I thought I'd be a lot busier today, but I guess I have nothing better to do than just watching a bunch of non-English speaking films. I just wrapped up watching Battle Royale, which I thought was excellent. had the perfect combo of action, cheeky humor, cheesy drama, gore (excelsior!), and allegories to keep me entertained. Wouldn't recommend it for everyone, but man, what a movie. I easily see why this has become a cult hit.
Just for randomness' sake here's a short list of some other foreign films I thought were worthy of a little praise:
Night Watch - vi govoriti pa-ruski? This one's been described like 'Blade meets The Matrix meets Buffy', but I say it's has it's own style. Has a great ending, too.
9 Rota - Another Russian film. Kinda like a Soviet version of Black Hawk Down. It just came out with an English dub recently, but I watched (and preferred) an old subtitled copy a few years back.
The Good The Bad The Weird - Everyone needs to watch this one. If fact, if you don't like this movie, I'm not sure if I like you...
Kung Fu Hustle - Chinese kung fu mixed up with slapstick humor that makes even britcoms seem refined. Hilarious!
Oldboy - Grittiest. Action. Ever. A Korean tale of revenge that's not for the faint of heart, but it's one of my favorites.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio - No One Lives Forever meets Austin Powers, except with class. Who'd a thought the French could make a good (and funny) movie?
Let The Right One In - Swedish film in which a young boy meets what he thinks is a young girl. Blood-loss related deaths ensue. Also not for the faint of heart.
On an unrelated note, this is a big occasion. It's my 147th post! Woo Hoo! What a milestone. Didn't think I'd last this long myself. Granted, I aint no triple-A blogger like those on the left-hand side bar, but hey, I'm still happy with it. One hundred and forty seven baby, yeah!
Night Watch - vi govoriti pa-ruski? This one's been described like 'Blade meets The Matrix meets Buffy', but I say it's has it's own style. Has a great ending, too.
9 Rota - Another Russian film. Kinda like a Soviet version of Black Hawk Down. It just came out with an English dub recently, but I watched (and preferred) an old subtitled copy a few years back.
The Good The Bad The Weird - Everyone needs to watch this one. If fact, if you don't like this movie, I'm not sure if I like you...
Kung Fu Hustle - Chinese kung fu mixed up with slapstick humor that makes even britcoms seem refined. Hilarious!
Oldboy - Grittiest. Action. Ever. A Korean tale of revenge that's not for the faint of heart, but it's one of my favorites.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio - No One Lives Forever meets Austin Powers, except with class. Who'd a thought the French could make a good (and funny) movie?
Let The Right One In - Swedish film in which a young boy meets what he thinks is a young girl. Blood-loss related deaths ensue. Also not for the faint of heart.
On an unrelated note, this is a big occasion. It's my 147th post! Woo Hoo! What a milestone. Didn't think I'd last this long myself. Granted, I aint no triple-A blogger like those on the left-hand side bar, but hey, I'm still happy with it. One hundred and forty seven baby, yeah!
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