Of what I watched...Recently I have been doing a lot of research on the DVD lending library :D And actually stumbled on some must see-s. The place where I rent from has an excellent collection; I must say. After HERO, I took an interest in movies from the east again. The seven samurai did more than it's part in reviving that interest. Now I have 4 oriental flicks lined up in my DVD selections, including Yojimbo and Rashomon. The latest movie I watched was Infernal Affairs, a Hong Kong movie, I had seen half of it more than a year back. It was aired after much hype on star movies and it sure was worth all that hype. Unfortunately I couldn't finish it that day due to a flight I had to take. But I found it this time in the library and Bingo...I get it delivered to my place! It's a slick gripping thriller and the best cop movie I have seen of late...sure ranks along side the likes of L.A. confidential. Not a dull moment, excellent cast and a smashing ending. The movie catches you off gaurd right from the very beginning; the first scene when Sam is 'recruiting'...It's being made in Hollywood (The Departed slated for release this year) and is directed by none other than Martin Scorcese. Now you know what I'm talking about ;) The hollywood version has Matt Damon and Leonardo di Caprio in the lead(have you noticed; these 2 guys look similar), but though Damon is an excellent actor, it's hard to match what Andy Lau and Tony Leung pulled off in the original. Watch the original before the remake comes out (it's shame, the original is not even credited!...Boo Scorcese!). Class apart, highly recommended. ****Do not go into this movie expecting a marshal arts show down. It's a thriller and is set in very much contemporary times.**** The next set of movies I didn't explore much are the Brit movies, latest of which I saw, The Constant Gardner. Now when this movie released in UK, I had no interest in watching it thanks to the lousy title. But when I did actually see it last week...I kicked myself for having missed it in the theatres. It's so fresh in it's treatment, the location (mostly shot in Africa) and boasts of a heroine so powerful that she dominates the entire movie despite being entirely absent from the frame in the second half. Rachel Weisz took home a well deserved oscar for this one. Up next on my list are City of God, Cinema Paradiso, Apocalypse now, the French Connection among others...though I've already watched half of them, can harldy wait for these titles to arrive...but not before I watch Infernal Affairs just one more time ;)
  0 Comments: |