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LOL. That pretty much sums it up for me. But I'll join the fun. I've actually watched it a couple of times, once with the commentary, just to see what the heck I was missing, considering most Asian film aficionados seem to love and just fawn over this film. I stand by my ZERO star rating...

I had similar questions and I'm glad to see most were answered/resolved here in the thread. At first I assumed the lady falling past the balcony was her deranged friend (Moon). I thought maybe the court scenes were flashbacks and Moon subsequently killed herself later in the timeline, but that...

Ok, I accomplished my re-watch last night. Originally I had rated this film 1 star and the rewatch didn't do much of anything to make me re-consider my rating. Oh, I'll bump it up to 1.5 because a bit of the DISLIKE I have for the film has tempered to dumbfounded FRUSTRATION with it. I don't...

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (aka Ip Man 3) (2010) A prequel or origin story of Ip Man. The original 2008 movie, starring Donnie Yen, was fantastic--one of the best "recent" martial arts films I've seen. The sequel, also starring Donnie Yen, was also very very good. This movie (The Legend Is...

That looks amazing and fantastic! I've only been to Asia once, a 1-week trip to Korea with my wife to visit her family back in 2006. The only pictures I have are probably actual prints stuffed in a box somewhere. We went to the aquarium down in Pusan, and visited the main Buddhist temple...

Oh gosh. It's been on my "to do" list for the last month. Or, I should say, the "get around to it eventually" list LOL. I still haven't read the thread here in any detail. Maybe this weekend?

I'll get the new month started. Just rewatched C'est la vie, mon chéri (1993; Hong Kong). I've seen it a couple of times and it never fails to move me (smiles and sadness). A moody and dissatisfied musician (Ching Wan Lau) breaks up with his pop star girlfriend and finds a transforming...

"bad childhood experience" -- Oh, there must be a story there. Perhaps, up your alley--if you go into realizing it is a rather than a "typical" samurai film. But in all seriousness, if you are going to watch ONE samurai film based on anything I've ever written on commented on here--watch...

Time for another Monday's Review. This is for The Twilight Samurai, which is the first of Yoji Yamada's "Samurai Trilogy." All three movies are very good, provided you like the genre. In any event, I hope you like my write-up. The Twilight Samurai Directed by Yoji Yamada Starring Hiroyuki...

I just ordered the DVD; should be here within a week. I didn't read any of the above discussion, so not to influence my re-watch of this movie. Perhaps I will appreciate it more this time, or after reading y'all's thoughts.

I've been sick all week and just now saw the schedule for this. I'll see what I can do.

Sounds right up my alley!

That's been at the top of my Netflix queue for over a month. ("Very Long Wait"). I'm very much looking forward to watching this. Yes, that's probably the one you are thinking about; probably the 2007 version. That was a stand-alone movie with the plot you described. The 1964 version was an...

0 for 2; oh no! LOL--no need to apologize. We like what we like. You gave it "the ole college try" and I really respect that, as well as your comments and opinions. For myself, I know if someone (you, perhaps--hint hint), were to start a thread extolling the virtues of Ki-duk Kim, I would...

Re: Western influence: Recall that the U.S. occupation after WWII played a huge role in shaping Japanese society. In fact, films during those years had to pass a U.S. review board. The entire culture changed, in much less than a decade, from imperialism and war to pacifism. The Japanese...

Ah, methinks the lady doth protest too much! I just sensed a general opportunity to discuss a few of my favorite films and extol the merits of classic Japanese cinema. Just starting a conversation. Not just for the 4-5 people on this site that might actually read this, but for any lurkers or...

LOL I'm going to present my case on why you should give some old Japanese movies a chance. Yes, I know they are (mostly) black and white and have no graphic violence or swearing or "extreme" content. I know when you start watching one, you think "grandpa" and other similar and negative...

I first watched it as a Netflix rental DVD, so it was at least one of the (few) Korean movies to get a U.S. distribution. Netflix still has it listed, but just not available at the moment. That's a good idea. There's a ton of Korean grocery stores around here, and even some Korean video...

I went to Netflix to have them send me the DVD, and apparently it is not available at the moment. I really hate watching movies on my computer rather than using my home theater, but I do want to participate with y'all. I'm kindof hoping, like @sitenoise said, that a re-watch will strike me...

I like Ji-hyun Jun (duh, see my avatar), and thought My Sassy Girl was an "almost excellent" movie, but she has been in some stinkers. I thought The Uninvited was total crap. My notes: "Overly long, slow, and confusing story of anxious man with unresolved past issues who meets narcoleptic...