Pan Laska (laskaHimself)

Straight in your nut sack: Kang-ho Song is Father (or rather a monk of certain Catholic order) as Asian version of "Thorn of Birds"' Richard Chamberlain, a martyr, "a man of God" and... a vampire - sinister and sinful (and superpower libido versus priest's morality) - all in one man. As with any significant Park Chan-wook movie there's solid warranty it becomes one bloody mess, rest assured it'll be hefty. So yes, there is some macabre to it, but also plenty laughs - as far as I recall none of Chan-Wook's films has been that openly (in more or less perverse way) funny. I put Bakjwi next to Ferrara's The Addiction and Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In). Top vampire flick, sweet and drastic/drastic and sweet. And black humour, fat lot of it.

It took me few days to write anything about this pretty much anticipated (usual mistake) movie. I know it's not fair but... I guess I've seen Baron Munchausen far too many times (pointless to mention all things common for both films). And I know it's been very difficult production to close (well, that's nothing new regarding Gilliam film, ennit), still, it feels, as with the Grimms, half-baked and not complete. I dig the solution with multiple actors playing the same character (btw, casting Waits as Mr Nick was a brilliant idea), and some production details (why imagined dimensions are made in CGI I can understan but... why they're so poor? And a bit too much Burton-like, too), but the story limps towards end terribly. It's a good movie allright, but could've been better. Fans may like/should accept it, others may skip it, I think.

Definitely not for everyone. Only by reading the book I have understood why it had to wait so long to be filmed (Where the Buffalo Roam with Bill Murray is not an adaptation). Overwhelming with colors, pure insanity and the bitter truth about hippie era. A must-see for fans of Gilliam/Depp/the sixties (fans of so called recreational drugs as well).

Unappreciated by critics, but loved by me and many I know (even many more I don't know. I unite with you all, dudes & dudettes!). Packed with twisted humour, hilarious dialogues and f-words. Goodman, who appears constantly in Coens' pictures, has made his best performance in years. Great supporting roles, just can't find any flaws in this movie. Man.