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get the remake of zatoichi and the princess blade(kind of a remake of lady snowblood).zatoichi also comes with a nother takeshi kitano movie called sonantine.its some yakuza shit.i recently got battle royale 1 ans 2(both with takeshi),suicide circle and ricky oh the story of ricky.ive only seen battle royale 1 so far but u should pick up all these other movies even though only ricky is the only kung fu one.

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A LITTLE? I still don´t know exactly what the fuck the movie is about! Worse yet: ORGAN. Couldn´t make head or tails about this one.

That´s why I love Godzilla. No jigamajangos: Godzilla appears, stomps Tokyo and/or another monster, goes away, the end.

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Hate to bump an old post, but much thanks guys on the film recommendations. I found The Yakuza Papers just amazing, yet you really have to watch all five films, which takes a good amount of time, but I'll re-start with the first volume in a few days. Oh, and I seriously couldn't believe Battle Royale. Just a great film. Too bad there were no english subtitles on the second disk So is Battle Royale a send-up of the Survivor television show, or just another Japanese film illustrating the ever increasing generational gap in Japan (something similar to much of Ozu's films, which, I imagine you guys would equate, Ozu's films that is, to watching paint dry). Just some thoughts. I'll definitely check out more from him.

(A small digression, I've never been to Japan, would like to make it out there though as the women are so bloody fine, but I've heard a few things that I wonder if anyone could comment upon. I've heard there is literally vending machines everywhere selling everything from hot and cold dishes to used women's underpaints. Likewise, I've heard that some of the porno they shoot over there makes Max Hardcore look like a Playboy shoot. I'm seriously not trying to be a troll here, hell different strokes for different folks, just not sure if he's pulling my leg or not. Again, not trying to be a troll, but info like this just fascinates me, call me gay or whatever, I'm not trying to put anybody down, just curious that's all. Plus any knowledge that would help me pick up one of those Japanese hotties would be well to remember.)

The only other recommendations I can make, and these films aren't necessarily exploitation flicks, but Swordsmen I & II. In Swordsmen II I recall a horse getting bisected in the first few minutes, really fucking crazy! The only other film I can recommend kind of related to greater Asia is a film called Lies, which focuses on S&M. Honestly, and I know this probably isn't the best forum to talk about this, I think the film is about the dangers of excessive sex or focusing to much on sex. A somewhat interesting film if you have time, but quite a bit different then most of the films talked about in this thread. I guess call it a so-so recommendation. (Jesus, am I writing a blog, I wrap things up)

Feel free to recommend anything else in this thread, I'll keep checking back. Will get to the Zatoichi and Hanzo flicks later this week, alongside Evil Dead Trap.

Anyway, I'll check out some more stuff you guys recommended. Battle Royale though, guys, really, a GREAT film! Just solid and what an inspirational ending (not that that is entirely important). Run. On of the few films I've seen where the credits come up and all I say is Wow!

Sembene

P.S. WTF is going on in the Cage? New to the site, but man, I've gotta admit, some of that is too fucking funny. I'll definitely read and not post in that section.

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Greetings, Sembene, great to hear you've enjoyed Kinji Fukasaku's films. I admire his works. Just watched "Under the flag of the rising sun", great anti-war film.
Planning to watch Mochizuki's 'Another lonely hitman", heard a lot about the film. And speaking of most recent Japanese cool movies i put my hands on Suzuki's "Youth of the beast" was fantastic.

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No, stay away from Battle Royale 2 at all costs- I had it too and hadn't watched it and smartt and rob longshot told me it sucked i didn't listen. Then I watched it and they were right- I couldn't even finish it on fast forward. I guess if you hate America there are some subtexts in it you might enjoy but as far as entertainment value goes it is in the shitter.


I like tsui Hark's HK flicks, I like the once upon a time in china series, the swordsman series, the early jackie chan/ sammo hung flicks and almost the entirety of the Shaw Brothers catalog.

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Man, it's tough, I feel your predicament. I can see me at the video store over the next couple of weeks just staring at Battle Royal II and thinking why not? But you've given me a few other titles to check out before hand, but still I can see that Battle Royal II DVD just sitting there.

Feel like a newbie talking about Kurosawa and Ozu, but I will check out the films you mentioned Cleetus.

