I have been absent from my blog for a little while now but during this absence, I had the chance to catch up on some movies and dramas that I have always wanted to watch but could not find the time. See, once I get back into the groove of watching a movie a night, or at least every other night, I would not have the right frame of mind to work on my blogs.

Sex Is Zero 2 movie poster

One of the movies I watched was the Korean American Pie, Sex is Zero 2. This is the sequel to the highly acclaimed Korean sexual comedy, Sex is Zero. I watched that and if you did, you must watch this. I know that Zero 2 has received some negative comments from movie critics for trying too hard to be grossly funny but this kind of mindless comedy is just my kind of movie after a long day at work.

A very drunk Eun-sik

Zero 2 is the kind of movie that works on your imagination yet it is not one that requires you to think too much, or work out the plot or listen too hard to the conversation. It does bring out the laughs and if you have been wondering if the producers could top the fried sperm sandwich scene in Sex is Zero, I am here to tell you that they could.

Eun-sik gives a piggie back ride to Kyeong-ah

The original cast of Sex is Zero is back except for the lead actress, Ji-won Ha, who has been replaced by Sung Ji Hyo, the ballerina in Goong. Ji-won Ha has a cameo appearance in the beginning of the movie, though, which shows how she and Eun-sik broke up.

Eun-sik proposes to Kyeong-ah

Im Chang-jeong, who carries the role of Eun-sik, is actually a popular comedian in Korea, but judging by looks, you would not know that.

The gang having a good time

If you have yet to watch this movie, it was released in December, 2007, by the way, then I will not leak out the storyline. However, watching this video clip that I found on YouTube would give you a pretty good indication of how the movie will be like.

Oh yes, do look out for a cameo appearance by Denis Kang, a French-Korean mixed-martial arts champion, at the end of the movie.

A cameo appearance by Denis Kang

Finally, after four weeks at the number one spot in the Box Office, The Dark Knight’s reign at the top has been ended by Ben Stiller directed Tropic Thunder, a comedy spoof movie within a movie.

Amidst plenty of protests because of the liberal use of the word “retard” in the movie, those of us who saw the humor in the movie still found it funny. I always think that when we go to watch a movie, we want to have a good time. Don’t take it too seriously, whether the word “retard” or some other offending words are used though these words should not be used in the real world.

Despite ending its run at number one for four weeks, The Dark Knight managed to rake in a total of US$471.5 million to surpass Star Wars [1977] which grossed a total of US$460 million, earning the distinction of being the second highest grossing movie of all time.