew.
You're telling me the Rock taking a 2x4 to some hick's car wasn't worth the matinee price? Get out.

[kimpossible]

You're telling me the Rock taking a 2x4 to some hick's car wasn't worth the matinee price? Get out.

The problem for me is that there wasn't enough of that type of thing. I would've been happier with more asskicking, less attempt at setup and background.

[nonamerasian]

Chris Rock: Bigger and Blacker.

[s1eve]

About to watch THX 1138.

[Hiroshi2]

Boyz N the Hood

[nonamerasian]

The Last Castle.

[applehead]

last night i saw "secret lives of dentists"

and the night before "roger dodger"
both starring campbell scott.

the latter was a wee bit better.

[kimpossible]

after the vp debate i settled right into season 2 of six feet under

[s1eve]

last night i saw "secret lives of dentists"

and the night before "roger dodger"
both starring campbell scott.

the latter was a wee bit better.

Saw Roger Dodger a few months back. Good indie flick and at times very funny.

[Irezumi Kiss]

Korean VCD harvesting time again!

http://www.zoommovie.com/Poster/VCD-4664.jpg
"Untold Scandal" — an explicit period piece Korean take on "Dangerous Liasons."

http://www.yeondvd.com/failan.jpg
"Failan" - Hong Kong star Cecilia Cheung plays a Korean/Chinese woman...not sure what it's about, something melodramatic...

http://www.koreanfilms.host.sk/reviewpics/sympathy/sympathyposter.jpg
"Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" — A deaf man kills the wrong person in trying to get a kidney transplant for his dying sister. Then the daddy of the shanked girl wants payback. The violence in this joint is supposed to be really harsh. Starring top-notch talents Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun and Bae Doo-Na.

http://www.hkdvdmart.com/a1/dvdmart/image/plum.jpg
"Plum Blossom" - Bae Doo-Na again, in an "acclaimed" drama about adolescence and sex...what more could you ask for, really?

[s1eve]

'Sympathy For Mr Vengeance' I have seen. Good film but at times couldn't stomach the barbaric, vicious act of violence. Quite nasty.

[TB4000]

Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Very underrated movie, man. All my favorites in one.

[Irezumi Kiss]

'Sympathy For Mr Vengeance' I have seen. Good film but at times couldn't stomach the barbaric, vicious act of violence. Quite nasty.
I watched the first disc and was vibing the style of direction. Shin Ha-Kyun is amazing as the deaf/dumb guy. There's also this undercurrent of dark humor about it all, another plus. I'll probably re-watch it since I was half-sleep during some of the slower scenes (3rd movie of the night) but yeah, a few scenes of grislyness popped up here and there as a harbinger of what's to come. Better not be eating my dinner at the same time, eh?

As far as violence is concerned...well, Korean joints tend not to pull any punches, but after seeing that French movie "Irreversible" in the theaters, I think I could probably sit thru anything!

[s1eve]

^ Yeah, Shin Ha-Kyun is really good. As for "Irreversible", I'm holding that off for now.

[applehead]

Saw Roger Dodger a few months back. Good indie flick and at times very funny.


oh. yeah.
what do you think the boy said to the girl
at school after roger left?
was the ending supposed to be a cliffhanger
or did i just not get it?

[s1eve]

^ Ah, the open ending. Hmm, I don't think he would have said anything crude, having learnt his experience with Roger. He could have possibly used that pickup line earlier about taking a bet he could make someone fall in love with him...

Btw, the ending reminded me of that same tactic used by Sofia Coppola in 'Lost In Translation' at the end between Bob and Charlotte.

[applehead]

^ Ah, the open ending. Hmm, I don't think he would have said anything crude, having learnt his experience with Roger. He could have possibly used that pickup line earlier about taking a bet he could make someone fall in love with him...

Btw, the ending reminded me of that same tactic used by Sofia Coppola in 'Lost In Translation' at the end between Bob and Charlotte.

oh okay. =)
i thought maybe i just didn't get the movie. hehehehe
augh! open endings frustrate me.
i like to have finality in my movies.

i thought the script in the opening scene
was so hilarious. i watched in like 3 times.

didn't see lost in translation yet.
:smile:

[younggiftedandblack]

Picture Bride

A young women in 1918 leaves her home in Japan to live with her pre-arranged husband she's never met in Hawaii.

[nonamerasian]

Annie.

One day I'll get over my addiction to this movie.

[John0101]

In the Mood for Love by Kai Wai Wong

[younggiftedandblack]

In the Mood for Love by Kai Wai Wong

I watched that the other day. Pretty good.

[John0101]

I watched that the other day. Pretty good.

yeah it was a decent movie, do you understand the ending? With the clip of the President's visit to Cambodia? That clip imo had NOTHING to do with the movie at all.

[younggiftedandblack]

The last few minuets I wasn't really paying attention. I'll rewatch my DVD and see it.

[s1eve]

Igby Goes Down

[Faithless]

Dogma.

A blasphemously funny film. Enough one-liners to keep you laughing through-out the film.

Best line. Jay's, here:
Rufus: You are the great great great GREAT great grand-niece of Jesus Christ.
Jay: So that would make Bethany... part black.

http://www.garnersclassics.com/qdogma.htm

[Irezumi Kiss]

http://www.thelongestsite.de/gfx/Cover/Otogiriso.jpg
"Otogiriso" - kinda lame Japanese take on the "Blair Witch Project" with a videogame bent, starring Megumi Okina. Thank gawd for cheap $3 VCDs! I was falling asleep at the end of the first disc, so I'll finish the second just because.

http://www.hkedcity.net/article/culture_movie/030828-001/web2.gif
"The Twins Effect" - anyone check this HK fantasy actioner out yet? I got #2, but wondering if I should see #1 first although it looks like a totally different movie with different cast. Kinda reminds me of "Bride with White Hair 2."

http://www.futureblues.com/cbm1b.gif
The Cowboy Bebop series...nothing really new but still fun to re-watch and the soundtrack is top-notch.

