09/08/29 05:57:08 jvjH7Q2+
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The much-awaited Korean movie The Good, the Bad, the Weird based on a spaghetti Western and nicknamed
a "Kimchi Western" after the nation's signature spicy national dish, is expected to be the hottest
pick of local theatergoers here but viewers overseas seem to want to get a taste of it as well. The film,
directed by Kim Ji-woon and inspired by Sergio Leone's spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad, the Ugly,
the classic 1966 film starring Clint Eastwood. The story line follows three Korean men and their
entanglement with the Japanese army, Chinese and Russian bandits, accompanied by many exciting action
scenes set in Manchuria in the 1930s. The movie was screened in the gala section at the Cannes film
festival this year and it is reported to have received a standing ovation. Derek Elley, a writer for
the entertainment news magazine Variety, said in a review: "a Kimchi Western that draws shamelessly
on its spaghetti forebears (Italo-Western) but remains utterly, bracingly Korean." And as if it reflects
the good reviews, the movie has been garnering interest from foreign countries even before hitting local
theaters. The distributor of the film, CJ Entertainment, announced a deal with the New York-based
Independent Film Channel on July 15 to distribute The Good, the Bad, the Weird in five major US cities
including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago next year. The release is slated for the first half of 2009,
and will start off with the five biggest markets for a total of between fifty and a hundred screens nationwide.