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ToryK on 6/6/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (2 likes)

Just wanted to say, and I'm doing it here because I don't where else to do it, that this Top 10 thing is a pain. I don't think I'll ever be satisfied with it, which kind of adds to the fun of Flickchart, I guess, when you think about it. Anyway, mini-rant over.

marba on 8/18/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

We are friends forever now. But how did you find me?

marba on 8/19/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Agreed. Woo has superior choreography in his action flicks than the Hollywood counterparts, mainly due to you as a viewer knowing what's going on during the shootouts. Decent cuts instead of 0,2 millisecondcuts and shakycam.

marba on 8/21/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Certainly. The most important aspect (expect restraining from using shaky cam) which many seems to forget, in my opinion, is to use longer shots. Not only in shootouts (like the part in the hospital without any cuts for several minutes), but also in fistfights. Frequent use of seizure editing leaves me with the impression that the actors or stunts have no clue on how to actually fight. Just watch Enter the Dragon and watch Bruce Lee - he certainly knew what to do, and that showed in the editing. That not also is more enjoyable, but makes me respect the actors more.

Cleckley on 9/9/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Yeah, rented BKO just a few days ago actually. I was gonna drop you a comment but figured you'd see the one I left on the Ong Bak 2 match-up. It was definitely a disappointing film but clearly you disliked it way more than me. I thought it was about average in the grand scheme of things. Some nice ideas and solid execution got lost in a sea of nonsense, annoying charaters and cross-dressers. I really liked the guy doing Tai-Chi though, dude had crisp moves. The excessively retarded plot twists made me laugh too. I take it you found no redeeming qualities...?

Cleckley on 9/10/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

There was a little clip nearing the end where the lead did a few low roundhouse kicks in succession, alternating his kicking legs. My heart sank a bit at that point when I realised that the guys was obviously from a TKD background. They confirmed it over the end credits too. It's just so disappointing to see the flashiest, most aesthetically pleasing style represented by someone like him. TKD is perfect for the screen man, that guy just isn't. Sigh. All this just a few days after watching Donnie Yen's Legend of the Fist. Too much disappointment.

Cleckley on 9/13/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

The Indonesian, Pencak Silat film? You know, I've seen that one but it completely slipped my mind 'til you reminded me. Good shout because it was a very solid film! Problem is, I've seen the shorter version and IMDb is telling me that there's about a half hour of extra footage in the director's cut. Maybe that version is even better, but the cut I say, despite being very good, is not in the Ong Bak - Tom Yum Gung - Ip Man territory. Definitely a better 'film' than Jaa's efforts, just not as thrilling a spectacle.

Cleckley on 9/15/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Oooh, I'm gonna be an ass here and tell you that I think John Woo sucks. I think Face/Off and MI:2 are two of the worst action movies I've ever seen. Even Broken Arrow, which I enjoy quite a bit, has some really bad, bad direction. I didn't like Reign of Assassins either (not necessarily Woo's fault) and Hard Target was kinda mediocre. Haven't seen Hard Boiled and The Killer in maybe a decade so perhaps I'm doing the guy a disservice.

Cleckley on 9/16/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

This is very interesting. Straight up, I've never considered male bonding (in neither movies nor life) to have even remotely homoerotic undertones. Seriously, it never crossed my mind. Actually, I'm quite a fan of male-bonding in movies (and life) to the point where my loyalties to my buddies might have me seen as a mild male-chauvanist. A lot of my fav' movies are reliant on that stuff: Kevin Smith films, Three Brothers' films, Harold & Kumar, Good Will Hunting etc. I like buddy movies a lot, poker movies, sports movies and, no bullshit here, American Pie 2 is one of the few movies that resonates with me emotionally. Part of the reason is that it's about leaving high-school (I really fucking miss high-school) and part is because of the way it ends... kind of cathartic meditation on friendship. And brothers? Well, I have two older brothers that I was always tight with, especially when I was a kid (though in fairness I was tight with my sisters too). So maybe I just saw Hard Boiled at a time before all the camaraderie mattered. Oh and dude, you really need to watch a movie called I'll Sleep When I'm Dead. Miserable as fuck, but based on some of the stuff you've said here I think it will payoff for you. How old is your brother btw?

Cleckley on 9/19/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

About the same actually, 4.5 years apart from my closest brother. Eldest sibling is way older, but we're still tight... Family comes first and all.

alec96 on Jan 5 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

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alec96 on Jan 8 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

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alec96 on Jan 8 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

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BisonDollah on Jan 23 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

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coreyhiscocks on Sunday Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Just dropping a note. Maybe you've seen it already, but I saw "The Raid" at Sundance this year and was blown away by the choreography and... well, bloodletting. Ruthlessly violent and super entertaining. One of the wildest action movies I've ever seen, even though I'm not exactly a kung-fu/action buff. Check it out if you get the chance. It's Indonesian and got picked up by an American distributing company, I think.