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I won't quibble with anything else you wrote, b/c that's a matter of opinion and taste, and we all differ. But I absolutely think this was supposed to be an (obviously) awkward scene. I don't see these two as falling into the sack on a moment's notice and the awkwardness of this scene rang...

My work here is done. :)

I'm a fan of the "pinky violence" genre. So I'll toss out: Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom (3.5 / 5)

Arrrrgh! I saw the thread title and hoped to be the first to mention this one! Do I lose any cred points by admitting that I actually have this DVD on my shelf? And have watched it? (It sucked, by the way. 1.5 / 5)

Jet Li's Fearless. First time viewing. Follows a well-worn formula, but does it very well. Aim to be the best fighter. Arrogance causes a downfall. Disavow fighting (for a while, anyway). Find yourself while becoming a farmer. Make amends for the past. And then go kick some more ass, but...

Geeze! Flip a coin and the loser has to watch it?! LOL. It might not be for everyone. But it did win just about every award in the book. It's the type of movie that hits me right in my wheelhouse, so to speak. Fair enough if it doesn't strike others in exactly the same way. I would be...

A review of one of my all-time favorite films, Comrades, Almost a Love Story. Previous review: 2/13: A Tale of Two Sisters ------------------------------------------------------ Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996) Directed by Peter Chan Starring Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang In...

I was in the mood for a HK weepie last night, and pulled Fly Me to Polaris off the shelf for a rewatch. I'd seen it back in 2003 and rated it pretty highly. Still feel the same way about it. The first 30 minutes or so are typical HK silliness, but then it really did start tugging the...

definitely House. I had to watch it twice b/c the first time through I kept saying to myself "I can't believe this is actually happening."

Based on a couple of recent comments: ...I decided to re-watch 2046 last night. I knew that I had liked it, and checking my files, I see that I had given it a 4/5 star rating. But my one viewing was back in May 2005. That's a pretty good rating for me for a Kar-wai Wong film, as I'm not...

LOL, no, but you are in the right ballpark. The Isle was one of the earlier Korean films I watched, picked from the shelf at Blockbuster due to the semi-naked chick on the front. I disliked it intensely. 1 star out of 5. There's a difference between a bad movie (too many to mention) and a...

Ha! That's a great quote. Yeah, admittedly, A Tale of Two Sisters is a slow burn rather than a slicer-dicer or "jump-scare" extravaganza. But I submit that there are plenty of movies to scratch that itch, of getting horror thrills. This one (at least to me) got into my head and, well, like I...

Hey, sitenoise, I enjoyed reading your story! Very different from mine. Some of the movies you liked I did not care for at all, and that's part of what makes these discussions so interesting. In fact, one movie that you mentioned is probably the film I hated more than any other I have ever...

I apologize in advance if this seems like self-indulgent blogging, but perhaps others would like to tell their stories as well? How I Got Interested in Asian Film posted by divemaster13 One movie started it all. This film opened up an entirely new genre of film to me and refocused pretty much...

Ok! I started a thread and posted my review. I actually wrote fairly in-depth movie reviews for a now-defunct website for a while. I've got a handful.

divemaster's review: A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) Directed by Ji-woon Kim Starring Jung-ah Yum, Su-jeong Lim, Geun-yeong Mun In Korean with English subtitles Film: 5 stars (out of 5) What makes A Tale of Two Sisters such an effective film is the many different levels it works on. It has WTF...

Asian movies I watched this weekend: A re-watch of A Tale of Two Sisters. At least the 8th time I've seen this. Easily in my top 10 movies of all time. Not "top-10 horror movies" or "top-10 Asian movies"; but top 10 period. Such a wonderful film that works on many levels. I posted a review...

Howdy back atcha! I'll try to be more engaged at this site. Hope it takes off and can fill the sudden void.

I don't have time at the moment to make fancy formatting or give my thoughts as to why these movies make my list, but here they are for now: (edited: Ha! I didn't see the "since 2000" caveat. Most of mine are older!) Favorite films (Asian); alphabetical, by country Korean All for Love (aka...

Just saw the news on IMDb. Left the following message there: ---------------------- I just wanted to chime in before the board goes dark. I haven't posted much, but I've always enjoyed keeping up with the Asian Cinema message board. I'm a big fan of Asian cinema, and fairly knowledgeable, and...