Speaking of Asian film or What Kill Bill did for me...
Kill Bill. I'm sure most of you are familiar with the 2 part chop-socky, western, samurai flick from QT. This film amazed me. I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread, as the saying goes. The 2 films probably rank below the original Star Wars Trilogy for me, I like them that much. So, QT often gets criticized for, "stealing," from other filmmakers of the past. Old westerns, samurai, gangster, noir, pulp, exploitation, etc. Well, so what if he does? He does it very well and gets people watching the original films that most would have never heard of. That's what Kill Bill did for me. I don't even know how many samurai, kung fu, Sergio Leone westerns, and just crazy f'd up Asian movies I've seen since I first watched Kill Bill. Now, his new project with Robert Rodriguez is about to hit theaters. Get ready for an homage to 70s exploitation films at its best! Anyway, check out the trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/grindhouse/ So, my only question is, when do the sweet films that this movie is rooted in come out on dvd? I'm sure some are out, but the Kill Bill effect will happen. He'll mention certain films in interviews and everyone will want to see them. I'm gonna have to read up! The only bummer...look who the distributor is. Weinstein. Damn. Check out these films at your local indi store. A small selection from my Kill Bill obsession.
Revenge Trilogy (Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More (man w/no name trilogy) Once upon a time in the West
anything from this guy...f'd up, Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer, The Happiness of the Katakuris)
Shogun Assassin (the film Uma's daughter watches to go to bed in V2) spliced together from the Lone Wolf and Cub series (awesome!)
Suicide Club, Infernal Affairs (the movie The Departed is a remake of) and so many more! If you've got some good ones for me, let me know. Thanks for reading!
