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Puts on pretentious black turtleneck and answers your art questions PhotoJim Send a noteboard - 26/09/2009 03:34:04 PM

Do you enjoy watching foreign movies? Animated or live-action?

Generally, I enjoy them more than most Hollywood movies. I like that you don't know how it is going to end. If it is a Hollywood movie, you know the HEA is on the way. As for live-action vs. animation, I'll happily watch either.


What are your all time favorites?

RAN is one of the greats. Roshamon is out there too. Pan's Labyrinth as mentioned above is good. Y tu Mama Tambien, Das Boot and Run Lola Run anyone? Delecetessen, Amelie, and too many others to mention also are fantastic.


Which cultures (nations) films do you find yourself most interested in?

French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, German. I don't know. I'll watch just about anything and like something about it.


Do you prefer dubs over original language, in live-action and/or animated?

Subtitles are the ONLY way to go with live action. With animated, I usually watch the dubbed version. The lips aren't going to match anyway so it doesn't matter.


How did you find yourself becoming interested in foreign films, (i.e. Audrey Tautou obsession, Asian horror obsession, general interest in foreign culture)?

All three of the reasons you listed helped me become a foreign film fan. Also, watching epic Japanese movies like RAN and MacArthur's Children and Das Boot in high school were always helpful too. Each foreign film is a different experience and always fun.


What 'hyped' foreign film has let you down upon viewing it (if any)?

None that I can think of. Maybe Life is Beautiful was not as amazing as I'd heard, but still excellent.


How do you feel about remakes, are there any that have been pulled off successfully?

Remakes are everywhere. The most consistent remake I can think of is Abre de los Ojos and Vanilla Sky. Almost line for line literal translation. Funny thing is that Panelope Cruz played the same role in both movies. The Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven were both great movies, although not nearly as faithful.
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Foreign movies! The_Muted_Grimaud - 26/09/2009 06:56:14 AM 786 Views
Re: Foreign movies! The_Muted_Grimaud - 26/09/2009 07:11:24 AM 569 Views
Re: Foreign movies! Colonel Logain - 26/09/2009 01:44:50 PM 636 Views
Goodbye, Lenin! Chas - 26/09/2009 03:14:48 PM 506 Views
Puts on pretentious black turtleneck and answers your art questions PhotoJim - 26/09/2009 03:34:04 PM 626 Views
I wish I still had IFC on TV The_Muted_Grimaud - 27/09/2009 05:40:36 PM 580 Views
Movies! Alfheim - 26/09/2009 03:38:12 PM 583 Views
Oh, fun! Legolas - 26/09/2009 03:38:27 PM 710 Views
British Comedies are about as Foreign as I get. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 03:44:42 PM 248 Views
Movies where English is not the primary language. jh - 26/09/2009 04:00:35 PM 561 Views
Thumbs up on Fucking Amal AgentOrange - 27/09/2009 11:14:21 AM 588 Views
Re: Foreign movies! Antigone - 26/09/2009 05:18:37 PM 538 Views
Awesome question MightyYT - 26/09/2009 07:45:51 PM 629 Views
You mean Infernal Affairs, right? *NM* Chas - 26/09/2009 08:46:44 PM 236 Views
Yeah, that is it. *NM* MightyYT - 27/09/2009 06:39:19 AM 238 Views
District 9 is South African. Rebekah - 26/09/2009 09:46:00 PM 547 Views
And here I thought it was New Zeleand, but set in South Africa. My bad. MightyYT - 27/09/2009 06:40:07 AM 612 Views
Nope. Rebekah - 27/09/2009 09:38:03 AM 545 Views
Nice, someone that agrees with me The_Muted_Grimaud - 27/09/2009 05:17:24 PM 535 Views
Re: Nice, someone that agrees with me Camilla - 29/09/2009 11:52:40 AM 517 Views
Right Stephen - 26/09/2009 09:33:19 PM 715 Views
I am gonne use jh's definition too ironclad - 26/09/2009 10:34:00 PM 529 Views
You suck. cabbage - 28/09/2009 09:07:27 PM 531 Views
I love foreign movies Tom - 27/09/2009 03:32:21 AM 646 Views
Ignore...I could swear I hit "EDIT" *NM* Tom - 27/09/2009 03:35:47 AM 461 Views
Did you ever watch the Czech movie Kolya ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 27/09/2009 05:46:38 PM 514 Views
Oh, I have that one. Tom - 28/09/2009 01:26:35 AM 538 Views
O'kay Dan - 27/09/2009 04:46:28 AM 667 Views
not sure if I should be ashamed or not The_Muted_Grimaud - 27/09/2009 05:47:50 PM 526 Views
I'd say The Ring was a good remake AgentOrange - 27/09/2009 11:20:33 AM 506 Views
Lost Highway was better than its remake, Mulholland Drive *NM* Tom - 28/09/2009 04:26:08 AM 235 Views
Oh really ? And how many lesbian love scenes envolving Naomi Watts are included in Lost Highway ? *NM* AgentOrange - 28/09/2009 11:23:14 AM 252 Views
So then I wasn't wrong in thinking... Legolas - 28/09/2009 12:09:15 PM 539 Views
Wild Things is only my 5th all time favourite so I guess that puts a dent in your theory AgentOrange - 28/09/2009 02:09:28 PM 483 Views
If that is your only criterion of measurement... Tom - 28/09/2009 04:03:39 PM 537 Views
Er.. that's an overly serious response AgentOrange - 29/09/2009 12:32:27 PM 503 Views
Well...I wasn't sure you were joking Tom - 29/09/2009 03:29:02 PM 499 Views
Re: Foreign movies! nossy - 28/09/2009 05:53:53 PM 534 Views
You obviously haven't tried jh - 28/09/2009 06:29:15 PM 537 Views
Scarily different? nossy - 28/09/2009 06:41:09 PM 535 Views
Different. jh - 28/09/2009 08:53:31 PM 479 Views
Finsk fjernsynsteater Camilla - 29/09/2009 11:51:17 AM 597 Views
nossy - 29/09/2009 08:09:01 PM 536 Views
Re: Foreign movies! Camilla - 29/09/2009 11:47:28 AM 547 Views
You need to watch Indochine and Amelie. And Run Lola Run. The Shrike - 29/09/2009 03:04:15 PM 585 Views
Amelie is on the list. Camilla - 29/09/2009 03:35:19 PM 644 Views
Better late than never. The Shrike - 29/09/2009 03:02:04 PM 523 Views
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