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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #120 on: March 03, 2012, 11:30:29 AM »


Starring Lee Byung-Hun (Storm Shadow) and Choi Min-sik (Oldboy)

At first I thought this was just one of those gruesome thrillers but it turned out to be  a cross between a kick-up and a thriller. Hunter becomes the hunted, the set peices were so beautifully done it's amazing. Def a keeper for my movie library. 8/10.

Couldn't decide if this belonged in the kick-ups thread or here, oh well lol.


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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #121 on: March 03, 2012, 12:44:08 PM »
it has action, but not really a kick-up per-say. posted this one a couple pages back too. Wyatt hated it based on the name alone. lol. but it was a great movie. highly recommended.



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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #122 on: March 03, 2012, 10:30:55 PM »
Wyatt hated it......he mad or what lmao.

Excellent movie. The way the shifting tones never felt out of place and those action scenes omg.....Lee Byung-Hun is a boss. I need to watch that again soon.

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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #123 on: March 04, 2012, 12:54:01 AM »
actually he just passed on it cuz it the the word "Devil" in the title. and yes, Byung-Hun is de man.



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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #124 on: March 04, 2012, 01:29:26 PM »
Oho well yea I was expecting a more horror/thriller sorta thing from the name.  Wyatt if you reading this, watch the movie dude lol.

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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #125 on: March 04, 2012, 06:48:36 PM »
lol, yeah, it wasn't just this title alone. Rage had posted about three in quick succession that all had an "evil" theme. From the trailers, looked like gore for the sake of gore.

Not my thing

So I skipped 'em all.

But thanks for the second nomination. Will put this one back on the "watch list"

Been trying to catch up on my mainstream list these days. Got a backlog of like 80 movies

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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #126 on: March 05, 2012, 12:22:27 AM »
there was only one other, Bedevilled. u should kno by now that i don't post movies for the sake of anything but being good. that being said, u all should check out the aforementioned movie too. it was pretty good too.



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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #127 on: March 11, 2012, 08:10:17 PM »
But before I get to my recommendations, I just thought I'd tell anyone who hadn't watched the Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, Lady Vengeance and Oldboy) to do so, NOW. Looked at them over in 1080p goodness last week and it was absolutely beautiful. They've most likely been mentioned before, but they deserve a second nod.



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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #128 on: March 11, 2012, 08:38:05 PM »
actually, after i get finished with The good, The bad, The weird. I gonna take in the vengeance trilogy.

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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #129 on: March 11, 2012, 08:41:21 PM »
actually, after i get finished with The good, The bad, The weird. I gonna take in the vengeance trilogy.

As you should. Bess series right there. Wasn't a huge fan of Lady Vengeance but it was still pretty good. And now, on to the recommends....

Confessions



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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1590089/

One the best movies I've seen out of Japan in a while. People refer to it as a modern day revenge masterpiece, and I think I would have to agree. Trust me when I say DO NOT JUDGE THIS MOVIE SOLELY ON THE FOOLISH TRAILER BELOW!!! It was the only one I could find on Youtube. Watch it and judge for yourself. For the first 10-15 minutes, I started to get bored, wondering what the big deal was, but when the story gets going, you'll be hooked. Do yourself a favor and WATCH!



Mother



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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216496/

An awesome mystery crime drama with great performances all round. Absolutely loved this one. And the ending was damn good too. Don't miss this one either!



Sin Nombre



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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127715/

Brought it back across to Mexico with this one. A marvelous film that won numerous awards back in 09. Great cast and intriguing story. A no-brainer to recommend.



I honestly can't pick one out these 3 as the best, so if possible watch em all! You won't be sorry.
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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #130 on: March 11, 2012, 09:23:44 PM »
nice

dazwhawetalkinbout

adding all to my watch list

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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #131 on: April 12, 2012, 12:10:23 AM »
OK, i moved this from the 'Upcoming Kickups Thread' to here.




Yep, that was jet Li you done saw.  :laughing7:

Literally stumbled across this one while browsing one of my favourite torrent sites.


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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #132 on: April 12, 2012, 12:49:19 AM »
This thread should be renamed, "Asian Movies" cuz thats all im seeing lol
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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #133 on: April 12, 2012, 01:11:45 AM »
Is it wrong that I just can't get enough of these films???

+5 to you arcman.

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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #134 on: April 12, 2012, 01:17:55 AM »
I only watch about 27 mins, and THE AMOUNT OF SWORD THAT FLING IN THAT 27 MINS!!!

I tell you... This one is already a winner.



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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #135 on: April 12, 2012, 10:37:36 AM »
I think i'll take in Flying Swords weekend yes. had it for like a week now and i'm yet to watch. might watch his next movie "The Sorcerer and the White Snake" too. not hearing too much buzz bout dat one either.

and Virtue, doh blame the asians for bringing out all the cool sh!t. lol. u should check the last page for something a lil different.



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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #136 on: April 12, 2012, 11:23:29 AM »
Hmm thanks for posting here, read back my post about getting the vengeance trilogy. Still have to, think I'll do that now. Will check out Flying Swords while I'm at it, nice heads up Arc.

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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #137 on: April 15, 2012, 12:45:06 AM »
so i watched "flying swords of dragon gate" tonight, and i must admit, it wasn't as good as i thought it would be. but then again, i was never a huge fan of all that superhuman antics in live-action films. way too much flying for me. and it was obviously designed to be seen in 3D. the amount of stuff that kept flying at the screen had me crackin up. :lol: but hey, if u like Crouching Tiger, u MIGHT like this one.



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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #138 on: April 15, 2012, 11:48:53 AM »
Well, the title does have 'Flying' in it eh... :laughing7:
What did you really expect?

Flying or no, the movie badd like 10 Akuma.



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Re: Gems of Foreign Cinema
« Reply #139 on: May 27, 2012, 05:17:18 PM »
Recommendations time!!!

The Flowers of War



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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1410063/

Excellent movie starring Batman Christian Bale. Can be VERY brutal at times, so be warned. Despite that, it still warrants an extremely high recommendation.



Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai




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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1728196/

Takashi Miike does it again with his re-imaging of the 1962 classic Harakiri. This one's just as good as his last film 13 Assassins, but may seem slow for those with show attention spans. It's more drama than action. Never-the-less, the story was engrossing and quite enjoyable. Another no-brainer to recommend.



Castaway on the Moon



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A failed suicide attempt leads a heartbroken man to live a life in the wilderness.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1499666/

Just watched this one today and absolutely loved it. A truly beautiful film. Think of it as the Korean version of Castaway, and you'd get somewhat of an idea of what it's like. It's a bit of a tearjerker too. Don't dismiss it as another happy-go-lucky movie based on the trailer. It's well deserving of the 8.0 it was given on IMDb. Recommended to anyone.



2 Coelhos (Two Rabbits)



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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1753722/

An amazing film out of Brazil. So good that Hollywood's apparently already planning to remake it. The perfect blend of action and storytelling. Think of it as a mix of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Pulp Fiction and Smokin' Aces. All round trippy fun.



Really had to choose just one out of the 4, so do yourselves a favor and watch em ALL.
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