Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Peterloplop (A) on June 12, 2004 at 16:17:59

In Reply to: Asian Movie Rec's posted by Jon L on June 12, 2004 at 09:21:33:

Have to agree with everyone else, there are too many to list. Here are some of my favs (with silly mini summaries, sorry I'm going out soon):
Musa - big Korean epic with great fighting
Bangkok Dangerous - deaf and mute assassin kills stuff and falls in love.
Time and Tide - HK action.
Il Mare - nice romantic Korean film with a tricky twist
Chin-goo (Friend) - Korean gangster/male bonding film.
Into the mirror - Korean thriller/horror, a bit Hollywood but still good.
Shiri (swiri) - Korean action/thriller/romance (the start is very violent, but it gets better)
Singles - Korean romantic comedy with an ultra-cute lead.
9 Souls - Japanese jail break film following a group of 9 cons. You slowly learn all their stories, swinging from very funny to very sad.
Men Suddenly in Black - Like infernal affairs (many of the same cast) or Reservoir dogs but the guys are trying to party and cheat on their wives.
Hidden Track - HK quirky romantic comedy about a girl trying to track down the song of her last failed relationship (some people really hated this, so only go if you like dumb love stories).
Vertical Ray of the Sun - Vietnamese drama romance of a family. It has a very languid pace that seems to fit the steamy setting nicely.
The Killer - Chow Yun Fat kills stuff.
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust - if you can get past the fact that its animated then its brilliant.
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heavens Door - I loved the tv series so I do have bias but I loved it (great music too).
Ju-on: The Grudge - spooky Japanese horror.
Dark Water - as above.
Ôdishon - Japanese romance goes horribly wrong (not for the squemish, but I think I heard that the US release was cut so you might not get it so bad).
Brother - Takeshi Kitano goes to America.
Zatoichi - Takeshi Kitano + sword - vision.
Battle Royal - lord of the flies needed machine guns, Japan came to the rescue.

hmmm I might add some more later but I'm out of time now.

Happy viewing.