What Have You Just Seen... Marks Out of 5

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 01 Feb 2006, 10:36

Did you like it?

brooce-leroy · Post by **brooce-leroy** » 01 Feb 2006, 11:12

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 01 Feb 2006, 11:14

OK

I liked it too,

uberbloke · Post by **uberbloke** » 01 Feb 2006, 13:48

I really rate Equilibrium, and have to admit to just watching the last 20mins or so more than once...

...as an aside re: the matrix, I remember reading, but cant now track it down, that Equilibrium was completed before the Matrix and not released till after (or something like that), so that although similar there is no "matrix" influence on the film

Anyone else recall this?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 01 Feb 2006, 14:06

Interesting, I didnt know this

I saw:

Fist of Fury: Platinum Edition - 5/5

Not only Bruce's best film, but a classic of the genre 8) It was a revelation hearing the original Mandarin, it felt a bit wierd as I'd been hearing it in Cantonese all these years

The print quality is very good indeed, so much better than the original HKL DVD. IMO it looks much, much sharper, more natural and less "pink".
The subtitles are about the same, but some sentences may have been changed/added here and there. There was also some footage I didnt recognise (?)
- More shots of James Tien and the others fighting the Japanese when they come to the school
- Housekeeper Fan and Cook Tien being brought down from the lamp-post on ladders.

Maybe I just didnt remember those bits

jimmyscab · Post by **jimmyscab** » 01 Feb 2006, 14:20

Nice review.

also another thing about the original DVD, the subs went out of sync during the latter part.

Could you by any chance cap some shots of Nora Miao ? Id be interested what she looks like after all these years.

brooce-leroy · Post by **brooce-leroy** » 01 Feb 2006, 17:32

From Beijing With Love 4/5

This film is apparently banned in China, but I think its one of Chow's best and most re-watchable (my umpteenth viewing). I love it.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 01 Feb 2006, 17:39

grim_tales wrote:Equilibrium - 3/5

Pretty good movie that borrows some ideas from other sources (The Matrix being the main culprit IMO), but its' not bad. I liked the atmosphere. The "gun-kata" is very cool 8)

I did feel there were some plotholes though

If the purpose of the society is to surpress emotion, then why (for the example in the scene with the puppy or when Christian Bale's wife is arrested) do the cops look angry when Bale pisses them off?

You should see what his next film looks like! MINDBLOWING!

Its the film I am looking forward to more than any other this year. UltraViolet. I have seen bits of it and it lives up to the anticipation thats for sure. The trailer is also very nice.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 01 Feb 2006, 17:51

romerojpg wrote: You should see what his next film looks like! MINDBLOWING! Its the film I am looking forward to more than any other this year. UltraViolet. I have seen bits of it and it lives up to the anticipation thats for sure. The trailer is also very nice.

The action scenes in Equilibrium were fantastically crafted/shot/edited. It's rare to find a filmmaker in the last 4 years who hasn't made a film with action scenes that rely on shaky-cam cinematography and lots of medium shots.

I'm looking forward to Ultraviolet purely based on Kurt Wimmer's skill at action direction. The film could be about scifi vampires on the moon for all I care, as long as the action is top notch.

Wimmer harkens back to a forgotten age that ended in the mid/late 90's where the action scene was a pure artform. When I see garbage that's present in the likes of Batman Begins I long for the days of when James Cameron, John McTierman and John Woo were at top of their game.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 01 Feb 2006, 17:58

I just hope Ultraviolet is as good as I hope its going to be, with no studio meddling this time and an actual cinema release in america (Equibrium was burried by the studio!), it has a chance to get Wimmer on the scene for once, then they can throw 100 million at him and then let him go mental and create exactly what he wants

Equilibrium was far from perfect, but it had promise in the action aspect of the film thats for sure, its a fine film in the end

just hope Ultraviolet is fine too.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 01 Feb 2006, 18:20

romerojpg wrote:I just hope Ultraviolet is as good as I hope its going to be, with no studio meddling this time and an actual cinema release in america (Equibrium was burried by the studio!), it has a chance to get Wimmer on the scene for once, then they can throw 100 million at him and then let him go mental and create exactly what he wants

Actually the studio (Sony Screen Gems I think it is, ) has taken "the making of the final cut" privilage away from Wimmer and he's pretty pissed about it.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 01 Feb 2006, 18:39

Well its a PG13 for a start, which is fine if the film was filmed as such, But if it was set out and filmed as a R rated film, then that will suck

Wimmer will tell all in the commentary I am sure, as his commentaries on Equilibrium were full of information.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 01 Feb 2006, 21:42

Equilibrium wasn't bad, but the script was full of holes.

A society without emotion in which everyone constantly shows emotion?

Eh??

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 01 Feb 2006, 21:44

It's a leave your brain at the door film. I thought it was great. The gun action was tops.

Maybe I just didnt remember those bits

Compare them but yes that would be the actual reason Grim.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 01 Feb 2006, 23:28

I thought Equilibrium was just awesome.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Feb 2006, 08:18

Markgway wrote:Equilibrium wasn't bad, but the script was full of holes.

A society without emotion in which everyone constantly shows emotion?

Eh??

Thats what I was getting at. If its' a society without emotion why does Bale punch the cop when his wife is arrested?

The gun-kata was tops though, as Brad said.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Feb 2006, 08:27

Brad do you have Fist of Fury: PE yet?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Feb 2006, 09:41

bradavon wrote:It's a leave your brain at the door film. I thought it was great. The gun action was tops.

Maybe I just didnt remember those bits
Compare them but yes that would be the actual reason Grim.

Eh?
I'll check my original CE DVD.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Feb 2006, 11:36

jimmyscab wrote:Nice review.

also another thing about the original DVD, the subs went out of sync during the latter part.

Could you by any chance cap some shots of Nora Miao ? Id be interested what she looks like after all these years.

I just had a gander at the Nora Miao interview and she doesnt look too bad considering her age

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 02 Feb 2006, 13:01

Perfect Blue - 5/5
A superbly crafted, hard-to-predict thriller. This had me enthralled from start to finish. I definately wanna see more Satoshi Kon works now. Might start with Paranoia Agent.

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - 4.5/5
This film is great. Solidly plotted, great characters, great action, cool stylish presentation and an awesome score. I've never seen the series, but will definately buy it once the R1 remastered boxset is released eventually.

Street Fighter Alpha: Generations - 3/5
A fun and well-crafted leave-your-brain-at-the-door action piece.

Battle Arena Toshinden - 0/5
A tie-in OVA to the abysmal and now defunct PS1 fighting game series. It was REALLY FUCKING AWFUL.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 02 Feb 2006, 16:17

grim_tales wrote:I just had a gander at the Nora Miao interview and she doesnt look too bad considering her age

Yeah, but would you still give her one?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Feb 2006, 16:45

She's probably a bit old for me now

In her day though.. mmmm

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 02 Feb 2006, 18:49

Stupid moron! It's Nora Miao we're talking about. First of all, she's Bruce's chick, and I don't mean our Bruce here, I mean Bruce Lee. And secondly, if she wasn't Bruce's girl, then you simply couldn't resist to make nicey nicey with her, got it?

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 02 Feb 2006, 18:52

Oh by the way, did you guys know that for her only kissing scene with Bruce Lee ever (in "Fist of Fury"), she refused to kiss him as long as he hadn't had a chewing gum before. She claimed that Bruce had bad breath.

Stupid cunt... Bruce didn't have bad breath. Bad breath just couldn't resist to play with his tongue.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 02 Feb 2006, 22:12

Sounds like LD would rather make out with Bruce.

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