Another night, another Korean movie. This time it was Please Teach Me English. This film was as sweet as cottoncandy, and just about as nourishing. I tried really hard to like this movie, and it did have it’s moments. But at the end I was disappointed. I just didn’t care about any of the characters. It was hollow, empty, and devoid of charm. About the only thing I found mildly of interest was the Korean take on the whole “I gotta learn English” thing. Everyone in the class had their own reason for being there, but given the choice none of them would have been. I also thought the waeguks (foriegners) were portrayed with all the typical stereotypes on overdrive, which means unsympathetically. Again, I wanted this movie to be better and it could have been as the concept was a good one. Ah well, I will reward its potential by giving it a 3 out of 5.
I also watched Renee Zellweger in New in Town. Bleah. Totally predicatable Hollywood fluff. It failed to even entertain, which to my reckoning is a pretty significant failure in a movie. Cornball to the extreme and a total waste of time. It sucked and was a total waste of time. A solid 1.
I wasn’t too fond of this movie either. Have you ever seen “Welcome to Dongmakgol,” “Taekukgi,” or “Old Boy?” I can’t remember if it was you who wrote about seeing one of Park Chan-wook’s revenge trilogy (the oher two are “Sympathy for Mr. Vengance” and “Sympathy for Lady Vengance.”) They’re all quite bloody, but if you haven’t seen Old Boy – you should.
I finally got around to watching one of the DVDs I picked up the last time I was up there, “Walk Hard – the Dewey Cox Story.” It spoofs musical biography movies like “Walk the Line” and “Ray.” I thought it was pretty funny! Want me to send it up to you (with the other movies I borrowed a million years ago;))
Thanks again for the article. Much obliged.