my turn - LeeP - Films/DVD Asylum

my turn

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Posted by LeeP on September 23, 2002 at 10:11:22

In Reply to: quick review of recent films including, hollywood endings, frailty posted by njjohn on September 22, 2002 at 06:41:00:

Those are my favourite films of last year

Artificial Intelligence : good, but I still miss Kubrick
Amores Perros (Mexico) : top 5
Before Night Falls (Cuba) : featuring Jonnie Depp
Beijing Bicycle (China) : Berlin films fest Grand Prize
Devil's Backbone (Spain) : one of a few good horror out there
Donnie Darko : if only Hollywood can make more this
Ginko Bed (Korea) : a korean fantasy tale
House of Mith (the) : feat. Julian Anderson, just like french novel I read in college
Malena (Italy) : by the director of Cinema Paradiso
Metropolis (Japan) : from the creator of Astro the Robot
Monster Bal : good, but a bit overrated
Muholland Drive : top 5, easily the best of last year
No Man's Land (Bosnia) : Oscar winner for best foreign film
Not One Less (China) : top 5, another reason why I'm a Zhang Yimou's fan, Public Prize, I don't remember in wich city
Nowhere to Hide (Korea) : weird
Sexy Beast : ganster film brom Britain, featuring (Gandhi)
Shadow Of The Vampire : a great perfomance by William Dafoe
Shoalin Soccer (HK) : Won best picture award in HK
Tunnel (the) (German) : top 5, Montreal film fest Public Prize
Violent Cop (Japan) : top 5, a violent ganster film from (Beat) Takeshi Kitano

...and those who are overated, or simply boring.

Beautiful Mind : Oscar best picture, what a joke!
Fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain (France): not my cup of tea
Kandahar (Iran) : consider by some as the best of Cannes, but it turn out to be a dissapointment
Lord of the Ring : a decent film with great visual effects
Ocean Eleven : decent
Memento : decent
Moulin Rouge : not my cup of tea
Time for Drunken Horses (iran) : decent
Vertical Ray of the Sun (Vietnam): not my cup of tea

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Topic - quick review of recent films including, hollywood endings, frailty - njjohn 06:41:00 09/22/02 (24)

my turn - LeeP 10:11:22 09/23/02 (3)

Re: my turn - njjohn 15:22:59 09/23/02 (2)

Re: my turn - LeeP 07:33:48 09/24/02 (1)

films from spain are terrible too. - njjohn 14:42:15 09/24/02 (0)

Don't forget the animation movies - jk@home 05:38:03 09/23/02 (2)

Re: Don't forget the animation movies - njjohn 15:26:36 09/23/02 (1)

Re: better, IMHO - jk@home 16:07:18 09/23/02 (0)

Oops, about LOTR - Harmonia 19:52:50 09/22/02 (0)

Recent????? - Harmonia 19:46:34 09/22/02 (0)

Well with Ransom, I had a big problem with the story line.... - Mrs. Piggy 15:25:44 09/22/02 (1)

i agree - njjohn 17:59:36 09/22/02 (0)

When a keyboard reaches retirement age, the caps are always first to go! - Audiophilander 10:16:42 09/22/02 (11)

lol, i'm slow today, i just got your joke. (nt). - njjohn 13:33:30 09/22/02 (0)

Re: When a keyboard reaches retirement age, the caps are always first to go! - njjohn 13:30:45 09/22/02 (2)

Give it another try ... - Harmonia 20:09:16 09/22/02 (1)

ok, ok - njjohn 04:13:39 09/23/02 (0)

Calling AuPh: - tinear 11:12:31 09/22/02 (6)

Cannot Recommend "One Hour Photo" - Robertc88 16:52:40 09/22/02 (0)

Wow! Sorry that you didn't like One Hour Photo. - Audiophilander 15:46:33 09/22/02 (4)

Speaking of Manhunter.... - Mrs. Piggy 20:11:05 09/23/02 (1)

Manhunter wasn't bad, but In Dreams didn't work as well for either of us. - Audiophilander 22:16:24 09/23/02 (0)

Will check out reviews, just one other - tinear 15:56:42 09/22/02 (1)

I saw Insomnia as well, but felt that Robin William's portrayals were entirely different. - Audiophilander 20:58:08 09/22/02 (0)

two others: lord of the rings and the matrix - njjohn 06:59:25 09/22/02 (0)

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my turn - LeeP 10:11:22 09/23/02 (3)

Re: my turn - njjohn 15:22:59 09/23/02 (2)

Re: my turn - LeeP 07:33:48 09/24/02 (1)

films from spain are terrible too. - njjohn 14:42:15 09/24/02 (0)

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