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Best/Worst/Strangest LOCAL Film
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mehrlin26



Joined: 20 Feb 2004
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Location: South Korea
PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:51 am    Post subject: Best/Worst/Strangest LOCAL Film Reply with quote
It doesn't matter where you are in the world, someone is making movies (unless you're in the middle of the jungle somewhere and you've got no access to technology but I disgress). So for this thread, I would like to ask, what is the best, worst or strangest local film you've ever seen.

I mean local as in local to the country in which you currently work.
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Sadken



Joined: 11 Aug 2004
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
As I am currently in the UK I suppose it is going to be Get Carter, Naked (Mike Leigh film that I can't believe isn't out on DVD) or the Holy Grail. When I am in Japan I will say Battle Royale which never seems to bore me no matter how many times I watch it. The sequel, however, is dogshit.
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jpvanderwerf2001



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Personally, I think most of the movies I've seen here in India are pretty bizarre. I've yet to see one that hasn't broken out into an extravagant song-and-dance number with dozens of extras joining the fray (they remind me of music videos where all the bystanders inately know all the moves).
As for American movies, I've never seen anything stranger than David Lynch's "Eraserhead" ("In heaven, everything is fine..."). Wow, what a head trip.
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ContemporaryDog



Joined: 21 May 2003
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Location: Wuhan, China
PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
My favourite Chinese films:

The Road Home
Xiu xiu (watched this the other day, good but disturbing)
Blind Shaft

Worst:

Springtime in a Small Town (hyped up by the Guardian in the UK, I found it boring TBH)

Wierdest:

Days of Being Wild. Quite odd Hong kong film...
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ContemporaryDog



Joined: 21 May 2003
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Location: Wuhan, China
PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sadken wrote:
As I am currently in the UK I suppose it is going to be Get Carter, Naked (Mike Leigh film that I can't believe isn't out on DVD) or the Holy Grail. When I am in Japan I will say Battle Royale which never seems to bore me no matter how many times I watch it. The sequel, however, is *beep*.


I bought the (pirate) DVD of Naked in China. it is one of the most depressing films I own...
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Joachim



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hmmm, I really enjoyed "The Scent Of Green Papaya" - even though it's a Vietnamese film, I watched it here in Hong Kong.

When I was in Thailand I saw "Ong-Bak" which was a bit dumb, but really enjoyable...

The worst has to be "The House Of Flying Daggers", while visually stunning had a ridiculous plot, really bad acting and the two most whorish stars in Chinese cinema - Andy Lau and Zhang Yiyi.
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ContemporaryDog



Joined: 21 May 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Joachim wrote:
Hmmm, I really enjoyed "The Scent Of Green Papaya" - even though it's a Vietnamese film, I watched it here in Hong Kong.

When I was in Thailand I saw "Ong-Bak" which was a bit dumb, but really enjoyable...

The worst has to be "The House Of Flying Daggers", while visually stunning had a ridiculous plot, really bad acting and the two most whorish stars in Chinese cinema - Andy Lau and Zhang Yiyi.


Iv'e seen that vietnamese film. Pretty good.

If you want to see a good Thai film, I really recommend Nang Nak. A quality horror film.

Actually, not really horror - its more emotional and ghostly than a lot of this asian horror.
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once again



Joined: 27 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
For Hong Kong there are two movies that rate as some of the best movies ever for me..
Cheung King Express (Wong Kar Wai)

Little Cheung ( Fruit Chan)

Both wonderful wonderful wonderful movies. (Not sure of the spelling)
Honorable mention goes to

Durian Durian,
In the Mood for Love,
Golden Chicken, 1 and 2,
Love on a Diet
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Cardinal Synn



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