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Next time, I'm picking the movie:
Tonight, H and I ate a nice homestyle dinner and watched a DVD. For dinner, we had mashed potatoes (it is a rare occasion that I peel russets and mash them; usually I boil yukons and smash them with the skin on) and a chicken and mushroom gravy/sauce on top. It was fabbo.
For movie, we watched a disturbing slice of asian culture called Three Extremes. This movie was insane. Three different segments by three different directors: Fruit Chan who is, I think, Chinese. I haven't seen any of his other films. But his segment, Dumplings was very visual and terrifying. Seriously, it is not for the faint of heart. Without giving anything away, it deals bluntly and graphically with topics rarely dealt with in American films...and never this overtly. I really didn't know how it would end, and was suitably disturbed. It was oddly satisfying.
Next up was Korean director Chan Wook Park's story entitled simply Cut. I was also unfamiliar with this man's other work. Cut is extremely bloody and upsetting, with a few cool twists and some geniune fear. Strong character development and some really nice camera work. The problem? I have no idea what motivated the main character to act as he did at the end. That was disappointing, because the rest was so fun to watch.
Lastly was legendary Japanese director Takashi Miike. I've seen several of his films, though I didn't make it all the way through Ichi the Killer. It was just too much for me, violence wise. Box combined sexual themes with violence, and featured a woman whose past comes back to haunt her (right--what else would it do?). This was more subtle and atmospheric than the other work I've seen by Mr. Miike. Come to think of it, it was decidedly non bloody, instead building terror with taut plot development and a truly compelling main character. And the ending? Very scary.
So if you like bloody, gruesome, or disturbing horror, this will be a good watch for ya.
Tomorrow, my review of The Omen 666.
While I'm here, have you seen this commerical about Stunt City??? If you haven't, and enjoy laughter, you really should.
For movie, we watched a disturbing slice of asian culture called Three Extremes. This movie was insane. Three different segments by three different directors: Fruit Chan who is, I think, Chinese. I haven't seen any of his other films. But his segment, Dumplings was very visual and terrifying. Seriously, it is not for the faint of heart. Without giving anything away, it deals bluntly and graphically with topics rarely dealt with in American films...and never this overtly. I really didn't know how it would end, and was suitably disturbed. It was oddly satisfying.
Next up was Korean director Chan Wook Park's story entitled simply Cut. I was also unfamiliar with this man's other work. Cut is extremely bloody and upsetting, with a few cool twists and some geniune fear. Strong character development and some really nice camera work. The problem? I have no idea what motivated the main character to act as he did at the end. That was disappointing, because the rest was so fun to watch.
Lastly was legendary Japanese director Takashi Miike. I've seen several of his films, though I didn't make it all the way through Ichi the Killer. It was just too much for me, violence wise. Box combined sexual themes with violence, and featured a woman whose past comes back to haunt her (right--what else would it do?). This was more subtle and atmospheric than the other work I've seen by Mr. Miike. Come to think of it, it was decidedly non bloody, instead building terror with taut plot development and a truly compelling main character. And the ending? Very scary.
So if you like bloody, gruesome, or disturbing horror, this will be a good watch for ya.
Tomorrow, my review of The Omen 666.
While I'm here, have you seen this commerical about Stunt City??? If you haven't, and enjoy laughter, you really should.
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It was a well-written, action-adventure, stylized movie. And you can play "Spot the Tarantino influence"!
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I wish youtube had a better print of it.
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I'm imagining thousands of tiny film reels running in the YouTube HQ.
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I second that recommendation of Oldboy. As well as Park's followup, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. His early entry in the trilogy, Sympathy for Mr Vengeance is good but not as good as the second and third films in the set.
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We have too many taboos over here to make any horror that truly goes off in a new direction. Please, the MIAA still doesn't want us to see penises.
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As you may be surprised to learn, they're three separate films linked by the theme of Vengeance. ;)
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Chan Wook Park: I WANT TO SEE LADY VENGEANCE SO BAD IT HURTS ME. DAMN YOU 18A RATINGS!
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