Posted by Temsonic on 02/25/06 22:22

"Gunther Gloop" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Temsonic wrote:
>> "Gunther Gloop" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>>> Temsonic wrote:
>>
>> I'm aware of your liking for Kubrick, that's why I specifically used
>> him as an example :) As tastes change with time I may well have a
>> conversion and get into Kubrick, but for now I have plenty of other
>> things to be discovering.
>>
>
> I feel like that about Ang Lee. I couldn't/wouldn't write him off because
> I can see he is technically great and has a big range and is thoughtful
> about what he makes, etc. ... but so far, so ho-hum for me. ...But
> hopefully my views on his movies will change.
> Same with Steven Soderberg.

I haven't seen enough of Ang Lee's films to decide if I'm a fan, though I
like what I've seen. I really do like some of Soderbergh's stuff though,
specifically Traffic and his remake of Solaris which I thought was waaay
better than the reviews seemed to think it was. To me it was like all the
promise of the first half of Event Horizon without the rubbish second half.
Not a perfect film but much better than it's given credit for and one I can
quite happily return to. Loved the soundtrack on Solaris as well, really
puts it into a dreamlike, other-worldly state. I'd much rather intelligent,
thought provoking Sci-Fi of this nature than the brainless crap that
Hollywood usually churns out. Then again, I loved A.I. (yes, including the
ending) and I think I was more or less on my own with that one as well.


> I recently realised I don't think I've seen any Michael Winterbottom
> films, so I have 3 or 4 now on the way (all going cheap at play.com and
> dvdpacific).... and no, I didn't get or wish to see 9 Songs. :)
>
>> I haven't seen that film, but I recently got a similar kind of thing
>> regarding the Korean film Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. There's a
>> point where the main protagonist does something so awful that you
>> just can't 'root' for him any longer, it completely confused what my
>> expectations of the film were and I finished the film thinking I
>> didn't like it. I realised the problem was I'd expected the film to
>> be about something different and when it didn't match what I wanted
>> to project onto it I'd basically shut myself to what it was actually
>> doing. I watched it again _the next day_ and loved it.
>>
>
> I'll have to check out that one. Thanks. Know of any other good Korean
> titles while I'm at it?

Unfortunately I don't, I'm only just beginnig to introduce myself to the
delights of Asian cinema and haven't seen enough yet. You're obviously aware
of Park Chan-Wook's Revenge trilogy (of which I've only seen - and loved -
Oldboy). I've heard Kim Ki-Duk's other stuff is supposed to be good as well,
though rather on the violent side compared to Spring, Summer Autumn, Winter.
The Isle in particular has a rather infamous gruesome scene involving fish
hooks and a certain part of the female anatomy... haven't felt the urge to
go for that one just yet :)


> So far I can only think of Failan and One Fine Spring Day that I've seen.
> Failan is especially excellent. One of the best movies I've seen ever I
> think.
> The other one I was gonna switch off half way through, but was glad
> afterwards I stuck it out the whole way. Nuff said about that. :)
>
> ...Watch Happiness (and Failan if you haven't) asap though.

I've put them on my wishlist, cheers!

Richard

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