what are you watching today?

[renski]

just saw this, thought it was decent.

i dont know how the hell i ended up watching this again.

[evisu 2000]

mass, should i watch this? been wanting 2 for a while.

yeah, if only to see how ridiculous welles is in it.

but otherwise it's not extraordinary, but pretty good.

[Latent_Genius]

just saw this, thought it was decent.

this fuckin suct/sux. 4 real. actually made me mad.

I wasn't really following along with the story / plot .

Loved the settings though , landscapes backdrops and all that good stuff . Supposedly shot in 18 different countries .

So i guess nice visuals make it an ok flick ..

[sistersuzie]

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[fallen angels]

about prostitution, rape, and blackmail.

[evil_educator]

[Biff15]

[levon777]

"who wants to be a millionaire?" & "Felon"

[ericdw]

the debate.

you'll be glad to hear that sarah pallin will NOT let another holocaust happen.

[farmer]

October:D

[sircheesecake]

The debate, NLDS dodgers vs. cubbies and the office. Is there a better night of TV?

[Biff15]

late bloomer, I know...

[Tisswat]

I saw the first episode of Little Britain USA last night. I like it better than the UK version.

Don't miss it.

[Handlethevibe]

[Handlethevibe]

[landho]

Running Out of Time

Decent, but cheesy at times.

Anyone recommend any other stuff like this?

Lau Ching Wan is my nigga

paging Landho.

I actually liked Running Out of Time a lot. It's a little melodramatic at times, but Hong Kong action movies and thrillers usually feature intense emotional moments that seem hyperbolic, but really they just match the intensity of everything that's going on around them.

I've watched a lot of Johnnie To films in the past year, and I've become convinced that he's one of the best directors making movies today. (FTB, pbuh, is from Hong Kong and disagrees, but even he fell in love with To's latest film, Sparrow.) Stephen Teo, a film critic who has written extensively on Wong Kar-wai, King Hu, and Asian film in general, wrote that Johnnie To is "the most distinctive and innovative director in Hong Kong cinema today." I generally felt that he was an excellent genre director but that overall his oeuvre was good but not great. (A lot of his films from the late 90s and early 2000s [Running Out of Time was made in 1999] have brilliant moments but then some ridiculous or even silly parts--Fulltime Killer is an excellent example.) I've since changed my mind.

I think Election 2, Mad Detective, and Sparrow are among the best movies made this decade, Election 2 and Sparrow especially. Election 2 may in fact be the best crime thriller I have ever seen.

Other than those three, I think just about any Johnnie To film is worth watching. Election is a fine gangster movie that almost certainly bears watching if you're going watch Election 2. The Mission, Fulltime Killer, PTU, and Exiled are all really good. Many critics have written that Johnnie To assumed the mantel of John Woo, but that's not entirely true; that era of Hong Kong action movie has passed. But Johnnie To's body of work is definitely worth exploring, and recently he has begun transcending his genre.

[st_]

Have you seen La Jetée?

I think Election 2, Mad Detective, and Sparrow are among the best movies made this decade, Election 2 and Sparrow especially.

Among the best movies generally or for HK action specifically?

[landho]

Among the best movies generally or for HK action specifically?

I think Election 2 and Sparrow deserve mention and discussion as among the best films made this decade, regardless of genre or place of origin. The former is one of the best crime thrillers I have ever seen, and the latter is a masterpiece in miniature.

[c.r.e.a.m.]

watched this for the first time yesterday. fucked up.

[farmer]

Terrence Malick:)

[tweeds]

last night:

pretty good piece on the orange revolution in ukraine circa 2004. talking with the filmmaker afterwards was also a bit of insight.

[Renny]

Past week or so

[ericdw]

vs.

[evil_educator]

[little ants]

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[evisu 2000]

[kidaradio]

CNN...I'm addicted and to be honest there isn't anything on tv that I find as interesting...

as far as movies go i watched The Conversation the other day...great movie!

[ko]

28 Days Later meets Blair Witch Project.

[Handlethevibe]

lurved it.

[chantheman]