Korean Cinema Thread [Personal favorites, Critically Acclaimed, Recommendations, etc]

[Nisei]

Originally Posted by W0m6at

The Host

Am I the only one who thinks this movie is crap?

[ITNW]

Die bad (2000) directed by Seung-wan Ryoo and starring his brother Seung-beom Ryu (Arahan, Crying Fist, City of Violence).

It's extremely low budget but it's very unique with its approach of 4 episodes that all tie together and the fight scenes are great too, especially near the ending.
I knew back then that the director would make some great films in the future and pretty much made me start loving Korean cinema.

[crystal_sun]

I thought the movie was ok...not a movie that I would highly recommend for newbies. I have seen far worse movies...and I see at least 50% of the title in this thread that I do not approve based on my personal taste.

Originally Posted by Nisei

Am I the only one who thinks this movie is crap?

[PGW]

Originally Posted by Nisei

[RE: The Host] Am I the only one who thinks this movie is crap?

Nope. I thought it was lousy, too – disjointed and badly written (trying to be too many things and not doing any of them particularly well). I remember when it was over thinking: "Well, there's one I'm not going to waste my time watching again."

[kashif]

Originally Posted by SBC28

Nah, this thread isn't about Blu-rays. This thread is about Korean Cinema. I purposely didn't mention anything about Blu-ray, because i still buy these on DVD when they're not out on Blu, yet. This thread was created to cover the Korean Cinema scene, and DVDs are a part of that.

Ok so I created a thread for Korean movies which are now available on blu-ray so kindly please have a look:

Best Korean Movies Out On Blu-Ray

I hope you guys contribute to it as you are posting here.

[A Tortured Duckling]

Originally Posted by Nisei

Am I the only one who thinks this movie is crap?

I have yet to actually see this. Been meaning to buy the Korean release, but other things always get priority. From what i can tell, people either love it or hate it...so it's intriguing to me, to say the least. I'm not a huge fan of CGI "monster" films, but i don't mind them if they're done right.

[A Tortured Duckling]

Just heard from my import guy; Pieta, Traffickers and A Company Man are on their way here. It'll be a good week, considering Arahan, Sunny and A Peppermint Candy are on their way, too.

[Kakihara]

Originally Posted by SBC28

Just heard from my import guy; Pieta, Traffickers and A Company Man are on their way here. It'll be a good week, considering Arahan, Sunny and A Peppermint Candy are on their way, too.

Is Pieta worth a blind-buy? I'm not that big a fan of Kim Ki Duk but I respect some of his films. I'm also a huge fan of Chanwook Park Kim Jee Woon though...so what are the odds I'd like this film?

[A Tortured Duckling]

Originally Posted by Kakihara

Is Pieta worth a blind-buy? I'm not that big a fan of Kim Ki Duk but I respect some of his films. I'm also a huge fan of Chanwook Park Kim Jee Woon though...so what are the odds I'd like this film?

It's a blind buy for me, too. I have watched some of Kim Ki Duk's previous work, and i loved it. Out of all the Korean films i have watched so far, there have only been one or two i didn't really like, but still enjoyed. I am buying Pieta on instinct, and what i have gathered from reviews / articles on the film. Same goes for the other two.

[logboy]

Originally Posted by Kakihara

Is Pieta worth a blind-buy? I'm not that big a fan of Kim Ki Duk but I respect some of his films. I'm also a huge fan of Chanwook Park Kim Jee Woon though...so what are the odds I'd like this film?

pieta will be released in the usa too

[A Tortured Duckling]

Originally Posted by logboy

pieta will be released in the usa too

This is true. I'll buy that release, as well. It'll be my first Drafthouse Films release.

[A Tortured Duckling]

Two out of 3 order came in today. Still waiting for "Bedevilled" to arrive. I LOVE the slipcover on Pieta, albeit a little "messy" looking around the Blu-ray Disc logo. That's the Korean release of "The Pianist", in case anyone's wondering.

[DJ Hilalo]

Nice one SBC28

It's bank holiday here in the UK today (and Friday gone) so no deliveries for me, hopefully tomorrow as I'm waiting for two BIG packages from abroad

Make sure you watch Sunny first, and watch it with your misses/sisters/mum if possible (you'll know what I mean after you've finished watching it lol), saw it three times already and I never get bored watching it hehe

[A Tortured Duckling]

Originally Posted by DJ Hilalo

Nice one SBC28

It's bank holiday here in the UK today (and Friday gone) so no deliveries for me, hopefully tomorrow as I'm waiting for two BIG packages from abroad

Make sure you watch Sunny first, and watch it with your misses/sisters/mum if possible (you'll know what I mean after you've finished watching it lol), saw it three times already and I never get bored watching it hehe

Thanks

I plan on watching Sunny as soon as possible. I can't see myself enjoying it, but i felt the same about Castaway on the Moon, and i love that film. Sooo, we'll have to see.

I'm pretty excited to watch Pieta, though. I can't wait

[the new scum]

Sunny caught me completely off guard. I expected to be mildly amused for a few hours and forget about it. It ended up being one of my favorites in the CJ collection.

[A Tortured Duckling]

Originally Posted by the new scum

Sunny caught me completely off guard. I expected to be mildly amused for a few hours and forget about it. It ended up being one of my favorites in the CJ collection.

Awesome. Getting more excited as more people say similar things.

[mimurph1]

I spent most of last year working through the Korean Film Archive's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/KoreanFilm

The channel is based off of their top 100 list:
http://www.koreafilm.org/feature/100.asp

Matching up the titles on the KOFA website to their youtube channel can be challenging, and not all films are available, but some of my favorites were Black Hair, Aimless Bullet, A Romantic Papa, Flame in the Valley, Deep Blue Night and A Road to Sampo. The two directors that I seemed to enjoy the most were Lee Man-Hee and Im Kwon-Taek.

I'll admit it was a struggle to go through the channel since a lot of the movies were poor quality and not very interesting to me. But I thought I'd share since it could be appealing to some to see how Korean cinema has progressed since about 1950.

[A Tortured Duckling]

Originally Posted by mimurph1

[Show spoiler]I spent most of last year working through the Korean Film Archive's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/KoreanFilm

The channel is based off of their top 100 list:
http://www.koreafilm.org/feature/100.asp

Matching up the titles on the KOFA website to their youtube channel can be challenging, and not all films are available, but some of my favorites were Black Hair, Aimless Bullet, A Romantic Papa, Flame in the Valley, Deep Blue Night and A Road to Sampo. The two directors that I seemed to enjoy the most were Lee Man-Hee and Im Kwon-Taek.

I'll admit it was a struggle to go through the channel since a lot of the movies were poor quality and not very interesting to me. But I thought I'd share since it could be appealing to some to see how Korean cinema has progressed since about 1950.

This is really cool, man. I had no idea this was out there. It will most definitely help me, and give me a broader perspective on Korean film.

Thanks, a lot

[mimurph1]

All this talk about Sunny pressured me to buy from kimchidvd, first blind purchase I've made in a long time, hope I'm not disappointed

[Beefbowl]

Can't go wrong with So-ra Kang...well maybe Dream High 2