Mě se kraťas líbil právě proto, že byl vypovídací, uvěřitelný, pravdivý, na nic si nehrál a že jej tvůrci natočili právě tak a ne jinak. To je právě ta korejská vlastnost - být sami sebou. Řadě diváků tento krátký film nesedne a budou hledat kdejakou chybku, aby ospravedlnili své hodnocení či dokonce zklamání. Je to zapomenuté filmové dílo přes deset let staré a málo hodnocené a mě přesně dalo to, co jsem čekal.
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Uninspired and average
With such a crazy praise I definitely expected so much more. Of course, it's a good movie, but 1h 40m of two people meeting and parting wasn't a life-changing experience for me. The story tries to break away from romcom, but ends up just being "rom" without "com".Although I found it quite fun how it doesn't take me any effort anymore to switch between English and Korean. I swore at Arthur "If you want to understand her dreams so much just learn damn the language" and "배고파'밖에 몰라?" I also swore at Nora for disregarding her husband so badly and at Hae Seong for being so indecisive and passive. He doesn't deserve Nora, he didn't bother to lift his butt up 12 years ago, so why now?
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Pure Inspiration
I was so immersed and invested in that chaotic disorganized shooting, whoah, this is such a tribute to all filmmakers! This is why I don't ever watch behind the scenes of my favorite shows and films, because I love watching the crew doing their job professionally and I get obsessed with it.I ABSOLUTELY LOVE how it starts with a shitty low-budget zombie short generously irrigated with orange blood and you think "wtf is this junk", but by the end you see how much effort and human resources actually went into making that junk and how much fun the crew had, and you realize that having good time is the true value of filmmaking no matter how messy the result is. Anyone who participated in any kind of production will relate to this. I feel so inspired!
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"I did not lie to you. English lie is hard"
The best way to wrap up this film would be to interweave the two stories about the unsuccessful Japanese writer and the unfortunate Korean actress so that the woman all this time has been the character in the writer's novel, to end with the interview with the journalist scene. It would make a great complete story. Right now you're going for it, but it just doesn't feel eloquent.?I'm very offended that they repeat several times that writing and acting is lying, and then don't explore that claim.
Let's break it down. What is the purpose of lying? To conceal some unpleasant information, to manipulate somebody. What is the purpose of acting/writing? To open up your feelings, to be honest, to conduct them to the audience - which some may argue is also a sort of manipulation. Both acting/writing and lying require special skills to make people believe. If you believe in things that don't exist and you're telling about them, then it's not really lying, it's your own truth. So let's examine this similarity! Let's go from here. Seriously, guys, what you're so busy with slacking off on this gold mine of a story?!?
And why is the title translated as "Worst Woman" if it is actually "Worst Day"? The perspective changes from the perspective of Eun Hee to some misogynistic one, as Eun Hee is such a "bad" partner for both of her toxic exes.
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Beautiful story with amazing performance of the child actress
"You're So Precious To Me", also known as "My Lovely Angel", is a movie that tells a beautiful story of a relationship between a failed business owner and a blind and deaf 7-year-old girl. The girl is the daughter of one of his female staff who had died in an accident (most of his staff are mainly female anyway, I guess it's due to the nature of the business, which was not explored in depth). When he came to the staff's apartment to try to recover the deceased staff's debt, he encountered the girl.To the apartment's landlord, he pretended to be the girl's dad so he could act as her guardian and recover the deposit for the apartment. He moved in and while initially he was indifferent towards the girl, eventually he had to take care of her and that's where the bonding started. When he found out that the bank would confiscate the apartment (including the deposit), he took the girl to a countryside town to find an aunt who was in debt with the girl's deceased mom to see if he could recover the money.
They met a nice family of watermelon farmers (despite having to steal one of their watermelons at first and getting caught by the CCTV, lol). He couldn't find the "aunt" since she might be just a scammer. His creditor managed to find him and demand him to pay off all the debts. He tried to return the girl to her biological father but the father didn't want to take her. Deciding that it would be better for the girl to live under the social services' care instead of staying with her, he brought the girl to an orphanage, although in the end, he changed his mind.
