The Recommend A Foreign Movie Thread
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This movie right here is the fuckin shit. Just watched it last night. Tony Ja is hella crazy. Dude is ill with the elbows. Gotta watch it with the Thai language tho and english subtitles.
They tried to Dubb English voices over it, just wasn't the same, i had to switch the set up to the original. Way better.
They tried to Dubb English voices over it, just wasn't the same, i had to switch the set up to the original. Way better.
I picked up a short-film collection called 3 Extremes a while back. It's three different stories from three different directors each from a different part of Asia. One story, called "Dumplings" has women eating magic dumplings made of a special ingredient to keep looking young. Another called "Final Cut" has a director being tortured by an extra he's ignored for years, and the final one "The Box" involves a story based on two contortionist sisters and their circus act.
All these stories are FUUUUUUCKED up. They're all subtitled, but the writing is done so well that you don't tend to mind. They're all about half hour to fourty five mins long so you're also not sitting there reading for two straight hours if you don't want to.
There's also a sequel out I have yet to see.
All these stories are FUUUUUUCKED up. They're all subtitled, but the writing is done so well that you don't tend to mind. They're all about half hour to fourty five mins long so you're also not sitting there reading for two straight hours if you don't want to.
There's also a sequel out I have yet to see.
I picked up a short-film collection called 3 Extremes a while back. It's three different stories from three different directors each from a different part of Asia. One story, called "Dumplings" has women eating magic dumplings made of a special ingredient to keep looking young. Another called "Final Cut" has a director being tortured by an extra he's ignored for years, and the final one "The Box" involves a story based on two contortionist sisters and their circus act.
All these stories are FUUUUUUCKED up. They're all subtitled, but the writing is done so well that you don't tend to mind. They're all about half hour to fourty five mins long so you're also not sitting there reading for two straight hours if you don't want to.
There's also a sequel out I have yet to see.
All these stories are FUUUUUUCKED up. They're all subtitled, but the writing is done so well that you don't tend to mind. They're all about half hour to fourty five mins long so you're also not sitting there reading for two straight hours if you don't want to.
There's also a sequel out I have yet to see.
^^That's true. I don't think I ever got through the full version. Maybe I should, but honestly my favorite was "Cut" anyhow. You'll actually laugh at the a few times even though the story involves torture and dismemberment at times.
The dvd I bought had the full version of Dumplings on one disc with a commentary (subtitled), and the other two shorts on disc 2 along with the short version of Dumplings.
The dvd I bought had the full version of Dumplings on one disc with a commentary (subtitled), and the other two shorts on disc 2 along with the short version of Dumplings.
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain
I had such high expectations for this movie, more so than any film I can remember (mistake on my part), and while the film was good, really good, it somehow fell short of my expectations. I think I assumed the movie would be an all-time favorite and took for granted the intricacies of watching a movie such as this without really expecting anything. I believe I "ruined" it (not getting the full effect) for myself. But don't let that deter you from checking it out.
When you watch it you will not be able to take your eyes off of Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) as she is beyond interesting with both her looks (yes, she would get it) and tendancies. Also Jamel Debbouze is a fantastic actor, though he has only a limited role. It has quite the original story as well; it definitely falls under the catagory of "romantic-comedy" but is far beyond any American movie under the same genre (minus esotsm). The music in the movie is also very well put together. I wish I had watched this before reading up on it. I'm gonna watch it again in about a week or so after it all completely sinks in and we'll see how I feel then.
8.5/10
The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain
I had such high expectations for this movie, more so than any film I can remember (mistake on my part), and while the film was good, really good, it somehow fell short of my expectations. I think I assumed the movie would be an all-time favorite and took for granted the intricacies of watching a movie such as this without really expecting anything. I believe I "ruined" it (not getting the full effect) for myself. But don't let that deter you from checking it out.
When you watch it you will not be able to take your eyes off of Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) as she is beyond interesting with both her looks (yes, she would get it) and tendancies. Also Jamel Debbouze is a fantastic actor, though he has only a limited role. It has quite the original story as well; it definitely falls under the catagory of "romantic-comedy" but is far beyond any American movie under the same genre (minus esotsm). The music in the movie is also very well put together. I wish I had watched this before reading up on it. I'm gonna watch it again in about a week or so after it all completely sinks in and we'll see how I feel then.
