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Ultra Tiger Power Thunder Bomb!
(From The Korea Herald)
By Matt Hodges As Korea's most successful comedy in 2000, "The Foul King" delivers a death blow of its own on viewers who are expecting a rehash of the Rocky formula in the wrestling ring, undercutting the heroic punch-to- glory ending and suggesting there are limits to what fantasy can provide.
The plot revolves around bank clerk Dae-ho's (Song Kang-ho) failure to find a way to escape his Napoleonic manager's headlocks - such as by showing up for work on time. He soon discovers a passion for wrestling when a local gym owner - who happens to be his former childhood idol and super-cheat "Ultra Tiger Mask" - requires a fall guy to impress Japanese promoters with domestic celebrity Yubiho's skills. Instead of overdosing us on clones of The Macho Man Randy Savage, Director Kim Ji-woon shows just enough wrestling, mis-timed chalk throwing and the world's scariest "ttong-chim" to create an appetite for more. But this isn't pure escapist fare. As the Ultra Tiger coach says, "Foul Kings can never really win." Dae-ho is never allowed to get too big for his ultra power thunder boots, often creating a pathetic depth to the ...
- U.S. Speed Skater 'Foul King' Ohno to Visit Korea Next Month.
- News wire article from: YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea October 29, 2003 700+ words
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, widely referred to here as the "foul king," will revisit South Korea late next month for an international competition, a senior official of the Korea Skating Union said...
- all in the family.
- Magazine article from: Film Comment Arthur, Paul May 1, 2001 700+ words
...include Jonathan Parker's Bartleby, Kim Jee-won's The Foul King, and Bob Giraldi's Dinner Rush. More tellingly, a broad...their aimless combination in two additional outings. In The Foul King, a hapless loan clerk discovers his true avocation, and rediscovers...
- Art with heart.(includes multiple VHS, DVD movie release dates)
- Magazine article from: Video Business May 6, 2002 700+ words
...of Blood(France) Can a man spend a night in a haunted house? Street July 2, prebook June 4; DVD $24.98 TAI SENG The Foul King (Korea) Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chiau lends his voice to this Chinese version of Korea's comedy. Street June 25, prebook...
- Asian films - Nothing half baked.(Udine, Italy, may have replaced Hong Kong as...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) April 29, 2000 700+ words
...Girls' Night Out" gets down and really dirty with ladettes torn between chastity and sexual experimentation, while "The Foul King" charts the adventures of a wimp who discovers a new personality when he dons a mask and takes up all-in wrestling. And...
- GARLIC SPICES UP THE THEATER FILM FEST NOTES.(LOCAL/STATE)
- Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) Thomas, Rob March 30, 2001 700+ words
...film," he says. This year's festival includes several films from Korea, including the works of Kim Ji-Woon ("The Foul King") and Hong Sang-Soo ("The Power of Kangwon Province"), who are both in town for the festival. For more information...
- FILM FEST WAS A 4-DAY WONDERLAND THE EVENT HAS QUICKLY BECOME ONE OF THE BEST...
- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) Alesia, Tom April 2, 2001 700+ words
...Anurag Mehta, introducing his indie comedy "America Chai." "And he's sitting in the back there." Before screening "The Foul King," Korean director Kim Ji-Woon admitted through an interpreter that he assumed Madison was the setting of "The Bridges...
- Movie Audience Grows 12.4 Pct Last Yr.
- Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) February 26, 2001 700+ words
...Among Korean films, ``Joint Security Area'' topped the list with an audience of 2.4 million, followed by ``The Foul King '' which drew about 817,000 and ``Pichonmu" with 730,000. Of foreign films, ``Mission Impossible 2" scored the...
- Baggies indebted to deadly Dichio.(Football)
- Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England) August 28, 2001 700+ words
...Webster (Shotley Bridge). Sending-off: Gillingham - Edge (dangerous foul play). Bookings: Gillingham - Browning (foul), King (dissent), Gooden (ungentlemanly conduct); Albion - Appleton (retaliation), McInnes (foul). Attendance: 18,180...
