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Post by Dilbar on Feb 9, 2005 20:07:36 GMT -5
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Post by Dilbar on Feb 9, 2005 20:10:26 GMT -5
Synopsis: Yau Muk Yan (Aaron Kwok) is a wandering womaniser, going from place to place, without ever holding down one relationship. After a break-up with another girlfriend, he moves into the flat of a complete stranger, Chan Kar Fu (Kaneshiro), who later becomes friends with this rogue. A woman by the name of Mok Man Yee (Kelly Chan) moves in to a flat above them, and at first, Yau and Mok are like sworn enemies, but they gradually warm to each other, to the point that Yau moves in to live with her. All this time, Chan Kar Fu is secretly in love with Mok, and he writes a book to tell the world how he feels about her. The three way relationship between Yau, Mok and Chan is the foundation of the plot, with equal time given to all three characters. Yau is by far the most entertaining of the three, and you could not but grin at his ridiculous antics, especially his early rantings at Mok. But deep down, he is emotionally unstable, although he tries hard not to show it, which is the main reason why he fails to have a fruitful and lasting relationship with any woman. Mok and Chan are opposites of Yau, and they would ideally be a perfect couple, but Mok's attraction to Yau strikes a thorn into Chan's heart. He later writes a book about how much he loves her, which is acted out by Kelly Chan and Kaneshiro in different roles at the end of the film, in a very Tim Burton-esque bizarre landscape. It totally defies convention, and takes time to comprehend. Others would just switch off and scatch their heads in bewilderment. Review Taken from hkfilms.150m.com The "romantic triangle" is not an especially novel concept in movies. Two guys fall for the same girl. Friendships disintegrate. Hearts are broken. The guy everyone's rooting for gets screwed, while the total jerk gets the girl. "Anna Magdalena" starts off conventionally enough. Then shifts into a dreamlike sequence. |
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Post by Dilbar on Feb 9, 2005 20:13:07 GMT -5
Aaron Kwok, TK, & Kelly Chen |
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Post by Dilbar on Feb 9, 2005 20:19:02 GMT -5
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Post by Dilbar on Feb 9, 2005 20:21:25 GMT -5
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Post by Dilbar on Feb 9, 2005 20:56:28 GMT -5
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Post by pandalingling on Mar 30, 2005 12:42:43 GMT -5
hrm i guess we can't start new topics...  so i'll ask my question here. what's more worth getting? anna magdalena dvd or space travelers dvd? i guess what i'm going for is, which one has a better story. thanks for inputs! (i did see anna magdalena one previous time but it was over a couple years ago and i really don't remember anything about it, except the cheesy 'hero' scenes he had with kelly chen) |
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Post by takechan on Mar 30, 2005 17:31:04 GMT -5
HI! I strongly recommend to get a "space travelers".  Story is way better than others. this movie broke box-office records in Japan. my friend who did not care for takeshi at all became a big fan of takeshi after watching this movie. enjoy!!! |
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Post by pandalingling on Mar 30, 2005 18:13:51 GMT -5
thanks!!! space travelers it shall be then (doesn't seem like my local rental store will be getting it at all for their asian movies section). anna mag will just have to wait...  |
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Post by Mercedes on May 23, 2005 14:31:00 GMT -5
Hello,
I just watched Anna Magdalena and it gets better every time I see it. I have a question that someone might answer.
Mok Man Yee spray paints a turtle on Chun Kar Fu's door. This was after Yau Muk Yan has spray painted B#*!H on her door. Is there a special meaning to this in Chinese culture? At the end of the story there is the same turtle on a picture of the three of them together.
Thank you,
Mercedes
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Windysgirl
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Love is in the air and blowin with the wind.
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Post by Windysgirl on May 27, 2005 11:51:36 GMT -5
Anna Magdalena was another movie I saw last night. I enjoyed it too. I want to watch it again, but thought it was a cute story - of course Takeshi was looking good, as usual, even with his hair kind of slicked down and wearing his specs. He was cuter and more exciting as "Zero" in his story though. Again he played a sentimental guy and his apartment was great. I wonder how much a piano tuner earns. LOL
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Post by elfinaniki on May 27, 2005 13:26:54 GMT -5
i thought this was quite a sweet little story too. TK was definately more dashing and striking as Zero - i loved the whole funky patchwork coat/shaggy hair/goggles get-up! I wouldn't mind getting swept up in his arms on top of that little van (like x does at the end of the 'XO Pair' sequence) ! Having said that, i thought he also looked great as Chan Kar-Fu - i thought it was a fine bit of acting on TKs behalf to create two such totally different - and believeable - impressions of character and screen presences for what are essentially the two different sides of one character (Chan Kar-Fu and Zero), one a reality the other a silenced, fantasied fictionality. The amazing, creatively luminous centerpiece of the film was undeniably the XO Pair sequence, in which Chan Kar-Fus' muted and supressed feelings burst into an unbridled eruption of energy and passion, outlandish and fabulously Burton-esque settings and above all an eloquent expression of love. In this sequence i think that the fantasism went beyond even the love story between x and zero and signified a release for Chans' character from the quiet, uneventful supineness of his life as a piano tuner, and a wished-for transformation into the cool, charming, dashing character of Zero and the action-packed and exhilarating adventures he enjoys (and of course, 'getting the girl'). i think it's one of those films that both improves more and more with each viewing and sticks in your mind after the player has stopped. As i said earlier - its also a nice showcase for TKs striking versatility as an actor. Brilliant movie! Sorry Mercedes - i have no idea about the significance or symbolism of turtles in Chinese culture.. but i'd love to find out!! Can anyone help out?  |
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Post by tatiana on Jun 16, 2005 19:53:38 GMT -5
The TK movie fest continues....Just watched Anna Magdalena and thought it was fun and entertaining. I like how the name of the movie was derived from the song Kelly Chen kept trying to playing on the piano- a love ballad by Bach to his wife-Anna Magdalena Bach. ( Also nice how the song is tied into the whole movie, including the story within the story.)
At first, I didn't like the hustler dude Yau and how he treated Chan(TK). But as the movie develops, you get a sense that Chan needs a little shaking up in his life and Yau provides that. Also, I wonder if Chan would have ever written that story if he hadn't met Yau the "writer". I liked the story within the story and esp. enjoyed TK as Zero( and his sexy long hair). Saw the "Cross" and "Zero" thing or XOXO coming -very cute!
Almost thought at one point when Chan was sitting at the piano with the elderly piano teacher that Chan would learn to play the piano or at least play that song. Am a bit surprised at the ending, but maybe I'm a bit too much of a romantic. TK is very versatile and continues to delight me with his acting ( and good looks!!)
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Post by kewpie-chan on May 27, 2006 0:13:28 GMT -5
I just got this movie in the mail today and will watching it soon. But as far as the question of what the significance turtles mean in Asian culture. Well, it depends. Usually it means longevity though. I'll watch the movie and see in what context the turtle means here though |
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Post by kewpie-chan on May 30, 2006 23:36:04 GMT -5
Mok Man Yee spray paints a turtle on Chun Kar Fu's door. This was after Yau Muk Yan has spray painted B#*!H on her door. Is there a special meaning to this in Chinese culture? At the end of the story there is the same turtle on a picture of the three of them together. Was the turtle picture over Yau Muk Yan or Chan Kar Fu's image on the pic? In any case, I think it was a pun intended on the guy. My take on it was she was implying the guy was a "nottariya" as my grandma would say LOL! :D |
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