That's an understatement.Originally Posted by The Direktor
That's an understatement.
Kung Fu Hustle. Last post I made in this thread was before I had seen it. Kung Fu Hustle supercedes every other movie ever from anywhere.
I agree that the manga is better than the movie, but the movie is still well worth watching IMO. The good thing about the manga is that Kiriyama is exaplained somewhat more than the movie, where he just seemed to be a deus ex machina to wipe out as many students as possible within the time limit. I hear the novel is the place where he's actually explained explained, but the manga still doesn't feel a hackneyed for that.
Legend of the Drunken Master. =/
>>> Ong-bak, that movie is awesome..
>> The black orb glitters ominously... but nothing happens..
Hmm... if you're looking for some raunchy humor, 'Sex is Zero' is pretty damn funny... but like most Korean comedies, it switches to drama near the end... but still... a good movie.
'My Sassy Girl' is also a pretty good romantic comedy.
As for action... hmmm..... the 'Infernal Affairs' series are probably the best drama/action asian movies as of late. I haven't seen part 3 yet, but I heard it's good... the first two are really great. Hmm... oh, 'Swordsman II' is a pretty damn good movie too.
Hmm... if you're in the mood for some stupid comedy, Stephen Chow is your man... of course he's made his share of horrible movies... I highly recommend 'Flirting Scholar', 'From Beijing with Love', 'Shaolin Soccer', and 'Kung-fu' Hustle. He has some other random idiotic movies, but I think these are his best four. If you want something non-Stephen Chow, try out 'Men Suddenly in Black' and 'You Shoot, I Shoot'.
For some of that 'shocking' cinema, 'Audition', 'Battle Royale I' (II is aboslute crap... don't waste your time on it), and 'Ichi the Killer' (while a pretty bad movie, it's pretty violent and all that jazz) are some you might want to look into.
Oh yea... check out this Korean movie called 'Musa'... it's pretty good. It's a historical period action movie... kinda akin to 'Gladiator'...
Hmmm... what other genres are there... oh yea, horror. Well... other than the already said 'Ring' I dunno... most asian horror movies are pretty bad... Ju-on (all of them), Nightmare, Ring 2... all not that good. I think this Korean one called The Phone is okay, but not great.
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I've recently just watched the live action Initial D movie. It was alright.
My favourite two asian films are still My Sassy Girl and Needing You. Sweet and hilarious.
dissapointed in Initial D live action movie >.<
no keisuke takahashi... means no rx-7 type R... means no parallel drifts >.<
enjoyed some of the comedy and driving though they were pretty good...
hmm yeh legend of speed is pretty funny aswell
hehe the Blackie Tung so kewl
yeh kungfu hustle pretty funny aswell hehe
the mafia dance...
Oh man, I love Asian films. Here are my favorites
Kung Fu Hustle
Hero
Last Hero in China
Iron Monkey(New version)
Iron Monkey 2
Twin Warriors(a.k.a Tai Chi Master)
Tai Chi Fist
Legend of the Drunken Master(Both versions)
Magnificent Butcher
The Legend
The Legend II
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Hmm...these are my favs.
Gen X Cops
Tokyo Raiders
Hero
CT,HD
Man Called Hero
More favorites that came to mind
A Man called Hero
Stormriders
The Duel
Warriors of Zu(something like that)
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Zatoichi is awsome! ^_^ "Zatoichi and the chest of gold" was probably my fav.
Lone Wolf and Cub is an excellent series (and manga!), Daigoro is just to cute!
Ichi the Killer, Shark Skin man and Peach Hip Girl, Battle Royale, Wild Zero, Pistol Opera...there are so many wonderful Japanese movies! Not to mention all the anime!
FYI: the girl who acts as the bosses sadomasochist girlfriend in Ichi the Killer, her real name is Alien Sun! How strange is that? I wish I had a name like that...people calling you 'Alien' wherever you go.
Storm Riders is good! Got action, solid story, solid characters, pretty good SFX...its abit old but its pretty darn good!
Try Iron Monkey, theres quite a few movies on him but the one i watched was the one without Jet Li....with the guy that uses buddist palm or something!...(sorry that couldnt be much help)
The rest have good suggestions and i cant think of anything more thats already been suggested so you have ample of movies to go through!
have fun!
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A Tale of Two Sisters is one of the most amazing asian movies I've ever seen. It's a korean film based on an old folk tale about a couple of sisters taking on their evil stepmother. It's mostly a psychological drama with a lot of twists and turns, but it has a few great scares as well. Best random ten bucks I've ever blindly spent at Wal-Mart
also did anyone else see "Brotherhood" it's a serious contender for my greatest movie... and i nearly cried lol
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