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Sansho the Bailiff (1954) First viewing. A respected and well-loved governor has a falling out with other Japanese officials due to his attitude of mercy and equality for "all people" which includes those nasty peasants the other officials would like to continue exploiting and treating like...

I didn't hate these movies, but I agree they were not very interesting. I gave both 2 stars (out of 5), which translates to a big fat "meh." I didn't like Attack the Gas Station much at all, either, though.

I'm not sure what it says about my movie watching, but I haven't seen ANY of the movies on your list, except for Shiri. It wasn't super great by any means, but I liked it ok. Gave it 3 stars.

The only one on your list I have seen is Raped By an Angel, which I gave 3 stars, mainly because of Chingmy Yau whom I found adorably cute back in the early '90s. She retired from the industry in the late '90s and I have no idea what she looks like now. Kindof afraid to check.

Ok, great discussion! I'm enjoying reading y'all's thoughts and opinions. Some follow-ups: LOL. I actually liked Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter ... and Spring. I gave it 3.5 stars. 3-Iron got 3 stars. So that's, what? five Ki-duk Kim movies I've seen? But the three I hated more than...

Time to shake things up. What are your worst Asian films? These could be just BAD movies, or perhaps just movies you had high hopes for but were very disappointing for whatever reason. I'll start, and you can hammer me because I know some of these are very popular and well-liked. All of the...

Ok, you walked right into this one. The 4th movement is about 8 minutes long. This is one of the pieces that moves me. Saint-Saëns - Organ Symphony (4th movement)

I dare you. I Double-Dog Dare you.

Ah, yes. That's the scene I was trying to remember. I knew there was some foreshadowing in there somewhere. This absolutely made me laugh! Well. I'll give you this. Compared to This Charming Girl, A Quiet Dream is an action-packed thrill ride LOL.

Ha ha. I know you don't really mean that, else you wouldn't be here. And I don't have you pegged as well as @plsletitrain does, as I'm still not sure which particular movie might be considered a "sitenoise movie" and what you may or may not like. In any case, I always appreciate your...

A number of folks here (most everybody, I think) really liked A Quiet Dream. @plsletitrain mentioned she was waiting for me to watch it and then would join a discussion. Others, too, I believe were waiting on me. So I watched it this weekend and am creating this thread for said discussion. I...

I think I've only seen one Filipino film in my entire life. They don't seem to get much attention over here; or maybe I'm just not looking hard enough. Anyway... Ma' Rosa Ma' Rosa has been added to your Netflix Queue Availability: Unknown At least it's on my radar!

Sori: Voice from the Heart (aka Robot Sori; aka Robot Sound) (2016) A secret-technology U.S. spy satellite that directs drone strikes in the Middle East becomes self-aware and regrets its role in the death of innocents. It crashes to earth in order to set things right and is picked up by a...

I watched several more of my recent DVD batch this weekend, so I'll get this month's thread started off. Miss Granny (2014): see separate thread Dance with the Wind (2004): A female undercover cop is tasked with investigating a dance-loving gigolo who gets lonely women to give him money...

I was just going to post a paragraph in the "recently seen" thread, but I kept writing and writing and, well, it ended up full-length. So here you go. Miss Granny (2014) Directed by Dong-hyuk Hwang Starring Mun-hee Na, Eun-kyung Shim, and Jinyoung Jung In Korean with English subtitles 125...

Interesting concept! I'll play as well, using my 13th birthday as the cut-off (I was born in 1968). The below films all have a special place in my heart and memory for various reasons. When I was a kid, my and my friends' moms had no problems dropping us kids off at the movie theater and...

There's an ad "rectangle" at the top of the page, but it doesn't cover anything for me or do any expanding, wiggling around the page, or make any sudden noises. It's easy enough for me to ignore.

Hey, thanks for chiming in! Please feel welcome to contribute to our discussions here. There are plenty of review and discussion threads for "international" (a vast majority Asian) films in our little neck of the woods here, and all perspectives are welcome. Some threads are dedicated to a...

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010) I'm a fan of the following: --movies with Donnie Yen --movies set in 1920's Shanghai --movies where the beaten-down Chinese rise up against their evil Jap oppressors --movies with robed martial arts students pledging fealty to their master in...

Yeah! ZERO stars!!! ZERO, I say! No, wait, I just checked my spreadsheet. 1 star. Probably for the cinematography. I, too find it hard to list "top-whatever" films because I can't easily get past the ones I have to leave off the list. I mean, I've got a ton more 5-star films that what...