Looking Up

Things are getting back on track here at Very and absolutely and extremely. For at least the next eleven weeks, in an effort to get caught up "thoughts-wise" on over a hundred films that I've yet to post about my thoughts on, I'm going to post my thoughts on ten films a week. That is a lot of thought(s).

This week's films:

Jean-Luc Godard's Passion

Pretentious and unnecessary.

Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights

Wong's English-language debut isn't nearly as good as his prior films, but I like My Blueberry Nights more and more each time I view it.

François Truffaut's Two English Girls

In 1962, Truffaut made, Jules and Jim, a film about a woman in love with two men. In 1971, he essentially made that film again, in the form of Two English Girls; albeit the second time it was a man that was torn between his love for two women. I don't love either film, but they are both interesting works from a great director.

Grigori Chukhrai's The Forty-first

Chukhrai's first film, and an excellent drama. I really liked it.

Grigori Chukhrai's Ballad of A Soldier

Chukhrai's second film, an excellent drama, and one of my favorite films in all of filmdom.

Grigori Chukhrai's Clear Skies

Chukhrai's third film, and an excellent drama. I really liked it.

Hong Sangsoo's The Power of Kangwon Province

Not as good as some other films from South Korean Director Hong Sangsoo, but it is still a very good film.

Johnnie To's The Longest Nite

Listed as directed by another director; rumoured to have been directed by Hong Kong Cinema Crime Drama Master Johnnie To; believed by me to have been directed by said HK Cinema Crime Drama Master. An excellent neo-noir that stars top HK actors Tony Leung and Lau Ching-wan. If you haven't seen The Longest Nite, you should.

Patrick Leung Pak-Kin's Beyond Hypothermia

Another HK Crime Drama flick that stars Lau Ching-wan. Also, it is good.

Johnnie To's Where A Good Man Goes

Yet another HK Crime Drama that stars Lau Ching-wan. Like the two listed above this, it is very good.


Check back in a week for my thoughts on ten more films. I promise more information, words, and comas (my favorite of the punctuation marks).