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• NO wonder no one was answering ;--0 I got to fire the proof-reader and editor, - tinear 15:58:10 10/12/06 (6)
  In Reply to: Re: "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance:" don't go into this one posted by J C on October 12, 2006 at 14:41:34:

  that's for sure.
  Of course I was referring to the third in the series, "Lady Vengeance."
  It is so different from the previous two that comparisons are difficult.
  As I said, be prepared for a very different experience: hard to believe it's the same director, so soon after the others.
  The principal should be a huge star: layered and nuanced performance... and she is distractingly beautiful.
  
  

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  • 1, 2, 3. Go..... - afilado 16:39:59 10/12/06 (2)
    In Reply to: NO wonder no one was answering ;--0 I got to fire the proof-reader and editor, posted by tinear on October 12, 2006 at 15:58:10:

    ...see these movies.

    You're right on, here, Tin. Though related, each of the films in this triad can stand strongly in its own right. Each has a distinct character; one could say even a distinct and different movie-making style. Taken together, they represent a great body of work.

    "Old Boy" is deliciously pulpy, a study in feeling. "...Mr. Vengence" is a believable slice of life, quite realistic in nature, a study in thinking, deliberation. ,,,,,Lady Vengence", a demanding, esoteric study of the will. One leads to next. Completely human, all.

    All are beautiful, morally provocative, elevated expressions of film art. I look forward now to a second viewing in order. And I look forward to more from this prolific director.

    Is it just me or is there good reason to think that the East - South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, China, etc. - is producing the most consistently exciting and fulfilling film right now.
    
    

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    • The East has got it going on . . . I'm knocked out by their art direction and cinematography. * - mr grits 16:48:46 10/12/06 (0)
      In Reply to: 1, 2, 3. Go..... posted by afilado on October 12, 2006 at 16:39:59:

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      Grits: the other white starch!
      
      

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    • Ooops.... - afilado 16:46:54 10/12/06 (0)
      In Reply to: 1, 2, 3. Go..... posted by afilado on October 12, 2006 at 16:39:59:

      ....should be "vengeance", not "vengence". Pardons, please.
      
      

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  • I got it today in the mail . . . have been waiting a while . . . - mr grits 16:37:05 10/12/06 (0)
    In Reply to: NO wonder no one was answering ;--0 I got to fire the proof-reader and editor, posted by tinear on October 12, 2006 at 15:58:10:

    I've already seen OB and SFMV. Liked both a lot. SFMV was a cross, to me, between Lynch and Tarantino.

    
    Grits: the other white starch!
    
    

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  • It was originally Sympathy for... - Jack G 16:10:52 10/12/06 (1)
    In Reply to: NO wonder no one was answering ;--0 I got to fire the proof-reader and editor, posted by tinear on October 12, 2006 at 15:58:10:

    My Korean copy says "Sympathy For Lady Vengeance". I liked it better than the other two in the Vengeance Trilogy. 2005 was a good year for Korean movies.
    Jack
    
    

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    • Okay! I thought I'd had it right originally but I'd already sent it back to Netflix. nt - tinear 04:38:01 10/13/06 (0)
      In Reply to: It was originally Sympathy for... posted by Jack G on October 12, 2006 at 16:10:52:

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