big-will 7 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I saw it, quite enjoyed it. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 yeah, I saw it too, and thought all the hype about it being not authentic, and using non-Japanese actresses was pure crap. It was all close enough to anything most of us would know anyway. The actresses accents were the only real hint that they weren't Japanese, and unless you are a real idiot you don't pay any attention to that after about 5 minutes. Good movie all round. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 ...so they wernt saying: arright everrybody, risten up! Im going to crean up my apartomento beforru the guesto comu overu. Prease fill uppu more dorinku for za guesto! And right some more incense becruse its smerry in here sorry, thats a bit much...I just saw Team America last night and that stuck in my head...off topic, my bad Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Nice one CB Zang Zhiyi (sp?) is never too hard to watch on the big screen either... Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Snobee Your description of Kurosawa's films makes him sound like a head-up-the-arse pretentious git that no-one reading this forum should bother with. Yojimbo, for starters, is basically "A Fistful of Dollars" but was made first. His films weren't made for poncey [censored] in ivory tower cinemas, assuming such places exist. I say his films are "generally" well-made because some of them are shite. As ever, if you use your common sense, you can easily find out what most people think are the ones to watch. I was especially interested to hear which of Kurosawas films included "pathos", since his films strike me as quite cynical. If anyone likes this film, that's great. There's no need to mention other filmmakers or take potshots at people who simply point out that the women in this film don't look like real geisha because they don't. You don't need to be some stuckup culture-vulture killjoy to see that. The 100% fictional duo Starsky and Hutch got an authentic-looking remake with characters and cars that thankfully resemble the originals. Why can't geisha in a film based on a best-selling book jam-packed with detail about geisha? Millions of people around the world have happily sat there reading page after page after page after page about kimonos, combs, white makeup, fans, .... The whole caboodle. You would think they might like to see something resembling that, not some commercially safe "artistic vision" (my arse) of Asian beauty. Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Oh......er.....right. I...er...got it. Can't help thinking though your over-reaction to my obviously not so serious waffling/piffling is not good for your health. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Good to see you took the Japanese tv comment in the right spirit too! Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Sorry - I admit it. I need remedial help in the satire/comic writing department. Now about those geishas.............. Link to post Share on other sites
ProbablyaCrazyPerson 2 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 I saw it last night. Thought it was ok, expecting more somehow. Now waiting for King Kong. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Saw it last night. Must say some of the characters did seem rather out of place, but it was ok. Link to post Share on other sites
Zaoman 0 Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 I was not impressed. Kong is looking awesome though. Will be in the queue to see that at the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 lots of OK's in the bunch. "It was Ok" - a catch phrase of mediocrity. Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 How about this one.... it was really good! Really enjoyed it. Link to post Share on other sites
BillTheBinMan 0 Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 7 out of 10 from me. I wish it had been more realistic, but can see why they made it like they did. Link to post Share on other sites
lin 0 Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 I'm a big fan of some the main actors, but I was disappointed with the movie after I saw it last night. I pretty much agree with Mr Wiggles. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Beautiful movie, I liked it. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I watch it last night and enjoy it. I don't mind about nationality of actors or like this thing. Link to post Share on other sites
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