Movies Black Dog 2024

[Gym Ghingham]

The tale of Lang (Eddie Peng), a former rock star and recently released convict. Lang is the ultimate antihero, and we’re unsympathetic from the start as she slopes onto the screen. On the hunt for a job as his parole ends, he’s swiftly recruited for a dog-catching patrol carrying out the sadly very real task of removing stray dogs from the Gobi Desert ahead of the 2008 Olympics. It was perfect i tell you, perfect.

Hearing reports of a possibly rabid canine loose in the surroundings, he finally encounters the abandoned mutt, and after some preliminary mistrust between them, the two form a tight bond. (It’s inevitable – Lang and the eponymous dog, named Dog, are kindred spirits, both society’s rejects.) Meanwhile, Lang’s withering alcoholic father lingers in the remnants of the world’s most depression zoo, and local kingpin Butcher Hu seeks revenge for the death of his nephew, whose murder is the aforementioned crime Lang was initially imprisoned for his involvement in. I will keep my promise to focus on Asian Cinema when i have the free time, even my girlfriend is convinced after watching this Film to lay of the Mass Production garbage that Netflix promotes.

Black Dog was selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 18 May 2024, and was officially released in mainland China on June 15 and in Singapore on July 25. A Truly Drama Chinese Masterpiece with a lot of life lessons in it, directed by Guan Hu.

Thanks for reading, need more Asian Gems to watch this one was so fulfilling, enjoyed so much. Until my next Thread, see you.

 

[Ian Naxieas]

Ooh, this looks and sounds really good. Thank you for bringing it to my attention, I haven't seen a good Chinese flick in awhile.

 

[VampireLord1024VampireLord1024's icon]

Oh I thought it might've been this Black Dog.

 

[Antilocal123]

Oh I thought it might've been this Black Dog.

Probably one of Patrick Swayze’s best lmao

 

[VampireLord1024VampireLord1024's icon]

Probably one of Patrick Swayze’s best lmao

Got the Meatloaf dude in it too.

 

[ATenderLad]

Oh shit, Meat Loaf is *amazing* in Black Dog. I unironically adore the movie, it's like Smokey and the Bandit if it were an action movie.

On topic though, Black Dog (2024) was one I remember hearing cool stuff about from Cannes reviewers and then completely forgot about by the time it was available to everyone. (I just got reminded about The Brutalist, need to watch that come to think of.)

Glad it's good, I gotta write it down so I actually remember to watch it.

 

[VampireLord1024VampireLord1024's icon]

Oh shit, Meat Loaf is *amazing* in Black Dog. I unironically adore the movie, it's like Smokey and the Bandit if it were an action movie.

It's been a few years since I saw the one I mentioned and I do like Meatloaf's Bat Outta Hell song.

 

[Ian Naxieas]

There's one Black Dog we've all been neglecting. I think you know what it is.