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Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Joker on April 29, 2007, 02:06:52 PM
Okay so last night, I stayed at my moms house while she was out for the weekend because I was bored and she has a TV and I don\'t.

Anyways, I was relaxing channel surfing and I come across a movie called Audition which was just about to start. I was a little buzzed and in that state of relaxation where the television just has all your attention and there is nothing going on in the world. The phone could ring and you would just be too lazy to get it. So the movie starts and i\'m getting into it, at the start it comes across as a light hearted movie about this really nice guy looking for a new woman in his life so he holds a fake audition and really hits it off with this one girl.

Then it takes a nose dive into the creepy and weird like nothing else. Maybe it was just my particular mood and state of mind last night but this movie was awesome. Also because I knew nothing about Takashi Miike I thought this movie was something else entirely from what it was and was very much so caught off guard by it.

After browsing info about it today I found it made it to number 11 on Bravo\'s 100 Scariest Movie Moments. Anyways the clip from Bravo sums up my feelings about this movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7CQvmNF8l0

If any of you are into a good mind screw of a movie, definately check it out.
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Evi on April 29, 2007, 02:15:14 PM
This guy rocks. Check out "Ichi the Killer". I must warn you though, this movie is friggin\' gross.
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Joker on April 29, 2007, 02:27:27 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xG74Vr5_fQ

you mean like that? lol. Geez. I\'m gonna have to take a trip into the city next pay check.

I definately want to check out the rest of the movies made by this man.
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Evi on April 29, 2007, 02:31:01 PM
That\'s actually the exact scene I had on my mind at the time, lol. Yes...that and lots of other goodies. :p
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Sublimesjg on April 30, 2007, 03:12:22 AM
Ichi the Killer is fucking awesome omg lol - kakashi is the man

Visitor Q is another good movie - it was actually a made for tv movie from what i hear and its crazy

Izo i was highly disappointed in though

His Dead or Alive series is supposed to be good too


on another note if you have never Seen Battle Royale 1 or 2

highly recommend them - not so much Japanese horror but awesome non the less
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: mm on April 30, 2007, 03:47:44 AM
phenomenal movie.  that sound the chick makes when she\'s sawing him creeps me out every time.

surprised nobody mentioned Gozu (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361668/) yet
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clintonsttheater.com%2Fimages%2FGozu.jpg&hash=422fd50b1be9c0c7a769aeea8cf34289a71291e9)
the ending is...ummmm....yeah.
just watch it.
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: kopking on April 30, 2007, 12:34:40 PM
i wasnt overly keen on it, but maybe as i knew to much about it, and i ound ichi a anto climax, i thougt it was going to be much more violent...

battle royale was amazing!!

zatochi, im prettys ure he is in the movie... not like audition, but is superb too
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Evi on April 30, 2007, 12:39:02 PM
Quote from: koppy
i wasnt overly keen on it, but maybe as i knew to much about it, and i ound ichi a anto climax, i thougt it was going to be much more violent...
???
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Unicron! on April 30, 2007, 12:39:32 PM
Quote from: Joker
Okay so last night, I stayed at my moms house while she was out for the weekend because I was bored and she has a TV and I don\'t.

Anyways, I was relaxing channel surfing and I come across a movie called Audition which was just about to start. I was a little buzzed and in that state of relaxation where the television just has all your attention and there is nothing going on in the world. The phone could ring and you would just be too lazy to get it. So the movie starts and i\'m getting into it, at the start it comes across as a light hearted movie about this really nice guy looking for a new woman in his life so he holds a fake audition and really hits it off with this one girl.

Then it takes a nose dive into the creepy and weird like nothing else. Maybe it was just my particular mood and state of mind last night but this movie was awesome. Also because I knew nothing about Takashi Miike I thought this movie was something else entirely from what it was and was very much so caught off guard by it.

After browsing info about it today I found it made it to number 11 on Bravo\'s 100 Scariest Movie Moments. Anyways the clip from Bravo sums up my feelings about this movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7CQvmNF8l0

If any of you are into a good mind screw of a movie, definately check it out.



