So now I gotta ask, when are we gonna see the Hollywood version of this story? I can see it done as a genuinely scary psychological horror flick, or as a really over the top farce.
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Maybe it's just my tendency to focus on minor details, but what caught my ear was that the kidnapped director was IMPRISONED FOR 5 YEARS BEFORE ANYONE EVEN TOLD HIM WHY HE WAS THERE! I mean, I can kinda understand kidnapping someone to make movies for you, but I can't understand KIDNAPPING HIM AND THEN FORGETTING ABOUT HIM FOR FIVE FUCKING YEARS!
I heard about this whole Godzilla knock off story somewhere else along with a whole bunch of other things I'll list here.
If I remember right Kim was also big on Basketball too. A big Jordan fan. I think someone that went over and visited him actually gave him a signed basketball.. that kim built a museum to put the ball in. He also might of actually studied to be the bond villain he was as he was actually a Big Bond movie fan too. (also Daffy duck, showing where the other half of his psychosis came from) He also imported over 700k worth of congac a year. Fun facts for the day.
If I remember right Kim was also big on Basketball too. A big Jordan fan. I think someone that went over and visited him actually gave him a signed basketball.. that kim built a museum to put the ball in. He also might of actually studied to be the bond villain he was as he was actually a Big Bond movie fan too. (also Daffy duck, showing where the other half of his psychosis came from) He also imported over 700k worth of congac a year. Fun facts for the day.
Well, in fairness to Kim Jong nutbag, it's not like Korea hadn't tried to knock off Godzilla in the past. I've seen Yongory
This is not the first time I heard of this film. it is the first time I herd it´s name and what the plot is (I herd it on a comedy panel show where they called it a Communist version of Godzilla). well that man was mad (and I don´t know anything about his son but I do not like him)
The weirdest part for me, he made them re-marry. It feels like Kim Jong was a fan-boy and was devastated when they broke up or something, hell, this feels like that Steven King novel.
In fact this feels like one of those movies "Based on a true story" which someone would watch and know was clearly not the case, only this it would be.
In fact this feels like one of those movies "Based on a true story" which someone would watch and know was clearly not the case, only this it would be.
Well you don't get much stranger than that.
Hmm, life imitates art.
Actually I think there was a Stephen King novel like that. I think it was called "Misery" except it was a novelist not a film director.TheEnglishman said:
Hmm, life imitates art.
I heard about this shortly after Kim Jong Il's death. Also, apparently Kim's first words to the man he had kidnapped when they finally met were "What do you think of my physique? Short as a Goblin's turd aren't I?"
I love this guy! xD
I love this guy! xD
After he made High Noon at Mega Mountain.. they should have sent him back to North Korea.
And, say what you want about Kim, but the man knows how to keep his country under foot. No wonder the US is stealing pages from his play-book. Wonder how long till the president starts claiming divine right.
And, say what you want about Kim, but the man knows how to keep his country under foot. No wonder the US is stealing pages from his play-book. Wonder how long till the president starts claiming divine right.
Bob, have I told you recently how much I love you? Seriously. I used to think I had some pretty good film stories I could bust out at parties, but since you made this show, those stories have more than doubled.
Sometimes you talk about stuff I already know (which makes me feel smart) but learning new stuff about film, comics and TV from you almost every week is something I really enjoy.
Keep up the good work.
Sometimes you talk about stuff I already know (which makes me feel smart) but learning new stuff about film, comics and TV from you almost every week is something I really enjoy.
Keep up the good work.
As a connoisseur of Kim the crazy its nice to see Bob talk about him; that man was so utterly insane you could probably make the entire show about him without struggling for material,hell this story is actually tame by Kim's standards, itd be good to see a North Korea episode sometime as that country is tragically overlooked considering the s*** going down there.
I always suspected Kim was a bit thick, but missing the obvious symbolism in having the monster that by his own demand represented Communism turn on the people it fought to save? That's just epically stupid. Sang-oh himself was probably baffled that the guy failed to pick up on that, and incredibly relieved.
Why the hell does this guy not have a movie based on his life? It has spy kidnapings, a devorced husband and wife getting back together, an crazy tyranical dictator, and fucking Godzilla! then it ends when the guy and his wife flee to the US after insulting the dictator in his own movie.
You couldn't write a more perfect script. The only problem with the movie is that the executives would demand that you replace the south korean hero with a white American. but if you could find a director to stand up to them you could even solve that problem.
You couldn't write a more perfect script. The only problem with the movie is that the executives would demand that you replace the south korean hero with a white American. but if you could find a director to stand up to them you could even solve that problem.
Just to let you guys know. This story is pretty old in East Asian countries.
FYI, the original Bulgasari (not Pulgasari) story is known in both Koreas, not North alone, and is a bit different from the movie (obviously):
1) The King was not mad with power. He was just oppressing Buddhism and its practice.
2) It's a Buddhist monk who gives a doll to the peasant couple for hiding the monk in their house, not father to daughter.
3) The Bulgasari can be killed by setting it on fire (which the people did, when the nation ran out of iron to feed it)
4) The shape of Bulgasari (while highly debated) is closer to that of a minotaur (or a huge bull) than Godzilla.
5) The King was not overthrown, and gave the peasant couple a huge reward for killing the monster, and also the Buddhism was practiced freely, etc.
Still, I was disappoint that the director made those 3 Ninjas movies (shudders).
FYI, the original Bulgasari (not Pulgasari) story is known in both Koreas, not North alone, and is a bit different from the movie (obviously):
1) The King was not mad with power. He was just oppressing Buddhism and its practice.
2) It's a Buddhist monk who gives a doll to the peasant couple for hiding the monk in their house, not father to daughter.
3) The Bulgasari can be killed by setting it on fire (which the people did, when the nation ran out of iron to feed it)
4) The shape of Bulgasari (while highly debated) is closer to that of a minotaur (or a huge bull) than Godzilla.
5) The King was not overthrown, and gave the peasant couple a huge reward for killing the monster, and also the Buddhism was practiced freely, etc.
Still, I was disappoint that the director made those 3 Ninjas movies (shudders).
Yeah I knew about this story, think I read about it on Cracked.com, but personally while others find it interesting I just find it incredibly sad. Kidnapped off the streets and spent 5 years in prison before being brought out? And how many years was he pressed into service before escaping with his wife? And all because some spoiled brat dictator liked his work? Relic's like Kim Jon Il should not exist in this world anymore.