12 January 2003

I saw Rabbit Proof Fence the other day, and I thought it was a decent movie with a powerful story. It had, however, the weirdest trailers I've seen in a while. The top one: Shaolin Soccer !! It's an unreconstructed Hong Kong movie, as magical and unrealistic as one would expect. What I can't figure out is why they think it'll go anywhere in the US. Soccer isn't exactly huge in this country, but I guess if it catches on with kids then who knows what will happen. They obviously hope to ride on the back of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon -- the trailer for new Chow Yun Fat movie, Bulletproof Monk, was also shown. Still, I think Shaolin Soccer will be a flop, not a success.

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