Highly Recommended
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sitenoise — 9 years ago(February 03, 2017 09:35 PM)
I initially felt Yoon-ki wasn't careful enough with the script so it came out creepy and gross. But I really like Yoon-ki, and Do-yeon, so I changed my feeling to: Kermit the over moisturized Frog generated zero chemistry and was unable to execute Yoon-ki's daring script.
I should recind my invite to comrade
zelena
to watch the Cat movie, because you're right about the cinematography. My threshold is different from normal people concerning this area. (I think a lot of folks registered this complaint on
The Girl on the Train
, too. Which I liked.) I get that it's crassly manipulative, but in the Cat Movie I really liked the framing and the textures, and gave the photography homage points. -
morrison-dylan-fan — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 07:22 PM)
Thanks to everyone for the awesome posts.
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Having fond memories of seeing Stephen Chow in Justice,My Foot for the first time recently,I decided to recently take a closer look at his credits,and was thrilled to spot a rare Chow Horror about to go from Netflix UK,which led to me looking into the dark
The plot:
Starting their new job as security guards to a luxury apartment building with a shopping centre on the lower floor,the guards soon begin to fear that it is they who needs security,due to the peculiar inhibitions of the building being joined by headless ghosts out for revenge. Wanting to help rid the building of the ghosts, ghostbuster Leon decides to train the security guides and some residence of the building in the best way to fight out of the darkness.
View on the film:
Flying into the dark on a pillow of warm shot on Video fuzz,writer/director Jeffrey Lau & cinematographer Chi Wai Wong turn the light on to an atmosphere of pure kitsch,which bounces along with playful, rubbery gore being drenched in stylish filters Lau slices into to crack open the absurd state of Leon's ghostbusting. Pitching the Comedy chops broadly,Lau makes the kitsch mood run deep,with gleefully extended comedy sequences exposing Leon's lack of real "skills",and also allowing Leon to push the Horror Comedy into over the top Fantasy.
Drawing the most basic outline for the characters,Lau makes this basic sketch one that is easy to forgive,thanks to Lau never pausing for breath,as the film leaps from hilarious overripe Soap Opera Comedy to kitsch,chainsaw-welding ghosts making sure that for Leon and the guards,bustin makes 'em feel good. Chasing after ghosts with sexy Karen Mok,Stephen Chow gives a fantastic performance as Leon,brimming with an arrogant wit that allows Leon to casually hold dynamite,as the ghosts come out of the dark.