Movies

Recently, I've been in a foreign movie junkie stage. Here's my take on a few of the recent ones I watched:

House of Flying Daggers

I first watched this movie this past summer with Jin Jin in Beijing. I rewatched it this weekend with Stephanie. I've heard this movie will be released soon in the US. I also happen to see Roger and Ebert review this movie on Sunday. The US movie critics seem to love this movie. I am flabbergasted everytime I see another great review about it.

The two best things about this movie are:
- Beautiful cinematography and custumes
- Beautiful cast (I heart Takeshi Kaneshiro)

That's it. Really. The story line is uninspiring, the ending sucks, the physics of what those characters do are unrealistic (no one flies. Not even the best Kung Fu masters), and the dialogs sometimes are very weak.

I just don't get it.

Good Bye Lenin

Love it.

After Life

The concept of the movie is very interesting. After your death, if you can choose one memory that would embody your entire life and not remember anything else about your existence, what would it be?

I have no idea where to even begin with me...

The Cup

Simple story line, but still touching. It humanizes a group of Tibetan monks.

Bollywood/Hollywood

A bit of a satyre on Bollywood. It has its funny moments - like how all the Indian male characters has white women admirers, the chauffer is a drag queen, and the Japanese tourist's clip documenting the freak accident death of the white ex-fiancee died. Gotta love levitation.

Monsoon Wedding

By far, not your typical Bollywood film. Definately more of a drama than comedy. It deals with the complexity of a large family, family dynamics, modern day realities, and also tackles some hard issues. Shows some good clips that I thought embodies the feeling of Dehli. Makes me even kind of miss Dehli...