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Post by Dil Bert on Nov 22, 2013 1:02:47 GMT
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Post by elizabennet on Nov 22, 2013 9:36:13 GMT
I'm happy with posting here as well as the other forums in this subject. I have got some good recommendations here.
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Post by Dil Bert on Nov 22, 2013 14:02:40 GMT
While I also value the discussion we had on the old forum, I think it might be best to move the non-South Asian film discussion to a forum more suited to it. We can leave a pointer to where we went, our usernames if they are different, etc. It was the biggest WAL thread, probably in the top 15 threads on the forum, and in a way it took away from the Indian focus of the forum.
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Post by phul on Nov 22, 2013 14:04:00 GMT
I think it's nice to have these kinds of off-topic boards on a Bollywood forum because you get to see the opinions of people who are into both Bollywood and East Asian cinema. If the conversation goes elsewhere, you don't get the Bollywood-lover's particular perspective, imo. ^^
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Post by James on Nov 23, 2013 7:04:23 GMT
Dil Bert, if you wish, you can post a link to somewhere you wish to discuss on another forum. Those who wish to can join you there, those who wish to continue the conversation here are welcome to do so, too.
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Post by Dil Bert on Nov 23, 2013 13:55:24 GMT
Thanks James. Since we had the chance to make a change, I wanted to push for a more appropriate location. As the mods are OK with this discussion being here, I certainly respect your decision.
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Post by elizabennet on Nov 25, 2013 8:40:24 GMT
Last Cinderella This one is your regular 40 year old women trying to make sense of their life now that they are not young. Our protagonist is Sakura a 39 year old hair dresser who is passed for promotion year after year at the hair saloon branch she works (she is not really that profit minded but she has excellent customer relations). One of her best friends is a housewife with two children (Charlotte type woman) and the other is a divorced woman who is rich with a successful career and an overly active sexual life (Samantha type). Well there were no Miranda type in this one. The male leads are a twentysomething pro biker and a 40 something hair dresser who becomes the manager of the branch Sakura works in.
This one did not make that much of an impact but ended up being a pleasant viewing and for some reason made my want to watch Long Vacation again. Only recommended if you are into J-dramas and rom coms.
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Post by Dil Bert on Nov 28, 2013 12:51:36 GMT
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Xas
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Favorite actor: Kunal Kapoor, Ranbir, Prabhudheva
Favorite actress: Madhuri, Rani, Vidya, Huma Qureshi, Divya Dutta, Nutan, Asha Parekh, Helen, Mumtaz
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Post by Xas on Nov 30, 2013 21:19:24 GMT
Masquerade (Korea, 2012). Byung-Hun Lee in a double role, playing the King, and someone pretending to be the King while the real King is seriously ill, having been drugged by Evil Members Of The Court. Lee was really quite good, and very engaging in both roles, but especially as the pretender. Set in the Joseon Dynasty, so naturally all the costumes and palace decorations are breath-takingly beautiful. The story itself is a bit predictable, and there is a bit of a body count in the second half. Also there's a scene which I think might rival Rishi's in Besharam in 'Eww!' factor. Yes, similar subject. With sound effects. And amazingly gross-out bit afterwards. All in all, though, it was an enjoyable enough way to spend two hours, and I do have to say that it was really nice that {Click to view!}the Chief Eunuch was actually one of the Good Guys, and not a raving psycho nutjob.
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Post by elizabennet on Dec 2, 2013 12:46:55 GMT
I loved Masquerade first and foremost due to the excellent performance by Lee Byung Hun and Ryu Seung Ryong. It was a good combo of political intrigue, fish out of water, action and melodrama (of the finest order).
Heh:) Having seen a lot of Korean historical dramas and films I have always wondered how does the king take care of business (and -perhaps understandably- there was not any info on the subject when I visitied the palaces in Seoul) So I have found this scene not only hillarious (flatulence jokes are a weakness of mine) but also informative.
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Xas
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Favorite actor: Kunal Kapoor, Ranbir, Prabhudheva
Favorite actress: Madhuri, Rani, Vidya, Huma Qureshi, Divya Dutta, Nutan, Asha Parekh, Helen, Mumtaz
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Post by Xas on Dec 2, 2013 19:40:11 GMT
Having seen a lot of Korean historical dramas and films I have always wondered how does the king take care of business {Click to view!}I believe there used to be similar tests carried out regarding the British monarchs', err, 'output', although I really really hope the taste test (Eww! EWW!) wasn't one of them, and I'm also fairly confident the Kings and Queens of England didn't have to do it accompanied by the cheers and congratulations of the Court.  I did find parts of that scene pretty funny though. Like the poor girl with the towel. |
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Post by elizabennet on Dec 3, 2013 8:02:12 GMT
{Click to view!}
{This is really gross so approach at your own risk}
This practise is one of the many they adopted from China I guess, and FYI you can tell a lot re:your health by the colour and/or smell of your excretions.
The taste thing was -I'm hoping- going too far for comedic reasons.
Ok which first? Queen InHyu's Man or Love Rain What do you guys think? |
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Post by elizabennet on Dec 5, 2013 13:59:44 GMT
Montage S.Korean suspense film starring one of my favorites Uhm Jung Hwa. Unfortunately she is the type of actress that needs a role that fits her. This one didn't. She gave it her all but it was like watching a person who can't swim making huge splashes and not really going anywhere. It also didn't help that the rest of the cast were great. Now one thing that recently bugs me is that, sadly I have started to guess films correctly. Usually I'm your gullible viewer who is surprised by everything. Not so anymore. Same thing with the books. Anyway I saw this film very early on but it didn't really turned me off that much. In the end I'm a fan of Korean cinema and this one delivered. But it is not really a "good" good film per se. So recommended if you like Korean films and police suspense. But this one is not the one that will turn you to a fan of this countr's cinema.
(Incidentally what got me started with S.Korean cinema was a film called Shiri - and I still love it).
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Post by dariya on Dec 5, 2013 16:04:04 GMT
Hey, I just watched Masquerade too. I liked it, didn't love it because I've been spoiled by so many spectacular Korean films already that my expectations for them are pretty high. Think it was the first I've seen of Lee Byung Hyeon and I liked him. Next is Speedy Scandal. And I'm dying to get back into watching Kdramas after a long break. I might even just rewatch a favorite -- The Princess' Man has been calling to me lately.
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Post by elizabennet on Dec 6, 2013 7:32:23 GMT
Hey, I just watched Masquerade too. I liked it, didn't love it because I've been spoiled by so many spectacular Korean films already that my expectations for them are pretty high. Think it was the first I've seen of Lee Byung Hyeon and I liked him. Next is Speedy Scandal. And I'm dying to get back into watching Kdramas after a long break. I might even just rewatch a favorite -- The Princess' Man has been calling to me lately. Please give us the names of some of the films, I'm trying to see more (my viewing performance is no where near when I started) and any recommendation is welcome. I'm recently following modern korean cinema since the reviews of the films I have seen really match to my taste and viewing sensibilities. Lee Byung Hun is, to me one of the best actors in S.Korea. He is good in any thing he is in. Gives 100% performance no matter what the film/or drama and usually elevate it (IRIS is a good example to that). Actually I can't think of any film/drama starring him that I didn't like. I highly recommend Bungee Jumping of Their Own, JSA (and this one has my all time fave Korean actor Song Kang Ho in it too) and A Bittersweet Life. |
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