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ALang
Canada288 Posts
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Ocedic
United States1808 Posts
On May 24 2011 16:52 stafu wrote: Seen most of these. Korean cinema is absolutely sick. The Man from Nowhere ![[image loading]](http://just1t.info/blackfinal/upload/001a1222_medium.jpeg) Watching this now since you posted it, really great movie. Feels like I'm watching Taken. | ||
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imnotJuss
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![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/24tvm.jpg) Sympathy for Mr.Vengeance The first of the "trilogy of vengeance" by Park Chan-wook. Although not as good as Oldboy, I found it better than Sympath for Lady Vengeance. A bit more complex than that perhaps, it has more memorable and unique characters. And is just as twisted as the other 2 in the trilogy. Interesting stuff, i only knew about the ones directed by P.Chan-wook, will be watching some of these soon. | ||
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.Aar
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![[image loading]](http://musicimg.cyworld.com/ALBUM/015/084/15084920.jpg) It's a movie loosely based on Cyrano de Bergerac, if you're familiar with that. | ||
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NIJ
1012 Posts
301 302. Also http://www.koreanfilm.org/ Good place for korean film review. For english speakers. | ||
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Flaunt
New Zealand784 Posts
JSA is still my favorite movie of all time. I think that the movie would be perfect if it wasn't for the crappy english voices, lol. + Show Spoiler + Just realized after watching it for the fourth time that they don't even kiss a single time through that movie... Anyone know if this is the saem with the english remake? | ||
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NIJ
1012 Posts
On May 24 2011 18:09 munchmunch wrote: Personally, I liked The Host. I also liked Save the Green Planet, although I suspect that a Korean might think that it is terrible. I wonder if there are some movies you have to be foreign to enjoy, ie. without being able to understand the language, you imagine that the acting is fantastic. Then the rest of the movie (action, humor) is judged on visuals. Humor can also benefit from this treatment... what might be cliched jokes in the culture of the movie-maker come across as really zany or different humor. I know there are a lot of American blockbusters which perform poorly in the US due to terrible acting, but do very good business outside of the US on the strength of their cinematics. Anyway, my favourite Korean director (on the art side of things) is Im Kwon-taek, and my favourite film by him is Chunhyang, a very simple movie version of a Korean legend that somehow really appeals to me. Save the green planet is one of those indie movies that are doomed for commercial success imo. If you like it, you really enjoyed it. If not you hate it. I thought it was a good movie about what belief does to a person. and I'm korean. Ending itself is a clever play on what you choose to believe. Its one of those hidden gems imo, that flies under the radar of most mainstream audience unfortunately... regardless of nationality/culture. | ||
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mapthesoul
Trinidad/Tobago429 Posts
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phate
81 Posts
On May 25 2011 06:43 NIJ wrote: The day pig fell in the well. 301 302. Also http://www.koreanfilm.org/ Good place for korean film review. For english speakers. Not a big fan of this particular Hong film, but like just about everything else (especially Woman on the Beach and Hahaha. | ||
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SoylentCreep
Korea (South)176 Posts
--> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381838/ Also Chang-dong Lee's movies are something special. Especially "poetry", "oasis" and "peppermint candy". They mostly have a more depressing topic but are all well-done. Ki-duk Kim's movies are also recommended if you're looking for a deeper cinematic experience. Movies like "hwal" (the bow), "bin jip" (3 iron) "Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom" (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring) and "seom" (the isle) have something special to them which I haven't seen in movies lately. Fans of Ji-hyun Jun ( My Sassy Girl) might also enjoy "daisy". "Windstruck" was a bit weak but still not a bad view. Other than that most of the good korean movies have been named in here. But if you still feel not satisfied you could expand your horizon and try out some K-Drama.^^ | ||
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NIJ
1012 Posts
