sorum is a 2001 south korean horror film and the feature film debut of director yoon jong-chan .

starring kim myung-min and jang jin-young , it tells the story of a young taxi driver who moves into a dilapidated old apartment building , the site of a brutal tragedy thirty years earlier .

the film has been nominated for and won several awards .

sorum

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matt sorum recuerda a lemmy lilmister , el fallecido líder de la legendaria banda motorhead .
sorum is a terrible movie that gets worse and weirder as time goes on .
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matt sorum has recalled the surprise , pride and anger that went with being a member of guns n’ roses in the 1990s .
according to sources , a now - deleted tweet from sorum reveals he was never asked to be a part of gn’r’s current revival .
structured as a ghost story , sorum never displays phantoms or spirits , and all events might be attributed to everyday causes or human selfishness . sorum does not try to simplify the deep socio - economical problems that trouble low income south koreans , by blaming supernatural forces for their condition .
matt sorum has paid tribute to chester bennington , saying the linkin park frontman
bared his soul to the world and we received his gift .
sorum revealed he used to be a drug smuggler before his rock star days , taking cocaine across borders by strapping pounds of the powder around his waist .
matt sorum ' s adopt the arts foundation has revealed the items to be auctioned at the upcoming deep purple / cheap trick tribute show in los angeles .
former guns n ' roses drummer matt sorum reflects on the passing of the iconic lemmy kilmister and recalls filling in on one of motorhead ' s tours .
steven adler says that his gn ' r replacement , matt sorum wouldn ' t sign on for a gn ' r reunion unless they both were involved .
each hit or kick that sorum has committed to tape or knocked out on stage can be felt by anyone within earshot . whether it’s the epic percussive backdrop behind guns n’ roses’ “knockin’ on heaven’s door” or the propulsive punked - out beat fueling velvet revolver’s “dirty little thing , ” sorum’s playing remains unique , undeniable and unforgettable . sorum’s presence extends far beyond the kit though . currently , he’s producing the darling stilettos forthcoming debut and spearheading his unique global sound lodge project . he never lets up…
review by william schwartz
sorum
is directed by yoon jong - chan and features kim myung - min , jang jin - yeong and ki joo - bong .
and sorum agrees – he tells one on one with mitch lafon : “we never knew what the fuck was going to happen . there was no sense of stability whatsoever .
former guns n ' roses members matt sorum and izzy stradlin have collaborated on a new song titled
f . p . money
and a snippet can be heard inside .
the next step skyrocketed him into the consciousness of music fans worldwide though . hearing about auditions for the cult , he tried out . bashing out each track with unshakable conviction , he got the job . for two years , sorum rocked all over the world in the cult on tours with metallica and aerosmith . the jaunt brought sorum back home in the summer of 1990 . duff mckagan and slash of guns n’ roses caught that particular tour - ending gig and were blown away by sorum , quickly asking him to join gn’r .
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the william sorum assembly resident - fellow member ( rfm ) awards were established in 1991 in memory of william sorum , m . d . , past speaker of the assembly . these awards honor a resident - fellow member ( rfm ) and a district branch in each area who has made the most notable progress in rfm activities , involvement , participation , or representation in the apa .
velvet revolver drummer matt sorum reminisced about scott weiland and his time with the singer in a new interview recorded just days after weiland’s death at the age of 48 . in a long chat with sirius xm’s matt pinfield , an emotional sorum said of his former band mate , “in the end , i just want the world to know that i feel like i made my peace with him . ”
“these characters that we’ve lost through the ages , their soul and their heart and everything they’ve felt in their life goes into their music , and they do that for us , ” sorum added .
sometimes there seems to be no rhyme or reason as to which titles make it big in the asian horror genre and which simply fade out of view . despite winning a handful of prestigious awards , korea ' s 2001 ( here read : pre - tale of two sisters ) entry , sorum , is an even less well - known contemporary of that criminally - overlooked korean masterpiece , acacia . and just like the aforementioned work , i had hoped sorum would be a hidden gem . unfortunately , not every lump of coal can become a diamond , and sorum definitely belongs to the former category .
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sorum also called working with weiland in velvet revolver the “highlight” of his career . “being in a band , obviously in my career , has never been a perfect ride , but the reality of it is rock and roll is never a perfect ride , real rock and roll , ” sorum said . “and i think scott weiland was that guy . he was complicated , yes , but the artistry was magnificent . ”
director yun is one to watch for . if he can combine a script like
views
with the aesthetics of
sorum
, he is quite capable of making an honest to god great film .
hollywood . tv caught up with former guns n ' roses and current velvet revolver drummer matt sorum on february 4 , 2009 as he was leaving madeo restaurant in los angeles . during the three - minute chat , sorum offers his grammy predictions and gives an update on velvet revolver ' s singer search ( he says the band hopes to be able to make an announcement by april ) . watch the clip below .
the new sorum noce collection of elegant , innovative rock - inspired couture was introduced last night at a packed reception at the melrose ave . boutique in west hollywood , ca . the event was hosted by matt sorum ( velvet revolver , guns n ' roses , the cult ) and new partner , designer tony sartino , as well as mia heldt . the new line of sorum noce ( nothing original comes easy ) includes suits , vests , shirts , leather and suede jackets , along with custom hats by gunner foxx and custom shoes by esquivel . the store is adorned with classic rock n’ roll photos by legendary photographer jim marshall .
eve sorum , associate professor of english and the interim fellowships advisor , says what brady has earned is impressive ; out of 872 applicants , there were only 44 fulbright research / study awards for the u . k .
at 14 - years - old , sorum was wailing with his band the prophecy alongside the likes of van halen and devo at the whisky - a - go - go and crazy horse west . rock ‘n’ roll had always called to him , but he embraced it with an unshakable grip . over the next few years , sorum honed his chops in numerous session gigs with artists such as shaun cassidy , belinda carlisle and king solomon burke , solidifying his reputation as a go - to studio drummer . in the midst of balancing 40 gigs at a time , sorum crossed paths with tori amos while she was playing in a hotel piano bar . immediately , they connected , forming y kant tori read . after rocking clubs for two years , atlantic signed the band . amos went solo shortly after , but opportunity came to sorum . he joined the jeff paris band , recording for polygram in 1987 .
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the future is most important to sorum though . right now , he’s producing the darling stilettos’ highly anticipated debut and working on global sound lodge with cordola as well as a host of non - profit and charity gigs on the horizon .
gn’r dropped the spaghetti incident ? in 1993 and received two grammy award nominations and two mtv awards . selling thirty - million records with guns n’ roses , sorum joined forces with steve jones [ the sex pistols ] , john taylor [ duran duran ] and duff for neurotic outsiders , recording an album for maverick rocking star - studded weekly gigs at the viper room in 1996 . while guns went through various evolutions , sorum crushed on solo tracks for duff , slash and gilby clarke .
2017 sorum - xia award participants . from left : dr . dale barker , ds4 students michael tichy , bryce holmes , lindsay yap , samyia chaudry , alayna schoblaske , and brendan scott . , faculty : dr . brian whitten and dr christine sedgley
each year the sorum - xia award in endodontics is awarded to a senior dental student who shows exceptional interest and ability in endodontics . larry sorum was a 1978 graduate of ohsu . he was an endodontist in the air force when he died of cancer at an early age . the sorum - xia award includes a certificate , a check , and the inscription of the winner ' s name on a plaque that is displayed in the dental school . this award goes to the winner of a case presentation competition for senior dental students . presentation of this award is made during the awards ceremony before graduation . this competition is open to all interested senior students . this award is supported by dr . tian xia , an alum of the ohsu endodontic graduate program .
sorum
doesn ' t work , but i can ' t fully say not to see it . it ' s open to much debate , and had just enough memorable images and scenes , i have to at least recommend it for a rental .
