tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post8103446631720575337..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: SYMPATHY FOR THE UNDERDOG (1971)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-89317474240084861482013-07-10T12:32:10.286-04:002013-07-10T12:32:10.286-04:00I've seen a lot of your reviews of fukasaku...I've seen a lot of your reviews of fukasaku's films and I was curious have you seen "Japan Organized Crime Boss" from Fukasaku? I recommended you checked that one out that film has a somewhat similar theme to "Underdog" and has almost the entire cast from this film even Bunta is in that film. Johnnycitystarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14368064455297650551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-73059595851938265632011-02-16T18:41:58.747-05:002011-02-16T18:41:58.747-05:00Andrew: Don't let me stop you! Probably the be...Andrew: Don't let me stop you! Probably the best individual films to start with (as opposed to the five-part Yakuza Papers) are <i>Cops vs. Thugs</i> and <i>Yakuza Graveyard</i>.<br /><br />Sam: For a long time, regrettably, Fukasaku was best known in the U.S. for <i>The Green Slime</i> and his involvement in <i>Tora, Tora, Tora,</i> but <i>Battle Royale</i> really inspired a wholesale reappraisal of his work. <i>Under the Flag of the Rising Sun</i> is a strong anti-war film that shows that Fukasaku was more than a yakuza specialist. He could also do period subjects, with <i>Yagyu Clan Conspiracy</i>/<i>Shogun's Samurai</i> being an outstanding example.<br /><br />venom5, I'm satisfied that you find them good. I rank Fukasaku alongside Fernando di Leo and Umberto Lenzi as great crime film directors but a lot of subjective factors go into any ranking. I couldn't say right now whether the Japanese or Italian films are better.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-65740660871537244862011-02-16T00:50:06.483-05:002011-02-16T00:50:06.483-05:00I don't have this one, Sam, but do have the Ya...I don't have this one, Sam, but do have the Yakuza Papers box and a couple other of his gangster pictures. What I've seen has been good, but I've yet to be completely taken with the Japanese gangster films just yet.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-61349744769744587862011-02-13T21:05:37.803-05:002011-02-13T21:05:37.803-05:00"A mood of melancholy gradually descends over..."A mood of melancholy gradually descends over the picture in its second half that sets Sympathy apart from the other Fukasakus I've seen. The movie seems to build toward complete anticlimax before the story takes its final Peckinpavian turn, but it gains gravitas as things slow down. Fukasaku is best known for his almost calligraphic approach to violence, his ability to send bodies flying and blood flowing like brushstrokes of pure mayhem. But he's just as capable of more quiet, moodier moments."<br /><br />Expert and descriptively vivid examination of Fukasaku's directorial essence. I have not seen this paricular film, but well-know some of his other work. i.e. "Under the Flag of the Rising Sun," "The Green Slime," "Battle Royale." I believe he also directed the Japanese segments of "Tora! Tora! Tora!) Seems like -based on more than one reference- that the spectre of Peckinpah hovers over the film.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-19386566456158090492011-02-12T06:51:08.386-05:002011-02-12T06:51:08.386-05:00Excellent review....
I'm tempted to start pic...Excellent review....<br /> I'm tempted to start picking up some of these movies.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517857978576422454noreply@blogger.com