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A Tale of Two Sisters

South Korea . 2003

Friday October 28 9PM EDT

 

'SooMi and SuYeon return home after an extended illness and hospital stay. Things have not been the same since their mother passed away. Their return is welcomed by their stepmother EunJoo.

 

It’s evident that SooMi, the older and stronger of the two, isn’t afraid to speak her mind when it comes to their family troubles. SuYeon is more timid and wary of their stepmother and looks to SooMi for help. Continually picked on and harassed by their stepmother, the two have no choice but to endure the relationship for their father’s sake. SooMi promises SuYeon that she will never let their stepmother beat them again. Unexplainable things start to occur at the house. Something has changed, no one knows what it is, but the sisters can feel it.'

 

That's 4 am for me and 2 am for you wyd pikky  :wohnda:

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Just under an hour until The Apprentice and I want to get this done while it's still fresh in my memory so it's review time, starting with Takashi Miike's "As the Gods Will".

 

If I were to sum this film up, I think the term that I'd have to use would be "comical". Now, as strange as that may sound given the rather grim subject matter and the generally gory manner of the film, I couldn't help but chuckle a little at the way much of the film was presented. Whether it be the bizarre animation of antagonistic characters or the oft wacky deaths, this film was surprisingly the source of much mirth.

 

You may wonder if such amusement was a result of the film being particularly poor, but I don't feel that to have been the case. I think I was simply tickled by it, which was perhaps just my odd interpretation of it. I digress, I've yet to discuss the plot and to do so to an adequate extent spoilers must be employed, in my view at least.

 

Essentially the plot is quite rudimentary, even insubstantial to the extent that it became dull. At times I simply wondered what the whole purpose of the ordeal that these students (seemingly worldwide) was. Maybe I was inattentive. Something about finding "God's Children"? frankly they lost me quite early on and I resorted to the futile pastime of choosing a character that I wished to see prevail. Needless to say, said character was swiftly killed off. I realise this sounds unprofessional, but this film's premise made me rather blazé from the outset. Perhaps laughing so much set the wrong tone.

 

 

Regarding the acting, I'm not so sure what to say. I find it rather difficult to judge foreign-language acting in general, but I would at least like to pay homage to the outstanding Ryunosuke Kamiki's portrayal of a crazed, disillusioned high-schooler. Like his character or not, his role was one that was executed to perfection.

 

I believe that is all, I hope you enjoyed reading. My review of "The Eye" will likely be posted tomorrow evening.

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Just under an hour until The Apprentice and I want to get this done while it's still fresh in my memory so it's review time, starting with Takashi Miike's "As the Gods Will".

 

If I were to sum this film up, I think the term that I'd have to use would be "comical". Now, as strange as that may sound given the rather grim subject matter and the generally gory manner of the film, I couldn't help but chuckle a little at the way much of the film was presented. Whether it be the bizarre animation of antagonistic characters or the oft wacky deaths, this film was surprisingly the source of much mirth.

 

You may wonder if such amusement was a result of the film being particularly poor, but I don't feel that to have been the case. I think I was simply tickled by it, which was perhaps just my odd interpretation of it. I digress, I've yet to discuss the plot and to do so to an adequate extent spoilers must be employed, in my view at least.

 

Essentially the plot is quite rudimentary, even insubstantial to the extent that it became dull. At times I simply wondered what the whole purpose of the ordeal that these students (seemingly worldwide) was. Maybe I was inattentive. Something about finding "God's Children"? frankly they lost me quite early on and I resorted to the futile pastime of choosing a character that I wished to see prevail. Needless to say, said character was swiftly killed off. I realise this sounds unprofessional, but this film's premise made me rather blazé from the outset. Perhaps laughing so much set the wrong tone.

 

 

Regarding the acting, I'm not so sure what to say. I find it rather difficult to judge foreign-language acting in general, but I would at least like to pay homage to the outstanding Ryunosuke Kamiki's portrayal of a crazed, disillusioned high-schooler. Like his character or not, his role was one that was executed to perfection.

 

I believe that is all, I hope you enjoyed reading. My review of "The Eye" will likely be posted tomorrow evening.

 

beautiful :rlytearpls:

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Just under an hour until The Apprentice and I want to get this done while it's still fresh in my memory so it's review time, starting with Takashi Miike's "As the Gods Will".

 

If I were to sum this film up, I think the term that I'd have to use would be "comical". Now, as strange as that may sound given the rather grim subject matter and the generally gory manner of the film, I couldn't help but chuckle a little at the way much of the film was presented. Whether it be the bizarre animation of antagonistic characters or the oft wacky deaths, this film was surprisingly the source of much mirth.

 

You may wonder if such amusement was a result of the film being particularly poor, but I don't feel that to have been the case. I think I was simply tickled by it, which was perhaps just my odd interpretation of it. I digress, I've yet to discuss the plot and to do so to an adequate extent spoilers must be employed, in my view at least.