[applehead]

Igby Goes Down

i want claire danes in more movies!

last night after coming home from watching
shark tales. i watched house of sand and fog.
how fuckin tragic is that movie.
it was so sad.

[nola]

Apparently I was snoring very loudly halfway through The Bourne Supremacy!

Snore, snore, snore. Nice scenery though.

[Irezumi Kiss]

i want claire danes in more movies!
Did you see The Mod Squad?

last night after coming home from watching
shark tales. i watched house of sand and fog.
how fuckin tragic is that movie.
it was so sad.
Shark Tales or Sand and Fog? :tongue:

[s1eve]

i want claire danes in more movies!

last night after coming home from watching
shark tales. i watched house of sand and fog.
how fuckin tragic is that movie.
it was so sad.

Yup, a real downer of a movie. Ben Kingsley was amazing though.

Tonight I shall watch The Station Agent.

[Faithless]

Fahrenheit 9/11. Capitivating.

[BigLew]

Shaolin Soccer - funny as all gitback.

[applehead]

yeah i did see the mod squad!
i liked it a lot. hahahhaha.

i watched party monster before i went to bed.
and it was really... strange.
macaulay culkin playing a murdering, drugged out, bisexual clubboy
was just really odd.
then i had weird dreams the whole night.
i don't even feel like i slept.

[kimpossible]

I saw Party Monster a little while back. I was expecting a bit more from that cast. Surprisingly, I thought Marilyn Manson was great as Christine.

I have some Justice League episodes coming tomorrow along with Saved!, which is a comedy about suburban bible thumpers, I think.

[nonamerasian]

Culkin still sounded drugged out when he made that phone call from prison.

[applehead]

that was marilyn manson?
i didn't even know

that was the first movie i saw with culkin
since the home alone series and i was
a bit surprised...

i would like to watch saved.
i like mandy moore.

[nonamerasian]

Runaway Jury.

[moJo]

Beast Wars Transformers. part 1 and 2.
something like that. not my idea. but i did like Rat-Trap (or however you spell that).

i am gonna rent Saved and Supersize Me this week.

[kimpossible]

Shaolin Soccer - funny as all gitback.

You know, I giggled like mad when I first watched it. Then I watched it again recently when it came out on DVD in the US and I dunno, it wasn't that funny for me the second time around. Though I still dearly love some scenes like the kung fu man-tou making. And parallel parking.

[applehead]

Runaway Jury.

i was a bit disappointed in the movie
i think i was expecting too much.
i *heart* john cusack.
but i like the feel good ending.

[TB4000]

Runaway Jury is on cable right now, ain't it? I just saw part of it on Starz. Bad Boys 2 is currently on over here...not a masterpiece, but fun.

[nola]

I like Mandy Moore too. A Walk to Remember made me cry.

[PropellerheadCP]

I like Mandy Moore too. A Walk to Remember made me cry.

It had every other cliche in the book of "teen-movies" but I had to cry in the end, too. Mandy Moore went above and beyond the mediocre script had she had to work with.

[tvbdude]

watched once upon a time in china 1 tonight along with as tears go by

[BigLew]

watched once upon a time in china 1 tonight along with as tears go byBack when Li Lin Jie made tha tight shit!

[applehead]

I like Mandy Moore too. A Walk to Remember made me cry.

HELLO!

i've watched it a gazillion times and i still cry!
"there's a song that's inside..."
*SOB*

[PropellerheadCP]

I just watched a charming movie called Lunch With Charles (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0267694/)

It's an interesting Hong Kong/Canadian production.

[nonamerasian]

Deliver Us from Eva.

[applehead]

i watched the director's cut
of taking lives.
and i thought it was good
except for the fact that it's so painfully
obvious who the killer is from the
beginning of the movie.

[nonamerasian]

Better Luck Tomorrow.

[nola]

after finishing mystic river, man on fire and seabiscuit which i have from netflix i'm ordering a whole slew of asian movies.

[Irezumi Kiss]

http://www.yeondvd.com/quietfamily.jpg
"The Quiet Family" —*A horror/comedy by acclaimed director Kim Jee-woon (The Foul King, A Tale of Two Sisters), about a family who opens a mountain lodge in a remote area. When all of the lodge's guests begin turning up dead, the family resorts to desperate measures.

http://www.koreanfilm.org/friend6.jpg
"Friend" — friendship and violence in back-in-the-day Korean high school.

http://www.sanchodoesasia.com/sdk/multimedia/my_beautiful_girl_mari_affiche.jpg
"My Beautiful Girl Mari" — animation in the vein of "My Neighbor Totoro."

[tvbdude]

watched a chinese ghost story 1 and knockabout

[nonamerasian]

Imitation of Life.

[Faithless]

The Day after Tomorrow. Cool graphics. Preachy.

[Irezumi Kiss]

http://www.strangethings.nu/picsmov/barkingdogsneverbite.JPG
"Barking Dogs Never Bite"

http://www.yeondvd.com/crazy.jpg
"Marriage Is A Crazy Thing"

http://www.koreanfilm.org/no3-2.jpg
"No. 3"

[applehead]

IZ. i never knew so many korean movies
out on DVD have english subtitles.
do you rent it somewhere or do you buy them?

