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		<title>Thirsty, Thirsty (2008) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Thirsty, Thirsty” is a Korean independent production which marks the directorial debut of Hong Hyun Ki, who had previously worked as an assistant to Lee Chang Dong on the superb “Oasis” and “Peppermint Candy”. Balancing humour, humanity and bittersweet realism, the film earns extra points for featuring an unusual and not immediately sympathetic protagonist in the form of a portly debt collector, played by television actor Lee Doo Il. The film has enjoyed success on the circuit following its premier at the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2008, with Hong being awarded Best Director in the New Asian Talent section of the recent 11th Shanghai International Film Festival. 
The plot revolves around lowly debt collector Chang Sik (Lee Doo Il), who hope to make it big, but who isn’t particularly good at his job, thanks to his lack of killer instinct and the fact that he has a habit of running up debts of his own. During the course of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th Period Mystery (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the release of “Whispering Corridors” over a decade ago, high schools have been fertile ground for suspense in Korean cinema, as director Lee Sang Yong again shows with “4th Period Mystery”. The film’s alternate title, “Detectives in 40 Minutes” gives a pretty good indication of its premise, following a couple of students who have to solve a seemingly random murder within the time constraints of a single lesson period. Unsurprisingly, the film features a fresh faced cast, including popular teen actor Yoo Seung Ho, progressing from his breakthrough role in the acclaimed “The Way Home” and debut starlet Kang So Ra, with adult support from the likes of Park Chul Min and Jeong Seok Yong. 
The film is a high concept affair, as the school’s number one student Jeong Hun (Yoo Seung Ho) walks into his classroom during a break in lessons, only to find his rival Tae Gyu (Jo Sang Keun) slumped dead at his desk, having been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bronze Medalist (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its inspirational sports time again with “Bronze Medallist” (a.k.a. “Lifting King Kong”) from Korea, marking the directorial debut of Park Geon Yong, who had previously worked on the blockbuster “Typhoon”. Although its themes are common enough, the film earns extra points both for having been inspired by a true story, and for the fact that it focuses on a rather obscure sport in women’s weightlifting. With popular actor Lee Bum Soo (recently in “More Than Blue” and the teen horror “Death Bell”) in the lead role, the film also features a number of up and coming young actresses as his charges, including Jo An (“Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait”), Lee Yoon Hoi (“Perfect Couple”), Choi Moon Kyung, Jeon Bo Mi, and Kim Min Young, all getting their chance to show off their strength. 
The film begins with weightlifter Ji Bong (Lee Bum Soo), nicknamed King Kong, injuring himself at the 1988 Olympics and only managing to win Bronze as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Running Turtle (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rather oddly titled “Running Turtle” sees Kim Yoon Seok following up his award winning role in “The Chaser” by playing another down and out cop working outside the law to track down a murderer. The film was written and directed by Lee Yeon Woo, who was previously responsible for “2424”, and is a decidedly lighter affair than Na Hong Jin’s grim crime thriller, adding in a little humour and family drama amidst all the usual fugitive chasing and cat and mouse games. The mix was certainly a successful one, and the film was a hit at the domestic box office, pulling in more than three million admissions. 
Kim Yoon Seok (who also impressed in the excellent “Tazza: The High Rollers”) takes on the role of Pil Sung, a rather useless detective in a small provincial town, who spends most of his time trying to make money on the side by turning over pimps. Unfortunately, after a suspect has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>24 City (2008) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“24 City” is the latest offering from sixth generation Mainland China director Jia Zhangke and sees him continuing to explore themes of the country’s modern history and economic progress. Here, he does this through a semi-documentary that focuses on the story of a munitions factory, once moved across the country and now being demolished to make way for the titular residential development, named after a quote from a Tang Dynasty poem. Jia is easily one of China’s most interesting and challenging directors, and so it should come as no surprise that the film is a complex affair which works on many levels, both metaphorical and intimate. He is also one of the country’s most acclaimed and award winning overseas exports, and as well as performing well at the domestic box office, the film enjoyed a successful run at overseas festivals, screening in competition at Cannes in 2008, with Jia being nominated for the prestigious Golden Palm. 
