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movie: spirit of jeet kune do: once upon a time in high school [maljuk-geori janhoksa, 말죽거리 잔혹사]
starring: kwon sang-woo, lee jeong-jin, han ka-in, lee jong-hyeok, park hyo-jun, seo dong-won
director: yu ha
genre: action, drama
country: korea
cute k.boys: 4
cute k.girls: 1
rooftop fights: 2
teachers beating students: many
bus fights: 1
pen stabs to the head: 1
pool cues between the legs: 3
hard on references: 2
weapon of choice: nunchuks, bats a close second
sex scenes: 1 [very mild]
shirtless guys: 1
favorite reading material for students: porn
boys in uniforms: too many to count
kissing scenes: 3
disco scenes: 1
milk moustaches: 1
references to abba: 3
song dedication: morris albert's feelings and abba's one summer night
serendes with guitar: 1
catchy nicknames: hamburger, stabber, cheetah, night mist
homage to: bruce lee
bruce lee impersonations: at least 5
actress that eun-ju was compared to: olivia hussey
best line: "fuck every school in korea"
memorble acronym [when learning nouns]: cmpac ["c"ock "m"eets "p"ussy "a"n orgasm is "c"reated
kiss of death quote [eun-ju to hyun-so]: " i like you alot. i feel more comfortable with you than my female friends."
noteworthy scene: final rooftop fight scene [hyun-so kicks some ass]
rundown: shy boy [hyun-so] transfers to a new high school that is notorious for severe punishment by teachers and a power struggle between school gangs. he befriends one of the gang leaders who shares his love of bruce lee. he soon finds himself in a love triangle with his friend and a girl [eun-ju] they meet on the bus, all the while trying to find his place in life.
bottom line: a coming of age film thats worth viewing
comments: this movie was also bought purely for the cover. hmmm, does anyone else see a pattern here. i'm a sucker for coming of age dramas and was completely surprised and pleased when this movie turned out to be one. from the box cover i thought it was going to be a fighting movie. sure enough there was alot of that too but the basic story is about entering adulthood. it gave a good glimpse into korean life in 1978. it seemed to be a time when the country was changing in many ways. i did learn that at one time there was a buslady who basically opened the door for and collected money from the passengars. she would also hit the side of the bus and yell to the driver to move on once the passengers were aboard. gotta love it. this is movie is definitely a keeper. it kind of had the same feel of y tu mama tambien, another great film. and besides who doesn't love a good coming of age film. i might actually have to get this on dvd and toss the vcd aside. thats how good i thought it was.
rating: 5 soju bottles

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