Tuesday, August 21, 2007

CHICKEN MAKE GOOD HOUSEPET: Because Adam started it, American movies that made me proud to be Asian:
  • The Last Samurai: It is an honor to be almost as good a samurai as Tom Cruise. Wait, what?
  • Sixteen Candles: Sure, Long Duk Dong let us down a bit with the drinking and the falling out of trees and the general geekdom, but he lived the dream of a nation (Japbodia? Vietpan?) when he nestled himself in Lumberjack's ample bosom.
  • Big Trouble in Little China/Rambo: Some would say that one-man-against-yellow-army Asian-killing porn is exploitative, but I think it's empowering.
  • Harold & Kumar: Wherein we have both our model-minority cake and eat it too. Frankly, I'm way more Harold than Kumar. Look at it this way, though -- Harold has to be in the extras scene-stealing hall of fame for the MILF stuff from American Pie.
Yeah, that's about it. Look at it this way, Jews: you may not have had Rogens and Hills then, but at least you have them now.

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