Mandarin movie wish list
frank
July 11, 2007, 08:15 PM posted in General DiscussionHey again, gang! I have a question for all of you. I've gotten some great suggestions over on the Newbie blog for which movies I should review on my weekly podcast (you're already listening to that, right?), but it seems to me like all the movies people are suggestion are ones they've already seen! Why have me review a movie you already know you like? LOL
So, how about this: How about a few suggestions for movies you're on the fence about. The ones you're not sure if you want to see or not. Let me do the dirty work on this stuff!
Bring it on!
And thanks for your help!
aggiexiang
July 13, 2007, 06:08 AMHave you guys ever heard of Chinese director 冯小刚(Féng Xiǎogāng)？ He also has bunch of funny movies, like: 天下无贼 (A World Without Thieves) 手机(Cell Phone) 甲方乙方 (The Dream Factory) 不见不散 （Be There Or Be Square ） I have enjoyed all the movies above and they are very funny!
italiana
July 11, 2007, 10:40 PMDo one on Stephen King's "红 玫瑰" (Hong Meigui) "Rose Red". If you translated it, it is actually "Red Rose" but the movie title is "Rose Red".
kimiik
July 11, 2007, 11:11 PM红色玫瑰
frank
July 11, 2007, 11:46 PMOH! I can't believe that I forgot to mention this... the movies I'll be reviewing will mainly be in Mandarin (hence the association with ChinesePod)! Keep those suggestions coming, but please, give me the English names when possible. I'm still a Newbie over here! :-)
John
July 12, 2007, 01:26 AMDo some of the early Stephen Chow (周星驰) movies... the ones before Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle. I've seen "God of Cookery" (食神), and it's pretty funny, but there are a lot of other ones I haven't seen.
KennyK
July 12, 2007, 01:31 AMi loooooooooooooooove Stephen Chow's movies!!! (周星驰)... I also rather enjoy those romantic comedies from hong kong, but i can't think of any movie titles at the moment
xiaohu
July 12, 2007, 02:06 AMCurse of the Golden Flower 满城尽带黄金甲，sorry to say I didn't enjoy that movie much. If you're going to pick some great movies: 周星驰的 Stephen Chow's - 少林足球 Shaolin Soccer 張藝謀的 Zhang Yi Mou's - 我的父親母親 - The Road Home, 英雄 Hero, 大紅燈籠高高掛 Raise The Red Lantern, 幸福時光 Happy Times, 優化好好説 Keep Cool (All GREAT) Ye Lou's 蘇州河 Su Zhou River (very uncharacteristic of most Chinese films, it's very stylish and experimental) Jianqi Huo's: Postman In The Mountains (starring Liu Ye) 那山那人那狗, and The Floating Landscape 戀愛的風景 （Also starring Liu Ye) All AWESOME movies!
frank
July 12, 2007, 02:22 AMxiaohu - Great suggestions, but how about some films you haven't seen yet? Got any recommendations for some Mandarin movies you're wondering if you should see?
jane2006
July 12, 2007, 02:35 AMmaybe the stone story is popular in China,resently the actress who act lindaiyu died,most of chinese fall into sad. stone story 红楼梦 written by caoxueqing in qing dynasty
bazza
July 11, 2007, 10:23 PMCurse of the Golden Flower 满城尽带黄金甲
fordbronco
July 12, 2007, 02:40 AMOne movie I'd like to see is called Bamboo Shoot.. I've seen pretty much all of Xia Yu's other movies.. I have no idea how much of a part he has in this movie though. Also it's got Coco Lee in it, who I've only seen pictures of, and they were pretty nice pictures.
italiana
July 12, 2007, 03:04 AMOh, Mandarin movies!! I didn't see that part. I'm not sure if this is considered Chinese or not (it may be Japanese) but Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Memors Of A Geisha (spelling?).
excuter
July 12, 2007, 05:14 PMHah, I got Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on DVD with Chinese Audio and Subs :-)
excuter
July 12, 2007, 05:15 PM好的...I´ve got...
excuter
July 12, 2007, 05:26 PMBTW I´m shure it´s Memoires of a Geisha ( [ge_sha] ;-) ) ... I realy would like to have a review of Princes Blade. I watched it, but it was in japanese with french subs; so I didn´t even realy get half of the half of it :-( .
KennyK
July 12, 2007, 05:35 PM@italiana - "Memoirs of a Geisha" is based on an American novel (written by Arthur Golden), a story about Japanese people, and portrayed in the movie by Chinese and Japanese actors/actresses. Consider it as whichever you like... :)
bazza
July 12, 2007, 10:10 PMA little off topic but has anyone else seen Hannibal Rising? Gong Li plays a Japanese woman again in that.
xiaohu
July 12, 2007, 11:37 PMAfter the movie Hannibal 完全是狗屎, I have no mood or stomach to see anything else with Hannibal in it. But according to the reviews I read, Gong Li was much better than the leading actor who played Hannibal.
jane2006
July 12, 2007, 02:38 AMhave any question,please send me letters,to china,cyc--202@163.com,or 279728615@qq.com
kimiik
July 11, 2007, 09:16 PMFrank, You may try 无间道 (Infernal affairs) part 1 and 2 of the trilogy. It's a must. You can also get philosophical and try to develop the Buddha quote at the end of each movie. It does apply really well to chinese study. ;)