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Father Geek here with all the Asia crew plus a few added items... Ol' Copernicus, a long time writer on these pages has been covering the San Francisco International Film Fest for us and he sent in the following look at BROTHER...
I came into the screening of Takeshi Kitano's BROTHER ready
for a bit of the old ultra-violence. You see, ol' Copernicus
loves a good decapitation, evisceration, disembowelment, or
bullet-filling. There's a lot of that here, and a veritable shitload
of dedigitation. (Why is it that movie gangsters love separating
people from their fingers so much?) The sad truth is, though,
that I didn't really enjoy the movie.
Am I getting too old to enjoy the old ultra-violence?
Well, I didn't really care for it...
Dammit, how dare this movie make me question my depravity! It isn't
me that is weak, it is this movie!
When I see independent movies that I don't care for at festivals, I
normally don't review them. If they are no good they normally don't
get distribution anyway, so giving one a bad review would just be a
slap in the face. However, I'm making an exception in the case of
BROTHER since it already has distribution (Sony Pictures Classics)
and it will get a cult following no matter what I say. Plus,
it isn't a bad movie, it is just one that could have been so much
better, and those are the kind that hurt the worst.
At first I thought BROTHER was going to be really great -- then my buzz
wore off. So if you are going to see this movie, pre-intoxicate
thyself! That won't help nearly enough though.
The so-called "plot" is that there is a yakuza gangster (played by Kitano)
that is forced to leave Japan and start a new life in Los Angeles. He
quickly stakes out new turf there, gets into several wars and a lot of
people die. That pretty much sums up the plot -- there isn't much to it
and what there is is pretty straightforward.
The characters are about as deep and subtle as the plot --
there's the honorable, bad-ass gangster, the wisecracking black
sidekick (played by Omar Epps), and scores of Ensign Johnson types that exist
only to be filled with bullets.
So much for plot and characterization. You are probably asking yourself,
well what is there of merit in this movie, Copernicus? Actually there are
some great scenes and hints of brilliance. Kitano is no hack. He's great
at setting a mood. He uses unconventional shots to keep us seeing things
in a fresh way, and to keep us on edge.
Kitano is also great at drawing a laugh out of a terrible situation. He
can have you flip from horrified disbelief to laughter in moments, and that
takes talent. Think about it it -- is a pretty amazing trick that (good)
filmmakers do -- you are just sitting in a room watching light through
celluloid, yet they can make you get all emotional about made up people that
you had never heard of one hour before. Making you feel one emotion is one
thing, but making you go from horror to laughter instantly is even tougher.
After seeing that Kitano can do this so expertly, I was disappointed that I
just didn't care at all about most of the characters or situations they
found themselves in. Violence can be a cheap and easy tool that many
filmmakers use to bring out an emotion in us. It can be done really well,
but in this case violence is used as a tool so often and in such extremes
that it loses its effect -- we become desensitized to it. Kitano has to
keep upping the intensity, and as a result it just seems manipulative
and unmotivated. That's too bad, because I have a feeling that he's a
lot better director than we see in this movie.
Another high point is Omar Epps. His first scene is at once disturbing and
hillarious -- he is getting a broken bottle shoved into his eye. And somehow
it is hillarious. It is a really brave introduction to a character, and he
has the acting ability and comedic talent to pull it off. He is funny
throughout the movie, and I'd bet that he improvised many of his scenes.
Unfortunately, he isn't the focus of the movie and he
mainly just sits around twitching and killing people.
The bottom line is that this is just another badass-comes-to-town movie,
sprinkled with a little Rush Hour, and with the violence turned up.
If Kitano had made this movie about ideas, or at least taken a more
subtle approach, then it probably would have been something to see.
As it is though, it just seems like a waste of talent.
Copernicus
And here's another quick note I just received...
I live in Philadelphia,and tonight I had the chance to go to the
international film festival. To keep things short because I am sure you will
not recieve this, I saw a fantastic film titled BANGKOK DANGEROUS.
The plot
speaks for itself when the movie is about a deaf hitman. The hitman in this
movie is perfect. He does not wear a suit John woo style, he is normal and
kills w/out emotion. The camera work is dizzying and perfect for the scenes.
The story follows the killer through a troublesome week in his life. I am
very bad at explaining without ruining but this movie is truly fantastic.
