What Have You Just Seen... Marks Out of 5

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 07 Oct 2006, 09:16

Can someone answer my DD question please?

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 07 Oct 2006, 09:43

tom2681 wrote:36 Quai des Orfèvres: 4,25/5

Good movie.
An Infernal Affairs-like flick with a touch of Oldboy, that turns into The Fugitive and ends with A True Mob Story.

Cinematography is excellent, and so are the actors.
The music is average but good enough to fit the tone of the film.
There's a slight lack of character development on Depardieu's side, but it doesn't hurt the film much.

I'll buy the DVD.

Glad you enjoyed it. I watched this and found it to be better than Infernal Affairs, but only because I felt that the HK triad genre had been flogged to death since IA was released. I agree with you, spoiler tags not required.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 07 Oct 2006, 09:48

HungFist wrote:My Neighbor Totoro – 4/5
I’ve never been a huge fan on Miyazaki but I must say this was excellent. Much better than the over-rated Howl's Moving Castle. I only own two animes so far, this could be the third.

How many Miyazakis have you seen? I think Howl's may be one of his weakest. IMO from best to worst:

Laputa
Spirited Away
My Neighbour Totoro
Porco Rosso
Kiki's Delivery Service
Princess Mononoke
Howl's Moving Castle
Nausicca

(The last three I'll need to watch and examine again).

HungFist wrote: Re-Cycle - 4/5
God Damn, I don’t normally even like CGI movies but this was fucking amazing. Probably the most amazing special effects extravaganza I’ve ever seen. Starts with some mediocre horror and drama, and soon after comes a 80 minute climax. One terrible sentimential scene at the end brings down the rating by half a star. See this film on the biggest screen possible. And why is there no French dvd announced yet (the HK dvd is supposed to suck)...? I want to see this film again...

I wasn't so keen on seeing this but it's been receiving a lot of praise. Think I might check it out...

HungFist wrote: Takeshis’ – 4/5
Worked even better on the second viewing, even though it seriously repeats itself. The ending image is also surprisingly lame (or maybe I just don’t get it). Everything else is great.

I'd love to see this but I've only seen like two Kitano movies. I might try collecting them once I get back from Japan.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 07 Oct 2006, 10:26

BiscLimpkit wrote: How many Miyazakis have you seen?

Only Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke and Totoro

BiscLimpkit wrote: I wasn't so keen on seeing this but it's been receiving a lot of praise. Think I might check it out...

Same here, I wasn't too interested in seeing it at first. I don't like asian horror, I don't like CGI and I had only seen one movie from the Pang brothers before (Bangkok Dangerous, which sucked mostly).

BiscLimpkit wrote:
HungFist wrote: Takeshis’ – 4/5
Worked even better on the second viewing, even though it seriously repeats itself. The ending image is also surprisingly lame (or maybe I just don’t get it). Everything else is great.
I'd love to see this but I've only seen like two Kitano movies. I might try collecting them once I get back from Japan.

Definitely. You should leave Takeshis' for the last bacause it's full of references to other Kitano movies. The whole film is a sort of self study or analysis. I think even a person who doesn't know Kitano so well could enjoy it because it's a well made movie but the more you know about Kitano the more you'll get out of it.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 07 Oct 2006, 11:06

@Bisc:
Start with light stuff, like Dolls, Kikujiro, Brother and Zatoichi.
Then watch serious stuff, like Hana-Bi, Sonatine and Kids Return.
Then you can try the weird stuff, like Getting Any, Scene at the Sea, Jugatsu and Violent Cop.

Then... well, you've seen them all already.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 07 Oct 2006, 11:22

Thanks Tom for seperating the films into categories. Makes it easier to collect.

HungFist wrote: Only Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke and Totoro

Watch Laputa - that film is a goddamn masterpiece. I think out of the films that you've seen, I don't rate Howl's and Mononoke as highly as his other films. I don't think you'll like Nausicca either, but definitely get Laputa and Porco Rosso (and Kiki's Delivery Service if you enjoyed the aforementioned titles).

brooce-leroy · Post by **brooce-leroy** » 07 Oct 2006, 13:02

grim_tales wrote:Daredevil: Director's Cut - 4/5

Thought this was much better than the TC, there was more insight into DD/Murdoch.
There are a few questions:
How does DD know martial arts? Does he train in martial arts but we don't see?
Does Elektra die?
Why do they call him Kingpin? Because he has wooden legs?
In the Spiderman cartoon, Kingpin/Fisk is white (not saying the casting of Duncan is wrong)

The fights were good, loved the courtship fight in the playground, cool as fuck 8)

Bullseye is great - "I want a fucking costume!"

