Public announcement/begging

Let it be known: If you find yourself with a spare gmail account invitation, I'm now in the "looking for one" category. By which I mean, of course, that I'd really appreciate one if you can spare it. And so forth.

Thanks, Misha!

Wuxia

So. the_misha asked me for some wuxia reccomendations, since he's been recently bitten by the bug. I decided to answer him here so others can chime in with their two cents, and also so anyone else interested can find something new to watch, too.

Welcome, Misha, to the wonderful and often mind-frelling world of wuxia. Most wuxia is made in Hong Kong and Taiwan, which means it's usually in Cantonese, but you can find some wuxia films in Mandarin now, and Korea has begun making films along the same lines. These are grand movements of emotion, both positive and negative. Some of them I would never recommend seeing if you're not in a good mood. Most wuxia films are serious, but some have some comical elements, despite being good movies. Often I find myself rolling my eyes or laughing one moment, and crying the next.

FAIR WARNING: Wuxia films rarely end happily. When they do, there's most likely been some tragedy along the way, too. No one ever gets away completely unscathed, emotionally, except maybe the Old Master who's already seen his own share of tragedy.

Movies I own are marked with a *, you can borrow them once I'm moved and can find them again.

( Some of my favorites (you may have seen a few of the better-known movies) )