Mostly useless
There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge (Bertrand Russell)
Japan, 1941. Three high officials of the Japanese army get an order: find and attack a strategic target. They pick a place at random, and the target is…. Udine!
This video was shown in the theater before each movie.
In four days I’ve watched 19 movies:
- After this our exile ***
by Patrick Tam, Hong Kong, a sad child story, where the child grows good despite his parents being completely inept. - Agent X44 *****
by Joyce Bernal, Philippines, a funny remake of the spy movie from the seventies - Cruel winter blues **** 1/2
by Lee Jung-bum, South Korea, even gangsters have hearts - Death note **** 1/2
by Kaneko Shusuke, Japan, manga story about a brilliant boy killing criminals just by writing their names on a book - Death note: The last name **** 1/2
by Kaneko Shusuke, Japan, sequel of the previous one - A dirty carnival ****
by Yoo Ha, South Korea, a realistic movie about gansters in the real gangster spirit - Dog bite dog **
by Soi Cheang, Hong Kong, a crude and bloody crime thriller - Eternal summer **
by Leste Chen, Taiwan, triangle love/friendship story among 2 girls and a boy. - Eye in the sky **** 1/2
by Yau Nai Hoi, Hong Kong, thriller where Surveillance Unit defeats a gang just by seeing everything. - Family ties ****
by Kim Tae-yong, South Korea, three episodes about difficult relationship between brothers, mother and daughter, lovers. - The Host **** 1/2
by Bong Joon-ho, South Korea, a monster brings terror in Seoul but a family will be united to fight it despite the government errors. - The Matrimony *** 1/2
by Teng Huatao, China, ghost movie where a girl died in a car accident tries to take over the wife of her ex-boyfriend. - Memories of Matsuko *****
by Nakashima Tetsuya, Japan, love makes life worthwhile even when you get only delusions. A truly colored comedy. - The restless ** 1/2
by Cho Dong-oh, South Korea, lots of computer graphics in this fantasy movie - Sakuran **
by Ninagawa Mika, Japan, a geisha life story in the Edo-era, with a modern soundtrack. - Umizary 2: test of trust *
by Hasumi Eiichiro, Japan, a disaster where Coast Guard divers save people from a boat sinking whit a romantic love story mixed in - Uncle’s paradise ** 1/2
by Imaoka Shinji, Japan, pink movie with dream-reality dualism and infernal twists. - Young and clueless **
by Tang Danian, China, love/friendship stories among teen girls and a boys, and evolution when they grow up. - Nomad ***
by Patrick Tam, Hong Kong, a disenchanted portrait of youngness bore in the eighties, with a violent ending.
