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  1. divemaster13

    Recently Seen, Part 39 (May 2020)

    I don't have any final report on anything I've "recently seen," but thought I could start a thread anyway by posting some mid-viewing thoughts on: I'm on episode 40 of 80. As @clayton-12 so helpfully clued me in: ...is exactly the case for Queen Seondeok. Instead of the originally cut 62...
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    Group watch?

    We haven't had one of these in a while. Since I'm waiting for a couple of orders to arrive, might I suggest a group watch of Sono's Himizu? I know that "group watch" is a bit of a stretch, because I think there are only 4-5 of us active here. In any event, I plan on watching Himizu soon and...
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    Recently Seen, Part 33 (November 2019)

    Royal Tramp (1992) Stephen Chow is just damn funny. And as entertaining as his "worldwide blockbusters" (e.g., Shaolin Soccer; Kung-fu Hustle) have been, his earlier efforts are even funnier and more entertaining. Chow is a genius at portraying the "everyman" put in a situation above his...
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    Recently Seen, Part 32 (October 2019)

    The Handmaiden (2016) Well, well, well, a Korean erotic mystery thriller. Double and triple crosses in Japan-colonized Korea, centered around a pampered heiress, a devious suitor, and a streetwise girl posing as a handmaiden. It worked for me, for the most part. I did find it erotic; there...
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    Recently Seen, Part 31 (September 2019)

    Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013) Well, well, well. Another Sion Sono film that showed up in my mailbox from Netflix. How about that. For the first hour, I wasn't sure what I was supposed to be gaining from this movie-watching experience. The plot was rather disjointed, popping between a...
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    Recently Seen, Part 29 (July 2019)

    Suicide Club (2001) Ok; I liked this quite a bit more than Noriko's Dinner Table, which I commented in either May or June's thread. I thought Suicide Club was set up as an interesting mystery and police procedural. Some good scenes, and the side-track with the faggy punker who lived in an...
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    Recently Seen, Part 28 (June 2019)

    Ha. This might be my own personal blog, as much traffic as this website seems to get. It doesn't help that Chrome completely blocks this website as completely untrustworty, and Explorer blocks me three different ways until I can finally get through. In any event, I'll still post my thoughts...
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    Recently Seen, Part 27 (May 2019)

    Bichunmoo (2000) I'm totally biased becasue I LOVE the genre. Wuxia-style martial arts fantasy really trips my wires, so to speak. The bad news is that Koreans don't really excel at this genre. Certainly not like the Chinese. The good news is that Bichunmoo is about as Chinese as a Korean...
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    Recently Seen, Part 17 (June 2018)

    Sansho the Bailiff (1954) First viewing. A respected and well-loved governor has a falling out with other Japanese officials due to his attitude of mercy and equality for "all people" which includes those nasty peasants the other officials would like to continue exploiting and treating like...
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    Fun Worst Asian Films You Have Ever Seen

    Time to shake things up. What are your worst Asian films? These could be just BAD movies, or perhaps just movies you had high hopes for but were very disappointing for whatever reason. I'll start, and you can hammer me because I know some of these are very popular and well-liked. All of the...
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    Spoilers A Quiet Dream--impressions and comment

    A number of folks here (most everybody, I think) really liked A Quiet Dream. @plsletitrain mentioned she was waiting for me to watch it and then would join a discussion. Others, too, I believe were waiting on me. So I watched it this weekend and am creating this thread for said discussion. I...
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    Recently Seen, Part 15 (April 2018)

    I watched several more of my recent DVD batch this weekend, so I'll get this month's thread started off. Miss Granny (2014): see separate thread Dance with the Wind (2004): A female undercover cop is tasked with investigating a dance-loving gigolo who gets lonely women to give him money...
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    Review Miss Granny (2014)

    I was just going to post a paragraph in the "recently seen" thread, but I kept writing and writing and, well, it ended up full-length. So here you go. Miss Granny (2014) Directed by Dong-hyuk Hwang Starring Mun-hee Na, Eun-kyung Shim, and Jinyoung Jung In Korean with English subtitles 125...
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    Spoilers Discussion of Korean Movie "A Blind River"

    Rather than tie up the monthly "watched" thread with one movie, I'll continue the discussion here. Ok; I've watched the movie twice in the past two nights. I found it refreshingly unique and original but ultimately unsatisfying. There were individual scenes of pure brilliance and "can't...
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    Recently Seen, Part 14 (March 2018)

    If y'all recall from the January thread, there was a bit of discussion on this movie: The DVD arrived and it was a factory sealed perfect condition Korean DVD with English subtitles. I watched it last night. Today I read through the review/comments of @sitenoise and @clayton-12 in our...
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    Help me pick my next free DVD

    Ok, as I stated in the "Recently Seen" thread, I'm about to place another YesAsia order. A Quiet Dream, M, and A Bittersweet Life are in the hopper. I can choose one of the following Korean movies for free. I welcome your opinions! The Youth (2014) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) (Give-away...
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    Recently Seen, Part 10 (November 2017)

    I'll get the new month started. Just rewatched C'est la vie, mon chéri (1993; Hong Kong). I've seen it a couple of times and it never fails to move me (smiles and sadness). A moody and dissatisfied musician (Ching Wan Lau) breaks up with his pop star girlfriend and finds a transforming...
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    Review The Twilight Samurai

    Time for another Monday's Review. This is for The Twilight Samurai, which is the first of Yoji Yamada's "Samurai Trilogy." All three movies are very good, provided you like the genre. In any event, I hope you like my write-up. The Twilight Samurai Directed by Yoji Yamada Starring Hiroyuki...
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    Don't harsh on the "old" Japanese movies!

    LOL I'm going to present my case on why you should give some old Japanese movies a chance. Yes, I know they are (mostly) black and white and have no graphic violence or swearing or "extreme" content. I know when you start watching one, you think "grandpa" and other similar and negative...
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    Review Beautiful Pado and Bada

    Well, as I promised (or threatened, depending on your perspective), Monday's Review this week is for a Korean adult film. As I also mentioned, I'm sure no one has ever seen or even heard of this one (it's not even listed on IMDb). But I hope my review has some entertainment value, if nothing...
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