The acting performance of the actor Jin Goo and especially the child actress Jung Seo Yeon is amazing. Without even talking, the child actress can portray a blind and deaf girl perfectly using her body gestures and especially her facial expressions. It's amazing considering that the child actress was only 6-7 years old during filming. With such a brilliant acting performance and her cute and adorable face, we can't help but cry when she cries, and smile when she smiles or laughs.
There are some minor plot holes in the story, but they are not too significant and are paid off by the stellar performance of the actor and the child actress. The build-up of their chemistry and bonding from just an indifferent guy who wants to recover money to a paternal father-daughter affection is heartwarming. The ending scene where the girl cried when he was gone (albeit for just a while) and when he came back to comfort her, and eventually told her (using the finger gestures language on her palm) that she's her dad now, made me cry.
I agree that the ending is indeed a bit too open, while it seems that he changed his mind and decided to take her, we do not know how he would be able to raise the girl eventually, considering that he doesn't have any money and has a lot of debts. Not too sure if it's being done to pave the way for a sequel.
Overall, a very touching and heartwarming movie. Highly recommended!
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"My king, don't overdo!"
The Greatest Plot was a surprisingly well made 1977 Taiwanese kung fu film. So many of the films made in Taiwan were filmed outside and/or in the dark as if they didn’t have a permit for filming. The stories could also be notoriously threadbare. Though it boasted to have the greatest plot, it might have been exaggerating. This film did however attempt to take a deeper dive into the story rather than leaning on the tried and true secret list or book themes.When the Emperor dies Prince Yung Zhen is named the new leader much to the surprise and chagrin of all. He promises his buddies, The Eight Knights, that being Emperor won’t go to his head, he will still be their friend. Oh, by the way, could they please protect him when he took power? After being crowned, the eight are treated to a feast which includes poison and flaming arrows. The few who survive regroup with their sifu and plan to take the duplicitous tyrant down. Marshal Nien who had dutifully served the Emperor also discovered how much his loyalty was worth. Other than the typical guards which would be problematic to overcome, the heroes would have to survive the deadly traps and weapons hidden in the Emperor’s palace.
Aside from the story of good vs evil, characters went mad, and vengeful “ghosts” returned for retribution. The randy Emperor was often implored by his aids, “My king, don’t overdo!” Which came across pretty funny. The major drawback to the writing was that The Eight Knights were not fleshed or well differentiated. Hsu Feng was the only one who had any lines for the most part. Not the movie makers fault, but also causing me confusion was that the only copy I could find available had atrocious dubbing and subs. On a positive note, I was pleased that in 1977 Hsu Feng was allowed to be the primary hero of the film, many of the martial arts films during this time had fewer and fewer capable women in them.
Of the Taiwanese martial arts films I’ve watched, The Greatest Plot had some of the most luxurious costumes. There were also the requisite cheesy outfits. One of the “Dalai Lama’s” men wore a one shouldered leopard wrestling singlet. Though there weren’t many indoor sets those used were of a higher class than usual. Hsu Feng had the ability to be a beautiful warrior who could throw fear into the eyes of her enemy. Lo Lieh as the Martial gave a nicely nuanced performance of a man who could not believe his friend was not who he thought he was. For me, Yueh Hua always made a better villain than hero and he had no problem playing the treacherous and horny emperor.
The fights were well choreographed, though some were shot in the dark and almost impossible to make out. While the main three of the cast were more actors than martial artists, they all moved gracefully and believably. There was a wide assortment of kooky kung fu weapons. The razor bladed shield made an appearance with the ability to turn into a guillotine as well. The world’s largest possessed Roomba took out several characters with its protruding spears and ability to fire spears. Maybe ancient China had AI to guide the projectiles or maybe it really was possessed. Pretty sure it ate one guy, too. The mop up attachment would be needed after the mess it made. Swinging poles imbedded with blades made it hard for the heroes who weren’t cleaned up by the swirling spears of death to not end up Shish Kebabed.