[Irezumi Kiss]

IZ. i never knew so many korean movies
out on DVD have english subtitles.
do you rent it somewhere or do you buy them?
I always go to Chinatown to get them on a weekly basis. As with almost everything in the world, you can find it in Chinatown and you can find it cheap!

There's several A/V stores there that sell DVDs, VCDs, old video tapes, etc.
I mainly buy VCDs and then DVDs depending on cost/quantity ratio and movie availability. The VCDs are cheaper because of lesser quality versus DVDs and minimal options (no extras and shit like that). But they're still good quality for watching flix, especially for movies you don't feel like shelling out a bundle for.

The VCDs will or MIGHT have English and Chinese subs. Since all the joints are imports, I'm guessing it's not really for the benefit of us Asiatic language-challenged non-Asian Americans per se but for the people over in Asia who can't speak/read the lingo. They will have "Chinese & English Subtitles" in small print Chinese characters on the backs of the jewel box covers. I had to teach myself how to read and look for it so I wouldn't get burned because there are some that only have Chinese subs and no English whatsoever.

The DVDs have the subs options, of course, but there are some that have been copied that aren't marketed with English subs. Also, there's a lot of Region-3 specific DVDs and unless the joint put a sticker on the cover that says "ALL" (meaning all-region), it's a crapshoot on if it'll play in your shit or not. Some say Region-3 but are all-region, some copies bypass the region thing and some are strictly Region-3. My Phillips can play most but not all.

This is why I'll go the VCD route if I have a choice, unless the DVD happens to be less than the hi-fi VCD, which is possible, or I luck into a bundle discount.

The main problem is that EVERY store, despite having el grande selections for the HK/China/Taiwanese stuff, when it comes to Korean and Japanese joints, never have the same movies stocked, nor at the same time if even. At the same time, some stores offer discounts if you buy 3 or more, 10 or more and some offer no discounts at all. Some that do have the same movies stocked will have different prices. What this means is that you'll have to keep frequenting certain stores that stock the movies you like to watch and guage on whether to buy it at that joint or hold your cash and walk down the block to the next spot to see what they have there. Once I paid for this one HK movie that turned out to be somewhat lackluster for the price. The next joint I went to had a movie I'd be looking for after reading about it in a review but I didn't have the juice to pick it up since I already spent it on that HK crap. Never again!

It's fucking mad, but it's worth it for the paydirt you can snatch if you are patient and don't mind hopping around a bit for what you wanna get.

Like, you could find a DVD of "My Sassy Girl" at one place for around $11-$15. Another place you can find a high-fidelity VCD of the same thing for $8.95. At another place, you can maybe luck into the same thing as a copied version on DVD for $5 IF you buy two other same-priced DVDs along with it. I got "Sassy" as a director's cut hi-fi VCD for $8.95 and i've seen the regular "Sassy" on DVD for more, even when it was a blatant copy with color Xeroxed jewel box labels. Nuts, ain't it? I've broke this shit down to a science now.

But as far as Korean movies are concerned, I've been nuts about it this year in particular because I missed the annual festival when it came out this summer and I've been looking for the joints that were showing then. Not only have I found most of those, but a lot of other gems that won't get play over here. Plus, when you factor in the cheapness...you really can't go wrong!

I dunno how it is at the stores in Flushing. I'm of the mind that getting anything from the "source" won't be as cheap as Chinatown goodies. There's an A/V store in Koreatown on 32nd off of 5th Ave., but they're closed by the time I get outta work. The Han Ah Rheum market next to Won Jo has a video rental section in their basement. I haven't been there in ages, though. My ex used to get shit from there but since she's outta my picture now I haven't felt like poking around...

Hopefully I didn't tell you stuff you already knew!

[dysphoria]

I just finished watching Audition by Takashi Miike and Aftermath by Nachos Cerada(?) Great films. I really recommend those films if anyone is in for a good scare and also have good strong stomachs.

[so_fee_ahh]

"Taxi"...the one with Queen Latifah and Jimmy Fallon...omg, what a waste of $! The guy I went to see it with convinced me to see it...even though we had originally planned for "Shark Tale" (I know, I'm behind...I still haven't seen that yet! :mad:)

The whole movie was so stupid...but Gisele was hot. :wink:

[applehead]

wheew. thanks for the long post.
there's some korean movies i'd like to watch
with people who don't speak korean.
but nevermind. that just seems like too
much trouble on my part.
hehheheeheh.

it kinda sucks 'cause i get to borrow korean
movie at the korean video store for $1.50.
but they're usually for other koreans and don't
have subtitles or anything.
and the dvd's that we do have don't have
the option for english subtitles.
i guess i have to buy the ones that have
been made for import,,..

"Taxi"...the one with Queen Latifah and Jimmy Fallon...omg, what a waste of $! The guy I went to see it with convinced me to see it...even though we had originally planned for "Shark Tale" (I know, I'm behind...I still haven't seen that yet! :mad:)

The whole movie was so stupid...but Gisele was hot. :wink:

aw man. that sucks.
i've only read bad reviews for taxi.
you should've watched shark tales.
it's 100 times better than shrek2.
and i'm sure you like shrek2 a lot!

