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Ah I see, I think that's a good idea, since I think the second film is better but it's not too differently formally, tonally, or anything. It just gives us more of what we love (or hate) from the first film in just about every way possible. But the thing is that if you don't watch both films...

:( Truly one of the greats. I loved her in The Big Sleep, her and Bogey really were something special. Rest In Peace

I highly recommend Jean De Florette but only on one condition, that you also add Manon Of The Spring to that queue (it is the sequel and it is basically necessary to watch both to experience the full story) which is an even better film. I gave each individual film an 8/10 but I think the overall...

Comrades: Almost A Love Story directed by Peter Chan - 8/10 This is one of those films that I wish were a hidden masterpiece, but it falls short of that level due to some serious flaws. The film is a really good romantic melodrama starring Maggie Cheung and Leon Lai with a lot of interesting...

That's true, and it will continue to be true as long as audiences continue to be satisfied with it. I'm not sure that audiences will continue to be satisfied with the movies they are currently getting, as they no longer provide anything better than the more sophisticated TV series that are...

All That Jazz directed by Bob Fosse - 9/10 While I was watching this, I thought "what the hell? what is this? how can this existed, and how could it have existed in 1979?" I have seen twists in the musical genre, but I expected this to be a fairly conventional musical, but what I got was a...

Young Cops directed by Kar-Hung Yau - 6/10 Another fun HK broad comedy with the usual features: episodic structure, broad cheesy comedy, catchy cheesy Cantopop songs, cool theme songs, stars in less serious roles (this time it's Tony Leung and Anita Mui), and a kinetic genre-bending style (here...

Oh yeah, definitely. I would never make a film with the visual style in today's films, unless it enhanced the content (and the films I want to make aren't 'gritty' so I wouldn't use that visual style). I prefer more stable, beautiful looking compositions. And when the camera moves, I usually...

Batman directed by Leslie H. Martinson - 6/10 Very good camp, it's a lot of fun to watch and it's just such a crazy film. I think I like it more since I'm not a serious comic book fan, and don't take superheroes too seriously (though I can see why others do). Still, it's obviously not up to par...

Ah so you did watch it lol, it seems like there's nothing you haven't watched! Yeah it's an excellent film, and it's a shame that Lee Chang-dong doesn't make more films than he does. I think he's the best 'art film' Korean director apart from Hong Sang-soo.

I'd like to see the way you use that style! I think when it's done right, it can be incredible. Have you seen Leave Her To Heaven? That is one of the most beautiful films I've seen. Then there are Zhang Yimou's films from the late 80's and 90's that were a more modern use of Technicolor. I...

Thanks for the recommendations, I'm gonna save this list! I haven't seen any of them, and only heard of about four of them! You know more about this decade's cinema more than I do, but I'll recommend Lee Chang-dong's Poetry to you, which I think is a very great film.

I don't think it's so much optimism, because to be honest most Hollywood films don't appeal to my taste. But not only that, I feel like Hollywood used to make incredible genre films and dramas, but I don't think they make the same quantity of great films anymore, and most of them don't interest...

Lust, Caution directed by Ang Lee - 7/10 I have mixed feelings about this film. On one hand, I love the incredible acting and Ang Lee's always skillful directing skills. But on the other hand, I find the film to be a bit meandering and it never fulfills its potential. The film's story is pretty...

Just out of curiosity, what other films would you place on that list? I need some catching up to do with this decade's cinema.

Yes, I am extremely tired of that style. In fact, although I know this won't happen, I miss the good old days of Technicolor and that more saturated look that films had. I think the last notable films to have that rich kind of color are Zhang Yimou's films from the 90's (maybe also the 2000's...

The Way Of The Dragon directed by Bruce Lee - 7/10 Once again, I find Bruce Lee's films to be very disappointing because they are very mediocre in comparison to the best of martial arts cinema. Every time Lee attempted to incorporate humor into this film, I really felt like just watching a...

:yes: I loved this film a lot, it especially spoke to me even more since I grew up at the same time as the protagonist, due to the fact that I'm the same age. I also think it's one of the best films of the decade.

No problem, I enjoy reading these things! Oh yes, I've noticed this a lot in history, and I think we can still apply it today. If you look at international cinema, many of the countries that are producing the most artistic works are ones where there are many struggles such as China, the...

Magic In The Moonlight directed by Woody Allen - 6/10 A pretty good, but certainly weaker Woody Allen film. I enjoyed how Allen played with his usual themes and gave us a nice twist in the end, but I don't like how some elements of the plot don't really hold together for me. I didn't find the...