I don't do memes. Except on livejournal.
So, yeah, my livejournal, unlike my blog, has become meme central. Now, as far as I'm concerned, memes are, in general, another way of saying, 'I have no fucking clue how to write, and am, in general, a wanker.' Once in a while, though, chiobus try to fob their latest meme on me, and I suppose I am compelled to comply.
sancia decided to get me to do the latest film quiz thingy, and I suppose, because I like films, and also because she is a bona fide chiobu, I will oblige her. Hip, hip, hooray. Ish.
ANYWAY; I apparently have to answer stupid questions about my pirated DVD collection.
1. Total number of films I own on DVD/video.
This is hard. Do you count films in mpg format that I burned to DVD? Do you count ones I have in Singapore, as well as the ones I have here? Do you count my old videos that I bought from JB last time? What about pirated vcds I lent to my friend and never got back? What I'm trying to get at is that I lost count. On my storage hard drive, I think I must have, I don't know...80? 100? Considering that a movie is about 700 megs to a gig, and I have about 5 or 6 dvds of those things, I have...another 30 or 40 on my data DVDs. Then you have all my other collections. Suffice to say, I have a lot of movies. Unfortunately, most of them are:
1) Japanese.
2) Cult movies. Anyone want to watch Beyond the Valley of the Dolls? How about I Spit on Your Grave? I like obscure movies. Sue me.
3) Art House flicks. I'm fucking pretentious sometimes.
4) Ridiculous exploitation flicks. Since I don't watch porn, I make up for it by having films like 'Guts of a Beauty'. Some of this stuff is so stomach wrenching, even I can't bear to watch it. Ok, I lie. But hey, some of the stuff I have is pretty damn sick.
5) Ok, actually the rest are pretty decent, I suppose. I have eclectic taste, you know.
Yeah, I suppose that makes the bulk of my movies.
2. Last film I bought:
You mean, like payed for? Gee. If you count rentals, I just got chungking express and the scent of green papaya in the mail yesterday. If you don't count rentals, I actually BOUGHT (yah, I know, weird, right?) Fever Pitch the other day, because Nick Hornby is cool, and Arsenal is cooler. Mr. Firth is ok too, but I don't have a crush on him like all the girls I know, because I am vagina deficient. I know, it's old. But man, is it good.
3. Last film I watched:
Do you count five seconds of a movie as 'watching'? Yesterday I saw a bit of scent of green papaya, but I haven't watched it yet. It looks pretty good, though - I've liked all the vietnamese films I've seen; my favourite has to have been Three Seasons, though - check that one out; it's good; really pretty. Before that, I tried watching Comrades: Almost a Love Story (aka Tian Mi Mi) the other day, but it was scratched really near the end, so I never finished it. This sucked.
So, I suppose the last movie I watched from start to finish was, err, fuck...what was it? I want to say The Vertical Ray of the Sun (another good vietnamese one) but I have a feeling it was something else...
OH YAH! It was Tsai Ming-Liang's What Time is it There? (ni na bian ji dian). Fucking boring, man. I mean, it's artistic and all, but can fall asleep one. Only watch if you're an arty farty bugger. That vietnamese one was ok, though - very innocent, very domestic. Worth a go.
4. Five films I watch a lot / mean a lot to me.
Ok, in no particular order:
a) I watched spirited away a fucking lot of times. I mean, it's a great movie, but man, everyone always wants to watch it for some reason. Sian already. In fact, I'm kind of sian of Miyazaki in general. Give me Perfect Blue any day.
b) I really liked Boogie Nights. It's one of my all-time favourite movies. I have no idea why, but it's brilliant. Go watch it if you haven't already. Do so now.
c) Must put in an obligatory chinese film, right? I will, for now, go with In the Mood for Love (Hua Yang Nian Hua); it's good. Go watch.
d) 15. Credit to Mr. Royston Tan, this film makes me feel there's a future in the Singapore film industry. Worth a watch, lah.
e) Irreversible. You never forget the first time you see a guy's face bashed in with a fire extinguisher.
There are sooo many more movies I could talk about, but that will do for now.
