Grab the pitchforks and the torches, we got a monster to stalk! AICN has posted a review by a guy in South Korea who saw Park Chan-wook's new film Thirst last night. Sigh. I suppose I can't begrudge him the experience too much, he's an avid fan of PCW's... just... what about me, world? What about me? Sigh. Anyway, here are some edited-down mostly non-spoilery choice-bits from his review:
"Expectations were high on this one. It's playing in competition at Cannes against the likes of Tarantino, Noe, Campion and others (too many great filmmakers to list here); it stars Song Kang-ho, one of the most distinguished actors working in South Korea; and it earned the Lust, Caution seal of approval for graphic sexual content (not to mention full-frontal male nudity). Like I said, high-profile in the extreme...
... What did I think? I walked out bewildered. I still don't know what the fuck I just saw. I know I'm going again. I'm know I'm going again as soon as humanly possible with as many people as I can find to drag along.
... Thirst is a dark film. No color (except red), no fluff, no floral patterns...the visual design of the film is sparse, barren, a lot of whites and blacks and browns. It is (undoubtedly) a Park product, but it's less poppy, softer, more subtle. I didn't notice the music so much in this one, either; it was much less obtrusive.
This is a vampire film in the way that Let the Right One In is a vampire film; it exists both within as well as outside of the genre. There's no garlic, no capes, no fangs, just a whole lotta blood."
If you do read his entire review you'll see he had some disappointments with the film. But whatever. It sounds like nirvana to me. I mean, it's even got penises! What's not to love?
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