You gotta be here for the cast.
I mean, what can I say? You think I'm gonna say no to a cast like this, even with poor production quality?I needed something fun and low brow to watch while I was home sick and The Heroic Trio ticked the boxes. It just so happened that I was watching this on a summer's night with the din of Têt firecrackers going off in my neighbourhood, which added an extra something to the chaotic atmosphere of the movie.
The Heroic Trio is as camp as it is crass. The three women are allowed full flamboyancy but, as exei aptly points out, with little attention paid to either plot or effects. And yes, at times it's so bad that it's good. I'm not sure if you can even give this anything other than a 7/10.
Take yourself on this quick and whacky ride if you're looking for a flick with some wild energy.
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Would love to see the mains together again in a better production...
Sadly the the story is choppy and not told well. So many holes as everyone says. The production team and backend folks should have done better. Only the casting director seemed to have had any skillful foresight and deeper insight for this project.The cast, especially the main actors are great. Lusi is young and just starting to build on her career so not as skilled as she is now but still very good. This is the same for Xu Kai. Hopefully they get cast again in another drama together. I would love to see them in something better. Love them both. I'd be happy if they even tried to do this story again with a new screenwriter, director and editor. (Random info I found interesting: the screenwriter and director was the same guy. He was roughly 30 yrs old at the making of this film. Little to no experience otherwise. I guess he had a lot of confidence in himself.)
Objectively, I don't recommend this movie. This being said because I like these types of characters, the general concept of the story, the actors and I have a poor memory; I will be rewatching this. I've watched this three times already and will likely watch this again if I get bored in a year or so.
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A bottomless depth of intentional emptiness
Punk nihilism offset by pure, unfiltered anger, The Youth Killer becomes all the more bleak once you learn the events surrounding it were true, a volatile outburst of teenage desire and frustration, unwilling to be tamed by the people supporting them. The only other film directed by Kazuhiko Hasegawa, The Youth Killer offers a vastly different experience to that of The Man Who Stole the Sun, chronicling the complete collapse of a young man's life in two highly traumatic, chaotic days of murder and madness. The direction and photography capture the suffocating, hellish setting its protagonists inhabit, most fittingly in a film that on occasion, and considering the large parts taking place in single locations with only two actors, points intently towards a stage play. The editing does induce the whole thing with a sense of speed, but the truth is, that the film lags significantly, with certain scenes, especially the exploitation / erotic elements that are there mostly for titillation, overstaying their welcome. There's an unwavering faith in the central performances, a faith that borders on the indulgent though ultimately they do pay off, a lot of the acting is very laconic but it weirdly works with everyone in a heightened distressed state, it adds a great amount of grim reality to the film. Coupled with an upbeat, deranged and nightmarishly unfitting yet extremely catchy Godiego score, The Youth Killer is a difficult watch at times but one with such an integral and fascinating radicalism it's hard to look away from, beautifully shot but sinks into the bottomless depth of intentional emptiness all too easily.Was this review helpful to you?
Kiss for love
The story was simple and straightforward. The ending could have been better but I loved the cast. The acting was pretty good, I wouldn’t change the acting one bit. The actors are talented. The plot of the story could have been a little longer and better. I gave the music a low rating because I didn’t hear any music whenever I watched it or music would have gotten a better rating.Was this review helpful to you?
Iconic actresses and actors
They don't make them like that annymore The days of great performances. The movie is the best A real actress can show nuduty in a classic way. Park Si-yeon was the first to be so comfortable in her own skin spanky bold daring classsy cool there will not be another great than Park Si-yeon a beauty pageant titleholder and a singer She graduated from Long Island University in the United States and well educatedWas this review helpful to you?
Dark Nuns
Dark Nuns is excellent and very well executed by song hye kyo and lee jin wook and Moon Woo. The haters attacked the movie with negative comments before it was aired but still is a box office hit. It is just a wonderful movie and deserves better rating. The movie tells us how desperate we can be when we are concerned and want to help someone we love who is suffering. We want to use both conventional and no n conventional methods. The dark nuns shows that the nuns are not trying to portray any specific religious practices but want answers.Was this review helpful to you?