8.5/10
Life Is Beautiful - An Italian movie about a Jewish family in a concentration camp. Amazing film.
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame - Another war movie, except this one takes place in the 90s Yugoslav war.
Das Boot - Okay, I swear it's just a coincidence that all three picks are war films. That's not even my favorite genre, but foreigners seem to make the best war movies. This one's German.
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame - Another war movie, except this one takes place in the 90s Yugoslav war.
Das Boot - Okay, I swear it's just a coincidence that all three picks are war films. That's not even my favorite genre, but foreigners seem to make the best war movies. This one's German.
OOOH! HERE'S A CRAZY FUCKIN' MOVIE!! It's called "The Good, The Bad, And The Weird". It's a (Korean?) version of Clint Eastwood's classic, but it does not follow the story line at all. It's full of action and brilliantly filmed. Definitely one of my fav. foreign films EVER! Google it!
Crazy shit goes on, like hijacking and having shootouts in trains, shootouts in little towns, shootouts in huts, shootouts in the desert. Fucking everywhere!
Crazy shit goes on, like hijacking and having shootouts in trains, shootouts in little towns, shootouts in huts, shootouts in the desert. Fucking everywhere!
I saw this not too long ago. It was cool. I'm a fan of Song Kang-Ho. He's awesome. He's "The Weird" in that movie. Here are a few other movies he's in:
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (small cameo)
Memories Of Murder
Joint Security Area (JSA)
The Foul King
The Host
Secret Sunshine
Thirst
Those are the ones I've seen, at least.
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (small cameo)
Memories Of Murder
Joint Security Area (JSA)
The Foul King
The Host
Secret Sunshine
Thirst
Those are the ones I've seen, at least.
It just looks like you're an Asano Tadanobu fan. 
Although it's a bit more on the artsy side, I really like the movie Vital, which also stars him. Vital is directed by Tsukamoto Shinya, who makes some pretty wild stuff: Tetsuo: The Ironman, Tokyo Fist, Bullet Ballet. Tsukamoto's also an actor; he plays Jiijii on Ichi The Killer, for instance.
*edit: one more thing I forgot to mention: Bright Future. Another good movie starring Asano. It's more of a straight-forward drama, though.
Although it's a bit more on the artsy side, I really like the movie Vital, which also stars him. Vital is directed by Tsukamoto Shinya, who makes some pretty wild stuff: Tetsuo: The Ironman, Tokyo Fist, Bullet Ballet. Tsukamoto's also an actor; he plays Jiijii on Ichi The Killer, for instance.
*edit: one more thing I forgot to mention: Bright Future. Another good movie starring Asano. It's more of a straight-forward drama, though.
This movie right here is the fuckin shit. Just watched it last night. Tony Ja is hella crazy. Dude is ill with the elbows. Gotta watch it with the Thai language tho and english subtitles.
They tried to Dubb English voices over it, just wasn't the same, i had to switch the set up to the original. Way better.
They tried to Dubb English voices over it, just wasn't the same, i had to switch the set up to the original. Way better.
For me, Ong Bak 2 was weak in story. I mean, the first Ong Bak didn't have the greatest story, but it wasn't trying to be more than what it was. With Ong Bak 2, it seemed like they were trying to tell a more epic tale, but their reach exceeded their grasp. Still, the fight scenes in 2 are alone worth picking this up. I can't wait for 3.
It just looks like you're an Asano Tadanobu fan.
Although it's a bit more on the artsy side, I really like the movie Vital, which also stars him. Vital is directed by Tsukamoto Shinya, who makes some pretty wild stuff: Tetsuo: The Ironman, Tokyo Fist, Bullet Ballet. Tsukamoto's also an actor; he plays Jiijii on Ichi The Killer, for instance.
*edit: one more thing I forgot to mention: Bright Future. Another good movie starring Asano. It's more of a straight-forward drama, though.
Although it's a bit more on the artsy side, I really like the movie Vital, which also stars him. Vital is directed by Tsukamoto Shinya, who makes some pretty wild stuff: Tetsuo: The Ironman, Tokyo Fist, Bullet Ballet. Tsukamoto's also an actor; he plays Jiijii on Ichi The Killer, for instance.
*edit: one more thing I forgot to mention: Bright Future. Another good movie starring Asano. It's more of a straight-forward drama, though.
