Takeshi Kitano fans heads up

callmescratch

just noticed that kitanos Brother (2000) is showing on Film Fours free weekend tonight at 12:10 i think.

i'm still a novice of asian cinema. is this considered asian even though its set in los angeles? does anyone recommend this?
how does it compare to the other kitano films mentioned time and again round the board?

i'll be watching it anyway to get a taste for kitano.

jared almasy

ive never heard of this film by 'beat' takashi but becaues its by him im pretty sure its great. if i had any channels apart from the 8 normal ones id watch it.

ps.strangely enough i found zatoichi in xtravision yesterday...weird

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

brother is the first beat film I saw, god damn wonderful

violent as hell too

Velcrow

Is this free weekend night available to ntl customers and if so what is the tune in channel....free I hear you say ....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Makaveli

It's a good film. Not his best though, enjoyable though.

Film4 showed Versus last night.

Karl Hungus

It's definetly a good film, but it's not his best, pretty much as Mak said. Still worth seeing though.

nadir

is this considered asian even though its set in los angeles?

Its definately a proper Asian film
I thought it was good enough, some classic moments.
But i agree with everyone else, not his best. I really liked Dolls and Hanabi, have yet to see zato ichi
O_o

Optikus

Dose anyone know if its english or japanese with subtitles?

Makaveli

Both.

smiaras

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nadir

I believe I said it was 'good enough'
I stick to that opinion.
I think people gave their honest opinions on it, if you found it to be woeful, too bad, most of us agreed 'it's not his best'
Mordeth gave it the best rating, and im 'sure' he has his reasons for liking it so much.
ergo, I disagree with your view of this being 'a prime example of asian cinema overrated'.

Karl Hungus

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I'd agree with you about Omar Epps being weoful, and indeed the last scene was garbage. But I don't agree with you about people overrating asian cinema. I think the consensus here was more of a 'Good but not great' than anything else.

I've watched it a couple of times, and I'm off the mind that it starts really very well indeed but goes downhill.

hyperali

didnt see brother but loved battle royale and did anone see zatoichi how cool was the music bits with the workers on the roadside. weird endoing though

Makaveli

I wouldn't really consider Battle Royale a Kitano film. It's more like an extended cameo appearance in it.

dimerocks

takeshi kitano is the shiznit. cant wait for his new movie izo!directed by takeshi miike its going to be uber class, or else just plain weird

Karl Hungus

dimerocks wrote:

cant wait for his new movie izo!directed by takeshi miike

Well then it's hardly his movie then is it? It's Miike's.