That woman turns me on
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: GmanJoe on April 30, 2007, 01:30:02 PM
I think I made a thread about this years ago.

That movie is creepy.
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Joker on April 30, 2007, 01:34:46 PM
Yeah, it came out in 1999, so its been out for awhile.

I definately want to pick up at least Gozu and  Ichi on thursday, pretty much anything I can get my hands on is what my pay check is going to this week. I\'m hoping I don\'t have any problems getting unrated versions, espeacially of Ichi. The rated R version sounds extremely tame compared to what i\'ve been reading about the unrated version.
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Samwise on April 30, 2007, 01:55:16 PM
Quote from: Evi
???
Kop translator: "I found Ichi The Killer (to be a bit of) an anti-climax."
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Jar O Pickles on April 30, 2007, 05:38:15 PM
speaking of odd japanese movies this always weirded me out
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096251/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096251/)
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: mm on April 30, 2007, 06:15:47 PM
and even weirder, was the sequel
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105569/
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Ashford on May 01, 2007, 09:41:10 AM
Audition is boring as hell until the final scene...

Ichi the Killer is the craziest movie I have ever seen and I had no idea what the hell was going on...

Other Japanese movies...

Kairo = Almost fell asleep
Uzumaki = Stupidest movie I\'ve ever seen
Suicide Club = Starts out interesting, drags, then had no idea what was going on
Battle Royale = Excellent
Battle Royale 2 = Starts out good, then gets worse and worse, ridiculous ending
Dark Water = Great, the little girl is the cutest, the ending will bring you to tears
One Missed Call = Fun, confusing ending
Ju-On: The Curse = Scary as hell
Ju-On: The Curse 2 = Steals your money
Ju-On: The Grudge = Boring
Ju-On: The Grudge 2 = My favorite J-Horror movie
Tomie movies = ZzzzZZzzzZzZzzZZ

Next up, Reincarnation by Takashi Shimizu...

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Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Ashford on May 01, 2007, 09:44:52 AM
Forgot another...

2LDK

If you wanna see 2 hot Japanese chicks get it on, alone in an apartment, check it out...

(Its not what you pervs are thinking...)
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Unicron! on May 01, 2007, 10:34:41 AM
Quote from: Ashford

Next up, Reincarnation by Takashi Shimizu...

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horrorfestonline.com%2Fimages%2Fdvd5.jpg&hash=86da515c92befceb5a32d86f52cc18352ba6b82c)


Oh yeah I saw that at my DVD rental. I was thinking to get it but I hesitated because I didnt know how good it is. Especially after I just saw Ju On2 which dissapointed me hugely.

I see you mentioned 4 Ju On movies there. Are the first two the original Japanese versions and the other two the "remakes"?
 So far I ve seen Ju On 1 and 2 and Grudge 1 and 2.
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Ashford on May 01, 2007, 10:58:19 AM
4 Ju On movies released in Japan, 2 in the US...

Curse 1 - Low budget, about the teacher paying a home visit to the house, stars Chiaki Kuriyama, of Battle Royale...

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fchiaki-kuriyama.zanlius.com%2Fcover_juon.jpg&hash=1d97d67d870243fd09b55e51f24d8e53314b38c4)

Curse 2 - Continues where Curse 1 left off, literally, in that the first 30 minutes of this is the last 30 minutes of Curse 1, which is why its such a ripoff...

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sarudama.com%2Fmovies%2Fimages%2Fjuon2b.jpg&hash=5042568b80bf737ebf66c0376b1d46a463e9a893)

Grudge 1 (Japan) - Theatrical release about the home care worker visiting the house, the one the US version was based on, with a little bit of Curse 1 thrown in...

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.douban.com%2Flpic%2Fs1458603.jpg&hash=c3fad26f05676953bb8734a69ce913d471750f51)

Grudge 2 (Japan) - About a pregnant actress filming a documentary about the house...