The film relates the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oppai Volleyball (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All that most male viewers probably need to know is that “Oppai Volleyball” translates as ‘breast volleyball’ and that it stars the gorgeous swimsuit model turned actress Haruka Ayase as a teacher who tries to inspire a young school boy volleyball team by promising she will show them her breasts if they manage to win. Adapted from a novel by Mizuno Munenori and supposedly based upon a true story, the film was directed by Hasumi Eiichiro, previously responsible for “Umizaru” and ski comedy “Season of Snow”. Surprisingly, despite its potentially sleazy premise, the film is actually a light hearted mixture of underdog sports story and coming of age journey – albeit with probably more mentions of the word ‘boob’ than in any other respectable production in recent memory. 
The film is set in back the 1970s and begins as a young female teacher called Mikako (Ayase, who recently also headlined “Ichi” and “Cyborg She”) starts at a new high school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sisters on the Road (2008) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Sisters on the Road” marks the debut of female writer director Boo Ji Young, and as the title suggests, is a drama following two sisters on a voyage of discovery and an exploration of their shared pasts. The film has an impressive cast, with the two siblings in question being played by actresses Shin Min Ah (recently in “The Naked Kitchen”) and Kong Hyo Jin (superb in the award winning, Park Chan Wook produced “Crush and Blush”), and has enjoyed success at festivals, premiering at Pusan in 2008. 
The film starts with young Seoul businesswoman Myung Eun (Shin Min Ah) travelling to Jeju Island for the funeral of her mother, having not been home for some years. Although she had effectively cut herself off from her family, when she meets her older fishmonger half-sister Myung Ju (Kong Hyo Jin) again, this brings back her insecurities at her father having abandoned her as a child. Rather than returning to the big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whispering Corridors 5: A Blood Pledge (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The landmark Korean ghost series “Whispering Corridors” returns for its fifth instalment with “A Blood Pledge”, marking the debut of director Lee Jong Yong, an interesting choice for the helm, given his previous work under Park Chan Wook on the likes of “JSA” and “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance”. The film continues very much in the tradition of its predecessors, being set at an all-girls school, dealing with contemporary themes and concerns of friendship, and of course presenting a new set of up and coming young actresses no doubt hoping to follow in the footsteps of former “Whispering” alumni Kim Min Sun, Kim Ok Bin, Kim Kyu Ri, Seo Ji Hye, and Choi Kang Hee. Interestingly, the film not only performed well at the domestic box office, but is the first of its brethren to have been mooted for a possible Hollywood remake. 
The plot begins in suitably morbid fashion, as a young girl called Eon Joo (Jang Kyeong Ah) throws [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raging Phoenix (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can’t blame the Thais for continuing to produce action movies like “Raging Phoenix”. There are basically only two genres coming out of Thailand that sells nowadays – martial arts movies and horror films. Everything else just doesn’t translate very well. One of the industry’s newest import is female ass kicking wonder Jeeja Yanin, who burst onto the scene last year with “Chocolate”, directed by “Ong Bak” head honcho Prachya Pinkaew. The film benefited greatly from Yanin’s unassuming features. For “Raging Phoenix”, we already know the deal, so director Rashane Limtrakul and action choreographer Panna Rittikrai (another “Ong Bak” vet) had to throw us a twist – a new form of martial arts that combines Muay Thai with breakdancing. Or at least, that’s the idea.
The plot for “Raging Phoenix” is as superfluous as they come – neglected rich girl Deu (Yanin) spends her time playing (badly, I might add) drums for a pop band, when she’s nearly abducted one day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lala Pipo: A Lot of People (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having been scripted by Tetsuya Nakashima, the award winning writer director of the excellent “Kamikaze Girls” and “Memories of Matsuko”, it comes as no surprise that “Lala Pipo” is another slice of colourful Japanese pop culture craziness. Marking the directorial debut of Nakashima’s assistant Miyano Masayuki, the film is based upon a short story collection by noted author Okuda Hideo, its odd title being a phonetic Japanese pronunciation of an observation by an American tourist that Tokyo does indeed have a ‘lot of people’. Although it revolves around the Japanese sex industry, the film is brash, bawdy and cheerful rather than sleazy, being very much in Nakashima’s surreal, cartoonish style. The film is being released in the UK via Third Window Films, with a November run in selected cinemas before arriving on DVD. 
