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[Hater Depot]

Well, D-War has landed abroad as Dragon Wars to the predicted wretched reviews. The Korean tabloids that I read are spinning it pretty hard. You can check out three of the articles that I translated plus some very special netizen comments.

Really, one of them is very special.

http://koreabeat.com/?p=303

[djsmnc]

That film has been released in one run down independent movie theater near the ghetto in my hometown.

[GoldMember]

D War. Yea I know the story line.

English Teacher: This useless, dumba**, pathetic, student is getting a D
English Department Korean Professor: We must be kind, and understanding (besides she has perky hooters), A+
ET: D
EDKP: A+

Fight ensues, fists fly, etc

EDKP wins the D war.

[Pink Freud]

A cross section of the reviews for this film can be found on rotten tomatoes.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/d_war/

17% on the tomatometer!


ooops...marmot hole beat me to it...sorry!

[Freakstar]

I haven't seen it and have no desire to watch it, but the movie is projected to make about $4 million this weekend in the US. "Gaemul" or The Host only made $2.2 million during its entire run in the US and I think it was the most successful Korean film to date to be released Stateside - but don't quote me on that.

That said, D-War supposedly opened on 2200 screens which is considered a wide release. That's a lot of fucking screens for a movie that doesn't even deserve a theatrical release imho. Just to give you an idea, movies like Spiderman III and Shrek II opened in over 4,000 theaters but a typical wide release will open in about 2000-3000 theaters. So if you look at the per screen average, a $4 million weekend means it's a total bomb...especially given the movie's budget. Didn't it cost something like $70 million US to make after they accounted for P+A and marketing? Wtf? Who in their right minds approved this POS movie?

However, I'm sure there'll be some Koreans out there who will say that the movie is a success in America because it's box office receipts beat out The Host. Whatever. Btw, I thought The Host sucked balls too. Koreans need to start making better movies.

Here's where I got my info from:

http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=10243

http://www.nyfa.com/film-school/spidey-3-captures-record-151-mil-in-three-days/

[Sincinnatislink]

[Paji eh Wong]

[Bibbitybop]

I hope a porn company makes a mock: Double D-War.

[huck]

[Freakstar]

Early estimates are putting it's total weekend take at around $5.4 million. It opened on 2,275 screens so it's per screen average was a very unremarkable $2373.

Honestly, it did better than I expected, but it's still a box office bomb. Curious as to how the Korean media will spin this one...

http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1339825420070916

[Passions]

[Scotticus]

[matthews_world]

If you are worried about safety and wanting to teach abroad and are US certified, try doing a search for DOD jobs on military bases.

[seoulsucker]

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