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am i the only one loving this film? anyone saw this at all? i love japanese films in general...but this one is really a bliss - beautiful as beautiful as it gets! |
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ain't seen it, whats it about |
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romance - more or less its been a while since i saw it, but if i remember right, there are 3 stories about love 1st one is about two young people that are in love, but he is from a rich familly and his parents want him to marry another (fancy) girl...so on the day of his wedding the poor girl (the one he's in love with) trys to kill herself with some pills - but they take her to hospital and save her...the guy hears about this and decides to leave his job and familly to stay with the girl-but she suffered brain damage because of pills and she is helpless - they live as bums as he cant leave her alone because of her illness 2nd one is about a pop singer and her big fan. she used to be very pretty, but she suffered face damage (in a car accident i think) and is now hiding from people...this fan is trying to get in touch with her, but she wouldnt allow him as she's uncomfortable with her looks - so the guy blinds himself just to be with her 3rd one is about an older couple...i cant remember this one too well but its a great story as well...i know that he promissed her (in their young age) to marry her - i think he went to war after that and lost touch with the woman, but she was bringing him lounch to a park (they were having lunch in a park once per week) for 50 years or so, waiting that he will finally show up i loved the photography as well and music is awesome, acting superb, costumes are great... btw, it was directed by takeshi kitano |
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no-one being shot? no violence? how dull |
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rambo invades in the middle of the film... |
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oh i might watch it then |
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there's a trailer on this address: http://www.office-kitano.co.jp/dolls/phase1/top.html a very nice one! |
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i wanna see it i love kitano's movies hana bi and kikujiro are my favorites. i will look out for 'Dolls' |
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here's a takeshi kitano comment abot this film "these are three contemporary stories inspired by the everlasting emotions expressed by the precious dolls of bunraku theater. three stories intertwined by the beauty of sadness. three stories of undying love." |
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Think Sonatine and Hana-bi are my favorites... Scene by the Sea is really nice but I haven't had much luck getting hold of it. I worship the ground Beat Takeshi walks on! |
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i loved hana-bi i better dont read anything bout dolls so it will be more fun, yippeee |
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i wanna see takeshis castle again, that show was so funny. who didnt want to play platform games in reality.... sigh. is that show still running in japan? |
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Takeshi's Castle was running through the 80's. It's being re-run on Brit TV at the moment though! |
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its on TNT in the States. it's called something like 'super extreme challenge' or something like that. it's pretty funny. it's all dubbed like the Iron Chef. |
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yeah man, challenge is wicked! takashi's castle, crystal maze, KNIGHTMARE!!!!!!! |
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so non of you havent actually seen this film? looks like they're keeping it a secret or something... |
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I don't think it's out yet over here - Will definetly buy it though - Even though it's got some mixed reviews - People either 'get' his films or they don't. Bit like Dead Man (with Johnny Depp), I thought that film was genius, but half the reviews I seen didn't really 'get it'. |
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MOST EXTREME ELIMINATION CHALLENGE! Hilarious, it's dubbed into English but not dubbed in the proper sense. They just make jokes over it that have nothing to do with the original dialogue. I can't really explain it, it has to be seen to be believed. |
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i thought dead man was excellent! i love jarmusch...depp was great as (almost) always also one of my favourite films what are the negative reviews (dolls) about? do they find it a bit cheesy perhaps? can you post a link to those reviews-im really interested in what ppl thought about it |
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http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/dolls.shtml That's actually a really good site - they aren't too into the film but they sort of dig it... http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Dolls-10002833/reviews.php There's lots of reviews there - Very mixed bag... I find a lot of people don't get what Takeshi's trying to do atall. There's a real Zen-like quality to his films. They're all quite bleak and depressing on one level and really quirky and funny on another... The story line and acting are really not what his films are about - Those are just things he uses to evoke emotions and thoughts about life, death, loyalty, etc... I think it's pure genius - Some critics just see it as a weak story line and lots of pretty pictures. |
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i got the dvd about a week ago!!! i love japan and japanese!!! |
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I saw the movie in a small theater. A famous Dutch movie critic first told us about an hour about Japanese movies, then we watched the movie, and afterwards we discussed with him for another hour about the true meaning of the movie... |
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what did you think of it? |
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It's quite different from any other movie i've ever seen, but it's not bad! |
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haven't seen it but i like japanese films as well. i'll definitely check it when i can. |
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It's really worth seeing that documentary on Beat Takeshi on the Brother DVD (although I'm not too keen on Brother, pretty mediocre I thought) - But there's an excellent 45min documantary on him.... Really adds a whole new dimension to his work! It gives Hana-bi, in particular, a real deep emotional quality - Turns it into a VERY introspective piece of art, rather than a film - The story line is just pure symbolism... Very personal film.. Every one of his films is more of a study of human behaviour and interaction than actually being about what it's supposed to be about - And they've all got a lot to do with death and his own personal life too... I love that guy! I'm gonna send him a copy of my album as soon as I finish it! He's my biggest inspiration. |
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"But there's an excellent 45min documantary on him...." shame...i watched brother last night, but i wasnt that impressed, so i doubt im going to get that dvd...perhaps if i find it at good price somewhere "brother" has same quality as other kitano films tho, not much conversation and plenty of emotions gonna see dolls again tomorrow!!! :) |
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just saw it again...im in love with it some pics: |
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Hey tolstoyed, can you recommend some japanese films to get on dvd? i'm about to watch kikujiro |
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i love Dolls somebody might find it boring, but for me it's a very meaningful journey in silence and solitude |
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oh i loved this movie. so very sad. |
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sorry there mister..im pretty much out of the movie loop nowdays.. there are some nice suggestions in thread, but you probably saw most of those already i guess |
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I like Kitano but man I hate Dolls. It's so cheap and vulgar and beautiful. The only good thing about it is the majikaru biimu song. ma me mi mu ma mo |
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ive seen it like 4 times, and im always about to cry at the ending, when she remember and finally they hug... fucking amazing and beautiful and emotional film, definetly one of my favourites. a bit slow, not for everyone or any moment, but also perfectly filmed and narrated and... love! |
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