Pulgasari: The North Korean version of Godzilla movie!While reading the entertaining post on North Korea on Crack.com, I came across the story about film-freak/communist dictator Kim Jong-il wanting to make his own Godzilla movie. I guess he sat around and looked at the old Godzilla films and said, “Hell, I can make this.”
And, he failed.
So, did he look for ‘talent’ in his own country in order to make the movie? Nope, he decided to kidnap South Korean film director Sang-ok Shin. That’s right Kim Jong held him captive for many years before escaping and living in the US. He forced him to make this reimagining Godzilla film.
Sang-ok Shin died 2006, but what kind of movies did he direct and produce before his death? The 3 Ninjas franchise. That’s right the last movie he directed, according to IMDB, was 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up. He also produced a few of the 3 Ninjas movies. I blame Kim Jong-il for this.
Anyway, Pulgasari doesn’t hold a candle to the far superior Godzilla films, despite using people from the Godzilla Company Toho (Plus the actor in the Godzilla suit), the movie just doesn’t cut it. The music is horrible. Remember the cool music from the Godzilla movies? You get none of that here just bad keyboard music.
The one positive thing this propaganda-monster film has going for it is it is set during feudal Korea. The Godzilla films are always set in our present time or near future. It’s interesting to see that aspect of it.
You can watch the entire movie below, if you dare.
Btw, the monster likes eating metal.
If you don’t want to watch the movie, here are a few clips.
I say like Tim Burton remake this movie
You can check out more info here.
Proto-form?
So, did he look for ‘talent’ in his own country in order to make the movie? Nope, he decided to kidnap South Korean film director Sang-ok Shin. That’s right Kim Jong held him captive for many years before escaping and living in the US. He forced him to make this reimagining Godzilla film.
Sang-ok Shin died 2006, but what kind of movies did he direct and produce before his death? The 3 Ninjas franchise. That’s right the last movie he directed, according to IMDB, was 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up. He also produced a few of the 3 Ninjas movies. I blame Kim Jong-il for this.
Anyway, Pulgasari doesn’t hold a candle to the far superior Godzilla films, despite using people from the Godzilla Company Toho (Plus the actor in the Godzilla suit), the movie just doesn’t cut it. The music is horrible. Remember the cool music from the Godzilla movies? You get none of that here just bad keyboard music.
The one positive thing this propaganda-monster film has going for it is it is set during feudal Korea. The Godzilla films are always set in our present time or near future. It’s interesting to see that aspect of it.
You can watch the entire movie below, if you dare.
Btw, the monster likes eating metal.
If you don’t want to watch the movie, here are a few clips.
I say like Tim Burton remake this movie
You can check out more info here.
Proto-form?
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