tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681306287721676137.post6239361479263364101..comments2024-02-07T15:58:36.649-08:00Comments on hardboiled wonderland: Battle Royale With CheeseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681306287721676137.post-24501632932082992062012-03-28T12:41:31.866-07:002012-03-28T12:41:31.866-07:00Ha! It's hard to forgive Carpenter for "G...Ha! It's hard to forgive Carpenter for "Ghosts of Mars" and "Vampires." Few have fallen so far from so high. Sigh. I miss the heady days of "Assault on Precinct 13" and "Escape from New York." Hell, I'd even take the Carpenter-penned "Eyes of Laura Mars" and "Black Moon Rising" over most of his '90s output, the exception being "In the Mouth of Madness." "Escape from LA" is unworthy. President Cliff Robertson doesn't surpass Commander in Chief Donald Pleasence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217942189579053884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681306287721676137.post-70689227340906654442012-03-28T12:14:26.821-07:002012-03-28T12:14:26.821-07:00Yup, yup and yup 13 Assassins was one of my favs o...Yup, yup and yup 13 Assassins was one of my favs of last year and tho I'm not sure I ever want to see it again, I Saw the Devil was one of the most memorable. Old Boy is simply one of the best films period I've seen in the last 10 years. Stay away from it, WIll Smith! Battle Royale received my John Carpenter seal of approval - if Carpenter might've made it at the height of his powers, it's a winner.jedidiah ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601451789918885612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681306287721676137.post-70364314948763845722012-03-28T09:36:12.022-07:002012-03-28T09:36:12.022-07:00Battle Royale. My, my. I haven't heard much ta...Battle Royale. My, my. I haven't heard much talk of that one since I first saw it back in my days as a college bum. I did notice the similarity to The Hunger Games, although with a PG-13 rating, I suspect the new American phenomenon will be much more tame than its Japanese counterpart. I think I'll hold out for Frank Darabont's film adaptation of Stephen King's The Long Walk instead.<br /><br />If you're a fan of transgressive Asian cinema, I recommend you check out Takashi Miike's Kurosawa-inspired "13 Assassins," as well as the Korean films "Old Boy" and "I Saw the Devil."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217942189579053884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681306287721676137.post-34592976626215925992012-03-27T01:53:11.861-07:002012-03-27T01:53:11.861-07:00wow. i'm way in on the kostoff. LATE RAIN was ...wow. i'm way in on the kostoff. LATE RAIN was my favorite read last summer, and last summer's reading was crammed with mofos.Kieran Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681787953865476304noreply@blogger.com