Deaf hitman that's all you need to know. SEE IT WHEN YOU CAN.
Father Geek back with this interesting bit...
Just dropping in to tell you that the Japan cinema website Midnight Eye has a whole host of pictures from the set of the latest film by Audition director Takashi Miike. The new film carries the working title Katakurike No Kofuku (trans: Happiness of the Katakuri Family) and is in fact a musical.
Just Click Here Now
They also have an interview with the man himself (including news on the new collaboration between Miike and Ryu Murakami, author of Audition) and reviews of his four latest films Dead or Alive 2, Visitor Q, Family and The Guys From Paradise.
General site address:
http://www.midnighteye.com
Hope it's of interest to you.
All the best,
Tom
Now to Darius25 and the regular Asia-AICN column...
Asia-AICN
Hey all, I hope you're ready for even more cooler Asian news. This week
we've got news on Rajshree Productions' next film, David Dhawan's next
film, "Katakuri Ke No Kohuku (Katakuri Family's Happiness)", the
upcoming North American distribution of the Korean blockbuster "Shiri",
"Natural City", "No Blue No Tears" and results of the Hong Kong Film
Awards. Now here's the latest from Asia.
INDIA
Hey all, I hope you're ready for even more cooler Asian news. This week
we've got news on Rajshree Productions' next film, David Dhawan's next
film, "Katakuri Ke No Kohuku (Katakuri Family's Happiness)", the
upcoming North American distribution of the Korean blockbuster "Shiri",
"Natural City", "No Blue No Tears" and results of the Hong Kong Film
Awards. Now here's the latest from Asia.
INDIA
- David Dhawan has chosen a yet another No. 1 title for one of his
upcoming films. His next release with Salman Khan, Rinke Khanna, and
Amisha Patel will be called - ready for this - "Family No. 1"(!).
Seriously, I think it's that the director moves on to bigger (and
better) films (and titles).
- After the success of "Kya Kehna (Say Something)", producer Ramesh
Taurani and director Kundan Shah and actress Preity Zinta will reunite
for a yet another project. This new film will also star Rekha, Mahima
Choudhary, Arjun Ramphal, and Jimmy Shergill.
- Continuing their tradition from "Hum Aapke Hain Koun (Who Am I of
Yours?)" and "Hum Saath Saath Hain (We Stand United), Rajshree
productions have announced that their next film will feature no less
than 11 songs!! They will be composed by Anu Malik this time rather than
their usual composers, Raam-Laxman. Their new film, titled "Mein Prem Ki
Diwani Hoon (Prem's Girlfriend)", stars Kareena Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan
and Abhishek Bachchan in the leading roles. Expect a huge cast of
supporting characters. The film is slated for a November 2002 release.
- Director Ahathian (from last year's "Sirf Tum (Only You)") has just
wrapped up work on his latest film, titled "Hum Ho Gaya Aapken (I am
Yours)". The film stars Fardeen Khan, Riya Sen, and Apurva Agnihotri in
the leading roles. It is scheduled to release on June 29th.
- Last week's new release was "Pyar Tune Kya Kiya (Love, What have you
Done?)", which was produced by Ramgopal Verma and directed by newcomer
Rajat Mukherjee. As usual with Ramgopal Verma's films, Urmila Matondkar
plays the main character. This time she plays a spoilt rich girl, Ria,
who falls in love with a photographer named Jai (Fardeen Khan). All goes
well until Ria finds out that Jai is actually married and is hopelessly
in love with his wife. This causes Ria to snap and she tries to do
anything she can to win Jai from his wife with disastrous results for
all three. Ok, so yes, this film's yet another psycho/stalker thriller,
but that still doesn't mean that its unwatchable. First off, Urmila is
HOT, and this film is the closest thing to Porn that you're going to get
from Bollywood. I mean the director and the producer is in LOVE with
Urmila and it really shows. Urmila (and her voluptuous body) dominated
the film from her first scene till the final frame and she is the main
reason to watch this. Fardeen Khan actually acted pretty well opposite
Urmila while Sonali Kulkarni provided adequate support as Fardeen's
wife. Second, the songs are amazing and the visualizations were totally
AWESOME!!! The "Kambaqt Ishq" number with its Matrix-style camera
angles, rapid fast edits, and risky (almost Sado-masochistic) content
was the highlight of the film and is sure to be a crowd pleaser with the
young males in the audience. Lastly, the film is very short (I think 95
minutes) so it makes for an easy viewing. All of that combined with a
decent script and adequate direction made for an enjoyable time at the
movies. In short, if you think Urmila is even mildly interesting, go to
your nearest theatre RIGHT NOW!!
