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What movie now? "Ibyhinl thebahining"?
THAT is an excellent film.
Since we're loving on Kubrick right now, 'Full Metal Jacket' is my favorite of his and one of the best movies I think I've ever seen. It's stuck with me ever since my first viewing of it, very tough to watch at times.
First off: The Mission (not to be confused with the 1980's film with De Niro and Irons).
Johnnie To has the knack of always making short movies, ranging from 80 to 90 minutes, and they don't seem too short. Not one minute of screentime is wasted, as To uses every moment available for telling an entertaining story with highly interesting characters. 'Mission' is one of his most famous works, a group of 5 hitmen will act as bodyguards for the boss of a gangster organisation.
I love this movie for the main reason I love 'The Fellowship of the Ring': this group of hitmen stays together the entire film, there are no side stories or anything, just 5 killers bonding together while on a job.
Also featured are some of the most stylish shootouts in cinema. To could direct these type of scenes in his sleep. They are not 'gritty' like you'd expect in a Bourne movie, au contraire, they are played out like a ballet of stunning choregraphy in the middle of flying bullets.
In conclusion: If you have 90 minutes to spare, I suggest to all fans of action/crime movies to discover the world of Johnnie To's cinema. And no better place to start than 'The Mission', the movie which revealed him as an institution of modern Hong-Kong cinema.
That's how I felt - not as great as 'The Man From Nowhere,' but it was still an entertaining way to spend two hours. Starts with a powerful and emotional opening, and the wrap-up (and final seconds) were unexpected and very well done. I think the apartment scene was my favorite in the movie, it was so intense and everyone gets destroyed in that sequence!
If you like the later, and I know you enjoy gangster movie, try 'New Order' (also with the guy from Oldboy) and 'Gangnam Blues' (don't pay attention to the IMDB rating, I thought it's a brillant film with 2 outstanding new actors, and it has one of the steamiest sex scenes I've ever seen). If you love this film, you can also try 'For the Emperor' for more violent action, and uber classy main character.
God knows I'm a fan of steamy sex scenes and violent action, so I'll be sure to watch 'Gangnam Blues' and 'For the Emperor,' as well.
The Longest Nite
Made with almost no budget, To manages to make a thrilling cat & mouse chase during a long night in Hong Kong. You can feel the sweat and night life of Hong Kong like only Michael Mann could achieve.
The low budget also didn't stop To from adding some awesome shootouts and car chases. This was one of To's early work, and you can see the man clearly had an eye for directing crime/thriller films.
- The Mission (1999)
- The Longest Nite (1998)
Looking forward to your review of Berlin File, @Creasy47.
Your typical found footage horror movie based on the Slenderman mythos. It wasn't terrible, but it was just average. I would have preferred less focus on the characters and more focus on Slendy!
I never did finish it- it appeared to be never ending. Did you finish it Murdock?
Love the opening to that movie! It's badass.
It has a post-modern, Blade Runner feel to it in places. Sato, that Yakuza baddie, was chilling.
@FoxRox, here's my Kubrick ranking:
Superior. Not the work of mortal man.
2001: A Space Odyssey: 11/10
Wow! Just WOW!
The Shining: 9,5/10
Dr. Strangelove: 9,5/10
A Clockwork Orange: 9/10
Lolita: 9/10
Paths Of Glory: 9/10
Oh this is very good!
Spartacus: 8,5/10
The Killing: 8,5/10
Full Metal Jacket: 8/10
Barry Lyndon: 8/10
Not bad
Eyes Wide Shut: 7,5/10
Killer's Kiss: 6,5/10
Passable
Fear And Desire: 5/10
:-)
Good ranking. I just need to watch Spartacus to make mine; our bottom 3 are the same in order though.
You really can't. Not many films make me laugh until the tears are running down my face like the 'Naked Gun' series does. Nielsen nails comedy.
zzz, mediocre
13. Fear and Desire (1953)
12. Killer's Kiss (1955)
11. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
10. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
9. Lolita (1962)
8. Spartacus (1960)
7. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
6. The Killing (1956)
5. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
4. Barry Lyndon (1975)
3. Paths of Glory (1957)
2. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
1. The Shining (1980)
#9 and #8 are pretty much interchangeable, as are #6 and #5. But that's my tentative ranking having seen all of Kubrick's films. Keep in my this is just my personal taste - not a definitive ranking.
of the jokes, I don't think they meant it to be taken too seriously.