Nice simple movie with a special story
I really liked the movie. Most of the time it was very relaxing and easy going to watch. The music was beautiful and the way they filmed the scenes looked very good! I especially liked the romantic moments and the actress as well :) It starts slow paced and reminds me of simple anime movies of the 80's. I didn't understand some of the story, but in the end there's a plottwist and so I finally understood. It's not bad at all and I would recommend if you like chill old movies. I watched in on kissasian.videoWas this review helpful to you?
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The other kind of witch
Action film that is regarding a girl that grows up in a testing place for gifted special children. One day all the test objects were to be eliminated but she fought her way out and escapes .She gets found by an old couple by chance in a field.
10 years later, her parents are not well and she is trying to win money on a tv talent show … and there it is, were it all starts ….
Good film, entertaining and good storyline even so it is predictable.
Rewatchable, yes would watch again.
Great acting all around, the train scene was very good . Fighting scenes are good and executed.
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The plot of the story is kinda vague but it’s fun to watch. There are some unnecessary scenes and somehow chaotic, but the actors are both my fave and they’re both great. The action and comedy genre were on point.
I was happy that I get to watch this.
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Kitano breaks down all barriers
Continuing Takeshi Kitano's obsession with the code of yakuza loyalty and belonging while simultaneously making the most of its stranger in a strange land premise, Brother boldly juxtaposes images of geographical displacement and transience with underlying themes of cultural permanence and immutability. One that crafts a new vs old world, brother against brother epic battle straddling both sides of the Pacific style narrative without compromising the stylistic beauty of Kitano's other works. To Kitano, LA appears to have no indigenous culture of its own; he portrays it as nothing but a blank space on which immigrant Japanese, Italians, Africans and Hispanics do battle for supremacy, apparently unencumbered by the laws and customs of America. Although seemingly eager to embrace the shoot-outs of old Westerns, Kitano's screen blows hit home most painfully when he allows us to observe the conflict between assailant and victim at close quarters, as in the wince-inducing scene when Yamamoto grazes Denny's eye with a broken bottle. These encounters invoke the spectre of samurai sword fights rather than frontier shoot-outs is where Kitano's talent for provocative, confrontational filmmaking is pushed to the forefront. Kitano's face, alternately warm and chilly, weatherbeaten and oddly expressive despite its partial paralysis, speaks clearly in any language. It makes his relationship with a very underrated Omar Epps all the more special, these men don't share a common tongue but you can see the development of their relationship as naturally as anyone else. It's a very well-acted film and Kitano's script succeeds in creating likeable characters with the minimum amount of dialogue possible, a talent the man has seemingly never lost. Elsewhere, Kitano's distinctive blend of aggressive visuals and the lyrical, elegiac scoring of his regular composer Joe Hisaishi raise the tone from the sensational to the spiritual, reminding me of Sonatine's haunting mix of music and mayhem. Despite Kitano's own reservations, I highly recommend you give Brother a go, laid back yet rougher than most would expect, it's loud, direct and completely uncompromised, expressing more without words than most directors would dare to achieve.Was this review helpful to you?
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Surprised To See!!
As a person from south india,i have watched a movie called Sudani From Nigeria,this movie was a eye opener to me.Just like this movie was a surprise movie for me. As of all now im the first person who is writing the review of this movie,and i could tell everyone that if you watch this movie you would not absolutely say "it was a waste of time",i watched through a youtube suggestion which was this movie's teaser, i was surprised and i went to watch this movie,the cast especially the tribe was such a emotional and attracting one,then of course our Ryu Seung Ryong should give a shout out for his acting,the main lead not including tribe was extreme job cast which was very funny and the making was a remarkable because it was perfect and its hard to find a korean cast like this most of the korean films will only consists of korean people but there where many people and it was wonderful to see such a cast like this,after all this movie was a funny,emotional,experimental film.The length of the film was also notable because it ended within 1 and a half hour and it was simply but powerfulThanks for this film❤️
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Squandered potential
The premise for Bat War is ripe with potential. A strict military colonel comes onto the scene to enforce a ban on traditional Thai music. But there's an exception. While he holds traditional Thai music practitioners at gun point, one house of music is allowed to continue playing and teaching.Trying to slap comedy onto this premise was not the best idea. Music is such a drawcard for film because of how its pulls at the heartstrings. Music practice is a deeply personal thing, imbued with meaning for both the musician and their audience. I think Bat War could've been a beautiful production if there'd been both this emotive quality AND the comedic elements. Alas, no.
