Friday, June 09, 2006
Heirloom (R1 DVD, Tartan Asia Extreme) Review
Are you getting sick of Asian horror films yet? Apparently not. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have new ones come out every other week. Or is it just that all the Asian countries are trying to top J-horror before they quit making them? THE HEIRLOOM is from Thailand, which brought us the Pang Brothers’ THE EYE and SHUTTER.
Read the rest...Natural City (R1 DVD Tartan Asia Extreme) Review
In the future, cyborgs can feel, love, and hate…but all of them have an expiration date. Combat cyborgs that are refusing to die and be recycled launch an attack against Neucom and destroy those who get in the way. In the middle of this battle, some sort of conspiracy starts to unveil behind the curtains.
Natural City has so many possibilities to be a great film. The filmmakers’ attempt at making Bladerunner of Korea was courageous and it has the world of its own, visually stunning. Yet the film failed their attempts to make its mark on the genre and failed to deliver the goods.
Read the rest...Two Sisters Remake
Hollywood Reporter reported that Dreamworks has picked director Tom and Charlie Guard (don’t ask me as I don’t know what they have done) to helm the Hollywood remake of Korean horror film A TALE OF TWO SISTERS. The original was directed by Kim Jee-woon (A BITTERSWEET LIFE). Well, the remake’s plot hasn’t changed or Americanized since it follows teenage sisters Anna and Alex Rydell who return home from a looney tune institute only to find their recovery unraveling because of their mean stepmother or is there other reason? Can they really just release the original because it is a brilliant film, one of the best horror films that came from Korea. The production slated to start this fall.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Jackie Stole a Baby
Here comes Jackie Chan! ROB-B-HOOD! The story is this. For ne’er-do-well compulsive gambler Slipper (Jackie Chan), there’s only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off his debtors? Can he overcome his phobia of diapers, milk bottles, and cloying lullabies? (synopsis from offcial website).
It will be a cute film, won’t it?
Go to the official website for more info including teaser trailer.
Seven Remake?
Seriously...SEVEN SAMURAI remake is happening...with Donnie Yen, Clooney and Zhang Ziyi. And who is behind this crap? You guessed it right. The Weinstein Co. Hope this is just another crazy speculation.