tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post114526726282896225..comments2023-11-02T21:46:26.482+13:00Comments on Violet goes green, sort of: Old BoyViolethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1145440833229791122006-04-19T22:00:00.000+12:002006-04-19T22:00:00.000+12:00boudica: You have celebrity friends! The beginnin...boudica: You have celebrity friends! The beginning of Titus was my favourite scene, y'know with the gladiators marching in the Colosseum. <BR/><BR/>desiree: Already seen Richard III - really enjoyed it. I so miss the annual film festival... <BR/><BR/>I just remembered the name of the film I was describing to Jon. It was Tetsuo Bodyhammer.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1145404335393028302006-04-19T11:52:00.000+12:002006-04-19T11:52:00.000+12:00Having seen "Titus" you might like to see Ian McKe...Having seen "Titus" you might like to see Ian McKellan's take on "Richard III" - I spotted it channel surfing LATE one night and ended up being glued to it. Like "V for Vendetta" it's set in fascist England but heaps better. Some of the anime stuff that your boy would like is pretty violent too - we saw one of the "Ghost In the Shell" films at the festival last year and despite the violence we were very impressed, but I got that yuck factor watching "Akira". For black humour get "The Ax" - French film where guy gets made redundant and decides to kill off other fellow contenders for a job he's going for - we laughed lots especially at the ending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1145360319766661042006-04-18T23:38:00.000+12:002006-04-18T23:38:00.000+12:00My friend was in Titus. He was the small boy at th...My friend was in Titus. He was the small boy at the very beginning, the silent observer kind of thing.<BR/><BR/>Have put Old Boy on my "to watch" list.<BR/><BR/>xxBboudica of suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837016937386220180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1145353746072122322006-04-18T21:49:00.000+12:002006-04-18T21:49:00.000+12:00jon: hmmm...I don't know if I'll go for those Taka...jon: hmmm...I don't know if I'll go for those Takahashi films. Old Boy is probably as violent as I'd want a movie to get. Ever see a Japanese film about a guy who grafts pieces of metal to himself, including a big, pointy metal penis? I forget what it's called but apparently it's an old classic. It's pretty damned violent too, and the only reason I watched it was because it was so <I>wierd</I>.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1145332183038237512006-04-18T15:49:00.000+12:002006-04-18T15:49:00.000+12:00On second thought, use discretion if you watch the...On second thought, use discretion if you watch the films 'Ichi the Killer', 'Audition', or 'Full Metal Yakuza' by director Miike Takahashi. They are INCREDIBLY brutal, violent to say the least. You've been warned :PJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250936677072664743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1145331495062268642006-04-18T15:38:00.000+12:002006-04-18T15:38:00.000+12:00I adore films!I've seen 'Old Boy'- it's part of t...I adore films!<BR/><BR/>I've seen 'Old Boy'- it's part of the new style of Korean film genre that I call 'the revenge film'. If you liked 'Old Boy', try watching the Japanese film 'Ichi the Killer'- it will change your life (well, not really, but it is good). Just make sure Baby is tucked in bed in the other room ;-)Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250936677072664743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1145319353513501832006-04-18T12:15:00.000+12:002006-04-18T12:15:00.000+12:00star firstbaseman: why, thank you - I do try to em...star firstbaseman: why, thank you - I do try to employ meaningful metaphors ;-)<BR/><BR/>juliabohemian: there's a bit of blood in this movie too, but the violence is actually more implied than explicit - which is bad enough!Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.com