[Jedders]

(Original post by farrow000)
haha Bollywood is bad example.

I was referring more to Japan, France, South Korea etc

It just annoys me that people will only watch films like Transformers, getting all attention when they clearly poorly made films. I don't want see films like that. Cinemas are too focused on Hollywood culture where its too much about the stars when its suppose to be a form of art which I feel others countries get right.

Not too impressed with Japanese cinema these days. They make so many over the top films and not enough more subtle films like Tokyo Sonata, Departures, films by Koreeda Hirokazu, etc..I like the over the top stuff aswell, but it seems like that's all they ever do nowadays.

Love South Korean films, although they do also have their fair share of terrible films. Hollywood has loads of crappy action films, Korea has loads of terrible romance films(and lots of good ones too)

You should check out some Hong Kong and Taiwanese films aswell if you haven't already. Dumplings, Big Blue Lake are a few examples.

[farrow000]

(Original post by Jedders)
Not too impressed with Japanese cinema these days. They make so many over the top films and not enough more subtle films like Tokyo Sonata, Departures, films by Koreeda Hirokazu, etc..I like the over the top stuff aswell, but it seems like that's all they ever do nowadays.

Love South Korean films, although they do also have their fair share of terrible films. Hollywood has loads of crappy action films, Korea has loads of terrible romance films(and lots of good ones too)

You should check out some Hong Kong and Taiwanese films aswell if you haven't already. Dumplings, Big Blue Lake are a few examples.

I do like Machine Girl, Tokyo Gore Police, House etc crazy films but use its something different to see.

I also recommend to check Takashi Miike's films like Audition, Gozu, Ichi the killer, Happiness of the katakuris and others, they're weird but not silly.

I like most Korean films too, Old boy, Host, Chaser, Into the Mirror. Most Korean films tend to have supernatural elements to them but they are well thought out.

I think The eye was Taiwainese, there is a film called Uncle Boonme which I've been meaning to check out.

Couple of those you mentioned I need to check out , thanks

so people know I don't judge film from what country its from, just Hollywood to me is too much about celebrity culture where as in Asia its just about the films. Don't care what language its in.

[MixtliMix]

so people know I don't judge film from what country its from, just Hollywood to me is too much about celebrity culture where as in Asia its just about the films. Don't care what language its in.

Ugh, I wish. Trust me, the celeb culture in South Korea is far worse. The only difference is that they don't export their crap as widely as we do.

[noggins]

(Original post by Nephilim)
The best Hollywood movies came out in the 90's, imo. Really good movies like The Untouchables and The Pianist.



Am I the only person who really likes Adam Sandler movies? (except Jack and Jill, that was ****!)

LOL! ahh you're funny. Pianist was out in 2002 and Untouchables was 1987, but agreed they are quite good films.

[Matthew P]

Yeah. I much prefer older films, or at least British/European ones, to Hollywood films.

However, if you're looking for spectacle then Hollywood is obviously the place to go (Like the recent Dark Knight and Spiderman films, for example, are from Hollywood - but I wouldn't say they're bad, I quite enjoyed the thrill). There are still plenty of good American films (The Evil Dead, The Shining, and films by Romero and Kubrick)

I'm sure you're aware of a lot of iconic British films (Trainspotting, Shaun of the Dead, etc), classics (A Clockwork Orange, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest), and the European films (Dogtooth, Let the Right One In - which is STUNNING if you actually haven't seen it...). With all these films from across time and other countries, we don't really need Hollywood. I don't actually know much about Asain films, if you'd like to enlighten me to some good ones?

But there are some other gems you may not know of. Check out films by Lynne Ramsay for something REALLY different to Hollywood films. Or if you're looking for something a little more independent, how about This is not a Love Song?

I honestly think more people would share your opinion of Hollywood films if they actually KNEW about what other films are out there. Currently, most Cinemas only show the big Hollywood films. A lot of British and European films never make it to our screens. Which is sad, really. If people were aware that there was different film out there, then it might actually become popular enough to be shown in conventional cinemas.

[Big Ern McCracken]

(Original post by farrow000)
I hate modern Hollywood mainstream cinema, all bunch of repetitive crap "Adam Sandlar is a toaster"

Wait, Adam Sandler's going to play a toaster? I must see this movie.

[Nephilim]

(Original post by noggins)
LOL! ahh you're funny. Pianist was out in 2002 and Untouchables was 1987, but agreed they are quite good films.

Pianist in 2002 and Untouchables in 1987? Now I just feel stupid

[Haagen-Dazs]

Agreed with you on Adam Sandler. Not a fan!

[Joeman560]

Bad films are still bad. Good films are still good. People still recognise this (with the exception of twilight and harry potter). That hasn't changed, a film doesn't need to be artistic or "sophisicated" to be good.

[Femto]

How many people here have actually ventured outside mainstream cinema before criticising the opinion in the original post?

If the answer is no, then by insulting that opinion you are pretty much just as narrow-minded as the original poster himself.

[canthardlywait]

I don't really like a lot of mainstream Hollywood either, although there are some gems. I can't however understand how crazy people go for the Dark Knight. It's an decent watch as action hero movie, but comes nowhere near to some of best movies I've seen.