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Two koreans blast bond { January 3 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-2290884,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-2290884,00.html Two Koreas Blast New James Bond Film Friday January 3, 2003 9:40 AM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Some in South Korea are complaining that the latest James Bond movie unfairly depicts their communist neighbor to the north as a diabolically evil regime. ``Die Another Day'' attracted crowds at its Seoul premiere on New Year's Eve. But in recent days some moviegoers have been siding with the communist North in condemning the film despite the nuclear standoff that has increased tensions between the nations. ``I don't want to see a movie where North Korea is depicted as a menace to peace on the Korean Peninsula and the United States is depicted as a hero that resolves the crisis,'' said Jin-young Park, a 22-year-old university student waiting for a different picture Friday. ``It's really getting old.'' In the movie, Bond is sent to North Korea to investigate a rogue communist officer who is planning an invasion of South Korea. The British spy is caught, imprisoned and subjected to extreme torture. Later, the rogue North Korean officer uses a satellite-based laser to burn a swath through the demilitarized zone separating the Koreas. His plot is foiled by Bond and an American agent. ``I initially wanted to see the movie, but I decided not to because I heard some stuff from the media that the film is critical of North Korea and so I changed my mind,'' said Yi Hye-mi, a university student in Seoul. On Friday, a South Korean civic group announced plans to boycott the film, which stars Pierce Brosnan as Bond. Critics say it's demeaning and distorts the situation between the two nations, which have been divided by a demilitarized zone since the Korean War of 1950-1953. North Korea criticized the movie when it opened last year, calling it an example of the ``corrupt sex culture,'' in the United States. Despite calls for a boycott, however, many are still lining up for the movie. ``I want to see the movie just to see what the critics are complaining about,'' Lee Se-young, 27, said after buying his ticket.

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