 

Essentially the plot is quite rudimentary, even insubstantial to the extent that it became dull. At times I simply wondered what the whole purpose of the ordeal that these students (seemingly worldwide) was. Maybe I was inattentive. Something about finding "God's Children"? frankly they lost me quite early on and I resorted to the futile pastime of choosing a character that I wished to see prevail. Needless to say, said character was swiftly killed off. I realise this sounds unprofessional, but this film's premise made me rather blazé from the outset. Perhaps laughing so much set the wrong tone.

 

 

Regarding the acting, I'm not so sure what to say. I find it rather difficult to judge foreign-language acting in general, but I would at least like to pay homage to the outstanding Ryunosuke Kamiki's portrayal of a crazed, disillusioned high-schooler. Like his character or not, his role was one that was executed to perfection.

 

I believe that is all, I hope you enjoyed reading. My review of "The Eye" will likely be posted tomorrow evening.

 

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10/10!!!!!!!!!"!

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Here's my review of The Eye!

 

I think if I were to compare The Eye and As Gods Will, I'd even question if they belonged to the same genre at all, they're both essentially horror but the plot, presentation and acting level are completely different. The Eye is a very monotone movie, until the very end where things start getting a bit more tense. And although some may dislike the lack of "Oh!" factor in the movie, I personally enjoy how the movie focuses more on Mun's journey after her surgery and what she learns after being able to see for the first time since she was two. It's one thing when someone loses their eyesight and regains it, because they already know what a blessing eyesight is, but in Mun's case she is pretty much discovering the world for the first time, it's almost like she is a new person and she's discovering it from the "eye" i.e perspective of another person not even her own. So I understand why the movie focuses on Mun's psychological realizations and growth as she lives with her new found perspective and a world full of mystery and fear. The way the movie is shot is expressive as well, there are a lot of grey undertones that make one feel like the soul is sucked out of the world, like it's emotionless and hopeless, which is a nice representation of the tone of the picture. Overall, it's a movie with that lowkey creepy vibe that is a must-have for all horror movies but I feel like that's the only thing that puts it in the category. It's about a woman put in a situation anyone would fear, and given the opportunity to make decisions with the view of a world that she doesn't belong to. Who knew a horror movie could actually be somewhat inspirational?

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Here's my review of The Eye!

 

I think if I were to compare The Eye and As Gods Will, I'd even question if they belonged to the same genre at all, they're both essentially horror but the plot, presentation and acting level are completely different. The Eye is a very monotone movie, until the very end where things start getting a bit more tense. And although some may dislike the lack of "Oh!" factor in the movie, I personally enjoy how the movie focuses more on Mun's journey after her surgery and what she learns after being able to see for the first time since she was two. It's one thing when someone loses their eyesight and regains it, because they already know what a blessing eyesight is, but in Mun's case she is pretty much discovering the world for the first time, it's almost like she is a new person and she's discovering it from the "eye" i.e perspective of another person not even her own. So I understand why the movie focuses on Mun's psychological realizations and growth as she lives with her new found perspective and a world full of mystery and fear. The way the movie is shot is expressive as well, there are a lot of grey undertones that make one feel like the soul is sucked out of the world, like it's emotionless and hopeless, which is a nice representation of the tone of the picture. Overall, it's a movie with that lowkey creepy vibe that is a must-have for all horror movies but I feel like that's the only thing that puts it in the category. It's about a woman put in a situation anyone would fear, and given the opportunity to make decisions with the view of a world that she doesn't belong to. Who knew a horror movie could actually be somewhat inspirational?

 

6/10 ily lamisa

 

the next movie is in like 14 hours right?

 

13 hours from now~

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Suicide Club

Japan . 2001

Sunday October 29 10AM EDT


 


'A wave of unexplainable suicides sweeps across Tokyo after 54 smiling high school girls join hands and throw themselves from a subway platform into an oncoming train. Detective Kuroda (Audition's Ryo Ishibashi) and the rest of the police force are baffled as the bloodbath triggers a wave of suicides across the city. When a cryptic phone call tips off police to a strange website that appears to be tracking the suicides before they happen, the question becomes, are they really suicides at all?'


 


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Rigor Mortis


Hong Kong . 2013

Sunday October 30 1PM EST


 


'A former vampire hunting actor Chin Siu-Ho finds himself reaching the end of the line as a washed-up star who is also separated from his wife and alienated from his son. Down on his luck and with barely a dollar to his name, he checks into room 2442 in the housing estate which is allegedly a haunted flat. His aim is to end his misery by doing himself in, but instead he is interrupted by some of the other “occupants†of the building including a Taoist master-exorcist, a traumatized housewife with a tragic past, as well as a seemingly benign elderly woman who has an empty coffin conspicuously hanging in the middle of her apartment. Despite his lack of belief in superstition, the actor is soon thrust into the battle of his life as vicious vampires with a lot of unsettled business begin to rise from the dead...'