The Greatest Plot was far from it, but for a martial arts movie, it did try to go a more Shakespearean route instead of the lowest common denominator one. A strong cast helped to cover over the lack of character development and plot holes. Definitely only for fans of old martial arts movies and who can tolerate a film in need of restoration. Rated on a curve.
21 March 2024
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They managed to turn a 1 hour headache into a 2 hour one.All this could have been done in less than a hour.. all of it. There wasn't even any build-up to justify spacing this out over 2 hours.
The casting was good, I'll give it that and only that.
How do you have a 2 hour movie where the first half and second half don't even match? There was no explanation for anything either.
If it only dealt with twins, why take out those around them? Where's the twin? How's the aunt there? WHY was the aunt there? She was a twin so shouldn't she had been "accepted" by the ox god? Why are they trapped in the cave if they're in the village?
See like none of this shit makes sense to me.
I do know I have a huge ass headache though.
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Inconsistent quality
I found this film okay but I started to lose focus around the halfway point as it wasn’t doing much to keep me gripped. HOWEVER, watching the ending made me wish I’d paid more attention to the rest of the film.The ending was unexpected (for me at least) but I personally thought it was a good way to end the film. I just wish it had been that good the whole way through!
The acting was quite good, especially at the end, but I can’t particularly remember any of the music - I can’t say it really added anything to the film.
I wouldn’t watch it again unless it was a ghosts last wish, but it was fine for one watch.
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CHINA'S CENTURY OF HUMILIATION
En fait, je suis nouvelle dans le cinéma chinois. C'est peut-être mon premier classique chinois.Le film semble en fait se dérouler dans les temps anciens... la plupart des films historiques que j'ai regardés ont encore une touche moderne, mais celui-ci vous transporte vraiment en arrière.
Cela sert d’encyclopédie de la mentalité chinoise du passé et du présent. L’impuissance de la Chine vers la fin était extrêmement difficile à regarder et j’ai moi-même commencé à détester davantage l’Occident pour son hypocrisie à la fin du film.
Cela pourrait ressembler à un film de propagande, mais ce n’est pas le cas. Il présente des faits simples et des personnages très réalistes. Les Britanniques ont été si méchants tout au long de leur histoire que personne n’a besoin de faire le moindre effort pour inciter à la haine contre eux.
Dans l'ensemble... très amusant. C'est un peu long mais on ne perd jamais l'intérêt.
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So frickin good
Going in with the expectation of a good thriller, I was absolutely delighted by the film’s execution that soared beyond mere goodness to me. As an admirer of both Talu Wang and Ethan Juan, my anticipation for this film was already high, and it did not disappoint me. The film transcends the typical action genre, offering a fresh narrative style and a unique cast of characters that set it apart. It's not one of those action films that you can neatly categorize who is good and who is bad. The lines between heroes and villains are blurred. It does demands patience, but rest assured, the final third of the movie rewards you with a satisfying clarity. This isn’t just a thriller teeming with awesome action and combat; it’s a cinematic experience that weaves in a tapestry of emotions, resonating deeply with the viewer.I’m thrilled about the idea of watching this film with those dear to me who have an appreciation for this genre. I’m excited to enjoy and discuss it with them. I don't think they will be disappointed and hoping you won't either. ^^
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"Don't ever bite your own tail again!"
Hard Boiled was John Woo’s death filled cops and gun-runners ode to action films. A completely over the top, unrealistic, thrill a minute bloody carnival ride.Officer Tequila Yuen is determined to bring down the Triads running guns that caused the death of his partner. A loose cannon who doesn’t play by the rules, he ignores his boss’ warning about staying off the case. It’s not long before he runs into Alan, an origami making Triad assassin. He deduces Alan’s secret and the two reluctantly work together to bring down the deranged Johnny Wong’s gang.
