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		<title>Thirsty, Thirsty (2008) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Thirsty, Thirsty” is a Korean independent production which marks the directorial debut of Hong Hyun Ki, who had previously worked as an assistant to Lee Chang Dong on the superb “Oasis” and “Peppermint Candy”. Balancing humour, humanity and bittersweet realism, the film earns extra points for featuring an unusual and not immediately sympathetic protagonist in the form of a portly debt collector, played by television actor Lee Doo Il. The film has enjoyed success on the circuit following its premier at the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2008, with Hong being awarded Best Director in the New Asian Talent section of the recent 11th Shanghai International Film Festival. 
The plot revolves around lowly debt collector Chang Sik (Lee Doo Il), who hope to make it big, but who isn’t particularly good at his job, thanks to his lack of killer instinct and the fact that he has a habit of running up debts of his own. During the course of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th Period Mystery (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the release of “Whispering Corridors” over a decade ago, high schools have been fertile ground for suspense in Korean cinema, as director Lee Sang Yong again shows with “4th Period Mystery”. The film’s alternate title, “Detectives in 40 Minutes” gives a pretty good indication of its premise, following a couple of students who have to solve a seemingly random murder within the time constraints of a single lesson period. Unsurprisingly, the film features a fresh faced cast, including popular teen actor Yoo Seung Ho, progressing from his breakthrough role in the acclaimed “The Way Home” and debut starlet Kang So Ra, with adult support from the likes of Park Chul Min and Jeong Seok Yong. 
The film is a high concept affair, as the school’s number one student Jeong Hun (Yoo Seung Ho) walks into his classroom during a break in lessons, only to find his rival Tae Gyu (Jo Sang Keun) slumped dead at his desk, having been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bronze Medalist (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its inspirational sports time again with “Bronze Medallist” (a.k.a. “Lifting King Kong”) from Korea, marking the directorial debut of Park Geon Yong, who had previously worked on the blockbuster “Typhoon”. Although its themes are common enough, the film earns extra points both for having been inspired by a true story, and for the fact that it focuses on a rather obscure sport in women’s weightlifting. With popular actor Lee Bum Soo (recently in “More Than Blue” and the teen horror “Death Bell”) in the lead role, the film also features a number of up and coming young actresses as his charges, including Jo An (“Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait”), Lee Yoon Hoi (“Perfect Couple”), Choi Moon Kyung, Jeon Bo Mi, and Kim Min Young, all getting their chance to show off their strength. 
The film begins with weightlifter Ji Bong (Lee Bum Soo), nicknamed King Kong, injuring himself at the 1988 Olympics and only managing to win Bronze as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Running Turtle (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rather oddly titled “Running Turtle” sees Kim Yoon Seok following up his award winning role in “The Chaser” by playing another down and out cop working outside the law to track down a murderer. The film was written and directed by Lee Yeon Woo, who was previously responsible for “2424”, and is a decidedly lighter affair than Na Hong Jin’s grim crime thriller, adding in a little humour and family drama amidst all the usual fugitive chasing and cat and mouse games. The mix was certainly a successful one, and the film was a hit at the domestic box office, pulling in more than three million admissions. 
Kim Yoon Seok (who also impressed in the excellent “Tazza: The High Rollers”) takes on the role of Pil Sung, a rather useless detective in a small provincial town, who spends most of his time trying to make money on the side by turning over pimps. Unfortunately, after a suspect has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sisters on the Road (2008) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Sisters on the Road” marks the debut of female writer director Boo Ji Young, and as the title suggests, is a drama following two sisters on a voyage of discovery and an exploration of their shared pasts. The film has an impressive cast, with the two siblings in question being played by actresses Shin Min Ah (recently in “The Naked Kitchen”) and Kong Hyo Jin (superb in the award winning, Park Chan Wook produced “Crush and Blush”), and has enjoyed success at festivals, premiering at Pusan in 2008. 
