tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058461.post8435148414684999906..comments2024-01-26T00:54:19.338+08:00Comments on Lessons From the School of Inattention: Painted Skin (1993)Oggs Cruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03041599863258946384noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058461.post-26403743968424228592010-07-14T20:03:22.270+08:002010-07-14T20:03:22.270+08:00this is a good review (probably the only worthy on...this is a good review (probably the only worthy one that i have run across - the others were pathetic in their attempts at criticism). tbh i think visually and in terms of technique, framing this is among Hu's very best and he is far and away my #1 filmmaker. like you said, the colors and compositions are nothing short of brilliant. the problem alone lies in the narrative (i still have no idea wtf it's about but i don't think it really matters in the end.) this is a film that goes for all style and no substance (as if there is any in this chinese ghost fantasy subgenre anyways) and succeeds admirably, reminding me of Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad in that regard. It is still far better than your average film. It's also better than the overrated Come Drink with Me, which was premature being a co-project with Shaw Bros and an unrealized aesthetic. I do not regret buying it at all (even with the flawed subs).The Waynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058461.post-12167696702356099952009-04-02T06:52:00.000+08:002009-04-02T06:52:00.000+08:00would love to read your review of painted skin 200...would love to read your review of painted skin 2008 version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com