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A Werewolf Boy became a surprise hit and scored a limited US release. As there is two versions of Werewolf Boy (including 2 endings) I don't know which one was released in the US, but probably the original as the new version came out later in Korea. Pieta is the first Kim Ki-Duk film I've been interested in seeing in years. In general, Korean cinema stagnated for a bit but has been coming back for the past two years, though there are still notable huge duds like Sector 7. Keanu Grieves posted:I liked Thirst, The Chaser and I Saw the Devil. (Curiously, I hated Oldboy.) Where do I go next? I'd suggest Memories of Murder and the other two Vengeance Trilogy flicks, as I like them and don't like Oldboy, either. Dirty Blood is another revenge flick, but I haven't seen it yet as there isn't a version with English subs I know about.
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Leper Residue posted: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. Seconding this.
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Okay but not great. EDIT: It's an okay actioner but it isn't anything special. I was disappointed as I though Kim Ji-woon would do more, but the first 2/3rds of the film is pretty generic action movie and it's only during the last 1/3rd when things get exciting. Had the entire film kept up that pace I think I would have liked it better. There's a lot of ridiculous car stunts in the first 2/3rds and Forest Whitaker spends almost the entire film yelling into phones and angry tossing them away. The battle sequences in the last 1/3rd look more like Kim's prior work, with the same type of camera style as TGTBTW. But that's not enough to make up for what I expected would be something way cool. Hopefully it does well enough Kim can do some projects with more freedom. Tars Tarkas fucked around with this message at 06:48 on Jan 18, 2013 |
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Korean rom/coms I like: My Girlfriend is an Agent, You Pet, Love So Divine, Spygirl, Too Beautiful To Lie, Please Teach Me English
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Only if you want to miss this: http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/first-clip-from-the-korean-sequel-the-host-2-is-chock-full-of-monster-goodness
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The Weinsteins have done exactly that for over a decade now, driving people like me to avoid their stuff altogether. Also My PS Partner is awesome awesome awesome.
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The Duelist is mediocre as gently caress. Ha Ji-won's charms and a few good scenes (such as an awesome fight in a labyrinth-like walking area that jumps from light to shadow) get bogged down by a story about counterfeit coins minted to weaken an economy for a bunch of political reasons, and a love interest villain who is straight out of anime. They also have a character basically explain the final sequence for the audience members who didn't get it, which is a pet peeve of mine. The visuals are nice. Basically, watch the fight scenes on YouTube.
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