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Post by mixed on Apr 23, 2006 16:14:21 GMT -5
One of the greatest filmmakers around today. Sonatine an utter masterpiece. Hana bi brilliant. Boiling point funny, kikujiro sweet, brother a blip, dolls very pretty, zatoichi not bad and violent cop average. And haven't seen getting any, kids return and a scene at the sea. Or Takeshis'
yeah!
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Post by kiddo on Apr 24, 2006 4:22:36 GMT -5
I`ve only seen Violent Cop, Hana-Bi and Zatoichi. I am unsure what I think about Takeshi. Do I like his style? Well, I guess I do. But I have to see more of him before I can say anything else.
The First film I saw was Zatoichi. I think it`s a great movie. Nice atmosphere, and a brilliantly cool Takeshi in the lead role. The other one I saw, was Hana-Bi. It lacked something essential. You know, I didn`t really feel anything for the main character, and that, among a few other things, made the film unsatisfying. I can, though, see its qualities, and like the tecnical aspects of it. Think I need to see it again. Then I saw Violent Cop, and I was a bit more impressed, in fact. Uncompromising and raw storytelling. But this, too, lacked something essential.
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Post by PTAhole on Apr 24, 2006 5:01:56 GMT -5
Sonatine is his best. I also liked Zatoichi, but Sonatine is better.
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kiddo
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Post by kiddo on Apr 24, 2006 5:09:30 GMT -5
Looking forward to Sonatine. Hope I will like it.
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Post by agentknight on Apr 24, 2006 7:47:24 GMT -5
Takeshi Kitano certainly is an exceptionally talented guy. I still haven't seen a few of his films, I'll get around to it one day.
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Post by criterionmaster on Apr 24, 2006 7:58:07 GMT -5
All I have seen from him is Zatoichi so I will definetly have to see more.
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Post by mixed on Apr 24, 2006 13:06:39 GMT -5
I recommend the beat takeshi trilogy boxset. You can get it at play.com and it includes sonatine, boiling point and violent cop for about $30
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Post by agentknight on Apr 25, 2006 2:03:23 GMT -5
Also, keep in mind that his other films aren't fun like Zatoichi. They tend to be bleak and violent.
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Post by mixed on Apr 25, 2006 5:05:54 GMT -5
Well Zatoichi is very un kitano!
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Post by captainofbeef on May 10, 2006 22:02:52 GMT -5
I just rented the Zatoichi and Sonatine double whammy. I can't wait to give them watches.
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Post by captainofbeef on May 15, 2006 18:14:27 GMT -5
Zatoichi was an amazing film. So beautiful with its shots! Watching Sonatine now. Its is very different.
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Post by captainofbeef on May 15, 2006 18:36:43 GMT -5
Sonatine disappointed me. It was very slow moving. They pretty much played games for about a half hour of the movie! The ending was very poor also. But as a whole it was a decent character study.
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Post by PTAhole on May 16, 2006 3:47:16 GMT -5
Sonatine is one of the best gangster films ever! You don't know what you're talking about.
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Post by mixed on May 19, 2006 12:40:39 GMT -5
The brilliant thing about Sonatine is its complete disregard for the narrative structure it sets up. The beach scenes are beautiful and represent the calm before a storm we never see.
Sonatine is somewhere in my top 10 films.
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Post by captainofbeef on May 19, 2006 23:34:48 GMT -5
Just rented Kikujiro, hopefully it is better than Sonatine was.
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Post by mixed on May 20, 2006 9:27:54 GMT -5
It isn't
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agentknight
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Post by agentknight on May 23, 2006 22:06:18 GMT -5
Kikujiro is awesome.
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Post by nonfiction on Sept 21, 2006 19:56:29 GMT -5
My favourite director! If you guys didn't know, he started out a comedian and worked his way into acting and directing from there. He's a director, actor, author, comedian, painter, poet, and currently hosts around five TV shows a week in Japan. He truly is an amazing person.
Anyway, here are all the films I've seen from him ranked in order of how much I liked them. The only movie of his that I haven't seen yet it Getting Any.
1. Hana-Bi
2. Sonatine
3. A Scene at the Sea
4. Boiling Point
5. Kikujiro
6. Dolls
7. Takeshis'
8. Kid's Return
9. Violent Cop
10. Zatoichi
11. Brother
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agentknight
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Post by agentknight on Sept 25, 2006 1:57:05 GMT -5
I haven't seen all of his films, but here's my current rankings:
1. Sonatine
2. Violent Cop
3. Hana-bi
4. Kikujiro
5. Zatoichi
6. Brother
7. Boiling Point
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