sangajtam Posted February 8, 2016 at 10:18 AM Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 at 10:18 AM Why Chinese movies are so bad. Acting is terrible. I cant stand it. Only good movies i watched with interesting plot and not bad acting are: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3469910/?ref_=nv_sr_1 - black coal thin ice http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2852400/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 -touch of sin http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371585/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 - life without principles Those 3 movies where better than most USA films i ever seen. Are there any more (especially mandarin, not horrors, and not too old, newer than lets say 2008)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobm Posted February 8, 2016 at 10:52 AM Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 at 10:52 AM You can search for Gong Li's movies I love her movies~ Oh, for newer movies, you could try watching Lost in Thailand or 失恋33天 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangajtam Posted February 8, 2016 at 11:09 AM Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 at 11:09 AM I saw Lost in Thailand already some time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted February 8, 2016 at 11:16 AM Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 at 11:16 AM 我是路人甲 was pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langxia Posted February 8, 2016 at 12:22 PM Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 at 12:22 PM No mans land 无人区 from 2013 Loved that movie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangajtam Posted February 8, 2016 at 12:34 PM Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 at 12:34 PM Thanks. 無人區 - is this movie more brutal or includes more violence than movies i wrote in 1 post? Cause i really dont like movies with plenty of violence.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxi Posted February 8, 2016 at 04:39 PM Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 at 04:39 PM More Gong Li movies, directed by Zhang Yimou/ Impeccable acting and beautiful cinematography in all of them. To Live, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110081/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Raise the Red Lantern, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101640/?ref_=tt_rec_tti Shanghai Triads, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115012/?ref_=tt_rec_tt Chen Kaige directed: Farewell my Concubine, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106332/?ref_=tt_rec_tt As for good acting, the child who plays the main character in "Little Red Flowers" is brilliant. The film is based on a story by Wang Shuo. I think it's a little non-conformist gem and very funny. Edited to add link for Little Red Flowers: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492473/ Sorry, all from the 1990s. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorin Posted February 9, 2016 at 04:14 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 at 04:14 PM Are there any more (especially mandarin, not horrors, and not too old, newer than lets say 2008)? There are many many excellent Chinese movies from the 90s and 00s, but from the top of my head I will list some fine movies that are newer than 2008, as you specifically requested. I suppose I can also list Taiwanese Movies, since it's Mandarin too: Hear Me (听说) from 2009 (this one is not ideal for listening practice though, due to it's plot, but it's an excellent movie) City of Life and Death (南京! 南京!) from 2009 Under the Hawthorn Tree (山楂树之恋) from 2010 Aftershock (唐山大地震) from 2010 You Are the Apple of My Eye (那些年，我们一起追的女孩) from 2011 Finding Mr. Right (北京遇上西雅图) from 2013 Coming Home (归来) from 2014 Dearest (亲爱的) from 2014 also, Mandarin versions exist for the following excellent Hong Kong (Cantonese) Movies: A Simple Life (桃姐) from 2011 Echoes of the Rainbow (岁月神偷) from 2011 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geiko Posted February 10, 2016 at 08:23 AM Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 at 08:23 AM Really good recommendations from everybody. However, I don't know if sangajtam will find City of Life and Death too violent. I liked it, but as many other movies that talk about 南京大屠杀 (or about any war, for that matter), it's quite harsh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangajtam Posted February 10, 2016 at 11:30 AM Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 at 11:30 AM Thanks all. Will take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weiwuji Posted March 6, 2016 at 02:08 AM Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 at 02:08 AM Recently saw Gong Li's "Coming Home", and she is just phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
艾墨本 Posted March 31, 2016 at 01:51 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 at 01:51 AM 心花路放 was a very good movie. It follows a guy post divorce. The opening scene is hilarious and is what locked me in. It's a bit of a bro-mance with a Chinese flare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbigniew Posted April 1, 2016 at 02:11 AM Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 at 02:11 AM I saw a film a while back and then read the short story it's based on: 哦香雪 - O, Xiang Xue. It's a charming and atmospheric film that takes you back to a China that's still there if you look hard enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members mplgmg Posted May 4, 2017 at 04:26 AM New Members Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 at 04:26 AM Movies like Some Like It Hot 情圣 Coming Home 归来 are my personal favourits and hope it contain good acting to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiaoXi Posted August 12, 2018 at 05:48 AM Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 at 05:48 AM I second Raise the Red Lantern, it's a great movie and so interesting. It's true that many of the actors in it are rather bad but it doesn't really detract from the movie that much as a whole. Gong Li is great of course. Check out Zhang YiMou's other movies too. Don't forget there's always Hong Kong movies too, like Jackie's old Kung fu movies which are great if you like Kung fu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted August 12, 2018 at 06:15 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 at 06:15 PM Anything with Gong Li or Tang Wei. As I recall Nanjing! Nanjing! the acting was good, but I never ever want to see or read any other Nanjing massacre book or movie again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amytheorangutan Posted January 30, 2019 at 01:57 PM Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 at 01:57 PM On 2/8/2016 at 10:18 AM, sangajtam said: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3469910/?ref_=nv_sr_1 - black coal thin ice I haven't watched many Chinese movies but when I saw you mentioned Black Coal Thin Ice I remember I read somewhere that the director is making another movie called Wild Goose Lake 南方车站聚会 with Hu Ge 胡歌 starring in it. I haven't watch Black Coal Thin Ice but I really like Hu Ge so looking forward to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted January 30, 2019 at 02:26 PM Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 at 02:26 PM "Anything with Gong Li . . ." Well, watching her stumble around in 秋菊打官司 made me cringe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrayjames Posted January 30, 2019 at 02:44 PM Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 at 02:44 PM A movie with great comic acting is《让子弹飞》. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted January 30, 2019 at 04:10 PM Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 at 04:10 PM Operation Red Sea 红海行动 is a pretty good action movie, made last year (2018.) Plot, direction, acting are all solidly OK for such a flick. (This isn't something made for the art-house crowd; it was intended to have mass appeal.) Quote Why Chinese movies are so bad. Acting is terrible. I cant stand it. Not sure how you define bad acting, of course. Do you require Shakespearean delivery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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