5. Tag five people.
SIAO! I don't do memes. Ok lah, I figure I need to figure out who reads my lj; I'll just assume my lj friends are more likely to do this, so I'll tag Jolene, Andy, Mickey, Gary and my electronic lao po (since last time she hit me with a meme and I never pay her back yet). Do this if you will. Meh.
sancia decided to get me to do the latest film quiz thingy, and I suppose, because I like films, and also because she is a bona fide chiobu, I will oblige her. Hip, hip, hooray. Ish.
ANYWAY; I apparently have to answer stupid questions about my pirated DVD collection.
1. Total number of films I own on DVD/video.
This is hard. Do you count films in mpg format that I burned to DVD? Do you count ones I have in Singapore, as well as the ones I have here? Do you count my old videos that I bought from JB last time? What about pirated vcds I lent to my friend and never got back? What I'm trying to get at is that I lost count. On my storage hard drive, I think I must have, I don't know...80? 100? Considering that a movie is about 700 megs to a gig, and I have about 5 or 6 dvds of those things, I have...another 30 or 40 on my data DVDs. Then you have all my other collections. Suffice to say, I have a lot of movies. Unfortunately, most of them are:
1) Japanese.
2) Cult movies. Anyone want to watch Beyond the Valley of the Dolls? How about I Spit on Your Grave? I like obscure movies. Sue me.
3) Art House flicks. I'm fucking pretentious sometimes.
4) Ridiculous exploitation flicks. Since I don't watch porn, I make up for it by having films like 'Guts of a Beauty'. Some of this stuff is so stomach wrenching, even I can't bear to watch it. Ok, I lie. But hey, some of the stuff I have is pretty damn sick.
5) Ok, actually the rest are pretty decent, I suppose. I have eclectic taste, you know.
Yeah, I suppose that makes the bulk of my movies.
2. Last film I bought:
You mean, like payed for? Gee. If you count rentals, I just got chungking express and the scent of green papaya in the mail yesterday. If you don't count rentals, I actually BOUGHT (yah, I know, weird, right?) Fever Pitch the other day, because Nick Hornby is cool, and Arsenal is cooler. Mr. Firth is ok too, but I don't have a crush on him like all the girls I know, because I am vagina deficient. I know, it's old. But man, is it good.
3. Last film I watched:
Do you count five seconds of a movie as 'watching'? Yesterday I saw a bit of scent of green papaya, but I haven't watched it yet. It looks pretty good, though - I've liked all the vietnamese films I've seen; my favourite has to have been Three Seasons, though - check that one out; it's good; really pretty. Before that, I tried watching Comrades: Almost a Love Story (aka Tian Mi Mi) the other day, but it was scratched really near the end, so I never finished it. This sucked.
So, I suppose the last movie I watched from start to finish was, err, fuck...what was it? I want to say The Vertical Ray of the Sun (another good vietnamese one) but I have a feeling it was something else...
OH YAH! It was Tsai Ming-Liang's What Time is it There? (ni na bian ji dian). Fucking boring, man. I mean, it's artistic and all, but can fall asleep one. Only watch if you're an arty farty bugger. That vietnamese one was ok, though - very innocent, very domestic. Worth a go.
4. Five films I watch a lot / mean a lot to me.
Ok, in no particular order:
a) I watched spirited away a fucking lot of times. I mean, it's a great movie, but man, everyone always wants to watch it for some reason. Sian already. In fact, I'm kind of sian of Miyazaki in general. Give me Perfect Blue any day.
b) I really liked Boogie Nights. It's one of my all-time favourite movies. I have no idea why, but it's brilliant. Go watch it if you haven't already. Do so now.
c) Must put in an obligatory chinese film, right? I will, for now, go with In the Mood for Love (Hua Yang Nian Hua); it's good. Go watch.
d) 15. Credit to Mr. Royston Tan, this film makes me feel there's a future in the Singapore film industry. Worth a watch, lah.
e) Irreversible. You never forget the first time you see a guy's face bashed in with a fire extinguisher.
There are sooo many more movies I could talk about, but that will do for now.
5. Tag five people.
SIAO! I don't do memes. Ok lah, I figure I need to figure out who reads my lj; I'll just assume my lj friends are more likely to do this, so I'll tag Jolene, Andy, Mickey, Gary and my electronic lao po (since last time she hit me with a meme and I never pay her back yet). Do this if you will. Meh.