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Vashdaman replied to the thread Asian Cinema Thread.Bullet in the Head (1990) Holy smokes, this was amazing. Completely and utterly insane movie. An absolute fever dream, or more like nightmare. This one was like ABT x Twin... -
The Naked Gun (2025) A pleasant surprise. The style of Hollywood comedy has changed so much since the 80s that I wasn't sure what to expect from this, but it nails the tone of...
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To the best of my knowledge, the reading of Woo’s films as queer-coded is something that’s been popular among fans in the west from around the time they started to become...
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Vashdaman replied to the thread Asian Cinema Thread.Not sure if this is directed at me or not, but if it was, then a) despite my flippant remark about not understanding how people read the film differently in the following line...
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Ceefax, believing one's own perception to be fact (displaying a complete lack of self-awareness in the process) is also a trait shared by many-a-narcissist. 'Tis also linked to...
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Vashdaman replied to the thread Asian Cinema Thread.Oh yeah for sure, I was a bit hyperbolic when I said I don't know how anyone could read the film differently. I think the films work on both a literal level and as a metaphor...
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Glad you enjoyed the 2 Better Tomorrow films. I feel that it is possible to see things in different ways. There doesn't have to be anything Gay in male friends being loyal...
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Vashdaman replied to the thread Asian Cinema Thread.So I've been on a bit of a 80s 90s Hong Kong classic action movie kick recently, mainly John Woo. I've been wanting to watch them for ages as I'd only ever seen the first A...
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Vashdaman replied to the thread General TV Discussion.Currently about half way through the excellent Tiger and Dragon. Tomoya Nagase is an unfunny Yakuza who becomes infatuated with Rakugo after witnessing its power to make people...
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Disgusting behaviour and I got annoyed just reading your post. I hope you are able to feel better soon. I think it was the right move reporting the incident.
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Sorry to hear that happened to you, @RadFemHedonist 😥 People who insult the way others dress are exposing their own insecurities; it's funny that they accidentally affirmed...
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I was just subjected to some very nasty street harrassment about 40-50 minutes ago - they've moved on now but it was v distressing - have called the housing officer and the...
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Vashdaman replied to the thread Rate the Last Film You Watched.The Forest of Love This was only the second Sion Sono film I've seen, the first being of course Love Exposure but that was so long ago I really can't remember much about it...
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PS3 has possibly the best version of RE: Code Veronica. More recent versions are just emulating the inferior PS2 port, but the PS3 version is a native remaster built in MT... -
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There's been an insidious trend over the last couple of years of supposed physical disc releases being more like an activation key on a disc, and not including a full build of...