What Asian Films Should Be Looked Forward To?

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 20 Aug 2006, 01:41

Man!!! This looks totally awesome. Now the usual BnB question... when will the DVD be out?

ReconFive · Post by **ReconFive** » 20 Aug 2006, 01:47

We can only hope there will be an HK disc with english subs shortly after the domestic release in December. I know nothing about the Vietnam dvd market, so i would have no idea if we should expect anything

I'm pretty sure Vietnam has never put out anything like this before, really looking forward to it

Ricochan38 · Post by **Ricochan38** » 23 Aug 2006, 08:57

THE HOST !

Keung · Post by **Keung** » 23 Aug 2006, 09:43

Anthony Wong and Francis Ng?! I must see this!

Godzooki · Post by **Godzooki** » 23 Aug 2006, 11:06

BiscLimpkit wrote:I'm going to be watching the Host tonight (with Bullets n Babes member Tigercage/Limited Edition Slag).

Yep seen The Host a couple of times now on he big screen, director Bong Joon Ho present at both screenings. Got the magnificent MOM and plain awfull ANtartic Journal signed. Good Laugh.

memetic · Post by **memetic** » 25 Aug 2006, 05:40

Korean Star f*cker! wrote:Yep seen The Host a couple of times now on he big screen, director Bong Joon Ho present at both screenings. Got the magnificent MOM and plain awfull ANtartic Journal signed. Good Laugh.

Nice! Where was that? At a film fest?

dragonhero005 · Post by **dragonhero005** » 31 Aug 2006, 07:54

Hey!

First Dog Bite Dog reviews are up:

Love HK Film
HK Cinemagic

Sounds promising...

EDIT: And there is a first teaser trailer up, for Zhang Yimou's latest martial arts epic, Curse of the Golden Flower.

http://www.sonyclassics.com/curseofthegoldenflower/

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 31 Aug 2006, 11:09

Damn! You already posted the trailer

dragonhero005 · Post by **dragonhero005** » 01 Sep 2006, 09:06

grim_tales wrote:Damn! You already posted the trailer

Yeah! But never mind.
I think this film is worth being mentioned at least two times.

dragonhero005 · Post by **dragonhero005** » 03 Oct 2006, 13:03

Coming next month...

Wu Hu

Undercovering is one of top regular subjects in Hong Kong movies, especially since the overwhelmingly successful Infernal Affairs. Wo Hu (literally means Couching Tigers, and is not related to that martial art film by Ang Lee), tells another story about the police infiltrating a criminal organization. Only this time, it is not about one or a few undercover cops, but about over a thousand of them. The story seams pretty simply - to take down a powerful gang, the police sent over a thousand officers to infiltrate the gang. The unusually large number of police moles starts pushing every member of the gang in to paranoia and eventually leads to the downfall of the gang. This flick is produced by Wong Jing and helmed by mainland Chinese comedy director Wang Guangli (Karmic Mahjong, Go for Broke) and Hong Kong director Marco Mak (Set to Kill, Colour of the Truth) The cast includes Eric Tsang, Francis Ng, Jordan Chan, Shawn Yue, Sonija Kwok, Qin Hailu, Michael Miu, Chilam Cheung, Nie Yuan and Na Wei. Since the story of the movie ends with the police's victory over the criminals, unlike other Hong Kong movies, like Johnnie To's Election 1 and 2, which basically do not involve the police, Wo Hu got approved by the Chinese censor very quickly. Producer Wong Jing said Wo Hu was not another Infernal Affairs and was more realistic than Infernal Affairs. The audiences would be kept in the dark, not knowing who are the real crooks and who are the imposed until the last moment. An ex-gang member, who was called "a friend" by Wong, suggested shooting the film with documentary style. After the production team was harassed by several real gangsters in Hong Kong, this "friend" of Wong volunteered to stay with the production to keep the them out of trouble. Release in Hong Kong and the mainland China is coming this month.

Source: Monkeypeaches

What do you think about it?

