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In Reply to: See "Blind Shaft" and you may change your opinion. nt posted by tinear on February 22, 2006 at 07:43:43:

That doesn't take away from the fact that as a whole, Mainland China's and HK's output, as well as Japan's has been somewhat spotty lately (IMO). Yea, they still put out some good movies, but I've noticed in the last year or so that I've been gravitating towards Korean productions. The production values are quite good, and the story lines, while not always original, can be done very well. They also seem to share an *intensity* that I find unique.
Maybe its just me.
Jack

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Wong Kar Wai, Andy Lau, Beat Takeshi... and others from Japan, - tinear 11:51:17 02/22/06 (8)
Mainland, and Hong Kong give the lie (at least for me) to your contention.
Asia seems to be the hotspot. And... the best director on these shores, Ang Lee, is of Chinese descent.
Outside of a few Mexican and Brazilian directors I'd say the genius of film has swung there.
I'd throw Tarantino in but he's a zombie...
- Yes, yes. those are talented people - Jack G 12:21:59 02/22/06 (7)
  Give it time, lots of relatively new but talented folks are making movies in Korea. Its just starting.
  > > > the best director on these shores, Ang Lee, < < <
  No doubt you are cherishing your copy of "The Hulk". :-)
  Jack
  - Well, I'm sorry for thinking you meant RIGHT NOW. - tinear 16:08:33 02/22/06 (6)
    And... I'd argue that Japan, China, and HK are film Mecca right now.
    Ang Lee?
    Crouching Tiger and Brokeback vault him to the top of the class. I didn't think much of Ice Storm but he's one of the few directors that seems to be improving by leaps and bounds after years of mediocrity: definitely, an exception to the rule...
    - Croutching tiger is 5 years old-I thought you meant NOW - Jack G 16:48:07 02/22/06 (5)
      As I said, sparatic. A few years ago, I could buy 4-5 movies every month or so from Japan and/or HK, and they would all be excellent. Lately, its been getting harder to find as many good movies. Perhaps I just bought up the backlog. These days, I'm finding more gems from Korea made by talented people who are unknown NOW, but may not be later. The problem is, many Korean titles never get to be R1, so most folks here will never see them.
      Jack
      - Ok, go ahead and post some of these Korean gem titles and we'll - tinear 17:21:55 02/22/06 (4)
        
        In Reply to: Croutching tiger is 5 years old-I thought you meant NOW posted by Jack G on February 22, 2006 at 16:48:07:
        
        see.
        
        How about these? - ToshiroofKreplachastan 12:02:23 02/23/06 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Ok, go ahead and post some of these Korean gem titles and we'll posted by tinear on February 22, 2006 at 17:21:55:
        
        Tin,
        Been up for a month.
        Tosh
        "I think this place is restricted Wang, so don't tell em you're Jewish"
        http://www.americanwired.com/film/koreanfilm/koreanfilm.html (Open in New Window)
        
        Nice site :-) - Jack G 16:55:51 02/23/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: How about these? posted by ToshiroofKreplachastan on February 23, 2006 at 12:02:23:
        
        I have to agree, there really is something special about Korean movies. The first one I saw was "My Sassy Girl". I've been hooked since. I've seen most that you mention-nice movies.
        For me, Korea seems to be a haven for new movies while Hollywood becomes a wasteland. Discs of their TV shows have been hitting these shores too lately.
        Jack
        
        I posted mine, where's yours? (nt) - Jack G 09:19:03 02/23/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Ok, go ahead and post some of these Korean gem titles and we'll posted by tinear on February 22, 2006 at 17:21:55:
        
        .
        
        from 2005? - Jack G 05:02:15 02/23/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Ok, go ahead and post some of these Korean gem titles and we'll posted by tinear on February 22, 2006 at 17:21:55:
        
        Welcome to Dongmakgol
        Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
        April Snow
        You're my sunshine (You are my sunshine)
        A Bittersweet Life (I think was 2005)
        That's all I can think of for 2005/6 off the top of my head.
        I'ld welcome a list of decent movies of *2005* from Japan, mainland and HK. If I don't have them, I'll gladly go out and buy them. As far as I can tell, it wasn't a really good year for them.
        Jack

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