The Killer - excellent film.

Other 'heroic bloodshed' films to see would be Hard Boiled (the warehouse fight is awesome), A Better Tomorrow (the corridor scene is superb) and City on Fire (Tarantino nicked pretty much the whole plot for Reservoir Dogs from this film).

I hoping for someone to buy the DVDs but not want the magazines...have all the films already

What are the dubs/subtitles like on the DVDs?  I've got a lot of the films on video and the subtitles are awful.  I'm watching God of Gamblers at the moment, and sometimes you have to think carefully what the subtitles are really meant to say.

Doesn't say if or what the subs are like, but seeing that it is in conjunction with the Hong Kong Legends label, they should be excellent

- Battle Royale
- Versus

I heard they will be making a sequel to Versus. If it's true, then I might soil myself.

Gozu

Visitor Q.

Too horrible for words. Not sure I liked it. Made me feel queasy.
I can definitly guarentee Hollywood won`t be rushing to remake this anytime soon.

Got Gozu in the DVD queue as well.

i've been meaning to see visitor q for ages, hoping to borrow it from a friend, he says it's messed up...even by his standards. and he's a messed up guy.

but come to think of it I don't think there is a scat scene.

I've been looking for the soundtrack for the Katakuris everywhere. No luck. Anyone got any ideas? I'd love to be able to listen to the "I love you!" song while I'm out and about. I was humming it for days after watching the film. Quality stuff.

Sostie- Visitor Q does have scat...

Sostie- Visitor Q does have scat

I ordered "Tom-Yum-Goong", then realized it officially does not come out until February.  Expecting a bad boot-legged copy any day now.

Now that you have jogged my memory I guess that could be called scat scene.  Maybe I was too pre-occupied with the necrophilia 

This winter BBC FOUR celebrates the wealth of contemporary international cinema bringing viewers dedicated programming which highlights the work of leading directors and actors across different continents.

In January BBC FOUR sees a brand new series on East Asian cinema presented by Jonathan Ross.

Jonathan Ross' Asian Invasion is a three-part series that explores some of the most innovative cinema in the world today.

Jonathan travels to Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea to discover the best current cinema on offer and interviews the hottest directors and actors.

The series features interviews with key personalities in the Asian film industry including award-winning directors Park Chan-wook and Kim Ki-duk, Ryuhei Kitamara, who directed the first Godzilla movie to have been made in the last 10 years, and actor-turned-director Derek Yee, whose intense dramas have crossed cultural boundaries.

Jonathan also meets Stephen Chow, a charming comedian and most popular Asian superstar, and takes a nostalgic look at all-time heroes Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.

To accompany the series, BBC FOUR gives the UK television premieres of a number of the films featured by Jonathan, including: Ping Pong (Japan) and Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... And Spring (South Korea).

The season also premieres Twilight Samurai (Japan) and Chihwaeson (South Korea).

Jonathan Ross will also host the third BBC FOUR World Cinema Award.

The award, which is announced live on 26 January 2006, is given to the best foreign language film of 2005 chosen by a panel of judges from a six film shortlist announced in early January.

Janice Hadlow, Controller of BBC FOUR, says: "No other channel covers world cinema with such range and depth as BBC FOUR.

"I'm delighted that Jonathan is bringing his extensive knowledge and passion for Asian cinema to the channel in this fascinating series, and that he will once more chair the BBC FOUR World Cinema Awards."

Throughout 2006 BBC FOUR continues to keep international cinema at the heart of its schedules with a line up of exclusive titles which include Osama (Afghanistan), L'Homme Du Train (France), At Five In The Afternoon (Iran/France), 1000 Months (Morocco), Behind The Sun (Brazil) and Read My Lips (France).

Director : Wilson Yip Wai Shun
Produced by : Carl Chang
Action Director : Donnie Yen
Screenplay : Szeto Kam Yuen, Ng Wai Lun
Cast :
Donnie Yen Chi Tan (Inspector Ma Kwan)
Simon Yam Tat Wa (Chan Kwok Chung)
Sammo Hung Kam Bo (Wong Po)
Co-Starring :
Liu Kai Chi, Danny Summer, Ken Chang, Austin Wai, Timmy Hung, Kenji Tangki
Special Introduction :
Wu Jing (Jack)

Synopsis :
A powerful crime lord who constantly eludes the law…a senior detective at the end of his career who will go to any lengths to catch him…and a deadly martial arts expert who is about to take the reins of the serious crime unit. Over the course of one special day – a time when family bonds are supposed to take precedence – a bloody confrontation will take place between the underworld and the police

i suppose that i should mention it here...

'sha po lang' is available for pre-order and out next week!!!

it's a brutal martial arts thriller that looks like it's going to be pretty amazing.

trailer

watched 3-iron this morning, it was a really nice movie - barely any dialogue yet it was really really watchable.
aah.

Oh wow.  The Donnie Yen/Sammo Hung face off looks like its going to be a classic.  Sammo looking mean too....love watching that guy fight.

Does anyone know what the Sammo Hung film with the crazy super power gloves is called? 

It's am ok outing and nice for a sci fi kung fu em up.  There aren't that many out there, which is strange I think.

In fact, can anyone recommend any really good Asian Sci Fi?  Especially Sci Fi kung fu.  And I have seen The One.

it's about cyborgs and giant robots

That reminds me of Casshern again.  Oh, and the Returner, thats Sci Fi-ish if I remember.

That reminds me of Casshern again.  Oh, and the Returner, thats Sci Fi-ish if I remember.

Borrowed that last week and still haven't watched it yet. Might have to do that this afternoon.
Has anyone seen a film called Duel? Its got 2 directors, one of whom did Versus. Is it worth spending my pennies on?

Yukihiko Tsutsumi and Ryuhei Kitamura each finished their contributions to the short film anthology Jam Films (2002) in record time. As a result producer Shinya Kawai gave the two directors a proposal to each create a feature length movie with only two actors, battling in one setting and filmed entirely in one week. The undertaking was called the Duel Project. This was Ryuhei Kitamura's result and Yukihiko Tsutsumi's 2LDK (2002).

Also, the Prince Charles Cinema is having a Tartan Films Asia Extreme season on Monday nights, starting with the well-reviewed A Bittersweet Life, and including, among others I haven't heard of yet, Chan Wook Park's Vengeance Trilogy and Battle Royale: Revenge, the special edition of Battle Royale II: Requiem (yes, I know most people think it was terrible, but I still semi-enjoyed it despite its massive flaws...kinda). More info here: http://www.princecharlescinema.com/html/su...esday_frame.htm

Swing Girls - not available outside of Japan, but the Japanese DVD is R2 and has English subtitles. Not your usual "Asian EXTREME Cinema!" that the UK tends to get, this is just a normal film. Think Brassed Off with Japanese schoolgirls. A light and entertaining film, I liked it alot.

Iron Monkey is great too. A semi-prequel to Once Apon a Time in China, but better than those films I think. Nice martial arts in places, and a great final fight.

Cutie Honey - Again, not available outside of Japan. A live-action version of a manga and anime series (which I've never read/watched), made by the guy who gave us Evangelion (though it couldn't be more different if it tried). A silly action film, but a good one and well worth looking for, with some good Japanese special effects (the Japanese tend to spend more effort on the effect looking good, as opposed to looking realistic that the West tends to do).

it's a classic of modern martial arts films, but has no connection to the 'once upon a time in china' films (which i prefer).

It's a semi-prequel in the sence that Iron Monkey has Wong Fei-Hung as a child, and OAaTiC has him as an adult. It's also made by the same people, and has the same theme tune.