What I liked:
What’s not to like about a Chow Yun Fat and Tony Leung Chiu Wai pairing? The screen could barely hold their bromantic charisma. I could watch these two in about anything. Phillip Kwok (Lizard Venom) as Mad Dog was right up my kung fu movie loving heart. Lo Meng (Toad Venom) made a brief appearance before he like hundreds of others-died. Kwok was also the action choreographer. Stuntmen flew through windows and fell off buildings, and with all of the bullets hitting and grenades exploding they rolled and were flung about the sets continuously. Chow Yun Fat’s signature move of diving through or over something with both barrels blazing was used several times. Bruce Law was the guy often called for car stunts and there were cars and motorcycles flying, flipping, and exploding everywhere. The stakes were high with hundreds of civilians and a nursery full of new born babies to worry about. Will someone please think of the children!
What I didn’t care for:
It was almost like John Woo wondered how many senseless deaths he could get away with. The gruesome deaths of innocents fleeing a hospital were disturbing in particular and also all the friendly fire deaths. One friendly death was caused because Tequila couldn’t stop taunting Alan instead of guarding the person relying on him for survival! I knew some film nerd would count the casualties for me-thank you Collider!: The body count for Hard Boiled was 305. Honestly, after the first 100 deaths it became monotonous watching the bad guys mow people down with automatic weapons or with RPG fire. Some of the fire fight casualties were funny. I understand a bullet can go through two as easy as one, but not when the people are standing side by side! It's apparent that the carnage had gotten out of hand when the bad guy named Mad Dog complained about the overkill.
While many people enjoyed the reckless slaughter of the masses, it didn’t work for me. I would have rated this film much higher if Woo had showed a modicum of restraint instead of characters gleefully gunning down anyone moving. Despite having some cute babies in the film to lighten things up, Hard Boiled was the kind of relentless gun porn that might have the average viewer wanting to take the dream trip to Antarctica that was talked about in the film. A place where there was always light after living with so much darkness. *
20 March 2024
*(Scientific quibble-Antarctica has light for six months out of the year, it’s dark the other six)
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One Percenter (2023): A Knockout Punch for Action Fans
One Percenter throws down the gauntlet to Hollywood's brand of action cinema. This 2023 Japanese film is a love letter to old-school, raw fight choreography and a hilarious takedown of the industry's reliance on CGI and shaky-cam.Toshiro Takuma, played by the legendary Tak Sakaguchi, is an action star yearning for authenticity. Disillusioned by the current state of action films, he sets out to make his dream project: a movie with bone-crunchingly realistic fight scenes inspired by samurai warriors. But achieving this vision requires him to break free from the industry's constraints.
Enter his devoted apprentice, Akira. Together, they escape to a remote island to film their masterpiece. However, their quest for realism takes an unexpected turn when yakuza thugs crash the set. The line between movie and reality blurs as Toshiro is forced to put his fighting skills to the ultimate test.
One Percenter isn't just about the action, though. It's a witty meta-commentary on the action genre. The film winks at fans with references to classic action tropes and even throws some playful shade at other action stars (think Jackie Chan). This self-awareness adds a layer of humor that keeps the film from becoming overly serious.
The real star of the show, however, is the fight choreography. Director Yudai Yamaguchi brings in the talents of Kensuke Sonomura, resulting in some of the most impressive and brutal fight sequences you'll see on screen. The action is balletic, brutal, and beautifully shot, with camerawork that allows you to appreciate every punch and kick.
One Percenter isn't without its flaws. The villains are a bit one-dimensional, and the ending, with its double twist, might feel a tad convoluted. However, these are minor quibbles in a film that delivers pure, unadulterated action movie fun.
If you're a fan of classic action films with a healthy dose of self-awareness, then One Percenter is a must-watch. Just be prepared to have your jaw drop at the fight choreography.
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I watched this and the series version side-by-side. Apart from a few scenes that were switched around, both versions are identical; the movie feels more like a cohesive whole since it isn't interrupted every few minutes. If you want to watch this, you should choose the movie if you can.What I liked:
* the beautiful scenery at the ocean
* the simplicity of the story
* Han Gi Chan's acting
* Also, stories that are not set in highschool or college are always welcome.
