Dr Mabuse

I see this is in theatres in the US now so I thought I'd give a heads up on this excellent film. It's an incredible movie, truly brilliant. Some of the scenes will stay with you a long time. I saw this well over a year ago and I still think about it.

It's a film about Nanking. Currently 'Certified Fresh' at 93% on RT with more reviews coming in with the US release. Check it out.

Solid Snake

Oooh. Alright...I can't wait to see it.

mrhan

slop101

I bought the Chinese blu-ray last year. A great, though hard-hitting movie.

Ash Ketchum

I have the DVD of this, purchased in Chinatown, but haven't watched it yet.
I'm annoyed at the Chinese government and the filmmaker. A year or two ago, the Chinese were threatening to withhold this film from international film festivals that showed a documentary on Tibet. In fact, they withdrew this film from an L.A. festival for that reason and then had the filmmaker say it was his decision. I wish the filmmaker had the guts to stand up to a government that acts as bad as the Japanese fascists did during the war.

I urge interested parties to read "The Rape of Nanking," by Iris Chang.

mrhan

Two other films worth looking into if you like this movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124377/

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893356/

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I saw the second on on HBO a couple of years ago. Their both on DVD.

Solid Snake

were running off topic here...BUT:

Talking about Nanking...Christian Bale just finished filming a film called "13 Women of Nanjing" directedy Zhang Yimou. Budget on the film is from what i hear China's most expensive film, running at $90 million.

Dr Mabuse

Yes, that's one.



I also liked that the director was wise enough to not cover the really bad atrocities and take the film into... sort of a gore porn area. Really good choices in his decisions about those things that he covered.

Supermallet

I have too many movies to watch already. Stop it!

Dr Mabuse

Quit slacking and rewatching stuff!

zombeaner

It is a truly staggering film.

Supermallet

I'm not rewatching much anymore. I'm just so goddamned busy all the time.

Osiris3657

I'm about 30 minutes into this and have to say I don't think black and white works well for a war film. Otherwise it's very good so far.

Solid Snake

I'm assuming you mean a modern day made war film?

What did they film this on? cuz it doesn't look naturally B&W.

Osiris3657

Yes. I don't think you can portray the same sense of danger. The film being in color adds life to the characters and you feel more empathetic when you see the blood.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124052/technical

There are the tech specs.

Dr Mabuse

The blank and white choice for this film was perfect.

It added a lot to the film.

Dr Mabuse

A bump to say this is out on DVD and Blu now in 2-disc editions.

Some of you might check it out.