“the whole fellowships committee on campus was convinced about the importance of tim’s research and impressed by its implications for the direction classics could take . american universities will benefit by having scholars like tim return to study and teach in this combined field , ” sorum said .
sorum later reminisced about the grueling auditions for the lead singer vacancy in velvet revolver and how weiland blew his future band mates away with his abilities . “when scott weiland came in , it was like magic . all of a sudden , here’s this guy that can write a melody in about five minutes , and write a lyric , and you have a song that was contemporary , ” sorum said . “i just looked at slash and duff and i said , ‘there’s your guy . scott weiland . rock star . the real deal . ’
now that guns n’ roses are touring with slash and bassist duff mckagan back in the band , sorum reflects : “those were the greatest times in rock’n’roll . what’s going on now is great for them , but i was there when it was great too – probably the greatest .
sorum was born in long beach , california in the rock ‘n’ roll heyday of the ’60s . there couldn’t be a more appropriate place for a future rocker to hail from . about 20 miles away from the cultural and musical explosion taking place in los angeles , he had no choice but to blaze a rock ‘n’ roll trail . after watching ringo starr of the beatles on ed sullivan , sorum became entranced by the drums and had to pick them up . the beatles opened the door to jimi hendrix , cream and the doors and inspiration had completely taken hold of him .
sorum took some heat for making comments about the foo fighters that were taken to be negative . but he says what he meant was : “i wish i could be in a band like metallica or the foo fighters – a band that runs that smoothly . i didn’t say they’re not dangerous .
kim kyu - hyun ( internews )
sorum (
soreum
in korean means
goosebumps
)
will make an excellent departure point for debating the definition of
film noir
. is film noir predominantly a style , with cameras prowling dark corridors and sini , . . .
two things bring me to the conclusion that yun could be a very good director . number one ,
sorum
looks wonderful , and yun really knows how to make an aesthetically beautiful film . from the breathtaking locations to the wonderful cinematography , there is not a frame in the film that doesn ' t look great .
matt , who played a number of shows with bennington as part of the sorum - founded supergroup kings of chaos , addressed the singer ' s death in a facebook post . he wrote :
devastated and heartbroken today on hearing of dear friend and bandmate chester bennington ' s passing . we were only speaking yesterday and planning future gigs together .
sorum
is a terrible movie that gets worse and weirder as time goes on . like i said , i don ' t get it . and if it takes one or two more viewings to get the full explanation then count me out because there ' s no way in hell i ' m going to sit through this shit again .
woody ' s review : jong - chan yun is not a bad director . in fact , i think he has a great film in him somewhere . i have concluded this by watching the 2 - disc special edition of his 2001 film
sorum
which contains a supplemental disc , featuring three english - language student films done by yun in college .
sorum
is aesthetically great , but lacks an actual script . elements of horror and drama creep in an out , but nothing sticks , and nothing gels . the film is filled with great images , but nothing ties them together . the film has some potentially interesting characters , but either gives them incredible lapses of logic or leaves them underdeveloped enough to not matter .
however , drums always beckoned him back . upon finishing a two - year stint rocking with the cult , sorum found himself in the studio with mckagan and slash . the three shared a chemistry that could never be matched , and they founded velvet revolver . with scott weiland of stone temple pilots singing , sorum released two explosive albums with velvet revolver—contraband in 2004 and libertad in 2007 . world tours saw the band etch a legacy of their own buttressed by the hits “fall to pieces” as well as “set me free”—propelled by a riff matt wrote . in addition , “slither” garnered the band a grammy for a “best hard rock performance” and the band received another three grammy nominations . contraband also debuted at number one on the billboard top 200 , selling three - million copies .
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the 14th pusan international film festival ' s third day has brought the first showing of the film
sorum
that stars jang jin - yeong who has passed away recently . this day , actress kim ah - joong , han ji - hye , and yoo sun have attended this showing . the stars and directors are taking some time of silence for her passing away . , . . .
views
works because it feels improvisational , but has a point and theme . it had a script of some sort , it was used , and the film succeeds .
sorum
seems very much like a by the fly , make it up as you go along film , but it doesn ' t have the benefit of a real script or outline . things just happen , without explanation .
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on september 3 , mbc aired a special tribute for late actress , jang jin - yeong ( 1974 - 2009 ) on the occasion of her first death anniversary on september 1 . the documentary featured interviews from jang jin - yeong ' s colleagues in the entertainment industry , and among them , was kim myung - min , her co - star in 2001 psychological horror film ,
sorum
, . . .
when they first met at a super bowl party in texas , adriane “ace” harper was a breath of fresh air for matt sorum . the drummer for hard rock bands guns n’ roses and more recently , velvet revolver , frequently met women who were very aware of his celebrity . ace , a singer and backup dancer for groups such as duran duran , seemed to have no clue . so , naturally , he asked for her phone number .
sorum says he and duff mckagan were about to go to dinner and a gary clark jr . concert when they learned of weiland’s death . the two canceled their initial plans in order to reflect about their time with weiland . velvet revolver band mates previously released a statement about the former stone temple pilots vocalist . “we experienced a good chunk of life with scott and , even in his darkest times , we all had hope and love for him , ” they wrote .
sorum ' s subtexts are based in seoul ' s history of poverty and class segregation . after the devastating kwangju massacre in may 1980 , that left hundreds of demonstrators dead , general chun doo - kwan seized control of the country . the resulting political oppression produced a socially conscious underground film movement that addressed the violence , economic decline , and administrative corruption that consumed the country for over seven years . this artistic counterculture continues to stimulate , inspire , and educate today ' s filmmakers .
the movie explores some of the same socially unacceptable themes as acacia : the major difference between the two films is that sorum just doesn ' t go anywhere . unlike acacia , which develops its plot beautifully with lots of eeriness and tension , sorum fools you into thinking that something is going to happen - any moment now - and time after time it fails to hit you with the scare which is so badly needed . it ' s like a two - hour joke without a punchline . it took exactly one hour and sixteen minutes before a single character even said
there is something strange going on in this building
- which is just not an acceptable time - to - interest value ratio . too little happens for too long . it works - just about - on a drama level , particularly during the incredibly depressing final half - hour , but if you want your horror to be scary , at least in some form , this is not the movie for you .
between the madness of touring with velvet revolver , sorum recorded his first solo record , hollywood zen—a pensive , poignant and poetic offering that saw matt singing as well as playing guitar and drums . as if that weren’t enough to keep him busy , he also joined los angeles’s coolest cover band camp freddy with jane’s addiction’s dave navarro . camp freddy’s los angeles shows have become legendary with guest appearances ranging from ozzy osbourne and corey taylor of slipknot to juliette lewis and chester bennington of linkin park .
any good things about
sorum
? well , i did give it a 2 / 10 rating so those 2 points came from somewhere . i thought the cinematography was excellent , but wasted . the apartment building was definitely a visual - horror to look at , but also wasted . chang jin young and kim myung min are obviously talented , but once again . . . wasted . the package design for the dvd was neat , but guess what . . . . you guessed it , wasted .
officially moving on from gn’r in 1997 , sorum brought his talents behind the board . he produced a top 40 single for poe entitled “angry johnny” as well as tracks “hello” and “a rose is a rose” for hollywood records . realizing he had a natural knack for bringing the best out of artists , he formed orange curtain productions with his partner lanny cordola . together , they completed six film scores and produced platinum - selling artists including candlebox , sen dog of cypress hill , little milton and ronnie spector .
such influence is evident in sorum ' s first scene , where young taxi driver yong - hyun ( kim myung - min ) , struggling to make ends meet , moves into a decrepit building in a rundown section of seoul . most of the walls are adorned with graffiti , the corridors strewn with trash , and the pervasive sound of dripping water hints at a plumbing nightmare . the ceiling of yong - hyun ' s apartment shows signs of smoke damage , a reminder of the building ' s terrible past .
that paragraph about as much sums up the film ' s narrative focus , too . yong - hyun ( played by kim myung - min ) moves into this apartment building , and . . . something ensues . i ' m honestly not sure what , exactly .
sorum
takes us on a tour of what yong - hyun ' s life is like in action , and much like the apartment building where he now lives , there isn ' t a whole heck of a lot to look at .
the main complaint i can come up with regarding
sorum
is that , speaking as someone who spends quite a bit of time in environments that most foreigners would consider unsavory , the slums of seoul really aren ' t that bad . well , today anyway . this movie is a dozen years old , so who knows what ' s changed since then . still , people are relatively friendly and well - animated , and there ' s nowhere near the soul - crushing here that i was accustomed to in american suburban environments .