To see a pic of Urmila and Fardeen Khan, click here:HREF=http://www.indiafm.com/stills/01/ptkk/still8.jpg> On Their Site
Here's another shot of Urmila:HREF=http://www.indiafm.com/stills/01/ptkk/still1.jpg> Just Click Now
CHINA/HK
Here's the latest report from AccSpy:
- The HK Film Awards were held last Sunday. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon" nabbed eight awards including Best Picture and Best Director,
while "In the Mood for Love" won 5 awards including Best Actor and Best
Actress. Here's the list of the winners:
Best Picture (presented by Golden Harvest Studio's President Raymond
Chow):
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Best Director (presented by Jiang Wan and Ng Si Yuen):
Ang Lee ("CTHD")
Best Screenplay (presented by Alfred Cheung and Mabel Cheung):
Fruit Chan ("Durian, Durian")
Best Actor (presented by Leslie Cheung and Sylvia Cheung):
Tony Leung Chiu-wai (In the Mood for Love")
Best Actress (presented by Chow Yun-fat and Anita Mui):
Maggie Cheung ("In the Mood for Love")
Best Supporting Actor (presented by Tokako Tokiwa and Shu Qi):
Francis Ng ("2000AD")
Best Supporting Actress (presented by Sandra Ng, Eric Kot and the cast
of "The Iron Ladies"):
Cheng Pei Pei ("CTHD")
Best Newcomer (presented by Nicolas Tse and Anita Yuen):
Qin Hailu ("Durian, Durian")
Best Cinematography (presented by the President of Cinematographer's
Guild Wong Ngar Tai and Cecilia Yip):
Peter Pau ("CTHD")
Best Action Design (presented by Cheng Pei Pei and Cheng Li):
Yuen Wo-ping ("CTHD")
Best costume (presented by Joey Wong and Daniel Wu):
William Cheng("In the Mood for Love")
Best Art Direction (presented by Joey Wong and Daniel Wu):
William Cheng("In the Mood for Love")
Best Editing (presented by director Wong Jing and Nat Chan):
William Cheng("In the Mood for Love")
Best Sound Effects (presented by director Wong Jing and Nat Chan):
Eugene Gearty ("CTHD")
Best Original Score (presented by James Wong and Kenny Bee):
Tan Dun ("CTHD")
Best Original Song (presented by James Wong and Kenny Bee):
"A Love Before Time"(From "CTHD") - performed by Coco Lee
The Professional Spirit Award (presented by Ang Lee):
Yuen Wo-ping
Lifetime Achievement Award (presented by Chan Fong On Sun):
Bak Syt Sin (Period Musical Actress)
Here are a bunch of pics from the night:
Best Actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai:HREF=http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010430/Article_ent/30ee5p505.jpg> It Begins Here
Best Supporting Actor Francis Ng (with Tokako Tokiwa and Shu Qi) :HREF=http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010430/Article_ent/30ee5p37.jpg> Go To Here
Best Newcomer Qin Hailu (with Nicoles Tse and Anita Yuen):HREF=http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010430/Article_ent/30ee5p40.jpg> Just Start Clicking
Presenter Anita Mui and Chow Yun-fat:HREF=http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010430/Article_ent/30ee5p502.jpg> Just Click Here
Michelle Yeoh:HREF=http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010430/Article_ent/30ee5p11.jpg> Go Here
Actress Candy Lo:HREF=http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010430/Article_ent/30ec1p16.jpg> CLICK
Gigi Leung:HREF=http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010430/Article_ent/30ec1p15.jpg> Click Now
Tokako Tokiwa:
Just Click
Manfred Wong and Shu Qi:HREF=http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010430/Article_ent/30ec1p18.jpg> Click Here
JAPAN
Here is Pigmon's latest report:
- "Wasabi", Jean Reno's new film, starts shooting from Thursday in
Kyoto. It will be shooting in Japan for 4 weeks. "Wasabi" will be
opening in December in France then the rest of the world will be next
year.
