Bugs, now you need to see I Saw The Devil. If you have a girlfriend, young children or a date then watch it along with them, they'll enjoy it a lot .

bugsonglass said:

I watched Detective Dee and the Case of the Phantom Flame.  Very nice.  The plot is kind of similar to Hero though, is it not?

Also .... SPOILERS FOLLOWING FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T SEEN IT AND THINKS THEY MAY WANT TO

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Since a sequel is confirmed, is it safe to assume he didn't die of the flame bug bites?

The plot isn't similar to Hero but the whole emporer thing is at the end is. Since China took back Hong Kong their filmakers have had to be very careful with what they put into their movies or not.

Yeah, at the end he's like hiding out like a vampire in spooky town right? I like this movie a lot as pure entertainment.

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gamingeek said:

If you're looking for a smile and a laugh, check out The Great Magician.

If you want a really good crime/revenge sort of film with some martial arts check out Wuxia.

Thanks bro, I will check out both

Along with some old Jackie Chan films.  Think I will watch The Snake and Crane tonight.  

Damn, reading the first page again. Reminds me no one else has checked out Red Cliff 1 and 2, those films are epiiiiiiiiiiiiiic. Part 2 is where all the good stuff happens, part 1 is like the build up.

They did a mashed together single version that cuts like an hour and a half out of the movie, avoid that but check out the full thing, you can get it on dvd, it's called the special edition or clearly marked as parts 1 and 2. I would read the back of the box, both films should be about 4 and a half hours.

From earlier in the thread:

Some new movie review for The Message from Twitchfilm.

"The Message is visually stunning, smart, atmopsheric and even a little tense near the end. It could've done with a better, more subtle soundtrack but as it is the film works fine on all levels, delivering a rich and pleasant time amongst spies tucked away in dark, cold castles. Good stuff and recommended for a wide audience."

I saw this movie, bought it cheap from yesasia.com

Really, good. I was suprised by how good it was.

bugsonglass said:

Make sure you post the list on here please.  I'm checking the thread from the beginning as well, but sometimes there's too much information to process so it'll be good to get a kind of list for a quick check

Okay I have read the thread from top to tail and thought about the ones I have seen from this thread that are well worth reccomending as well as a couple of other older pics that are great too

Here's what I've come up with:

FILMS I HAVE SEEN WHICH ARE WORTH WATCHING

Rated in A's or B's etc and listed in order of most worth watching to least

Note: It's not a perfect order, some of the older films are actually fantastic but I ranked them slightly lower as to me they are something I saw a long time ago.

• Red Cliff 1 and 2 (A+) (if there is one film just called "Red Cliff" it is the cut bastardised version), John Woo at this best
• Confessions (A+) Powerful and dark film akin to the best of Korean revenge pics
• Detective Dee (A) Entertaining supernatural detective kung fu from start to finish
• I Saw the Devil (A) One of the best serial killer pics ever made along with Memories of Murder
• The Gallants (A) A Homage to the best 70s kung fu films, a bunch of old geezers and losers fight, for honor
• Memories of Murder (A+) One of the best serial killer pics ever made along with I Saw the Devil
• The Host (A) Best modern monster movie? Hilarious black comedy, exciting and fun
• Wuxia (A) Suprising mix of detective film, revenge thriller and martial arts, Donniiiiieeeeee Yen
• The Great Magician (A) Crowd pleasing, classy comedy, very entertaining
• Millenium Actress (A+) Batman Director Chris Nolan took a lot of inspiration from this and Paprika for Inception, but this is better
• True Legend (A) Directed by legend Yuen Woo Ping this is just a well choreographed kung fu slugfest
• The Message (A) Tense, classy, well directed and keeps you on your toes. Chinese spies trapped in a castle under constant threat of death, perhaps the best underhyped asian film out there
• Reign of Assasins (A) Like Crouching Tiger Hidden dragon with less whining and boredom. It won't suprise you but it is good and solid
• Sha Po Lang aka Killzone in the USA (A) There aren't many modern day martial arts films from HK, this is one of them. Donnie Yen vs Sammo Hung? Yes please
• Shaolin (A) This is another one of those pure entertainment films, kung fu monks fighting vicious gun wielding warlords?
• Woochi The Demon Slayer (A -) Initially confusing due to subtitles this is a classic magician warped to the future entertainment pic. Comedy, action, fun.
• War of The Arrows (A) A straightforward action pic set in ancient Korea, the arrows fly like bullets, it's packed with tension
• 13 Assasins (B+) Perhaps a little overated by reviewers it's still good and worth watching for a 40 minute bloodbath at the end
• Flying Tigers of Dragon Gate (B) Nowhere near as good as Hark's Detective Dee, but still fun overall
• Let the Bullets Fly (B) Very talky to the point of exasperation but well worked and intelligent, reminds me of a Tarantino pic
• Thirst (B) Not one of the Oldboy Directors' best, this vampire film is still engaging, dark and inventive. The ending leaves you shrugging though
• The Lost Bladesman (B), from Infernal Affairs directors this is a pretty good wuxia film and a good companion film to Red Cliff as it is about one of the historial figures from Red Cliff
• The Man From Nowhere (B) would be better but A Bittersweet Life did it better and before this, a little girl gets kidnapped and a guy goes after revenge. Think Taken, only not shit. See A Bittersweet Life first folks that is an (A) rated revenge thriller.

