Also, that Willy Wonka thing is fucking creepy.
I'll be in my bunk.
Jayne ,'War Stories'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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Dana - Dec 10, 2004 5:06:07 am PST #6989 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Vonnie K - Dec 10, 2004 5:08:43 am PST #6990 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
How does House of Flying Daggers compare to Hero? I know the former has opened in New York. A few reviews I've read weren't as uniformly enthusiastic as the ones about Hero.
Zhang Ziyi has been busy, I see. Gotta say, I'm apprehensive about Memoirs of a Geisha. I love that book, and it feels wrong that movie is going to be in English.
Sean K - Dec 10, 2004 5:10:12 am PST #6991 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
t sits in the "mesmerized by wire-ballet" corner with Frank and Dana
How does House of Flying Daggers compare to Hero?
NoiseDesign said he liked it better than Hero.
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2004 5:14:55 am PST #6992 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I love that book, and it feels wrong that movie is going to be in English.
Well, the book was in English ... by an English guy. I'd find it weird to have that translated into Japanese. And apparently they couldn't get anyone to act in it.
Vonnie K - Dec 10, 2004 5:25:07 am PST #6993 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Well, the book was in English ... by an English guy.
True, but it plays in Japanese in my head. Despite the book being in English, it evokes a specific time and mindset. I can't help but feel it'd be jarring to hear these characters speak in english.
IMDb page [link] says it's in production. Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi together. Hmmm.
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2004 5:27:24 am PST #6994 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm not so much weirded out by the language, just that they've cast a Chinese actress in the lead role. I love Ziyi, think she's amazing, but I wonder how that plays in Japan -- a movie about their culture, written by a white guy, starring a Chinese woman.
Sean K - Dec 10, 2004 5:31:57 am PST #6995 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
IMDb page [link] says it's in production.
They were recently shooting at Yamashiro (a so-so sushi place atop a hil at the end of my street, with a great view, and modeled on an old Edo Japan castle). They screwed my whole street out of parking for most of a week, and pissed off all the residents, primarily because they were too cheap to rent the parking from the nearby Magic Castle.
Hayden - Dec 10, 2004 5:32:18 am PST #6996 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Eh, I'm more with Jim on this. Hero was gorgeous, but, despite my penchant for sweeping epic flicks, I don't think I'll ever watch it again. I have high hopes for House of Flying Daggers, though.
Jessica - Dec 10, 2004 5:38:10 am PST #6997 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
How does House of Flying Daggers compare to Hero? I know the former has opened in New York. A few reviews I've read weren't as uniformly enthusiastic as the ones about Hero.
I liked Daggers more -- it's less High Art, and much meatier and gritter, while still blowing your mind with how fucking gorgeous every single shot is. The scene in the bamboo forest alone is worth the price of admission.
(And, who knew Zhang Ziyi was capable of actually acting? She's always been fun to watch, but this is the first time I've ever seen her actually inhabit a three-dimensional adult character, and she's excellent.)
The only thing I disliked about it is that they kept switching the horses of the guy who's not Andy Lau. They had one horse for standing shots, and another for galloping shots, and they look nothing alike, which was more than a little distracting.
Kate P. - Dec 10, 2004 6:01:03 am PST #6998 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
And while we're at it, let's cast Summer Glau as Death.
I can't conceive of anyone other than Tori Amos playing Death. I have no idea if she'd be any good at the part or not, but in my head (and, you know, on the page) that's who she is.