Hope I didn't provoke anything about Japan or Asian culture in my previous post, just interested more then anything else. Thanks guys, the list of DVD "to be rented/watched" continues to grow.



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No, stay away from Battle Royale 2 at all costs- I had it too and hadn't watched it and smartt and rob longshot told me it sucked i didn't listen. Then I watched it and they were right- I couldn't even finish it on fast forward. I guess if you hate America there are some subtexts in it you might enjoy but as far as entertainment value goes it is in the shitter.


I like tsui Hark's HK flicks, I like the once upon a time in china series, the swordsman series, the early jackie chan/ sammo hung flicks and almost the entirety of the Shaw Brothers catalog.

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Man, it's tough, I feel your predicament. I can see me at the video store over the next couple of weeks just staring at Battle Royal II and thinking why not? But you've given me a few other titles to check out before hand, but still I can see that Battle Royal II DVD just sitting there.

Feel like a newbie talking about Kurosawa and Ozu, but I will check out the films you mentioned Cleetus.

Hope I didn't provoke anything about Japan or Asian culture in my previous post, just interested more then anything else. Thanks guys, the list of DVD "to be rented/watched" continues to grow.



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SEMBENE- no problem, I love movies from all over the world, If i know about it I give you my opinion- if you ask. As far as BR 2 goes if you are renting then you may want to try it one night after you watch everything else on the store's shelf- don't let our opinions sway you on it- I just wanted to give you a heads up so that you didn't waste too much buying it. Man bites dog is a great movie- you are right on the money with that one too. Another good flick is Layer Cake- an english crime/con man movie that is soon to be released on region 1 dvd. I loved it.

As far as the board goes SEMBENE you don't have to worry about offending anyone here- I don't even know what you refer to when you said you hope you didn't stir anything up with that post about Japanese culture. So no worries dude. Everyone here is pretty laid back as far as taking offence to stereotypes or ethnic or cultural comments. As far as Frankie taking shit- he seems to be holding his own and for my part I have no problems with him since he has cut back on the shorthand posting style that he used.

I'm glad to have you and frankie and Kum. on the board to talk to about asian and other cinema

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what the fuck is up with the clan these days? i'm pretty fucking white but i appreciated cuban linkz and liquid swords for what they were, which was some of the better music anyone was putting out for a few years in the mid-late 90's. method man's making deodorant commercials, rza's off in some bobby-digital self-indulgent kick, and they must have more members than the population of rhode island. i'm totally out of the loop, i'm white and hate the tribe and de la soul, i think the last disc i bought was the last MOP one produced by premier or maybe some mc solaar stuff because people rapping in french is somehow amusing to me. fill me in, my street-creds at an alltime low.

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No shit jamesn, I feel ya on everything you said. I stopped listening to rap about the time Masta P came along, and don't even get me started of Puffy. The old Wu-Tang stuff is just well, "nothing to fuck wit." You know? Some Mos Def stuff is worth checking out IMHO, but it's nothing like hearing that old school stuff for the first time, hopefully you guys know what I'm talking about or had that feeling of "what the fuck is this? Never heard this before. Man, that's awesome," feeling as your head bobs. Keep posting jamesn, you have a WICKED sense of humor, LOL! Seriously, side-splitting stuff most of the time! It's tough, my 2 cents, as we get older we begin to see adolescence as a marketing tool (ala Almost Famous) or maybe these guys just don't have the talent! RZA in his prime, damn, the only one out of Wu I listen to know is Ghostface. It's like, west coast rap is too perfect, too pristine, whereas East Coast rap is messy, yet off the charts. Rhymes over the structure of the beats, it's like the beat can't hold them down or restrict them. I wish I could recommend some of the new stuff, but you know in any business (Porn/Hollywood/etc.) there's so much crap it's hard to weed out the good stuff.

Crap another rant, sorry, I should try / learn to keep things short and sweet. Too much education, it's bad for you. I guess I'll I'm trying to say is stay cool and be safe K.,C.,F., and J. I'll try and keep up with the recommendations.

S.

P.S. jamesn, not trying to put you on the spot or anything, but just curious about some of your favorite films (porn/mainstream/otherwise). Bare in mind, even though I like the 2nd or autueurist cinema of the 60's and 70's, just wondering what suits your fancy, if you will. Bare in mind, as well, I like popcorn flicks (Dodgeball is a lot of fun, and don't get me started on Achorman, harious), and I'm not tyring to turn this into a pissing contest. You seem to be very educated, just wondering what pleases you? You seem to have a great taste in music. With all that has been said, I love "popcorn flicks" as much as the next guy, but always looking for recommendations (honestly, porn included. ).

