Articles in South Korean Movie Reviews
Radio Star (2006) Movie Review
It’s unsurprising that “Radio Star” was one of the more eagerly awaited Korean films of 2006, being director Lee Joon Ik’s follow up to his mega hit “King and the Clown” and marking the reunion of two highly popular actors in Ahn Sung Ki and Park Joong Hoon, who starred together in the likes of [...]
January 27th, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreGangster High (2006) Movie Review
“Gangster High” sees Korean director Park Ki Hyung venturing out of the horror genre where he made his name with the groundbreaking “Whispering Corridors” back in 1998. Although Park eschews the supernatural in favour of brutal fist fights with “Gangster High”, the two films actually have a great deal in common, both featuring youthful casts, [...]
January 24th, 2007 | James Mudge | 1 Comment | Read MoreFly, Daddy, Fly (2006) Movie Review
“Fly, Daddy, Fly”, from first time Korean director Choi Jong Tae is based upon a novel by author Kaneshiro Kazuki, which had already been filmed in Japan a year earlier. Although this new version was one of the many productions brushed aside at the box office by Bong Joon Ho’s all-conquering “The Host”, it deserves [...]
January 3rd, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MorePuzzle (2006) Movie Review
“Puzzle”, which marks the debut of short film director Kim Tae Kyung is interesting for a number of reasons, not least of which is the fact that the production completely eschewed any kind of publicity, with a secretive shoot which kept the plot under wraps. Unfortunately this move, presumably designed to make some kind of [...]
December 15th, 2006 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreCity of Violence (2006) Movie Review
“City of Violence” is the latest film from Korean action director Ryoo Seung-wan, previously responsible for the martial arts mayhem of “Arahan” and the bruising boxing drama “Crying Fist”. Although “Violence” sees Ryoo sticking to his usual themes of former friends facing each other in testosterone-fuelled duels to the death, the film does represent a [...]
December 7th, 2006 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Host (2006) Movie Review #2
A monster rises out of the Han River and attacks Seoul, South Korea like Godzilla armed with really good special effects. Bong Joon-ho, the director of the serial killer thriller “Memories of Murder”, follows that one up with this straight up monster flick, a thrilling popcorn selling horror movie in the tradition of “Jaws” that [...]
December 1st, 2006 | Brian Holcomb | 4 Comments | Read MoreTime (2006) Movie Review
“Time” is the thirteenth effort from Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk, a director who has won multiple awards at international film festivals, yet whose work has largely been ignored in his home country. His films are usually controversial affairs, and “Time” continues this tradition, though not so much for its content as for the fact that [...]
November 24th, 2006 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreA Dirty Carnival (2006) Movie Review
“A Dirty Carnival” is the latest offering from Korean poet turned director Yoo Ha, following his violent 2004 tale of growing pains “Once Upon a Time in High School”. This time, Yoo turns his eye to the gangster genre, predictably eschewing the usual stylish violence and heroic thugs in favour of a painfully human and [...]
November 22nd, 2006 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreNo Mercy for the Rude (2006) Movie Review
“No Mercy for the Rude” has already caused a stir as a result of having been bought up by the Weinsteins for release in the West, a fact which although by no means guarantees that the film will actually see the light of day any time soon, at least marks it as a possible ‘next [...]
November 22nd, 2006 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe General’s Son 1-3: Trilogy (1990, 1991, 1992) Movie Review
“The General’s Son” films are amongst the most famous works of renowned director Im Kwon Taek, undoubtedly one of the most important and influential figures in modern Korean cinema. Although in the West he is perhaps most associated with art house cinema as a result of the success of films such as “Chihwaseon”, which won [...]
November 19th, 2006 | 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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