( it just struck me in the course of a conversation that the movie 'Highlander' had a lot of gay subtexts- how come I didn't notice any of this before?)
What a bloody strange film. This guy, Steve Odkerk has taken two crappy old martial arts movies , overdubbed them and mixed new footage in with them to make this bizarre kung-fu odyssey. Best line is ' be like the monkey in the pinata, hiding amongst the candy, waiting for the children to beat it open with sticks'
So ended up going to see the Passion of the Christ again with a friend of mine who hadn't seen it yet. Fascinating movie that holds up as remarkable on a second viewing. So many levels, so many things of interest
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