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The lamest excuse for Korea's loss to the Swiss
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Guri Guy



Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island

PostPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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That's true enough. I remember in 2002 talking too my Korean co-workers the next morning following the games, but not only did they not talk about any of the bad calls, they were also oblivious that any questionable calls had even taken place. It is no wonder that Koreans in general were so shocked by some questionable calls in the last game because when they watch their own team play throughout the year the commentators do not talk about any questionable favors they receive. They do not seem to point out that any tackles look weak. They really never replay any questionable points in the game and after the opposing team scores a goal rarely do you get to see it again. A Korean player tuning in late, will almost believe they've tied or won every game for the past five years and have done so cleanly at that.


Exactly! We have discussed the non-objective Korean sportscasters before. By being so one sided it is no reason Koreans feel any different. If you never see another viewpoint I think it is natural that they'd be in for a shock. In a lot of ways the Korean media sucks.
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Neil



Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: Tokyo

PostPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jinju wrote:
Merlyn wrote:
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The Koreans for some reason or another took it from us in 1998.

I still do not know why this happend.


Korea likes to copy things. DVD's, Music. Movies.


DVDs yes. Music, certainly. cant agree abou the movies. Infact Korean cinema is quite good, one of the most creative cinemas in the world. if anyone copies movies, that would be the Americans who are snapping up film rights from all over the globe, including a few Korean flicks too. I like Korean movies as they push the envelope to a level American films wouldnt have the guts too. Im waiting for the American version of Old Boy. Im betting that they wont have the guts to make it as edgy as the Korean version.


Everyone borrows off everyone, Oldboy was based on a Japanese comic book and also borrowed off the Opedius myth. Chingu reminded me of that American movie Sleepers and I've got a vauge memory of seeing an old Chinese movie that was similar in plot to the Kings Men.

I am interested about news of a remake of JSA set along the USA/Mexico border.....I don't know how they can recreate the tension of the DMZ using a location which thousands of people cross each day. You would think a western remake would be set in 80s Berlin instead.
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Bo Peabody



Joined: 25 Aug 2005

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

pegpig wrote:
Actually, I thot they looked rather cool.


I agree there. The all-white kit was classy, a touch of the Real Madrid home kit. Miles above the new Red Devils garish neon-red away kit and both home and away kits from the last campaign.
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drumpounder



Joined: 20 Jun 2006

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:13 pm    Post subject: world cup excuses Reply with quote

My Korean co-teacher says it was a set up from the get go because the president of FIFA is Swedish. Rolling Eyes
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ajgeddes



Joined: 28 Apr 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:30 pm    Post subject: Re: world cup excuses Reply with quote

drumpounder wrote:
My Korean co-teacher says it was a set up from the get go because the president of FIFA is Swedish. Rolling Eyes


Sweden... Switzerland's alter ego.
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ajgeddes



Joined: 28 Apr 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Neil wrote:
I am interested about news of a remake of JSA set along the USA/Mexico border.....I don't know how they can recreate the tension of the DMZ using a location which thousands of people cross each day. You would think a western remake would be set in 80s Berlin instead.


All I can picture is some chubby Mexican guy standing on the other side wearing a sombrero saying "Hey gringo, you want some taco's?"
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Demophobe



Joined: 17 May 2004

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jeju Rocks wrote:
If the Korean fans had of switched to wearing white shirts during that game, would they have call themselves the 'White Devils'?


Laughing
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seoulsucker



Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jinju wrote:
Im betting that they wont have the guts to make it as edgy as the Korean version.


From Justin Lin, the director of the US version of Old Boy...

I love that film and the only reason I wanted to explore that avenue is because it really spoke to me. I didn't sign on to make a Xerox copy of the original because it's a masterpiece. I wanted to explore other themes within it. If I was going to come close to making a Xerox I hope I have enough sense to stop that process. Oldboy is one of those projects where structurally it's so solid and it brings up so many great themes that you could give it to ten different filmmakers and it would be interesting to see what comes out of each of them.So far Universal has been very open to anything. I told them that I'm not signing on unless we're not going to water down the ending. It has always been important to make sure that it's understood up front what we're trying to accomplish.
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