“fulbrights are incredibly competitive , and the success of abrar , theresa , and tim reflects their stellar records as students and leaders , ” sorum said . “not only is this exciting news for the three fellowship winners , it is also great news for umass boston . i am so glad that tim , abrar , and theresa will be ambassadors not only for our country , but also for our university , bringing further recognition to our amazing students , both past and present , and to the world - class work that is done here . ”
“i don’t know how i felt initially because i can’t say it was a shock , but i definitely wasn’t expecting it , because i felt scott was gonna be here longer than this , ” sorum told sirius xm’s lithium . “people know that in the end , we had our differences and the band split up , but the wave of emotions that you feel is more like a family member ; it’s like if you had a family member that maybe you didn’t get along with great but you still loved them , so that’s the feeling . ”
of course , that bit of opinion is entirely irrelevant to this movie ' s merits . as a film ,
sorum
is an effective look at the discouraging underbelly of an apparently pointless life , and the nonchalant actions people will undertake just out of circumstance . it doesn ' t generate any of the kind of emotions one might be hoping for from a more casually accessible movie about the greater points of fear . regardless , its thematic elements are solid , and worth the effort for anyone wanting to get a stab at the motivations behind general despondency .
the apartment complex that is the backdrop of most of the action in
sorum
is a dank , unsettling , somewhat discouraging abode . it ' s the kind of rundown building people who don ' t have a lot of money end up staying in . ugly stains , rough edges , and random litter abound everywhere in the building . the walls are an unsightly eyesore - nothing grotesque or horrifying , just kind of ugly . and yet , there ' s a certain character to it that ' s a bit appealing . maybe not so much as a building designed to be pretty , but more so than boring white walls anyway .
snowblood apple rating for this film : entertainment : 2 / 10 . i sat through this entire movie . ph34r my l337 staying powerz0rz ; - ) chills : nope , didn ' t get any of them scariness : if you can handle flickering light bulbs , you ' re probably going to be just fine ghosts : didn ' t get any of them either sex : 2 / 10 . one mercifully short shag : one mercifully short hand shandy confusion : wha ? / 10 cigarettes : everyone smokes about 1000 a day sorum : acacia ' s evil twin length : i want those two hours of my life back ! litres of tomato ketchup : almost no tomatoes were harmed during the making of this film
frankly , it doesn ' t really look too great either . the screencaps will tell you the story of just how weak the visuals are : i saw no imagery worth taking caps of , to be brutally honest . the apartment building location was a godsend to the cinematographer and is just about the only source of atmosphere in the entire piece . towards the end of the movie , we are told explicitly by one of the characters ,
fear what you cannot see !
well , sorry mr yoon jong - chan , that ' s not really how horror movies usually work . it didn ' t work for inugami - a movie about evil dog - spirits , with no actual evil dog - spirits in it - and it doesn ' t work for sorum .
the apartment complex that is the backdrop of most of the action in
sorum
is a dank , unsettling , somewhat discouraging abode . it ' s the kind of rundown building people who don ' t have a lot of money end up staying in . ugly stains , rough edges , and random litter abound everywhere in the building . the walls are an unsightly eyesore - nothing grotesque or horrifying , just kind of ugly . and yet , there ' s a certain character to it that ' s a bit appealing . maybe not so much as a building designed to be pretty , but more so than boring white walls anyway . that paragraph about as much sums up the film ' s narrative focus , too . yong - hyun ( played by kim myung - min ) moves into this apartment building , and . . . something ensues . i ' m honestly not sure what , exactly , . . .
reviewed below : i wish i had a wife ( jan 13 ) - - a day ( jan 20 ) - - tears ( jan 20 ) - - bungee jumping of their own ( feb 3 ) - - last present ( mar 24 ) - - friend ( mar 31 ) - - failan ( apr 28 ) - - kick the moon ( jun 23 ) - - my sassy girl ( jul 27 ) - - sorum ( aug 4 ) - - musa ( sep 7 ) - - one fine spring day ( sep 28 ) - - my wife is a gangster ( sep 28 ) - - nabi ( the butterfly ) ( oct 13 ) - - guns & talks ( oct 12 ) - - take care of my cat ( oct 13 ) - - waikiki brothers ( oct 27 ) - - hi , dharma ( nov 7 ) - - wanee & junah ( nov 23 ) - - flower island ( nov 24 ) - - volcano high ( dec 8 ) .
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korean movie reviews for 2001 : my sassy girl , musa , friend , take care of my cat , my wife is a gangster , volcano high and more .
he past few years have been very strong for korean cinema , but 2001 marks a new plateau in terms of box - office clout . led by such smash hits as
- - all of which drew more than two million viewers - - korean cinema has approached a 50 % market share in 2001 . with hollywood films accounting for less than 40 % of the market , korea has become just about the only place in the world where local films outdraw hollywood .
nonetheless , the presence of so many blockbuster films has not meant the death of more artistic work . visitors to the 2001 pusan film festival who had heard that korean cinema had
gone commercial
were pleasantly surprised by the high number of original , quality films on display . films such as
have been eagerly sought after by foreign festivals , and korean cinema ' s rapidly expanding talent base gives hope that the industry will continue to make good films long into the future .
* includes tickets sold in 2002 . market share : korean 50 . 1 % , imports 49 . 9 % ( nationwide ) films released : korean 65 , imported 306 total attendance : 89m admissions number of screens : 818 ( nationwide ) exchange rate ( 2001 ) : 1276 won / us dollar average ticket price : 5 , 860 won ( = us $ 4 . 59 ) exports to other countries : us $ 11 , 249 , 573 average budget : 1 . 62bn won + 0 . 93bn p & a costs source : korean film council ( kofic ) .
these are some reviews of the features released in 2001 that have generated the most discussion and interest among film critics and / or the general public . they are listed in the order of their release .
) . in their first crack at romantic comedy , sol and jeon take on parts which , although lacking the emotional extremes of their previous roles , form the very heart of this charming film .
sol plays a lovesick bank teller who can ' t get marriage off his mind . he records videos for his future wife , telling her how curious he is to find out who she will turn out to be . when he meets a former classmate ( played by
) , he thinks he ' s finally found his match . jeon , meanwhile , plays a teacher who works across the street from his bank . after a few accidental meetings , she works up the courage to ask him out , but is rudely rebuffed .
is a much different kind of movie . content to revel in the ordinary , it lingers on unimportant details and its heroes ' various quirks . although at times this comes at the expense of plot , it imparts to the film a sense of honesty , as well as an unhurried pleasure . by the latter half of the film we begin to feel quite intimate with the characters .
ultimately this movie feels like a comfortable old pair of jeans . while it makes little effort to leap out and grab one ' s attention , viewers will be pulled in by its light humor and the way it makes its characters ' lives feel so familiar . (
and saw the couple sitting by a tree . at the sight of that image , i immediately flashbacked to the top - grossing korean film of 1997 , lee jeong - guk ' s
, to me , exemplifies a melodrama gone wrong , horribly cheezy and forced . still , it was successful at the korean box office , so perhaps those in charge of marketing
) . they are a couple who very much wants a child but have had trouble conceiving . when they are finally successful , with the help of modern medical technology , their fantasies about the family life they feel should emerge are challenged by further obstacles that arise . the film becomes a story on how this couple processes their adversity and how it strengthens rather than weakens their bond .
. it comes close at moments , particularly due to the lesser performance of lee sung - jae who initially fails in making the playful moments that lovers share convincible . such is disappointing because lee ' s previous work in bong joon - ho ' s
was exemplary . still , lee ' s character does grow on you , with the help of a confident performance by ko so - young as his wife , and you begin to appreciate him more . most of the fights and intimate moments between the couple are believable and notable in what they convey about the growth of the characters and the moral dilemmas their predicament poses .
. kwon is masterful in his comic delivery in a small part as the manager of a store that sells baby items . ( as evidence of his skill , let me note that a smirk just emerged on my face while thinking about his brief appearance . ) i look forward to a vehicle that allows kwon to shine in a feature role developed from his gifted repetoire . kim chang - won also delivers a finely sober performance as the couple ' s doctor and indirect marriage counselor .
presents a moral quandry that , thankfully , leaves the decision up to the parties most directly effected . while watching the film , i found myself referencing one of my favorite novels by my favorite japanese writer , both of which will go unmentioned because such would risk revealing main aspects of the plot . although very different works , particularly in their intended audience ,
a popular drama and the book a major literary work , there is a similarity in the point of struggle . whereas that book ' s little bird tells a tale of a man choosing an isolated struggle with his responsibility to act on life ' s random trials ,
addresses the communal struggle of this couple while hinting at the professional quandries and societal constraints around them . considering how important that book is to me , perhaps that is why i was so touched by this film while having no reference points of comparison in my life of involuntary singlehood .
although not every director of melodramas has the patience of hur , the economy of kaurismaki , or both like ozu , han , for the most part , directs a compelling story of love surviving the trials and tribulations that life brings to us , reminding us the fantasy is always far from the reality . and the strong performance by ko ( which won the grand bell award for best actress ) and wonderful supporting roles by kwon and kim keep this film from entering the histrionics and kitsch that all melodramas risk . although arguments could be made for more deserving directors of best of the year honors , han ' s work in
definitely warranted the consideration and his winning of the grand bell for best director is one i can personally live with . (
garibong - dong is a district in seoul which has become known for its population of homeless teens . set within this locale ,
details the lives of four young runaways who , despite their differences , join together in an uneasy partnership .