Day pig is old movie and very unlike hong's typical tho. In fact, most directors debut films are good. (Iirc day pig is his debut or close to it) spking of debut films and plotless stuff. Director of host's debut film was pretty good. Flander's dog or something like that. | ||
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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GTR
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
I also like trashy Korean horrors such as Death Bell. They're pleasantly gore-soaked and fun to watch. Oh, and the interesting Korean mash-up genre of horror/army in the tradition of things like the UK's Death Watch (which was kind of fun imo.) - GP506 and R-Point. My last recommendation is another Deokhwan movie - Like a Virgin. I don't normally like any genre of Korean films except for horror/thriller, but his performance sold me on a 'coming of age' slightly comedic, and touching sports drama. (Where he plays a boy who wants to save up to have gender reassignment surgery to look like Madonna.) | ||
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Ozarugold
2716 Posts
Tae Guek Gi Haeundae Silmdo Chingo (or Friend) Joint Security Area The King and the Clown Welcome to Dongmokgul They were all pretty good. I recommend them all~ | ||
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LastLordofCastamere
288 Posts
On May 25 2011 05:39 imnotJuss wrote: I didn't read the thread quite carefully, so.. my apologies if it was already posted Sympathy for Mr.Vengeance The first of the "trilogy of vengeance" by Park Chan-wook. Although not as good as Oldboy, I found it better than Sympath for Lady Vengeance. A bit more complex than that perhaps, it has more memorable and unique characters. And is just as twisted as the other 2 in the trilogy. Interesting stuff, i only knew about the ones directed by P.Chan-wook, will be watching some of these soon. Second Sympathy for Mr.Vengeance, a very good movie. l Love the whole vengeance trilogy by Park Chan-wook but would agree that Oldboy > Mr.Vengeance > Lady Vengeance Would also recommend Three Extremes although it's only 1/3 korean ... it's three short horror movies by Fruit Chan ("Dumplings"),Takashi Miike ("Box") and Chan-wook Park ("Cut") "Cut" and "Dumplngs" especially are awesomely disturbing. | ||
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FinestHour
United States18466 Posts
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Snugglebutt
England21 Posts
On May 25 2011 15:13 FinestHour wrote: Anyone have any recommendations for websites or sources to watch these movies in decent quality with (ideally) english subtitles? Some of them seem to very promising If you're into torrenting you can register at asiatorrents.com, there's a good chunk of movies to be found there. | ||
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Ocedic
United States1808 Posts
On May 25 2011 15:13 FinestHour wrote: Anyone have any recommendations for websites or sources to watch these movies in decent quality with (ideally) english subtitles? Some of them seem to very promising I haven't been a member in a while, but I believe you can watch a few on Netflix instant streaming (and should be able to get even more through snail mail.) I recall first watching Lady Vengeance on instant streaming, and I believe Mr. Vengeance was on there as well. Not sure about Oldboy. The best movies on Netflix instant streaming tend to be foreign or independent films, since the other movies are either straight-to-DVD releases, bad movies or very old movies (that are not necessarily bad, but you've probably seen before.) | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
On May 25 2011 11:26 GTR wrote: Kim Ki-duk also did Time right? Strange of him to direct a film with so much dialogue, but I caught it one night on TV and it was pretty intense. Yeah he directed Time. If you see his other films some of them actually have a lot of dialogue in them. I think he really started to experiment with it in Wild Animals his second film. Because the main character actually lives in France with no understanding of the language and communicates indirectly. Its actually based on Kim Ki-duk's own experiences when he lived in France as a street painter with no knowledge of the language or culture of Paris. He had to deal with communicating without words. What I always liked about Kim Ki-duk's films is that my first introduction to his films was Bad Guy and + Show Spoiler + I didn't even notice that the main character hadn't spoke a single line until he screamed around the end. I actually had to rewind that moment because I was wondering who made that sound. Then it made sense because in the beginning it shows the scar on his throat. Was really impressed how well the main character acted that you don't even notice it until the end. The same happened with 3-iron too. Its just that moment when the character actually makes a sound and it just hits you. | ||
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