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Thanks! I appreciate the feedback. Hmmm, I've been rolling out my catalog of movie reviews I wrote previously, and have pretty much posted all of them. I may have a couple of others. Thus, the Monday Reviews may come less frequently now, as it's pretty much an "inspiration strikes" sort of...

For Monday's Review, I tackle a recent watch-- Yimou Zhang's The Flowers of War. 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. The Flowers of War (2011) Directed by Yimou Zhang Starring...

Well! Regardless if I agree or disagree with any of the theories being discussed, I'm glad my review spurred such an interesting discussion! (I don't think So-yang is Young-min's brother. Or sister for that matter LOL)

These are some interesting theories. I'm not sure I go that far...if Wanee and Young-min were indeed blood related, I think the director would have established a solid clue to indicate that. Perhaps not something totally obvious, but something more clarifying than what we have. But I'm not...

I think you are right on this. It's a different house. That actually makes sense with my theory. It was a different neighborhood, so it even makes it more possible that neither would remember the incident. I keep going back and forth on this in my mind. One one hand, I'm sure Dad heard it...

My question is much the same as yours. I can't quite make sense of the final animation within the context of the story. Obviously, the little girl is Wanee and the little boy is Junah. They appear to be next door neighbors (or at least live on the same block). However, I could be wrong on...

Y'all are hitting around the same question I had about the car crash. I don't question that it really happened (other moments in the movie pretty much confirm his death, and the scene with Wanee and her mother on the road is also suggestive of the crash), but I've vacillated between "Dad...

Well, I'll go ahead and give my thoughts on that. sitenoise will just have to catch up later LOL I think Wanee's actions over the last half of the film show how she is putting her past to rest and accepting that she just has to let her feelings for her step-brother go. I believe this is what...

Thanks for weighing in, @plsletitrain; I appreciate your thoughts. I'll have a couple of follow-up comments, but will wait until after @sitenoise has a chance to throw into the mix. I will say that I, too, had a question about the ending (the implications of what we learn from the animation)...

For Monday's Review, as promised, I share my thoughts on the quiet, yet forceful, relationship drama Wanee & Junah. Wanee & Junah (2001) Directed by Yong-gyun Kim Starring Hee-seon Kim, Jin-mo Ju, Seung-woo Cho, and Kang-hee Choi In Korean with English subtitles Film: 4.5 stars (out of 5)...

Please do watch it! I would love to hear your thoughts and perhaps discuss further.

Oh, and just to pimp my own post...I posted a review and thoughts on the film Jacob's Ladder in the "Cult Cinema" sub-forum. Just an FYI in case anyone wants to chime in there with thoughts or feedback.

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) It probably would have been better if I had watched the trilogy in order. I actually watched Part III back in 2012, and then Part I about 6 months ago. So here for Part II, I had a bit of a time remembering the thread of the story. But still, it's a...

Jacob’s Ladder Discussion SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!

Is Jacob's Ladder considered a "cult" film? Probably not. But I didn't know where else better to put my review and discussion. This post contains my REVIEW of the film. No spoilers. The follow-up post (just below) contains my DISCUSSION of the film, which, of course, is filled with...

Watched Dog Bite Dog last night. I also liked it (but didn't love it), and although I was not as forgiving at some of the stylistic touches (e.g., the dog growling noises and the shakey-cam--why can't directors these days hold the damn camera still?), it was for the most part an edge-of the...

Re: Wing Chun. Yeah, if you are not a fan of the genre, It would probably seem pretty cheesy. But I'm a huge fan so what can I say? It's just a FUN movie. Here's the "tofu scene" clip (it's short--less than 3 minutes). Anyone who doesn't crack a smile I would suggest skipping the rest of...

For Monday's Review--how about the classic wuxia action-comedy Wing Chun? Wing Chun (1994) Directed by Woo-ping Yuen Starring Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen In Cantonese with English subtitles (English dubbed version also available) Film: 5 stars (out of 5) I rented Wing Chun on VHS back in...

I also liked Ditto (and Il Mare, for that matter) a whole lot. Top-tier. At the risk of violating my self-imposed embargo on discussing non-Asian films on this forum, I've just got to add a "me too" for Clash of the Titans. This was the very first movie my family watched on our new-fangled...

This is one of my "top-tier" Korean films (meaning it reaches at least the 4-star threshold). It's been a while since I've watched it, but I've been thinking about it recently, meaning to give it a re-watch and the full review treatment.