( 1998 ) . in the mid - nineties , he developed an interest in the lives of homeless teens and decided to live among them for five months , trying to understand them and earn their trust .
is based on this experience , and although certain dramatic elements of the plot are fictional , im insists that most all of the situations and conversations are taken from real life .
captures the gritty feel of its protagonists ' lives . ultimately , however , the film is less concerned with exposing the excesses of street life than in coaxing us to side with the teens , or at least see life from their point of view . im tries hard to make his heroes seem human and to show us the insecurity behind their tough behavior . shots of abusive parents or cruel employers remind us of the forces that have shaped these kids ' lives .
yet the film ' s most memorable scenes are probably its quietest , when the kids carouse on a muddy beach or creep towards sexual intimacy . these moments hold enough gloom and beauty to let us picture these kids either in or out of their present lives .
particularly worthy of praise are the group of debut actors who star in this film . without their guts and talent ,
has drawn interest both in korea and abroad for its unusual story and the fine performances of its actors . its strength at the domestic box - office came as somewhat of a surprise , particularly given that it flirts with the issue of homosexual relationships and the hostile reception they usually receive in korea .
the film opens in 1983 , when university student in - woo becomes infatuated with a woman who shares his umbrella in a rainstorm . their developing relationship is presented in fragments that highlight the awkwardness and humor of their situation , and yet the underlying seriousness of their feelings end up forming the crux of the story . after learning that in - woo must leave for his obligatory two - year service in the military , we jump 17 years into the future to find him as a high school teacher , married to another woman . his earlier insecurities appear to have vanished , and he commands the respect of his students for his passion and his willingness to stand up for their rights . . .
does not feel in any way like an im kwon - taek film , the time kim spent as an assistant director appears to have paid off , and he is surely a director to keep an eye on . each of the film ' s three major segments contain vivid scenes , presented in a manner that strips them of their sentimentality . the film ' s opening is striking in its visuals , humor and sadness , while the scenes shot in the present contain an unusual energy . later in the film the mood turns much more serious and issue - oriented , in an unusual plot twist that i omitted on purpose from the above synopsis .
has earned great respect for his talent ( as opposed to his looks , which have always attracted notice ) . in
he excels , drawing laughs , respect and fear from his viewers in turn . actress
is also outstanding in her smaller role , with her words and manner establishing the young couple ' s relationship as the key event of their lives .
the ultimate question for this work is whether it all holds together , as it unites a myriad of clashing moods and themes . at times it feels uneven , like it tried to cover too much ground , but the originality of this film will ensure that viewers do not soon forget it . (
is a tragic romance so manipulative that you can almost hear its cogwheels and pulleys clicking and whirring like a well - oiled machine . lee jung - jae (
) is falling apart . a leaf is turned when he accidentally finds out that jeong - yeon is dying from an unspecified incurable disease . yong - gi , initially devastated , makes a resolution to win the tv gag contest at all costs , all the while hiding the fact that he is privy to his wife ' s secret . intertwined with this sappy disease - of - the - month narrative are dollops of sepia - toned flashbacks concerning jeong - yeon ' s object of childhood crush : gee , who was that cute boy that had stolen her heart in the elementary school ? as linus van pelt once claimed , sugar cubes doused with honey can be a delicacy . but they are better served with a pinch of cinnamon , of course . uwek . . .
may be as effective as a canister of tear gas in delivering
three - hankie moments
for many viewers . even its sub - o . henry plot contrivances are unflinchingly presented , without embarrassment . in fact , i suspect that the filmmakers , especially newcomer director
, self - reflectively indicate their awareness of the movie ' s shameless melodramatics in the climactic gag sketch , in which the protagonist is seen squeezing his tear - drenched handkerchief like a wet towel .
is by no means an artistic triumph of any kind and i would hesitate to even call it a good movie , but it is professionally put together , fulfilling the audience expectations to a tee .
i might have felt more charitable if the pairing of lee jung - jae and lee young - ae worked out better . i personally do not think
' s characters play to their strengths . lee jung - jae is not really convincing as an aspiring comic , and has trouble conveying the chaplinesque
tears behind the smile
quality demanded by the role . ( not that he gets much help from the screenplay )
' s kong hyeong - jin is woefully underused but still leaves a favorable impression as yong - gi ' s long - suffering stand - up partner . veteran bit players kwon hae - hyo and yi mu - hyeon ( instantly recognizable faces from many , many movies , even if you cannot remember their names ) are hilarious and believable as two entertainment - industry con artists : i would have loved to see their characters expanded . finally , the single most moving scene in the whole movie for me was the bittersweet reunion between jeong - yeon and her high school best friend , ae - suk , played with restraint and skill by ku hye - ryeong . this small scene has the aura of truthfulness that is rather lacking in other portions of this slick but artificial tear - jerker . (
hit the screens , it lived up to its hype . four high school students in 1970s pusan form an inseparable group of friends , despite their differing backgrounds . years pass , however , and fate and violence combine to drive the four apart and test their friendship .
is a true story based on the lives of his three childhood friends ( the role of sang - taek , the wealthier member of the group who goes to study abroad , represents the director himself ) . although the tragic story seems in some ways made for the screen , very little was altered in its telling . but it ' s not so much the story that distinguishes this film , but rather the feeling with which it is presented .
one major aspect of this movie ' s power is its cinematography . this has to be one of the most gorgeous korean films of recent years , from cityscapes that resemble watercolors to the graceful shattering of windows and doors . director of photography hwang ki - seok , a relative newcomer to the film scene , should take pride in the work he has created .
has been distinguishing himself for several years with remarkable if largely unheralded performances , but this is clearly his breakout film . his acting dominates the movie , despite fine performances from supporting actors and his popular co - star
. yoo shows an impressive range of emotions in his portrayal , but he also leaves a great deal unsaid , making for a complex portrayal that begs a second viewing .
apart from creating this testament to his friends ' experiences , kwak has also forged a vivid portrait of his native pusan . from the heavily accented kyongsang dialect to elegant shots of its harbor , korea ' s second - largest city is presented here in rare beauty . although made famous by its international film festival , pusan has seldom been presented on screen , making this film feel even more like an urgent , exciting discovery . (
. audience interest was moderate at first , but with time the film acquired a strong group of admirers and people began to talk about one of the most original films of the year . with interest from overseas festivals running high and the star power provided by its female lead , this film is likely to travel far .
lately an increasing number of chinese and japanese stars have signed on to act in korean films . in
, hong kong top star cecilia cheung plays a chinese woman of korean descent named failan who , after the death of her parents , comes to korea to make a living . she pays for a fake marriage in order to obtain a working permit , but is then led unwitting into a bar to work as a prostitute . only by some quick thinking is she able to escape her situation and find a job at a laundromat run by an old woman .
) , is embroiled in troubles of his own . he dreams of returning to his hometown , but feuds with fellow gang members as his life increasingly nears collapse . one day he receives a letter written in halting korean from his wife , whom he has never met .
watching this film develop is in some ways like discovering a diamond in the trash . the story reveals for us emotions which we don ' t expect , but the film is not
uplifting
in the usual sense . rather it makes us question feelings which we take for granted .
seems to have found himself in his second feature . his directing style never overshadows the film , but it provides space for this remarkable story to develop . he also makes excellent use of choi min - shik , perhaps the most talented actor in korea today . unfortunately cecilia cheung ' s character is not presented with the same depth ; this is the film ' s main fault , perhaps attributable as much to the screenwriters and director as to the actress herself . nonetheless
is one of the year ' s must - sees , and a personal favorite . (
surprised everyone with its runaway popularity , drawing mobs of viewers despite its low budget and simple premise . in 2001 , the team behind this film tried to duplicate their level of success with this next feature , and unexpectedly , that ' s just what they did . at the time of this writing ,
and cha seung - won as two former high - school classmates who grow up into unexpected professions : lee , the smart kid in school , becomes a gangster ; while cha , the school bully , decides to be a physical education teacher ( perhaps that one wasn ' t quite as unexpected ) . relations between the two had always had an edge of competitiveness , but when they run into each other years later in the city of gyeongju , they try to put old rivalries aside for a friendly reunion . all this changes , however , when they meet the outspoken owner of a local restaurant , played by popular actress and model kim hye - soo . kim ' s earthy appeal sets both their hearts aflame , and their latent competitiveness soon transforms into insults , threats , and full - scale street warfare .


