The competition was announced, and the challenge set – recreate your favourite Asian movie scenes using photography with no digital trickery.  We awaited the results of your creativity with baited breath. And we waited, and waited…Nothing happened. Then suddenly at the last minute they came flooding in, and we were witness to some of the most entertaining use of a camera since Pamela Anderson got into home movie making.

It seemed appropriate that such artistic and creative efforts receive the critical acclaim that they deserve, so we asked respected, yet infamously pretentious art critic Sir Charles Canopy-Lallywad to cast his eye over them. His views have nothing to do with KFCC or the competition results, and you are assured that the pompous old codger won’t be back.

So, our FIRST PRIZE winner, walking away with 2 DVD edition of ‘Hero’ and a 2 DVD edition of ‘Infernal Affairs’ is the two man tag-team of Dominic Hudson and Alexis. Recreating ‘The Foul King’, they’ll probably be fighting each other to the death over those prizes as we speak.

-1st Place : 2 DVD edition of ‘Hero’ and a 2 DVD edition of ‘Infernal Affairs!

Sir Charles says:
‘'Ah! Wonderful! Working as a post-modern collage of pop-cultural mindpuke, this recreates the most famous of images from ‘The Foul King’. The chap in the background appears on the surface to allude to Munch’s ‘The Scream’, yet on further examination, is actually a tribute to Beavis’ ‘Cornolio’. Utilising what appears to be a chicken fillet, this piece reportedly made shovel faced artist Tracy Emin shit pottery.'



Then in second place is this worrying effort from Bill Roberts aka ‘Bloodyknows’. It’s a scene from the Miike movie ‘Dead Or Alive’, which has earned Bill the choice of either a ‘Hero’ or ‘Infernal Affairs’ DVD.

-2nd Place : Choice of the winner: 2 DVD edition of ‘Hero’ or 2 DVD edition of ‘Infernal Affairs

Sir Charles says:
‘When Bill asks what one thinks of his ‘entry’, one should be cautious. Like a convicted paedophile dancing for pie, Bill’s work has a certain ‘pomme de terre’ about it. We, the audience, are given a stark moral choice – does one throw oneself upon this with nihilistic abandon, or inform a parent or guardian?’

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The entries varied from the insanely cool to the downright dire, but when it came to our judges voting, the humor in those two entries warmed some hearts. Now without further ado, put your spectacles on and stroke your chin in an studious manner, as we join Sir Charles through the art gallery of your minds. That’s your minds, not ours. We take no responsibility.

Adam Milicevic (Dynamo Robo)
‘Body Jumper’

'Making beautiful use of composition, yet minimum use of a flash, Adam’s work speaks volumes about scoring with chicks whilst wearing borrowed spectacles.'

James Bryant  (JamesB)
‘Rumble In The Bronx’

'Recreating the DVD cover pose of Jackie Chan, James provides his own creative twist to a classic. Is it martial arts, or is he shouting “Stop right there, for I have caught a bee!'

 

 

Judy and Scott Winters (Operationpinksquad)
‘Hard Boiled’

‘My God, I hope that’s Scott!’

Jered Davis (Sanjuro)
‘Yojimbo’

'I asked the acclaimed singer/songwriter Elton John for his thoughts on this rather interesting work, but rather wished I hadn’t when I became drowsy and woke up the next morning covered in chives and gentlemen’s relish. But I digress, this exquisite semblance speaks volumes. Despite having no arms, Mr. Davis has still managed to hijack the clothes of a Samurai by distracting him with his impeccable complexion. Observing the finer details, one notices that the Samurai still abides deep within the folds of clothing, reaching out to admire and caress Jered’s finely moisturised chin.'

Karl Lee (100% Yangachi Powered)
‘Attack The Gas Station’

'It brings tears to one’s eyes that in this modern age, the young still find time to play with sticks and saucepans. The artist told the judges ‘I couldn’t find a fisherman’s type hat, so I just used a pot’. Maybe this is why we should all use a little pot. One cannot help but conjure up a terrifying vision of the future, where man is forced from his own kitchen, because the internet has infested the pantry with thousands of these little fellows.'

Shahar Gross (TheViolator)
‘Dragon Inn’

Shahar Gross (TheViolator)
‘Ichi The Killer’

Jason Aiken (Nameless)
‘Hard Boiled’

 

Matthew Abshire
‘Hard Boiled’

 

Tim Choe
‘Operation Scorpio’

Thanks everybody for your entries, we had a great time judging them. Special mentions must also go out to the following people – you guys rule:

Jason Aiken (Nameless), Matthew Abshire, Tim Chloe, and Shahar Gross (TheViolator)