No
Kingpin as in big mafia type gang boss

brooce-leroy · Post by **brooce-leroy** » 07 Oct 2006, 13:06

The Contract 3.5/5

Not quite as good as Security Unlimited, although still pretty fantastic. Love the way it satirises the cut-throat world of the entertainment industry, and goes very OTT but in a funny way.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 07 Oct 2006, 13:07

Thanks

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 07 Oct 2006, 13:08

I thought Spirited Away/Mononoke were the best Bisc, Laputa is good, Nausicaa was merely OK (this was an early work to be fair).

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 07 Oct 2006, 18:41

I consider Nausicaa one of Miyazaki's best works, stands repeated viewing far better than Mononoke, which is practically a remake of Nausicaa anyway.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 08 Oct 2006, 07:29

hey,

Isabella 4/5

Not perfect but incredibly compelling and low-key drama from Edmond Pang. Emotionless in a way but that is the suitable choice as the film is more internal than anything. Isabella Leong and Chapman To CAN act.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 08 Oct 2006, 10:37

Click - 2/5

Went to see this last night at my local cinema. It wasn't bad, but not exactly great either. There were some funny jokes, but they weren't often enough to keep me laughing all the way through. But Kate Beckinsdale looked very yummy...

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 08 Oct 2006, 11:42

It's not really a comedy though when you think about it. Harsh score but each to their own.

Toge · Post by **Toge** » 08 Oct 2006, 11:56

shark's tale - 3.5/5
finding nemo - 3.5/5

dragonhero005 · Post by **dragonhero005** » 08 Oct 2006, 11:57

Bejing Bicycle

A great movie - with some great ideas and very likeable characters.
Those young actors are really great - and there is this one actress Gao Yuanyuan. Her performance isn't outstanding, but I noticed that she'll be in Jackie Chan's Rob-B-Hood as well. I just hope that she isn't playing his love interest, because she couldn't just be his daughter, but also his granddaughter...
But back to Bejing Bicycle: I really liked it - it's a little masterpiece

4.5/5

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 08 Oct 2006, 19:31

The Fantastic Four 2.5/5
What's with the different versions?

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 08 Oct 2006, 19:56

Different versions?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 08 Oct 2006, 20:16

BiscLimpkit wrote:The Fantastic Four 2.5/5
What's with the different versions?

Its a long story, but to keep it short

the film was made and released early in certain places with unfinished effects work in cinemas

and some other countries got more finished effects and other scenes messed with and moves about and cut out. Its a strange situation and a bit of a joke really.

Really they are all the same film, but with slight changes here and there, which is shitty it has to be said. The film I saw in the cinema is not the one I own on dvd thats for sure

no way I am gonna buy a few versions so you have to decide which version is for you.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 08 Oct 2006, 21:09

Thanks for the info Romero, guess that explains it. Kinda weird how that worked out.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 08 Oct 2006, 22:55

Crank - 4/5
What an exciting ride. Awesome entertainment with Jason Statham and a non-stop action rythm.

ReconFive · Post by **ReconFive** » 08 Oct 2006, 23:23

Crank was absolutely hilarious...i haven't laughed so hard in the thearter in a while.
Trashy, tasteless fun at its best..i'd give it 4/5 as well.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 08 Oct 2006, 23:37

Man, I love the Chinatown scene! "I am the strongest!!"

Both talking on the phone to each other:
Bad Guy: Hey CHELIOS! You know I been thinkin' about doing in your mystery girl too! yea? Yeah thats RIGHT! I know about HER! And then-
[interrupted]
Statham: [Sarcastically] Yea, yeah, your gonna rape my grandmother, then your gonna do her in, blah, blah, Fucking Blah!

ReconFive · Post by **ReconFive** » 08 Oct 2006, 23:49

"Does it look like I've got 'cunt' written on my forehead?"
"You haven't been tight since your brother fucked you in third grade"

Instant classic!

The subtitle thing was awesome

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 09 Oct 2006, 00:28

Yeah. They had so many great new ideas. I bet there were even more ideas in the original draft of the script, that were removed by producers/investors. But the film is just another piece of evidence that audiences love to receive new stuff.