 | | 08-12-2007, 09:31 AM |
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| Master Fan
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 10,193
| You're always going to have critics who want it all and never like what they see. I would never expect this film to rank up there with typical american/euro tales. It's a vastly different culture and this guy doesn't seem to get that. In the proper context, I'm sure D-War is a fantastic film. I don't expect it to be much by US standards, but for the effort poured into it over the past 6 plus years, I'm really thrilled for Shim & Company. I hate critics who think that being a critic means slamming everything. 
I categorize films in different ways. There are those which will remain classics and those that are good for sheer entertainment value, warts and all. I'm thinking D-War will be the latter. At least I hope so.
Here's some good news...
Quote: 'D-War' attracts 5 mln viewers in 11 days of release
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science fiction blockbuster "D-War" has attracted 5 million viewers in the first 11 days of its release, the film's distributor said Sunday.
According to Showbox Inc., the movie, made by comedian-turned movie director, Shim Hyung-rae, drew 5.12 million viewers on 624 screens across the country as of Saturday. The film became the first South Korean movie to break through the 5 million mark this year, it said.
"D-War," starring Hollywood actors, is a story about a legendary Korean serpent, called Imoogi, before it is transformed into a dragon that rules heaven.
The flick is well on the path to smashing Korean box-office records amid controversy. Some movie critics point out the film's weak plot and appeal for patriotism, but moviegoers are enthusiastic about it.
The distributor said it expected the movie to continue to sell out in major theaters as more people are booking tickets ahead of Korean Liberation Day holiday on Wednesday.
The distributor plans to show the US$30 million film, the most expensive of all movies made so far in South Korea, on 1,700 screens in the United States in September, the widest ever U.S. release for a Korean film.
| __________________ “I’m drawn more towards independent-minded things because I think that’s where the most interesting stories are. But, it doesn’t really matter to me if it’s a big-budget thing, or a small little bare-bones movie that I have to pay to be in. For me, it’s more about the story and the character than anything else.”
~ Jason Behr |
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