That one with that guy who was in the movie that was out last year ... ooh, Navy Seals!
January 7, 2007 7:14 AM Subscribe
Mefi-ites, please give me some general tips on how to identify a movie I once saw in passing, and now desperately can't identify. IMDB, Wikipedia, Koreanfilm, all provide too many results. Are there sites with dynamic search options could help those of us afflicted with this problem to narrow the list to, say, something like "south korean sci-fi in the last 5-8 years with futuristic robots, a scientists' dead son who is revived, and featuring beautiful blue-screen effects" (or something like that)?
More than likely you're talking about Casshern. I'm shocked that you could ever forget such a film, it being perhaps the craziest movie to come out of Japan and one of the very few films that have left me truly speechless after it was over.
posted by nixerman at 7:33 AM on January 7, 2007
posted by nixerman at 7:33 AM on January 7, 2007
IMDB Power Search is pretty neat. It's a pay service w/free trials.
posted by box at 9:27 AM on January 7, 2007
posted by box at 9:27 AM on January 7, 2007
Allmovie has a lot of information, but it's not necessarily easy to get to it. And lots of union library catalogs (WorldCat, for example) have the same kind of features, though the library catalogs are better for limiting by publisher or copyright date than, say, themes or actors.
posted by box at 9:29 AM on January 7, 2007
posted by box at 9:29 AM on January 7, 2007
Props for that title. Ooh, Navy Seals! Indeed.
Anyhow, if you're old like me, you can always try Usenet movie groups. I don't think there's a movie the people on rec.arts.movies.past-films can't identify, and the people on alt.movies.silent are so knowledgeable it's frightening.
posted by smashingstars at 1:45 PM on January 7, 2007
Anyhow, if you're old like me, you can always try Usenet movie groups. I don't think there's a movie the people on rec.arts.movies.past-films can't identify, and the people on alt.movies.silent are so knowledgeable it's frightening.
posted by smashingstars at 1:45 PM on January 7, 2007
Thanks for reminding me about Casshern. I completely forgot about it after being blown away by the trailer a few years ago. Anyone know where someone in the US (DC, specifically) can find a copy?
posted by squarehead at 2:48 PM on January 7, 2007
posted by squarehead at 2:48 PM on January 7, 2007
I got my version of Casshern from yesasia.com. I don't remember how long it took to deliver, but it wasn't unreasonable.
I opted for the special edition, but they have several available, including a limited edition coming later this month.
posted by blind.wombat at 3:31 PM on January 7, 2007
I opted for the special edition, but they have several available, including a limited edition coming later this month.
posted by blind.wombat at 3:31 PM on January 7, 2007
There was an earlier AskMefi thread about Casshern here. The general consensus is that although the trailer is kick-ass, the movie does not live up to it. Borrow, don't buy.
posted by Hogshead at 5:00 PM on January 7, 2007
posted by Hogshead at 5:00 PM on January 7, 2007
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posted by urbanwhaleshark at 7:32 AM on January 7, 2007