- The new film from director Eiji Okida, "Shojo (A Girl)", has got an
R-15 rating which means viewers have to be over 15. "Shoji" is about a
love affair between a middle aged policeman and a junior high school
student. It will be opening in October in Japan.
- Takashi Miike's new film, "Katakuri Ke No Kohuku (Katakuri Family's
Happiness)", has just finished shooting. This is Miike's 2nd completed
film this year and it is a musical adaptation of the 1998 Korean smash
hit, "Quiet Family". The film stars Kenji Sawada (who also sang all of
the songs) as a lead singer of a famous 60's band, The Tigers. This film
is expected to participate in most of the international film festivals
during the 2nd half of this year.
KOREA
Here is the new report from NineLife:
Hey y'all --
As promised this week: new Korean films in production featuring the
action choreography of Jung Doo-Hong ("Musa", "Shiri", "Beat", "There
Is No Sun", "The Foul King", "Legend Of Gingko", "Libera Me"). Please
keep in mind that romanization of the Korean language isn't exactly
standardized...apologies to all if I inadvertently play a little fast
and loose with the spellings. :-)
HEUK SOO SUN
Director: Bae Chang-Ho ("Love Story", "Affections")
Stars: Lee Jung-Jae ("There Is No Sun", "MOB 2025")
Lee Jung-Jae stars as a good cop doing battle with drug dealers.
Shooting
started in March of this year at various locations in Seoul and
throughout
Korea; the film is currently slated for a late 2001 release.
THE RESURRECTION OF THE LITTLE MATCH SELLER ("Sung-nyang Balli, Sonyeo-e
Chellim")
Director: Jang Sun-Woo ("Lies")
Stars: Im Eun-Kyeong, Kim Hyun-Sung, Kim Jin-Pyo, Jung Doo-Hong
Controversial bad-boy director Jang Sun-Woo's "Lies" caused a major stir
in
the K-film industry last year with it's story of a middle-aged man's
S&M-tinged love affair with an underage girl. His upcoming feature is a
SciFi cyber-action flick about a gaming-addict's adventures after being
sucked into the virtual world of a video game. On the surface it sounds
like much lighter fare than "Lies", but knowing Jang's reputation for
shaking things up, movie-goers are likely to get more than just standard
SciFi fare (the grapevine says the film will address issues of
alienation, nonconformity, and individual rebellion within established
systems). Stars include hot teen model Im Eun-Kyung, young TV
personality Kim Hyun-Sung, Korean rapper Kim Jin-Pyo from Novasonic, and
Jung Doo-Hong (who is expanding his career this year to include acting).
The film started shooting in Pusan in February, and according to reports
is somewhere between 30% and 50% in-the-can...wrap is expected in
midsummer.
NATURAL CITY
Director: Min Byun-Chun ("Phantom")
Stars: Lee Jae-Eun ("Jakarta"), Ryu Ji-Tae ("Libera Me", "Attack at The
Gas
Station"), Jung Doo-Hong
Special effects work has already begun on SciFi AI-adventure "Natural
City".
Principal shooting is scheduled to begin in Seoul in May or June of this
year, and the flick should hit Seoul theaters in 2002. The storyline
revolves around the conflicts between humans and AI's...more to come
soon.
AIRFORCE 2030
Director: Kim Yong-Bin ("Firebird", "Terrorist")
Stars: TBD
Current info points to locations in Seoul and various locales in Russia,
and
a start date for shooting of late summer 2001. The story: a love affair
between a singer/entertainer and a South Korean politician. More on who
will star and additional story info as this one develops...
NO BLUE NO TEARS
Director: Ryu Seung-An ("Die Bad", "Our Contemporaries")
Stars: Lee Mi-Su ("Legend of Gingko", "An Affair"), Lee Hae-Yong
("Bait"),
Chun Do-Yun ("I Wish I Had A Wife", Harmonium In My Memory")
Young actor/action film director Ryu Seung-An's newest offering features
respected actress Chun Do-Yun as the physically abused girlfriend of a
boxer;
Lee Hae-Yong is a Korean Mafia figure. Shooting is scheduled to start
late
summer 2001, locations and more info to come...
