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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/rare-treat-nkorea-screens-bend-like-beckham-ap

SEOUL, South Korea - North Koreans got a rare treat this week: a state TV broadcast of the British soccer film "Bend it Like Beckham."

The 2002 film starring Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Myers was a break from the regular programming of news, documentaries and soap operas. Western films are largely off limits in the isolated country.

The broadcast, monitored in Seoul on Dec. 26, appeared to be edited; it was only an hour long.

In a tweet Thursday, British Ambassador to South Korea Martin Uden called the broadcast the "1st ever western-made film to air on TV" in North Korea. The British Embassy arranged it.

"Bend it Like Beckham" features a sport beloved among North Koreans, but it also taboo topics, like interracial relationships, homosexuality and religion.

I want to watch this North Korean version now. Sounds more entertaining then the actual film.

Also, couldn't they pick something cool for their first western movie? Like the Matrix or Starwars?

You'd have to reinterpret the Matrix and Starwars to be about rising up against
the United States.

Not that hard, actually.

malfred wrote:You'd have to reinterpret the Matrix and Starwars to be about rising up against
the United States.

Not that hard, actually.

SEE! Would just be a little work.


Lazy North Koreans...

Just shop Obama's face over the Emperor and Kim Jong's face over Luke. South Korea can be Vader.

Amaya wrote:Just shop Obama's face over the Emperor and Kim Jong's face over Luke. South Korea can be Vader.

Found some online

http://media.photobucket.com/image/obama%20emperor%20star%20wars/pauly_cy/obama-emperor-1.jpg

And

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zKBbtj9rWrU/TKajLnwueHI/AAAAAAAAF4M/3yXB-DC27-0/s1600/Anakim+Skywalker.jpg

Anakim? Lols.

There we go! And while you're at it, change the Stormtrooper armor color scheme to red, white, and blue. And make them all pudgy.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_5eY0c1g-zJw/TC5v40V2MwI/AAAAAAAAAIA/Pis0Bu-yjIs/coolstarwarsphotosstormtrooperandUSa.jpg?imgmax=800

http://media.photobucket.com/image/patriotic%20stormtrooper/teensbadge/Star%20Wars/patrioticstormtrooper.jpg

http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2009/1/90%20You%27re%20a%20Little%20Obese%20for%20a%20Storm%20Trooper.jpg

That would be an epic film.

Amaya wrote:There we go! And while you're at it, change the Stormtrooper armor color scheme to red, white, and blue. And make them all pudgy.

And make sure each is fisting a big mac rather than a bolter!

"Bend it Like Beckham" features a sport beloved among North Koreans, but it also taboo topics, like interracial relationships, homosexuality and religion.

I almost thought this was a joke. It sounds humorous to me at least.


Which reminds me, there have been very few political/religious threads in OT recently. Maybe thats a good thing, I like the way things are now, gives me more to say.

malfred wrote:http://lh4.ggpht.com/_5eY0c1g-zJw/TC5v40V2MwI/AAAAAAAAAIA/Pis0Bu-yjIs/coolstarwarsphotosstormtrooperandUSa.jpg?imgmax=800

http://media.photobucket.com/image/patriotic%20stormtrooper/teensbadge/Star%20Wars/patrioticstormtrooper.jpg

http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2009/1/90%20You%27re%20a%20Little%20Obese%20for%20a%20Storm%20Trooper.jpg

The question is now, do we go with the 2nd one for coolness? Or the 3rd for accuracy?

I vote for a mix.

And for the lulz. For some odd reason I can't find any fat Marine pics...