Articles Written by James Mudge
James Mudge is BeyondHollywood.com's longest contributing movie reviewer. Based out of Glasgow, James is our go-to guy for Asian movie reviews old and new. He has a forthcoming book about Asian movies set to be released sometime this century. Maybe.
Tattoo (2002) Movie Review
The plot is set in Berlin, where a maniac is preying upon people with intricate tattoos, harvesting their skin and leaving them for dead. The detective assigned to the case, Minks (Christian Redl) is a brutal, uncompromising thug who blackmails fresh-faced rookie Schrader (August Diehl, also in the German horror sequel “Anatomy 2″) into helping [...]
February 7th, 2005 | James Mudge | 2 Comments | Read MoreCreep (2004) Movie Review
“Creep” comes along at a time when the British horror industry is experiencing a resurgence of sorts, with recent years bringing forth films such as “28 Days Later” and “Dead Man’s Shoes”. In this context, director Christopher Smith’s debut film can be seen as more of a traditional genre throwback, and as such has little [...]
February 1st, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreWhite Noise (2005) Movie Review
As the likelihood of finding an original concept in the horror genre grows increasingly thin, filmmakers are scouring the world of the supernatural for obscure plots and gimmicks. The result of this desperate search is films like “White Noise”, which is based upon the idea of ‘EVP’, better known to those who care as ‘Electronic [...]
January 26th, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreAb-normal Beauty (2004) Movie Review
Ever since the global success of “The Eye”, the Pang brothers have become an increasingly hot property, and despite having only a few films under their collective belts, are now two of the most established and well-known names in Hong Kong cinema. For their latest efforts, whilst still giving each other a helping hand with [...]
January 20th, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreWe’re Going to Eat You (1980) Movie Review
Tsui Hark is one of the all time greats of Hong Kong martial arts cinema, having been responsible for undisputed genre classics such as “Zu Warriors” and “Peking Opera Blues”. Unfortunately, his output in recent years has been somewhat patchy, including a number of dire Van Damme vanity projects and the lackluster “Vampire Hunters”. Given [...]
January 18th, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreTomie: Forbidden Fruit (2002) Movie Review
“Tomie: Forbidden Fruit” is the fourth in the franchise based on the Japanese manga by popular horror artist Ito Junji, whose unique talent also produced the inspirations for the films “Uzumaki” and “Kakashi”. “Forbidden Fruit” is linked to its predecessors only through the titular demoness, and so unfamiliar viewers who have a taste for half-hearted [...]
January 12th, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read More3-Iron (2004) Movie Review
“3-Iron” is the latest offering from Ki-duk Kim, the acclaimed Korean director who has been responsible for a number of nihilistic masterpieces, including “Samaria” and “Bad Guy”. “3-Iron” has been gathering strong reviews and a number of accolades, including several prizes and a special director’s award at the 2004 Venice Film Festival. However, this critical [...]
January 12th, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreIchi the Killer (2002) Movie Review
“Ichi the Killer” is easily one of the most controversial films of the last decade, and its undeniably extreme content has become synonymous with the name of its director, the notorious Takashi Miike. For many, this is the quintessential Miike film, a hyper stylised visceral barrage of over the top gore, torture and rape, which [...]
January 4th, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreA World Without Thieves (2004) Movie Review
“A World Without Thieves”, the latest from acclaimed Mainland Chinese director Feng Xiaogang, follows the criminal life of Bo (Andy Lau) and Li (Rene Liu), wandering husband and wife grifters, con artists, and whatever else takes their fancy. They’ve been in the game for years, when suddenly Li announces that she’s had enough. Not only [...]
January 4th, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreLast Ghost Standing (1999) Movie Review
Horror comedies have always been popular in Hong Kong cinema, and the sub genre has produced a number of classic films such as Sammo Hung’s “Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind” and the enduring “Mr. Vampire” series. These films have a uniquely Asian feel to them, combining traditional Eastern mysticism and treatments of the supernatural [...]
December 25th, 2004 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read More
This movie will be really awsome! It comes out tomorrow here. The movie wont be as good as the book ...
This barley even resembles Dragonball.
They took the old 'learn kung fu to save the world' type of movie and called ...
