All of us, every single man, woman, and child on the face of the Earth were born with the same unalienable rights; to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And, if the governments of the world can't get that through their thick skulls, then, regime change will be necessary.
P.S. I'm a big fan/collector of Asian (especially Japanese) cinema. There is a huge lack of ideas in Hollywood and they borrow massively from the Japanese/S Koreans.
Starting with Sony Chiba's "Bullet Train"/ v.s. "Speed" or "Ringu"/ v.s. "The ring". Don't make me start.
Ringu 1-3 was the original Japanese series in the 70's. The only thing added were some (meager) special effects; the story is the same, if not less creepy.
Sad if you don't want to know more, many Americans diss a lot of cultures and ideas, and then re-discover them and claim as their own. Not that I care anyway but I like movies; if I were to chose between Kurosawa's "7 samurai" and "The magnificent 7", I'd knew at least why I'd chose the Japanese version: because it bears no comparison.
Ran was one of the Kurosawa's final projects. At that moment in time he could do whatever he wanted to. He wanted a Japanese King Lear with a big budget but frankly is quite boring.
I have all Kurosawa movies and while I don't think he was a genius, he and his movies managed to represent Japan as a human society after an inhuman war (think on the context his movies were made). I really like him as a person and artist who thought it is important his country is in a human/culturist (he, he John) way.
Who would imagine that after 8 years WW2 ended, a 3 hour 100% Japanese made movie will have success in the US? The "7 samurai" delivered and IMO it is still one of the greatest movies ever made.
Not a Metallica fan but I like HP Lovecraft. And Cthulhu.
ReplyDeleteAh well. An excuse to put up metal anyway:)
ReplyDeleteDid you get to see Cloverfield?
Yes. Did you get to see "The Host" movie?
ReplyDeleteP.S. I'm a big fan/collector of Asian (especially Japanese) cinema. There is a huge lack of ideas in Hollywood and they borrow massively from the Japanese/S Koreans.
Starting with Sony Chiba's "Bullet Train"/ v.s. "Speed" or "Ringu"/ v.s. "The ring". Don't make me start.
No, didn't see The Host.
ReplyDeleteMy one daughter likes the horror stuff like The Ring. Me not as much. I didn't realize there was that much borrowing going on.
But don't start :)
Ringu 1-3 was the original Japanese series in the 70's. The only thing added were some (meager) special effects; the story is the same, if not less creepy.
ReplyDeleteSad if you don't want to know more, many Americans diss a lot of cultures and ideas, and then re-discover them and claim as their own. Not that I care anyway but I like movies; if I were to chose between Kurosawa's "7 samurai" and "The magnificent 7", I'd knew at least why I'd chose the Japanese version: because it bears no comparison.
I like Kurosawa's Dreams and I think it was called Ran (the King Lear story).
ReplyDeleteYou misunderstood me, Andre. You said don't get you started so I was letting it go. If you want to enlighten I'm all for it.
ReplyDeleteI have actually not seen many Asian movies.
My favorite actor/director and blackbelt Beat Takeshi
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_7W0chc92Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3WNmW5X8dI
Asian cinema had an impact on slumbering coke-snorting American one. If you want powerful visual scenes seek no further:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLn1y9v6yno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUFaDj3mBCI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_KxupTrI78
All of them in my movie collection but none of them for the faint of heart. I have more but these are the "moderate" ones.
Oh, come on, MR, I'm sure you've seen more than your share of Asian Movies.
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Do these count?
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tera_Patrick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Carrera
Yes, I think they can count, but that's not what they are known for.
ReplyDeleteRan was one of the Kurosawa's final projects. At that moment in time he could do whatever he wanted to. He wanted a Japanese King Lear with a big budget but frankly is quite boring.
ReplyDeleteI have all Kurosawa movies and while I don't think he was a genius, he and his movies managed to represent Japan as a human society after an inhuman war (think on the context his movies were made). I really like him as a person and artist who thought it is important his country is in a human/culturist (he, he John) way.
Who would imagine that after 8 years WW2 ended, a 3 hour 100% Japanese made movie will have success in the US? The "7 samurai" delivered and IMO it is still one of the greatest movies ever made.