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Terribly racist review!

posted 17 years ago by QueenNadine
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How can this be on the landing page for this brilliant film?!

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Its more than an action flick, 18 January 2007

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Author: henry325 from United States

This movie is more than an action flick, it highlights the relationship between North and South Korea. If you know anything about their pasts and their present than you can see why this is a movie by Koreans for Koreans. The actions scenes did not impress me, I saw this movie in 2006... [b]after watching such movies as MI3, but it wasn't too shabby for a non-Hollywood pre-new millenia movie.[/]

Okay so about the movie itself...I don't like the opening, too dramatic and over the top, I was never a fan of Roman decimation and I will never be a fan of this kind of training method. However, once it gets to the actual story then the clues and hints are laid out and you see how everything comes together in the end. You can probably guess the entire ending after some time. The romance is small, about what you expect for an action film. The chemistry is okay. It is really more of a thriller than anything because you're usually puzzled as to how the hero is going to catch the bad guys since he keeps on failing initially.

The actors did a fairly good job. The action sequences are okay, they're shaky at times, I don't like how the South Korean SWAT teams can't hit anything despite perfectly planned traps and outnumbering the bad guys 50:1. [b]Maybe they should get plastic surgery to open their eyes? [/]It was a so-so movie, but because of theme and background I'll put it above the the average, it could be used to do more than simply entertain. It is simply outdated now if you want a really good action film.
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[–] sullenboyoo 17 years ago

I think we all know that beyond polite society, there are still virulent racist people out there.

[–] lakeshow 17 years ago

I don't see anything all that racial.

[–] Desertman84 15 years ago

This was a really racist review!!!!!

[–] jizzachu 15 years ago

For those who can't figure the racist part. Here is the quote "Maybe they should get plastic surgery to open their eyes? "

[–] jwhawk1971 13 years ago

LMAO. If that's the worst thing you can find in the world to complain about, then count yourself lucky. Sheltered, but lucky.

[–] chrisl84notpia 15 years ago

the rest of the review seems very legit but out of nowhere is this one-line hideously racist remark... almost humorous.

[–] AtheistRevolution 13 years ago

I don't think thats really racist. Its well known that Koreans lead Asia when it comes to double eyelid plastic surgery among other plastic surgery.

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