The film starts with young Seoul businesswoman Myung Eun (Shin Min Ah) travelling to Jeju Island for the funeral of her mother, having not been home for some years. Although she had effectively cut herself off from her family, when she meets her older fishmonger half-sister Myung Ju (Kong Hyo Jin) again, this brings back her insecurities at her father having abandoned her as a child. Rather than returning to the big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whispering Corridors 5: A Blood Pledge (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The landmark Korean ghost series “Whispering Corridors” returns for its fifth instalment with “A Blood Pledge”, marking the debut of director Lee Jong Yong, an interesting choice for the helm, given his previous work under Park Chan Wook on the likes of “JSA” and “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance”. The film continues very much in the tradition of its predecessors, being set at an all-girls school, dealing with contemporary themes and concerns of friendship, and of course presenting a new set of up and coming young actresses no doubt hoping to follow in the footsteps of former “Whispering” alumni Kim Min Sun, Kim Ok Bin, Kim Kyu Ri, Seo Ji Hye, and Choi Kang Hee. Interestingly, the film not only performed well at the domestic box office, but is the first of its brethren to have been mooted for a possible Hollywood remake. 
The plot begins in suitably morbid fashion, as a young girl called Eon Joo (Jang Kyeong Ah) throws [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Like You Know It All (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cinematic medium can make for a fascinating subject, especially in the hands of a director willing to explore it through personal insights. This is certainly the case with “Like You Know it All” from Hong Sang Soo, one of the current champions of the Korean independent film scene, whose previous works such as “Women on the Beach” and “Woman is the Future of Man” have offered fascinating and offbeat looks at modern life and relationships. This, his ninth feature, screened as part of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival&#8217;s Directors&#8217; Fortnight, and features a host of former collaborators including Kim Tae Woo, Ko Hyun Jung and Uhm Ji Won. 
Aptly enough, the film’s protagonist Ku (Kim Tae Woo, who featured in both “Women on the Beach” and “Woman is the Future of Man”) is an independent film director who has long enjoyed the adoration of the critics without ever being able to produce a box office hit. Although he is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells (2008) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells” is the latest effort from noted Korean independent director Jeon Soo Il, who previously won praise and prizes for his “With a Girl of Black Soil”. This time, he heads to the wilds of Nepal for a minimalist, yet grand tale featuring some truly breathtaking scenery and a documentary style look at the local culture and way of life. The film is arguably somewhat of a step up the industry ladder for Jeon, with the presence of actor Choi Min Sik, here taking on his first role since Park Chan Wook’s “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” back in 2005, likely meaning that it will reach a far wider audience than most indie features. 
The plot is fairly simple, following Choi Min Sik as Choi, a middle aged businessman whose job looks to be in trouble. After he hears that a Nepalese worker called Dorgy has died at his brother’s factory, he decides to return the man’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Couple (aka My Girlfriend is an Agent, 2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Secret Couple” (a far better title than the rather familiar and misleading “My Girlfriend is an Agent”) is basically a Korean take on the recent Hollywood action couple comedy thriller “Mr and Mrs Smith”. Strangely enough, the film was directed by Shin Tae Ra, whose previous efforts were the intense, grisly serial killer horror “Black House” and the offbeat “Brain Wave”. Here, he turns his talents to an entirely different form, backed by an appealing pair of leads in the form of genre favourite Kim Ha Neul (also in the likes of “Lovers of Six Years”, “My Tutor Friend” and “Ice Rain”) and Kang Ji Hwan (recently excellent in “Rough Cut”), who last worked together on the television series “90 Days, Time for Love”. 
The film begins with the nerdy Jae Joon (Kang Ji Hwan) leaving the country after tearfully dumping his girlfriend Soo Ji (Kim Ha Neul) due to her deceitful ways, not realising that she was in fact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cyborg She (2008) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Cyborg She” sees Korean director Kwak Jae Yong of “My Sassy Girl” fame switching to Japanese for a genre blending romantic comedy that adds a science fiction, time travelling twist to his usual formula. Also known as “My Girlfriend is a Cyborg”, the film is not to be confused with “Oldboy” director Park Chan Wook’s “I’m a Cyborg but that’s OK”, with which it shares a vaguely similar premise. If anything, Kwak’s film is even wackier and more oddball, managing to throw in pretty much everything imaginable, whilst still remaining not only highly enjoyable, but also surprisingly moving. Having been a popular hit in Asia, the film finally arrives on region 2 DVD via 4Digital Asia, coming with a host of features including a making of documentary, various interviews and press spots, plus featurettes on its special effects. 
