DarrenJH

Finally got around to watching 1987: When the Day Comes. I thought it was good. There were a lot of downsides though. One was the amount characters they crammed in there. I get that it was trying to depict a ‘we’re all in this together’ political statement but it just made it feel so disjointed by the end. Like Ha Jung-woo is in it only sporadically and goes missing for most of it until he pops at the end and his character is supposed to be noble but he’s also a cocky douchebag so we no have idea why he is doing the right thing. Also, the ‘bad guy’ was really annoying and, in my opinion, not very realistic. Basically, I don’t think the film lived up to the reality of the situation. If they simplified it it could have been great. The only time I found myself with a tear in my eye was at the very when the real life footage was being shown.

Watched the original Solaris by Tarkovsky. It is very slow almost to the point of being boring but has a lot of depth to it. The ending is bloody brilliant. I forgot how the remake ended but it wouldn't be anywhere as good as the original I wouldn't have thought.

Ok. Cool. Thanks. I didn’t think to look at the Twitter feed.

Just finished watching Possessor. Amazing movie. He really tells a story in the most economical way without any blatant exposition through dialogue but just through visuals, which I like. And it looks as though it was all done though ingenuity and not CGI. The only thing I would say that bugs me about it are the extreme closeups of everything and people being placed in the corners of the frame. I know it’s probably a technique of inducing claustrophobia and obviously intentional in order to build an off kilter alternate world but for me it’s annoying when used constantly.

Tried to watch Possessor but I fell asleep. No reflection on the movie. Will have to try again tonight. 😅 I watched Happy End over the weekend. It's very well made and I would say rewarding if you're really paying attention. Some parts are pretty funny too.

Thanks guys.

Not a bad movie but does have a reasonably unsatisfying second half. Bought it from Yesasia because the postage from KimChi seemed to have doubled since I last brought from them.