The Wasted Times

THIS MOVIE WAS HARD TO KEEP UP WITH IT KEPT SWITCHING BACK ALL OVER THE PLACE I GOT THAT THEY BROKE IT DOWN AND ALMOST LIKE PLAY LIKE INTENTIONS WHICH IS COOL BUT IT'S HARD IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND PLAYS AND THAT'S WHAT THIS SEEMED LIKE I GOT IT AFTER IT STARTED GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING BUT IT'LL LOSE SOMEBODY'S ATTENTION AND YOU WANT TO KEEP THE VIEWERS ATTENTION IF I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE WAY THE WRITER DID THIS I WOULD HAVE NOT WATCHED IT ANYMORE AND IT WOULD HAVE GOT A LOWER SCORE I LOVE ALL THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES IN IT I LOVE WATCHING ASIAN MOVIES AND I DEFINITELY LIKE HISTORICAL ONES SO THAT'S WHY IT GOT THE STARS IT DID.

A violent war movie I would not have watched if not for Wallace Chung. He appeared for maybe 10 seconds in the movie, yet by then, I had already gotten intrigued by the unusual story and characters, I could not stop watching.

It's an interesting look at Chinese and Japanese relations in Japanese-occupied Shanghai in WWII.

This is one of the best gangster movies I've ever seen. It's streaming on Amazon and I've watched it twice, and I'll watch it again. I'll buy it. Complex, beautiful, horrific, and unforgettable. Everything about The Wasted Times is great. This film deserves far more interest and a much higher rating.

Directors and titles spoil good stories. Good stories are torn apart. Every story changes when it is clear. On the contrary, many irrelevant details are left behind, such as the first two jokes before the shooting, and what is the relationship between the theme of the story? Poor audiences who go to the cinema to give their heads off

"Lu appears to be a merciless mastermind in the opening gambit, substantiated by a chopped hand and a summary execution of a dishonest Union organizer from north (for those who are cognizant of Chinese history of that time, a big chunk of the personages can be traced back to real-life figures, such as Lu is based on Du Yuesheng, a well-known mob boss and key supporter of Kuomintang, and by implication the unlucky northern guy can be linked to Wang Shouhua, a Communist cadre who was murdered by Du in 1927). Never abandons his urbanity, he seems to have everything under control, when facing the proposal from Japanese party for collaboration, his firm declination is final despite its polite elocution."

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