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Thanks for all the responses! I think I am going to watch the prequels if only to learn more about the Star Wars universe and see what happens with the stories. I actually saw Episode III when I was really young and parts of Episode I but I don't remember much about them. I've heard of the...

Thanks man! I think this was a very great post that was not only the right thing to do in the situation, but as with all of your posts was also very helpful in general. Although I don't reply much to your posts because I'm not into sound and don't ask questions about sound, I've always noticed...

I know this has been discussed a million times, but how do you guys feel the prequel trilogy stacks up in comparison to the original trilogy? I'm one of the few living souls that didn't grow up on these films and I just saw the original trilogy like a month ago and loved it. Many fans seem to...

Oh no I just saw the original trilogy like a month ago and I think all of the films were great but The Empire Strikes Back is definitely my favorite. It's one of those few movies that I love even though I found the first twenty minutes to be pretty weak. After that though it becomes an even...

Can you give me examples of "self congratulatory filmmaking masturbation" that are successful within the arthouse? I'm sure there are some, but I think most of those films end up being trashed and not remembered. I think it is important for us to appreciate all cinema, that is why I'm even...

Okay here we don't agree because I think most silent films did indeed try to communicate ideas and tell stories primarily through visuals (though there are exceptions, my own favorite filmmaker Ozu made silent films that had lots of title cards!). Either way, just look at the Japanese...

Too much characters in my post so I had to split them haha! Okay I like how you stated all of your reasons very clearly, I like how your approach is based on reason. But of course I have responses :) First of all, 'the public' is a very abstract concept that also changes all of the time and...

Yes I have, even though I think it is an irrelevant question to me personally (it is a more relevant question to ask to Ebert or other critics/cinephiles that believe that silent films are somehow superior). But I did answer that they are better at communicating ideas and telling stories through...

I do feel like I answered your question the first time I tried to respond. But even then, I really don't see why that even has to be the question. I can see you asking this question to someone like Ebert or anyone who believes that silent films are superior. But I simply think that they are...

Raise The Red Lantern directed by Zhang Yimou - 10/10 I love being surprised by cinema! Although I've always loved Zhang Yimou's films, I didn't think they reached the level of the greatest cinema out there. This film pushes Yimou's strengths and becomes his greatest masterpiece. This film is...

I would argue that it is still a film but not a theatrical experience of a film. No watching a DVD or streaming service is not the same as the theatrical experience but it is an approximation of that experience, these approximations are of varying quality of course. However, these approximations...

The Joy Luck Club directed by Wayne Wang - 8/10 I just had to give this an 8 even though I feel like it could have been so much better. Wayne Wang is a good filmmaker, but in the hands of Ang Lee, the emotions would have been more powerful or in the hands of master filmmaker Edward Yang, the...

Happy Ghost V directed by Raymond Wong & Norman Chan Hok-yan - 4/10 The fifth installment of the Happy Ghost series is the first and only one which Raymond Wong actually directs, and unfortunately it is a huge let down. The first twenty minutes don't even seem like a Happy Ghost film at all, and...

Well in that case you are only agreeing with AudioPostExpert. I don't think you should compare the two in terms of overall quality because they are two completely different types of cinematic experiences. But you can look at cinema as you please.

If you watch a film on DVD or any streaming service, then it is not a film? I can't agree with this, nor do I think that this definition is true at all. I think we're working off of two different kinds of definitions really. I think if you're talking about contemporary film, films that are made...

Till We Meet Again directed by Tadashi Imai - 8/10 This is one of those films that make me completely change my mind about the film with its ending. For the most part, I found this to be a good straightforward romance film, but nothing really special due to the fact that it felt a little...

I pretty much agree with the writer's point of view. Studio pictures never do harm to independent films or to arthouse films simply because they have their own audience that wouldn't be willing to watch these other films anyway. At the same time though, we have to be more discerning with...

That's absolutely true, and I think that some creative things can be done with that!

Yeah, in this case my argument was more theoretical and hypothetical, because even the films I've seen without any sound do have title cards. I think your argument against H44's statement is completely valid. We have argued about the definition of cinema at length and we don't agree. The...

Don't Go Breaking My Heart directed by Johnnie To - 8/10 This is a very good romantic comedy with a lot of interesting ideas. What I like about this film is that it is very unabashedly romantic and funny in a cute way. I haven't seem romantic comedies made this way in recent years, so it was...