And In Today's OMFG News...

[akujunkan]

I knew about ten minutes of film were cut from The King and the Clown. What I did not know is that that includes a scene (and oh my god WHY wasn't it in the movie) in which Jang-sang MOUNTS Kong-gil.

THUD.

Forget the kiss with the king (which was so clumsily unerotic that the editor snapped away from it as fast as he could), this is where the money's at. Dayum.

That will be all.

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[hazardblue.livejournal.com]

So. I saw the last picture and went ...oh? And I showed early screencaps to the 'rents and asked which movie this was, to which they promptly replied Oh! It's (directly translated) The King's Man! which felt like the apt title.... And then they said, Go on! Play it! This was intensely popular in Korea!

...me, remember that last still.

And even after I told my dad these were just pictures, he kept lingering around the computer when hello! I was trying to see boykissing.

Good movie? Made note of the Korean title, just in case. (And this DID seem like a good scene! Playful and natural and !!)

[bloody-american.livejournal.com]

*jaw drop* I, er, need to see this now...

[demeter918.livejournal.com]

FOR REAL? Is it in the DVD? I can't read the Korean, maybe there is deleted scenes?

[akujunkan.livejournal.com]

Yeah! And I totally caught the differenc in translation myself! (And yes, it is retardedly basic grammar and vocabulary, but it still felt good.)

I would TRULY HIGHLY UTTERLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE ANY MEASURES TO WATCH THIS MOVE NOW. It has completely overtaken my life since I saw it three weeks ago, and I am once again a prolific writer thanks to it.

There will be a huge lj squeeage post coming up shortly, but the long and the short of it is that it's a damn good movie with stellar chemistry between all the leads and I would have adored it even if it hadn't hit my kinks.

[akujunkan.livejournal.com]

Dude, I'm sayin'.

If you've got the disposable income...

[akujunkan.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's in your DVD. (Still working on the rip, btw.) They just released the special edition in Korea, and it (and the other deleted scene with Six Dix and the marketplace) are apparently on that.

At least according to what my crappy interpretation of Korean-language blogs tells me.

[demeter918.livejournal.com]

MOFO. MOFO MOFOMOFOMOFOFOFOFOF.

There's always the internet. =)

[akujunkan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, or the fact that I'm going to Korea this summer and will not hesitate to AXE PEOPLE DOWN to get my own copy of the disc.

[hazardblue.livejournal.com]

I totally get you on the foreign language yay! moment. I get really happy when I can understand completely basic sentences in Japanese.

So. Uh. The movie... Okay to watch with Mom...? :coughcough: Because technically, I can walk down the block and rent the video and it will be one of the few Korean things I'd be partaking in.... :sweatdrop:

Speaking of Korean movies: Have you heard of Three Iron? (I don't know the Korean title) A friend watched it and she's been raving; minimal dialogue, very strange and cute.

[suriru.livejournal.com]

ohhh...

[akujunkan.livejournal.com]

Pros: All-around excellent movie with great chemistry between the entire cast, good pacing, gorgeous visuals and good direction.

As for the 'cons'...it's hard to say. The subtext is handled very well; it's objective and never sensational. The whole tone of the movie is frank and bawdy, so it's not as obvious as it could be. I guess it depends on how your parents react to ribald humor in general.

I guess you could always watch and act surprised...I didn't know it involved that.

Not heard of Three Iron, but do tell. I'm always into more listening practice fodder.

[akujunkan.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, and it obviously goes without saying that this is coming from someone relying 99% on subtitles. I've heard that the repartee is even better in the raw, but obviously can't judge for myself.