Tears Of The Black Tiger (DVD)

Imagine the cowboy cool of Sergio Leone meets the violent retro trip of Tarantino meets the pure melodrama and mythic vision of Seijun Suzuki meets Thai action cinema, with Jack Cardiff as a cinematographer shooting in a palette that consists only of fuschia pink, turquoise and yellow. Add a score which lurches from pure Ennio Morricone to romantic strings, and a dash of Gone with the Wind. Kitsch it, and multiply by ten. That gives you a rough idea of the magnificent levels of insanity and instability that are achieved by Tears of the Black Tiger. It's utterly mad; part Western pastiche (complete with stick-on moustaches and Leone style eyeballing), part tear-jerking ...  Read the complete review

Okay I went to see this film just on the basis of curiosity because I thought it might be interesting to see an Asian take on the western (No for those of you who are curious I do not consider Shanghai Noon to be such a film). I was not convinced that the film would be of any value whatsoever but that it would be a jaunt. However what I discovered was that this film even more so than Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is an amazing film. My criteria for this would simply be the sheer guttsyness of the movie and its wacky quality. However before I launch into my review in full I would just like to warn you that their are some spoilers contained within and so if you are ...  Read the complete review

Hi folks, apologies to anyone who has already read this opinion as part of my Edinburgh Film Festival opinion, but I felt it might be more use to include it here too, especially since the Festival is over. I have, in fact, added to it a little since then, so it isn't a straight copy. Tears of the Black Tiger (Fai Talai Jone) Director Wisit Sasanatieng Running Time: 114 minutes Made Thailand 2001 Picture the scene: a purdy young Miss in a purdy pink frock is walking across a bridge carrying a suitcase and holding a parasol, while lonesome harmonica mourns in the background. It has all the makings of the great start to a ...  Read the complete review