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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Cinema Discusso > South Korean Movie Megathread Pt. 3 - Now With Weekly Updates
 
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Leper Residue
Sep 28, 2003

To where no dog has gone before.

Keanu Grieves posted:

I liked Thirst, The Chaser and I Saw the Devil. (Curiously, I hated Oldboy.) Where do I go next?

EDIT: Also, I don't know if this was asked or explained in the last thread, but is there an obvious cultural reason for South Korean thrillers' incredibly graphic violence or am I just extrapolating a false idea from the few South Korean thrillers I've seen?

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Mother yet. A woman tries to find the killer who framed her mentally handicapped and fully grown son for murder. It's not as dark as say Chaser, but it gets up there.

Also, The Host is probably one of my favorite movies. It's just such a fantastic black comedy. The costume thread had a great write up of it, and it made me appreciate the movie even more.

And lastly I have seen The Man From Nowhere so many times now. It's my go to drunk movie. It's like the director saw Taken, said 'that movie is for pussies' and made it even more awesome and dark. Such great knife fights.

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