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woof woof ! » Mon May 07, 2012 2:18 pm wrote:Just ordered The Yellow Sea (dvd from Amazon) looks like another high octane Korean crime drama.

The Yellow Sea trailer

Can't wait 

RED BEERGOGGLES » Tue May 08, 2012 3:52 pm wrote:

woof woof ! » Mon May 07, 2012 2:18 pm wrote:Just ordered The Yellow Sea (dvd from Amazon) looks like another high octane Korean crime drama.

The Yellow Sea trailer

Can't wait 

Looks decent mate ,just watched Brotherhood ...Honestly ,it has to be the best foreign war film I have seen .
http://www.lovefilm.com/film/Brotherhood/39335/?promotion_code=AMAZ1527&cid=lfaffimdbtitlepagevod

woof woof ! » Mon May 07, 2012 10:04 am wrote:Haven't watched it yet but labelled as Korea's "House of Flying Daggers" I'll deffo be watching "War of the Arrows" (aka Arrow - The Ultimate Weapon). Out today on dvd, also loads of clips on YouTube including full movie .

War of the Arrows trailer

RED BEERGOGGLES » Tue May 29, 2012 10:04 pm wrote:Have you seen Redemption The Raid yet mate ? I couldn't recommend it enough ,some of the fight scenes are genuinely breathtaking .
It definitely lives up to the massive hype .

woof woof ! » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:06 pm wrote:[color=#FF0000]Saw a brilliant movie the other day , it's black and white, japanese with subs so may only appeal to the hard core cinema buffs in here . If you're into Samurai movies this is an absolute must .



Review from Asian Film
Hara-kiri, or seppuku, is the practice of ritual suicide by disembowelment either to atone for a heinous crime, or to die in an honorable fashion in order to save face. This was a fairly common occurrence during the samurai period. Often during times of peace, when a samurai's master is defeated or slain, all of his employed samurai become ronin. These ronin were usually assimilated by another master in times of war. During peacetime it was much harder for a ronin to find employment since samurai were not in such high demand. Many of these unemployed ronin opted to commit seppuku and die a noble death instead of live the life of a lowly beggar. In order for the seppuku ceremony to take place, the ronin had to "borrow" another lord's courtyard since he could no longer use his master's. When faced with this request, many noblemen decided to have pity on the downtrodden samurai and offer him a few coins to be on his way.

Masaki Kobayashi's Hara-kiri is a story about one of these ronin and his request to commit hara-kiri. Hanshiro arrives at the gates of Iyi Manor asking to use their courtyard to be given a samurai's death. Kageyu Saito, the lord of the house, recalls a story about a ronin who previously came there requesting hara-kiri under false pretenses. Saito pressed the issue and refused to let the ronin back out, forcing him to commit suicide. Saito tells this story to ensure that Hanshiro's intentions are sincere. After determining that Hanshiro actually intends to complete the ritual, Kageyu Saito grants Hanshiro the final request of telling his story so that others may benefit from hearing a dying man's last words. Hanshiro's plight is an indictment against the bureaucracy, hypocrisy, and false sense of honor that the samurai cling to so tightly.

Woofs rating 9 out of 10.
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