![]() Anonymous on John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) Review Lol this website is so hilariously biased against Western action cinema.Paul Bramhall on John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) Review Any medium that's been around as long as cinema has is always going to re-cyc….bishnu gauchan on ‘Kuchisake-onna Returns’ will likely make you scream for mommy I love this movie.Andrew on Childe, The (2023) Review Maaaaaaan I was really disappointed by this one :( This is the first Park Hoo….For the knowledge that Hong Kong cinema can still create a masterpiece, that the flame isn’t out yet. Limbo is up there with the best of Woo, Lam, Hark, To.Īs the credits rolled, and the sad, bleak, brutal, brilliant story ended on a note of hope, I sobbed. Worlds that transcend reality, that feel and make you feel intensely alive. I was 1 million percent immersed.ĭavid Lynch, one of the masters in cinema history, once said he loved creating new, imagined worlds in his movies. From the opening shots of Limbo, I couldn’t look away from the screen. In today’s world of instant gratification, of the digital world, I sometimes struggle to concentrate on watching films, even if they are very good. If you have any love for the thriller genre, if you love style married with pure substance, if you have a strong stomach, if you have that intense, at times all-consuming love for Hong Kong cinema, and cinema in general, you MUST see this movie. I’ve decided to follow my inner voice, which is the best way to live. Then a clear thought emerged: ‘Use as little words as possible. As I watched, the usual thoughts went around in my head about how to write about it. But, let me tell you, nothing prepared me for this bombshell of a movie. The words ‘masterpiece’, and ‘instant classic’ were bandied around. I read an interview with Soi Cheang, and my excitement started to grow. The advance word about Limbo was very good. And while I’ve enjoyed some recent genre offerings such as Ip Man 4, the style and spark that I love so much seemed to be dying. When I read this, I thought: that’s the death knell for Hong Kong cinema as we all know it. In recent times the news from Hong Kong has gone from sad to devastating, especially for the Hong Kong film fan, as the mainland prepares to bring in a law that will censor films that have a perceived ‘threat to national security’. Cast: Gordon Lam, Cya Liu, Mason Lee, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Fish Liew, Sammy Sum, Hanna Chan, Kumer ![]()
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