Last seen ASIAN movie

[psycho d]

Tell Me Something. Great movie, but these twisty foreign flicks make it easy to get lost and i end up missing the subtle things. The subtitle translation probably did not help. Also, i still have a hard time figuring out who is who in some Asian flicks. The guys tend to look alike to me, especially when they do a quick flash of a victim and i have no idea who is now dead; not politically correct, but true nonetheless. Still, a great flick. Ashe.
d

[Angra]

"Dorm" 6/10

To begin with i thought it was going to be an asian Devils Backbone rip-off, but it turned out to be mild kiddie horror movie. Not a bad watch, but no wauw's.

[psycho d]

Ichi the Killer. Still wondering if i liked this one. It was not as violent as i thought it would be. Miike seems to be an over the top symbolic director, and this flick is no exception. It is just difficult to figure out what he is saying in this one. All i could glean is that it has something to do with society's intermingling of pain, eroticism, and satisfaction. Either way, this flick was no disappointment for the Miike lovers in the crowd. Ashe.
d

[psycho d]

JU-ON. i was really expected this to scare the crap out of me (watched it alone, late at night, on at a rather deserted horse ranch). Maybe i have finally hardened up a bit. Great flick. A tad better that the US version. Crazy way to tell a story. Loved the bleakness (is that a word?) of this one. The spooks were relentless to the point of being predictable, but this was strangely not a problem for me. Overall a great flick, just not as good as i was expecting. [Expectations lead to pain and misery.] Ashe.
d

[Angra]

"Phobia" 6/10

A mixed bag.

4 shorts.

First one plain sucked. Mobile horror is out. We've already had One Missed Call 1, 2, 3 and a crappy remake. Find something new.

Second story was nice 'n gory ghost revenge.

Third story was also alright. 4 young guys out on a camping trip that goes quite wrong. Not scary, but entertaining and sometimes a lil funny.

Fourth story about a stewardess who has to serve a wealthy bitch on a private plane, started out being the best of the four, but failed to pull out something surprising or new at the end.

[neverending]

Kagemusha.

One of the greatest films ever.

[psycho d]

Lady Vengeance. This one was my least favorite of the Park vengeance trilogy, but it was still a great flick. The ending was solid, and there was one supremely powerful moment towards the end. Only disappointing as Oldboy was incredible and i thought that Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance was even better. JMHO. Ashe.
d

[psycho d]

Silk. Incredible film. A great story that takes a serious peek at some abstruse aspects of humanity, of fear loss by death, of the powerful emotions love and hatred. The story was rich and the acting was clean. Character development was more than adequate. Oh yeah, it happened to revolve around a cool ghost story.

Shaolin Soccer. Pretty fun flick, but a disappointment when compared to Kung Fu Hustle, which was supreme. Still a good flick that had some great moments. Ashe.
d

[neverending]

Loved Silk. Very cool.

[roshiq]

Hospital

A low budget Thai horror, probably made for TV with a very average & predictable plot.

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