Episode 103 - Fight Back to School (1991) directed by Gordon Chan
Bolehland - Asian Movie Podcast
by Kinovisuals
7M ago
*Apologies for the long break (more than a year!) since this podcast was recorded and left unedited... some of us have been busy making our own movies!  In this episode, we fight the Pandemic-induced backlog to bring you our discussion of the 1991 Hong Kong comedy classic and its highest grossing film that year.  Professional location sound recordist, JJ, joins us at the tail end of the episode via Clubhouse in mutual appreciation of Stephen Chow's genius.  Bolehland's Objective Rating: 4/10, Contextual Rating: 7.5/10.  Agree or disagree, feel free to send us your thoughts ..read more
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Episode 102 - KL Gangster (2011) directed by Syamsul Yusof
Bolehland - Asian Movie Podcast
by Kinovisuals
7M ago
No plastic tables or chairs were harmed in the making of this episode.  Fais and Weej discuss over a meal of Fish and Chip [sic] the game-changing Malaysian blockbuster, KL Gangster.  Perhaps it was an unlikely movie to have spawned a successful mega-franchise for its producers, which includes a sequel (KL Gangster 2), spin-off films (Abang Long Fadil 1 & 2) and TV series (KL Gangster: Underworld S1 & S2), as well as launching the film career of Zizan Raja Lawak, catapulting him towards stardom in Bolehwood.  Apart from the usual chat about story structure and themes, we ..read more
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Episode 101 - Police Story (1985) directed by Jackie Chan
Bolehland - Asian Movie Podcast
by Kinovisuals
7M ago
Probably not as impressive as smashing through a bajillion glass panels or jumping off a mile high ledge right into the centre of a shopping mall concourse, but in keeping with the indomitable spirit of Police Story, Fais and Weej soldier through teething technical issues in the recording of our very first episode discussing the legendary Hong Kong flick.  We each give our impressions of the film, chat about its story structure, themes and cinematography, as well as the various production challenges its filmmakers had to overcome.  Bolehland's Objective Rating: 6/10, Contextual Ratin ..read more
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Episode 102 - KL Gangster (2011) directed by Syamsul Yusof
Bolehland - Asian Movie Podcast
by We Jun Cho
4y ago
No plastic tables or chairs were harmed in the making of this episode.  Fais and Weej discuss over a meal of Fish and Chip [sic] the game-changing Malaysian blockbuster, KL Gangster.  Perhaps it was an unlikely movie to have spawned a successful mega-franchise for its producers, which includes a sequel (KL Gangster 2), spin-off films (Abang Long Fadil 1 & 2) and TV series (KL Gangster: Underworld S1 & S2), as well as launching the film career of Zizan Raja Lawak, catapulting him towards stardom in Bolehwood.  Apart from the usual chat about story structure and themes, we ..read more
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Episode 101 - Police Story (1985) directed by Jackie Chan
Bolehland - Asian Movie Podcast
by We Jun Cho
4y ago
Probably not as impressive as smashing through a bajillion glass panels or jumping off a mile high ledge right into the centre of a shopping mall concourse, but in keeping with the indomitable spirit of Police Story, Fais and Weej soldier through teething technical issues in the recording of our very first episode discussing the legendary Hong Kong flick.  We each give our impressions of the film, chat about its story structure, themes and cinematography, as well as the various production challenges its filmmakers had to overcome.  Bolehland's Objective Rating: 6/10, Contextual Ratin ..read more
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