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offline PS on 2008-09-14 13:17 [#02236753]
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If you like movies with minimal plot, then you're going to
love this! "Goodbye, Dragon Inn" by Cantonese director Tsai
Ming-liang is an "Ambient Doozy" and/or a "Depressive
Blanket". It's definitely my favorite flick of recent
times, and one I have watched over and over.

Here's a link so you can buy it: LAZY_TITLE

[Note: Must watch late at night!]


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2008-09-14 14:29 [#02236756]
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can a film be more boring? but i cant deny it has something
special... i saw it in big screen with music composed by two
local electronic musicians arbol & fibla. it was nice and
boring.


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2008-09-14 14:58 [#02236760]
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I like the title, and I like that it has an ambient
soundtrack. I'll have to look into this.


 

offline PS on 2008-09-14 15:22 [#02236762]
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melack: Yeah, it's definitely a movie you have to be in the
mood for. A movie about watching people watch movies in
public spaces that is best watched alone and at home.

Zephyr Twin: No ambient music, but plenty of ambiance.
Projector clicks, labored footsteps, leaky roofs, and the
sounds of snacking spectators keep a steady, hypnotic beat.
There's a pretty decent torrent floating around, if you want
to give it a try.

And when I said Cantonese, I meant Taiwanese. The
director's from Malaysia but all his films, except the last
one, were shot in Taipei Town.


 

offline PS on 2008-09-14 15:46 [#02236764]
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Here's the trailer, though I must warn you, it's
nothing like the movie.


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2008-09-14 17:17 [#02236771]
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ah, you said ambient and melack said electronic musicians so
I jumped to conclusions... my mistake :)


 

offline PS on 2008-09-15 12:56 [#02236908]
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It's cool, m'man! I should have specified that the ambient
kicks are almost purely visual. If long static shots aren't
your thing, no matter how perfectly composed, then you'll
probably bored to bits. "Goodbye, Dragon Inn" is a
ramped-up concentration of all the Tsai Ming-liang stylistic
ticks I love, recommending it would be a bit like handing
"Inland Empire" to someone who's never seen a Lynch. His
cinematographer is also top notch, as you will soon see!

Here's the trailer for the newest one, "Don't Want to
Sleep Alone". Now this one I was a bit bored by, but I was
also very sleepy at the time. Highlights? There are a
couple epically calm and empty shots that just stay with
you, and any movie where a sister is forced to jack off her
brother can't be that dull!

"Wayward Cloud" and the Watermelon Fuck
Some of cinema's most graphic sex start slopping after this
bittersweet opening, filmed with such a clinical eye that
they become even more vulgar and funny. The colors! Oh,
the colors! If you can make it through it all, the finale
will literally "blow" you away. Oh, and there are plenty of
wacky sing songs to be had also, such as this!

Music from "The Hole".

The Skywalk is Gone in Spanish

On second thought, "What Time is It There?" and "The River"
might make the best starting points, not that anyone cares.
They're the most traditionally structured, but still have
that slow motion magic that I am always blabbering on about.
Why don't you see them all? I, for one, have to take a
dump now. So let's say we wait a few minutes before I SEE
YOU AT THE MOVIES!


 


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