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Tinjessla:
All good things said about 2046 = YES. I have to say that it's the most beautiful film i've ever seen. Oh, and Kung Fu Hustle has been, so far, the funniest film i've seen all year.
Zatoichi is an ace film, (staring the infamous Beat Takeshi) if only for the farm workers who dance and hit out a beat with thier tools whilst harvesting.
The Happiness of the Katsukari's, Save The Green Planet and Gozu are top films too, mainly due to just how insane they are. So insane it warrants italics.
shrimp:
^ agreed
The movie I was trying to remember the name of was Uzumaki. It was good.
Vlishgnath:
For the Wong Kar Wai fans: He has another movie in the "In the Mood for Love" and "2046" world called "Yesterday 2020" that was just released in China last month. It hasn't hit DVD yet, but I've desperately been willing it to do so. I love the story he's created there. "Yesterday 2020" is, if I recall correctly when I saw the synopsis some weeks ago, a police/crime drama that predates the story of both previous movies.
Tsui Hark's "Legend of Zu" was great fun if you're into the fantasy style asian cinema.
"Casshern" remains one of the most appreciated movies in my collection. I think anyone that likes the idea of a live action anime should definately see it. The presentation of the story makes it seem very deep, and it is deeper than the average action flick, but it's by no means Shakespeare. It's really on par with a decent anime, which was the purpose of the movie (recreation of the anime Casshan: Robot Hunter) and the overlying idea is to hold an exaggerated mirror up to the real world. For what it was, I think it hit its mark very well.
For the Stephen Chow maniacs (Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer), if you're really into his work, check out "God of Cookery". You won't be disappointed. I can't say I'd reccomend it to the casual Asian film fan, however. I think it's a great movie, but I'm just a huge fan of his stuff so I'm probably biased.
zerofiftysix:
Beijing Bicycle
Okay, its been some time since I've actually seen this movie but from what I remember, it was a hella good movie. It's about this guy who gets a job delivering stuff in Beijing. The company gives him a bicycle and he has to work without getting paid until he has paid off the bike. So, its very important to him, its how he gets around and stuff. Anyway, inevitably the bike gets stolen and sold to a Chinese student. The Chinese student takes the bike to impress a girl but at the same time he has to hide it from his parents since his parents don't really want him to have a bike. So there's that. After a while the worker guy (original owner of the bike) and the Chinese student meet each other and they struggle over the bike. Since none of them actually stole from the other it's a tough situation.
But the movie is good. Very interesting and it gives a very nice view into Chinese society.
Together (he ni zai yi qi)
This is my favorite Chinese movie and one of my favorite movies of all time. It's about this boy who is phenominal at the violin. He's from the country and his father is the typical country bumkin. They move to Beijing so that the boy can get a better education for his music. So his father tries to find him a teacher.
It's a very touching story. I ALMOST cried the first time I saw it. ALMOST.
est:
Casshern is gorgeous. the way that CGI should be. i don't really give a shit about the story. he jumps up into the air and back down through a bunch of robots. Rock.
Shaolin Soccer is hilarious. i watched an undubbed/unsubbed import a while ago and was still laughing my ass off.
House of Flying Daggers is another movie with gorgeous cinematography and plenty of action, but i was totally non-plussed with the story.
if you have seen many of the old & lame/awesome chinese Kung Fu movies then Iron Monkey is an absolute must. i am still unsure as to whether it is an homage or just a modern movie made in the same style, but it is hilarious.
there is another movie i saw a while back but i can't remember the name of it. something about a little girl who gets sent back in time to save the world from aliens that crash-land on earth. she takes back something that can slow down time for a short while. she hooks up with a hitman or something like that, i think. i know that that's all very vague, but i can't remember anything else. i remember that it was pretty cool, though. if anyone can illuminate me some more then that'd be great.
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