I liked Ong-bak and wasn't that wild about Tom Yum Goong, but I was mainly watching it to see Tony Jaa move so it all worked out.
Well, quite a lot of fuss. If I didn't know better, I'd think we were dangerous.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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shrift - Aug 23, 2007 10:26:50 am PDT #1106 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
§ ita § - Aug 23, 2007 10:50:02 am PDT #1107 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There are some phenomenal fight scenes--I'm glad I saw the one as he's going up the stairs, but the plot is basically Ong Bak with an elephant instead of a statue's head, and less involving.
Speaking of cool fight scenes, I'm skeered to watch Oldboy again, but my sister bought it when she was here and was especially delighted to rewatch the hallway/hammer fight scene. One long take! Very cool.
Kate P. - Aug 23, 2007 10:57:06 am PDT #1108 of 10000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
tiny crazy bendy fierce.
Is it wrong that I can't read those words without thinking of Frank Iero?
shrift - Aug 23, 2007 11:27:24 am PDT #1109 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Is it wrong that I can't read those words without thinking of Frank Iero?
Not in my world.
...I may have a type.
Kate P. - Aug 23, 2007 11:45:25 am PDT #1110 of 10000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Not in my world.
Excellent! Though I think you're at least partly responsible for me even knowing who Frank Iero is in the first place, let alone just how bendy he is...
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 23, 2007 1:04:44 pm PDT #1111 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Tom yum goong
Is my menu-derived knowledge of Asian languages completely off, or did they title a movie the equivalent of Lemongrass Soup with Shrimp?
§ ita § - Aug 23, 2007 1:44:54 pm PDT #1112 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I didn't make it all the way through, but yes, the title is soup and the movie involves food as a focus.
Polter-Cow - Aug 23, 2007 1:46:36 pm PDT #1113 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I guess The Protector was a more fearsome title. Was he protecting soup?
Gris - Aug 23, 2007 4:47:36 pm PDT #1114 of 10000
Hey. New board.
So far, High School Musical 2 is better than the first one. Not that I'm watching it.
Polter-Cow - Aug 23, 2007 5:08:14 pm PDT #1115 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I had the opposite opinion, Gris.