Terrific

I've been feeling apathetic and lazy as of late, so this will be another short post, with very little description of my opinions. Maybe that's a good thing.

Gran Torino
Directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, and Avney Her.

One of the best films I've seen in years. Really, really good.

Le Mepris
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Bridget Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Giorgia Moll, and Fritz Lang.

Aka Contempt, Godard's film features a fine cast and an engaging story.

Let the Right One In
Directed by Tomas Alfredson, starring Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, and Peter Carlberg.

A slow begining sets up the characters for a tense and gripping film.

Prison On Fire
Directed by Ringo Lam, starring Chow Yun-Fat, and Tony Leung Ka Fai (aka Big Tony).

Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung play two prisoners that become friends as they fight off gangs and the loneliness of confinement.

City On Fire
Directed by Ringo Lam, starring Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sun Yueh, Carrie Ng, and Roy Cheung.

Chow Yun-Fat plays an undercover cop that wants off the force, but is forced to risk his life to stop a band of robbers that may be (inspite of their criminal actions) better people than some of the police trying to capture them. This is the film Tarantino copied/borrowed from/stole from/pays homage to with Reservoir Dogs.

Police Confidential
Directed by Raymond Lee, starring Simon Yam, Linda Wong, Fengyi Zhang, and Carrie Ng.

A good cop thriller, complete with corruption, frame-ups and murder. Simon Yam is excellent as usual.

3-iron
Directed by Kim Ki-Duk, starring Hee Jae, and Lee Seung-yeon.

An incredible film from Korean art-house Director Kim Ki-duk. Hee Jae stars as a man that breaks into people's houses when they aren't home. He spends the night and fixes things, before leaving to find another temporary home. One day, he comes across a home he believes empty, only to find a battered woman. The two then help each other find what has been missing from their respective lives. Better than one might think, and far better than my description. I liked it quite a bit.

Next time:
Monster Squad
Ip Man
and some other films