Entries Tagged as 'Asian Movies'

Monday, May 21st, 2007

HOLY VIRGIN VS THE EVIL DEAD Review

HOLY VIRGIN Vs THE EVIL DEAD (1991) On the night that Shiang (Donnie Yen) and a small group of his female students are having a late night picnic, the moon turns red and from out of nowhere comes a man who quickly knocks Shiang out and attacks all of the girls. When Shiang […]

Friday, May 4th, 2007

THE SLIT-MOUTHED WOMAN Review

THE SLIT-MOUTHED WOMAN (2007) Rumors have been circulating from child to child in a small Japanese town that the Slit-Mouthed Woman has returned. She is an entity that appears for children alone, wearing a long raincoat, holding a giant pair of sewing shears, and has a horribly disfigured face with a jagged slash from ear […]

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

PERTH Review

PERTH (2004) Harry Lee is a middle-aged Singaporean who has been unable to keep up with the modern changes in society, and has been left behind by a world that does not care. His dream, which he can not help but talk about to anyone within earshot, is to emigrate to Perth in Australia. He […]

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

SHALL WE DANCE? Review

SHALL WE DANCE? (1996) Sugiyama (Koji Yakusho, who may be recognized from his many roles in Kyoshi Kurasawa’s recent horror films) is a salaryman who is dedicated to the ideals of Japanese society - career, family, material wealth - even at the cost of his own happiness. Every evening during his long commute, he sees […]

Friday, March 30th, 2007

MEMORIES OF MURDER Review

MEMORIES OF MURDER (2003) It is 1986, in South Korea. In a small village, a young woman is found raped and brutally murdered. The local police force is completely caught off guard, and have no idea how to handle the situation. Then another body is found, and they realize they are dealing with a serial […]

Monday, February 12th, 2007

JOINT SECURITY AREA Review

JOINT SECURITY AREA (2000) Three days after a firefight that leaves two soldiers dead in the De-Militarized Zone that separates North Korea and South Korea, Sgt. Jean, a Korean who grew up in Switzerland and is now part of the Neutral Nations Security Council is sent to investigate and hopefully clear up a potentially devastating […]

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

ENTER THE DRAGON Review

ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) A modern Shaolin monk, Lee (Bruce Lee) is recruited by British Intelligence to go undercover in a martial arts tournament hosted by Han on his private island to find the proof they need to destroy his international drug operation. Among the other contestants is a bankrupt businessman Roper (John Saxon) running […]

Friday, December 29th, 2006

TOKYO DRIFTER Review

TOKYO DRIFTER (1966) Tetsu is a reformed gangster who is still loyal to his boss, Kurata. Kurata is in debt, and when the rival Otsuku gang attempts to swindle Kurata office building away from him, Tetsu attempts to be a middle man, but things go wrong and two people involved wind up dead. Tetsu decides […]

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

THE UNTOLD STORY Review

THE UNTOLD STORY (1993) In Macau, the discovery of some severed limbs in the bay begin an investigation by the local inept police department.  Through sheer luck, they discover clues that lead them to the Eight Immortals Restaurant, and the cook/owner Wong Chi-Hang (Anthony Wong).  They believe that Wong may be guilty of killing the […]

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

SHADOWLESS SWORD Review

 SHADOWLESS SWORD (2005) In the 10th century, in what is today Korea, the kingdom of Palhae is under attack and is in danger of being taken over by a neighboring kingdom. A elite military team, known as the Killer-Blade Army, have been sent in to slaughter the royal bloodline of Palhae in an attempt to […]