Anyway, cheers guys, sorry for the bandwith charge Tony, if that even applies

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No, stay away from Battle Royale 2 at all costs- I had it too and hadn't watched it and smartt and rob longshot told me it sucked i didn't listen. Then I watched it and they were right- I couldn't even finish it on fast forward. I guess if you hate America there are some subtexts in it you might enjoy but as far as entertainment value goes it is in the shitter.


I like tsui Hark's HK flicks, I like the once upon a time in china series, the swordsman series, the early jackie chan/ sammo hung flicks and almost the entirety of the Shaw Brothers catalog.

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Man, it's tough, I feel your predicament. I can see me at the video store over the next couple of weeks just staring at Battle Royal II and thinking why not? But you've given me a few other titles to check out before hand, but still I can see that Battle Royal II DVD just sitting there.

Feel like a newbie talking about Kurosawa and Ozu, but I will check out the films you mentioned Cleetus.

Hope I didn't provoke anything about Japan or Asian culture in my previous post, just interested more then anything else. Thanks guys, the list of DVD "to be rented/watched" continues to grow.



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SEMBENE- no problem, I love movies from all over the world, If i know about it I give you my opinion- if you ask. As far as BR 2 goes if you are renting then you may want to try it one night after you watch everything else on the store's shelf- don't let our opinions sway you on it- I just wanted to give you a heads up so that you didn't waste too much buying it. Man bites dog is a great movie- you are right on the money with that one too. Another good flick is Layer Cake- an english crime/con man movie that is soon to be released on region 1 dvd. I loved it.

As far as the board goes SEMBENE you don't have to worry about offending anyone here- I don't even know what you refer to when you said you hope you didn't stir anything up with that post about Japanese culture. So no worries dude. Everyone here is pretty laid back as far as taking offence to stereotypes or ethnic or cultural comments. As far as Frankie taking shit- he seems to be holding his own and for my part I have no problems with him since he has cut back on the shorthand posting style that he used.

I'm glad to have you and frankie and Kum. on the board to talk to about asian and other cinema

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Son of a bitch Cleetus, I saw so many previews of Layer Cake, yet didn't go. I should have known to go check that out in the theater as it was produced (I think) by the same guys that did Snatch and Lock, Stock, and 2 smoking barrels. Fuck, it's a must rent now, wish I would have seen it on the big screen. Not to be a bitch, but to much CPU language and spelling and I'm WTF? Fucking generation Y, they do stuff with CPU's that makes my head spin? We should try to keep this thread open though, as I imagine many readers and non-posters will finally see a number of good flicks.

S.

P.S. Africa is not as bad as the monkey makes it seem. In CERTAIN areas we are more 1st world then you'd think. For example, I've never seen a lion in my whole life here. Maybe I'm sheltered. AIDS on the other hand. Well, that's all true.

Edit forgive me for my bad grammar (if any?), English is not my 1st language.

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Concerning Rokuro Mochizuki and his "Another lonely hitman" (1995). hardly a man of 70-s, right, but much influenced by those times. From interviews and articles I got a picture of a guy impossible not to like. Mochizuki got his share of life's blows and has this attitude of a world-weary cynic full of self-irony. Then he comes from porn cinema, has no regrets about it, more, tells he enjoyed filming naked women and sex stuff. And he loves Fukasaku's works.
"Another lonely hitman" is not your fast and furious yakuza movie, more it is a kind of meditation on loneliness of losers in big city. But since the main hero is a gangster there are some well staged and realistic violent scenes. And note some weird humor, especially when yakuza get into quarrel with a porn tape playing as a background, when they stop shouting to make some comments about fucking on the screen.
So, as a good crime drama "Hitman" hits home, I'll surely get Mochizuki's "Onibi" as well, it'll be released tomorrow.
Well, "BR2" is definitely a disappointment, Fukasaku's son, who finished the film doesn't have a third of his dead father's talent. And this aforementioned "Sword of doom" from Kihachi Okamoto is nothing impressive, must add. Several good fights, that's all.

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