The film begins with a lonely Tokyo student called Jiro (Keisuke Koide, also in “Gokusen: The Movie”), who spends his birthday every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private Eye (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Private Eye” offers a twist on the recent trend of modern noir detective stories by adopting a period setting, making for a change from the usual tortured cops, car chases and neon alleyways. The film marks the debut outing for Korean director Park Dae Min, and was a high profile production, boasting an impressive cast including the award winning Hwang Jung Min (“A Man Who Was Superman”), young rising star Ryu Deok Hwan (who recently impressed as a murderer in “Our Town”) and popular actress Uhm Ji Won (also in the excellent horror opus “Epitaph”). 
The film is set in Seoul in 1910, and begins as a young medical student called Kwang Su (Ryu Deok Hwan) discovers a corpse in the woods, and decides to take it home to use for anatomy practice. Unfortunately for him, the body turns out to be that of the missing son of a politician, who will stop at nothing to have him found. Understandably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breathless (2008) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brutal Korean indie “Breathless” was obviously a personal project for Yang Ik June, who wrote, directed, produced and starred in the lead role. Certainly, the film is a very brave and raw one, being a partly autobiographical tale of an extremely aggressive and violent man, himself the product of a rough childhood. Dealing with issues of domestic violence, estranged families and self destruction, it quite obviously takes viewers into some pretty dark territory, though not without a glimmer of hope and a deeply felt sense of humanity. Deservedly, the film has enjoyed a successful run at international festivals, winning awards at the likes of Rotterdam, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Fantasia, and will hopefully now find a wider audience on DVD. 
The film follows a debt collector called Sang Hoon (Yang Ik June), who basically spends his days beating up and intimidating people for money. He himself comes from a background of violence, with his father having killed his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Housemaid (1960) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fans of Korean cinema have a real reason to be excited with the long awaited release of the 1960 classic “The Housemaid” on DVD. The film was directed by Kim Ki Young, who was known for his controversial features, which often tackled head on themes of sexual obsession through horrific subjects. Although a popular box office hit on its original release, the film has remained unavailable for years, despite persistent rumours of its quality. Following a successful retrospective of Kim Ki Young’s works at the 1997 Pusan International Film Festival, it has gained praise and popularity around the world, and has been digitally restored and re-mastered by the Korean Film Archive and World Cinema Foundation so that modern audiences can see it as never before. This new release features some gorgeous packaging, and comes with an informative and interesting booklet, which is handily in English as well as Korean. 
The film begins as middle-aged composer and music teacher Dong Sik [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boy Director (2007) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Korean independent cinema scene continues to thrive with “Boy Director”, written and directed by documentary filmmaker Lee Woo Yeol. Here, he tries his hand at narrative form, whilst still keeping to his realist sensibilities, with a film about film making as seen through the eyes of a child. Originally released back in 2007, and having played the Puchon International Film Festival, it now arrives on DVD, though unfortunately with a box cover which misleadingly seems to suggest it to be a cutesy kids’ comedy.  
The plot follows a young lad called Sang Gu (played by Kim Young Chan, who recently starred in “The 11th Mother”) who lives in a rural village in the Taebaek Mountains. One day he learns that a mural painted by his dead father onto a building in the village is to be torn down, and he decides to try and immortalise it on film using an old 8mm camera. Unfortunately, he has no idea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scarlet Letter (2004) Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Originally released in 2004 and now being re-issued on DVD, “The Scarlet Letter” is sadly best known for having been the last film to feature actress Lee Eun Joo, who took her own life shortly after production had been completed. Bearing no relation to the famous novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne with which it shares its title, the complex drama also marked the third and last directorial effort to date from Daniel H. Byun, previously responsible for “Interview”. Although not particularly popular upon its original domestic run, in part due to its adult themes and content, the film has since enjoyed a successful international release, and has brought in more curious viewers, no doubt mainly due to the tragic real life events which followed – a shame, since the film is a superior and mature mystery in its own right, which although flawed stands out from the crowd of the usual Korean melodramas. 
