tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post776151884208421571..comments2023-09-09T08:44:28.458+00:00Comments on film ick: Nikki Finke Slurs OldboyBrendonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10309989745145067712noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-79502449698969589542007-04-20T13:25:00.000+00:002007-04-20T13:25:00.000+00:00It saddens me that one of my favourite films will ...It saddens me that one of my favourite films will now be forever linked to this individual. I find it interesting that every news report I read recently about it describes it as a film that glorifies violence. To me, it's actually a very tragic story, almost Shakespearean in nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-71984200537880872532007-04-20T11:36:00.000+00:002007-04-20T11:36:00.000+00:00Yes, anonymous. Blaming his actions on one form o...Yes, anonymous. Blaming his actions on one form of media instead of the other makes a lot more sense. Millions of people watch violent movies and play violent games yet none have ever been compelled to murder. Are they just ticking bombs or was this person just prone to violent behaviour regardless of what forms of media he was exposed to.<BR/><BR/>And also, people are trying very hard to linkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-90176464367937362752007-04-20T06:32:00.000+00:002007-04-20T06:32:00.000+00:00i thought he was influenced by the video game coun...i thought he was influenced by the video game counter strike! that would make more sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-11754706908371370812007-04-19T21:31:00.000+00:002007-04-19T21:31:00.000+00:00The NY Times forged the connection, Nikki slurred ...The NY Times forged the connection, Nikki slurred <B>Oldboy</B>.<BR/><BR/>I think the fear is that, actually, had <B>Oldboy</B> not been Korean, the link wouldn't have been discussed. That's where the allegations of racism crept in.<BR/><BR/>Of course movies influence us. But not to kill.Brendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309989745145067712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-18508439049025984752007-04-19T19:46:00.000+00:002007-04-19T19:46:00.000+00:00C'mon. Nikki Finke didn't break this story. The NY...C'mon. Nikki Finke didn't break this story. The NY Times did. And they got their info as stated by Finke from a Vtech professor who found the similarities. While her statement about violent films towards the end is overblown and suprising (as always, this lady hates horror and genre films), you can't deny that this kid probably saw the film and mirrored it during his killings. The fact that he's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-47090176562423384772007-04-19T16:42:00.000+00:002007-04-19T16:42:00.000+00:00This is why I just don't give Nikki Finke any cred...This is why I just don't give Nikki Finke any credance anymore. Not that I ever did all that much to begin with.<BR/><BR/>Still, it was only a matter of time before the usual accusations were to be hurled through the media that always seem to be bandied about in the aftermath of such an incident. I guess I have to give Finke a little credit for at least thinking outside the usual "Grand Theft Rich Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883386588727303782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-89753617325200149712007-04-19T15:09:00.000+00:002007-04-19T15:09:00.000+00:00Don't know if that follows... I think the Korean f...Don't know if that follows... I think the Korean filmmaker would still have gotten the stick.Brendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309989745145067712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-60746772540792262512007-04-19T14:48:00.000+00:002007-04-19T14:48:00.000+00:00I wasn't going to mention that because, effectivel...I wasn't going to mention that because, effectively, it is marking Finke as a racist.<BR/><BR/>I was holding back.<BR/><BR/>But all comments are appreciated. No matter how angry or extreme.Brendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309989745145067712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-34198106726549280302007-04-19T14:39:00.000+00:002007-04-19T14:39:00.000+00:00You fail to see the obvious link the brilliant Nik...You fail to see the obvious link the brilliant Nikki Finke has picked up on... Cho Seung-Hui and Chan Wook Park are both Korean. Case closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247172.post-54759582857245257822007-04-19T14:38:00.000+00:002007-04-19T14:38:00.000+00:00Wonder if she would have picked one of the new-sty...Wonder if she would have picked one of the new-style slasher films, or maybe even dipped into Tarantino's canon, had the shooter been white?Carrie Loftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00589746700484524652noreply@blogger.com