3 Movies for the Weekend

How long have I had not bought a Blu-Ray… especially strolling around rather than on the internet and even more without too knowledgeable on it myself before. But sometimes it's nice to be tempted and to discover new things to chance, besides, I admit I fell for Panic sur Florida Beach primarily for the retro design of his jacket. Ceci dit, to have ever watched 3 films at the time I speak to you (they will not last long… ) I can tell you that I have not been disappointed.
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Crows Zero I & II, The Incredibles.

 

Et hop, Three new Blu-ray movies in the video library! The first box contains the 2 films “Crows Zero” director Takashi Miike, one of my favorite Japanese directors with Sogo Ishii and Takeshi Kitano (whose last feature film “Outrage” is really excellent also). Miike's films have the distinction of being always either hyper violent (voir Ichi the killer) or else downright unhealthy (I think back to Gozu… ) but sometimes comic fantastico (yokai wars, Sukiyaki Western Django). It is also to him that we owe the film adaptation times and my bad for not Ryu Ga Gotoku (yakuza). In 2 films Crows Zero, we are in the high school gang fight loubars : the “Bancho”. Another theme of violence so, but with some very funny moments, see fantastic (some guys are so hefty that is is simply inhuman!). If we could transpose a Beat'em all film, Crows Zero is the perfect example.

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