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With over the top [[Gorn]] and [[Toilet Humor]], it's definitely not for kids. |
With over the top [[Gorn]] and [[Toilet Humor]], it's definitely not for kids. |
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== ''Aachi and Ssipak'' has examples of: == |
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* [[Action Survivor]]: Beauty is |
* [[Action Survivor]]: Beauty is definitely one but even the two main characters tend to try to escape more than they actually fight (see [[Dirty Coward]]). Most of the death and bloodshed is between the antagonists. |
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* [[Anti-Hero|Anti Heroes]]: Aachi, Ssipak, and Beauty. All things considered, they're not as bad as the |
* [[Anti-Hero|Anti Heroes]]: Aachi, Ssipak, and Beauty. All things considered, they're not as bad as the villains, by much anyway. |
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* [[Back from the Dead]]: {{spoiler|Jimmy the Freak and Geko.}} |
* [[Back from the Dead]]: {{spoiler|Jimmy the Freak and Geko.}} |
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* [[Badass]]: Geko has the ability to mow down Diaper Gang mooks with ridiculous ease. |
* [[Badass]]: Geko has the ability to mow down Diaper Gang mooks with ridiculous ease. |
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* [[Bad Boss]]: Diaper King and chief of police. |
* [[Bad Boss]]: Diaper King and chief of police. |
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* [[Batman Cold Open]]: The film starts with the Diaper Gang getting killed by Geko. The title characters show up a few seconds later and have little to do with the previous scene aside from running over a half-dead mutant. |
* [[Batman Cold Open]]: The film starts with the Diaper Gang getting killed by Geko. The title characters show up a few seconds later and have little to do with the previous scene aside from running over a half-dead mutant. |
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* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Aachi and Ssipak have names that sound a lot like Korean swear words. The |
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Aachi and Ssipak have names that sound a lot like Korean swear words. The equivalent would be an English language movie named "Dammat and Fook". |
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* [[Black Blood]]: Geko due to being a cyborg-zombie. |
* [[Black Blood]]: Geko due to being a cyborg-zombie. |
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* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: Faced with imminent death at the hands of two hideously modified blue mutants, the Chief resolves to kill herself with her own pistol. Completely subverted when one of the mutants [[An Arm and a Leg|slices her arm off before she can pull the trigger]]. |
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: Faced with imminent death at the hands of two hideously modified blue mutants, the Chief resolves to kill herself with her own pistol. Completely subverted when one of the mutants [[An Arm and a Leg|slices her arm off before she can pull the trigger]]. |
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* [[Disturbed Doves]]: Parodied. |
* [[Disturbed Doves]]: Parodied. |
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* [[Enfant Terrible]]: The chief. Though she could just be a psychotic woman with stunted growth. |
* [[Enfant Terrible]]: The chief. Though she could just be a psychotic woman with stunted growth. |
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** Considering Korean society's |
** Considering Korean society's obsession with cuteness and youth, she is likely supposed to be a satire of that aspect of the culture. |
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* [[Evil Versus Evil]]: [[Mutants|The Diaper Gang]] '''vs.''' [[The Government]] '''vs.''' [[The Mafia]] |
* [[Evil Versus Evil]]: [[Mutants|The Diaper Gang]] '''vs.''' [[The Government]] '''vs.''' [[The Mafia]] |
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* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Aachi. |
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Aachi. |
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* [[Police Are Useless]]: They don't fare too well overall but they at least have Geko on their side. |
* [[Police Are Useless]]: They don't fare too well overall but they at least have Geko on their side. |
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* [[The Quiet One]]: Geko rarely speaks. |
* [[The Quiet One]]: Geko rarely speaks. |
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* [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]]: This movie has some really warped shout outs to [[Alien]], [[Misery]], [[Basic Instinct]], [[RoboCop]], [[Superman]], and [[Batman]] as well as a constipated [[Mickey Mouse]]. |
* [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]]: This movie has some really warped shout outs to ''[[Alien]]'', ''[[Misery]]'', ''[[Basic Instinct]]'', ''[[RoboCop]]'', ''[[Superman]]'', and ''[[Batman]]'' as well as a constipated [[Mickey Mouse]]. |
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** These scene where Beauty is bouncing down a huge flight of stairs while strapped to a motorcycle could be a subtle parody of [[The Battleship Potemkin]]. |
** These scene where Beauty is bouncing down a huge flight of stairs while strapped to a motorcycle could be a subtle parody of [[The Battleship Potemkin]]. |
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*** It might also be a shout out to [[The Untouchables]] with the baby carriage. |
*** It might also be a shout out to ''[[The Untouchables]]'' with the baby carriage. |
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** In one scene a cashier closes her station as gas-masked mooks run by, which is a shout out to [[Monsters, Inc.]]. |
** In one scene a cashier closes her station as gas-masked mooks run by, which is a shout out to ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''. |
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** There's a [[Minecart Madness|minecart chase scene]] lifted directly from [[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]. |
** There's a [[Minecart Madness|minecart chase scene]] lifted directly from ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''. |
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** In one very brief scene, Beauty looks like Uma Thurman on the poster for [[Pulp Fiction]]. |
** In one very brief scene, Beauty looks like Uma Thurman on the poster for ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''. |
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* [[Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves]]: The leader of the Diaper Gang mouths these words before shooting the Captain who ends up betraying the Chief. |
* [[Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves]]: The leader of the Diaper Gang mouths these words before shooting the Captain who ends up betraying the Chief. |
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* [[Rollerblade Good]]: Geko has a pair of rocket-powered skates. Built-in, of course. |
* [[Rollerblade Good]]: Geko has a pair of rocket-powered skates. Built-in, of course. |
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* [[Toilet Humor]]: The plot revolves around a dung-powered world. Go figure. |
* [[Toilet Humor]]: The plot revolves around a dung-powered world. Go figure. |
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* [[Wardrobe Malfunction]]: Beauty slips up at least once due to [[Gainaxing]]. |
* [[Wardrobe Malfunction]]: Beauty slips up at least once due to [[Gainaxing]]. |
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* [[Widget Series|Widget Movie]] |
* [[Widget Series|Widget Movie]] |
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* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Beauty. |
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Beauty. |