eurotrip is a 2004 american teen comedy adventure film written by alec berg , david mandel , and jeff schaffer , and directed by schaffer .

the film stars scott mechlowicz , jacob pitts , michelle trachtenberg , travis wester , and jessica boehrs .

mechlowicz portrays scott " scotty " thomas , an american teenager who travels across europe in search of his german pen pal , mieke ( boehrs ) .

accompanied by his friend cooper ( pitts ) and siblings jenny and jamie ( trachtenberg and wester ) , scott 's quest takes him to london , paris , amsterdam , bratislava , berlin , and rome , encountering awkward and embarrassing situations along the way .

the film received a 2004 teen choice award nomination for choice movie your parents did n't want you to see .

eurotrip

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eurotrip cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of eurotrip actors includes any eurotrip actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each eurotrip actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of eurotrip have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
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while eurotrip scarcely amounts to a considered examination of transatlantic cultural differences , it sure comes through on the belly - laugh front .
eurotrip is so much better than the new ghostbusters movie… yes i’ll never let it die . goonies never say die ! ! ! !
i don’t know what the hell this article is , or why it exists , but i like eurotrip a lot so all is forgiven .
michelle ' s next two movies are indie dramas : very different from
eurotrip .
i think she made
eurotrip
to get her name out there and to just have some fun , not to recieve critical acclaim . and i think michelle succeeded in those two things with this film .
try growing up with the name hans in a southern state . hey hans solo hey hans , where’s franz ? at least the eurotrip thing fades away .
box office mojo is recording a very poor box office debut for
eurotrip
- the $ 25 million comedy grossed $ 6 . 6 million and came in fifth for the weekend . by comparison ,
actually eurotrip has now fallen to 5th place for the weekend overall - bringing in only 6 . 6 million . the other teen movie ctdq is still in 2nd place with 9 . 2 million for this weekend .
it was pretty annoying being named scott around the time eurotrip came out . everyone thought it was hilarious to say , “hahaha ! scotty doesn’t know ! get it ? it’s funny because your name is scott . ”
despite my praise , the much underrated cast of eurotrip have not encountered anything like the world of success they deserve in the six years since its release . fuck the ‘superman curse’ , this is the real injustice . see for yourself :
eurotrip is a pointless sequel to a mediocre comedy . this film has a very bad script , bad acting and directing . the jokes are more crude and vulgar , and most of the time are unfunny . this is a very sorry excuse for a comedy and eurotrip scraps the bottom of the barrel in term of good ideas . eurotrip is a rushed film and it ' s apparent that there wasn ' t enough thought to deliver a decent comedy . eurotrip is a poorly stitched together film to make a quick buck off the original , which by today ' s standards has become quite unfunny in it ' s own right . road trip hasn ' t aged well , and with the years has become quite boring , i really don ' t see why they made a second film because this is a plainly yet another lame attempt at trying to mimick the first , but failling miserably , as if it was already a problem . eurotrip can be described simply as a cash grab . simple as that . this movie has nothing interesting to appeal to the viewer and ends up being a pointless comedy with strained jokes that try too hard to be funny , but ends up falling flat . eurotrip is a disappointment that is one of the worst comedies ever made . this is a film that doesn ' t add anything to the first film and is unrelated . this is just another example of a film that tries to cash in on a successful ( but not good ) first film . avoid it .
i think it sucks that ctdq is doing better because i think that looks hideous . at least
eurotrip
looks like funny drivel . this seems like a strange time of year to release it . it looks like more of a summer movie to me .
from this you could choose to conclude that any satirical achievement is accidental – that an infinite number of monkeys writing an infinite number of teen films will eventually add a self - aware edge to the proceedings – but instead i put forward the hypothesis that eurotrip is entirely more conscious than it is often given credit for . yes , first and foremost it’s an accessible , broad , consistent teen comedy . but it also tackles ideas way beyond its remit as a piece of frothy adolescent titillation . mocking frat boy ignorance with one hand and applauding it with the other , eurotrip is satire at its most brazenly self - loathing and audaciously entertaining .
i think we can all agree that the buffy cast members need to start making some better movies . valentine . eurotrip . scooby - doo . darkness falls . wrong turn . it reads like a lengthy roster of suck . you ' d think that actors accustomed to such excellent scripts would know stinkers when they read them .
although she hasn’t appeared in any movies since eurotrip , it’s actually quite hard to judge whether or not jessica boehrs’ career is doing well because most of her subsequent credits have been on german - language tv shows . after all , she’s practically a regular on sturm der liebe and that sounds like the best tv show ever made .
but when the film works , it really works . at its best , eurotrip is a remarkably good - natured satire about american complacency . those who find themselves laughing at the film’s london - set scenes , with their improbably placed tube stations ( thamesbridge , anyone ? ) and gangs of meticulously uniformed hooligans , should be under no doubt that they’re laughing with the film , not at it . there’s an all - too - patronising assumption that such silliness must be unintentional—that eurotrip ’s makers might , at best , have made something of an accidental triumph , but can’t possibly be in on the joke themselves . such a response requires an almost wilful misreading of the film .
well if there was any gloating it was because of michelle ' s snooty attitude towards her buffy past which many of us simply considered ungrateful . and to do that while simultaneously acting like this ' eurotrip ' thing was finally good work she wanted to do . . . . well , it squashes my feelings of sympathy a bit .
justified and buffy the vampire slayer are two of my favorite tv shows of all - time , but those aren’t the titles i think of whenever i see jacob pitts and michelle trachtenberg . nope , that would be eurotrip , a not - good movie that i unabashedly love . during my freshman year of college , when i wasn’t watching shaun of the dead or anchorman , i was quoting eurotrip , because i am every stupid male college student ever . i’m only half - ashamed to admit that it’s one of my “if it’s on tv , i’m not leaving the couch until it’s over” movies , right up there with goodfellas and…ok , now i want to watch goodfellas .
it has been ten years since eurotrip , riding the raunchy teen comedy revival of the late ’90s and early naughts , burst into theaters and exposed an entire generation of teens to a beach full of dangling male genitalia . and even a decade later , those involved with the cult classic are still proud of it — every sex organ included .
and yet , sadly , it would be equally untrue to claim that the filmmakers are entirely aware of their genius . for each of eurotrip ’s intended punch lines ( “paris is practically a suburb of berlin” ) , there’s an unintentional slip - up that puts into question just how sharp the film really is ( “cooper , england’s an island” ) .
mr . mechlowicz was on the top of the world back in 2004 , exercising his considerable talents in both eurotrip and the almost - as - underrated indie drama mean creak . since then ? an season one episode of house m . d . , a terrible nick nolte movie and even * shudder * a british horror film . poor scotty .
even though kristin kreuk has made only one film since her feature debut in eurotrip ( the almost - certainly brilliant street fighter : the legend of chun - li ) her name stills seems to carry some weight , and i was struggling to work out why . until i discovered that smallville is still going . after nearly 10 years ! madness .
as regular readers of this blog will already know , i have an obsession with the 2004 teen comedy eurotrip that borders on the unhealthy . for my money it’s quite easily one of – if not the – greatest comedy movie of the last decade and considering you can pick it up on amazon for under £3 , you’re an idiot if it’s not already in your collection .
i think the film ' eurotrip ' sounds like trash , howeveri liked the character of dawn ( although far from my favorite ) , i think mt did all she could with the character dawn , it wasn ' t her fault dawn could sometimes be written as annoying . i hope mt goes on to have lasting success , as do the rest of the btvs cast .
arrived in great condition with the other item ( 2x items ) , pacakged ok , unwrapping was easy , dvds were new , movies are great and soo funny im gona really enjoy watching them . cheap product n well worth the price , recommend products / seller . eurotrip - unseen [ dvd ] van wilder 2 - the rise of taj [ dvd ] so happy with this purchase .
nowadays you’re probably most likely to hear the film mentioned in relation to eli roth’s hostel , to which it is often compared . in his 2006 review of roth’s film , the guardian’s peter bradshaw called it a ‘humourless , soft - porn’ remake of eurotrip , which he in turn dismissed as a ‘moderate frat - boy comedy’ . the comparison is understandable : both films feature highly - stereotyped versions of europe designed to satirise american ignorance . but where roth wore his intentions on his sleeve , desperately shouting ‘satire ! ’ at you every five minutes just in case you suspected that hostel was nothing more than exploitation , eurotrip seems positively allergic to the word . its directors make no mention whatsoever of ‘satire’ or ‘irony’ on the film’s 90 - minute commentary track , instead describing it as a movie ‘made for fraternities’ .
