An intelligent re-imagining of South Korea's first recorded serial killer, by Bong Joon-Ho. Subtle, nuanced, with detailed characterizations of stereotypical cops that are considerably more subtle and thought provoking than anything Hollywood could throw at you. Excellent, especially in light of my last few film choices...
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Yet another well intended parenting moment gone abysmally wrong. The boy liked, the girl professed not to mind, I appreciated, not to say I liked, but that I appreciated the whole film - what an inappropriate choice this was, and I thought seriously of taking the daughter to Alvin and the Chipmunks to redeem myself. Thankfully she absolved me...
I'd forgotten how gruesome Tarantino's signature violence can be, and imagined it somehow as being more evocative, less explicit...Oooops.
And so apologies to the wide-eyed daughter, and gratitude that the friend with similar-aged sheltered daughter didn't attend, as that would have required some serious explaining I really wasn't up to...
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Absolutely brilliant. Advertising, and the implied "unofficial" - homage to a whisky (or brother) - yet generating this amount of publicity and sentiment for a product they weren't even paid to endorse. Genius. Someone here should make a million dollars, and as Johnnie Walker has presumably made theirs, let the little folk have their well earned share...
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Walking the roads of our youth,
Through the land of our childhood, our home, and our truth,
Be near me, guide me, always stay beside me so I can be free.
Free...
Let's roam this place, familiar and vast,
Our playground of green frames, our past,
We were wanderers. Never lost, always home,
And every place was fenceless and time was endless.
Our ways were always the same.
Calm my demons and walk with me brother,
Until our roads lead us away from each other.
And if your heart's full of sorrow, keep walking. Don't rest.
And promise me from heart to chest to never let your memories,
Die. Never.
I will always be alive and by your side. In your mind,
I am free.
And if you liked that, there are more, paid for by Johnnie Walker spots. Compare them and see what you think is better:
Link: Johnnie Walker - The Man Who Walked Around the World
Link: Johnny Walker - The Gentleman's Wager
Link: Johnny Walker - The Gentleman's Wager II
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And, following the disappointment of Star Wars, downloaded and watched this. Engaging, like watching a favorite university professor discussing a topic near and dear to his heart, the explicit and embedded implicit ideology of popular culture as revealed through film. Agree or disagree, infinitely more intellectually engaging than the other choice...
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