The plot follows a collection of 6 characters in Tokyo, all of whom end up connected to the sex industry in one way or another, and whose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palisades Tartan&#8217;s Asian Horror: Essential Collection Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just in time for Halloween, Palisades Tartan has grouped together three of the most successful Asian horror films of recent years in one region 2 DVD collection. Although terms such as ‘essential’ are woefully overused when it comes to such compilations, in this case it certainly rings true, as the three titles are arguably among the most important and influential examples of the modern Asian genre – not least since two of them have been the subject of markedly less successful Hollywood remakes. The films in question, “Audition”, “Dark Water” and “The Eye” also provide a showcase for three highly acclaimed directors in the ever prolific Takashi Miike (still best known in the West for his infamous “Ichi the Killer”), The Pang Brothers (who recently headed for the US themselves with “The Messengers” and a remake of their own “Bangkok Dangerous”) and Hideo Nakata, whose “Ringu” launched the new wave of Eastern horror. 
First up is Miike’s “Audition” which, simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Like You Know It All (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cinematic medium can make for a fascinating subject, especially in the hands of a director willing to explore it through personal insights. This is certainly the case with “Like You Know it All” from Hong Sang Soo, one of the current champions of the Korean independent film scene, whose previous works such as “Women on the Beach” and “Woman is the Future of Man” have offered fascinating and offbeat looks at modern life and relationships. This, his ninth feature, screened as part of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival&#8217;s Directors&#8217; Fortnight, and features a host of former collaborators including Kim Tae Woo, Ko Hyun Jung and Uhm Ji Won. 
Aptly enough, the film’s protagonist Ku (Kim Tae Woo, who featured in both “Women on the Beach” and “Woman is the Future of Man”) is an independent film director who has long enjoyed the adoration of the critics without ever being able to produce a box office hit. Although he is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells (2008) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells” is the latest effort from noted Korean independent director Jeon Soo Il, who previously won praise and prizes for his “With a Girl of Black Soil”. This time, he heads to the wilds of Nepal for a minimalist, yet grand tale featuring some truly breathtaking scenery and a documentary style look at the local culture and way of life. The film is arguably somewhat of a step up the industry ladder for Jeon, with the presence of actor Choi Min Sik, here taking on his first role since Park Chan Wook’s “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” back in 2005, likely meaning that it will reach a far wider audience than most indie features. 
The plot is fairly simple, following Choi Min Sik as Choi, a middle aged businessman whose job looks to be in trouble. After he hears that a Nepalese worker called Dorgy has died at his brother’s factory, he decides to return the man’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On His Majesty&#8217;s Secret Service (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wong Jing goes back to the old school with “On his Majesty’s Secret Service” a truly madcap period set comedy in the classic early 1990s style. Although the master of the form himself, Stephen Chow, isn’t starring in such films anymore, there’s certainly no reason to stop making them, and in his absence, Louis Koo has stepped up to the plate, accompanied by a great cast of Hong Kong and Mainland stars including Barbie Hsu, Tong Dawei (“Red Cliff II”), Song Jia (“Curiosity Killed the Cat”), Liu Yang (“Bullet &#038; Brain”), Fan Siu Wong (recently in “Ip Man”) and even veteran genre favourite Sandra Ng. 
The plot, such as it is, follows Koo as Royal Dog, an inventor and royal guard, who does his best to protect the rather useless Emperor (Liu Yiwei) and the crazy Empress (Sandra Ng) while trying to handle his feisty fiancé Faithful (Barbie Hsu). His skills are put to the test when a number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tracing Shadow (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Tracing Shadow” marks the fourth directorial outing for popular Hong Kong Star Francis Ng, and sees him again co-helming with Marco Mak, who he previously worked with on “Dancing Lion”. The film itself is somewhat of a throwback to the glory days of Hong Kong cinema, being a wacky martial arts comedy that focuses on the search for a legendary treasure. Although essentially pretty daft, it does pack in plenty of action, and boasts an appealing cast that includes Ng himself, along with Jaycee Chan (who recently impressed in Jiang Wen’s excellent “The Sun Also Rises”), and actresses Pace Wu (“Marriage with a Fool”) and Xie Na (“Two Stupid Eggs”). 
The film begins during the Ming Dynasty with a gang of martial arts masters from different parts of the country all trying to get their hands on a treasure map which apparently points the way to fabulous riches. After the map disappears near a small village, they all decide to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With so many Chinese films still being called ‘Kung Fu’ something or other, and with the continuing global success of Michael Bay’s blockbuster “Transformer” franchise, “Kung Fu Cyborg: Metallic Attraction” was pretty much inevitable. The Hong Kong director getting in on the act is none other than Jeffrey Lau, who previously had hits with the likes of “A Chinese Tall Story” and the classic Stephen Chow “A Chinese Odyssey” vehicles. Perhaps unsurprisingly given Lau’s predilection for the mass mixing of genres, although the film’s advertising suggested non-stop brawling robots, he delivers something quite different, backed by a top cast of Hong Kong and Mainland stars and some boisterously over the top special effects. 