equally unsuccessful is molly schade , whose only role beyond her debut here was in the 2004 short film rift . as a result , a google search for her name yields millions of topless screenshots from her 60 seconds of eurotrip screen time , and not much else . just think , malin åkerman could just have easily been ‘that topless girl from harold & kumar ‘ had watchmen not saved her from obscurity .
from the montecito picture company , “eurotrip” was directed by first - timer jeff schaffer from a screenplay that he co - wrote with his longtime writing partners alec berg and david mandel . the trio most recently adapted dr . seuss’ “the cat in the hat . ” daniel goldberg , jackie marcus , alec berg and david mandel are producing the film , with ivan reitman , tom pollock and joe medjuck serving as executive producers .
to grasp the nuances of the randy teen comedy
eurotrip ,
you must be able to laugh at the following sentence :
europe ' s officially the worst country on earth !
that ' s the line uttered by a character who went to europe to get laid - - his theory is that america was founded by prudes who left europe precisely to get away from hot european sex - - and came back with nothing more than a lousy t - shirt .
it has been almost five years since i laughed so hard at a movie that my mouth actually hurt . that movie was the original american pie , and since then i have sat nearly stone - faced , witnessing teen comedy reduced to a string of strictly pee - pee and poop jokes in films like tomcats and even the most recent pie sequel , american wedding . but that streak of unfortunate unfunniness came to a much - needed halt when i saw eurotrip , one of the most deliriously funny films in years .
it’s this dichotomy that makes eurotrip such a fascinating film — a film in which razor - sharp dialogue and pitch - perfect visual comedy sit uncomfortably alongside an array of painfully tired ( and in many cases , homophobic , misogynistic and xenophobic ) stereotypes , all cloaked in varying degrees of irony . even the film’s most devout supporters would have trouble justifying fred armisen’s predatory gay italian , or the entirely satire - free berlin scenes , in which a small boy goose - steps around a room wearing a hitler moustache for reasons imperceptible to the human brain .
sherlock holmes will soon find a new ally : justified star jacob pitts will guest - star in an upcoming episode of elementary , ew has learned exclusively . pitts , whose credits also include eurotrip and person of interest , will play paul ettinger , a brilliant and wealthy mathematician who assembles a team of his fellow math geniuses to help identify a killer that holmes and watson are tracking . pitts will appear in the same episode as the returning mad men star rich sommer . elementary returns oct . 30 at 10 p . m . et on cbs .
after collaborating on fourteen episodes of seinfeld and the screenplay for 2003’s childhood - pillaging adaptation of the cat in the hat , comedy trio jeff schaffer , alec berg and david mandel made their directorial debut on eurotrip , though in the end only schaffer was credited after the director’s guild of america failed to recognise them as a legitimate creative team . ( endearingly , he was selected to take the credit after his name was picked first out of a hat . ) since then , all three have written , directed and produced several episodes of hit hbo comedy curb your enthusiasm and are set to return to the big screen next year as co - writers with sacha baron cohen on his political satire the dictator . as a partnership twenty years in the making , berg , mandel and schaffer undoubtedly have compatible writing styles . and yet the received wisdom about films written by large numbers of writers does ring at least partially true in eurotrip , a film that for all its virtues has undeniable structural and tonal problems . whether this was a direct result of schisms within the threesome or was brought on by studio intervention , however , is harder to ascertain .
written and directed by alec berg , david mandel , and jeff schaffer , eurotrip is a teen comedy from the montecito picture company ( makers of similar movies old school and road trip ) . mainstream teenager scott ( scott mechlowicz ) forms an online friendship with german student mieke in order to get a passing grade in his high school german class . when he finds out mieke is a buxom blonde girl ( jessica böhrs ) , he travels to meet her with his pals cooper ( jacob pitts ) , jenny ( michelle trachtenberg ) , and jamie ( travis wester ) . the group of randy teens head to berlin by way of london , paris , and amsterdam . ~ andrea levasseur , rovi
it has been ten years since eurotrip , riding the raunchy teen comedy revival of the late ’90s and early naughts , burst into theaters and exposed an entire generation of teens to a beach full of dangling male genitalia . and even a decade later , those involved with the cult classic are still proud of it — every sex organ included . at least , that was the vibe taken away from the audience wednesday night in hollywood , where cast members scott mechlowicz ( “scotty” ) , jacob pitts ( “cooper” ) , michelle trachtenberg ( “ jenny ” ) , travis wester ( “jamie” ) joined producers jeff schaffer , alec berg , and david mandel and several others for a q & a session .
subscribe here : urltoken download app ( android ) : urltoken download app ( ios ) : urltoken deleted , extended & alternative scenes from eurotrip ( 2004 ) plot : dumped by his girlfriend , a high school grad decides to embark on an overseas adventure in europe with his friends . genre : adventure | comedy director : jeff schaffer , alec berg cast : scott mechlowicz , jacob pitts , michelle trachtenberg , travis wester , matt damon , molly schade production & credits : dreamworks skg , montecito picture company , the , blue sea productions distributors : united international pictures ( uip ) , dreamworks distribution country : usa website : urltoken facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken new bloopers , featurette , deleted & alternative scenes , making of and interview every day !
matt damon is known for a lot of things - winning an oscar , growing up with ben affleck , and being a sweet family man , to name a few - but to celebrate his 44th birthday this week , we ' re paying tribute to something else matt has going for him : an absolutely hilarious sense of humor . from his memorable eurotrip cameo to his funny moments with ben to his many , many ridiculous antics on jimmy kimmel live , matt has shown time and time again that he doesn ' t take himself too seriously . with a nod to his award - show shenanigans and more than a few viral videos , take a look at 14 times matt damon couldn ' t have been funnier . source : getty / saul loeb
hbo has inked a two - year overall deal with “ curb your enthusiasm ” and “ seinfeld ” vet alec berg . the writer - director at present is working as an exec producer and showrunner on hbo’s mike judge comedy “ silicon valley . ” the new deal calls for berg to develop new projects for the pay cabler and supervise other prospects . “ silicon valley ” is set to bow april 6 . berg spent four seasons on hbo’s larry david laffer “curb , ” and before that he worked with david on nbc’s “ seinfeld . ” in the feature realm he wrote and produced the 2012 sacha baron cohen vehicle “ the dictator , ” and he wrote the 2004 comedy “ eurotrip . ” berg is repped by uta and attorney ken richman of hansen jacobson .
nonetheless , their performances in eurotrip are remarkably assured , in particular that of jacob pitts as the remarkably endearing oversexed bastard cooper . his delivery of the line “dude , mieke’s hideous , run ! ” is without a doubt one of the great comedy readings of all time . mechlowicz too seemed destined for success after the impressive one - two punch of this film and indie drama mean creek , both released in 2004 but offering wildly different performances from a young actor whose only prior role was playing smee in an obscure wil wheaton - starring take on peter pan ( try ebay ) . his easily overlooked performance here is actually deceptively complex , and ( ironically ) his straight - man routine gives rise to one of the film’s most distinctive attributes : its all - encompassing obsession with homosexuality .
spending quality time with your family is important , and one of the most fun ways of doing that is definitely doing one of america’s favorite past times . that’s right , going to the movies . it’s an economical way of getting together with your parents and hanging out . but sometimes , there are certain scenes or even entire movies that can make things pretty awkward real fast . we have compiled a list in our video of some of the movies that make us cringe near our parents and we recommend you don’t watch them together with your folks . one of the worst on this list is definitely eurotrip . it follows a guy who gets dumped at his high school graduation and goes to europe to meet his pen pal . but this quest is filled with so much inappropriate stuff , we are pretty sure your parents will turn off the television so quick ,
british actor vinnie jones is best known for playing : ' sphinx ' in gone in sixty seconds , ' big chris ' in lock , stock and two smoking barrels , ' mad ' maynard ' in eurotrip and of course , ' juggernaut / cain marko ' in x - men : the last stand , but you ' ll soon know him as daniel
danny
brickwell in season three of cw ' s comic book - based television series , arrow . according to variety , the former footballer - turned - actor will play the villainous ' brick ' in episodes 10 , 11 and 12 . the character will feature
thick , invulnerable skin
and is described as being a
ruthless gang leader who brings star city’s government to its knees . he’s known as “brick” on the streets because he’s been shot dozens of times but never put down .