[so_fee_ahh]

wheew. thanks for the long post.
there's some korean movies i'd like to watch
with people who don't speak korean.
but nevermind. that just seems like too
much trouble on my part.
hehheheeheh.

it kinda sucks 'cause i get to borrow korean
movie at the korean video store for $1.50.
but they're usually for other koreans and don't
have subtitles or anything.
and the dvd's that we do have don't have
the option for english subtitles.
i guess i have to buy the ones that have
been made for import,,..



aw man. that sucks.
i've only read bad reviews for taxi.
you should've watched shark tales.
it's 100 times better than shrek2.
and i'm sure you like shrek2 a lot!

If only I knew then what I know now...*Sigh*

Heey, are you saying that I look like Shrek? :redface:

[applehead]

Heey, are you saying that I look like Shrek? :redface:

no silly. of course not!
you're very cute.
it's just that eeeeeeeeveryone liked shrek2.

oh i see. just fishing for a compliment.
no need to explain sistah.
:biggrin:

[applehead]

i watched something's gotta give last night.
and it was faaaabulous.
it was so sweet, and cute and endearing.
and diane keaton was awesome.
as was the rest of the cast.

and keanu. my god. he's so fuckin dreamy.
he's so hot.

[nonamerasian]

Quills.

[s1eve]

Dogville

The documentary on the making is just as interesting as the film itself.

[so_fee_ahh]

no silly. of course not!
you're very cute.
it's just that eeeeeeeeveryone liked shrek2.

oh i see. just fishing for a compliment.
no need to explain sistah.
:biggrin:

Noo, I was serious...there used to be this girl who lived near me...who looked like Shrek...all the kids in high school called her that and wow, that sucked to be her. The first week she moved into her house, they all egged her cars and house. I felt bad for her, too, until she started talking smack about how she hated me cuz she thought I was a skank and was snobby, blah blah. Daaaamn, so if anyone were ever to tell me that I reminded them in any way of Shrek, I think I'd cut off my head! :mad:

[mr. x]

gonna watch My Sassy Girl (thanks tabestrybabes) for the first time (been holding onto it longass time) wiht a friend and frink + dilutedwater = NOT invited :P

[tvbdude]

watched 18 legendary weapons of china today

[fossilfuel]

Saw the Motorcycle Diaries. I thought it was great and recommend it to anyone that has any interest in Che or Latin America in general. Even without those interests it is still a strong movie on its own, but you probably won't get as much out of it.

[nonamerasian]

The Day After Tomorrow.

[Faithless]

Superman I. (DVD version, where some "added scenes" should have been kept "deleted scenes".)

[ShortNBitter]

Equilibrium
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/ShortNBitter/equilibrium2.gif

http://www.masszeta.com/equilibrium3.gif

[nonamerasian]

Scorn.

[Kris]

phone booth. i cant get enough of katie holmes.

[moJo]

Day After Tomorrow - fell asleep near the end, even tho it was a decent movie. the special effects were kinda cool. some of the storyline was a lil cheesy but that's to be expected.

[nonamerasian]

Day After Tomorrow - fell asleep near the end, even tho it was a decent movie. the special effects were kinda cool. some of the storyline was a lil cheesy but that's to be expected.

Some of the effects were weird. They didn't match the acting.

Like the part where cares are blowing and whatnot. There are people standing up straight.

Or the hail part. There were people standing probably not how they would in that type of situation.

[Shogun Empress]

The Alamo

[Bishop]

Malibu's Most Wanted

This movie was hilarious! Skinny white kid thinks he's black, get's "kidnapped" and taken to the hood to get scared straight......

One of those corny comedies but funny as hell none-the-less

[Shogun Empress]

I haven't finished watching it yet. I had to stop it for some reason. The first ten minutes are captivating though and I was told that the movie was historically accurate. I'll finish watching it tonight.

[kimpossible]

I just got the first season of Dead Like Me in the mail. And some Krispy Kremes. Those didn't come in the mail.

[nonamerasian]

Fiddler on the Roof.

One of the best musicals ever.

[s1eve]

Just watched Collateral. Good film.

[nonamerasian]

Ground Truth.

[applehead]

I just got the first season of Dead Like Me in the mail. And some Krispy Kremes. Those didn't come in the mail.

ooooh. i hope you like it.
the DVD i mean. hehehehehe

[s1eve]

Just watched Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. This movie was freakin' hilarious.

[Faithless]

Snatch. Hyper. Quirky. Not predictable.

[younggiftedandblack]

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Watching Mulan SE now.

[nonamerasian]

The River.

Mel Gibson was hot.

[Irezumi Kiss]

VCD-a-go-go, baby!

http://www.twinkle.com.hk/intposter/poster/e2194.jpg
"Face" - just in time for Halloween, a contemporary Korean thriller-horror film with Shin Hyun-Jun and Song Yoon-ah

http://www.twinkle.com.hk/intposter/poster/e2038.jpg
"Love Collage" - lovey-dovey drama with Ryoko Hirosue and Ryuhei Matsuda

http://www.yeondvd.com/match.jpg
"A Perfect Match" - riff on the cliches of the romance genre starring Shin Eun-kyung.

http://www.dvdopen.co.kr/shop/img_dvd/cinexus2303002.jpg
"Sex Is Zero" - A university student returns back from his army service to start classes again, but he is distracted by the sexual escapades of those around him and his increasing attraction to the most popular woman in the aerobics team.

http://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/news/movie/wasabi.jpg
"Wasabi" - Jean Reno and Ryoko Hirosue in a French movie based in Tokyo I didn't even know existed! Anyone see this joint? It cost me less than $4 so it can't be all bad!

[younggiftedandblack]

IK, it's bad. Very bad.

[tvbdude]

watched bury me high and chow yun fats all about ah long. ah long was really good. highly recommended.

