I Love 080  (2000) *** of **** Rated: call it a PG-13 Origin: Taiwan Format: VHS  Length: 60 minutes Director: Li-Chou Yang This begins as a documentary about a Taiwanese man who entered the military for the required two years, and for the extra money, he signed on for three and a half years.  He needed the extra money to pay for art school as he was accepted in Perth Australia. He began as an amicable guy with plans shown trying to save money and still socialize while his contempt for the functionality of the army increased.  Good choices were made in editing this story so he is seen as a person before things go awry.  His grounding through out was not his family, but a women he knew only from the telephone.  The Taiwanese military has a toll free phone number that the soldiers may call, 080, when they feel the need to talk, especially to a woman.  His continued disrespect for the military leads him to go AWOL.  During this time we see his art, and wonder how he got into an art school.  His prose became less connected to the world.  He returned for trial, but first had to go under a psychological evaluation.  The clues presented earlier fall into place as he becomes more despondent.  The resolution of his story is the end of the documentary.			Titles & images are property of their respective owners.
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	Under The Same Roof  (2000) **1/2 of **** Rated: call it a PG-13 Origin: Taiwan Format: VHS  Length: 58 minutes Director: Pei Jung Su This is a documentary of a young married couple, and their daily lives as they mature.  The birth and growth of the children show that this story took place over many years.  The stresses in the relationship show as the distance developed between the two parents.  The scenes included are well chosen for sticking to the common themes.  The most obvious is probably that families depend on one another in several ways.  One child in particular has an extra challenge in life, and that helped to pull the parents closer again.  Time continued to pass as more developments occurred.  The flow may be a little abrupt, but that may have been unavoidable.  A child's simple, yet unanswerable question closes the story.
		Two Boys Go Hunting  (1998) * of **** Rated: call it a PG-13 Origin: Taiwan Format: VHS  Length: 50 minutes Director: Sou-Yee Chan Two boys work at an Exhibition of World Wonders and develop a fascination for wild life.  They grow up and become partners running their own exhibition.  Documented sights and events mostly include capturing live animals in the Taiwan countryside with a bit of the exhibition.  They are successful and get the attention of the news media over a false sighting that was just a prank on a friend.  The interview goes well as they tour the countryside.  After the media interview, it is revealed that the married one of the two men has been seeing another woman while pretending to be out looking for animals.  Next comes the only real twist in this story, and it isn't anything new.  It has an assembled home movie feel more than anything else.  There is nothing ground breaking here.