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Chuen zik dai do (1998)
Great HK Comedy
I've only seen a few HK films, and wouldn't call myself an expert, and when I rented this film out I was expecting a nice enjoyable comedy, and that was exactly what I got. The film may not win any awards for great acting, or for an excellent story. But I found it to be one of the most enjoyable films I have seen mainly due to the scene in the restaurant, which had me laughing like crazy.
The story was extremely silly, and really made no sense, but I felt that to enjoy the film you had to remove all cares of a great story. To put it simply, for myself it shows the way comedy should be -genuinely funny, and not full of sex jokes.
So if you want to watch a funny piece of harmless film from HK, I recommend the group. The film was definitely not what I expected, and perhaps a little long for its context, but seriously funny with both dialogue and odd physical humor! Up there with Escape From Hong Kong Island (Which I also recommend!)
Japanorama (2002)
Not what I expected
If you wanted to actually learn anything about Japan I wouldn't really watch this.
I found the series as I am currently undertaking a research project on Japanese Horror. The episode on Japanese horror did not really help me, most of what was shown in the episode was also rather irrelevant. With only a couple of interviews with people related to the horror genre. And little talk of more than three or four films. I was hoping for it to contain a lot more on the subject.
All of the episodes; although they contain many interviews etc are not very informative, and probably 20% of the episode are comprised of animated pictures to smooth the cut in between pieces.
Definitely not a recommendation if you were seeking to learn anything.