 


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Here's my review for Suicide Club

since I really love Sion Sono's work, my review will be heavy on his signature and his other works~

 

firstly, If it's not confusing and weird it is not Sion Sono's movie.

Sion Sono is my favorite Japanese director. I always love the way he tells story through movie. This movie is indeed not his usual signature genre which is called ero guro that's about sex and it's bad effect on people. Yet, he's still not lost his satire touch with dark humor. 

The movie itself is still confusing as fuck. The origin of the kids are not covered in the movie. Sono tries to fix it in Noriko's Dinner Table which tells about prequel and aftermath. I haven't watch it yet, so I can't comment about it. Even if it is confusing, I like how this movie keeps lingering in my mind when it's done.

One thing that I can conclude from this movie is how dangerous a negative fad is. as the movie told about several students jumping from rooftop because of impromptu's act of some students who was talking about the suicide fad.and also the weird David Bowie inspired guy who starts some cult because of the fad is hip at that time. Both are appearing because of the 1st fad became hot topic. this shows how this kind of thing can be easily contagious.

This movie is surprisingly fast, only 90 mins compared to his other movies which usually around 120 mins or his masterpiece movie which last for 4 hours. the thing I don't see is how not any character is explored deeper which made me careless if they take her/his own life. I am so annoyed with this made me cannot feel how good the acting of high-profile actors like Ryo Ishibasi and Matoshi Nagase. I feel like the movie is to heavy on gory details and creepy part other than covering the real coherent plot. 

Sono always brought up topic about japan's society just like how he told about disaster's aftermath in Himizu and land of Hope and also religion cult in Love exposure. This movie is written in the midst of highest suicidal rate in Japan and also aftermath of his close friends' suicide that leaves him no explanation. Maybe it's the reason why Suicide Club is so confusing, he tried to tell how some acts are just crazy as fuck no matter how hard you try to decipher it you seemed to find no answer.

so, did I enjoy it?

yes, his movie always been fulfilling to me.

but, I hate how it was just too hasty I got too many unanswered question. I wished I can see a deeper character's exploration and the origin of the kids.

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sucide club review.

 

10/10.

 

a gripping japanese horror mystery. a traditional japanese film filled with its twists and turns, just when you think you have a grasp of whats going to happen it slaps you in the face with creative plot twist after plot twist that you never see coming. thought it is gory the music and rich characters keeps you engaged. the film had me screaming and gasping in horror many times.

 

The film also touchs on society and carries a strong universal message that has your thinking for hours after the film ended.

 

its one of most memorable films i have ever watched as it is forver printed in my brain.

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Is it review time? It might just be review time! I'm catching up a bit here but bear with me as I recap Thursday's offering of the Pang brothers' "The Eye".

 

As seems to be the theme with each and every offering, this was another rather strange film. As a very much sporadic viewer of horror films, I can't help but think how each of those that have been shown over the last few days span such a variety of genres. "The Eye" was no different. As I briefly discussed with Rain/11:11 following the film, this one very much also fell into the "mystery" category as well as the primary horror genre that is common across the various films shown.

 

I felt that "The Eye" was rather engaging, but the most interesting elements came not from the shocking elements common of the horror genre but of the elements of mystery that I alluded to previously. While there were certainly scenes that would cause fright among even the hardiest horror film enthusiast, this was surprisingly not the most appealing part of the film. The protagonist's struggle is one that is deeply emotive and is sure to evoke a certain sympathy from any viewer. Although it may cause confusion throughout, this film is one that is certainly worth persisting with for the final resolution that occurs as the film comes to a close. I shan't say any more but that said conclusion is something of a tragic one.

 

 

I do not wish for this to become overly political, but one could even draw comparison to the way that mental illness is so badly misconstrued nowadays, in that Mun is simply written off as something of a lunatic even by her closest friends, as was the owner of her corneas before her.

 

 

Though the film was generally acceptable, one of few criticisms I would make is regarding the romantic subplot between protagonist Mun and the surgeon geezer. To me, this felt rather unnecessary, even cheap. While it did not undermine the overall quality of the film, I for one did not appreciate this element of the storyline in that it seemed clumsy and acted as an uncomfortable ad addendum to the plot as a whole.

 

While this review may not have lived up to the standards previously set, I hope you enjoyed reading it one and all. Idk if I can be bothered to review the one about the sisters seeing as I was extremely tired by 4am, but I may be inclined to do so in the end. Writing such reviews is something that I take great pleasure in, and I hope this is comparable to the joy you all take in reading them.

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