Articles in South Korean Movie Reviews
The Restless (2006) Movie Review
Dong-oh Jo’s “The Restless” is easily described as an earnest Korean version of Hong Kong director Tsui Hark’s nonsensical “Legend of Zu”. Both films employ top-notch visual artists to render their fantasy elements, and the abundant action are orchestrated with high-flying wire-fu and large doses of impressive CGI. And like Hark’s “Zu”, at the end [...]
May 22nd, 2007 | Nix | 4 Comments | Read MoreThe Perfect Couple (aka The Best Romance, 2007) Movie Review
“The Perfect Couple” sees the return of Korean director Kim Jung Woo, who previously enjoyed success with his 2006 boxing comedy debut “Oh! My God”. Here, he again goes for a mix of genres, ambitiously attempting to combine elements of comedy, romance and police thriller into an entertaining whole. The film certainly struck a chord [...]
May 21st, 2007 | James Mudge | 1 Comment | Read MoreMy Wife is a Gangster 3 (2006) Movie Review
“My Wife is a Gangster 3″ sees director Cho Jin Kyo returning to the popular Korean series, with Taiwanese actress Shu Qi taking over lead duties from original star Shin Eun Kyung and sparing viewers another non-performance from starlet Zhang Ziyi, who had previously been earmarked for the role. Although some might bemoan the absence [...]
May 17th, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read More200 Pounds Beauty (2006) Movie Review
It is one of the great truths of cinema that fat suits are comedy gold, something which surely stands director Kim Yong Hwa’s “200 Pounds Beauty” in good stead from the start, as does the fact that it deals with the ever topical subject of plastic surgery and its place in modern Korea. Taking the [...]
May 8th, 2007 | James Mudge | 2 Comments | Read MoreThe Old Garden (2006) Movie Review
“The Old Garden” is the latest offering from controversial Korean director Lim Sang Soo, whose last film “The President’s Last Bang” ran into trouble with the censors for its satirical mix of fact and fiction in depicting events surrounding the 1979 assassination of former South Korean President Park Chung Hee. Based upon the bestselling novel [...]
May 4th, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Black Republic (1990) Movie Review
“Black Republic” is a re-release of one of the great films of modern Korean cinema from acclaimed director Park Kwang Su, a man known for his intellectually and politically charged works. The film was a major hit during its original run in 1990, winning the prestigious Best Film prize at the Blue Dragon Awards, as [...]
April 27th, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreOld Miss Diary: The Movie (2006) Movie Review
“Old Miss Diary: The Movie” sees the graduation of a popular Korean sitcom to the big screen, a risky move which often sees concepts that worked well in small doses flounder when played out at feature length. Thankfully, that proves not to be the case here, mainly since the film features not only the same [...]
April 25th, 2007 | James Mudge | 3 Comments | Read MoreOperation Makeover (aka Go Go Sister, 2007) Movie Review
“Operation Makeover” (a.k.a. “Project Makeover” and “Go Go Sister”) marks the directorial debut of Kim Chang Rae, who previously worked on the classic coming of age blockbuster “Friend”. Here, he bridges the generation gap in a very different fashion, with a time travel themed romantic comedy which revolves around the eternally popular cinematic fantasy of [...]
April 20th, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreWorld of Silence (2006) Movie Review
“World of Silence” (a.k.a. “The Missing Girl”) sees the return of filmmaker Jo Eui Seok some five years after he made his debut with “Make it Big”. Although his comeback outing is ostensibly a detective thriller, “World of Silence” thankfully strays far from the path usually followed by such films, and in fact offers something [...]
April 17th, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Forgotten Child: Shin Sung-Il Is Lost (2004) Movie Review
“The Forgotten Child: Shin Sung-Il is Lost” is the first film from director Jane Shin, and is quite possibly the strangest piece of cinema to have come from Korea in recent years. The film is a resolutely eccentric affair with definite cult appeal which has enjoyed a successful run at a variety of international festivals, [...]
April 11th, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read More
It looks like a dud. I saw the trailer. Tom is the only person speaking with an American news network ...
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