I'm bored tonight and need something to watch.

What I've already seen:

Oldboy
A Bittersweet Life
Radio Star
Memories of Murder
Friend
Tae Guk Gi

So go ahead and recommend me some good Korean films. Also recommend other good foreign films too or just anything good.

EDIT: By the way, no romance films.

ABear

United States161 Posts

January 04 2012 00:20 GMT

the chaser was pretty good http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190539/

Froadac

United States6733 Posts

January 04 2012 00:20 GMT

Joint Security Area wasn't bad, but I haven't seen the whole thing. Only about a half.

According to wiki it's the highest grossing film in korean history, so shouldn't be too awful.

Blazinghand

United States25550 Posts

January 04 2012 00:24 GMT

I highly, highly recommend Taegukgi Hwinallimyo or Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War. The best Korean film I've ever seen. It's a story about war and brotherhood.

You'll understand the heroism and sorrow of the Korean war, and the futility and anger for the scar across Korea, the 38th parallel... and you will cry.

rushz0rz

Canada5300 Posts

January 04 2012 00:24 GMT

On January 04 2012 09:24 Blazinghand wrote:
I highly, highly recommend Taegukgi Hwinallimyo or Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War. The best Korean film I've ever seen. It's a story about war and brotherhood.

You'll understand the heroism and sorrow of the Korean war, and the futility and anger for the scar across Korea, the 38th parallel... and you will cry.

Forgot to mention that I've already seen it. Thanks though.

Blazinghand

United States25550 Posts

January 04 2012 00:25 GMT

On January 04 2012 09:24 rushz0rz wrote:

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Forgot to mention that I've already seen it. Thanks though.

oh... well then. I'm out of suggestions. You've also seen Oldboy and I don't remember any other names ._. because they're in korean.

CaucasianAsian

Korea (South)11568 Posts

January 04 2012 00:27 GMT

The Man From Nowhere was really good.

+ Show Spoiler [Trailer] +

Vinnesta

Singapore285 Posts

January 04 2012 00:32 GMT

200 Pounds Beauty is really popular. While it's not exactly romance, if you don't like "simple, feel-good" plots, watch another film.

jubil

United States2602 Posts

January 04 2012 00:34 GMT

Saw Silmido a while back, not bad.

Enki

United States2548 Posts

January 04 2012 00:35 GMT

#10

- Chaser
- The Man from Nowhere
- The Host
- Mother
- Thirst
- I Saw The Devil

Xeth

Germany11 Posts

January 04 2012 00:44 GMT

#11

- Shiri
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
- Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
- Voice of a Murderer
- Public Enemy (2002)

HaruHaru

United States988 Posts

January 04 2012 00:44 GMT

#12

yea jsa and 200 pound beauty were both pretty good. If i remember correctly jsa as the movie about guards on opposite sdes of the border . Very emotional movie !

mizU

United States12125 Posts

January 04 2012 00:45 GMT

#13

JSA was really good!

I watched Glove on the plane ride to Korea and really liked it.

grtgrt1

76 Posts

January 04 2012 00:47 GMT

#14

To your own and Enki's list, for priorities, add:

Castaway on the Moon
Sympahty for Mr. Vengeance
Moss
The Good The Bad The Weird
Children
No Mercy for the Rude

... for the really good (or at least really entertaining, in two cases) ones.

If you find anything good, also do please post more, I'm desperately running out.

Enki

United States2548 Posts

January 04 2012 00:54 GMT

#15

On January 04 2012 09:47 grtgrt1 wrote:
To your own and Enki's list, for priorities, add:

Castaway on the Moon
Sympahty for Mr. Vengeance
Moss
The Good The Bad The Weird
Children
No Mercy for the Rude

... for the really good (or at least really entertaining, in two cases) ones.

If you find anything good, also do please post more, I'm desperately running out.

Well, it does have a romance in it, although it's kinda in the backseat to the overall theme of the movie. It's really good though.

Oh yeah, and add Save the Green Planet! to that list as well. It's a blend of many different genres, but really great.

Ruffian

United States369 Posts

January 04 2012 01:03 GMT

#16

The Man from Nowhere/Ajusshi was really good. I just saw it the other day. It even sucked in my parents.

If you like horror movies "Confessions" was really great (it's Japanese though!)

phosphorylation

United States2935 Posts

January 04 2012 01:04 GMT

#17

Watch "Sympathy for Mr vengeance" the first of the oldboy triology.

It's less "hollywood" than oldboy so you might be less impressed, but I personally thought it was a better movie than oldboy, at least after the second viewing.

If you don't mind more slow-paced films, definitely look at Kim Ki duk's movies too. I would start with Spring summer fall, winter and spring first. Then, either 3-iron or samaria.

In a similar vein, but more accessible, I would also recommend Lee chandong's Peppermint Candy, Oasis, and secret sunshine. All are very solid movies.

Needless to say, none of these are romance movies.

l10f

United States3241 Posts

January 04 2012 01:24 GMT

#18

Crossing
Secret Sunshine
Classic <- think falls in romance though

TonyL2

England1953 Posts

January 04 2012 01:34 GMT

#19

My Sassy Girl

I liked it at least

Ok, just saw no romance, although it's not bog standard

For other foreign films, Departures is very good too

Chill

Calgary25954 Posts

January 04 2012 01:38 GMT

#20

On January 04 2012 09:34 jubil wrote:
Saw Silmido a while back, not bad.

Silmido and Seven Days are the Korean movies that stick out to me as not terrible. And there was this movie where based on a true story with a guy ordering hookers and killing them, if anyone knows the name.