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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:58 am

Recently I have been downloading and watching loads of Korean Films. These are just so awesome.

xmkatx

http://www.koreanfilm.org is a good site for Korean flix.

Here are some:

Sex is Zero
My Sassy Girl (of course)
Il Mare (of course)
Christmas in August
Once Upon a Time in High School
Arahan
My Tutor Friend
My Little Bride
My Wife is a Gangster 1+2
Too Beautiful to Lie
Attack the Gas Station (of course)
GO (not really korean but it's so damn good.)
Tale of Two Sisters
Please Teach Me English

Looking to see...

Old Boy
Jeni Juno
Failan
Gun & Talks
3-Iron
Someone Special
Just Do It
Conduct Zero (aka No Manners)
The Foul King
The Quiet Family
Take Care of My Cat
Superstar Gam Sa Young
Memories of Murder
A Bungee Jumping of Their Own
The President's Last Bang
Lovely Rivals
The Scarlet Letter
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Thought there was a thread already for Korean Films. ^^''

Any favorites? Anything I should see? Anything everyone MUST see?

Do tell. >>'

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:45 am

Well.

Some of my favorite Korean movies that you haven't seen are:

Old Boy, I'm sure you've heard of it. It did well at Cannes. Really dark.

3-Iron is an artsy-fartsy romance between two people who never speak.

Someone Special (aka A Girl I Know aka Someone I Know) is Korean romantic comedy that makes fun of Korean romantic comedies.

Please Teach Me English - super hyper silly comedy about learning English. I think this movie does particularly well with people who are just being introduced to Korean/foreign cinema, because a lot of it is in English.

Just Do It, if you can find it, is a dark comedy about people hurting themselves to get insurance money.

Conduct Zero (aka No Manners)is a comedy about high school gangs in the late 70s - early 80s

Tale of Two Sisters - Freaking GORGEOUS horror movie. Beautiful cinematography

The Foul King - Dark comedy about cheating in masked pro wrestling.

The Quiet Family - dark comedy about murders in a bed-and-breakfast. Happiness of the Katakuris was a remake of this.

Take Care of My Cat is a chill movie about the strained relationships between former highschool friends who are starting to go their own ways.

Superstar Gam Sa Young - baseball comedy starring Lee Bum Soo, one of my favorite Korean actors.

Memories of Murder - murder mystery, based on a true story.

A Bungee Jumping of Their Own is a romantic drama that's unlike any romantic drama I've ever seen.

The President's Last Bang is about the assasination of a former Korean president. I usually hate political movies and I loved this one.

Lovely Rivals - hyper comedy about a junior-high girl, her irresponsible homeroom teacher and the man they battle each other over.

The Scarlet Letter starts out as a sexual melodrama, but eventually spirals into one of the darkest endings I've seen in a Korean movie. One of the lead actresses, Lee Eun-Joo, commited suicide after completing this film.

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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:24 pm

I've been watching a bunch of Korean movies, too.

Oh, and add Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance to that list. wink

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:16 pm

Has anyone heard of Super Rookie?

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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:40 am

I think that's a TV series.

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:43 am

What did you think of some of those, D-Rock?

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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:11 am

karomon

What did you think of some of those, D-Rock?

Hmmm I liked a lot of them. Though I did look on imdb for a review before I dling them. ^^'' I don't remember them all, so I'll say a tiny bit about them. >>'

Sex is Zero: Had a lot of "OMFGWTFAREYOUDOINGDONTDOTHATNOOOODONTDONTDONTDONTAHHH" moments. I liked it though. ^^ Didn't think it would get serious.
My Sassy Girl (of course): Good. Cheesey. Violence. <3
Il Mare (of course): Good, just good.
Christmas in August: Lacked something. Was good nonetheless. Sad
Once Upon a Time in High School: Bruce Lee = +, That slut = - . End of story.
Arahan: Really damn wacky. Fun.
My Tutor Friend: a*****e, Good Girl, love, good times.
My Little Bride: At first I was like... D biggrin biggrin biggrin : and then I was like :O:O:O Awww cute.
My Wife is a Gangster 1+2: Strong woman, good fun.
Too Beautiful to Lie: Did anyone else think he looked like an asian clark kent? Really odd. I liked it, really cliche though. >>'
Attack the Gas Station (of course): ******** GOOD. I think this is the first korean movie I've ever seen. Bull Dog is so awesome. XD so hardcore.
GO (not really korean but it's so damn good.): Favorite movie in the whole world, but not korean.
Tale of Two Sisters: Quite creepy. Ending was....eh. Suspenseful. Don't want to spoil it.
Please Teach Me English: I really really liked this one. I like all of the strange graphics in it when she thinks to herself. Kind of reminds me of shows like scrubs and various anime. Fun movie. ^__^

Jeebus... I didn't say much. oh well. >_>'

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:24 pm

karomon

I think that's a TV series.

Well, saw a trailer/musicvideo for it and I was wondering about it. It looked pretty good. *nods*

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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:57 am

Haha, I thought Attack the Gas Station was good, too!

http://www.koreanfilm.org is a good site for Korean flix.

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:52 am

*eyes widen* Thanks!

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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:20 am

Quote:

GO (not really korean but it's so damn good.): Favorite movie in the whole world, but not korean.

You liked it THAT much? Now I need to see it again....

Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:58 am

xmkatx

Quote:

GO (not really korean but it's so damn good.): Favorite movie in the whole world, but not korean.

You liked it THAT much? Now I need to see it again....

Yeah... Kinda added to that because I'm korean and japanese. ._.'

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:18 pm

I thought it was kinda boring. I liked the actors in it, though.

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:15 pm

My Boyfriend is Type-B stressed

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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:49 pm

I hated it.

The President's Last Bang heart

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