I have been a long time fan of Japanese cinema, not the anime stuff but their horror movies. The Eye, The Grudge, Iron Man and the one with the crazy girl and the audition (I can't remember the name) are some great movies with amazing visuals. The plots aren't dumbed down for American audiences and they scare you but not with the cheap Hollywood suspense crap, like the classic build up and the cat that jumps out of the closet or loud noise. The images are absolutely haunting, kind of like the Cell. Hm, I need to buy the Cell, that's a great movie also.

I just found out The Departed was a remake of a Japanese or Chinese movie, it figures. I wish I could find good Japanese/Chinese movies, they are so hard to find at the video store. I am sure there is an entire web sphere of Asian movie nuts. Maybe while I have the month of August off, I can do some movie watching.