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 03 Oct 2006, 13:55

Looks good, I want to see this. The poster looks good, can't wait when this comes out

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 03 Oct 2006, 15:07

Wong Jing... hmmmm... can be anything between brilliant and miserable.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 03 Oct 2006, 15:13

hey,

in one sense I welcome Wong Jing to try out again and again his more serious side as the comedy is certainly not generating box-office anymore. We know he's capable...part of Colour Of The Truth was sharp in the writing. Then again if he starts to rely on triad stories all the time, then it can be tiresome. Lately, his excursions there have been adequate and I think this will be too. But I'll watch it.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 03 Oct 2006, 15:13

I saw the trailer for Wo Hu... It's gonna suck.

http://www.dream-movie.com/video/Hu.wmv

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 03 Oct 2006, 15:18

hey,

am pleased to see Marco Mak as co-director on this (Wong's producing and possibly writing?). Haven't heard from him since the underrated Set To Kill and he's a modest talent yet fairly big favourite of mine. Just is.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 03 Oct 2006, 15:23

Marco Mak is a great director. Very underused in my opinion. Him, Francis Ng and Shawn Yue are the reason I am watching this film.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 03 Oct 2006, 15:29

hey,

he's not only a veteran editor, having worked many times with Tsui Hark, but I've always liked how Mak infuses a simple visual sense that registers better than most attempting it. A Gambler's Story still remains his finest all round probably followed by Cop On A Mission or The Blood Rules.

dragonhero005 · Post by **dragonhero005** » 12 Oct 2006, 05:57

Johnnie To's Exiled won't be seen in HK-theaters!

Chinese Censors Ban Johnnie To's EXILED from Theaters But OK DVD Release (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)

A Chinese newspaper reports that Hong Kong director Johnnie To's Exiled, which has gained some very positive reviews from Venice and Toronto, has been banned from being shown at mainland Chinese movie theaters but a DVD release of the crime thriller has been OKed. The report says the Film Bureau, which is in charge of censorship for theatrical release, has concludes the film was too bloody, too violent and the subject (gangs, killers and no cops) was also no good. However, the Office for Video and Audio Products has greenlighted Exiled to be released on DVD and VCD. Both the Bureau and the Office are affiliated to the Ministry of Culture. The tight and often ridiculously tight censorship on movies is one of the major factors causing the widespread piracy in China. Sometimes, studios have to cut or alter their films to be allowed for theatrical release. Johnnie To's Election was allowed to enter Chinese theaters after a good ending (cops showing up from nowhere and arresting everyone) was attached and Election sequel has never been allowed show up on the big screen. Just this year, Mission Impossible III was reedited before getting a Chinese release certificate and Pirates of the Caribbean sequel was blocked entering theaters in China. Martin Scorsese's Departed, a remake of Hong Kong's Infernal Affairs, also run into a wall in China. Its subject and some violent scenes basically mean there is very little hope for being seen on the silver screen.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 12 Oct 2006, 14:21

All gangbang-related posts have been moved to Anything Goes.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 12 Oct 2006, 15:11

hey,

thought it applied to Mainland Chinese theatres.

dragonhero005 · Post by **dragonhero005** » 12 Oct 2006, 19:38

Knetan wrote:hey,

thought it applied to Mainland Chinese theatres.

Ah, yes. Of course. I didn't read it carefully enough, first time...

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 12 Oct 2006, 20:22

dragonhero005 wrote:Ah, yes. Of course. I didn't read it carefully enough, first time...

It's no wonder that the Austria-Hungarian Empire fell in WW1.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 12 Oct 2006, 20:45

dragonhero005 wrote:
Knetan wrote:hey,

thought it applied to Mainland Chinese theatres.
Ah, yes. Of course. I didn't read it carefully enough, first time...

And that's how rumours spread around the web.

Risk · Post by **Risk** » 19 Oct 2006, 17:11

The Banquet seems to have had a lot of coverage here in Beijing. There are still big billboard posters near the roundabouts advertising this film. I haven't seen it yet, but have any other BnB users seen it and what are your opinions? It seems to be a very big movie.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 19 Oct 2006, 17:36

hey,

big and kind of dissapointing has been the general word of mouth as far as I know. Didn't stop it from being a hit in China though.