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The Longest Night in Shanghai

Best title ever LOL

The Godfather: Part II (1974) - 2nd viewing Probably the best mafia film ever made. This sequel/prequel follows the rise to the power of Vito Corleone and the moral decline of Michael Corleone in 2 different timelines, with some of the best acting in Robert De Niro and Al Pacino's careers. Both...

Pulse (2001) - 2nd viewing Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet. At first this seems to be your typical j-horror, but later it becomes a very meaningful film about loneliness and isolation. It's one of those...

Doctor Strange (2016) Meh, just your average marvel film. This film had some pretty visual effects, especially when they changed gravity, but the action sequences are a bit weak. I was focusing too hard on trying to understand what was happening in most of them. I wish Mads Mikkelsen had more...

Il Mare (2000) Okay fantasy/romance film which was later remade as The Lake House. The story is nice. 6/10 Clue (1985) Based on the board game. I liked the characters and the different endings but not much else. 5/10 Tampopo (1985) It's not that fun for someone like me who doesn't enjoy...

Good thread! I got very interested in Japan as a teen after watching Lost in Translation. From there I went to japanese cinema, j-dramas, anime and music. I also read a few mangas. I was so obsessed with japanese culture at the time that I ended up going to Tokyo, at the age of 20, where I...

Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Way too sappy for my taste, especially before Andrew Garfield goes to war. Not what I expected from a director whose previous film was Apocalypto, which didn't have any melodrama. The action sequences were fun, but not that impressive (and a bit cheesy sometimes too). I...

1990 - Dreams 1991 - Raise the Red Lantern 1992 - Hard Boiled 1993 - Sonatine 1994 - Chungking Express 1995 - Fallen Angels 1996 - Swallowtail Butterfly 1997 - Fireworks 1998 - The Bird People in China 1999 - Dead or Alive

Yeah, I liked the concept. I'll do the 90's next. Closed Diary is a very special film. Erika Sawajiri + Yui bring me back memories of the time I was getting into japanese culture. I should re-watch it someday to see if it still holds up. I just checked and unfortunately, it seems the film never...

2000 - The Isle 2001 - Visitor Q 2002 - Infernal Affairs 2003 - Gozu 2004 - Swing Girls 2005 - Noriko's Dinner Table 2006 - Memories of Matsuko 2007 - Closed Diary 2008 - Love Exposure 2009 - Castaway on the Moon 2010 - Cold Fish 2011 - Himizu 2012 - Wolf Children 2013 - Why Don't You Play in...

Natural City (2003) Korean Blade Runner. While the visuals are very impressive and the story is interesting, I felt a bit lost and confused at times. I think that this film had a lot of potential, but it needed stronger characters to guide me in this world. Overall this film lacked a better...

Taxi Driver (1976) - 3rd viewing Pretty good film about isolation and loneliness. Amazing shots of the streets in New York, loved all the smoke, the rain and the trash adding to the disturbing atmosphere of the film. One of the best performances from Robert De Niro. 8/10 The Godfather (1972) -...

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) The main character is so gross. I can't stand this type of humour. Unwatchable stuff. 2/10 Heathers (1988) Enjoyable satire of teen life. 6/10 A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Funny story and characters. The ending was a bit disappointing. 7/10...

I dropped this one just a few days ago. I couldn't get into the mood of the film.

Divine eating dog shit in Pink Flamingos.

yes. I tried to order the films in my list by how emotionally connected I am to them and also by their re-watchable value. This is a list of all my 9/10s (and a 10/10).

1. Love Exposure 2. Visitor Q 3. Lost in Translation 4. Swing Girls 5. Ghost World 6. Fireworks 7. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 8. Harold and Maude 9. Gozu 10. The Bird People in China 11. All About Lily Chou-Chou 12. Ichi the Killer 13. Noriko's Dinner Table 14. Survive Style 5+ 15. Kiki's...

Here's a nice thread to talk about dramas. I used to be a huge fan of these tv shows, especially in highschool. I think that I've seen over 50. The last one that I watched was Sion Sono's show "All Esper Dayo!" which had its film version a later, and that was a few years ago. Here's my favorite...

Sadako v Kayako (2016) Japanese "Freddy vs Jason" and just as bad as that one. The script could've been so much better because the idea was good. I don't understand why they changed the images on the cursed VHS and why they changed the duration between Sadako's phone call and the deaths from 7...