# What was that movie in last night's daily show? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 13, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642 "2005-05-13T04:56:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642/1 "2005-05-13T04:56:47Z")
Last night Lewis Black showed clips from what looked like a cheesy Asian movie, purportly made on behalf of Kim Jong Ill. This I somewhat doubt, but the movie looks like it could be cheesy fun at some late night fun fest. Anyone know what it is and if it indeed has late night B-movie potential(as opposed to just being stupid)? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642/2 "2005-05-13T05:47:47Z")
[_PULGASAR!_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089851/) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642/3 "2005-05-13T05:50:50Z")
That is to say, “Pulgasari!” Cussed last letter got cut off with the obnoxious coding. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642/4 "2005-05-13T05:51:31Z")
Wow. I’m surprised. I thought that was a joke. I guess I was wrong. Is the movie any good(in a regular or fun B-movie sense)? ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642/5 "2005-05-13T05:58:36Z")
The trivia section at IMDB says > [@](#): > > Director Sang-ok Shin is South Korean. North Korean leader Jong-il Kim was a huge fan of Shin’s, and so had him kidnapped. Shin eventually escaped back to South Korea, but not before he had made this movie for the communist regime. It must reflect badly upon my character that I find this so sidesplittingly funny. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642/6 "2005-05-13T06:05:41Z")
My favourite double feature _ever_ was _Pulgasari_ and [_Warlord_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095643/). _Pulgasari_ is just about what you’d expect from what you saw on _The Daily Show_. It’s frickin’ strange, and is full of heavy-handed communist propaganda. And rubber suit action. _Warlord_ is a better movie, but just as weird. Borrows a lot from _Star Wars_, except that it’s _actually_ set in feudal Japan. Except there’s laser battles and robo-ninja. Laser battles and robo-ninja that actually look incredibly cool, for a low budget feature – while the special and practical effects in _Pulgasari_ are mainly entertaining through their incredible inadequacy. Anyway, sorry for the digression. If you like B movies, you’ll _love_ Pulgasari. It kicks ass. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642/7 "2005-05-13T06:11:55Z")
> [@Stark Raven Mad](#): > > The trivia section at IMDB says > > It must reflect badly upon my character that I find this so sidesplittingly funny. No, I think it’s funny too. I do feel bad for the guy Kim Jong Ill Kidnapped though. What is it with ditatorships and bad(intentional or not) movies? You’d think with all the resources of the state, they could make some good movies. Or is making good movies “Counter-revoluntionary” and “capitalistic”? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642/8 "2005-05-13T06:28:31Z")
I think Kim Jong Ill is [kind of cute.](http://www.b3ta.com/board/4552435) ---
**Author:** ![Tracy\_Lord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642/9 "2005-05-13T17:41:40Z")
> [@Larry Mudd](#): > > I think Kim Jong Ill is [kind of cute.](http://www.b3ta.com/board/4552435) Too bad he’s so ronery. ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642/10 "2005-05-13T18:44:36Z")
> [@Tracy Lord](#): > > Too bad he’s so ronery. It’s his own damn faurt he kirr Hans Brix. ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642/11 "2005-05-13T18:54:52Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > What is it with ditatorships and bad(intentional or not) movies? On the whole, no doubt you’re right. But few people ever accused Leni Riefenstahl and Sergei Eisenstein, to name two, of being bad filmmakers. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-movie-in-last-nights-daily-show/303642/12 "2005-05-13T21:00:49Z")
> [@The King of Soup](#): > > On the whole, no doubt you’re right. But few people ever accused Leni Riefenstahl and Sergei Eisenstein, to name two, of being bad filmmakers. Actually, the Battleship Potempkin, though I haven’t seen it(I want to though), came to mind. Maybe it’s just sheer volume. Hollywood puts out so many movies that some of them are bound be great