Guest Bad Influence Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Saw Ichi the Killer a couple of years back on FilmFour and just recently got a copy of Gozu. Probably some of the most surreal cinema i've seen in a long time. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkaholic Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 his films are okay, i tend to get bored as nothing ever really grabs me about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I didn't like Ichi The Killer. It wasn't the kind of extreme I was hoping it was going to be. Audition on the other hand... damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ultravisitor Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 ichi the killer certainly is fucked up, thats for sure. i don't think i've seen any of his other films, i should get involved. any suggestions? i've just recently decided to go out and watch loads of takeshi kitano films because i've seen various films with him in and heard so much fuss about him. watched zatoichi last month and i just bought kikujiro which i will be watching this evening. any other suggestions for him? edit: seen battle royale and takeshi's castle :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkaholic Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 audition really let me down, i only really enjoyed when you found why and how she turned out towards the end, i just got bored really, but i've heard dead or alive is good? han-bi (aka violent cop) & brother which just fun but very similar (possibly a remake?) to a russian film of the same name and idea by takashi kitano Yasujiro Ozu is another good japanese director, i recomend these films by him http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Story http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Spring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Summer Kenji Mizoguchi is also good i recomend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sansho_the_Bailiff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugetsu http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043892/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Gozu was amazing. My other fave is The Happiness of the Katakuris. Dead or Alive is insane. Here is the opening sequence... I love that the next scene starts with the dude in his underwear going faster and faster on the exercise bike, shouting "HAI! HAI! HAI! HAI! HAI!..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkaholic Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 happiness also let me down:( such a good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkaholic Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 dead or alive looks good though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bad Influence Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I've heard many a good thing about Audition and Dead or Alive but I still need to check them out. Really getting into Japanese and Korean cinema recently. Got a copy of the Host from my boss which if I've the time I'll watch tonght. Cheers for the reco's funkaholic I have ahunt for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KY Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 i feel like he's too ambitious to really solidify some of his optioned films, kind of hit or miss. did like audition, happiness of the katakuris (from what i remember) and his harry potter-ass yokai monster flick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkaholic Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I've heard many a good thing about Audition and Dead or Alive but I still need to check them out. Really getting into Japanese and Korean cinema recently. Got a copy of the Host from my boss which if I've the time I'll watch tonght. Cheers for the reco's funkaholic I have ahunt for them. s'alright darlin', the host is so good! akira kurosawa you have to check out too, i recomend seven samurai rashomon ran yojimbo dersu uzala the hidden fortress also studio ghibli are great too, mainly the Hayao Miyazaki films my neighbour totoro nausicca porco rosso only yesterday princess mononoke howls moving castle go panda! panda! lupin III castle in the sky spirited away is just a let down also that film made in about 2000? black and white western film, japanese i think, very camp and violent is pretty good onibaba is great too tetsuo man of iron as well moonlight whispers and tamopo is supposed to be good to and this documentry is good too http://www.mininova.org/tor/2483289 also look in the kung fu thread, some really fantastic recomendations there too and all about lily chou chou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkaholic Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 i feel like he's too ambitious to really solidify some of his optioned films, kind of hit or miss. did like audition, happiness of the katakuris (from what i remember) and his harry potter-ass yokai monster flick very true, thats one of things i liked about his film was the ambition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Clitterhaus Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Yes, Dead Or Alive was an extremely good film, especially the apocalyptic ending which just came out of nowhere. On second viewing you can see that it was the only logical conclusion to the film. Audition is his second best film, i think. One Missed Call was OK, Ichi was OK but just too weird especially the camerawork at the start. Miike averages about 3 films per year so its hard to keep up with his output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Miike should never be compared to Kurosawa, Ozu or Mizoguchi. He is a different animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkaholic Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Miike should never be compared to Kurosawa, Ozu or Mizoguchi. He is a different animal. who was comparing him to anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeshi Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 For Miike check out Visitor Q, watched this again a few weeks ago and had forgotten how disturbing it is, and Fudoh. For Kitano check out Sonatine, Kids Return, Violent Cop, A Scene at the Sea and Boiling Point. For good Korean cinema check out anything by Chan-wook Park, Je-gyu Kang, Ki-duk Kim and Joon-ho Bong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 the only Takeshi Miike film i loved was 'the Great Yoki war' a film that brought back for me memories of old 80s dark fantasy films like Labyrinth not a fan of any of his 'hard' stuff that i've seen reminds me too much of a tarantino's bad films like Kill bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkaholic Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 the only Takeshi Miike film i loved was 'the Great Yoki war' a film that brought back for me memories of old 80s dark fantasy films like Labyrinth not a fan of any of his 'hard' stuff that i've seen reminds me too much of a tarantino's bad films like Kill bill this looks good, real good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlestickmaker Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 you guys should really see this one http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364569/ it's the only one i saw from him. i should look for more hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KY Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 the only Takeshi Miike film i loved was 'the Great Yoki war' a film that brought back for me memories of old 80s dark fantasy films like Labyrinth not a fan of any of his 'hard' stuff that i've seen reminds me too much of a tarantino's bad films like Kill bill YES the only Takeshi Miike film i loved was 'the Great Yoki war' a film that brought back for me memories of old 80s dark fantasy films like Labyrinth not a fan of any of his 'hard' stuff that i've seen reminds me too much of a tarantino's bad films like Kill bill this looks good, real good YES YES i think the subject matter's just fucking awesome, and as far as a (probably) mediocre budget goes, miike pulls all the stops. but the original yokai movies are fun too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrx Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 if you want to see more of the "most surreal cinema", then i'd recommend checking out hausu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkaholic Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 looks good too^^^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulgasari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dial Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I like some of Takeshi Miike's films. But i like Shinya Tsukamoto's films better :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr_Nova Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Miike can be hit or miss, but when he's good he's really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philia Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 the bird people in china is the best. and some of his straight up yakuza films are good as well. gozu and visitor q are my favorites of his more extreme stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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