In Reply to: Thirst: Chan Wook Park tackles vampires . . . posted by mr grits on December 7, 2009 at 14:28:36:
deeply flawed.
"Oldboy," "Lady Vengeance," and "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" were different, brilliant, and each was, however gory, tremendously successful entertainments with a very dark message about the human spirit--- about our most primitive violent tendency, that of vengeance.
"Thirst" was, like Tarantino's "Death Proof," a minor effort but still better than those of 99% of the other guys.'
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Follow Ups
- Powerful disagreement. "Thirst" is entertaining but - tinear 18:24:44 12/07/09 (6)
- You're such an idiot! - mr grits 15:03:42 12/08/09 (5)
- True, it isn't Outside so stop the ad hominem. Nothing addressed at you, per se, but - tinear 19:31:45 12/08/09 (4)
- Sure, it's not his best but his irony, cynicism, and satire shine through . . . - mr grits 19:39:40 12/08/09 (3)
- Question: did the amazing amount of - tinear 09:26:14 12/09/09 (2)
- I'm too jaded becuase I didn't think it gorey. * - mr grits 15:41:59 12/09/09 (1)
- Do you perhaps live in a rural shack with skins hanging in your basement? nt - tinear 16:21:25 12/09/09 (0)