"SHIRI" NEWS
Columbia TriStar has announced the acquisition of Kang Je-Gyu's hit
Korean
action flick "Shiri" for distribution in North America and Latin
America. The North-South Korea espionage thriller was released in it's
home country two years ago and beat "Titanic" to become Korea's
highest-grossing film. "Shiri" also topped the box office when it was
released in Japan and HK, and has been licensed to over 20 countries to
date. Great news for the Korean film industry, which just keeps
growing, and growing, and growing...
See you next week!
NineLife
Well this is the end of this week's column. Remember, if you have
information regarding any film industry in Asia, please contact our
Asia-AICN offices at atshrivas@home.com. See you all next week.
Darius25
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Takeshi Kitano is well aprecciated here, so the reviews has been great. Anyway, I'm not much interested in watching it at theaters, video or TV is fine for me.
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Oh, YEAH! Shiri in theaters. Oh, YEAH. Oh, this is good news. Sorry. I'm babbling.
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I have to say that I'm looking forward to Brother too. I find it hard to believe that Kitano could come out with a dud, the guy is too much of a genius to even contemplate cashing in on something. Bear in mind that he makes films because he likes to make them, he doesn't have studio hacks breathing down his back all the time, so he can make them his own way. If it's anything like Sonatine or even Kikujiro it's gonna be a blast.
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I was lucky enough to see "Bangkok Dangerous" as well as a number of other great films about 2 months ago at the excellent Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison, WI. Among the other films were "Attack The Gas Station" - a hilarious Korean film not to be missed, "Suzhou River" - an Asian nod to the Hitchcock classic "Vertigo", "Series 7" - if this movie is playing within 100 miles of you, DRIVE AND SEE IT!!!! It is SOOOOOO worth it! as well as a number of others.
"Bangkok Dangerous" is a great movie by some pretty talented directors that have some definite influences from John Woo-style ultra-violent action movies. But, that's like jumping on the bandwagon and labelling a movie "Tarantino-esque" as was the vogue a few years back. BK is most definitely an ultra-violent Hong Kong action movie about a deaf-mute hitman who works for a friend at a local bar to support himself and his brother, who helped teach him his deadly trade but who is now injured due to a "work-related injury". But, it is so much more. The story, the characters, the action all far exceed what Hollywood puts out these days. The camera angles used (think about watching a bathroom execution through the eyes of a lizard hanging from the ceiling, ie. upside-down and in fuzzy black and white) in the movie are very clever and the story and action sequences create a number of very tense moments during some of the "hits". I especially liked a subway hit where the hitman (I can't remember his name) uses some subway poles in the train creatively in his favor. There is also a love triangle, an innocent love story between a lovely, shy pharmacist and the hitman (as well as a devastating first date between the two), a lot of flashbacks that bring story exposition to the movie, a very evil villain (more than one in fact) a number of tense and creative action sequences as well as a very "un-Hollywood" ending. If you want to see a movie that's much better than anything John Woo has put out in a while (MI:2 sucked!!!), definitely try to see this movie if it comes anywhere near your city. -
May 03, 2001 4:49:15 PM CDT
I saw "Brother" last week. Takeshi directs his movies like an ar
by uncapie
If you liked "Violent Cop" or "Sonatine", its on par with those films. Omar Epps delivers a solid performance, but its Beat's movie no doubt! The story is believeable and all the actors deliver. Great characters, great movie! Enjoy it like a fine wine!
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Shiri was in theaters in Serbia a while ago and many people I know have seen it. Not one of them said it was a good movie or even an OK movie. All of them hated it. I was actually going to see it, but changed my mind after seeing such an unanimous NO!!! Just wanted to mention that...
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Swiri makes a Jerry Bruckheimer production seem like an avant gard masterpiece. I admire and celebrate Korea's ambition to get into blockbuster filmmaking, but Swiri is most definitely not the one that will kick start that genre in Korea. The onlky korean films that are at best tolerable are Peppermint Candy, JSA, Beat(in a movie for guys who like movies sort of way), and 301-302. If any of you want to check out these films, I suggest you hook up with a korean buddy with those dvds, cause they all have English subtitles.
