The Concubine

[Zen_Amako]

I recently purchased the Hong Kong Blu-ray of this South Korean film only to discover that the Blu-ray is an edited version of the film.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-C...Blu-ray/78784/

The region 3 Korean DVD runs 122 mins.; however, this Blu-ray version is 93 mins. I somehow missed the note about the running time on Yesasia.

I'm not sure why the shorter cut exists unless they just wanted to reduce the running time of the film for other countries. The sex scenes and the scenes with nudity are intact.

The biggest issue I have with this version is that fairly early in the film, for no good reason, someone has clumsily spliced in a montage of sex scenes that appear again later in the film, including the film's climax. I don't want to see clips from the (emotionally charged) ending of the film at about the 30 minute mark. The Korean version doesn't have this.

The upside is that the movie looks pretty great in HD. Too bad I'll be sticking with the DVD.

The subtitles on the HK Blu-ray are also much worse than the subs on the Korean DVD, mainly due to poor timing - it's not uncommon to see lines attributed to the wrong character.

I haven't seen any discussion of this movie or Blu-ray at all here, so I wanted to make sure people know to avoid this release. It's too bad this film hasn't been released on Blu-ray in Korea. It was a pretty big hit, so I'm not sure what the reason is.

[darry]

Thanks for the info. I was thinking of getting the HK bluray but will hold off until they maybe release a Korean blu.

[SolidBlu]

thanks for info, will just wait for the proper KR release

[alexavril]

Content Zone will release UNCUT blu-ray

[Zen_Amako]

That looks great. Is there a release date?

Rather annoyed that I just bought the edited HK version. However, I'm digging the packaging of the Korean release.

[alexavril]

No release date yet.

[alexavril]

The Concubine 2014-02-14


http://www.kimchidvd.com/en/good/goo...good_seq=19975

[tsetse27]

How is the movie itself? any good?

[Zen_Amako]

It's a good movie, a bit similar to The Servant (another Korean film with the same lead actress) and Zhang Yimou's Curse of the Golden Flower. The costumes and sets are great. Drama and intrigue in the royal palace, and some eroticism.

[simaya-san]

I liked the movie a lot.
But I don't understand why there is an edited version. I bought the HK blu-ray a few months ago without knowing that this is cut. Very annoying.

[Mansinthe]

they need a reason to sell the expensive KR edition. thats the same reason alot of KR releases have better VQ/AQ compared to the HK release

[darry]

I received the SK version today. It has two cuts: theatrical and international. 124 minutes and 94 minutes respectively.

[Zen_Amako]

I watched the theatrical version and was pleased with it. The subtitles could have used more punctuation, and there was at least one missing subtitle, but other than these minor quibbles I would recommend the SK version. I think I might like the artwork better on the standard case edition.

[YPJ888]

Originally Posted by darry

I received the SK version today. It has two cuts: theatrical and international. 124 minutes and 94 minutes respectively.

Have you watch the theatrical version? Is there any problem during playback?
My one play to around 7:00mins the screen freeze, do you have the same problem?

Thanks

[YahootsMagoondi]

Originally Posted by YPJ888

Have you watch the theatrical version? Is there any problem during playback?
My one play to around 7:00mins the screen freeze, do you have the same problem?

Thanks

I just finished the Theatrical Version of the Hommage blu and there was no freezing whatsoever.

Great film. Really enjoyed it.