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emvg.net%2Fimages%2Fjuon2.jpg&hash=d0debf272ba44cac9549ee21b64007cdcecedfdb)
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: kopking on May 01, 2007, 02:30:57 PM
i meant, i found ichi the killer a anti climax, i had heard to much about it, and expeced it to be way better... happens when you hear to much about a film i guess



versus is a good no brainer japanese one

also try oldboy, very very good!
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Unicron! on May 01, 2007, 04:05:58 PM
Quote from: Ashford
4 Ju On movies released in Japan, 2 in the US...

Curse 1 - Low budget, about the teacher paying a home visit to the house, stars Chiaki Kuriyama, of Battle Royale...



Curse 2 - Continues where Curse 1 left off, literally, in that the first 30 minutes of this is the last 30 minutes of Curse 1, which is why its such a ripoff...



Grudge 1 (Japan) - Theatrical release about the home care worker visiting the house, the one the US version was based on, with a little bit of Curse 1 thrown in...



Grudge 2 (Japan) - About a pregnant actress filming a documentary about the house...


It seems I saw Curse 2 and Grudge 1.


[COLOR="red"]why do people quote images ><[/COLOR]
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Sublimesjg on May 02, 2007, 02:57:51 PM
yes Old Boy is an awesome awesome movie - korean not japanese but very good non the less

also if you watch anime at all the live action version of Death Note was very entertaining to me


few other Asian movies recommended are

Casshern - Japanese Sci Fi - zomg the cinematograhpy is so nice

My Sassy Girl - one of the top grossing movies of all time in korea - its a romantic comedy like no other - trust me even guys will like it as i did - it just absorbs you into it - the sequel but really prequel Windstruck is pretty good too and has the guy from "Volcano High" if you seen that

Volcano High was pretty good but i rather the non rapper dubbed version >.>

Battle Royale 1/2 = good stuff but 1 was much more original and fun to watch and plus it has GoGo from Killbill in it ftw - heh just noticed that other day when i rewatched it
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2Ff%2Ff5%2FBR1_Takako_Classroom_1.jpg&hash=1fe103caaeac4d9cef038a7baff0acb9f7dc18c3)

i have yet to watch the other Vengance movies the 2 sorta sequels to OldBoy but i hear the Symphathy for lady vengance is pretty good

Tale of Two Sisters is a good Korea horror movie

anyways ill have to glance over some of my dvds - i tend to like the asian flick seen more so then american as of late because they are a bit more creative and dont rehash a lot of the same stuff over and over like in us lately
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Joker on May 02, 2007, 03:04:38 PM
I\'ve seen those 3, Oldboy aswell as Sympthay for Lady Vengance and Sympathy for Mr Vengance. I liked Lady better out of the two. But out of three Oldboy was easily my favourite. The soundtrack to that movie with the violins is excellent.
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: kopking on May 02, 2007, 03:10:23 PM
r point...
i bought it, but not watched it yet

zatoichi is amazing!!!
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: mm on May 02, 2007, 05:52:43 PM
Quote from: kopking
zatoichi is amazing!!!

movie or series?
i love beat takeshi in most of his films (especially fireworks and sonatine), but the zatoichi remake was terrible
:(
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: Ashford on May 03, 2007, 11:08:06 AM
Korean Movies

Oldboy = Overrated but nice twist at the end
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance = Overhyped/overrated, silly, nice plot/story but cheesily executed
Sympathy for Mr Vengeance = I don\'t know, I was too bored to finish it
My Sassy Girl = Great, drags in the middle, Jeon Ji Hyun is gorgeous
A Tale of Two Sisters = Confusing but interesting
Phone = Ripoff of other horror movies but decent
Sez is Zero = Funny, gross, sad, softcore porn
Wet Dreams 1 & 2 = Midly funny, not as gross as expected
Red Eye = Sucks
The Ring Virus = Tried to captialize on the popularity of Ringu and fails miserably, horrible acting/directing, just plain sucks

Breakdown of Asian movies:

Action - Hong Kong (80\'s thru mid-90\'s only)
Horror/Weirdness - Japan
Drama/Romance - Korea
Title: Audition - by Takashi Miike
Post by: kopking on May 08, 2007, 03:42:47 PM
not got round to watching the series yet, still in my to watch pile.

i liked the movie, but could be becouse i have not yet watched the series!!