[Faithless]

"Wasabi" - Jean Reno and Ryoko Hirosue in a French movie based in Tokyo I didn't even know existed! Anyone see this joint? It cost me less than $4 so it can't be all bad!
Saw it. It was okay. Wasn't impressed with it.

[Irezumi Kiss]

^ nice select there, KuroBish! You gonna pick up "Riddick" when it's out?

more cheap VCD madness from Chinatown!

http://www.best5.com/korea/gr.jpg
"Green Fish" — a 1997 "there's nothing for me to do for decent paper in the boonies after I get back from military service so I'm turning into a gangster" Korean noir featuring Han Suk-Kyu.

http://www.yeondvd.com/unborn.jpg
"Unborn But Forgotten" — A horror movie about a series of women in the same apartment who die after seeing a certain website. With Lee Eun-Ju.

http://www.ethaicd.com/cdimage/b6250.jpg
"Kairo" — Japanese horror movie, have no idea what it's about, something dealing with internet stuff again, but Yakusho Koji's got a bit in it, so hopefully it won't be TOO bad.

http://dddhouse.circle.com.hk/cms/images/products/Dog%20Star.jpg
"Dogstar" — Shiro is a guide dog. When his master dies, his ghost returns and grants Shiro a wish. Shiro chooses to become human and meet Haruka, the girl who raised him when he was a puppy. Haruka has grown up and things become complicated when Shiro falls in love with her. Awwwww....

http://dddhouse.circle.com.hk/cms/images/products/Blue%20Spring.jpg
"Blue Spring" — Teenage alienation in the classrooms of Japan. Kujo becomes top dog of the gangs that roam the corridors of a boy's high school but with graduation approaching he begins to think more of the future. Aoki, who had idolized Kujo, resents his disinterest in his past life and grows increasingly unhinged. Hey, high school with all guys and no girls would drive ANY boy nuts!

[moJo]

The Cooler.
It was a pretty decent movie but there were FAR too many in-bed scenes featuring William H. Macy and Maria Bello. including a few sex scenes between them. and including a scene of his wrinkly bare ass. AND a scene where she's holding his *ahem* - sorta full frontal nudity.

*GAG* cuz it's William H. Macy. i mean, really. yuck. i watched it with four (straight) guys, and I felt even sorrier for them.

[kimpossible]

eww.

I picked up Barbershop from the library. I've heard a lot about it, never saw it.

[Irezumi Kiss]

The Cooler.
It was a pretty decent movie but there were FAR too many in-bed scenes featuring William H. Macy and Maria Bello. including a few sex scenes between them. and including a scene of his wrinkly bare ass. AND a scene where she's holding his *ahem* - sorta full frontal nudity.

*GAG* cuz it's William H. Macy. i mean, really. yuck. i watched it with four (straight) guys, and I felt even sorrier for them.
Hmmm....

http://www.perspectives-iff.org/img/billmacy.jpg

Man, you gals are so CRUEL...I betcha he's got all the housewives DROOLING in Japan...

He was cool in "Pleasantville," though.

[TB4000]

Man on Fire, again. Just call it GTA the movie.

[Faithless]

Superman II. DVD version.

[seanp]

http://i3.yesasia.com/assets/imgs/music/12/l_p1003745812.jpg

Everyone has a little secret

HAHAHA, what a playa, screwing 3 sisters at a time :biggrin:

[younggiftedandblack]

http://i3.yesasia.com/assets/imgs/music/12/l_p1003745812.jpg

Everyone has a little secret

HAHAHA, what a playa, screwing 3 sisters at a time :biggrin:

I saw a movie poster for this. I wanna check that one out.

[s1eve]

^ Yeah, same here. :biggrin:

[John0101]

Anybody have any good recommendation for a good foriegn film? Something from HK, China or Japan (I don't like Korean movies, sorry). Something which screams substance with an involving plot? Something made within the last two decades would also be nice.

What would a bohemian watch?

[tvbdude]

watched super size me today. good documentary

[nonamerasian]

The Animatrix.

[Pookie_gal]

House Of Flying Daggers. Beautiful film, and much better than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero imho. More subtle fighting scenes but gorgeous cinematography. And of course, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro - mmmmmmmmmm *drool*
Oh, and there's Zhang Zi Yi for the guys....

[younggiftedandblack]

2LDK (http://imdb.com/title/tt0362387/)

A dark comedy set totally in an apartment in Japan. Makes Tom & Jerry look like kids play.

[Irezumi Kiss]

Anybody have any good recommendation for a good foriegn film? Something from HK, China or Japan (I don't like Korean movies, sorry). Something which screams substance with an involving plot? Something made within the last two decades would also be nice.
Shame on you! I can name you ten Korean movies right off the top of my head that would give you all the original substance and plot you need, compared to the Hollywood cut-and-paste machine...

YGB >> I heard about that movie and was hoping they'd have it on VCD by now...sounds real wicked, my kinda shit...

[Shogun Empress]

Ghost in the Shell 2 wasn't worth watching in the theaters. I didn't like the new theme song either.

[applehead]

The Cooler.
It was a pretty decent movie but there were FAR too many in-bed scenes featuring William H. Macy and Maria Bello. including a few sex scenes between them. and including a scene of his wrinkly bare ass. AND a scene where she's holding his *ahem* - sorta full frontal nudity.

*GAG* cuz it's William H. Macy. i mean, really. yuck. i watched it with four (straight) guys, and I felt even sorrier for them.

eeeeeeeew.
i was waiting to watch that on cable this weekend
but shit, i'll pass. GROSS.
was it like a director's cut or something?

