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daifo said:
English DUB of Ne Zha 2. If this gets a properly market distribution in the US, it could be a huge hit and a huge cope from the sinophobes in the US government and propagandist

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They did a good job with this, recasted Taiyi (the Jack Black sounding dude from Nezha 1 was involved in some controversy) and small Nezha (he was an actual kid and has since grown up, so his voice changed) and the new choices are pretty good. Kept Aleks Le as Ao Bing (who did a great job the first time around and has only gotten better in between the years).

Michelle Yeoh as Lady Yin I'm not so keen on, she sounds too old for that role.
 
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Hopefully this is a sign that the censor boards will allow a wider range of story creativity and topic while it is done in good faith. Kinda tiring when all modern shows sometime seem to be very g-rated comedy/business/romance/occupational drama. Idol star Dilraba stars in police drama that is (loosely?) based on some real criminal cases. I don't understand the obsession with her since i don't think her acting is usually that good but she seem to do okay in this show so far.

 
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daifo said:
Hopefully this is a sign that the censor boards will allow a wider range of story creativity and topic while it is done in good faith. Kinda tiring when all modern shows sometime seem to be very g-rated comedy/business/romance/occupational drama. Idol star Dilraba stars in police drama that is (loosely?) based on some real criminal cases. I don't understand the obsession with her since i don't think her acting is usually that good but she seem to do okay in this show so far.

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It is more like Reba need such a project to transform from idol-ish drama towards realism works.
For idols, such transform around 30 years old is vital which will decide how long they can work in this industry.
 
hifisnow

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So I watched the movie 南京照相馆 (Dead To Rights) today. Short version: It's a masterful movie, I recommend anybody in China right now watching It because I'm not sure if this film will ever be released outside of mainland.

Longer version (no spoilers):
This movie is profound in the ways it shows the specific insanity and zealousness of these Japanese monsters. It really describes the mechanics of how a Japanese mind operates (to this day to some extent) like no other movies (including Japanese movies)(I believe anybody that has met a Japanese person in real life would get this feeling somewhat). How fascism alienates human? How can these people operate like normal people when they are already insane? This film answers these questions.
It is quite ironic that this film could have never been made by Japanese people today. Not because of their revisionism, but because although they are as twisted as their fathers. They do not get to experience and record the chilling barbarity of these monsters first hand.
I can not recommend this film enough.
 
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hifisnow said:
So I watched the movie 南京照相馆 (Dead To Rights) today. Short version: It's a masterful movie, I recommend anybody in China right now watching It because I'm not sure if this film will ever be released outside of mainland.

Longer version (no spoilers):
This movie is profound in the ways it shows the specific insanity and zealousness of these Japanese monsters. It really describes the mechanics of how a Japanese mind operates (to this day to some extent) like no other movies (including Japanese movies)(I believe anybody that has met a Japanese person in real life would get this feeling somewhat). How fascism alienates human? How can these people operate like normal people when they are already insane? This film answers these questions.
It is quite ironic that this film could have never been made by Japanese people today. Not because of their revisionism, but because although they are as twisted as their fathers. They do not get to experience and record the chilling barbarity of these monsters first hand.
I can not recommend this film enough.
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I'm looking forward to watch it too. But in Malaysia, I have a bad feeling that the censorship here will filter out too much. I might have to find other ways to watch it again in unfiltered form.

I have watched City of Life and Death (2009), aka Nanjing! Nanjing! (南京! 南京!) before. So I can already get the feeling, how heavy Dead to Rights (南京照相馆) can get. Based on the reviews, and the fact that the horrific scenes are not filtered in black and white, I think it'll be tough to watch. Especially for Chinese people and their diaspora.
 
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2handedswordsman

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Guys i found this YT channel with a ton of mainland's movies and docs with english subs.
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I recently saw 金沙水拍 The Long March. Loved it. Ok praising Mao, his human face, his wisdom and the difficult choices he had to make (which are true to some extent, it's generally admitted), but the scenes of the Yangzte river passings, especially the second, and the scene with the dancing people are WOW.
 
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hifisnow said:
So I watched the movie 南京照相馆 (Dead To Rights) today. Short version: It's a masterful movie, I recommend anybody in China right now watching It because I'm not sure if this film will ever be released outside of mainland.

Longer version (no spoilers):
This movie is profound in the ways it shows the specific insanity and zealousness of these Japanese monsters. It really describes the mechanics of how a Japanese mind operates (to this day to some extent) like no other movies (including Japanese movies)(I believe anybody that has met a Japanese person in real life would get this feeling somewhat). How fascism alienates human? How can these people operate like normal people when they are already insane? This film answers these questions.
It is quite ironic that this film could have never been made by Japanese people today. Not because of their revisionism, but because although they are as twisted as their fathers. They do not get to experience and record the chilling barbarity of these monsters first hand.
I can not recommend this film enough.
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It'll be releasing in America on August 15th and I'll definately watch it. Seems to be a pretty good year for Chinese summer movies.

What I pity is that Legend of Hei 2 despite the good reviews isn't doing that well box office wise in the Mainland, so outside of China we'll likely have to wait until it gets uploaded to Youtube.
 
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2handedswordsman said:
Guys i found this YT channel with a ton of mainland's movies and docs with english subs.
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

I recently saw 金沙水拍 The Long March. Loved it. Ok praising Mao, his human face, his wisdom and the difficult choices he had to make (which are true to some extent, it's generally admitted), but the scenes of the Yangzte river passings, especially the second, and the scene with the dancing people are WOW.
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Why are you so apologetic about Mao? I thought this is a Wumao safe space?
 
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2handedswordsman said:
Guys i found this YT channel with a ton of mainland's movies and docs with english subs.
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

I recently saw 金沙水拍 The Long March. Loved it. Ok praising Mao, his human face, his wisdom and the difficult choices he had to make (which are true to some extent, it's generally admitted), but the scenes of the Yangzte river passings, especially the second, and the scene with the dancing people are WOW.
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Great find, thank you
 
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