Hey Guys,

Been a while, apologies for the lack of updates, hopefully by the next couple of weeks I’ll get some reviews up. I decided to add some polls to the site, for fun as well as to get you guys to share your opinions with each other.

I think polls are a great way to show what people think of a subject/thing/topic/whatever, so i managed to stick some around the site and all the review posts to get some feedback (a feeble attempt to get some feedback from you guys, seeing that nobody is leaving any comments). Actually i’m not too bothered that no one is leaving any feedback, as i said from the beginning, the reviews are mainly for my sake so that i can keep a track of what i have watched and share with others my views. But at the same time i want to try and create a place where others can express their views and get opinions about whether they should watch this movie, recommend that movie, forget about asian cinema because its no way near as great as hollywood is….I’m sure you get my point.

So I was actually thinking along the lines that many people cant really be bothered to go through with the process of commenting (i speak from experience, lol) so the addition of polls would make everyones lives easier, all you have to do is select the appropriate answer and click the vote button.  Quick and Easy.  And you don’t have to worry, it wont take you to another site, or attack you with ads, after you click vote it will display the results that have been collected so far for that particular poll.  Go ahead, try out the poll at the bottom of this post and let me know what you think, or you could also comment if you want.

If any of you are interested in adding polls to your site, i can recommend to you PollDaddy.com, a quick and easy way to setup dynamic polls to your site, especially to a wordpress.com account which does not like JavaScript too much.  Check out How to add PollDaddy Polls to your WordPress.com blog for a great step-by-step on how to integrate PollDaddy.com with wordpress.com accounts.

Also, don’ t forget the poll below, Happy Voting!!!

Hey guys,

I just remembered, after writing up my previous post; Ping Pong Review that last year Hollywood released the movie Balls of Fury. I haven’t had the chance of watching it yet, but i understand that it is also a comedy based on table tennis. I am hoping I can get a chance to watch it soon, just to compare it with the Japanese movie Ping Pong. I’m kinda expecting a Dodgeball-ish kind of structure to it (you know, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story that movie with Vince Vaughn about a bunch of guys get together to play dodge ball in order to save their gym).

I was wondering, if you have seen Balls of Fury, if you could let me know what it is like. And also, if you have seen both Ping Pong and Balls of Fury, if you could tell me you could give me your opinions on if and how they might compare.

Hoping to hear from you guys!

Hello, my name is Sam, and I’d like to welcome you to Asian Movie Reviews; my personal views on some of the finest Asian Cinema!

One of my many hobbies is to watch movies so I decided to share my experiences with all of you.

In the past couple of years I have become drawn towards the Asian cinema, mainly because I was becoming tired with many Hollywood movies in terms of the way the content is presented (especially in, but not restricted to, horror genres).

A lot of the time you will come across a new Hollywood release where the story is pretty predictable. Ok, ok, it is becoming more and more difficult to come up with original content, and I do agree that there are movies out there that are really good at presenting old content in a fresh and exciting way, but it is not that often you come across it.

The way I saw it was that by watching movies from other countries I would be exposed to not only different cultures, but also different perspectives on the stories and story telling techniques. Different countries create different movies that can sometimes reflect the country’s situation (i.e. economical, demographical, financial, etc) and attitudes (i.e. towards life, particular issues, etc), or even touch on subjects that may be taboo in many other countries. I decided on the Asian cinema because there are quite a few countries that produce their own movies yet have very distinct cultures and philosophies that is also reflected in their movies and provide the viewer with an insight at how others perceive certain aspects related to life.

I will be looking at movies from a variety of genres (i.e. horror, drama, romance, comedy, documentary, etc) from a few Asian countries, mainly India, Japan, Korea, and possibly China and Thailand. I plan on providing general information about the movies (i.e. director, genre, cast, etc) as well as a synopsis of the movie, my personal views on the movie (although I will try my best not to include any spoilers, however if there are any, I will let you know before hand), my rating for the movie, as well as a few other review and rating sites that can provide you with other views on the movie and also where you can get a copy of the movie.

I won’t be taking any requests at the moment, but please feel free to leave any comments, and if you want to get in touch with me my email is asianmoviereviews@yahoo.com

I hope you enjoy the site!