tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8732174503515167151..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Revenge is Best Served DisturbingSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-32132407744773033202011-05-16T13:07:27.424-05:002011-05-16T13:07:27.424-05:00You're probably right. I'm sure I'll g...You're probably right. I'm sure I'll get to them eventually.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-7277733303861173152011-05-16T07:47:14.903-05:002011-05-16T07:47:14.903-05:00You really should read the Hitchiker's Guide b...You really should read the Hitchiker's Guide books. I'm not going to tell you they're great: They are just really funny.Alfred Welleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431944952508383752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-84010435478893298052011-05-06T12:32:07.519-05:002011-05-06T12:32:07.519-05:00@Ruth--honestly, the tentacles are not the most di...@Ruth--honestly, the tentacles are not the most disturbing thing in this film by a long shot.<br /><br />@Klaus--you win, sir. You win.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-63817080835603871972011-05-06T11:11:11.500-05:002011-05-06T11:11:11.500-05:00I have been lucky enough to:
(1) To have all the s...I have been lucky enough to:<br />(1) To have all the sushi I’ve ever wanted to eat (twice) - a Japanese friend makes it in return for my wife doing her taxes; and<br />(2) Seeing Oldboy without knowing much about it.<br /><br />Both experiences were terrific!<br /><br />As far as seeing Oldboy a second time - I don't think i'm up for that experience yet.Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006608076041962884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-36809300636211896212011-05-06T02:31:26.317-05:002011-05-06T02:31:26.317-05:00Ewww...wiggly tentacles. I'd be turning my fac...Ewww...wiggly tentacles. I'd be turning my face away (I'm such a wuss). Still this seems like one to check out - but I'll try not to raise my expectations. I don't think I've heard the hype, so maybe that'll help. <br />I read Hitchhikers once years ago. Enjoyed it. Then again, no one I knew had read it either.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175638828147935702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-18187069837015207722011-05-06T01:29:44.827-05:002011-05-06T01:29:44.827-05:00If you had suggested to me two years ago that I...If you had suggested to me two years ago that I'd find Korean films so interesting, I'd probably have believed you, but I wouldn't have believed you to this extent. South Korea is quickly becoming my favorite national cinema.<br /><br />This one is disappointing if you've heard the hype, but it's good. It's just not nitro-burning Jesus good.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-25809305901631703822011-05-06T00:16:08.177-05:002011-05-06T00:16:08.177-05:00I didn't see "Old Boy," but I did se...I didn't see "Old Boy," but I did see another in the Revenge Trilogy-- "Chinjeolhan Geumja-ssi," known variously as "Lady Vengeance" or "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" in English. I've heard plenty about "Old Boy"; despite not having seen it; it's almost as if I <i>have</i> seen it. "Lady Vengeance" was an interesting, off-kilter film-- dense, perverse, and something of a slow burn as opposed to being intensely Tarantinoesque.<br /><br />As for Douglas Adams-- I read <i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,</i> and that was enough for me. It was cute, but not (cough) stellar. Something of a letdown after all the hype.<br /><br />Oh, yes, your bit of trivia: "Chinjeolhan Geumja-ssi" translates as "Kind Miss Geumja." Gotta love retitling.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.com