Epimetheus Posted October 2, 2018 at 12:06 PM Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 at 12:06 PM Can anyone recommend any Mandarin language sci-fi and/or horror with English subtitles. I've found some good historical fantasy, but can't seem to find these other genres. Movies, series, even youtube shorts would be great. 谢谢. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
歐博思 Posted October 3, 2018 at 06:55 AM Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 at 06:55 AM 'Invitation Only (絕命派對 or Jue ming pai dui) is a Taiwanese horror film directed by Kevin Ko and released in April 2009. The film was billed as "Taiwan's First-Ever Slasher Horror".' Ripped that from the Wiki description of it to avoid potential spoilers. It's the one and only Mandarin horror movie I've seen, but later saw it only got a 4.9/10 on IMDb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epimetheus Posted October 3, 2018 at 04:18 PM Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 at 04:18 PM 谢谢. I'll check it out and leave some review. Hopefully it will lead to similar stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
歐博思 Posted October 4, 2018 at 01:52 AM Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 at 01:52 AM 小意思啦。Hopefully you'll enjoy it more than IMDb folks. And welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxi Posted October 4, 2018 at 09:36 AM Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 at 09:36 AM There's a very famous HK film based on a story by Pu Songling, "A Chinese Ghost Story". The original was in Cantonese (with versions dubbed in Mandarin) but it has been re-made in Mandarin recently. It's a classic. Original and subsequent versions can be found in You Tube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Chinese_Ghost_Story https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093978/ There is a PRC film called Painted Skin, with at least one sequel. Also based in a story by Pu Songling. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Skin_(2008_film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055300/ Anything based on stories in Pu Songling's "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" will be a sort-of-horror film. I say sort-of because some of the ghosts are really lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
character Posted October 4, 2018 at 01:56 PM Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 at 01:56 PM There are many HK horror movies with a Mandarin language track available and English subtitles. I particularly like Koma and the Dumplings segment of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three..._Extremes WRT the PRC, Mojin: the Lost Legend has many horror scenes but may be considered more of an adventure/"tomb raider" kind of movie overall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojin:_The_Lost_Legend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthazar Posted October 5, 2018 at 04:49 PM Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 at 04:49 PM On 10/4/2018 at 11:36 AM, Luxi said: There's a very famous HK film based on a story by Pu Songling, "A Chinese Ghost Story". The original was in Cantonese (with versions dubbed in Mandarin) but it has been re-made in Mandarin recently. It's a classic. Original and subsequent versions can be found in You Tube The original is indeed a worthwhile watch, but it's more of a comedy than anything else. I'd recommend Li gui chan shen AKA Split Of The Spirit. It has a pretty poor rating on IMDB but is actually really worthwhile watching for the atmosphere it creates. “I have always liked, and perhaps made, films whose concern for plot and character development is less important than other kinds of pure cinematic experience, and horror planted that seed,” artist Ben Rivers wrote recently for a program of “midnite movies” he curated for Harvard Film Archive. “These films are predominantly ones of visceral experience. They are about atmospheres, sound and image combined to create extremely unnerving spaces based around ingenuity and the flimsiest storylines. Try to even understand the plot…it doesn’t matter, because the films transcend well-worn conventions in favor of gloriously fragmented experiments in terror.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simc Posted January 7, 2019 at 04:08 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 at 04:08 AM If you have Netflix then you might want to check out On Children. https://www.netflix.com/nz/title/81000509 It's a bit like Black Mirror but with harsh Asian parenting. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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