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Beechunmu, Libera-Me(a C version of Back Draft), Gingko Bed(the worst CGI you will see in your life)
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errmmm darius, pyar tune kya kiya does NOT mean 'Love, what have u done', granted the phrase defies explanation in english, but you don't have to translate everything do you?
Another thing, I'd really appreciate it if you could do a top 10 Hindi flicks of all time thingy. In particular i want to know your view on flicks like Satya (harry should see this movie, IMO its the best gangster flick ever made), anand, golmaal, dil se, etc.
The Indian movie column out here is largely ignored, cause i don't think the ppl reading this know about the kind of rare, but quality stuff that comes out of bollywood. -
May 04, 2001 12:06:54 AM CDT
Bangkok Dangerous was directed by the PANG BROTHERS....remember
by mooncake
i saw Bangkok Dangerous last year at my cities film fest & it was good. i was pleasently surprised because i've never heard about these directors the Pang Brothers before. it's a very down to earth story about a death hitman & the love story about him & his pretty pharmacy store girlfriend was quite cute & touching. of all the tons of hitman movies made this one deserves to be seen. about BROTHER i don't really have too high expectations about it. i think kitano should stay in japan if he wants to do a good movie. coming over to LA is like a fish out of waters for him. but i'll see BROTHER because i've seen most of his movies....it's like a cult favorite of mine. but you folks should get ready for a truly great korean film SHIRI. i've seen this flick on VCD & loved it. dam i was impressed that koreans can make a film like this! it's 49% love story & 51% action. i just pray that the folks at columbia tri-star don't f*cking dub it into english!
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There is a new version of the Shiri DVD out with DTS sound.
You can get it at charmes.de http://www.charmes.de/S-Mart/dvd/newfilm/shiri.html
Shiri is one of my favorite asian thrillers along with Audition. Also check out if you can Attack the gas station, also from Korea, a damn funny film.
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Brother is not all that great, it's Kitano on auto-pilot. Not up there with Sonatine, Hana-Bi or Kids Return, more of a Boiling Point effort where it doesn't all come quite together. Still, it's likely to be better than 90% of thrillers we'll get to see this year and at least Kitano doesn't have to crop up in shit like Johnny Mnemonic to raise his US profile anymore.
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Korean movies so suck... speaking as someone who has lived in the country for some time and really likes the place.
The few exceptions... The Foul King... a movie about professionaal wrestling... light, but funny and really good.
Barefoot of Youth... really old... 35 years old... it is the Korean "The Hustler" meets Romeo and Juliet... really cool.
But Swiri, JSA, Pichumon, Chinggu, etc... all suck. Really immature storytelling. Do not let anyone tell you these are intellectual or anything... I know a lot of Korean movie people and they are all really, really amateurish. Again, coming from someone who really likes Korean culture.
Gingko Tree bed was not that bad... terrible CGI, but historically important for the country.
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btw, peppermint candy is one of the most over-hyped pieces of non-art in a long time. Okay, it is non-linear... big f'n deal. The storyline is fundamentally dishonest. It claims to be about how an innocent, flower-loving young man is turned into an asshole by fate. but the truth is, at every critical juncture in the movie, he *chooses* his bad actions -- purely out of vanity, too.
As I said, there are very few Korean films worth watching. Recently, someone wrote that Japan films are increasingly becoming French, and Korean films are increasingly Hollywood. For good or ill, I think that is a solid description. -
I also saw this film in Philadelphia and am usually fond of Asian (primarily HK and Japanese) films. The good: excellent cinematography, editing and sound design. The bad: acting. The ugly: script and casting. This film had promise, but had the wrong actors and really shoddy script. What in the world was the motivation of the decent pharmacy girl to be in love with that deaf/mute hitman? They could barely communicate, let alone for the fact that she knew he was a violent person who carried a gun and wasn't afraid to use it. I had real problems with the motivations for the characters in this film, and the acting did nothing to help matters. For those that recommend driving a hundred miles to see this film, I have to wonder what films you find entertaining, because this one was certainly not it for me. The ending was simply awful.... I can't see how you could defend it. The Pang brothers know how to make a good looking film, next time I hope they make one that appeals to intelligent beings. A better film in the Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema was "Moonlight Whispers", a Japanese film.
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