[s1eve]

Man, I just saw The Cooler last night. And talk about Bill playing a romantic lead role. Way to much nudity and sex. You don't just see his bare wrinkly ass, you nearly see a full frontal and there's a oral sex scene. These intimate scenes were necessary to the story but that doesn't mean we have to see them butt naked all the time.

I also checked out the extras and apparently this is Bill's last film playing a loser. He's had enough of playing loser roles. Will be interesting to see where he goes from here.

[Mr.Lum]

The Battle of Algiers.

[so_fee_ahh]

I haven't finished watching it yet...but I was watching Gia. I heard it was good (but then again I heard it from a bunch of guys and a lesbian) but not about the movie itself. Angelina Jolie gets naked in it and plus, there's girl-girl action. I just wanted to watch it cuz it's such a tragic story about the rise and fall of the late supermodel Gia Marie Carangi. I'm a sucker for tragedies about beautiful peoples.

[kitty]

actually, gia is good. not because of the girl-girl action, but is actually a very good movie.

[tvbdude]

watched 8 diagram pole fighter, odd couple, and ong bak today

[TB4000]

The Prince of Egypt...Dreamworks' first animated flick, and still looks just as good. That parting of the Red Sea...classic.

[mr. x]

Just watched House of Flying Daggers with a friend last night (courtesy of suprnova). Great fight scenes but talk about anti-climactic, what was up with the ending?

It's like "oh yeah the House kinda dies thats about it"

[Fireblade]

Dawn of the Dead. The newer one.

[nonamerasian]

Born on the Fourth of July.

[tommyhtown]

Shanghai Knights.

It was funny how the siblings speak with different accents. The sister speaks with a hint British accent, and the brother has with Chinese/American accent.

[s1eve]

Bad Santa. Uncomfortably funny.

[tvbdude]

the 36th chamber of shaolin

[Filiprish]

Ladykillers...funniest movie in a while, good racial humor.

[younggiftedandblack]

Shame on you! I can name you ten Korean movies right off the top of my head that would give you all the original substance and plot you need, compared to the Hollywood cut-and-paste machine...

YGB >> I heard about that movie and was hoping they'd have it on VCD by now...sounds real wicked, my kinda shit...

IK. That 2LDK is out on DVD if you can find it. It was a good flick.

[TB4000]

Secret of NIMH...that owl with no pupils....sheesh.

[younggiftedandblack]

Secret of NIMH...that owl with no pupils....sheesh.

That's a good flick. I kind of would like to see a dark CGI version though.

[tommyhtown]

Blade Runner (Director's cut). No Deckerd voice over in this version, but I like the film better with it.

[DragonKnight]

The Cooler.
It was a pretty decent movie but there were FAR too many in-bed scenes featuring William H. Macy and Maria Bello. including a few sex scenes between them. and including a scene of his wrinkly bare ass. AND a scene where she's holding his *ahem* - sorta full frontal nudity.
Oh gross... :frown:

House Of Flying Daggers. Beautiful film, and much better than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero imho. More subtle fighting scenes but gorgeous cinematography. And of course, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro - mmmmmmmmmm *drool*
Oh, and there's Zhang Zi Yi for the guys.... Yum... :biggrin:

Ghost in the Shell 2 wasn't worth watching in the theaters. I didn't like the new theme song either. Good to know. Guess I'll rent the DVD.

[tvbdude]

return to the 36th chamber. I've been watching alot of old school kung fu movies lately. I love kung fu

[nonamerasian]

Liam.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

House Of Flying Daggers. Beautiful film, and much better than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero imho. More subtle fighting scenes but gorgeous cinematography. And of course, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro - mmmmmmmmmm *drool*
Oh, and there's Zhang Zi Yi for the guys....

I just watched this too. I thought the movie was pretty dull and boring, and it seemed like nothing much actually took place from scene to scene. IMHO it was even worse than Crouching Tiger or Hero, with Crouching Tiger being the best...er....least bad (not that this says anything) ^^ On the upside, it was very aesthetically pleasing. Zhang Ziyi plays the exact same character that she does in every single one of these wuxia films, the helpless whiny damsel in distress/kick-ass bitch paradox.

I also finished the old Young & Dangerous 4 VCD. Extremely mediocre at best, but at least Michelle Reis (I forget her Chinese name, something Yan Yan?) was in it. I swear, that girl is so fyne she can look good dressed in the most tacky clothing.

[applehead]

i watched "love in the time of money"
i clicked "play" on cable because i saw "love in the time of..."
and thought it was a movie based on the book
"love in the time of cholera". a book i loved.
i got all excited.

but oh well. i liked it none the less.
pleasantly surprised to see adrien grier
in it, who i've took a liking to ever since
watching "the adventures of sebastian cole".
i think that was the main reason
why i liked the movie.
i'm such a teeny bopper sometimes.

[fossilfuel]

Extremely mediocre at best, but at least Michelle Reis (I forget her Chinese name, something Yan Yan?) was in it. I swear, that girl is so fyne she can look good dressed in the most tacky clothing.

I fell in love when I saw her in "Fallen Angels". She never really did anything for me before that (in those martial arts movies).

Which reminds me, I need to see "2046".

[Fireblade]

Porco Rosso and I Can Hear the Sea

Damn I love the Studio Ghibli films

[younggiftedandblack]

Sausalito

Left penniless by a cruel husband, a single mother (Maggie Cheung) who's an artist by day must drive a taxicab through the streets of San Francisco by night to make ends meet and to support her 10-year-old son (Scott Leung). But her life takes an abrupt turn when she picks up a hotshot, dot-com entrepreneur (Leon Lai) with a penchant for one-night stands in this romantic comedy from director Andrew Lau.


