i think the chinese hall hosted this movie event at the WEL movie room, and according to the the tomatometer, it's a really good movie. hrmm... i swear, that thing is broke!
phil's review: very sloooow... overly artsy... and the fact that they play one of two songs over and over again drove me mad! i understand why critics at film festivals love this kind of stuff, but i think playing out the whole "longing for one another" thing in real-time (or in some scenes, 3x slo-mo) was a bit overdone. the emphasis is on bitter when they say the ending is bittersweet.
philatlaptop: everytime i walk by you
philatlaptop: i'll sing that slow dramatic song from that movie
sweetbjesus6: does your heart flutter?
sweetbjesus6: heheh
philatlaptop: no, but i have bowel movements
sweetbjesus6: heh
sweetbjesus6: man, that movie really got to me
philatlaptop: really?
sweetbjesus6: yeah
philatlaptop: you could really connect to the chinese way of thinking?
sweetbjesus6: shuhsheh
philatlaptop: whoa
philatlaptop: bustin' out some mad chinese there
sweetbjesus6: heh
sweetbjesus6: actually i treasure those yearnings before things get started
sweetbjesus6: almost as much as the thing itself
sweetbjesus6: feels like i'm living in a novel
philatlaptop: you mean...
philatlaptop: yearnings for...
philatlaptop: oh.
philatlaptop: don't worry, your secret is safe with me
did you guys notice the inordinate amount of lower body and butt shots in that movie? it was unreal ;) and was that nat king cole trying to sound spanish? i thought it was pretty sad when she came by his apt. towards the end by they never re-united. anyways, overall: melancholic but quite well done.
tomatometer peoples = my peoples
dude - i love that movie! precisely for the slow-ass pace that marks so many foreign films and the sheer sensuality of it all. you could just feeeel the tension. not much plot, not much dialogue, but definitely very pleasing. like a good wine?? (or in my case, a yummy gobstopper?) also, the ending was so wretched and perfect: she has his baby and he whispers his confessions into a hole in the wall?! (it's been a while, so i hope this is right). anyhow - two thumbs up from jin.
Dear Mr. "Paik",
We'd just like to thank you so much for giving credit where credit is due and for respresenting the hipster culture. Our community needs strong voices like yours. You are cordially invited to our next gala happening at Halloween at The Back Door. Costumes are optional. ;-)
Hope to see you there,
Lance