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Eric Khoo has three critically acclaimed feature films that have been screened at film festivals all over the world: Mee Pok Man (1995), 12 Storeys (1997), and Be with Me (2005).
Mee Pok Man won prizes in Singapore, Fukuoka and Pusan. 12 Storeys won him the Federation of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award, the UOB Young Cinema Award at the 10th Singapore International Film Festival, and the Golden Maile Award for Best Picture at the 17th Hawaii International Films Festival. 12 Storeys was also the first Singapore film to be invited to take part in the Cannes Film Festival. Be with Me played as the opening film of the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 2007, Eric received the highest arts honour, the Cultural Medallion from the National Arts Council and directed his 4th feature, My Magic with the Cultural Medallion grant. The film became the first Singaporean feature selected for main competition at Cannes 2008.
What does Jack Neo have ah, besides the Cultural Medallion (which he obviously received for being a propaganda vehicle for the gahmen)?
I know what Jack is famous for - 'original' plots and storylines (Stephen Chow copied him, he said once I think), recycled-till-you-wanna-barf actors, recycled-till-you-wanna-die lame slapstick and brainless stereotyping ie. Indian security guard uncle, Malay postman uncle or Malay mee rebus auntie, Chinese tattooed lao gangster etc.
Jack Neo films are so unbearably disgusting that once I found a VCD lying around the house, of the shameless rip-off of the popular Korean movie My Wife Is A Gangster, I played it out of pure boredom and I had to switch off the TV in less than 3 minutes after playing it.
Really couldn't tahan the really abysmal quality. I still shudder now as I remember that fateful day some of my brain cells did a harakiri after being forced to watch such shit.
And please hor. Do not compare Jack Neo to awesome Tiger Woods.
Tiger Woods actually bedded all those stunningly beautiful women, and he did it because he's really famous, have really lots of money, is one in a billion kind of talent and he's really awesome.
While Jack Neo - only one cockeyed freelance 'model' said she slept with him (her friends said she has always made it clear that she'll do anything for fame anyway). The second girl, Foyce, said Jack tried to make a move on her and she resisted. Third girl, a French aspiring actress, was propositioned indecently by Jack when
she was just 16, and she told parents and they almost made a police report, after which Jack stopped the harassment immediately.
Don't ask me about the rest of the 11 women, whether they were indeed mistresses or women Jack tried to make a move on.
In other words, despite his fame (within Singapore's heartlands only, mind you), his power as a director and his Toyota Alphard - he failed to score with many women and he failed miserably.
So, comparing Jack Neo to Tiger Woods is like comparing a bedbug to a Siberian tiger.