- This movie was made in 2000, but it look like it was shot in 1980. Some romance, very little comedy.

[nonamerasian]

Bridget Jones' Diary

[TB4000]

Sideways. Has Paul Giamatti aka guy from American Splendor, Thomas Haden Church aka villain from George of the Jungle, and Sandra Oh, aka sassy korean chick in pretty much every other movie out there, and the now defunct Arliss. Pretty good indie film.

[nonamerasian]

La Casa De Los Babys.

It wasn't bad at all, but I expected it to be better.

[Irezumi Kiss]

^ I was wondering about that joint, cuz I'm a Maggie Gyllenhaal freak.

http://dddhouse.circle.com.hk/cms/images/products/V3374-D5944-Holiday%20in%20Seoul.jpg
"Holiday in Seoul" — a Korean answer to "Chungking Express" from '97 that stands on its own legs. Good for the metropolis quirkyalone set, with Jang Dong-gun playing two roles.

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/153/862218.jpg
"The Chronicles of Riddick" - Keep what you kill, baby! Don't care what the haters say, Vin's my boy and I love this joint!

[PropellerheadCP]

I fell in love when I saw her in "Fallen Angels". She never really did anything for me before that (in those martial arts movies).

Which reminds me, I need to see "2046".

Ah... the masturbation scenes got your temperature rising, huh?

[younggiftedandblack]

http://cdn.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/large/60029594.jpg

So Close

Karen Mok, Shu Qi and Zhao Wei star in this action thriller imported from Hong Kong and directed by Corey Yuen. Two sisters (Qi and Wei) take over their family's computer surveillance business and continue a battle borne from deep-seated grudges that they take to murderous levels. Only a determined police detective (Mok) can stop them, but is she too late?

[Pookie_gal]

Sausalito

Left penniless by a cruel husband, a single mother (Maggie Cheung) who's an artist by day must drive a taxicab through the streets of San Francisco by night to make ends meet and to support her 10-year-old son (Scott Leung). But her life takes an abrupt turn when she picks up a hotshot, dot-com entrepreneur (Leon Lai) with a penchant for one-night stands in this romantic comedy from director Andrew Lau.


- This movie was made in 2000, but it look like it was shot in 1980. Some romance, very little comedy.

I like this movie - that's what inspired me to visit Sausalito! Sad huh? :redface:

[younggiftedandblack]

I like this movie - that's what inspired me to visit Sausalito! Sad huh? :redface:

I have to watch it again. On my 1st viewing I was doing something else and I wasn't really feeling it. I try again tomorrow.

[onnihs]

I saw The Incredibles the other day, and wow, it was good. I really enjoyed it. I love pixar. they can do some truly amazing things. I'm curious to see which route they take after they cut themselves from Disney. I think they're going to explode.

[Peachies]

About to watch ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL (1974, German film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder). It's a "remake" of Douglas Sirk's ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (1955) & is also a predecessor of Todd Hayne's FAR FROM HEAVEN (2002, w/ Julianne Moore & Dennis Quaid). Blah, I'm watching it for a 3rd time, cuz' I have to write a paper bout it. Hella procrastinating as you can see...>_<

[Shogun Empress]

Elf

[Faithless]

Hm. I forgot that I recently watched Modesty Blaise --

Maybe because it was so forgetable.

[draconisz]

I saw The Incredibles the other day, and wow, it was good. I really enjoyed it. I love pixar. they can do some truly amazing things. I'm curious to see which route they take after they cut themselves from Disney. I think they're going to explode.

I saw "The Incredibles" also. You are right, Pixar is the best. The movie was stunning visually and the plot was really good.

They have found a way to recapture some of what Disney was like in the old days. It seems like with every picture they get better and better.

[s1eve]

The Polar Express. Wasn't too bad. Some real nice rollercoaster pov rides which i enjoyed.

[onnihs]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I loved it. It was so thought provoking and fun. Flooded with themes and motiffs that can have a literature class discussing for weeks.

Jim Carey did an outstanding job. I think he's been selecting some very good movies to do.

[younggiftedandblack]

The Day After Tomorrow.

Stupid.

[Faithless]

Stepford Wives. Eh.

Zatoichi. The story of the kids would have made a better story by itself.

[younggiftedandblack]

Throne of Blood

Clasisic.

[nonamerasian]

Carmen Jones.

[Faithless]

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Entertaining action. Deep story.

[younggiftedandblack]

Iceman Cometh

Imperial guard Ah Ching (Yuen Biao) vows to avenge a princess after sadistic soldier Fung San (Yuen Wah) rapes and murders her. A swordfight sends the adversaries over a cliff and into a glacier, where they're frozen in conflict for 300 years. But when the ice melts, the warriors remain at odds in modern-day Hong Kong. Now, Ah Ching must save a street-savvy hooker (Maggie Cheung) before Fung San resumes his old ways.

[nonamerasian]

What's Cooking?

[younggiftedandblack]

Man that was freaky. Three people posted at the same time. :eek:

[Faithless]

I forgot that the evening before we watched "Angels in America", chapters 1 thorugh 3.

I don't get one scene -- the Louis and the Belize characters discussion about racism. Seemed out of place.

[Hiroshi2]

Motives



Damn that's a good movie.

[s1eve]

Garden State. Was okay.

[nonamerasian]

Antwone Fisher.

