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[Andromeda18_]

its like an open wound




then some salt being poured into it

:p

Lucky you im so enviuos wish i has a flim festival like that
it wpould be alot better than seeing the DVD/VCD's

I'm really glad I have the chance to attend such a movie festival! Variety magazine considered it one of the 20 best movie festivals in the world! Of course watching 15 movies in about a week is money and time consuming but I'm loving it, even if some of the movies weren't as good as I expected. Like Vital an Doll Master. Vital had an interesting story but in a general way it was quite insipid. The Doll Master which I expected to be great turned out to be like one of those horror movies done in the 80's where a bunch of youngsters get together in some isolated place and are murdered one by one. It wasn't even scary! It's true I don't get scared easily but still...
But you know Rav, Oldboy will premiere here in regular movie theaters this month so it will definitely premiere in England as well. Don't miss it!
I actually enjoyed "sword in the moon", it wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. It was a love/friendship story and I wasn't expecting that but I still liked it.
Ark is a FF Spirits Within like movie. It's not as well done but it has an interesting story.
Back to Gaya is wonderful! It's done in the same style as Shrek but as a movie it's much better. I mean I like the Shreks, they're pretty funny but this one has a really cool story!
I absolutely loved Fighter in the Wind! The movie's director was there and talked to us a little, he even learned a few sentences in Portuguese! I personally think that movie was great. How I wish I was as strong as Baedal! Maybe I should train in some mountain...
I also watched Wonderful days, even though I've had it on dvd since Christmas 2003. I just like it so much I thought it was worth watching in a giant screen.
Yesterday I watched My Mother the Mermaid. I didn't expect it to be anything special but it was. It's a drama and a romantic comedy with a hint of fantasy. Within it's genre it's very good! The director was present at the festival as well.
Today I watched Arahan and Appleseed.
Arahan was another one I thought wasn't going to be good but it was. It wasn't fantastic (but good nonetheless), but then again I don't think fantasy comedies can be fantastic. The movie is really funny, and the fights are amazing even if the final battle was a bit too long. The girl in this movie is the most beautiful Asian girl I've ever seen! Honestly, So-yi Yoon is a goddess!
Now, all of you anime fans, buy, download, steal Appleseed! I don't care how you get your hands on this movie, just do it! It's amazing! As far as the story goes it's typical Appleseed (I personally loved it) but the great thing here is the animation. It's 100% 3D (which I don't usually like very much) but with the cell-shading and the amazing use of colour and light & shadows it looks awesome! This one is a must!
And so now, the only movie left to watch is One Missed Call tomorrow. I'm really hoping it's the horror movie I've been waiting for, a really good, freakish one like A Tale of Two Sisters. Since it's been directed by Takashi Miike, the director of Audition I'm confident it will be good. I do hope so!
After watching all of these movies, most of which are Korean I've come to love Korean cinema. The movies are fresh and original even when not great. I'm also impressed by the directors' humbleness who were among us viewers like regular people, unlike Jennifer Tilly whose invitation to the festival was withdrawn because she made too many excentric demands.