05-23-2013, 08:05 AM
Okay, you're going to kick me for stooping lower than a poster review, but this is a movie I feel a Doom brother needs to see. The library doesn't have it yet, and likely never will. I've heard it is lewdly offensive in a wildly comedic way. No nudity, from what I gather. Rather, it's the situations and language that carry it -- in a Stephen Chow mo lei ta vein.
Ho-Cheung Pang came on my radar last year when I watched his film Isabella (2006). Actually, Lady Cranefly and I watched it together, and it's a rare event when Lady Cranefly likes the type of fare I like. It's a small restrained drama that I would recommend for its characters and emotions, as well as for the director's flair with the camera. Yes, Ho-Cheung Pang knows how to wield a camera, giving some brilliant little scenes. My apologies for not reviewing it last year.
What amused Lady Cranefly and I at the beginning was the name of Ho-Cheung Pang's production company: Not a Pang Brother Productions. Heh-heh. Talk about a clever and effective way to avoid being confused with the ubiquitous Pang Brothers.
Ho-Cheung Pang is racking up a lot of well-regarded films. I wish I could see more of them, but so far I've resisted the allure of Netflix. That witch burned me one too many times, I tell ya. But I'm thinking some DOOM brothers with access to Ho-Cheung Pang should give him a try.
He started out as a writer, by the way. Fulltime Killer was his first novel (very successful). He then wrote the screenplay for the movie by the same name. Shortly after that he picked up the camera and started telling his stories more visually via film. I think his background as a writer, and his visual imagination, make him a director of note. I appreciate and even envy the path he's taken growing as an artist.
Anyway, someone should check him out. For a quiet little film, Isabella. For what could be a DOOM candidate, Vulgaria. Or anything in-between.
Ho-Cheung Pang came on my radar last year when I watched his film Isabella (2006). Actually, Lady Cranefly and I watched it together, and it's a rare event when Lady Cranefly likes the type of fare I like. It's a small restrained drama that I would recommend for its characters and emotions, as well as for the director's flair with the camera. Yes, Ho-Cheung Pang knows how to wield a camera, giving some brilliant little scenes. My apologies for not reviewing it last year.
What amused Lady Cranefly and I at the beginning was the name of Ho-Cheung Pang's production company: Not a Pang Brother Productions. Heh-heh. Talk about a clever and effective way to avoid being confused with the ubiquitous Pang Brothers.
Ho-Cheung Pang is racking up a lot of well-regarded films. I wish I could see more of them, but so far I've resisted the allure of Netflix. That witch burned me one too many times, I tell ya. But I'm thinking some DOOM brothers with access to Ho-Cheung Pang should give him a try.
He started out as a writer, by the way. Fulltime Killer was his first novel (very successful). He then wrote the screenplay for the movie by the same name. Shortly after that he picked up the camera and started telling his stories more visually via film. I think his background as a writer, and his visual imagination, make him a director of note. I appreciate and even envy the path he's taken growing as an artist.
Anyway, someone should check him out. For a quiet little film, Isabella. For what could be a DOOM candidate, Vulgaria. Or anything in-between.