As such, the comedy falls flat. Having soldiers run around brandishing their guns at old guys playing their music just isn't very 'ha ha' material. It doesn't help that the acting is Hallmark Movie quality. The dialogue and cuts are awkward and stilted. And the music doesn't get to shine.
I dropped this around 30 minutes in. But not before I had scrubbed ahead to see what the motivation behind the music ban was, only to find it trivial and disappointing. I had originally thought when I first saw this movie pop on my Netflix recs that it might've been based on a real historical ban - but quickly realised in the first couple of scenes this was not the case.
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the power of friendship
Overall: some of us are lucky enough to have at least one friend who supports us, tells us like it is, who loves us and who we learn and grow with on our life's journey. This movie tackles several heavy issues that plague our world and yet it isn't depressing, because there is joy in the friendship between Jang Heung Su and Koo Jae Hui. Aired on Viki www.viki.com/movies/40843c-love-in-the-big-city Make sure to watch to the very end.Content Warnings: suicidal thoughts, unwanted outing, homophobia, sexism, cyberbullying, bullying, vomiting, voyeurism, beaten up, hate crime, drugging, rape off screen, past attempted suicide off screen, abortion off screen, blood, intimate partner violence
What I Liked
- acting (I cried several times which rarely happens)
- their friendship/bond thru the highs and lows
- tackled real world issues in a realistic way without feeling preachy
- production value
Room For Improvement
- the flash forward to start
- voice over towards the end
- wished there was more time to delve deeper into the issues brought up
Differences between the movie and the series (besides different actors)
- the movie has them as equal protagonists with shared screen time whereas Jang Heung Su is the protagonist in the series and it's about his life journey
- the movie centers on their friendship whereas it plays a role in the series, but is not the core of the series
Is it BL?
- there is m/m romance in it but Jang Heung Su is not in a relationship at the end, it does end on a hopeful note though
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Nothing special easy watch
I’d give this movie 4/10.It’s an old ghost comedy movie. There’re parts that made you laugh. But there’re parts that lack of connection. Thanks to Mario and other 2 YouTubers, they kinda saved this movie. The ghost lady role is added to lead to the male lead’s journey. The actress who portrayed this role is a new face. Maybe it’s the reason why she barely used face expression. Some parts she even looked quite awkward in acting. Anyway, the main story focuses on the male lead’s journey. If you need a laugh then go watch this movie. Though It’s nothing new, and very easy to guess.
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1This movie is an experience… The ending is… a choice.
I struggle with collecting my thoughts after finishing it. It was something else.The funniest thing is - I knew the spoiler. But I did not remember it till I was way past half way through the movie. So when the memory hit me I was just praying the whole time it was my imagination.
While many people say the twist, revelation, the ending was THE factor that made the movie huge, personally I would probably rate it higher with something “less”. I found out the truth and thought - that’s it? That’s the motivation? For all the shit that happened, it felt a bit underwhelming. That said, the storytelling was extremely solid and the tension, thrills and piling up frustration was so high I had to take a break halfway through the movie. My brain was just filled with question marks.
For many the motivation and the extent of the imprisonment and why it happened was the reveal, the plot twist. For me? The last scene of the movie That’s when the true traumatic experience starts and ends, leaving the viewer in a state of complete shock.
Many describe Old Boy as a cinematic experience, and with that I have to agree. Putting aside the shocking aspects of it, it’s just an extremely well made, well edited, well acted and directed movie. Masterfully crafted.
Overall, I think I need a few business days to come to terms with what I just watched.
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