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Originally Posted by Mr Minio
How many movies have you seen in August so far, Allaby?
Originally Posted by FilmBuff
Originally Posted by Mr Minio
Americans can't have fun.
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19
Maybe not by American standards ,but I’m measuring it by Hong Kong standards which, let’s face it, was throw everything together and hope it makes some money. Maybe throw in some actions just because. Who cares if it makes sense, right?
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19
But this isn’t about the US. Bringing them up as some sort of argument for comparisons sake doesn’t hold up.
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19
Arguing against serving the story is a shallow response. The story is important, after all. Even Hong Kong films even had them. Even if they were sometimes simple.
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19
And if blue light to make it artsier is the highlight, it’s not much of one.
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19
Also, I don’t like Jackie Chan films very much. There I said it.
Except Police Story.
But that’s it!
Except Police Story.
But that’s it!
Originally Posted by Wyldesyde19
I also like A Chinese Ghost Story
Tsui Hark isn’t that good.
I Need to watch more Johnnie To.
Tsui Hark isn’t that good.
I Need to watch more Johnnie To.
Johnnie To is a GOAT. One of the few directors who not only survived the handover quality-wise but arguably upped their quality after the handover, which is insane!!!
Also, Lam Nai Choi made two films that I clearly think are amazing: Riki- oh and The Cat.
The alien fungus like creature in The Cat was very creative.
Still need to see The Seventh Curse
The alien fungus like creature in The Cat was very creative.
Still need to see The Seventh Curse
In general, for me.
Maybe not by American standards ,but I’m measuring it by Hong Kong standards which, let’s face it, was throw everything together and hope it makes some money. Maybe throw in some actions just because. Who cares if it makes sense, right?
Their attempts at making money at the Box Office resulted in films that would make the US blush. And the US had sown truly bad films during that same period.
But this isn’t about the US. Bringing them up as some sort of argument for comparisons sake doesn’t hold up. US films were more coherent. (Sometimes)
Arguing against serving the story is a shallow response. The story is important, after all. Even Hong Kong films even had them. Even if they were sometimes simple. That’s fine, it isn’t a dig. it wasn’t like the US (or Japan, or Italy, or France etc) didn’t always make that deep of a film.
And if blue light to make it artsier is the highlight, it’s not much of one.
Also, I don’t like Jackie Chan films very much. There I said it.
Except Police Story.
But that’s it!
I also like A Chinese Ghost Story
Tsui Hark isn’t that good.
I Need to watch more Johnnie To.
Maybe not by American standards ,but I’m measuring it by Hong Kong standards which, let’s face it, was throw everything together and hope it makes some money. Maybe throw in some actions just because. Who cares if it makes sense, right?
Their attempts at making money at the Box Office resulted in films that would make the US blush. And the US had sown truly bad films during that same period.
But this isn’t about the US. Bringing them up as some sort of argument for comparisons sake doesn’t hold up. US films were more coherent. (Sometimes)
Arguing against serving the story is a shallow response. The story is important, after all. Even Hong Kong films even had them. Even if they were sometimes simple. That’s fine, it isn’t a dig. it wasn’t like the US (or Japan, or Italy, or France etc) didn’t always make that deep of a film.
And if blue light to make it artsier is the highlight, it’s not much of one.
Also, I don’t like Jackie Chan films very much. There I said it.
Except Police Story.
But that’s it!
I also like A Chinese Ghost Story
Tsui Hark isn’t that good.
I Need to watch more Johnnie To.