The plot revolves around a temptation-prone cop called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hypnotized (2004) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Originally released back in 2004, “The Hypnotized” was the second outing from writer director Kim In Sik, who made his debut with the much praised “Road Movie”. Sadly, it also marks his last film to date, a real shame since it clearly showed him to be one of the more interesting and creative directors to have come from Korea in recent years. Whilst hypnotism has been a popular subject in Asian horror for some time, often being blamed for normal people turning into killers or lying at the root of the usual long haired ghost shenanigans, here Kim uses the theme to craft a far more nightmarish scenario, and one which drags the viewer into the same half-world confusion as to what is real as his poor deluded characters. The film has an ace up its sleeve in the shapely form of actress Kim Hye Su, recently in “Tazza: the High Rollers” and “Modern Boy”, who proves unforgettable in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marine Boy (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Marine Boy” marks the debut of writer director Yoon Jong Seok, and has nothing to do with the famous Japanese anime of the same name. Instead, the film is a crime thriller set in the shady world of maritime drug smuggling, and is very much in the continuingly popular modern noir form. The title actually refers to drug mules, who carry packages across the open seas, here played by Kim Kang Woo, recently in “Le Grand Chef” and who previously had aquatic experiences of a different sort in Kim Ki Duk’s “The Coastguard”. 
He plays Cheon Su, a former national swimming champ who falls on hard times and into heavy debt after a spectacular gambling loss. With his dream of escaping to the idyllic Palau islands looking increasingly unlikely, he is forced into the service of a drug baron called Kang (Cho Jae Hyun, recently in “Beyond the Years” and “Hanbando”) as a marine boy, with an impending mission to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hand Phone (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile phone related films have been pretty popular of late in both Hollywood and Asia, with the likes of “Connected” and “Cellular” manipulating the modern over-reliance on technology for tense thrills. Thankfully, Korean director Kim Han Min, previously responsible for the offbeat mystery “Paradise Murdered” takes a different, somewhat more interesting route, exploring how the simple loss of a phone can lead to a series of wildly escalating events that push two very different men over the edge. The result is a thriller which is not only fast moving and gripping, but which has a fascinatingly amoral edge, with no clear cut heroes and villains. 
The film begins with sleazy talent manager Seung Min (Uhm Tae Woong, also in “Forever the Moment”) seemingly on the edge of hitting the big time and clearing off his debts after his young actress model charge Jin A (Lee Se Na) lands a high profile commercial. Unfortunately, immediately after getting the good news, he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Than Blue (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although many films rely upon misleading advertising or false hyperbole, viewers can be assured that “More Than Blue” (a.k.a. “A Story Sadder Than Sadness”) delivers exactly as its title suggests. Directed by former poet Won Tae Yeon, the film is an unashamed tearjerker, offering a tale of true love and terminal illness that throws a few extra twists into the usual mix. Although the premise is a familiar one, Won takes a gentle approach, and attempts to explore his characters rather than falling back upon too many of the usual sob story clichés. 
After a rather needless wrap around opening story about a singer and his manager in search of a song, the plot begins proper, introducing the viewer to radio producer K (Kwon Sang Woo, recently in “Fate”) and lyricist Cream (Lee Bo Young, who also starred in “Once Upon a Time in Seoul”), who have been living together as chaste soul mates since they were young. The two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oh! My God 2 (2009) Movie Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Mudge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the original “Oh! My God” having been a surprise box office smash, a sequel was always going to be a distinct possibility. Now, viewers can get another comic dose of lovable rogue Im Jung Hwan as the follow up arrives, with director Kim Jung Woo having handed the reigns to newcomer Hwang Seung Jae. Needless to say, the film sees the return of top funny man Choi Sung Kook, who has risen to the top of his game thanks to roles in other popular comedies including “Sex is Zero” and “Master Kims”. This time, his romantic interest is played by the gorgeous Lee Young Eun (also “Summer Whispers”), who proves a suitable foil in another tale of daft schemes and amiable nonsense. 
This time around the film starts with Im Jung Hwan (Choi Sung Kook) having a fine old time and living it up as the heir to a huge taxi company. Unfortunately, his mother (Kim Hyung Ja) gets [...]]]></description>
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