Comments on: Year in Review: The 15 Best Foreign Films of 2009

By: Info

Info — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:57:13 +0000

You lost four places in your Google ranking this year vs. last because you split your content up onto two pages.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:20:24 +0000

Ong Bak 2 in the top anything (other then fight scene) list? PUH-lease! I loved the first film. It had a heart that very few movies find. Beautiful fighting paired with decent acting. Great movie. The sequel? Not so much. The fighting got very repetitive very fast. Seriously, how much of the same moves can be played repeatedly without it getting boring? The fight scene were also a lot more CG, wire-fighting, and just special effects. I'd rather watch Steven Seagal arresting people, because at least that's real.
Ong Bak is a great movie. Ong Bak 2 (like so very many sequels) is simply a horrible movie, obviously made just because the first one made money and the studio got greedy.

By: couchkik

couchkik — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:14:10 +0000

Where is Moon?

By: Christopher_M

Christopher_M — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:25:47 +0000

Rob,

I'm not sure if you've seen A Woman In Berlin but it's an excellent film…

By: Targrod

Targrod — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:34:47 +0000

You can check out Mike De Leon's Kisapmata, Batch '81 or Bayaning Third World; Peque Gallaga's Oro, Plata, Mata; Maryo J. De Los Reyes' Magnifico; Lino Brocka's Orapronobis and Maynila: Sa Mga Kuko Ng Liwanag or you can try out a few of the films that came out on the international market for 2009: Brillante Mendoza's Butchered/Kinatay and Lola; Pepe Diokno's Engkwentro; Alvin yapan's Ang Panggagahasa Kay Fe.

By: Jeff R Hall

Jeff R Hall — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:05:36 +0000

I see a fair number of foreign films each year and yet I've only seen one films on your list. (And two more from the honorable mentions.)

Revanche definitely ranks among my favorite films of the year. I'm really glad to her that it will get the Criterion treatment. Baader Meinhof Complex and Red Cliff were wonderful, but wouldn't not have made my favorite films list.

I am a little surprised at the absense of Gomorrah. I think it was a fine film and worthy of notice. (As well as being yet another film that is receiving the Criterion treatment.

By: ERoBB

ERoBB — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:04:05 +0000

I did, and it sucked.

By: Neil Miller

Neil Miller — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:03:00 +0000

That was on last year's Best Foreign films list, as it was technically a 2008 release.

By: Angelo

Angelo — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:59:17 +0000

I assume you didnt see “let the right one in”

By: Kangaroo Be Stoned

Kangaroo Be Stoned — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:49:10 +0000

It's working now. I don't know why, though.

By: RobHunter

RobHunter — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:00:50 +0000

Do you some recommendations? I'd love to cover one in my Foreign Objects column, but I wouldn't know where to start.

By: Neil Miller

Neil Miller — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:52:58 +0000

Seems like a recurring thing with you. What browser are you using?

By: Kangaroo Be Stoned

Kangaroo Be Stoned — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:08:07 +0000

I can't access the second page.

By: Targrod

Targrod — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:00:28 +0000

When are you guys going to review a Filipino film?