Not to mention IP Man (A), Fearless (A+), The Good The Bad and the Weird (B+) etc which are also great movies, Fearless in particular - the directors cut. Also City of Violence (B) Korean martial arts revenge pic that is mostly okay but then has one awesome 40 minute action scene at the end which bests anything you've seen in Kill Bill. And The Legend is Born IP Man (B) very solid, less flashy film about the young IP Man, it has a fairly comical bad guy portrayal of the Japanese but otherwise, good stuff.

Note, some films are better than others but this is also listed based on what I actually enjoyed watching more.

UNRELEASED FILMS TO LOOK FOWARD TO

In no particular order

• Berserk Egg of the King - brilliant and epic animated movie
• No Mercy
• Tai Chi 0 - Steampunk Kung Fu film
• The Four - Zombie Kung Fu film
• The Last Stand - Kim Je Woon Arnie film
• Snowpiercer - From The Host/Memories of Murder Director, set on a futuristic train
• Stoker - Western Vampire film from Oldboy Director Park Chan Wook
• Chinese zodiac: Jackie chan Armour of God alike film
• The Great Wall - Edward Zwick directs this supernatural concept film about the Great Wall of China being built to keep out monsters
• Isao Takahata's film about the kid found in the bamboo - If you've seen that bit in The Yamada's you'll love this
• Life of Pi - Ang Lee trappped with a tiger on boat film
• The Guillotines - formely the Flying Guillotines, produced by Peter Chan, directed by Andrew Lau

FILMS ALREADY RELEASED I NEED TO RENT OR BUY

R for rent, B for buy - some are not availible in the UK hence buy vs rent etc

No particular order

• The Kick R - Thai martial arts from Ong Bak 1 director
• Howling - Crime thriller
• Paco and the Magical Book - Confessions director delights audiences and critics alike, ostensibly a children's film, but in the same way that Roald Dahl and Grimm's fairy tales are meant for kids.
• Quick R - Korean motercycle with a bomb on it thriller
• Thieves (woochi director) B - got really good reviews, from Woochi director, this will be fun
• The Bullet Vanishes B - seems like a decent crime film
• Murderer (chaser director) R - The Chaser was a brutal serial killer chase film this should be good
• M (duelist director) hard to find, probably shit but intriguing, I need to see it.
• Red eagle R - When will this film ever come out?! Arghhhhhh. Thai superhero martial arts movie. Like a Batman who chops peoples heads off
• Sacrifice (chen kaige) R
• Breath (Kim Ki duk) R
• Cow - political metaphorical comedy about one man and his cow in rural China - supossed to be good
• Wind Blast R - Chinese action film set in the desert
• The Unjust R - From City of Violence director
• Blades of Blood (king and clown) R
• Poppy Hill (ghibli) - By Miyazakis son, non-fantasy film about the setup for the Japanese Olympics in the 70s or something
• Flowers of War - From Hero Director Zhang Yimou, stars Christian Bale
• Elephant White R
• The Apprehenders (korean cop comedy) R
• Hanna R
• Stool Pigeon
• Accident
• Life Without Principle - Johhnie To film
• Immortals R
• Woman Knight of Mirror Lake - Herman Yau martial arts movie
• Prometheus R
• Redline R
• Mission I4 R
• Phoenix Wright B
• Viral Factor
• Wolf Children B
• Wrath of the Titans R
• Cabin in the Woods R
• Expendables 2 R
• Nameless Gangster R - Choi Min Sik's Oldboy stars in this
• Public Enemy - I've already seen this cop vs killer movie but I have to see it again

gamingeek said:

When is a serial killer film not a serial killer film? This is almost, almost a black comedy about bumbling cops as much as it's a serious and engaging film about Koreas first serial killer.

Indeed it is, but I'm not sure if that question is rhetorical or not.

Hope it's useful, I think this list may spawn a new thread which we can all participate in.