* The Ex-boyfriend. It was a nice touch, not to know at the beginnning what to expect from him, and to discover in his third scene what he is actually like.
* The story didn't make use of the typical BL tropes, only standard romance tropes. The gender of the two protagonists actually did not matter much, which is always nice, if you want a light romance.
The story though has some qusetionable parts:
* I have so many questions: Where does Tommy come from? What is his motivation in staying with Ba Da? -- Why is Tommy there, right behind the car, at the beginning? Was it an accident, did he get in the way intentionally, did he just lie down there? -- Why does a chef buy at the grocery store?
* The gap year -- Why should two adults not know to try a long-distance relationship? What did Ba Da do while he was not at his small establishment and why did he decide to come back? What was the motivation for Tommy to return, and why at this point of time?
Holland's acting is, unfortunately, not suited for his role. I'm sure he did his best, but it seemed stiff to me, and even after rewatching I'm not always sure how his character feels. Especially since we only get Ba Da's POV, and Tommy doesn't really talk about his life, we have to rely on body language. I didn't, for example, notice that Tommy actually comes on to Ba Da until I watched the story for the third time.
Overall impression:
This is a nice and simple story, that focuses on few characters, sets and a single storyline. It didn't waste time on too many flashbacks or scenic shots, just enough to set the mood. The makers obviously used what they had wisely and tried to make a good story within the short time of an average movie.
I still would have wanted more info, be it explicitely stated or implicitely shown, to understand the motives of both main leads. Things are often too subtle to see them during a casual watching, or did you notice that Ba Da says in minute 33 of the movie "I didn't come here to do this?" and probably means that he notices a certain kind of attraction to Tommy? I didn't, and there are some other points where I'm really not sure if we get the intended message.
That subtlety doesn't mix particulary well with Holland's acting style.
Still, it's a nice movie to spend a lazy afternoon or evening on, even worth a rewatch or two, if yu need to shut off your brain. It's not an outstanding masterpiece but certainly better or at least not worse than some het romances.
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Todo ciclo se repite, incluso el de las diferencias sociales
Bueno, el momento musical fue extraño. Aún así, me pareció una muy buena película en general. Toca muchos temas, pero lo hace de forma consciente y prolija, sobretodo en lo que tiene que ver con las diferencias de clase, las expectativas familiares y los vínculos entre seres humanos. Siendo los cerdos muertos, además de un evento real, una especie de alegoría sobre las grandes corporaciones y el individuo promedio. Mientras se desperdicia comida, hay gente luchando por sobrevivir. A niveles generales, las actuaciones son muy buenas y hay más de una historia que nos mantiene intrigados por saber qué va a suceder con sus protagonistas. Porque, de nuevo, aunque puede ser muy surreal y cómico, lo más idealista de toda la cinta, es ese final. La música en general tiene algunos puntos buenos, aunque no son la mayoría, pero sin duda la fotografía es un gran plus. Aunque no vi mucho de "Aves de presa", ya en esta cinta se deja ver un estilo visual de la directora, y eso me gustó mucho.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
Excelente introducción al director.
Una belleza. Sinceramente es una de esas películas que sólo vi una vez pero se quedó en mi corazón para siempre. Si, no es particularmente dinámica, pero siento que lo que transmite tiene mucho que ver con la idea generalizada de lo que significa la muerte para muchos: Una especie de detención en el tiempo. Y es precisamente eso lo que se registra. Incluso en la fabricación tan artificial de los recuerdos, está la subjetividad de cada uno, que al ver esos trucos tan pobres, quedan maravillados y expresan que era "exactamente así" como lo recordaban. A mí, particularmente, me trajo a la memoria el cuento de las dos amigas que recuerdan el mismo dibujo en la pared de su antiguo colegio aunque con colores diferentes, y al llegar a confirmar quién tiene razón, descubren que el dibujo era en blanco y negro. La memoria es así para muchos, una construcción ideal de aquello que apenas se recuerda. Y, esta película expresa maravillosamente eso. Porque no es el recuerdo en sí lo que los mueve, si no las personas en ellos. Es preciosa.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
