Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 00:07:52 -0700 
     From: Rocky Colavito (brettg@NETCOM.COM) 
     Subject: Re: Milk and Kisses + HK


>
> Thought this was of interest to folks on the list.
> BTW: If you get the chance to see Wong Kar Wai's
> "Chungking Express," go for it (the Faye Wong mentioned
> above is in it). I loved the photography
> in it--overall, a very existential movie.

You know, this movie really made me  ill. I read a bunch of reviews and
it sounded so good. But man this movie tries way too hard to be cute.
I think it had some good ideas but it drags on and on, and that damn song
"California Dreaming" gets played at least 6 times. To tell you the
truth, the best movie I have seen lately or ever is "The City of lost
children". Simply phenomenal. The soundtrack is great too.

Brett


     Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 03:45:48 -0400 
     From: captain dave (desarg@MAIL.WM.EDU) 
     Subject: Re: Milk and Kisses + HK


i thought "chung king express" was fucking brilliant and hilarious. the
way the plot (if any) and mood changes completely mid-movie is
unprecedented. similarly bizarre is the acting and the motivations behind
the characters. i agree they try hard to be "quirky" or bizarre, but not
"cutesy". any director tries to convey some sort of feeling or
atmosphere. it's how intentional and transparent the attempt that
separates one from the other. i too was sick as hell of "california
dreaming" by the end of the movie, but it too was an element of hilarity.
i find hilarity in absurdity. i think some people are simply annoyed by
it.


Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 17:06:56 +0800
From: gauche <gauche@ficnet.net>
To: 4ad-l@calculus.wolf.ox.ac.uk
Subject: faq

i was reading through the faq and noticed that you sort of dismiss wong
kar-wai's "staying together" well if you are going to dismiss the film
you might as well get the title right. it is called "happy together" (as
in that song by the turtles i believe). as for cocteuax songs in his
films...it is wong faye on chunking express covering both the cocteaux
and the cranberries...it does seem overlooked on most of the
discographies that i have seen that they did a cd toghether (cocteaux
and wong faye). but that was only released in asia.