The film follows Alex Fong (recently in the excellent “I Corrupt all Cops”) as K-1, a state built cyborg who for no discernable reason is sent by his creator (the inimitable Eric Tsang in a small role) to the countryside to partner a small town cop called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Couple (aka My Girlfriend is an Agent, 2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Secret Couple” (a far better title than the rather familiar and misleading “My Girlfriend is an Agent”) is basically a Korean take on the recent Hollywood action couple comedy thriller “Mr and Mrs Smith”. Strangely enough, the film was directed by Shin Tae Ra, whose previous efforts were the intense, grisly serial killer horror “Black House” and the offbeat “Brain Wave”. Here, he turns his talents to an entirely different form, backed by an appealing pair of leads in the form of genre favourite Kim Ha Neul (also in the likes of “Lovers of Six Years”, “My Tutor Friend” and “Ice Rain”) and Kang Ji Hwan (recently excellent in “Rough Cut”), who last worked together on the television series “90 Days, Time for Love”. 
The film begins with the nerdy Jae Joon (Kang Ji Hwan) leaving the country after tearfully dumping his girlfriend Soo Ji (Kim Ha Neul) due to her deceitful ways, not realising that she was in fact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Trailer For Nightmare Detective 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t had the opportunity to check out Shinya Tsukamoto&#8217;s genre-bending 2006 chiller &#8220;Nightmare Detective,&#8221; I strongly recommend doing so as soon as possible. While it isn&#8217;t nearly as over-the-top or outrageously bizarre as his previous efforts, it&#8217;s as solid and complex as anything he&#8217;s done. The international trailer for &#8220;Nightmare Detective 2&#8243; looks as impressive as the first, if not more so. However, it would appear that your thorough appreciation for this intriguing sequel will require a working knowledge of the original feature. Since &#8220;Nightmare Detective&#8221; is now widely available on Region 1 DVD courtesy of Dimension Extreme, locating a copy shouldn&#8217;t be too difficult.
Here&#8217;s a full synopsis this highly-anticipated follow-up, courtesy of Twitch:
Kyoichi Kagenuma, the Nightmare Detective is a man cursed with the ability to enter someone else’s dreams. Yukie, a 15 year old high-school student is plagued by nightmares about a classmate and approaches Kagenuma to ask him to enter her mind and cure her of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cyborg She (2008) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Cyborg She” sees Korean director Kwak Jae Yong of “My Sassy Girl” fame switching to Japanese for a genre blending romantic comedy that adds a science fiction, time travelling twist to his usual formula. Also known as “My Girlfriend is a Cyborg”, the film is not to be confused with “Oldboy” director Park Chan Wook’s “I’m a Cyborg but that’s OK”, with which it shares a vaguely similar premise. If anything, Kwak’s film is even wackier and more oddball, managing to throw in pretty much everything imaginable, whilst still remaining not only highly enjoyable, but also surprisingly moving. Having been a popular hit in Asia, the film finally arrives on region 2 DVD via 4Digital Asia, coming with a host of features including a making of documentary, various interviews and press spots, plus featurettes on its special effects. 
The film begins with a lonely Tokyo student called Jiro (Keisuke Koide, also in “Gokusen: The Movie”), who spends his birthday every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Samurai Princess (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More Japanese gore madness arrives from 4Digital Asia in the shapely form of “Samurai Princess”, the cover art not coincidently bearing a striking resemblance to that of its recent sister in slaughter, “Chanbara Beauty”. The film’s pedigree should certainly give fans of the form reason to be excited, with it having been directed by Kengo Kaji, the co-writer of “Tokyo Gore Police”, and featuring effects by Yoshihiro Mishimura, the director of said genre highpoint. Also likely to be of no small enticement is the presence of AV actress Aino Kishi in the lead role, with support from fellow AV star Mihiro (recently in the horror “The Cruel Restaurant”). 
The film’s plot is essentially nonsense, with Aino Kishi playing neither a samurai nor a princess, but an android killing machine stitched together from the parts of eleven young girls who were raped and killed by a particularly nasty gang of miscreants. Brought back to life by a mad scientist, she sets [...]]]></description>
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