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I got to take in 2 films this year at viff. Wilby Wonderful, was one of those "nice" feel-good movies with likeable characters and many intertwined subplots, but no main plot. Very slow. Had a couple of Canadian actors in it I like, Sandra Oh, and Callum Keith Rennie.
Arahan was a hilarious, self-indulgent Korean action-comedy. The Matrix, Crouching Tiger and Saturday Night Live rolled into one. The hero, Sang-hwan is no Neo for sure, but even for its comedic purpose, sent the message that maybe heros could also be the average Joe next door. The "Seven Masters" in the film were five somewhat bumbling aging folk who had to make a living by running questionable businesses such as a basement acupuncture clinic and a pyschic hotline. The sixth met his demise breathing too much tear gas the last time he tried to save the world, and the seveth...well, you'll have to watch the movie.
I got to take in 2 films this year at viff. Wilby Wonderful, was one of those "nice" feel-good movies with likeable characters and many intertwined subplots, but no main plot. Very slow. Had a couple of Canadian actors in it I like, Sandra Oh, and Callum Keith Rennie.
Arahan was a hilarious, self-indulgent Korean action-comedy. The Matrix, Crouching Tiger and Saturday Night Live rolled into one. The hero, Sang-hwan is no Neo for sure, but even for its comedic purpose, sent the message that maybe heros could also be the average Joe next door. The "Seven Masters" in the film were five somewhat bumbling aging folk who had to make a living by running questionable businesses such as a basement acupuncture clinic and a pyschic hotline. The sixth met his demise breathing too much tear gas the last time he tried to save the world, and the seveth...well, you'll have to watch the movie.
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