So, my wife and I are big fans of surreal, specifically fantasy. Good stuff. And we reeally meant to go see this one in the theater. To be frank, we were a little disappointed that we didn't go see it on the big screen. But, having caught it on Netflix I'm glad we missed it. I would have been pissed if I'd seen that on the big screen.
It's not often I say this, but it would have been better in the original Korean, in subtitles. Instead they opted to do, what I can only guess to be a shot for shot remake for American audiences.
What I would have accepted from Korean characters, I find hardly plausible from Caucasians. Could you believe an older white guy, a young white guy and woman deeply conversant in Korean culture and mythos? So much so they can whip out prayer scrolls and think nothing of it? Or the FBI being prepared for a Dragon Invasion?
yeah, me neither.
But I could if they'd been Korean. Or at least have one Korean character explain it to the dumb round-eyes.
But, the dragon shots were nice. the battle through downtown was great. The end fight was cool.
But not enough to save the whole movie.
All in all, it sucked. I say avoid it. Or if there's a Korean version out there, watch that one.
It's not often I say this, but it would have been better in the original Korean, in subtitles. Instead they opted to do, what I can only guess to be a shot for shot remake for American audiences.
What I would have accepted from Korean characters, I find hardly plausible from Caucasians. Could you believe an older white guy, a young white guy and woman deeply conversant in Korean culture and mythos? So much so they can whip out prayer scrolls and think nothing of it? Or the FBI being prepared for a Dragon Invasion?
yeah, me neither.
But I could if they'd been Korean. Or at least have one Korean character explain it to the dumb round-eyes.
But, the dragon shots were nice. the battle through downtown was great. The end fight was cool.
But not enough to save the whole movie.
All in all, it sucked. I say avoid it. Or if there's a Korean version out there, watch that one.
2 comments:
I'm pretty sure there isn't a Korean version.
I still haven't seen D-Wars, although I keep meaning to rent it sometime. I meant to see it out of solidarity with Korean filmmakers, but then I didn't feel like paying $12 + parking to see something that sounded pretty bad, so solidarity went out the window. I *am* eager to see downtown LA blown up, though. :)
Btw, you should set up your blog so people can comment without having to use a Google/Blogger account. :)
I thought I had...weird. Well, it is now! Thanks for pointing that out, Raven.
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