[moJo]

Dog Day Afternoon, starring a very young Al Pacino (dead ringer for Adrien Brody). It put me to sleep.

[Shogun Empress]

The Terminal and Torque.

[John0101]

Shaun of the dead, im going to watch it on wensday after im done with some of my exames.

[nonamerasian]

Female Trouble.

I can never watch any of these quirky movies all the way through.

I'm struuuuuuuggling.

[Fireblade]

The Terminal.

It was ok, until the whole Catherine Zeta Jones dinner. It seemed kinda off-balance. Otherwise it was good.

[kimpossible]

I have some light-hearted fare called Control Room coming in the mail today. Synopsis courtesy of Amazon.

Startling and powerful, Control Room is a documentary about the Arab television network Al-Jazeera's coverage of the U.S.-led Iraqi war, and conflicts that arose in managed perceptions of truth between that news media outlet and the American military. Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim (Startup.com) catches the frantic action at Al-Jazeera headquarters as President Bush stipulates his 48-hour, get-out-of-town warning to Saddam Hussein and sons, soon followed by the network's shocking footage of Iraqi civilians terrorized and killed by invading U.S. troops. Al-Jazeera's determination to show images and report details outside the Pentagon's carefully controlled information flow draws the wrath of American officials, who accuse it of being an al-Qaida propagandist.

[rice cracker]

*"I Married a Monster from Outer Space" (1950's sci-fi)...

I just bought a bunch of old timey horror movies. We watched "The Werewolf vs. The Vampire Woman," on Monday. Twenty something more to go.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

I just watched "School of Rock" for the 3rd time.

[Shogun Empress]

The Terminal was kind of boring.

[Filiprish]

I just watched "School of Rock" for the 3rd time.
Ha ha, good flick.

[s1eve]

The Grudge. Better then i had expected.

[Irezumi Kiss]

The Grudge. Better then i had expected.
Ju-On is SOOOO much better though...

Watched "Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman" again...niiiiiice...

[Tao]

watched 2046 a couple of weeks ago...utter crap, don't waste your time

[s1eve]

watched 2046 a couple of weeks ago...utter crap, don't waste your time

Really?! Why crap?

[Irezumi Kiss]

watched 2046 a couple of weeks ago...utter crap, don't waste your time
Can I borrow your DVD so I don't have to waste my loot buying it to find out how crappy it is?

:tongue:

[Hanuman]

I just watched "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." It was pretty good, except that they all aged so much. They didn't look 13 like they were supposed to be. They are probably gonna look like some really old 14 year olds in the next movie as they are signed on for one more.

[nonamerasian]

Ray.

[kimpossible]

I have some light-hearted fare called Control Room coming in the mail today. Synopsis courtesy of Amazon.

I'd highly recommend Control Room. I haven't seen Fahrenheit 9/11 so I can't provide a comparison, but CR is a good survey of Al Jazeera's reporting.

[nonamerasian]

You See Me Laughin'.

[Faithless]

I am gonna rent Saved ...
Rented. Watched. Enjoyed.

Although the theatrical trailer sort of differs from the Movie.

[Faithless]

Hero on DVD.

[John0101]

I saw Magnolia yesterday. OK movie, but it tries too hard to say too much. It was also way too long.

[TB4000]

Watched that new Peter Pan on Starz last night, and someone has Mars Attacks on DVD here at work.

[onnihs]

watched Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet lastnight. It was great... such a warm and lighthearted film. I particularly liked Johnny Dope in this movie, his command over the Irish accent impressed me.

[TB4000]

Watching that Return to Oz. I don't know how I managed to watch this back in 2nd grade...that damn headless witch walking around....lordy.

http://www.returntoozthemovie.com/gallery/albums/userpics/press/normal_104l.jpg

[s1eve]

National Treasure. Silly fluff. Bring on The Da Vinci Code please.

[nonamerasian]

The Dentist 2: Brace Yourself.

Well, I saw most of it and then fell asleep.

I feel gypped. I was told it was a decent horror movie.

[Irezumi Kiss]

The Dentist 2: Brace Yourself.

Well, I saw most of it and then fell asleep.

I feel gypped. I was told it was a decent horror movie.
With a title like THAT are you surprised? Did you see the first one before this?

My nexts: Heat Guy J, Vol. 5.
http://media.bestprices.com/content/dvd/40/220746.jpg

and Project X. Kwon Sang-Woo is like the next Jet Li.
http://i3.yesasia.com/assets/imgs/videos/38/p1003931638.jpg

[Napoleon Chynamite]

Project X. Kwon Sang-Woo is like the next Jet Li.
http://i3.yesasia.com/assets/imgs/videos/38/p1003931638.jpg

Really? I guess I'm not too familiar with his films and I'm not hating or anything, but he just comes across as the popular pretty boy of the moment (albeit a bit more muscular).

I just finished re-watching My Sassy Girl and Infernal Affairs again cause I was bored. It's funny how the impressions I get from a film the very first time can be completely different with the 2nd (or 3rd) viewing.

Ha ha, good flick.

Haha for real. For some reason, it's one of those movies that actually gets better the more you watch it. I never appreciated it as much the first time.

[s1eve]

About to watch....

*drumroll*

LOTR: Return of the King: Extended Edition

Got my copy today. Sweet.

[John0101]

Leon - The Professional

[Shuriken]

http://goldsea.com/Personalities/Hayakawas/sessue.gif

THE TONG MAN (http://imdb.com/title/tt0010791/) (1919), starring Sessue Hayakawa.

[Irezumi Kiss]

^ that's REAL old school, there...

Shuriken, where do you get your movies from?