nonetheless , eurotrip has proved a surprisingly enduring piece of pop cultural currency , and not only in the £3 bins of most surburban hmvs ( though it inevitably does well there too ) . sequences like the parisian robot fight and cooper’s hot tub subterfuge seem to be perennially familiar to anyone under the age of thirty , even if they don’t necessarily represent the film’s finest moments . the latter scene was originally conceived while berg , mandel and schaffer were doing rewrites on snowboarding comedy out cold , but they liked it so much that they decided to save it for their own movie . that three professional screenwriters should be so precious about a sequence that’s essentially just an excuse to see an 18 - year - old first - time actress from ohio rubbing her tits for a bit , suggests they might not entirely be the modern - day swifts i’m so eager to paint them as .
there ' s mixed news for fans of the league . fxx has renewed the league for a seventh season but this will be the comedy ' s final run . the 13 episodes will begin airing next fall . here are the details : fxx orders seventh and final season of the league 13 - episode final season to run in fall 2015 los angeles , december 9 , 2014 – shivakamini somakandarkram ! fxx’s hit comedy series the league will return for its seventh and final season with 13 episodes in the fall of 2015 , it was announced today by nick grad and eric schrier , presidents of original programming , fx networks and fx productions . the league , which just completed its sixth season , was created by the husband - and - wife team of jeff schaffer ( curb your enthusiasm , seinfeld ) and jackie marcus schaffer ( disturbia , eurotrip ) who serve as executive producers and directors . the
in 2009 , everyone took notice of neill blomkamp ' s talents when district 9 became the sleeper hit of the summer . its $ 210m revenue easily surpassed the film ' s meager $ 30m budget . interest in his next project reached a feverish pitch . that project was the 2013 film elysium , which starred matt damon (
eurotrip
) . it pulled in $ 286m at the worldwide box office against a budget of $ 115 million ( minus marketing costs ) . in 2015 , we ' ll get to see his next offering . it will be chappie , here ' s the official tagline :
after being kidnapped by two criminals during birth , chappie becomes the adopted son in a strange and dysfunctional family . chappie is preternaturally gifted , one of a kind , a prodigy . he also happens to be a robot .
it stars : hugh jackman , sigourney weaver and sharlto copley .
+ matt damon’s cameo — as the band leader / guy who steals scotty’s girlfriend , played by kristin kreuk — came together because the producers knew him from their days at harvard…and he was in prague . in fact , many parts , including jeffrey tambor’s , were filled because the actors were already shooting in prague , where eurotrip was filmed . “no one wanted to fly over and we didn’t have the money to have anyone fly over , ” recalled schaffer . “so we basically looked around and said , ‘who’s filming in prague ? ' ” luckily , damon was in town shooting the brothers grimm . not so lucky , however , was that the only night he was available was the shortest night of the summer , so “we literally had from 10 : 45 at night…and the sun would come up at 3 : 45 , ” remembered schaffer . “so we shot it in , like , 4 . 5 hours . ”
+ they had a lot of trouble casting scotty . “it had gotten to the point , literally , where we were going to restaurants , staring at our waiters , ” said mandel of the search for scotty . luckily , mechlowicz , a ucla student at the time , “rode in on a white horse” to save them from further stress over casting the all - important part . meanwhile , trachtenberg credited her physical comedy in her audition — which was the airplane scene where jenny climbs over cooper on her way to the bathroom — to her getting the job offer from the producers . “and i blew them , ” deadpanned trachtenberg , who got several laughs from the crowd for her natural eurotrip - style humor . above all , though , producers said it was important to them at the time to cast real teenagers in the roles . “we didn’t want 35 - year - olds playing high school kids , ” said schaffer .
eurotrip was filmed entirely on location in prague in the czech republic . mandel says , prague is a beautiful city . just the fact that we were able to double prague for so many cities was amazing .  berg notes , the irony is that one city that prague did not serve as in our shoot was prague . but it was london , paris , berlin , amsterdam , rome , vatican city , bratislava and even hudson , ohio .  despite shooting in and around one city , the production schedule felt more like a trek across europe to the cast and crew . we were traveling every day ,  schaffer remarks . it was the wildest thing ; we were never in the same place twice . the fact that we were able to accomplish so much in one city is a tribute to our entire production team , especially our extraordinary director of photography , david eggby , and our production designer , allan starski , who is unbelievable .
time for a special edition of throwback thursday ! in honor of
eurotrip ' s
10th anniversary on thursday ( feb . 20 ) , we rounded up gifs from the cult classic movie starring some of the biggest names on tv and in movies today . yeah , it ' s been 10 years . commence feeling old now . remember that time a tatted up and pierced matt damon sang a song about doing kristin kreuk behind her boyfriend ' s back at his own graduation party ? ouch . if scotty didn ' t know before , he certainly knows by now : seriously , best song ever ( unless you were scotty , then it was probably the worst song you had ever heard in your entire life ) : and remember that time michelle trachtenberg had to resort to flashing cars to try and get a ride for her and her friends ? and then she unknowingly almost gave all the men on the nude beach a free show , and ended up
if you ' re a fan of matt damon and matt damon - starring movies , then you ' re most likely also a fan of matt damon ' s cameos . see , matt damon is fond of cameos . he may be one of the biggest movie stars in the world - - leading major hits like the martian and this week ' s jason bourne - - but he ' s also a master at the bit part , the blink - and - you - miss - him role that often finds itself tucked into the corner of some random movie or tv show , just waiting to surprise you . our favorite all - time matt damon cameo might be the only thing you actually remember about the 2004 teen sex comedy eurotrip , about a bunch of high school friends who go on a trip to europe after one of them is dumped by his girlfriend . but it ' s the scene where poor scotty is dumped that stands out . . . read more
after a world premiere at los angeles’ iconic mann’s chinese theatre , eurotrip was released across the united states on february 20th 2004 . it opened at number five at the box office , behind mainstream fare like 50 first dates and confessions of a teenage drama queen , as well as hockey drama miracle and ray romano vehicle welcome to mooseport . it was a similar story in the uk , where it opened in less than 100 screens and quickly dropped out of the top ten thanks to a june release date that put it in the vicinity of mean girls , troy and the third harry potter movie . critics weren’t much more favourable , writing it off as a formulaic , if occasionally successful , comedy in the red - text - on - a - white - background vein . paramount’s marketing department were all too happy to concur , and later that year issued a dvd release that looked about as credible as one of those american pie spin - offs that eugene levy keeps putting his name to .
for all those who think this is mt bashing at it ' s finest - for the most part it ' s not but being a hollywood observer type most of us know the adage your only as good as your last project . right now buffy is carrying her foreward just as harriet the spy carried her to buffy , but if the films she makes continue to fail at the box office her stock price drops and all she will be able to do is 2 - 3rd rate films or 4th lead on a wb sitcom . we want to see her succeed but we also want to see that she does it in a way that gets her positively noticed eurotrip is not it and for the record lucy lawlaess is also in this film and has garnered more press time then mt has for it - even though her part is significantly small . but have faith cause even michelle pfeiffer made grease 2 and was able to have a career after that , so all hope is not lost . : )
several of starski’s sets were so convincing that they fooled a number of locals , as well as visiting tourists . his paris metro station was decked out with authentic signs and posters and looked so real that passersby tried to use it and were surprised to learn they couldn’t get there from here .  visual effects supervisor kevin blank was responsible for completing the transformation of prague into the many different locales needed for the film . through the use of cgi , blank was able to add such familiar sites as the eiffel tower , the coliseum and big ben into the backgrounds of their respective cities . the filmmakers emphasize that this eurotrip is not your parents’ european vacation . the main thing we tried to do is make sure that our group does things that 18 or 19 year olds would want to do ,  schaffer offers . they are not doing things they would do with their parentsthat their parents would drag them to . they are on their own , so it’s them having fun in ways that kids would have fun .
before we start , let’s make entirely clear what this is not . this is not an ironic aggrandisation of a trivial film , nor a satirical application of film academia to an unworthy subject . it is not a celebration of a ‘guilty pleasure’ , and it is definitely not an example of the spurious but inescapably pervasive ‘so bad it’s good’ genre . instead , this is a study of what i believe to be one of the greatest comedy movies ever made : the 2004 box - office flop eurotrip . it’s a widely underrated film , but that’s not to say that its appeal is in any way niche . rather , it’s a massively accessible laugh - out - loud comedy that for various reasons — a cast list lacking any real star power ; promotional material that portrayed it as a kind of low - rent boat trip ( if such a thing is even possible ) — never really connected with an audience . it’s a mess for sure , but a glorious one , and one whose many misconceived elements serve only to heighten the brilliance of its successes .
well , almost . the giddy ridiculousness of
eurotrip
is a pleasant surprise : the picture starts out slow and unsteady in its rhythms . but just when you begin to wonder if it ' s ever going to get funny , or if it ' s going to be merely desperate all the way through , it lifts off like a wobbly helicopter - - and somehow it keeps flying . scott mechlowicz is scotty , who has just graduated from high school ( great ) and has also been dumped by his hot girlfriend ( not so great ) . for years , he ' s been enjoying an e - mail correspondence with a german student named mieke , who he assumes is a guy . what a numbnuts ! it turns out mieke is a sweet young thing who ' s been saving herself for scotty . when she tries to console him , via e - mail , over his breakup , and suggests they find a way to meet in person , he thinks his german guy friend is coming on to him and blocks mieke ' s e - mails .
songs written for film ' s fictional pop stars typically miss the mark , but schlesinger has shown it ' s possible to hit the right note • more from the why i love . . . series you couldn ' t make miley cyrus up ; madonna , britney and divine did it for you . pop music parodies itself all the time , but film finds it tricky . on the surface , film ' s fictional pop stars are in key with their real - world counterparts : they ' re shallow and self - centred , often a bit dim , and always image conscious . it ' s when it comes to the songs that the fiction falls flat . i can ' t buy matt damon as a sneering punk bro in eurotrip ( 2004 ) . it ' s not because of the fake piercings , or his horrible lip - synching , but because the song was written for the film and sounds like it . it gets skate - punk nearly right , so we nearly believe the performance . nearly enjoy it , too . not many songwriters can write a
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a trip worth taking if one ' s not offended by gratuitous nudity and bad taste .
just when you begin to wonder if it ' s ever going to get funny , or if it ' s going to be merely desperate all the way through , it lifts off like a wobbly helicopter - - and somehow it keeps flying .
the movie misses most of what is truly funny and compelling about the universal western european adventure .
should be toe - tagged and shoved into the deepest and coldest of video vaults .
you ' ll find plenty of dirty jokes and sexual innuendo , bathroom humor and nudity . but mixed with the sleaze is the unexpected and occasionally inspired .
if you took every road trip comedy ever made , ingested them , then bonged a bottle of ex - lax , this is what would show up a half hour later .
a raunchy comedy that is utterly formulaic but still funnier than it has any right to be .
a movie so bad that it dares to give the old and worn - out term
the ugly american
new life and vitality .
a pretty funny teen sex comedy full of dirty jokes and bathroom humor . it is nothing special and definitely not supposed to be taken seriously , so just let yourself go with it and you may laugh real hard at its hilarious nonsense and inspired moments .
you don ' t have to have had a lobotomy to watch this movie , but it would probably help a lot .
great film ! very funny and my old school is in this including my house ! a must see ! scottay doesn ' t know ! a funny cameo from matt damon . really hilarious !
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also well known are the film’s many impressive cameos , from lucy lawless , joanna lumley and ( most remarkably ) a post - bourne matt damon . all were friends of the filmmakers who agreed to lend themselves to the production for a day or two . kevin smith was also set to appear , but dropped out after it became apparent that filming a simple ohio - set scene would require him to travel to prague .
with the exception of a few brief insert shots , the entirety of the film was shot in the czech capital . locations around the city doubled for london , berlin , paris and the rest of the gang’s european tour , as well as the united states , and tax incentives helped to keep production costs down . the blatant inauthenticity of these stand - in streets and composited skylines ( almost certainly not intentionally bad — mandel & co . are quick to praise the vfx team at any opportunity ) may require some suspension of disbelief on the part of the audience , but they also bring into sharp focus the entire point of the movie : this is not europe , this is what four naïve american teenagers imagine europe to be . and even when the goofs are entirely accidental , there’s an ironic brilliance to them that only adds to the overall effect . upon arriving in london , the teens visit a pub called the ‘fiesty goat’ — a misspelling that was mindlessly carried across from script to set design , and shot for two days before anyone noticed the mistake .
as casting purely in the states was considered prohibitively expensive , a large number of actors were brought on board in the czech republic , with less - than - convincing results . scott’s younger brother bert is portrayed by czech teen nial iskhakov , who’s perfectly funny in the role but couldn’t look much less ohioan if he had three arms and a detachable head . add to that the large number of americans playing europeans characters ( fred armisen , j . p . manoux , diedrich bader ) and you’re left with the impression that the filmmakers were actively trying to cast against logic . such choices further illustrate the insanity of taking any of the film’s apparently xenophobic attitudes at face value : this is a film in which the vast majority of american characters are portrayed by the very europeans they’re so quick to deride .
the film’s lead quartet of scott mechlowicz , jacob pitts , michelle trachtenberg and travis wester , on the other hand , are the all - american real deal . with the exception of trachtenberg , who became a child star with the 1996 nickelodeon comedy harriet the spy and was later a recurring character on buffy the vampire slayer , they were all picked from relative obscurity to appear in the film . only trachtenberg was still a teenager at the time of production , shooting most of the film aged 17 . her male co - stars ranged between 24 and 26 . sadly , all four have since slipped out of the spotlight , moving onto independent films ( mechlowicz ) , appearing on cable tv ( wester ) or in the case of pitts and trachtenberg , continuing to accept minor teen roles into their late - twenties ( in heist drama 21 and body - swap comedy 17 again respectively ) .
homophobia is shifting in the contemporary comedy landscape . today’s mainstream comedies are falling over themselves to have their cake and eat it where gay issues are concerned . obviously , the joke is no longer explicitly at the expense of the flamboyant queen or the rugged bear ; now the attention has shifted to the straight protagonist ( s ) and the possibility that they might be thought of as gay . there’s a spurious notion that this shift allows us to laugh at homophobia rather than with it , on the basis that it’s the dumb redneck stereotype saying ‘faggot’ instead of the action hero . but essentially , we’re still being presented with heterosexual characters who are amused and / or horrified by the innately ‘icky’ idea of homosexuality , and all the token quirky gay roommates in the world can’t change that .
of course , like the rest of the film , any intellectualising is slightly at odds with the movie’s pervasively juvenile tone . on paper it’s very easy to attribute intelligence and nuance to the film’s writers , but when a behind the scenes featurette clearly shows one of them warning an actor not to ‘drop the soap’ during the filming of the nude beach scene , it gets that little bit harder to champion them as heroes of queer cinema .
perhaps it’s this conflict that makes the film a tough one to truly love . it’s often unfairly presented as a film that audiences might enjoy ‘in spite of themselves’ , which massively underestimates a team of filmmakers who are all too capable of moments of satirical clarity . but the adolescent thoughtlessness that penetrates ( * snigger * ) so much of their work sits ill at ease with such ambitions and leaves a lot of the film feeling misconceived . when , on the film’s commentary track , schaffer and co . take it upon themselves to cheer every appearance of a black person on screen , it is of course done with a knowing irony , but that doesn’t really make it any less idiotic .
this teenagers - abroad comedy is full of randy high - school - boy humor that turns out to be — surprise , surprise ! — kind of funny .
he ' s mortified when he learns of his mistake , then decides to take a huge risk : he collects his slacker - dude best friend , cooper ( jacob pitts ) , and joins two other school friends , twins jenny ( michelle trachtenberg , who played dawn on
buffy the vampire slayer
) and jamie ( travis wester ) , on a summer tour of europe . he plans to show up at mieke ' s door , explain everything , and find true love - - maybe even get laid .
it ' s a classic innocents - abroad setup - - so classic that you ' d think it would have been exhausted by now . but director jeff schaffer , who wrote the script with alec berg and david mandel ( the same team that wrote , god help us ,
the cat in the hat ,
but don ' t hold that against them ) , finds some surprising ways to freshen it up . what ' s surprising is that some of the tactics are glaringly obvious , and yet they can still make you laugh : when the kids are dumped off in bratislava by the surly truck driver they ' ve hitched a ride with ( they were certain he was taking them to berlin ) , they ' re dismayed to find themselves in a crumbling gray neighborhood , your classic movie version of a depressed eastern european locale just perfect for slitting your wrists in .
their passports and their money have been stolen . they pool whatever bits of change they ' ve got left and exclaim in dismay ,
$ 1 . 83 american - - what are we going to get with that ?
cut to jenny lounging in a frothy bubble bath , having her toenails attended to by a squadron of maids in crisp uniforms , and scotty being measured for a bespoke suit - - you get the idea .
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